The Temple of Light was powered by a Goddess known as the Radiant Goddess Ydolem. Her blessing gave the female clerics the ability to heal or repel the dead and undead. Their goal is to help the female warriors protect the nds from monsters and demons. They would often search for and pair up with Adventurers or Warriors who could protect their clerics and allow them to heal the injured.

  Mel was a young blonde with blue eyes, wearing the typical Priestess robe with a blue cloak over her shoulders. She was a childhood friend of Isadora's and a member of her adventuring party. She's been through a lot of close calls with the group, but Isadora's strength and determination never failed to get the team through the toughest situations.

  Mel was in her room when she heard a knock on the door, and she opened it.

  "Yes, how can I—huh!?"

  The door opened to Mother Andrea, who was one of the heads of the temple. She was a stern-looking woman who was about 38 years old, with long bck hair, and wearing a white robe.

  And behind her were a few Priestesses in red robes and masks.

  "Afternoon, Priestess Mel... T-The Temple of Life has informed us that it is your time to receive the Goddess Risphina's blessing. Now, please step aside," the head Priestess said, and Mel didn't budge.

  "But I thought my time was a year from now," Mel argued.

  "We can't ignore the words of the Risphina's Harvester, now, if you will step aside and let Mother Josephine in so we can be done with this unpleasantness," Mother Andrea said, and Mel looked behind her.

  The blonde cleric was stunned when she saw Mother Josephine, the head of the Risphina's Harvests. The 29-year-old priestess was the only one who wasn't wearing a mask, and her green eyes were like daggers. Her venomous red hair was pulled back and braided. She was wearing a red and white robe.

  Mother Andrea's words were polite, but Mel could tell she wasn't welcome by the way the head priestess was gring at these women.

  "I was told that my blessing wouldn't be given for another year," Mel repeated, and she could feel the pressure building.

  "That is true, Sister Mel, but since your leader of your group has gotten her blessing to take root, we thought you might want to expedite the next time for you to receive the sacred waters," Josephine said.

  "Wait! What do you mean by expedite?" Mel asked, and the Priestesses of Risphina looked at one another.

  "Well? If you decide to accept the early blessing, then you won't have to receive another blessing until your 25th birthday. That's four years of freedom before you have to receive the next blessing," Mother Josephine expined, and the Cleric thought about the offer.

  "It is a very generous offer, but..."

  "Oh? Are you serving another adventure party that we aren't aware of, Sister Mel?" Mother Josephine asked, and the young woman was taken aback by the question.

  'Huh? I mean, Isadora does look like her blessing has taken root. And if I can't go out on adventuring with her for eight more months, then Mother Andrea will insist that I find a new warrior to support until Isadora gives birth and gets back into fighting shape, which might be months after giving birth... M-Maybe this is a blessing in disguise... Ugh, but having a miscarriage doesn't sound fun right now... But it will exempt me from finding a new Adventurers Party for a year... Haah... Let's get this over with,' Mel thought, and she looked at the Risphina Priestesses and Mother Josephine.

  "Fine. You can come in," Mel said and stepped aside to let the group into her room.

  Mel's room wasn't fancy, but she did have a nice desk, a chair, a dresser, a nightstand, and a bed. There was also a door that led to her private bathroom, and the cleric sat down on her bed.

  Mother Andrea stayed outside Mel's door, and Mother Josephine stepped forward. The Risphina's Harvesters had some vials with a white liquid, and the blonde woman was a bit nervous.

  'It's okay. I've done this before, and the unpleasantness will be over soon,' Mel thought, and Josephine took one vial of Sacred Fertility Water and attached it to the base of the Divining Rod.

  "It was good that you didn't fight us, Sister Mel. Otherwise, I would have had to be charged with heresy and thrown in the dungeon," Mother Josephine said, and Mel was starting to sweat.

  The Risphina's Harvesters were part of the church's special force, and they were the ones who took the girls who were chosen to receive the blessings of the fertility pits. Their duty was to keep the popution going by injecting the woman with the Blessed Fertility Waters. They were a bit harsh and intimidating, and Mel would never admit it, but she was a bit scared of the Risphina's Harvesters.

  The cleric took a deep breath as the Priestess got closer, and Mel unbuttoned the top of her white robes.

  'Just rex. It will be over soon. Think of it as a quick sting, and I won't have to worry about Mother Andrea getting upset with me and taking me off the adventuring roster,' Mel told herself, and her mind was a mess.

  The blonde stood up and let her robes fall to the ground, revealing her white panties and bra. She then pulled down her panties, and her ass was exposed. She then sat back down and y back on her bed. The cleric closed her eyes and took a deep breath as Josephine came closer.

  Mel didn't really care about having a child. It wasn't a bad thing. It just wasn't a priority, but it wasn't up to her if she could or couldn't have a baby. And there was no point in compining. It was the w, and it was the only way that women could continue to live.

