In a magical world ruled by the Blood Cross Church, Holy Maiden Ilya presides over the trial of a death row inmate—her own brother, Kane Augustus. Accused of gouging out eyes to steal talent, matricide by arson, and slaughtering the orphanage director, he faces over a hundred heinous charges on the execution platform. Yet, a demon chuckles softly in Kane's ear: the true culprit is actually someone else.As the memory trial peels back the past layer by layer, the truth leaves the entire court trembling. The eye-gouging was a desperate measure to transfer the demon into himself, enduring ten years of agony in his sister's stead; his divine healing magic was acquired by trading his own lifespan to the demon; even the sins of matricide and arson were lies he willingly shouldered to protect her.By the time Ilya collapses to her knees in devastation, Kane's soul is already disintegrating, his life hanging by a mere thread. With the truth laid bare, the entire court drops to their knees in repentance. A saint then defies fate using forbidden magic, sacrificing Kane's memories as the price for his rebirth.Years later, snow falls on a Christmas street. Kane, now a father, brushes past his former family, entirely unaware of the Holy Maiden standing behind him, tearfully offering a long-overdue blessing.
