Boom!

With a deep, heavy sound, Morwenna’s body did not explode.

Instead, at the very moment before the soul seal could erupt, her body turned into countless bright blue sparks of light.

The sparks drifted away with the wind and faded into the ruins.

This woman, who had once stood above everyone else and ruled the fallen Miko for decades, finally came to her end in this way.

Rainn reached out with a trembling hand and caught the ball of soul light.

The light merged into her palm and turned into a heavy list of names.

Her eyes were red. She bit her red lips hard, so hard that blood appeared, but she still did not let her tears fall.

From this day on, she was no longer only the heir of the Primordial Miko, someone who needed others to protect her.

She was the master of the Miko clan!

Aiden descended from the sky and gently patted Rainn on the shoulder.

"Do what you need to do. I’m here."

Aiden’s voice was calm, but it carried an unmatched force and dominance. It gave Rainn a deep sense of safety.

Rainn took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. Then she nodded heavily.

She closed her eyes and began to scan the soul list with her divine sense.

As long as she followed this list and completely removed the Dawn Society’s forces hidden inside Miko City, the Miko clan would finally have a new beginning.

However...

When Rainn’s divine sense swept over one certain name on the list, her body suddenly shook.

Her face turned deathly pale in an instant, and even her breathing stopped for a moment.

That name was written near the top of the list.

It belonged to the deputy she trusted and valued the most.

"Lindsay..."

Rainn’s voice trembled. Every word seemed to be forced out through her clenched teeth.

Lindsay, the Grand Elder of the Miko clan.She was also the deputy Rainn trusted and valued the most.

Who could have imagined that this gentle and kind elder was actually the deepest hidden agent planted by the Dawn Society?

Aiden’s eyes turned cold as he looked at Rainn calmly.

"Do you need me to handle it?"

Rainn took a deep breath.

The pain and shock in her eyes turned into cold resolve in an instant.

"No. I’ll do it myself."

"This is a matter of the Miko clan. It is also a trial I must overcome as its heir."

Half an hour later, in the main hall of Miko City.

Grand Elder Lindsay walked into the hall with a calm expression. There was even just the right amount of concern on her face.

"Rainn, I heard Morwenna has been punished. This is a great blessing for our clan. Are you all right?"

But what waited for her was not Rainn’s embrace.

It was the Origin Staff, shining with nine-colored divine light.

"Grand Elder, how much longer do you plan to keep acting?"

The power of Origin inside Rainn burst out in an instant.

The terrifying pressure of a level 90 Venerable came down like a crushing mountain.

Lindsay’s face changed at once. She quickly flew backward, and a cloud of black soul poison mist formed in her hand.

"You... you found out?!"

Lindsay’s face twisted with rage. There was no trace of her usual kindness left.

"Stubborn to the end."

Rainn snorted coldly.

The Eye of Origin on her forehead suddenly opened. A beam of divine light shot out and pierced through Lindsay’s soul defense in an instant.

Boom!

Lindsay let out a scream and collapsed to the ground. The magic inside her body was completely suppressed by the laws of Origin.

"Speak. How far has the Dawn Society spread its influence?"

Rainn looked down at her from above, her voice so cold that it carried no warmth at all.

Locked in place by the Eye of Origin, Lindsay knew there was no hope left.

With a bitter laugh, she revealed even more secrets.

It turned out that the Dawn Society’s influence had not only reached into the Miko clan.

They even had spies among the Red Dwarves and the Earth Dragon Clan in the lower levels of the Abyss.

Over the next three days, Miko City was swept by a storm of blood.

With the list left behind by Morwenna in hand, Rainn acted quickly and without mercy. No one on the list was spared.

Some rebels refused to surrender. They even tried to join forces with the remaining Abyss Demons and start a new uprising.

Aiden did not even move from where he stood.

He simply raised a finger and flicked it through the air.

Under the power of a 10,000x critical hit, a single [Fireball] turned into a sky full of flaming meteors.

In an instant, more than a thousand rebels were burned into nothing. Not even ashes were left behind.

Before absolute Strength, every scheme and trick became a joke.

In just three days, the poison that had been hidden for thousands of years was cut out by Rainn with an iron hand.

On the morning of the fourth day, golden sunlight covered the rebuilt Miko City.

Under the gaze of countless people, Rainn wore the Origin Robe and the supreme Miko Crown. Step by step, she walked up to the throne.

"From this day on, I am the master of the Miko clan!"

With the support of the laws, Rainn’s voice echoed across all of Miko City.

"Greetings, Master of the Miko clan!"

Countless Miko knelt at the same time.

Their voices shook the sky. Their eyes were filled with passion and awe.

Then, Rainn announced her first divine order:

"From this day on, the Miko clan will form an alliance with Aiden, the hero of the Great Shaw Empire. All resources of Miko City will be open to Lord Aiden without condition!"

The decision shocked everyone present.

But no one dared to object.

Because that man was standing calmly beside the throne with his arms crossed. Faint ripples of law power moved around him.

