From No Retreat: Broken

The church at night is covered with an eerie layer of color, and the flickering candlelight casts her shadow on the fresco on the right, which is the story of the saint Angela who hangs herself from a poplar tree after repentance, but the gods do not forgive him, and Angela finally completes her redemption by committing suicide.

"Is it just because she failed to fulfill your request that she must die?Lord Hirsie, I also failed to complete the task you assigned and failed to bring Mo Qiunian back, when are you going to kill me too?"

Emilia stood in front of the church door at some point, her emerald eyes reflecting the candlelight, and she questioned her guide, hoping that Hersie would give a reasonable explanation, a reason that would convince her.

Hercy knelt silently in front of the idol, unheard of Amilia's questioning.

"You dragged me up from the brink of hell and taught me knowledge, spirituality, and ...... All kinds of killing techniques, you always tell me that one day in the future, when we return to the country of Beiye and restore the Old God Cult, we can completely get rid of that kind of life, you described to me the normal life of a nun, to be honest, I yearn for the peaceful life in your mouth, no need to kill, no need to disguise, you can laugh, you can cry, you can also be a teacher, you can teach what you have learned to the children. Emilia walked towards Hersie, and she suddenly noticed a knife stuck in her side, the one she knew all too well.

"I really don't understand, we've already reverted to the Old Gods, ......aren't we? Do you want to kill her?Is this so-called mission more important than our lives in your eyes?If you do restore the Old God Cult just to help Zero take control of the Northern Leaf Kingdom, then please allow me to withdraw...... Mr. Hersy?

Emilia called several times, but Hercy still did not respond, and the uneasiness that had been buried in her heart suddenly exploded, and she hurried to Hercy, but the scene in front of her was as deadly as a sharp knife piercing the heart, anger, suspicion, everything turned blank in front of the piercing wound.

Amelia

I know you have a lot of doubts, but please forgive me for leaving, over the years, I have killed too many people, committed countless evil deeds, and have long lost the qualification to continue to serve God, recovering the old god religion, revenge on Ye Bei is my lifelong wish, I thought that I would not have a chance in this life, how did I expect that the world is impermanent, although I achieved my wish, but I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.

The card is a nameless person planted by the puppet next to you and me, and the puppet expected that I would quit the ghost after recovering the Old God Cult, so I planted the shadows early, although she has been with each other for more than ten years, but she is a Mosper after all, whether the mission is completed tonight or not, I will kill her.

Ye Bei died, the succession of the new king will inevitably cause domestic political turmoil in Bei Ye, although Ye Yue will not be tempted by you, but the struggle between royal power and divine power has always been unavoidable, and one side must bow his head, be careful, in addition, I have returned the ring, the ghost has nothing to do with you, put away the ring knife, from now on you will be the Pope of the Old God Sect, everything will be up to you.

In the past 20 years, I have only hatred left in my life, forgetting what love is and what is good, making excuses for my betrayal of faith every day, wearing the clothes of a nun but becoming a devil, people like me have long lost the qualification to be redeemed, God will not forgive my sins, maybe the seven layers of hell are my ultimate belonging.

Forgive me, Amilia, I am not a good teacher, but I sincerely hope that after my death, you will be able to live the life you want, forget everything I have taught you, you must remember that the joy of this world is the fruit of sorrow, all the good, comes from suffering, and suffering will never end, after tonight, I hope that you can face all suffering as a saint of the Old God.

Where there is hatred, you plant love, where there is hurt, you plant forgiveness, where there is suspicion, where there is suspicion, where you plant hope, where there is despair, where there is light, where there is sorrow, you plant joy.

The so-called saints may not be comforted, but they must be comforted, they may not be understood, but they must be understood, they may not be loved, but they must love and forgive others, and death is a new life.

All this is not rewarded, and even invites resentment, incomprehension, cold eyes, and ridicule.

But please also believe the teacher, it doesn't matter whether God really exists or not, what really matters is what you hold onto, what you believe, may God give you peace, accept what you can't change, give you courage, change what you can change, and give you the wisdom to distinguish between the two.

Emilia opened her mouth slightly, unable to say anything, staggered backwards, and inadvertently knocked down the candle on the left side of the idol, and the hot oil was sprinkled on the wooden table, and the fiery snake quickly spread.

Emilia knelt in front of Hersie, brushed the teacher's hair, and gently stroked the knife marks on the forehead, it was these two knives that took everything away from Hersie, although the teacher only mentioned it occasionally, but between the words, it was regret, and she was at a loss, she always had a premonition in her heart, this day would come sooner or later, but she never thought that the teacher would choose to leave at such a time.

It shouldn't be like this...... It shouldn't be like this......

