Chapter 162: Karadogh the Confused
In the history of the Kingdom of Dehebas and the Siliel Empire, Duke Dungar O'Brien is a well-deserved first general and the most legendary soldier. His exploits have spread across the continent, and all nations are terrified of his reputation. But in the era of the Duke of Dungar, there was an even more magical figure, his military talent even surpassed that of the Duke of Dungar, even the Duke himself, he had to admit that this person's command art was really rare in the world, and his life was even more legendary than that of the Duke of Dungar.
Karadogh Apu Yetin Morgan, a figure who caused a sensation in his time, a figure who was not remembered by posterity.
The Morgan family, from which he was born, was the earliest controller of Glamorgan, and it was not until Count Cardugan was confiscated by Middlelets I and the Morgan family was exiled from the kingdom of Dehebas that Glamorgan began a bloody history.
When Caradoge was born, the Morgan family had lost Gramorgan for nearly a century, and although he was a nobleman, he was no different from the average down-and-out nobleman. There is almost no clear information about the first half of Karadog's life, and history only records that he was born in Irlan, and when the kingdom of Dekhbas conquered the territories of Illan, he also became an ordinary knight under the rule of the kingdom of Dehebas, and traveled with the ancestors' homeland to conquer everywhere.
Caradogh was a near-perfect man, humble, honest, hardworking, temperate...... Almost all the virtues can be well embodied in him, and he has always adhered to these virtues, not blinded by fame and fortune, even as a courtier of the Gion family, he did not have the slightest resentment towards the royal family of Gion, who had exiled their family, and he did not intend to plot to regain the position of Earl of Glamorgan.
Such an upright knight, he lived the first half of his life quite simply, and did not marry even after the age of seventy. Just when everyone thought that he was going to live his life like a monk, something unexpected happened.
At that time, the Cape Cathedral had not yet been built, and the largest church in Germany was the Grand Cathedral of Garons. One day, while praying in the Great Chapel of Garons, Karadoge suddenly heard the Lord's icon whispering to him.
The old Caradogs did not hear what the Lord was saying, but only roughly heard a few words. He thought it was because of his old age and deafness, so he couldn't hear the Lord's words clearly. But he could be sure that it was indeed the voice of the Lord, for there would be no more peaceful voice of holiness in the world.
Because of Caradog's consistent honesty, no one doubted his words, and after hearing that Caradoger had received the Lord's military advice, the then King of Dehebas, Midletus II, was also alarmed, and he was able to get the Lord's military advice, such a person must have been favored and talented, so Midletus II immediately gave Caradog's military minister the title.
However, the military minister at that time was Dungar O'Brien, Duke of Munster, and was suddenly robbed of his position by someone else, which made Duke Dungar very dissatisfied, and he went through three dynasties of Edney Wayne I, Midletus II, and Edney Wayne II, although there were several ups and downs in the middle, but no one could shake his status as the first warrior of the empire, so he was very resentful of Caradog, and the two almost formed an indissoluble feud.
Duke Dungar has always wanted to catch Karadog's handle, he doesn't believe that there is such a perfect character in this world, so perfect that even the Lord will send an oracle to give Karadog's military advice.
And in the end, Karadog did get into trouble.
He was a devout believer, and even though Midletus II had made him the Earl of Kild, considering that he was too old, and even though he had to work hard to find a bride for him to marry at the age of seventy, considering that the Morgan family was almost extinct, Caradoger did not seem to value all of this very much. After becoming an earl, he continued to live the hard life of the past, and his young wife got along very plainly, as if all this honor and wealth had not touched his heart in the slightest.
However, while everyone was praising Karadog as a man who could hear the voice of the Lord and admired his piety and simplicity, the Inquisition of the Church suddenly came to Dweid.
They gave a great deal of incontrovertible evidence to show Midletus II that Caradoc was in fact a heretic, that he believed in the Lrollardists, and that he had to be tried for heresy. Everyone who heard this, including Midletus II, was shocked, no one believed that such an upright and innocent Caradoger could be a dirty heretic, and almost everyone stood up to defend him, even in front of the overwhelming evidence, and they begged the Church to reconsider, at least to give Caradoger a chance to mend his ways.
However, despite the pleas of many people, Karadoge admitted the matter himself, confessing that he had been converted to the Lollards a long time ago, and that there was nothing wrong with it. In the presence of the church judges, Karadoge behaved very calmly, and even this calmness impressed the judges. However, since the other party had already admitted that he was a heretic, there was no reason for him to let Karadog go.
So the people brought up the fact that Karadogg had heard the voice of the Lord, hoping to make the judge change his mind. However, just as the Inquisitor was about to be moved, Karadoge once again uttered a piece of news that shocked everyone.
He could also hear Satan whispering to him.
