novelraw Chapter 583: SAINT AVA'S SITUATION
Chapter 583: SAINT AVA'S SITUATION
Chapter 583: SAINT AVA'S SITUATION
"Saint Ava, are you okay?"
Saint Ava slowly opened her eyes. She couldn't see Veronica at first. She slowly got back her vision and noticed Veronica's desperate expression.
She was stunned to see her. "Why... why are you here?" she tardily asked. Her words slurred as she spoke. She almost choked due to her dry throat, only to realize she hadn't had a sip of water in hours.
Veronica realized that she must be perched. She took out her water pouch and let Saint Ava drink mouthfuls.
Saint Ava chugged down as much as she could. Afterward, she wiped her lips. She sat properly and looked at Veronica.
"Thank you for the water," she said. Her pale face looked slightly better.
Veronica spoke in a worried tone, "But Saint Ava... how are you holding up? The blood..."
"It's mine," Saint Ava confessed. "But I healed myself, so, I don't have injuries anymore. I just bled too much before I healed."
"Who attacked you? How long were you here? More importantly, how did someone enter here and attack you?" Veronica threw her a series of questions.
"Come down, child," Saint Ava stopped her. "We are not the only ones who know the code to enter the temple. There is a scroll where it's mentioned. Whoever has the scroll will be able to open the door. Anyway, I ran away when I knew I wouldn't be able to survive the attack. I've never fought in my life, you see. Let me guess, the scrolls in the library are gone, aren't they?" "That's..." Veronica hesitated. The stolen scrolls were all written in the ancient language. Any normal human would find no value in getting their hands on it. Unless it was a priest, a wizard or a witch, the scrolls were worthless.
Saint Ava stole a glance at Veronica and knew the answer. "There is nothing that can be done now. The scrolls are long gone. Since you are here all alive and well, I guess the intruder is gone. Help me get out of this place. It's too dark here."
"How can she become a witch without reading the ancient scroll?" This time, it was Saint Ava who spoke. "If she is the head witch then she should have known. After all, they have some kind of ritual they go through and that requires them to know the ancient language."
"For a dead language, it's not so dead, is it?" Darius bitterly muttered.
"If the witch has the scrolls, what will she do with them?" Felix asked with his clenched fist hidden from everyone's eyes.
Veronica truly felt sorry for him. They were so close to reviving Sister Ruth. Unfortunately, the enemy got their hands on it before they could.
"All the scrolls we had here shouldn't go in the hands of any human, let alone a witch," she dejectedly replied. "All the scrolls we had here were filled with forbidden knowledge. Nothing good will come from getting their hands on them."
"When were you attacked?" Zinnia asked Saint Ava.
Saint Ava shook her head. "I passed out after healing myself. I don't remember much. It could be two days or maybe it happened yesterday."
"Could there be a way to catch that witch?" Felix mumbled. He wanted nothing more than the scroll that could revive his beloved.
"That witch might be long gone. Don't forget the holy barrier is gone. We can use magic in Utahill now," Zinnia said.
"So, the barrier weakened, huh? I need to fix it," Saint Ava said.
"Please recover first and then fix it. It seems like you are our only option when we are about to fight against evils. We can't always depend on Veronica," Zinnia calmly stated.
"What now?" Veronica said. "With those scrolls..." she didn't want to say the rest. Others could imagine her worry.