Revenge is a dish best served cold, as the old saying goes. For Sister Mary, the protagonist of our story, revenge had burned white-hot within her heart for over a decade. We join her journey in “Vengeance From a Saint Full of Wounds – Chapter 65,” the latest installment of her epic saga.
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Sister Mary hasn’t trod an easy road. Orphaned at an early age, she watched from the shadows as a band of ruthless mercenaries cut down the very nunnery that had taken her in and provided refuge. Sister Mary was the lone survivor filter of the massacre, escaping into the night with a head full of trauma and a heart overflowing with rage.
She has since devoted her life to honing her skills as a warrior, crisscrossing the land in search of the band of killers who murdered the only family she had ever known. Her body bears the scars of confrontations too numerous to count, a roadmap of wounds charting out a singular purpose: vengeance.
However, the years have taken their toll, and Sister Mary’s zeal for retribution has slowly dried up like water under a pitiless sun. As we rejoin her journey in “Vengeance From a Saint Full of Wounds – Chapter 65,” she receives startling news that both reopens old wounds and point toward a long overdue reckoning.
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Mary’s Calling as a Warrior Saint
Mary hadn’t chosen the path of violence willingly. She dreamed of living a quiet life of contemplation and service. But when demons massacred her entire convent, Mary took up sword and sacrament, becoming a warrior saint warring against the forces of darkness.
Driven by Vengeance
At first, Mary was driven solely by bitterness and the desire for vengeance against the demons who had stolen her Sisters. She stalked the night as a wrathful specter, meting out punishment to any demon she encountered. With each kill, she found darker satisfaction.
Walking a Dangerous Line
The church worried Mary was becoming the evil she had vowed to oppose. They reminded her that vengeance blackened the soul and offered her sanctuary from the ceaseless battle.
But Mary refused to rest, afraid the demons would exploit any chance to regroup. She walked a dangerous line between justice and retribution, between sainthood and bitterness.
When Vengeance No Longer Suffices
After years of fighting alone, Mary’s zeal for vengeance waned, replaced by bone-deep exhaustion. Each demon killed was replaced by ten more, an endless flood of soulless evil.
Mary feared she had damned herself, sacrificing her humanity to become as ruthless as the demons she hunted. She considered laying down her sword for good. Read More: I Thought It Was a Common Isekai Story
Coming Storm: Confronting New Evil
But before Mary could return from the brink, an ancient evil returned, more dangerous than any she had faced before.
The Demon Lord Baalth
Baalth, a Demon Lord banished eons ago by Mary’s order, had found a way back to the mortal realm. More cunning than any demon Mary had known, Baalth meant to turn humans against each other, fomenting chaos and destruction unlike anything since the great flood.
If he succeeded, Baalth would trigger wars and devastation beyond any hope of the salvation garden, dooming all humanity to eternal torment.
An Impossible Choice
Mary knew Baalth’s power surpassed hers. Victory would require allies among both warring factions of angels. But they distrusted Mary, fearing how far she had strayed in her quest for vengeance. Even if they united against Baalth, the casualties fighting a Demon Lord would be catastrophic.
Mary struggled with an impossible choice: Risk apocalyptic war against Baalth or try reasoning with a creature she knew to be utterly unreasonable. Neither path guaranteed true victory. Both ensured sacrifices no saint should have to make.
From Vengeance to Virtue: Mary’s Crisis of Faith
Alone with her choices, Mary reflected on decades spent warring against demons out of bitterness and vengeance. She prayed for solace, listening in still silence.
Mary saw now that her Sisters’ deaths stemmed not from the demons’ power but from her failure to protect the convent. She had forsaken virtue for vengeance, only prolonging the conflict. She had lost her way in her quest to destroy every demon, becoming as ruthless as those she fought.
If she defeated Baalth through force of arms alone, it would be one more meaningless victory, changing nothing. Destroying a single demon could not prevent more from rising in its place. Success required transforming hatred into hope.
Light That Heals All Wounds: Mary’s Path to Redemption
With newfound understanding, Mary lit upon a dangerous gambit, staking humanity’s future on the faith she had lost long ago. Hope, not force, would defeat Baalth.
A Leap of Faith
Laying down her sword, Mary surrendered to Baalth, defenseless but unafraid. Sure of her quick demise, the Demon Lord instead was transfixed by this strange, gentle soul shining with heroic conviction.
Against all reason, Baalth stayed his hand. In Mary’s tranquil presence, stirrings of humanity emerged from the ashes of his damned spirit shop. There was kindness where he expected vengeance and compassion where he anticipated attack.
Kindling the Spark
Mary nurtured the fledgling speck of Baalth’s humanity, speaking softly, showing him visions of humanity’s grace. She eased his fear and anger, replacing it with hope. Baalth recalled how he fell from grace, his bitterness overpowering the divine light once burning inside him.
An angel’s broken wings cannot mend themselves. But Mary tended to Baalth’s wounds with saintly care, forgiving failings beyond forgiveness. Her unwavering faith rekindled the spark lingering inside him.
The battlefield shifted from swords to hearts as Mary’s courage defeated Baalth’s fear. A small but prevailing light overcame ancient darkness. From saint to sinner, from sinner to saint, all realized redemption in each other’s grace.
The Light That Guides the Way
Defeated by hope, Baalth renounced his wicked cause, a profound change overcoming his deformed spirit. Other demons retreated in dismay from Mary’s unchecked virtue. Though Hell’s hordes gathered in rage, Mary stood unafraid, extending open arms to any monster who would receive her gift of grace.
A Saint’s Legacy
The saint stayed by Baalth’s side as a friend and guardian until her last day. Her unwavering faith polished the last vestiges of cruelty from his ragged soul. United now with those she once called enemies, Mary shone as a beacon of peace between Heaven and Hell.
The Past Never Dies
Though she redeemed others, Mary never fully healed herself, with occasional doubt and sorrow haunting her years. Despite it all, she stayed on the light path, sacrificing herself to save angels and demons. The wounds of her past transformed into wellsprings of compassion.
A Future of Hope
Thanks to one kindred bravely woman’s sacrifice, Lucifer waits to launch his prophesied war. A fragile peace holds between angel and demon, saint and sinner alike. So, did an excellent soul turn Hell’s tide through the force of love alone?
And Mary’s hope still lights the darkness, guiding wounded hearts to grace.
Key Takeaways: Vengeance vs. Redemption
Mary’s tale highlights vital lessons on overcoming Vengeance From a Saint Full of Wounds – Chapter 65 and finding redemption:
- Bitterness and hate only breed more evil.
- Darkness cannot drive out the night; only light can do that.
- Virtue and unwavering conviction transform hearts where force fails.
- Courage, compassion, and forgiveness break the cycle of vengeance.
- Wounds borne from love and sacrifice can redeem us.
- Hope shines brightest in the darkest places when kind souls light the way.
In sister Mary’s hard-won redemption, we see the path away from hatred toward mutual understanding. Her story offers guidance when conflicts seem unsolvable except through violence or vengeance. By walking the path of courage, compassion, and sacrifice, we can transform wounded hearts, lighting the way to a more just and loving world.
