Chapter 20: The Son of God
Amber City is unusually quiet at night.
Since the skinning incident, no one in the entire Amber City and the surrounding area has dared to come out at night, and even those on the fringes of the gray realm are now staying in fear of their own turf. The dark realm is full of pure evil and chaotic madmen, and although the grey realm will have a lot of contact with them, it has always maintained its own boundaries.
Amber City's garrison has been yielding nothing!
Not only did the aristocracy repeatedly demand that they do their best, but the Church also began to put pressure on them.
The panic spreads further, and the Church in Amber City finally loses patience with the garrison and begins to send its own Templars and Paladins to investigate. Unfortunately, those evil beings are extremely cunning, and instead of finding any clues, they have also lost a companion. The corpse of his companion was hung the next day on the city gate, next to a complete human skin.
Fear brews in the night!
The attack on the Templars by the cultists eventually led to the wrath of the Church, and the Church of the three Guardian Gods in Amber City began to send high-ranking temple guards, and even the Bishop who presided over the nearby area joined the action.
Meanwhile.
A hidden underground chamber somewhere.
The four walls are carved with eerie images, including bones, lava, demons, altars, and the shadow of a demon god shrouded in darkness.
The dark phosphorus fire flickered, reflecting the gloom all around!
A group of black-robed believers knelt under the altar, their hands interlaced and prostrate on the ground in prayer, and on the altar was a red-robed priest whose face could not be seen clearly.
He held a crystal ball in his pale palm and chanted an ancient demonic language.
"Your Excellency the High Priest!"
"According to the prophecy left by our Lord, the first child of fear will awaken in desperate fear!"
"But we didn't feel the breath of the Son of God."
"The skinning ritual has begun."
"The smell of fear is spreading in this city!"
"But the temple guards of those churches are already on the verge of us, and we've lost some men."
"Now."
"Should we continue with the ritual? To wait for the awakening of the Child of Fear? ”
A strange purple fire emerged.
A hoarse voice that could not distinguish gender or determine age echoed throughout the secret room, and said slowly: "The prophecy has been interfered with!" ”
"The gods seem to be aware of my lord's plan."
"Continue the sacred skinning ritual and spread the power of fear to the southern principalities, and a second child of fear will awaken at a certain sunset!"
The red-robed priest knelt reverently.
He stared firmly ahead and said in a deep voice, "The ceremony will continue!" ”
"The will of our lord will hang over the abyss."
Under the altar.
The cultists of the evil gods who knelt on the ground began to pray, and streams of evil energy gathered in the secret room.
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It is not possible to enter Amber City at night.
Especially after the skinning incident, more guards were placed at the city gates, and the activities of others were strictly checked.
So Sauron had to stay outside the city overnight and find a way to enter the temple area the next day.
Temple of Dawn.
A faint glow shrouded the hall, and there was an air of tranquility, serenity, and hope all around.
This is a solidified blessing technique, and with the help of the divine power gathered by the temple, the believer can feel spiritual satisfaction after entering it.
A small figure knelt in front of the tall and majestic statue.
Pastor Anyari slowly pushed open the door, looked at the little girl in front of the temple, and said softly, "Vivien." ”
"Are you praying to the Lord of the Dawn?"
The little girl raised her head slightly, glanced at the girl behind her, nodded obediently and said, "Yes." ”
"I pray that he will keep my brother safe!"
Although Sauron didn't say anything, Vivien knew that he must be doing something dangerous.
The little girl did not try to stop it, but prayed in her heart for Sauron, asking the gods to bring him a little luck.
It doesn't matter what the gods are!
The young priest walked up to her, reached out and stroked her little head, and said slowly, "Then you should pray at dawn, the Lord of the Dawn will listen to the prayers of the believers at that time." ”
The little girl nodded as if she didn't understand, and then said, "That's good." ”
"Tomorrow my sister will take me to pray together."
Anyali looked at the cute little girl in front of her, smiled and nodded, and then said, "Vivian." ”
"Will you believe in the Lord of the Dawn?"
"I can sense that you have a gift for something different, and you may have the possibility to become a priest."
"If you are willing to serve the Lord of the Dawn, your family can also be placed in the temple, maybe Sauron can find a more decent job in the future, after all, he is also very good!"
The little girl fell into deep thought when she heard this.
Her expression seemed to be a hint of emotion, but she quickly replied, "I want to ask my brother before making a decision." ”
"If my brother agrees, I'd like to give it a try."
I don't know why.
When Vivien said that she would give it a try, there was an inexplicable hint of rejection in her heart.
Since she was a child, her perception has been very keen, but for some reason, she repels the gods in her heart. So she and Sauron are both unbelievers, not even a god who appears to be a false believer. The little girl couldn't say why, but she felt that if she let herself believe in them, she would feel very awkward in her heart. For example, the light in this temple obviously feels very comfortable shining on people's bodies, but she still doesn't like it.
If it weren't for prayers for Sauron, she wouldn't even be willing to enter the main hall.
"That's good."
The young priest showed a hint of joy, stretched out her hand to pull her up, and said slowly, "Maybe you can try to understand some of the most basic divine techniques first. ”
"Say this!"
“ua!”
Anyali uttered a strange monosyllable, and then a gleam appeared on her fingertips.
The light was like a candle flame, illuminating a nearby qiē.
"It's light."
The young priest smiled and looked at the little girl in front of her with wide eyes, and said softly: "It's a very simple magic art, if you have the talent to become a priest, you should be able to master it quickly." ”
"But baptism first, the sacred rites will make you feel the power of the gods."
Baptismal rites are the key to becoming a priest.
This is a process of intensifying and amplifying perception, in which people with priestly qualifications can perceive the power of divine magic, including paladins, Templars, rangers, and other professionals, all of whom can gradually master some low-level divine abilities after this ceremony. However, this is only the first ritual, and there are more important sacred rituals later on the priest's progression.
Bang dang!
A loud bang outside the main hall interrupted the young pastor's words.
Immediately, a temple guard wearing full body armor walked in, the armor on his body was unusually heavy, and he walked with a sonorous sound, and the other party's resolute face was stained with a trace of blood, and after entering the main hall, he whispered to Anyali: "Matos is injured!" ”
"We have the lair of the Fallen, and Matos was stabbed in the heart during the battle!"
Sothia's expression changed slightly, and she said to Vivien in front of her, "You can go back to your room by yourself later." ”
"Lasco."
"Take me there!"
The two men quickly left.
Recently, the followers of the evil gods have been very rampant, and the evil skinning ritual has alarmed many temples, and the guards of the Temple of Dawn have also joined the action. Matos is a third-order temple guard, and his professional level is as high as 1o or above, and even he was seriously injured in battle, and it seems that the cultists of the evil gods that appeared this time are very powerful!
Vivien silently watched the two leave, and when they left, she raised her white fingertips and said to herself, "UA! ”
"Is it possible to use magic if you can pronounce this syllable?"
A bright light emerged!
The little girl's mouth opened wide in surprise, and she seemed to be in disbelief as her fingertips burst into light.
She seemed a little scared.
He quickly shook his fingers, as if trying to extinguish the light.
But she soon got used to it, looked at her fingertips curiously, and muttered, "Is it really that simple? ”
"Can you use magic in this way?"
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