If Ruby bonded with a beast and gained access to that beast's mana through the bond, imagine what she would become.
She could then access mana. She could use holy magic, honing it beyond what a mere Priestess capability.
That beast, of course, needed to be him. Arzhen Vasiliev. The billionaire. The man who would give her the power she needed to surpass every limitation.
By then, Ruby would be even more coveted than a literal Saintess.
A Saintess was too great. Too valuable. So valuable that she was not allowed to enter rifts, harvest resources, or expand an empire.
She was chained in a safe place, her every movement requiring approval from all the world's governments before she could even step into the sun.
But someone like Ruby, someone strong and flexible and useful, was perfect. No one could compare to Ruby. Not even that woman.
Building a shield that could repel corruption without the need of a priestess or a Saintess?
Ha. Only Cecilia could think of something like that.
