... WHAT IS THESE PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO KILL THEIR MOST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN THE CONTINENT IF NOT THE WORLD?!
I mean, even if it's for political stuff, can't they just constrict them so they won't topple the world's power balance? If you kill them all off, IF there is some problem happening, who's going to save you damn it... If they can't be controlled then maybe sure. But both the saintess and the war demon is definitely someone who won't go beyond their responsibility... In the saintess case, i can't see her opposing the king for stupid reason. I mean, it's the person that "could talk with the god" kind of person. and it seems that it's real too. Sure, if she died new saintess would be born, but who could be sure if she is going to be useful? if she is going to oppose the church and the king too just like the current saintess, what will they do other that take her into custody, lock her away, and say "It's what the saintess has dictate" for what ever they want to do, but because they ignore the concern they got into big trouble, and then they will say "She's a fake saintess, we have been fooled", kill her and get a new saintess. Only those who have power yet afraid that said power to be taken would do this stupid stuff...