Chapter 1: Baptism

"Ever since man has mastered the means of approaching God's power, the so-called true God no longer exists. - A First Glimpse of Miracles, Chapter 3

The world of day and night, in fact, is just the name of this world by the people living on this continent, and this continent, which has been fighting for thousands of years, may be the center of this world. After a number of eras, this continent has formed the current situation headed by the Papal States, with four empires, five principalities, and feudal states standing side by side, but there is still a power that overrides the Papal States, or power, that is, the Vatican, the symbol of divine power. The city of Constantine was the northernmost city of the Byzantine Empire, and further north was the snowy circle, where even the strong did not want to set foot in winter. As one of the most influential cities in the north, the city of Constantine has been endowed with strong religious colors since its founding. It is said that after the completion of the city of Constantine, the Holy Light came here, and then the city of Constantine, together with the Vatican and Rome, was called the "Three Holy Cities". Today, the city of Constantine is home to Hagia Sophia, one of the "Ten Cathedrals", as well as two of the most famous academies in the north: the Byzantine Northern College and the Holy Light Academy. Therefore, the city of Constantine was also the most prosperous city in Byzantium. Of course, the Church also knew that faith alone could not fully control such a prosperous city, so there was the place where Furcy now lived, the Inquisition.

"Light and darkness are one and the same, there is no pure light, and there is no monotonous darkness. As if anyone would have thought that the Inquisition in the city of Constantine would be beneath the Hagia Sophia. "The Inquisition was not as eerie and damp as many people think, but rather its entrance was in the atrium of a chapel behind the Hagia Sophia.

"Come on, Felsey. The icon of the Virgin Mary slowly moved away, revealing a hole that radiated a dazzling light, and this was where the middle-aged man had taken the boy to be.

"All the light is made of dragon whale fat and can guarantee the eternal glow candle for a hundred years, and this path is specially provided for the return of the successful completion of the mission, so it is set up in such a place. Then, Furcy Heidewtz, I solemnly ask you one last time, whether you are willing to renounce your blood and your surname until you are able to restore your name, and you will join the Inquisition of the North in another capacity, and will not shrink back. The middle-aged man stood in front of the entrance of the cave, his whole body covered with dazzling light, as if an angel of judgment had descended.

"I am willing, accepting. The boy knelt down on one knee and lowered his head. But the cold light in his eyes, like wolf eyes, was deeply hidden.

When everything is running normally under the arrangement of the time gears, time seems to have lost its concept, God still looks down on the earth, people still look up to the sky, and the clouds and sunset in the city of Constantine are still so slow.

When the setting sun took away the last of its rays, the city of Constantine once again ushered in its long night. Due to its location in the north, the summer nights in Constantine are unusually long, and such nights can also give a teenager a long time to be in a daze.

"It's been a long time since I've seen a star like this, and I remember the last time I saw it in the mountains with my sister when I was a child. Hagia Sophia is famous for its sacredness and love, the latter because it was built on a grassy mound, so the grassy slope in front of Hagia Sophia often welcomes married couples. At this time, on the grassy slope, under the Milky Way, a young man was lying.

"Eleven years have passed like this, and everything seems to be the same as yesterday's story. The boy stretched out his right hand and grabbed at the starry sky above his head.

"I will no longer be the same as before, people who can't grasp anything, can't give up anything, and can't change anything. I wake up from the chaos, grasping fate with one hand, weapon with the other, my feet trampling on death and withering, and those who dare to offend will surely die by the spear, and will be reduced to bones. This passage comes from the prologue of "Odin's Abyss", which heralds the rise of the main god Odin.

"Furcy Heidewtz, who knew that you had not only eleven years of memories in your body, but also the soul of another person. Ye Wuwu, you have to live well, even if there is only a one percent chance...... "Furcy Heidewutz is actually a time-traveler, a time-traveler named Ye Wuwu. However, no one knows about his past, and no one knows what exactly he is holding onto.

"It seems that you are getting a little impatient, I thought you could hold your breath and wait like this. Just as Furcy was still recalling what seemed like a long time had passed, a black figure approached in the moonlight not far away.

"Before I joined the Inquisition, I thought a lot about the future. I can also be regarded as a very simple teenager. It's just that in this world, too simple people can't survive, they can only be choked by the throat of fate, and they can't control their own life and death. So, I changed my stance and gained strength through my faith. Now, you've made your choice. The man who came was none other than Furcy's uncle, William Byron Heidewtz.

