Chapter 68: Mercury Seals
St. Michael's Governor of the Celestials.
Protecting me is the enemy.
Bless us. to defeat the devil's treacherous schemes.
I pray to God.
The demon retreated.
Erda Celestial. The commander of the heavenly army.
With the power of the Lord. Satan and processions into the world.
A demon who harms people's souls.
Driven to hell.
AmenοΌ
- Excerpt from "The Exorcism Sutra"
Vatican, St. Peter's Square.
The inhabitants of Rome, the ambassadors, and the top of the Papal States, the forty-eight cardinals in red robes, and even His Holiness the Pope were personally present.
The identity of the exorcists in the Papal States has always been very mysterious, especially since the chief exorcist only listens to the Pope himself.
It is said that he has been leading his disciples outside the territory to fight against 7,450,926 evil spirits in hell.
It is also said that along with mysterious organizations from all over the world, it is guarding a seal that is related to the fate of mankind
Some say that the exorcist lived for more than 10,000 years and witnessed mountains rise from the ocean
Under the scorching sun, a pale-skinned man in a black robe accompanied the Pope to the high platform, his hair was gray, but his face was firm, and his movements did not have a trace of sluggishness, making it impossible to determine his age.
There is no doubt that the one standing next to the Pope is none other than the legendary chief exorcist, and the cardinals all stand up.
Sacred hymns resounded in the sky
Pius IX raised his scepter, and the audience fell silent as he solemnly announced.
"Our brother, the beloved Bishop Minofel, has left us, but instead of ascending to heaven, he has been robbed of his soul by the devil."
The audience immediately erupted in exclamations, and people began to whisper, after all, the theory of ghosts and gods has been around since ancient times, but it is rare to say it from a big person like the Pope.
"Quiet! We know you are angry, frightened, and helpless, but the Lord will bless you that no demon can hurt you in this holy city! β
(Omit the long leader's speech)
"We have caught the two demons who started the Swiss Civil War, and their crimes are too numerous to mention."
A whole box of files was brought up.
"Every volume, every page, every word here is an indictment of them!"
Pius IX casually picked up a scroll and read it aloud.
"On 17 February 1847, Josef Loy ordered the arrest of Catholic friars throughout the canton of Fribourg and the closure of all monasteries"
Pius IX picked up another volume.
"On March 21, 1847, Frey Holosey ordered the village of Interla, which refused to pay taxes, to be burned, all the men were killed, and the women were sent to the labor army, and he did not spare even the eighty-year-old lady!"
Every time Pius IX said this, there was an exclamation from the audience, and he felt that the fire was enough, so he raised his scepter.
Several strong priests carried the two men with black hoods up the platform, and then removed their hoods, and the two immediately struggled as if they were afraid of the scorching sun.
"They are Joseph Loy and Frey Holosey, the ones who started it all!"
The audience immediately let out earth-shattering shouts, some frightened, some angry, and some excited.
Then the black-robed man spoke, his voice hoarse like the friction of rusty gears.
"This is not their real name, they are not the initiator of everything, the real black hand is someone else!"
Hearing this, the British ambassador couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and then only listened to the chief exorcist continue to speak.
"Their real names are actually Agni and Rudra, the two demons under Satan's seat!"
The crowd in the audience exclaimed again, "It's really the devil, no wonder they are afraid of the sun." So some people began to pray silently, and the British ambassador breathed a sigh of relief for the rest of his life.
Joseph Loy and Frey Holosey, although they were prisoners at this time, were once a generation of heroes, and one of the important causes of the Swiss Civil War was religion.
So they immediately began to ridicule each other.
"Why do you say we're demons? Do you want to crucify us and roast us? β
In fact, the witch hunt was done by Protestants in order to plunder the wealth of those widows and carry out the primitive accumulation of capital.
The Holy See doesn't recognize the existence of witches at all, but exorcists are obviously experienced and don't get caught up in each other's ways at all.
He directly took out the cross in his hand and shouted, "Look at me!" β
Joseph Loy and Frey Holosey couldn't open their eyes to the chief exorcist holding the cross.
This is what the people around me have seen, and everyone can't help but believe it, it turns out that the cross really has the effect of exorcism. And the two who could not look directly at the cross must have been captured by the light of the Lord.
In fact, they guessed half right, it was indeed because of the light, the chief exorcist had his back to the sun, and Joseph Roy and Frey Holocsay were facing the sun and the cross.
And in order to make the effect better, the priests, under the instruction of the chief exorcist, locked the two in a small black room 36 hours in advance, deprived them of water and food, and wore black hoods on the way here.
This is done to make the prisoners lose the strength to scream, and the other is to make their eyes unable to adjust to the bright light at this moment.
Of course, this is not a clever approach, nor is it a long-term solution, so the chief exorcist decided to cut through the mess quickly.
"Bring the holy water!"
The assistant priest on the side carefully held Asbaresorium (a tool for spreading holy water), and the chief exorcist took Asbaresorium and poured the holy water on Joseph Loy and Frey Holosey.
Only a terrible howl could be heard, and the skin on the faces of the two was visibly necrotic and white
This time it was the cardinals' turn to exclaim, and the aco-priests were terrified.
Fear of holy water, drenched in the original form, this is very much in line with people's stereotypes.
The crowd immediately shouted, "Burn them!" Burn them! Joseph Loy and Frey Holosey tried to defend themselves, but they had no strength and the pain prevented them from making a sound other than howling.
Pius IX felt both angry and surprised when he saw this scene, angry that he actually met the demon to kill his generals, and happy that he still had such strange people under his hands, it seems that he must also be the chosen one by God.
"What are we supposed to do? Burn them? β
Pius IX asked in a whisper, and the chief exorcist replied respectfully.
"No, Your Holiness the Pope, they are the embodiment of demons, fearless of fire and sword. Even if they are killed, they will possess others. β
The Pope was shocked and asked.
"So what do we do?"
"There is only one way, and that is to put them in crystal coffins, seal them with mercury, and keep them under the bereavement of the Holy City day and night, only in this way can they prevent them from causing trouble in the world again."
"Good!"
So in the crowd of thousands of Roman residents, the two demons were sealed in mercury coffins.
(End of chapter)