Vasilian on the main hall of the Shining Star Castle. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Joshua Storm, Archbishop of the Kingdom, we have been on the ground with the Allied vanguard for ten days, and we will soon be able to land on Miller's territory, so it's time to send the main force and start the second phase of our plan! King Tangarian said to a young man at the bottom of the steps.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

I saw that the young man was wearing a bright white robe, with a hood covering his head, and his demeanor was noble, and his tone seemed to be a little cold. The hair peeking out of the brim of his hood suggests that he has shoulder-length hair, and that he wears multiple rings on both hands, each with a peculiar pattern.

Joshua was only twenty-three years old, and eight years ago, at the age of fifteen, he became the archbishop of the kingdom, shouldering the honor and safety of the entire kingdom, and was forced to devote himself to the intrigue and power struggle of officialdom. As the arch-nemesis of the Church of Light, he has always been a thorn in their side, and his unfathomable magical knowledge and power are feared by the people. The Church of Light tried many times to remove this major obstacle to their power, but they were all stopped by his scruples and the king's interference.

The reason why Joshua was able to become an archbishop at a young age was because the previous archbishop died in an accident ten years ago, and after two years without an archbishop, the Church of Light continued to put pressure on the royal family to take this power into his pocket. It was later noted that Joshua Storm was the son of Bennison Storm, the former Archbishop of the Kingdom, the "cursed child."

Joshua, who left the main hall, did not rush to lead the main army of the kingdom on sail, he did not go to the barracks, nor did he go to the docks, he went to a place that the civilians did not dare to approach - the Forest of Death. There have been terrifying rumors of the Death Forest circulating among the people, whether it is the unknown creatures in the forest or the gust of gloomy wind, it is unbearable. But for Joshua, who grew up in the forest, it was as familiar and intimate as his backyard.

He walked alone, and soon came to a fork in the road that led to the depths of the forest, from which even the brave woodcutters did not dare to go deeper, for it was said that the forest had been enchanted, and that no one who walked in it would come out alive, but would go in circles until he starved to death. At this time, Joshua also remembered the folk rumor about the forest-"'Demonic magic,' which is somewhat accurate. Joshua thought to himself, and he smiled slightly, and without hesitation, he chose the fork in the road on the right.

Walking into the depths of this forest, you will appreciate its horror. It's not any creature that's terrifying, it's the unfathomable road ahead and the endless loneliness. After walking through a fork, I saw another fork in a short time, and how many people lost their way in front of these countless forks, and finally died in the forest. Joshua did not hesitate to take the right side of the road whenever he encountered a fork in the road, and after turning right one after another, it was close to dusk from the afternoon when he set out, and finally came to the end of the fork in the road. Waiting at the end of this is a cave, the entrance of which seems to exude an invisible force that prevents people from approaching.

Joshua had only discovered the secrets of the forest about half a year earlier, and since then he has been coming here every few days, rain or shine.

"Father, I've come to see you!"