[Upright, wholesome Saintess x Gentle Mad God of Light]
Seziv has a very eventful life after transmigrating to another world.
First life
She tries hard to become the beloved Saintess of Light, only to be dismembered and sacrificed to the God of Light.
Second life
She desperately tries to escape, but one careless mistake gets her dismembered and sacrificed again.
On her third life, Seziv sees through everything and gives up trying.
Then she is shoved into a blood pool, where she discovers someone else beside her.
The young man's silver hair ripples in the blood pool. His golden eyes are devoid of joy or sorrow, and layers of chains encircle his pale ankles.
In that instant, Seziv's instincts kick in. She whistles and says:
"What a coincidence. Are you here to be sacrificed too?"
The young man slowly turns his head. His brilliant golden eyes hold a look of compassion as "He" softly replies:
"Yes."
Fifth life
Seziv heroically rescues the beauty who shares her plight, only for him to push her out of the blood pool and say softly:
"I can't leave."
"If I leave, the world will collapse and all life will suffer."
Seziv: "...May I ask who you are, sir?"
"He" replies: "I am the God of Light."
Seziv: "...You @#%&ing @#%&!!"
After living through her Nth life, Seziv is in a wonderful mood as she nestles against her lover's neck and brags:
"You have no idea how hard I worked to get you out of that blood pool."
She beams with pride. "See? Gods aren't all-knowing and all-powerful. There's something you don't know, after all."
The long-haired young man brushes the stray hair from her forehead and lowers his head to kiss her.
"I know."
"In the time loop, you tried to rescue me three times, tried to kill me four times, and succeeded in killing me once. Now you've rescued me, haven't you?"
He pauses, then looks up. "So what did you mean when you said you'd @#%& me?"
Seziv: ...Holy crap.
[I am the last passerby on your road, the last spring, the last snowfall, the last battle for survival.]
Paul Éluard, The Phoenix
Reader's guide:
1. Both leads are virgins. The girl is on top, but won't switch roles. Anatomy is standard.
2. A one-way salvation in the literal sense, mutual salvation in the emotional sense, and a one-way crush in terms of time (?).
3. The God of Light has it bad, very bad. If the Saintess's suffering is a 10, the God of Light's is a 100.
4. My take on a time loop story. The characters' intelligence is capped at my own; fools will cry, and there may not be a brilliant series of interlocking twists.
Theme: Love is a choice.