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The stone floor collapsed as cleanly as I could pass through.
I went down to the basement and plugged my nose at the terrible stench.
It’s clearing!
The rain did not come down. To him, this place is dirtier than a mud pit full of feces and urine.
Originally, the monastery’s basement was used as a warehouse to store wine, but the devil seemed to have decorated it as his hobby room.
I suppressed my disgust as I looked around the basement. full of skulls Judging from the number, they belong to believers who visited the monastery. There was even a well in the basement full of skeletons. But it’s not filled with water, it’s filled with blood. I checked the ‘emblem’ painted next to the well.
“Is this already the third time?”
Every place I went after hearing a rumor that there was a devil, there was always a devil there.
Moreover, this incident was particularly serious.
The evidence came out. Proof that the devil worships the devil.
It turns out that even devils have a hierarchy.
“shit.”
Moreover, the devil was disguised as a priest of the Ajibika religion. This time, because he was a dumb guy, his evil deeds were easily revealed, but if he had been a smart guy, they might not have found him. This is a completely different problem from simply a devil disguising himself as a nobleman.
“I have to meet Sister Ushas.”
* * *
A devil disguised as a priest of the Ajibika religion.
If the Ajibika Church has already fallen to the devil, you cannot receive help from the Black Priests.
This matter is a top secret that must not be made public.
This time, I have no choice but to get help from Sister Ushas.
I came out of the cellar and met the monk. When the door was torn off, the monk was horrified and questioned it.
“Hey, what on earth are you doing! Ugh, the smell of blood… … .”
“Could you please lend me some paper and a pen?”
“Chae, it’s next to the desk. No, black priest. What happened? “What’s broken?”
“Let me give you some advice. Take off your investigative uniform right away, leave the mountain, and continue walking north. Don’t rest, ignore anyone who talks to you, and follow crowded roads. Oh, never go down to the basement and never look at the hole in the floor.”
I shouted as the panicked monk hesitated. He is a weak man. I was so startled that I ran out of the room and went down the stairs making a thumping sound. After a while, a scream was heard. I shrugged. So even if you don’t want to see it. Soon the rusty hinges made a loud noise. I hoped he would escape to the village safely.
“Let me see.”
I dipped the pen nib in ink and wrote three letters on paper.
Then I folded it neatly and burned it in a candle.
Dry paper burns and emits black smoke.
As soon as all the paper was finished, the smoke flew out the window.
Even though there was no wind.
“Magic is so convenient.”
Is this closer to ‘witchcraft’ rather than magic?
* * *
Two nights later.
A guest came to the cursed Caclean Monastery.
“Is the bickering over?”
As soon as Ushas saw me, she mentioned ‘brothers fighting’. I just nodded. A fight that lasted two months. It wasn’t the end, but the ‘remaining guys’ weren’t the ones who could win by blindly clashing with each other.
“It smells fragrant.”
“It’s bloody.”
“therefore.”
Melissa and Lanista now have some understanding. However, Ushas still felt like a strange entity whose identity was unknown. Sister Ushas went down to her basement with long strides. She casually walks around the dirty place where the white bones are piled up, and looks with interest at the well filled with blood.
“It’s a satanic ritual.”
“Does the devil worship the devil?”
“Nothing strange. Even the ‘gods’ are divided into ranks.”
You sound like you know God, right?
My sister’s face is a sight to behold.
With the face of a corpse, he smiled innocently like a child who found a toy.
“There’s a devil in the monastery, isn’t it suspicious?”
Ushas said.
“The Vatican didn’t even send a black priest, nor did it even come up with an agenda.”
My sister stretched out her hand and touched the white bone. At that moment, the white bones instantly turned into powder and scattered, as if they had been weathered over a long period of time. In an instant, dozens of white bones scattered, and the blood in the well also boiled and evaporated.
“I have been watching Ajibika Bridge for several years. From this, it has become clear that among the high-ranking clergy above the bishop level, there are devils or devil worshipers.”
Sister Ushas whispered her plan in a secret voice.
“Ten days later, a ceremony of the Three Gods to commemorate the creation of the world was held in the Papal States. Archbishops, cardinals, and even the Pope all gathered together. On that day, ‘we’ will find out. “What kind of person is a devil disguised as a servant?”
“… What if I find out? “After that?”
When my sister laughed, I gasped. Now that I had come to understand the twins’ thoughts to some extent, I anticipated the terrible incident that my older sister would commit that day, one that could not be found even in the history of the continent.
“I’m serious?”
“Oh, my weak little brother. When will you realize that our recklessness is a blessing? Confusion is not the enemy. What you need to be careful about is ignorance. Now that you know, what is there to be afraid of?”