William Byron Heidewtz, if you leave off the surname "Heidewütz", it seems to be an ordinary name. But in the Northern Inquisition, the man was called the 'Night Stalker'. Because he only strikes at night, and the heretics or aliens he targets have never been able to escape the fate of death. In Byzantium and even in the neighboring Duchy of Oakberg and the Empire of Fontaine, the name was enough to strike fear into most heretics.

"It's not that the great people you've seen or heard about are in the spotlight from the beginning, and a lot of things don't come from where they started. I don't know what the future holds for you now, or 20 years ago. But now that we have made a good choice, we can only go on without doubt. William sat down beside Furcy, who was now facing Furcy like an approachable elder.

"I saw your courage and I admired it. But what I need to advise you is that in front of the truly strong, put away your senseless courage and audacity, this is not the era of the ancient knighthood. Maybe many people will appreciate your courage as much as I do, but few will spare your life like I did. It's like you said - to live in this peaceful and chaotic world, you have to learn to struggle. You have to try to adapt to each of your identities and change them without leaving a trace on different occasions. There are some things that I don't teach you now, but if I don't say them, if you understand them yourself, you may pay with your life. "Coming to the beginning of a troubled world is a bad thing for some, but not for others. In the previous life, although Furcy knew a lot about the world, he did not fully integrate into the world, so he could not integrate the rules he knew into his life. Now he has found a teacher, a teacher who can prevent him from making many fatal mistakes.

"I remember what the last presiding judge of the Inquisition once said: Don't bow your head, the crown will fall, don't shed tears, the conspiracy will laugh. The more the conspirators plunge you into darkness and pain, the more you have to persevere. You have to remember that conspiracy can't kill, and the day you come out is the beginning of their life of fear in the dark. William's words seemed to point to something.

"Only through the baptism of blood can we understand the difference between heaven and the world. This is one of the words that Fursey remembers most vividly among the elders of the Heide Wootz family. He didn't have much understanding before, but when he thought back carefully about what happened before and what he was facing now, he seemed to have some understanding now.

"It's not too early, you should go back. Your studies will begin this week. Most aristocratic teenagers will find private tutors or strong family members to ensure their admission to the top academies, but you can only get the knowledge you need from this bloody and fishy place, and you only have half a year left, so you have to do your best. William stood up, staring sharply into the gray clouds in the distance, and walked towards the church.

"Can't you teach me yourself?" Foxy didn't know what his uncle wanted to do.

"All I can teach you is to let you see this cold-blooded and dark world earlier. Although I don't really support your choice until now, ...... You and your father are still a little bit like you when you were younger, for example, as long as you do what you think you do. Actually, from my position and duty, I should have killed you a long time ago. It's just ......" William's figure went farther and farther away, and there was almost a small dark shadow left in Furcy's eyes.

"There are some things you really don't understand, at least for now. Don't worry, my first class will be taught by me, and the rest will be handed over to others. Also, I've been doing a lot of things for the past six months, and I don't have time to teach you. But you have to remember - this is a seemingly peaceful and chaotic time, and each of us has to do the right thing that we have left, and maybe it will give you an extra second to live. Foxy looked at the figure that had disappeared far away, and the last words of his uncle echoed in his ears.

It was night, and the Leonid meteor shower erupted without warning. Decades later, the meteor shower was later known as the beginning of the Chaos Age.

When the sun appeared again on the eastern horizon of Constantine, a new day began in earnest. And Felsey's monotonous life has changed from today.

White doves lay leisurely by fountains and meadows, the bells of Hagia Sophia echo over the city of Constantine, and pious people always make a cross on their chests when they hear the bells. Since it is not a Sunday, the church seems very deserted, giving people a sense of quiet and peace in a lonely high school. Of course, the clergy were mostly strengthening their communication with God at this time. However, at this time, Ferssey and his uncle were in a building belonging to the church, and began their first lesson about Fercy's coming into this world.

"As far as you know, our world is called day and night, a world blessed and blessed by the gods. In the thousands of years that we humans have appeared in this world, we have relied on the support of faith and the protection of God to constantly expand ourselves and discover the unknown. And in this long time, we have finally found our own way to get closer to God. We use the learning of the competency system to make ourselves stronger. We will divide our abilities into different levels, starting with the most basic level 1 to 7, during which time our bodies will be separated from the mortal realm, and then we will have the division of the Holy Temple, Vientiane, Legend, Apocalypse, and Immortality. So, what I want to tell you today is about the way to acquire power in this world -- the so-called 'system'. In one of the empty rooms of this building, William uttered two words that would change Fursy's fate.