Chapter Seventy-Five: The Story of Light
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"I'm glad you agree with me, Os. I think now you and I have a common understanding. Archbishop Fao's momentum dispersed, and he changed into the appearance of an ordinary middle-aged priest before, and said with a smile. Then, he waved his hand, as if to say goodbye to the Holy Light, and the condensed crusade sigil soared straight into the sky.
The golden rainbow-like crusade sigil, dragging the brilliant tail flame, gradually disappeared. Oss withdrew his gaze, recalling the brief but profound words of Archbishop Fao, and no longer hesitated in his heart to ask the question that had puzzled him for a long time.
However, before Oss could speak, Archbishop Fao took Os's hand again and walked into the depths of the backyard: "Your thoughts are written on your face, Os, but don't bother to ask questions now. I would like to tell you the story of 'Light' first, would you be interested in hearing it? ā
"Of course, Mr. Fao, of course I want to know." Os's title as a teacher is completely from the heart.
"For a long, long period of time, almost the entire history of the human race has been covered, a full three thousand years! We in the Church of Light did not discover the independent existence of the 'Holy Light', which means that the clergy of the previous generations failed to discover the 'Holy Light', which is actually completely different from the 'Light Magic'! ā
"So in the past, there was never a paladin in the Terrans? But Mr. Fao, I haven't seen light magic yet, can you demonstrate it? ā
"Hehe, don't be so polite, it's so happy." Archbishop Fao did not stop this time, and as he walked, he chanted a passage in a deep voice. When the scriptures were finished, a handful of bright and flawless white light appeared on his right hand holding Oss, and these white lights passed along the place where the two of them touched, and reached Oss's wrist.
Oss first carefully observed the white light with his eyes, then closed his eyes to perceive it, and then said: "It's different, first of all, the color is different; Secondly, the feeling that light magic gives me is a bit more mixed in the nature of power, and it seems to be ...... I can't describe it. ā
"Indeed, looking back now, the difference between light magic and holy light is obvious." Archbishop Fao nodded approvingly, and gave Aus a detailed lecture, "What you say, the difference in strength between the two in nature, is the difference in the degree of spiritual power. Light magic is the embodiment of faith, which to a large extent contains a person's spiritual realm and is a reflection of the person's inner thoughts. In other words, the light magic cast by each priest is actually different, because their cognition, opinion, and firmness of their beliefs are not exactly the same. ā
So why didn't the pastors of the past discover the Light? At the very least, it's not hard to tell the difference between white and gold. ā
"Alas, that's because of faith!" Archbishop Fao sighed and elaborated again, "Each priest is an individual, and the Church does not interfere with their self-study of the Book of Light, and does not impose any ideas on all priests. As a result, the priests cast light magic, which can be not only white, but also gold, blue and red, and ...... Black! ā
"This ...... I see, that's what you just said, mapping heartwardly, right? The power embodied by faith is manifested in different colors, but in fact, it is only because the "hearts" of pastors are different. ā
"Exactly." Archbishop Fao stretched out his left hand and patted Os's hand in admiration, obviously very fond of Os's understanding, "But, Os, there is one thing you said that is not right. ā
"Which sentence?"
"It is not without paladins in the history of the human race, but in the past, the Church did not have an accurate concept of the Holy Light. At that time, the priests of the previous generation found that there were often some very special priests who would become extremely powerful in body and strength after mastering the golden light magic! In fact, this special part of the priests has always been divided independently, and they are called 'war officers'! ā
"Oh, no wonder the formation and formation of the Knights of the Silver Hand was so rapid."
"Speaking of which, it's thanks to the dwarves. After Uther became a war officer, he traveled to the mainland and visited the Black Rock Mountain. There he saw a knight called the 'Guardian Heart', at first he thought it was an ordinary knight of the dwarves, but when he asked, he found out that it was actually a complete paladin order! And the eight virtues observed by the Holy Knights made Uther revered and chose to stay there to study. It wasn't until a sudden invasion of the orcs a few years later that he left Blackstone Mountain and headed south to aid Stormwind! ā
This description of Archbishop Fao allows Auth to put the cause and effect of the whole thing on the ground. Oss thought for a moment and asked, "I heard from my mother that Lord Uther went south after returning to Lordaeron?" ā
Archbishop Fao paused, looked at the south with a distracted gaze, and said with emotion: "The destruction of the Stormwind Kingdom has made us understand that in this war, all the forces that can be united must be united!" Sir Lothar was right to choose an alliance with the outside world. However, the dwarves are divided into three, and the son of the mountains is only a legend before he appears, and we do not know where he stands, nor whether he can represent all the dwarves. Therefore, Uther will go south again, seeking the help of the Black Iron King, who has a friendship between teachers and students. ā
"Hmm." Oss answered, feeling a little strange, and didn't answer.
