Easter, an important festival in the Pan-Holy Illuminatican society, is celebrated on the first Sunday after the full moon of the vernal equinox every year, and is also the day to commemorate the resurrection of the Messiah, the origin of the Holy Illuminati, on the third day after the crucifixion.

March 24 is Easter in the year 1688 of the Age of Light. On this day, the rebel side who were the victors of the civil war announced the end of the civil war in the papal palace.

The war against the brutal rule of the former Cardinals and the Purifiers has largely been extinguished. After the collapse of their rule, the original cardinal was completely taken over by the rebels, and all the deacons, priests, and cardinals were all replaced, and the new cardinal was being rebuilt in an orderly manner.

As for the "Purifiers", an extremist secret service that was established under the guise of the Purification of the Truth Society and actually used "sacred terror" to purge dissidents from the former Cardinals, although it only existed for a short period of ten months, it caused great fear to the people of the Central Church and the local Church. Under the deliberate manipulation of some people, only a few backbone elements were put on the table to serve as substitutes for the dead, while the vast majority of the surviving "purifier" members were retained intact, collectively whitewashed, and merged into another newly formed spy organization. The "Purifier" was formally disbanded, but in reality was reborn under the new name of "Divine Enlightenment".

The biggest difference between this so-called "Divine Guardian" and the original "Purifier" is that the "Divine Guardian" is no longer a secret service organization that only reports to a special person, but is under the jurisdiction of the Inquisition, although what they do is no different from the original "Purifier".

During the reign of the former Cardinals, the Inquisition, which had been dormant like a zombie and oppressed by the "Purifiers", finally turned over and swallowed up the power of the "Purifiers", causing this old institution to suddenly become an infinitely multiplying monster, completely suppressing the Knights Templar, who were originally their equals. After the end of the civil war, not only did the original balance of power not be restored, but the ruling power became more and more centralized, which is by no means a good thing for the Central Church today. And the man who caused this gross imbalance was the man who was declared the new pope to succeed him this Easter – Sixtus, the former chief judge of the Inquisition, who ostensibly led the rebellion.

Many people are talking about the fact that His Excellency the Attorney-General has escaped death under the "Holy Terror", so after he has seized power, he must do everything possible to eliminate the contenders for power, including using the forces he has previously resisted, in order to protect himself to the fullest, but in fact, the real informant knows another truth: this is not something that Sixtus can decide alone, but his secret partner who raises the banner of rebellion, the Truth Society, has made arrangements for him. And the thoughts and will of Sixtus himself are not important at all.

In other words, His Majesty, the newly inaugurated Pope, is nothing more than a puppet of the Society of Truth.

"How long are you going to let that creature sit on the papal throne?"

In the crowd watching outside the Papal Palace, a man and a woman were standing side by side. Among them, a young man with a terrible scar on his face, said to his female companion beside him.

"I know you don't want to see that old face, and to be honest I'm tired of it. But until we're done, let's make do with it for the time being. The beautiful woman who snuggled up to him replied.

This intimate posture of a man and a woman may seem like a husband and wife or a couple to others, but in reality they are nothing. Julian knew very well that within Christina's beautiful shell was an old monster that had existed for thousands of years. Despite her good looks, it could not reduce Julian's subconscious dislike for her by half a point, so that the closer the female companion became, the more Julian wanted to distance himself.

However, Julian never did, and he persevered.

"Having told me this, are you officially planning to take me in?" asked Julian in order to ease his embarrassing predicament, and to get the answer he had always wanted to know.

"I know you can't hold your breath. That's it......" Christina lifted her toes and held her cherry lips close to Julian's ear, then breathed softly, "Come to me at night and give you the answer." ”

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The ceremony of the new pope's enthronement lasted throughout the day, but it did not mean that at night, the security of the papal palace would be weakened, as if this was just the time when the previous ruler was overthrown and the divine power and power were seized, and the entire papal palace was almost surrounded by soldiers and priests on three floors inside and three layers outside.

But under this bucket-like guard, a man and a woman wandered around the papal palace as if they were strolling in the papal palace.

No, Christina was the only one wandering around, and Julian was leading her by the nose. The man's restraint and tension are in stark contrast to the woman's carelessness.

Regardless of their state of mind, the two of them walked around the papal palace, but Leng was not discovered by one of the guards, and finally came to their destination: the Holy Coffin.

This mysterious place was one of the main battlefields of the previous attacks on the Papal Palace by vampires, werewolves, and other foreign forces, and it was also the place where the previous popes died, and the holy relics of the previous popes that had been placed here were also destroyed in that attack. Therefore, after the former cardinal took over power, they regarded this place as a disgrace to the pope, and ordered the entire huge coffin to be completely sealed with a thick brick wall.

However, these obstacles did not stop the unruly man and woman. Christina struck a trick down the wall, and a secret door immediately appeared on the wall in front of them. I am afraid that such an institution may not even be known to the previous popes.

The coffin was empty, and the crystal coffins that were originally used to place the relics of the saints of the past dynasties had all been removed, leaving only some blackened blood stains on the ground, and the tragic situation of the battle that day could still be seen.

Julian had been following Christina, and he didn't speak, because Christina said to give him the answer tonight, and the only thing he could do was be patient.

Christina walked to the middle of the empty hall and sprinkled a pile of silver holy powder on the ground, and then a silver magic light rushed up from the ground, and on the ground in front of Christina, a flickering magic array appeared.

Although it was far away, Julian could still feel that it was a spatial magic array, leading to an unknown inner space.

"Julian, have you ever heard of Puternin? Do you know why Puternin became the youngest paladin ever before the Templar Order at the age of only 24?"

"Why?"

"Because Puternin's father, the former Pope who died here like a dog, sent Puternin into that space that compressed time, and used the power of a large number of 'Stigmata' here to practice. ”

"So, you want me in too?" Julian probably guessed what she wanted to do.

"The Truth Society does not accept waste, and if you want to join our Truth Society, you must first become a real powerhouse. Christina sneered, pointed to the magic array, and said, "Go in, new pope, and prove that you are really capable." ”