Lian was observing the entire hall, the presence of the mother superior could be felt from meters away, she had a different aura, it gave Lian chills.
Lian had some memories of her, but they all referred to her breasts, which were huge, but she dressed properly and acted as a nun should, unlike Clara, who was a disgrace to the church.
The hall was filled with the families of those who were going to be baptized, they were seated while the ones to be baptized were standing, aligned. They followed an order from the oldest to the youngest, all were already adults and had almost the same age, the difference was only a few days in the month each one reached adulthood.
The first to be called was a strong man, he had defined muscles, and Lian was already sure what class that man would receive. A warrior or a blacksmith, since his muscles would serve well for either of those classes. But Lian was wrong, the man received the class of cook, which was a great disappointment. He was sad, he didn't expect to receive such an unusual class for someone with his appearance.
He asked the mother superior to repeat the test, but that was impossible, once a class was received, it could never be changed. The mother reread the class and asked him to join his family so the ritual could continue.
The second person was a girl, she was cute, her eyes seemed gentle, but the class she received made no sense for her, since a cute appearance was not what one expected from an executioner. The girl didn't seem to mind, on the contrary, she seemed to have liked receiving such a grim and heavy class.
The third person was also a girl, she was beautiful, but seemed very pure and chaste, she received the class of purifier, which made sense. Of all, that was the class that best matched the person who received it, it truly fit, since people with that class normally joined the church. Not that it was mandatory, but they joined, it was expected of people with the power to heal and help others.
The fourth person was a man, he received the class of green mage, a type of mage who used the power of nature in magic. It was a useful technique, but not very powerful. He could become a pharmacist or join an adventurer group.
The fifth received the class of swordsman, but there was a problem, the person didn't have one of their arms. Fate had always been cruel, but on that day it was laughing at people. Lian was afraid, he didn't want to receive a class that was too bad, nor one that involved danger. But he had forgotten something, up until that moment his life had been relatively easy. Aside from being abandoned by his parents, he wasn't suffering, he had a beautiful woman by his side, even if he didn't sleep with her, but he had her. Besides, he had food and a place to sleep, so he was living a good life.
He was afraid that this would be the moment the goddess would act and turn his life into hell. The wish he made was strange and, without a doubt, the goddess was angry with him, very angry, so he had no hope at all.
The next received the class of cleric. It had some similarities to the class of purifier and mage, but the difference was that clerics used the energy of faith to cast magic, being able to cast purification and other spells. But the strength always depended on how much faith the person had in the gods, which made it quite variable whether it was a bad or good class. Lian, without a doubt, would be a terrible cleric.
His turn was getting closer and closer, with each new class his fear grew and his nervousness increased exponentially. He knew he would receive the worst possible class, maybe a fighter, out of irony, or the class of gravedigger. There was still the class of executioner, which he would never accept, since that would make him vomit, and he would surely never be able to sleep again with all the nightmares he would have.
There were even worse classes, but there were so many that he didn't know which one was truly the worst. But surely, the goddess knew and would use that class to punish him.
But what he didn't know was that the goddess didn't watch over the reincarnated people, she only met them again when they died, and she would see everything that happened and decide whether or not to fulfill the person's wish. For Lian, the goddess was watching at all times and laughing. Maybe she delighted herself and did certain things with her fingers while watching people suffer.
Even in such moments Lian had strange and perverted thoughts, it made him feel calmer.
It was Lian's turn, he approached the crystal sphere. The mother superior kept looking at him, that made him feel a chill down his spine, she had an intimidating gaze. Only then could people see both of the mother's eyes, since she always hid her right eye with an eyepatch, which made her look different and a bit threatening, but with both eyes visible, her appearance became even more intimidating. That was strange, since that was her normal self.
She was a good person, just strict, but nothing that would harm anyone. Lian knew that, but even so, her presence felt somewhat strange and caused confusing feelings in him and others.
Father Albert was asking Lian to place his hand on the crystal, since there were still others after him. Lian hesitated, but managed to place his right hand. The mother was watching, then she left the hall, which was strange. Everyone stared at Lian, as if he had done something wrong. The looks felt more threatening, at least to him, but they were only curious gazes about what had happened, since that had never happened before. The mother always stayed until the end of the ceremony, as it was a sacred ritual.
She came back with a book, handed it to the priest. He used an ability to search for information in the book, the ability served to find any information in sacred texts or other books. The scholar ability allowed people to easily obtain knowledge, those people usually became teachers, but he preferred to join the church and use his knowledge for faith. He managed to find the information and returned the book.
"Three hundred years, it's been three hundred years since the last exorcist appeared," the mother said.
People began talking to one another, Lian was watching.
"What does that mean?"
"It means you were chosen to fight against the demons and defeat the demon lord along with the new exorcists. This class appears from time to time, it only manifests when the demon lord is reborn."
"So I was right, I'll have to fight against a demon lord," Lian thought, his face pale.