After that, the Miko Legion was reorganized.

The army was divided into two parts:

The Battle Miko Legion, which focused on direct combat.

And the Soul Miko Legion, which focused on divine sense and soul power.

Cheryl wore silver armor and looked brave and heroic. She was appointed as the deputy commander of the Battle Miko Legion.

As night fell, the lights came on.

The whole of Miko City turned into a sea of joy. Countless bonfires burned among the ruins.

This was the first grand celebration after the civil war of the Miko clan came to an end.

On the high platform of the temple, Rainn sat in the main seat, wearing a beautiful city lord’s robe.

Aiden sat beside her, in the most honored seat.

Looking at the people below as they sang, danced, cheered, and laughed, Aiden raised his cup and smiled.

Who could have imagined it?

The broken girl he had once found in a corner of the Abyss, wounded and robbed of her inheritance, had now become the queen who ruled an entire clan.

A strange feeling of comfort and pride rose in Aiden’s heart.

Rainn turned her head and looked at Aiden with bright, beautiful eyes.

She had a thousand things she wanted to say, but in the end, she said nothing.

The celebration lasted deep into the night before it slowly came to an end.

The moonlight was soft, like water, gently falling over the back garden of the Miko Temple.

A light wind blew past, carrying a strange and pleasant floral scent.

Rainn stood quietly under the moonlight.

Without the dignity and power she had shown during the day, she looked a little delicate and gentle.

She was waiting for someone.

There were words she only wanted to say to him alone.

...

The night was cool and quiet.

In the back garden of the temple, the only sound was the soft rustle of leaves in the wind.

The garden was filled with a rare flower from the Abyss called Blue Light.

Under the bright moon, countless Blue Light flowers bloomed, giving off a soft blue glow.

The light gathered like a sea, gently moving in the night.

It was so beautiful that it did not seem real.

It felt more like a sweet, dreamlike scene.

Rainn stood in the middle of that glowing sea of flowers.

She had already taken off the Origin Robe, the symbol of supreme power she had worn during the day.

She had also removed the heavy queen’s crown from her head.

Now, she wore only a simple white dress. Her dark hair moved gently in the wind.

The moonlight lay over her shoulders like a thin veil, making her side profile look like a beautiful painting.

When she heard footsteps behind her, Rainn did not turn around.

The corners of her lips only curved into a soft smile.

"You’re here."

Her voice was very light.

It no longer carried the cold power of a ruler.

Instead, there was a soft warmth in it, like that of a young woman speaking from the heart.

Aiden walked slowly to her side, his hands in his pockets.

"Yeah."

He answered softly, his eyes falling on the gently swaying Blue Light flowers.

"This is a beautiful place."

Rainn slowly turned around.

Her bright, beautiful eyes looked at Aiden. In them were the stars above, and the reflection of the man before her.

"Aiden, do you still remember the first time we met?"

She spoke softly, with a hint of deep nostalgia in her voice.

Aiden turned his head slightly and looked at her.

Rainn smiled to herself.

There was some bitterness in that smile, but also a sense of relief.

"Back then, in the darkest and dampest corner of the Abyss, Morwenna’s people were hunting me down. My whole body was covered in wounds."

"My inheritance had been taken from me. My pride had been trampled on. I even thought that for the rest of my life, I would be like a rat, dying in some muddy pit where no one would ever know."

"My whole world had fallen into endless darkness."

At this point, Rainn took a deep breath.

Tears shone in her eyes under the moonlight.

"But then, you suddenly appeared."

"You were like a beam of light that tore through the darkness by force, suddenly breaking into my life without warning."

"You saved me. You helped me take revenge. You even placed the supreme Primordial Miko inheritance in my hands without the slightest hesitation."

"It was you who gave me the chance to stand up again."

"It was you who gave me the dignity and Strength I have today."

As Rainn spoke, she took light steps toward Aiden, one step at a time.

The soft blue glow swayed around the hem of her dress. Behind her, the moonlight stretched her shadow into something long and gentle.

With every step she took, the emotion in her eyes grew deeper.

At last, she stopped only half a step away from Aiden.

A breeze passed between them.

Aiden could even smell the faint fragrance on her body. It was a unique scent, mixed with the perfume of the Blue Light flowers and her own natural sweetness.

Rainn slowly raised her head.

Her flawless, delicate face was now very close to him under the moonlight.

She looked into Aiden’s dark eyes, eyes as black as ink, as if they could swallow everything.

Finally, she spoke the secret she had kept buried in her heart for a long time.

"Aiden..."

Rainn whispered his name.

Her voice trembled slightly, but it was also very firm.

"Actually, from the moment we first met, I wanted to stay by your side."

Aiden did not speak.

He only looked at her quietly.

Deep in his eyes, a trace of tenderness flashed.

Rainn’s eyes turned slightly red, but the smile on her lips became even softer.

"It wasn’t because your Strength was so powerful."

"And it wasn’t because of what you could give me."

"It was because..."

"You made me feel what it was like to be protected.And that feeling was so warm.So wonderful."