The curtains on both sides of the church twisted and burned in the flames, the stone statues gradually cracked in the heat, and the billowing smoke filled the entire church, but Emilia still knelt motionless in front of Hersie, and it was not until a few slight coughs came from inside the church that she suddenly realized that there were children in the church!

“...... Students remember that you may go well along the way, and may God forgive you for your sins. Emilia suppressed her thoughts, put away her sword, and ran briskly towards the church.

Ten minutes later, the fire was finally extinguished with the efforts of several psychicers, but the church was also burned and destroyed, and Emilia stood alone in the shadow of the street corner, looking at the ruined church in front of her, her heart was mixed, and she was silent for a long time, and turned to leave.

......

The next day, the wind and the sun shone through every corner of the city of the north wind, and the completely irrational slaves were all controlled by the guards in the second half of the night, and the name of Divine Presence was proposed to the Imperial Council for the first time, and Adam took over as the leader of the Iron Guard, in Hazuki's words, not only out of trust, but also to strengthen the relationship between the royal family and the No. family.

On the third day, Emilia announced that she would take over as the Pope of the Old God on the basis of the sword, which made all the high-level political leaders of the Northern Leaf Kingdom scratch their heads, no one knew where Hesie went, and no one knew what qualifications this nun had to take over as Pope for no reason, because according to the normal process, the proposal for the election of the Pope needs to be discussed and voted on by the Council of Bishops, and according to the final result, the former Pope will crown the successor on behalf of the entire Church in the name of God, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

But the Old God Cult is different, after experiencing the suppression of Yebei, it has almost no followers in the North Ye Country, let alone any bishoprical conference, the remaining nuns and monks add up to no more than a hundred, and the whereabouts of the former Pope Hessey are unknown, according to Amilia, Pope Hesie has left the North Wind City last night and embarked on a new missionary journey, handed over the ordination knife to her before leaving, and stepped down as the Pope.

The truth is unknown to no one except Emilia.

On the fourth day, the remnants of the Divine Presence organization fled from the North Wind City overnight, Ye Yue was furious, and ordered Adam to lead the army to chase and kill that night, but at noon on the fifth day, when Adam did not return, he ordered again to order Nuo Cen to negotiate with the Southern Jade Kingdom on behalf of the Northern Leaf, the development of the situation was completely consistent with Ye Yue's expectations, Nuo Ming decided to go with his sister, and led the army under the command of the Nuo family to take the lead and explore the reality of the Southern Jade Kingdom.

In the Roland Palace, in the extremely luxurious study, Ye Yue sat alone by the fireplace with his eyes closed, his position at the moment was like a single-plank bridge on the sea of clouds, every step must be carefully considered, the slightest carelessness will fall into the abyss and fall to pieces.

Bang bang, the knock on the door interrupted Ye Yue's train of thought, he opened his eyes, rubbed his temples, only to feel that his lips were very dry, only to find that the water in the cup had already been drunk by himself, and there was only one person who would come to him at this time.

"Violet, come in. ”

"It's so late, haven't you rested?" Shiro entered the room and gently closed the door behind him.

"Rest? I also want to go to sleep without doing anything, but now, the arrow is on the bow, I have to send it, there are many things to think about, plus the matter of God's presence, and the Emilia who suddenly appeared, how can I sleep? It's you, hurry up and rest, by the way, is your wound better?" Ye Yue smiled bitterly when he heard this, it is imperative to crusade against Nanyu, and it is not child's play to unite the Seven Kingdoms, in recent days, he has been constantly eliminating the old party dissidents, and installing internal lines in the major families, where is there still time to rest.

"It's okay, it'll be fine in a few days, ...... Can I call you that?" asked Shiro tentatively.

"Be happy when no one is around, why did you suddenly remember to look for me?"

Ye Yue smiled a little reluctantly, since he succeeded to the throne, every word, every action, and every decision he said needed to be considered dozens of times in his heart in advance, he was really a little tired, when he was alone, he could still relax for a while, but as long as he stepped out of this study, he had to be perfect.

"Can you talk to me for a while?" asked Zi Luo softly.

"What's wrong, are you in a bad mood?" Ye Yue looked at her in surprise.

"I'm not in a bad mood, I just want to ...... What will happen in the future?" Shiro shook her head, she walked behind Ye Yue, bent down and leaned lightly against the back of the chair, her soft blonde hair blocking Ye Yue's forehead like a waterfall.

"From now on...... Who knows, take one step at a time, I will do the best I can, whether it is for Mr. Puppet or for ourselves, I can't make mistakes. Ye Yue wanted to be as relaxed as possible, but the look of worry was still on her brow.

"Are you tired?" Shiro rested his head on his arm, his breath brushing Hazuki's cheek.

"Tired, but we have no way out, never. ”