  The blonde opened her eyes and could see the vial attached to the divining rod coming closer. The woman didn't want to look, but she was compelled to.

  'Here it comes...'

  "Remember, Sister Mel. The pain is the Goddess's way of testing your fortitude," Josephine said, and the young priestess nodded.

  "Y-Yes. I'm ready," Mel replied, and the priestess pushed the divining rod into her pussy.

  "Haaa!"

  Mel cried out, but instead of the usual pain she would have felt when the crystal rod penetrated her pussy. The cleric's eyes widened as her body was feeling the most incredible pleasure she had ever felt.

  The Risphina's Harvesters and Mother Andrea were confused as to why Sister Mel wasn't screaming in pain. But Josephine was impressed with the young woman.

  "You have a strong fortitude, Sister Mel. Most women would be writhing in pain," Josephine said.

  'S-She's right! What's going on?! My body feels so good and warm,' Mel thought as her body felt a wave of heat wash over her as the tip of the divining rod hit her uterus, and made her toes curl in delight.

  "I am truly impressed, Sister Mel," Josephine praised, and the divining rod was fully in Mel's pussy.

  'It's... so deep. Oh, Goddess Ydolem, please forgive me for having such lewd thoughts!' Mel prayed.

  The young woman had never felt so much pleasure in her life, and the way the rod's crystal felt so smooth against her insides made her feel so good. She wished it could go deeper, and she began to sway her hips back and forth.

  Josephine was a bit disappointed that the girl wasn't screaming, and her face showed no sign of agony.

  'Something is not normal. She's acting the same as that rogue Bethany did when I gave her the Sacred Fertility Waters, and her expression is simir to,' Josephine noted as she watched the divining rod slide in and out of the woman's pussy.

  "Haaah... Ooh!" Mel moaned as she gripped her sheets.

  'W-What is this!? I-Is this the power of the Blessing?! This feels so amazing!' the priestess thought as the divining rod's movements felt like the most intense massage.

  Mother Josephine and her Priestesses were stunned when they saw the clear fluids from the blonde's pussy.

  'What is coming from her womanhood?' the lead Harvester wondered.

  'Why does my body feel so good! Ahh! Please! Give me more!' Mel screamed in her head as the pleasure continued to build. And if by command, the rod started pumping in and out of her faster.

  Josephine tried to pull the rod out of Mel, but just like Bethany, the Divining Rod began to move on its own, making her question if the goddess had taken control of the holy instrument.

  'Y-Yes! YES! FASTER! MORE!' Mel's mind begged, and the rod went faster and deeper into her cervix.

  Josephine could barely hold on to the rod as it began to piston in and out of the blonde.

  "Goddess! Have mercy!" Josephine begged as she struggled to keep the divining rod under her control, and Mel's eyes rolled to the back of her head.

  'C-Can't... I can't t-take it!'

  The pleasure was becoming too much for the cleric. All she could do was scream while her body moved on its own and arched, driving the rod deep into her womb.

  "HAAAAA!!"

  Mel's orgasm flooded her mind, and her pussy squeezed the rod so hard that it caused the vial to glow before it shot the Sacred Fertility Waters straight into her womb. Her body was covered in sweat, and her breathing was erratic. The blonde woman couldn't think straight as the pleasure washed over her.

  "There's the screams of agony. Well done, Mother Josephine. I never seen a Priestess move the Divining Rod as fast as you did," said one of the masked Risphina's Harvesters.

  "I agree," another one added.

  Josephine didn't say anything and removed the divining rod from the blonde's womanhood.

  'I-I don't think those were screams of agony. It was something else entirely,' Josephine thought, and her gaze returned to the young priestess. 'I-I think she enjoyed receiving the Sacred Waters. Are the teachings wrong?'

  The blonde woman's pussy was leaking her clear juices, and her body was limp.

  'Did the goddesses gift me with some sort of healing powers, or is this just the way the Sacred Fertility Water works... Wait. This isn't the first time that my body reacted like this. M-My stomach is fluttering,' Mel noted, and her heart was beating a mile a minute.

  "Well, Sister Mel... We will be coming back in a week to see if—"

  "YOU GET AWAY FROM HER!" Isadora roared as she ran into Mel's room, followed by her mother's guards, Elizabeth, and Qiona.

  Josephine was surprised to see the Baroness and her daughter.

  "M-Midy!" Mother Andrea excimed.

  Mel was still lost in the afterglow of her climax to notice her friend and her mother's guards apprehending the Womb Wardens.

  "Lady Elizabeth. How nice of you to visit," Mother Josephine greeted, and her eyes nded on Isadora.

  "What do you think you're doing to my Priestess?!" Isadora yelled.

