027: Miracles, or Witchcraft?

Strictly speaking, the tradition of the trial by joust is not owned by the Maghylian Church, but by the whole of Calradia, which is to prove one's innocence and clear one's sins by one's own or others' bravery under the witness of God. As history progresses www.biquge.info this method has been gradually abandoned by Svadia, but Nord still retains this tradition, and it is so deeply rooted that even kings and popes have to respect it.

In normal times, Eve made this request, and there was no way to refute it. Hakan smiled meaningfully, much to Eve's bad heart. "Don't bother, ma'am, at this moment, Mafelia is here, watching each of us, and there is no need to prove yourself in that way, Mistress Maphilia will personally judge whether you are guilty or not, ma'am. His words shattered the last shred of luck in Eve's heart, and her own cleverness had failed, even though she had expected this outcome.

She just had an instinctive rejection of those blood-red eyes for some reason, and somehow, when Eve looked into those eyes, there was a familiar, but not pleasant, feeling.

Hakan walked to the platform, and the guards pushed Eve, Bluebeard, and Francis to the front of the platform. "Ruda Bluebeard Valor, Vayettegi's Yar, noble Templar. Hakan revealed their identities one by one, and Bluebeard, who had fallen into a coma, naturally did not react. "Mr. Francis, President of the Grand Chamber of Commerce of Kyle Ridan. When Hakan pronounced his name, there was clearly some hatred in it. "A cowardly, shameless liar. He deliberately accentuated his tone. "and the beloved Lady Eveluna Falst, the eldest daughter of Rum Falst, Chancellor of the Exchequer of our Kingdom. "As Eve had expected, Falst had no energy here, and there were no nobles and commoners in the eyes of these believers, only sinners and innocents.

"These people are suspected of planning or participating in a murder of a clergyman. The guards in the back pressed them down and forced them to kneel on the ground. But they disagreed with the correction. The believers scoffed at this, and since they were taken to the stage, in their eyes, they were already heinous people. "Mortals can't read people's hearts, but only Mafelia can distinguish between truth and falsehood. Hakan stepped back, and the bishops began to repeat the same words as before.

Bluebeard was brought to the forefront, and he came to his senses in a daze, and before he could figure out what was going on, he was overshadowed by the light from that eye. "Ruda Bluebeard Valoryar, were you involved in the murder of the clergy?" Hakan asked duly. "Yes, I was involved in that program. But Bluebeard's answer made Eve's eyes widen. "I was commissioned by Eveluna Falst to assist him in this matter, and she hated the Maghylia Church. Eve couldn't see Bluebeard's expression, but if she could, she could see that his eyes were glazed out, as if he were unconscious. "You're sayingβ€”" Eve was about to question her when the guards stopped her. "Don't worry, ma'am, it's not your turn yet. Hakan reminded, then continued, "Why did you do that?

"Rafman, the leader of the Knights of the Martyrs, offended me and slaughtered my men, and I hold a grudge against him. Hakan was pleased with the answer, and he nodded, and Bluebeard was taken down, and Francis was pressed up. "Mr. Francis, are you involved in this conspiracy?" asked Hakan briefly, but Eve wondered, in any case, the matter had nothing to do with Francis.

"Yes, I was involved in this conspiracy, in fact, I single-handedly planned it. A deep chill spread over Eve, it was so weird, what the hell was wrong with them?" "I hate you, all the time, and I want you all to die. The corners of Hakan's mouth curled imperceptibly. "It is good that under the watchful eye of Lord Maphilia, there is nowhere to hide iniquity. ”

Finally, it was Eve's turn, and she felt creepy, barely aware of when she was being pushed into that pillar of light. She closed her eyes tightly, waiting for the mysterious power to invade her body and control her thoughts. "Eveluna Falster, did you plot this murder against the clergy?" she heard Hakan's voice clearer than ever, and she bit her lip tightly to prevent words from popping out of it to confess the non-existent crime.

...... However, after a brief silence, Eve did not feel anything unusual, nor did she say anything herself. "Eveluna Falst, did you plan this murder against the clergy?" Eve opened his eyes when Hakan was questioned a second time, and Hakan's expression of bewilderment was met by his eyes.

