1100 The Death of the Candidate (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
A small pavilion in the south garden…
A thin, soft nightgown was attached to Saintess Andi's body. The candidate with the highest number of votes did not have an awe-striking face, but she did have an impressive physique. The night breeze on the mountain swept past, caressing the nightgown over the woman's smooth and curvaceous body...
She was barefooted, looking down at the dimly-lit Citadel of Athens.
She had been doing the same thing for years. She enjoyed admiring the bustling night scene of the city from the great height. She liked seeing a huge crowd of her supporters chanting her name passionately...
However, she was not feeling ambitious tonight!
”We didn't expect it to come to this.” The Great Muse Mellaura was standing close to the statue in the garden with a gloomy expression.
”The election is grander than that for a president, it's never meant to go smoothly. How can we expect that all four Saintesses will be on our side?” Andi said calmly.
”You sound like you aren't too bothered that Asha'ruiya has shown up to interfere with our plan? And aren't you curious about who's supporting Ye Xinxia behind the scenes?” Great Muse Mellaura asked.
”I have a premonition,” Andi slowly walked down from the pavilion along the white stairs. She did not continue her sentence, but suddenly said, ”I initially thought Panijia was our greatest enemy...”
”You're worried about Asha'ruiya?” Mellaura said.
Andi shook her head and said sternly, ”The scariest thing is, I still don't know who they are.”
”Perhaps you've been worrying too much? Once we make it to the final phase, we won't have to worry any longer. Back then, when I was assisting Izisha, she was very anxious and worried, too. She kept discussing her brother to me, but she was still the winner in the end, wasn't she?” Great Muse Mellaura said.
As the two were talking, the old servant Gulan hurried over. She purposely dismissed the other servants that were standing by in the garden and ran over to Mellaura and Andi.
”Essendale... they caught him!” Gulan said in disbelief.
”That was the premonition I was referring to,” Andi said.
Beside her, Mellaura was utterly lost in her thoughts. She could not even hold the Staff of the Great Muse firmly. It fell onto the statue nearby.
”Then we...”
”We've lost,” Andi said.
”How is that possible? We were so close, so close to ruling this place!” Great Muse Mellaura totally lost her calm. It looked like she had aged significantly in an instant.
”The funny thing is, I still don't know who's pulling the strings...” Andi said in a self-mocking tone. She took a final glance at the Citadel of Athens and untied the nightgown as she slowly approached the edge of the pavilion.
The edge was the cliff of the sacred mountain, and at the bottom was the Ten Thousand Stairs.
Gulan was just about to ask what they should do next when she saw Andi still walking toward the edge. The moonlight set off the amorous charm of her naked body, as flawless as a milky-white statue!
She finally reached the edge. She suddenly took another step forward and started falling as Gulan screamed.
Gulan did not see Andi using any magic, nor was she channeling any spell. She continued to fall unimpeded!
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Xinxia was sitting on the balcony outside her window while conversing with Asha'ruiya. She suddenly stopped, her eyes fixed on the cliff in the distance...
”It seems like someone has just fallen off the cliff,” Xinxia pointed at the cliff, but she did not sound too confident.
”You're already a Candidate, so who's occupying the residence above yours?” Asha'ruiya did not turn around. She still had a gentle smile on her face.
”Was that really a human?” Xinxia grabbed the wheels of her chair firmly, about to head out.
The sacred mountain was very tall, so it would take some time before the person reached the bottom. There was a chance that she could still save the person if she started heading there now.
”If you don't let her die tonight, she will hate you for the rest of her life,” Asha'ruiya said.
”Was that Andi?” Xinxia asked with a complicated look.
”Yeah, a wiseass. Well, it serves her right,” Asha'ruiya answered heartlessly.
”I want to leave this place,” Xinxia said firmly.