  Josephine smiled, "Just giving her the blessing, my Lady."

  Isadora stormed up close to Josephine, gring at her, "If you forced that divining rod inside her again, then I'll—!"

  "What, my Lady?... The deed is done," Josephine said calmly as she moved in closer to whisper. "I know your secret."

  Isadora's eyes widened in panic, and her mind was racing to deny any of it.

  "I don't know what you are talking about," Isadora whispered back.

  Josephine smirked, "That's not a surprise, but it is a shame that you only had three members in your group. Or we could have had five or six women getting Risphina's favor," she whispered in Isadora's ear.

  Isadora's panic was repced with confusion.

  "Huh?"

  "Your little priestess, that overconfident scout, your smug rogue, and yourself. Your group must have done great deeds to draw the goddess's attention. For her holiness to give you all her favor hasn't slipped past me, and I know all about how you four will carry the next generation of women. You selfishly tried to hide it to protect your friends... But you failed," Josephine said, and pulled away.

  Isadora tried to keep a straight face to hide her confusion. 'She thinks that my team received a favor from Risphina?... Thank the Goddesses she doesn't realize that it's this strange aura coming from me.'

  Josephine smiled triumphantly at Isadora as she thought she had pulled a fast one over her by injecting the Sacred Fertility Waters into Bethany and Mel. Her heart was racing, and she thought it was due to her success. However, unknown to her, Isadora's pheromones were pouring from her womanhood, and Josephine's 29-year-old body was becoming oversaturated with the Goddess Mia's blessing. The Priestess of Risphina was unaware that her body would ovute if she were to receive the Sacred Fertility Waters. She felt a shiver run up her spine when she smelled the sweet fragrance, and the 29-year-old was becoming lightheaded.

  'Wh-What is this aroma?... I-It feels like a dream, and my body is reacting strangely. I-It must be a perfume that Isadora is using. Stupid nobles and their love of expensive perfumes. And now it's causing my body to tingle. She must have put it on to humiliate me or something. Ugh!... But I have to maintain composure and make sure Lady Isadora understands her situation,' Josephine thought and cleared her throat while trying to ignore the fluttering sensation coming from her pelvis.

  "As you can see, the Risphina's Harvests have done their duty, and we will be taking our leave—"

  "Not with your Divining Rods or Sacred Waters you're not," Elizabeth interrupted.

  "B-Baroness... We are under the direct command of the high priestess," Josephine said, and looked down at her red divining rod.

  "Well, Mother Josephine, the Baroness is above your authority when dealing with her staff. And forcing her staff into receiving the goddess's blessing isn't a decision you can make. So if you value your position, then you'll hand over all of your Divining Rods and Sacred Fertility Waters to me," Qiona said, and the Risphina's Harvesters looked at their fellow Priestess like she was mad.

  "When did Sister Mel come under the Baroness's employment?" Mother Josephine asked, and Isadora looked at her mother, who kept an air of regalness.

  "She's always been my daughter's healer in the field when sying monsters, Mother Josephine. We were pnning on transitioning her position as my daughter's full-time healer and mid-nurse now that she's coming to terms with her pregnancy," Elizabeth said, and Isadora was impressed by her mother's quick thinking. Still, deep down, she didn't want to concede that the Sacred Waters did take root.

  'No! Don't argue with mother! Even though there's still a chance for Mel to miscarry, I need to act like the pregnancy is a given. Denying it isn't going to help Mel. Just py along and act like we were found out,' Isadora thought, and her mind was going a mile a minute.

  "Oh? So, Lady Isadora is coming around, huh? It will be a big shame for you if you lose the baby. You need to keep the noble bloodline going," Mother Josephine said with a smirk and gnced at her belly.

  'Don't let her bait you, Isadora. Maintain composure and follow your mother's lead. This is her way of helping you. Don't screw this up,' Isadora told herself.

  "I may not be keen on the idea of putting down my war hammer, but if it keeps the bloodline going, then I will do it. Even if that means raising a child," Isadora said.

  'Ugh! I feel so sick for saying that. I'm not ready to give up adventuring,' Isadora thought, and she saw Josephine's expression fall.

  "Oh... That is a shame," Josephine said and looked at her fellow Priestesses. "Just because you are becoming a mother doesn't mean you can't continue on your adventures."

  'I will not become a mother. There's still a chance I can have a miscarriage. The only reason I'm not screaming is that I know the best course of action is to stay calm and follow mother's lead,' Isadora thought, and she took a deep breath.

  "I hope you are right, Mother Josephine. Because if not, then I'll make sure that you won't touch my child with your filthy hands. Not even the High Priestess can save you," Isadora warned, and she could see the shock in the 29-year-old Priestess's green eyes.

  "Fair enough... Here," Josephine handed her Divining Rod to Isadora, who slowly took it.