It was unheard of to have the favor of the Lord and Satan at the same time, and even those who were familiar with Caradog, and knew his honest nature, began to wonder if Caradoger was old and confused, saying strange things. However, whether or not Karadoge was talking nonsense, since he had spoken out, the Inquisition had no reason to spare him, so they arrested him on the spot and sentenced him to be burned at the stake.
However, in the face of the heavy iron chains, the seventy-year-old Karadog easily broke free, knocked the people of the Inquisition to the ground, and then fled. Things got to such a point that even Midletus II was powerless to protect Caradog, so he could only perfunctory the church on the one hand, and send someone to inform Caradoger to flee quickly.
Surprisingly, however, after such a big deal had happened, the Church did not go any further to investigate Karadog's heretical beliefs, as if it had never happened.
It is said that the Pope heard with his own ears the Lord's oracle that they must treat every believer with mercy and that all may be saved, even heretical faith. Perhaps it was the Lord's protection that Karadog was gently let go by the church, but after that, Karadogh never heard the voice of the Lord again, and as for whether he heard Satan's voice again, no one knows.
No one knows why the Lord and Satan attach so much importance to Caradoc at the same time, he is both an apostle of the Lord and a pawn of Satan, who spent most of his life ordinarily, but caused a sensation on the entire continent in his last years.
When Caradogh was eighty years old, his wife gave birth to two boys for him, continuing the bloodline of the Morgan family, but after Caradog's death, the Morgan family also completely declined, and almost never received attention from people again, and the name of Caradogh Apu Justin Morgan was gradually forgotten by people.
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"The Lost. Swain looked at Karadog in front of him and gradually calmed down, "Why are you confused?
"Don't be anxious about tomorrow, tomorrow will have its own worries about tomorrow. Caradog's lips pursed, still praying.
"So what are you worried about? Forget it, what's the point of asking such a question, you've been dead for so many years. Perhaps knowing that the other party would not give an answer to such a question, Swain shook his head and changed the subject, "What do you want to do when you drag such a stump to the earth? Could it be that your Lord hears the prayer and wants to send me to hell to suffer, or does he want to fight Satan again?"
Karadoge did not reply, and his ascetic prayers ceased, leaving two bloody tears in his cloudy eyes.
"Dragging such a body and being dragged into the world is perhaps my sin is too great to be compensated for by a single death. His hands were crossed in front of his chest, his neck slightly raised, facing the sky, "Driven by the cursed to walk the world as ugly as the undead, I can't tell whether this is the will of the Lord or the joke of Satan." So, let me let go of this heavy obligation as soon as possible and go where I should be. Whether it's heaven or hell on the other side, it's better than living in the mortal world, and there is no greater suffering than living. ”
Was it Manfred who had resurrected him, Swain thought, at least faintly from Caradog's words. However, Caradoger seems to be different from the Beria that Swain has seen, this man has more thoughts of his own, and his memory is clearer, and he not only remembers the events of his life, but also seems to have an impression of the events after his death.
"If you're going to be free," Sven summoned a flock of crows, "then I'll do it for you." ”
"No," Caladoge shook his head, "death never ends, and there is no end until the obligation is finished. ”
Swain was slightly stunned, he wanted to ask Karadog what his obligation was, but before he could speak, Karadog made a move.
"Ask me, and I will give thee the nations as an inheritance, and the ends of the earth as a land.
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron, and thou shalt break them to pieces like a potter's earthen vessels. ”
With the sound of prayer, an invisible force suddenly hit Sven, and Sven was sent flying by this force before he even had time to react.
"You will be strong, and you will have nothing to fear. Thou shalt forget thy afflictions, and thou shalt remember them as the waters that flowed past. Your days on earth shall be brighter than the noonday, and though there be darkness, they will be like the morning. ”
Karadoge was bleeding and tearful, but his figure gradually faded, as if he was about to disappear.
"Finally, my obligation is ......"
Sven braced his hands on the ground, trying to prop himself up, but he tried several times and failed. He was at least half of his ribs broken by Karadog, and what was worse was that the invisible blow even completely suppressed his magic power, whether it was to make his body magical, or to use the power of Jericho's magic path, he couldn't avoid these injuries, it can be said that at that moment just now, Sven was no different from an ordinary person, if Karadoge really wanted to kill him, he didn't even need to make such a big noise, he could kill Sven with a casual move of his fingers.
However, he did not do so, which made Swain even more sure that Karadog's obligation was not to come to kill him, but to do something else.
"You're going to tell me......" Swain tried again, but he couldn't use the strength in his waist, and he couldn't get up at all, "what the hell is ......"
Falling helplessly on the grass, Sven had to give up and get up immediately, but fortunately, the magic gradually returned to his body, and as long as he waited for a while, his body should be able to recover.
"Karadogh Apu Yetin Morgan the Lost. ”