Although I don't know what's going on, it seems that this evil law has no effect on me. Eve tried to open her mouth and said, "No, I don't have any sins, in fact, none of these people have any sins. Eve raised her voice, which caused everyone to be in an uproar, and for the first time, under the watchful eye of Muffylia, an innocent man appeared. "This can't be, how can you ......" Hakan's world was turned upside down, since he became a bishop, since he participated in the trial, there had never been a person who could disobey the will of Lord Maphilia.

"The wicked must have been tempted by the devil and become their lackeys!" Eve continued, remembering that Bluebeard had suspected that Hakan was not using the power of Maphilia, so she accused Hakan as he wished. "You used sorcery to control Bluebeard and Francis's minds and force them to speak out about the non-existent crime, didn't you?!" Hakan was momentarily speechless.

The faithful began to talk about it, they didn't want to believe Eve's words, but they were also looking forward to the bishops explaining it to me.

"She's a witch!" suddenly cried out to the bishop. "Ah, it's a witch!" and "Lord Mephilia bless, wicked witch!" reversed the form, and the believers, who were originally a little confused, immediately believed the statement.

Eve secretly complained in her heart, she knew that it was useless to explain now, but she couldn't sit still. Eve drew a sword from the waist of the guards behind her, then broke free from the guards and rushed to Hakan. "Don't move! Stand back!" she said, grabbing Hakan and pointing to the guards. Order could no longer be maintained, and the believers in the audience were in a mess, not knowing what to do now.

"Calm down, Lady Eve, there can be no mistake in Maghylia's verdict, you don't have to use force. Hakan was a little flustered, but forced his composure that he had never seen anyone who could not be controlled by "that thing".

"To hell, I don't know what kind of magic you've used, but it didn't work for me. Eve strangled Hakan's neck so tightly that she almost gave him his breath. "Let Bluebeard and that Francis go, or I'll let you go to your goddess. ”

"Calm down, ma'am, you're straining too hard. "As an old man, Hakan was not a martial artist in the first place, and his strength was far inferior to Eve's, so he could only symbolically struggle a few times. "I can't do it, I can't control this. ”

"Don't play tricks! I don't care how you did it, stop and think about your life. Eve pressed her sword against Hakan's back, and Hakan felt a tingling pain, presumably a bloody cut in his back.

"I, I'll try, don't be impulsive. Hakan hurriedly reassured Eve, then glanced at the bishops, who understood, and began to whisper something. "Listen to my voice, dear Mafilia......," Hakan began to say as well, and Eve thought he was unraveling the spell, so she didn't stop him.

But it wasn't long before Eve noticed something was wrong. "What the hell are you talking about? Stop!" Hakan didn't stop, but his voice grew louder and louder, and Eve was about to kill him with a sword, but found that her body seemed to be unable to move, and the hand holding the sword couldn't move for half a minute no matter what.

Hakan broke free from Eve's restraints and retreated to the bishops, and then all the bishops knelt in unison, as if to welcome someone's arrival. "Hmph, you rice buckets, so many people, you can't handle a little girl?" An old, somewhat shrill voice sounded behind Eve, but she couldn't move now, and couldn't see who the person really was.

"It doesn't matter, take these sinners down, the hour has come, and they don't matter. The man continued, and the bishops responded in unison: "Listen to your Excellency, Your Excellency. The faithful were shocked, and after a brief moment of confusion, they all knelt down, for the first time they had seen the Pope himself, and they were so excited that they did not know what to say.

Eve was carried down by the guards and tossed aside with the unconscious Bluebeard and the expressionless Francis. At least escaped for the time being, Eve breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but secretly blame Orlando and the others, why it had been so long, and there was no movement.

"Dear believers, time is limited, so let's skip the useless nonsense. The Pope looked unhappy, neither dignified nor dignified, more like a gentleman. "The reason why all the bishops are present at this trial, and that I myself am here, I am sure you have heard, that Master Maphilia has given us a difficult task, and that she has warned us of the impending calamity. The Pope glanced at the crowd, and no one dared to look at him, but they all bowed their heads and listened to him with respect.

"Fortunately, we have discovered the source of the disaster. The Pope said triumphantly. "That is, the notorious, fearsome, demon-possessed family of the Jorgen family of Port Charlotte!"

"Jorgen?" Eve remembered the word, an event he didn't want to recall, the loss of her uncle, Julian Falst, in the catastrophe set off by the men with the surname "Jorgen".