Archbishop Fao glanced at Oss with a smile and suddenly asked, "So, Os, would you like to join the Knights of the Silver Hand?" ā
Oss nodded subconsciously and replied, "Of course he does." ā
"'Children of Light', as the Knights of the Silver Hand, the 3,776th paladin, welcome to your joining." Archbishop Fao's tone was not serious, and he just walked and said, as if it were very casual.
"Huh!?" Oss paused in surprise, and even with Archbishop Fao, "So joined?" Belch...... I mean...... There are no vows, oaths, tests...... Something like that? ā
The reason why Oss asked this was entirely because of the memories of his time on Earth. The movies, novels, etc., that I saw when I was on Earth, all of them involved this kind of plot must be solemn and sacred.
Archbishop Fao was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to think of something, nodded Oss's forehead angrily and funny, and said, "You, little Os, why do you ask that?" The Holy Light doesn't need its knights to do this, the three spirits and the eight virtues are character and behavior, and it is not a matter of saying a few oaths to become a paladin. ā
Oss was so embarrassed that he scratched his head, and unconsciously grimaced at Archbishop Fao and stuck out his tongue. And these actions of Osdi are even more loved by Archbishop Fao.
"I have to say, Os, you're so good, so good that I forgot your age." Archbishop Fao touched Oss's head dotingly, and continued to lead the way, "I think you must have read the novels written by the troubadours to realize that there are divine lights, oaths, inheritances, and so on in the Church of Light. In short, how they detached themselves from the world and how they wrote, mysterious and mysterious, are not true. ā
"Ahem, uh...... I've read some novels. Oss replied truthfully.
Although the two talked and stopped along the way, their footsteps were very frequent and their steps were also large, and they had already walked a short distance. At this time, Archbishop Fao took Oss to the cemetery.
"Alas!" As soon as he arrived at the cemetery, Archbishop Fao sighed heavily, and his sadness was palpable.
"Teacher Fao, what's wrong?"
"If there's anything I'm willing to use the power of the Archbishop of Light to change the land, it's the only place, if the power can." Archbishop Fao did not enter the cemetery with Os, but watched from afar.
"Change the cemetery?" Oss didn't understand.
"As we mentioned earlier, one of the embodiment of light magic is black."
When Oss heard this, he immediately understood: "Shadow Priest!?" They're in the cemetery!? ā
"Yes, Shadow Priests, another separate group of priests. However, compared to the Warclers, the Shadow Priest has also become more powerful, but ...... Alas! ā
Oss frowned, because he would be mistaken for "Are the Shadow Priests isolated?" Not to be seen? That's why you want to change their status? ā
Archbishop Fao shook his head and said bitterly: "Not because of external influences, but because of themselves. They will live in the cemetery, reluctant to meet outsiders, and it is also their own choice. ā
"Your own choice? Why? ā
"The transformation from light to shadow will not be for nothing, there must be a reason! Unbearable anger, sadness, and despair are these heart-eating pains! Pastors who have gone through these upheavals, they reject others in their hearts, and even the world! They have nothing but faith in the light! As a result, the magic they use can no longer be beneficial to others, but only harmful! ā
"......" Oss listened to the silence for a while, he didn't think that the real Shadow Priest was not a subjective choice, but a passive change, "So the Shadow Priests chose to close themselves off?" Don't you want to see outsiders, and you don't want outsiders to be hurt by yourself? ā
"Yes."
"Yes...... But this is not something that power can change, I understand you, Fao-sensei, watching your companions close themselves off and torment themselves, but there is nothing they can do. ā
For a while, the two people who stopped to look from afar were silent. And in their hearts, they tacitly think about the same thing, that is, blessings! Bless these shadow priests who live in the cemetery to get out of the shadows in their hearts as soon as possible!