Where sin does not retreat at the heat of the flame, nor erode against the rushing of the rapids, there is often no other choice than to beat it back with bleeding fists and broken fingers; for some plights cannot be purged but with the spilling of blood. As the recepient of the 3rd Minervan Blessing and the bearer of the title of Soteira, Defender of Minerva, Pallas has a lot riding on her shoulders. The safety of her people and the balance of the Phian Continent lie in her hands as she finds herself caught in a struggle for survival amidst all sorts of enemies, human or otherwise. And while her fellows worry about whether or not she can stay alive, she finds herself confronted with a different conundrum. That is, whether she can live a life worthy of her title at all. - Chapter uploads twice weekly at 9:15pm GMT (+0) on Wednesdays and Sundays