Chapter 182: Her Day
"Ms. Diana, judging from your description, the demon you are talking about should be a type of succubus, which feeds on the essence of men, and most of the succubi have strong mind control abilities, they can sneak into dreams and easily seize the essence of human men through dreams."
Diana sat in the small wooden room and asked softly, "What happens to the person who is sucked by the succubus?" โ
A soft female voice came across a wooden board from Diana: "I haven't actually seen it, according to the description of the church texts, it usually turns into a dried corpse, and the corpse will also have a weird smile, and the eyes are open, the eyes are the windows of the human soul, some people believe that the succubus not only sucks the essence of human males, but also devours the soul together." โ
"So Sister Mary, does a spellcaster have the power to control demons?"
"Ms. Diana, I can't give a definite answer to this question, judging from traditional experience, there are two ways to control demons, the first is summoned by the caster, they control the medium of the demon's activities in the real world, and they can send the demon back to the abyss at any time if something happens, but as we all know, the demon is an evil creature, their nature is chaotic and cruel, and when the caster finds out that the demon has moved, it is usually too late, so now most spellcasters will no longer summon them as slaves, They don't have the knowledge. โ
"And what about the second one?"
"The second type is more complicated, in fact, even the historical books of the church are difficult to find relevant records, it is said that all demons have a real name since they were born, this name cannot be pronounced in words, it has no meaning, but when there is a person who knows the name and knows the demon against which the name is opposed, then he will become the master of the demon, and the demon summoned by the caster is subject to the caster because he does not want to be repatriated, but the demon will not have the slightest idea of rebellion against those who know their real name."
"What else? Is it possible for humans and demons to live in peace? โ
"It's not impossible, after all, demons also have wisdom, and more with my shallow knowledge, I can't say anything."
"That's enough, thank you very much for your teaching, Sister Mary."
"Click~"
The wooden door of the confessional room was pushed open, and Diana bowed in respect to the people sitting inside.
Not long after Diana left, the wooden door of the confessional room was pushed open one after another, and a woman wearing a strict black nun dress walked out, she was tall, even a simple nun dress could outline graceful curves, the silver hair under the black headscarf was very conspicuous, her eyes were covered by crossed black bandages, revealing delicate cheeks, she was wearing white gloves, the whole person looked solemn and mysterious, and revealed a bit of feminine charm that did not match the identity of a nun.
Soon, a middle-aged male priest hurriedly trotted in, his sweaty cheeks full of fear: "May the Lord forbid, Sister Mary, is Lady Diana really not a demon?" I could even feel the hot cross on my neck when she passed me just now! โ
The blindfolded nun said softly: "Father Osborne, please don't worry, Lady Diana herself is an ordinary person, and judging from the reaction of the holy weapon, there are indeed demons in this city, and it is likely that it is also related to Lady Diana." โ
The priest's face fell, and he muttered, "Oh my God, what can I do, the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce is the biggest donor to the church, may the Lord bless me!" โ
"Father Osborne, we just have to wait."
"But when the demon really appeared, this was the first time in my life that I felt panic, and it was too late when something really happened."
"Father, now we can't do anything, and besides, as you said, we have no right to do anything to Lady Diana."
The nun bowed her head lightly and left from here.
The church has long lost its proper status, a long time ago, the church was a huge religious force that could influence the imperial power, but at that time, in order to stabilize its position, the church pressured the royal family to hunt down the caster in the name of the witch will cause a disaster, in the past hundred years, as people understand the caster more deeply, the rumors spread by the church are self-defeating, and the royal family has put all the responsibility for hunting and killing the caster to the church, and the loss of public trust has caused huge turmoil within the church, and the best time for adjustment has been missed.
This era has long since left the period of ignorance, and the devil or witch cannot be an excuse for the church to control the people, and the church can be said to have become a dispensable existence in the eyes of the people.
On the other hand, the Church is indeed carrying out its obligation to destroy demons.
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Diana was a very assertive person, even if Harvey told her to leave it alone, how could she possibly let it go when she saw Shirley's demonic posture with her own eyes.
The carriage back, perhaps because of the lack of servants, the overly spacious house seemed empty, and the noisy sound of the street penetrated without making the house too quiet, and Diana liked this feeling, and she also felt a sense of comfort after getting used to it. Passing through the studio on the second floor, Diana saw Shirley sitting in front of the drawing board concentrating on painting, the cool breeze blowing in from the window ruffled the strands of hair, at this moment Shirley looked gentle and dignified, without a trace of the gloom and weirdness that Diana felt that night.
Diana never treated Shirley as a servant, preferring Harvey's sister and her friends.
Remembering what Harvey had said to her, Diana was a little relieved that Shirley was closer to the second scenario that Sister Mary had said. After thinking about it for a moment, Diana walked in lightly and saw Shirley drawing illustrations for "Dark Age", an elite cavalry standing on the top of the hill, their figures overlapping with the sun, their armor reflecting the sunlight, making their bodies look more and more majestic, and below the cavalry was an army of millions of beasts pressed by black pressure, this majestic and magnificent scene made Diana also amazed.
"How long does it take to draw this illustration?"
Shirley's shoulders twitched slightly, startled by the sudden voice, and turned her head to see Diana think for a while and replied: "I have spent three days on this painting, plus the time for revision, it will take about a week to finish painting, but not all illustrations take that long, this is a pair that Harvey has ordered to be carefully drawn, and there are many details." โ
"Yes, you can feel it just by looking at it, it's amazing, and the metallic texture of the armor is painted without using colored paint." Diana looked at the half-finished illustration and smiled apologetically, "Sorry to disturb you." โ
Shirley smiled shyly: "No, it makes me happier to get Diana's compliment, what time is it?" โ
"About five o'clock."
Shirley stood up, blushing and a little confused, "Ah, I almost forgot to prepare dinner." โ
After returning, Diana was in a much lighter mood, and covered her lips and let out a low laugh: "I'll help, I can't find anything more to do at home." โ