  Sister Qiona went in to take the vials and Rods from the three other Risphina's Harvesters, and they resisted.

  "Sisters... She is a part of our faith... Let her take the divining rods and sacred waters. We'll get a new set tomorrow," Josephine ordered, and the Priestesses looked at her to make sure they didn't mishear her. But Josephine waved her hand dismissively, and her subordinates hesitantly gave the divining rod and their sacred water vials to Sister Qiona.

  The head of House Estragon watched her Priestess and guards walk out of the room with the four Harvesters' divining rods and their sacred water vials.

  "Lady Elizabeth, you may find me in the carriage once you are done here," Sister Qiona said and bowed as she left the room.

  Once they were gone, all attention went to Mel, who was still coming down from her intense climax. Her eyes were closed, and she had a goofy smile on her face.

  "Why does Sister Mel have such an odd expression on her face?" Mother Andrea asked as she slowly entered the room. She watched the whole exchange between The Risphina's Harvesters and the Baroness. She was worried that a fight would break out.

  "She's just recovering, Mother Andrea," Isadora answered, and she went over to her friend.

  Mother Andrea was about to move in closer to Mel, but Elizabeth stepped in front of her.

  "Mother Andrea, was it?"

  "Y-Yes, Midy."

  "Here is my document requesting the hiring of Sister Mel as my daughter's full-time mid-nurse and healer. She will be staying in my property until the birth of my granddaughter... If you wouldn't mind signing it, so we can be on our way. I would hate to keep you from your duties," Elizabeth said.

  Andrea was a bit stunned by the request, and the Baroness handed her the document and the quill.

  "Midy, are you sure? We have more experienced—"

  "My daughter only trusts her life with Sister Mel. My daughter's health is the most important thing to me," Elizabeth said, and Mother Andrea's eyes nded on the document.

  "Um... Is this true, Lady Isadora?"

  "Yes, Mother Andrea. I only trust Sister Mel. She's saved me countless times in the field, and staying with me as a mid-nurse shouldn't be an issue. Plus, she has just received some Sacred Fertility Water, so she's not going to be in any condition to aid another adventurer," Isadora lied while grabbing Mel's travel chest and filling it with Mel's things.

  "I-I see. Well, I'll sign the document," Mother Andrea said and signed the document before handing the paper back to the Baroness.

  Elizabeth read the document, "Perfect," she said, as she melted some wax from a candle and stamped the Estragon Family's insignia.

  "There. Everything is in order, Mother Andrea," Elizabeth said. "Please, file a copy of this document with High Priestess Hestia, and inform her that Sister Mel is now in my possession."

  Mother Andrea was stunned by the woman's boldness.

  "Y-Yes, Baroness. I'll send word to the high priestess right away."

  "Good... And thank you for your cooperation, Mother Andrea," Elizabeth said, and she guided Andrea to the door and closed it.

  "Isadora, is your friend okay?..."

  "She's fine. But she's still recovering. Let me get her on the cart and—"

  *SPLASH!*

  Elizabeth grabbed the basin for washing and threw the water on Mel's face.

  Mel jumped when the water hit her face.

  "Wha—!"

  "Come on, dear. Time to go," Elizabeth said and put the empty bowl down.

  "B-Baroness? Isadora!?... What happened? What's going on?"

  "Don't worry about it, Mel. I'll expin everything ter," Isadora said as she gave her her robes, which were on the floor, and helped her friend put them on.

  "You two had better get a move on. We don't want them sending any more of the Harvest after us," Elizabeth warned, and Isadora nodded as Mel was finally decent.

  The Baroness opened the door and called out to her guard, Patricia. "We're leaving. Grab the cleric's luggage and let's get going."

  Patricia ran inside, grabbed Mel's luggage, and walked out of the room. Mel was still trying to comprehend what was going on as Isadora pulled her along.

  "Let's get the hell out of here. There's no point in lingering," Isadora said.

  Elizabeth nodded and led the way to her carriage. Once inside, everyone took their seats and waited for the guards to get ready.

  Mel's short blonde hair was still wet and stuck to her forehead. She was confused, "Isadora? What's going on?"

  "I'll tell you once we get moving. Until then, just rex. Okay, Mel," Isadora said, and Mel nodded.

  'I have to be missing something. Did something bad happen? And damn! I'm feeling hungry,' Mel thought, and her eyes looked out the window as she saw a bunch of Priestesses in Red Robes and masks walking around the city.

  "Alright! Everything is secure! Let's get going, Baroness," Patricia yelled, and Elizabeth poked her head out of the window.

  "Then get moving, Patricia," the Baroness ordered, and the driver cracked the whip, and the horses pulled the cart forward.

  The carriage moved along and turned the corner, and the church was no longer in sight.