The Patron Saint of Terrible Life Choices

Pavel was supposed to die peacefully in a sanatorium bed, his rare 'Aura Rot' disease finally claiming him. Instead, a bizarre divine System activates at his moment of death, offering him a deal: become a 'Patron' and anchor a 'Champion' to the mortal plane. Believing it's a hallucination, he agrees - only to find himself tethered to Zofia, a fierce but comically inept assassin on a quest for revenge. Every time Zofia dies in a slapstick-worthy fashion, Pavel resurrects her, an act that costs him a piece of his own vitality but earns him 'Patronage Points'. She can't see or hear him, but she can feel his healing 'guidance', which she misinterprets as the lingering spirit of her murdered mentor. As Zofia bungles her way up the ranks of the shadowy Crimson Coterie, Pavel's powers evolve from simple revivals to reality-bending 'interventions'. But the System's grand prize for reaching max Patronage isn't a cure; it's 'Ascension', a permanent dissolution of his soul to make her an immortal demigod. Can Pavel help Zofia complete her revenge and find a way to sever their connection before her success becomes his ultimate undoing?