Blood ties, power and religion.
A taboo area that requires the most caution.
But Ushas paid no heed and tried to break the taboo with ease.
“hmm.”
Recklessness is a blessing.
How arrogant is this statement?
Confidence that you can handle anything you do recklessly.
“It’s because of you.”
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“Hmm?”
“Of course, no matter how much I think about it, it’s better this way. “At least you don’t blame me, right?”
It’s so funny. It occurred to me that in my past life, I was just as reckless as them.
I told my sister.
“Tell me your plan.”
If I look in the mirror, my face right now won’t be much different from Ushas.
* * *
What I’m worried about is that my father’s plans will be disrupted. On the national holiday that came every 15 years, on the day when most nobles gathered, my father wanted to do something. Was it a good idea to weed out the demons of Ajibikaism in advance? No, we cannot receive help from the Black Priests in the current situation anyway.
Sister Ushas said this would be a preliminary battle.
“Libera’s plan was based on the experience of the Great War. But it’s different than back then. We have your eyes. “The initiative lies with you, not the devil.”
On the national holiday, all the nobles of the empire gather at the imperial castle.
After that, how do I tell who the devil is?
This is a plan that my father was secretly pursuing.
But Ushas’ older sister thought differently.
‘Be informed in advance’ has been added.
After not hiding it and declaring that he would distinguish the devil on the national holiday.
Nobles who do not gather are judged to be devils.
What my father feared was that pretenders would hide and eat away at the empire.
But my older sister believed in my strength more than my father expected. Ushas declared that, with ‘us’, the latter plan was the more certain way to exterminate the devil.
“Would the emperor and other dukes approve of this plan?”
The problem is politics. This plan is led by the Reinberg family. Even if the Scarecrow Emperor was like that, the other operatives would be furious and protest.
“don’t worry. “They will obediently comply with ‘this matter.’”
Sister Ushas has a plan?
* * *
If you think about it, there is no better place for demons to hide than the Papal States.
It had separate powers and authority beyond the imperial family. He is guarded by black priests, so he doesn’t even dare to think that there is a devil lurking in there. It’s dark under the lamp, damn it. Anyway, that’s true.
With the help of my sister Ushas, I easily hid my identity and participated in the ‘Three Gods Day’ ritual. It is the highest holiday of the Ajibika religion, commemorating the creation myth that the three gods worshiped by the Ajibika religion created the world we live in on the bottomless pit of the devil.
The highest priests of the Ajibika religion, including the Pope, as well as the emperor and imperial ministers participated. However, the dukes, the ‘pillars’ of the empire, did not participate and only sent representative envoys. You can get a glimpse of the empire’s power structure. The current emperor had the weakest royal power in the history of the empire. They don’t call him the Scarecrow Emperor for nothing. The dukes did not attend religious ceremonies attended by the imperial family. In other words, the dukes can keep the power of Ajibikaism in check, but the emperor cannot.
A religious ceremony took place in the square of the Papal States. On the altar in the center of the square, offerings to the three gods are piled high to the sky. Below the altar, a stage is set up for those in power.
The Pope and cardinals sat at the head table, while the Emperor and his entourage sat relatively far away. It was not as open as Earth’s Easter celebrations. It is a solemn religious event.
Priests and invited believers watched the event from below the stage. The ritual of the three gods was simple. The offerings piled up on the altar, including silk, gold coins, grain, and precious wood, are burned. I don’t have any damn money.
Floating!
As the drums rang out, people prayed. I was the only one who raised his head. Hiding in the crowd, I was reminded of my mission. The task is to find the devil among the high-ranking priests of the Ajibika religion. I made my way through the crowd and got close to the stage. With a twinkle in his eye, he observed the high-ranking priests sitting on the stage.
“… “f*ck.”
Who is the devil and who is human?
In the first place.
There was no need to distinguish.
After seeing the devil, my body stiffened. I never suspected Cheonan Tong. But this time, I rubbed my eyes and looked at them again, wondering if I was wrong. There was no illusion. The back of my head feels stiff. I couldn’t easily believe the truth in my eyes.
“Did you check?”
My sister Ushas, wearing a robe, was suddenly next to me.
I calmed my startled mind and spoke calmly.
“It’s at the level of national treason.”
“Hmm?”
“It’s not just one or two people.”
I looked around the stage again.
Bishops, archbishops, cardinals and.
A white-haired old man praying with a kind smile.
Mattio III.
I could barely contain my disgust.
“entire.”
“entire?”
