The Dark God

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Afuro had the worst luck. She died on the very night she achieved fame and success.

Dying young was bad enough, but when she woke up, she was hit with a shock from the world itself

She had gone from being the strongest Light Saintess in the five kingdoms to an uneducated airhead.

The combat style she had once been proud of had become the rival she'd always hated's groundbreaking masterpiece.

Her former allies, who had fought alongside her, had also turned against one another. Apparently, they were jealous of each other and couldn't have the same person they loved, so they joined forces to kill their shared lover.

"Their shared lover, Afuro, was foolish, but truly beautiful."

Afuro: Fine, fine, people who spread rumors about me can get arrested, you know!

*

In the gloomy Abyssal Temple, a fallen god welcomed their first believer.

Under the contract, they would grant any request this believer made.

Afuro: "Anything at all?"

Raphael looked at this most "devoted" believer and smiled, nodding.

Afuro didn't hold back. "I want your divine authority."

Raphael was generous. "All right."

Afuro: "?"

She had no idea that the fallen god before her was the very God of Light she had once followed.

For some unspeakable reason, this supreme deity had once been stripped of their divine nature and lost all their divine authority.

Now that Afuro had obtained the divine authority, she sat high upon the divine throne.

Under the contract, she only had to answer one question from him.

Yet damp tentacles slowly wound around her ankles...

The handsome god gazed up at her. "My dear Afuro, can you tell me which of your lovers scattered across the five kingdoms you love most?"

Afuro: ...Spreading rumors about me can get you arrested and locked in a dark room, you know.

She bent down haughtily, ignoring the shadows around them as they grew ever more frenzied. She gripped the back of his neck, but accidentally felt a familiar mark beneath his ear.

No one knew that the Light Saintess Afuro had once profaned that supreme god, then arrogantly left her own mark on him afterward.

Afuro: ...Help! This one might actually be true!

[Reading Guide]

1. An original Western fantasy setting with lots of author's own worldbuilding. At heart, it's a sweet little romance.

2. Bold, tsundere Afuro x gentle, devoted Dark God. One-on-one romance, single-couple purity, happy ending.

3. A short story written for myself, letting loose and doing whatever I want.

Theme: Be self-reliant and self-sufficient, and face hardship without fear.