“Every priest on stage is a devil. Even cardinals and popes. All, and quite… “You are a terrible devil.”
This was a very shocking fact for me, who does not believe in God.
The Ajibika religion, which grew in power by keeping the devil in check, was actually a breeding ground for the devil.
Since when was he a ‘devil’? Ajibikaism is the official religion of the empire and has millions of believers. The leaders of religion were pretenders who preyed on humans.
“I see.”
Unlike me, Sister Ushas was calm.
“I’m not surprised. “Did you expect it?”
My older sister just laughed.
“They were waiting for their ‘right time’.”
“what… … .”
“Hehehe.”
At that moment, I felt an unbearable pain in my eyes and turned my head. Just looking at Ushas made her eyes tear up. Barely holding back, I looked at Ushas. My sister laughed with a face full of madness.
“For decades, hehehe! You must have endured it. Hi-Hi! Like the penance of a saint. But it didn’t bear fruit.”
It was my first time. Cheonan Tong seems to be ‘warning’. Don’t look at her, turn her head, don’t dare look at her.
“every.”
Sister Ushas took off her robe.
“Here.”
I saw nine pairs of brilliantly shining white wings behind her back.
“It will be destroyed.”
That appearance may be my sister’s true appearance. Unlike usual, it was no different from a corpse, but it flapped its holy wings, its flesh was as bright as light, and its eyes burned like the sun. It was like I was facing the sun. I feel like I’m going blind.
“angel… … ?”
At that moment, thousands of priests and believers gathered in the square collapsed simultaneously. Even those as strong as the Ajibika Knights fell helplessly. The emperor, his associates, and the imperial knights who protected him were all fair regardless of status or ability. The bustling square became quiet for an instant. The only people standing were me and the devil on stage. I quickly looked at the people around me. I wasn’t breathing. Everyone died.
My sister’s wings shone even more brilliantly.
“Don’t worry.”
I was most afraid of her. It’s not just because of its corpse-like appearance. Because she showed ‘Cheonan Tong’. They say that Ushas, who does not have a strong body like Lanista or outstanding magic like Melissa, is the most feared being.
“I just ‘borrowed’ it for a while.”
Life and death.
life and death.
Ushas.
It is humanity’s greatest fear and has a taboo power that cannot be dealt with.
“Heaven’s… … .”
I remembered something ridiculous she said four years ago.
“angel.”
Let the ‘sun’ rise on the ground.
The disguises were unable to hide themselves and each revealed themselves.
Demons are fearful beings that embody fear. Each and every one of the demons that reigned hidden in Ajibika Church was as strong as a nightmare. But I had no doubt. Darkness will not dare to reach the sun.
“I’ll lend it to you just this once.”
My sister put her hand on my shoulder. I felt a burning pain and an intense power filling my body. The keeper of nature, the power of the wind, water, and earth that blew within me. No, this is the power of the sun. It is the supreme power that takes care of all things and sets the world on fire.
Daaaa!
Dalbi was also influenced by the power of the sun.
The guy’s body grew bigger in an instant. It went from a young deer to an adult.
“It’s a power that doesn’t suit her. But she may be able to emulate her ‘old power’ to some extent.”
“what? Do you know Dalby?”
Sister Ushas laughed.
“The demons are running away, go kill them.”
I quickly turned around. Powerful demons chose to ‘run away’. I wanted to ‘run’ and kill him. But the moment I decided to run, my body was already next to the devil. This body, like… It’s like a Lannister.
Hiss!
I cut it. He decided to cut once, but he was too slow and ended up cutting dozens of times.
The demon was torn to pieces and died. A devil running away. Dalbi ran away. The guy crushed the demon with his hoof. With each swing of his leg, he released a brilliant light that set the demon on fire.
At this moment, the devil felt insignificant.
I saw it only once, in the bottomless pit of Daimonion.
‘Meaningless time.’
Lanista’s sword attack easily surpassed the limit of the amount of information that Cheonan Tong could see.
Time was meaningless, and he swung his sword thousands of times in a short period of time, cutting down the crumbling ceiling and the remains of the stone. Lannistar said, ‘Just watch.’ But at the time he thought he would never be able to follow suit.
“Put your sword wherever you want.”
But now I am.
I was sure it would be possible.
Slow time.
I cut, cut, and cut again.
trance.
Only when I stopped the sword did time pass again.
I looked at the seventeen dead demons.
“f*ck, that’s amazing.”
My vision became blurry.
I don’t want to let go of the string, but it’s force majeure.
As soon as I closed my eyes I knew I was going to pass out.
With all my might, just before I fainted, I gave Ushas a thumbs up.
fantasy,
