◈ Episode 646: The Power of the Holy Kingdom (1)
Every god has an apostle.
Each apostle has his own power, and that power has unique properties that cannot be defined by magic or science.
In the case of Nirva, it dealt with the world of dreams, and in the case of Basara, it used the power to shake the human mind and stimulate all kinds of trauma.
In Helya’s case, she created an illusion with substance and even embodied the dragon’s breath.
It was a passage that showed how great the power of an apostle was.
of course.
Lumensis also has apostles.
However, the apostle of Lumensis had a slightly different nature from the other apostles.
An apostle is definitely not a human being, but a transcendent being.
The Apostle of Lumensis was the only human among the Apostles.
Human apostles.
I don’t know if that’s why, but the number of apostles of Lumensis was two, unlike other gods.
Unlike other apostles, the apostles of Lumensis grew older and weaker as time passed.
Each time that happened, the apostle handed over his power to the next apostle.
Power was passed down like an inheritance.
And as the succession continued, the power of the apostle grew stronger.
However, there was constant discussion about who to hand over the power of the apostle to.
Sometimes, fights took place to gain the power of an apostle.
The moment I gained power, I was able to surpass other competitors and rise to the highest position.
The denomination could not leave it like this and made a choice.
Let’s elevate Sado to king and inherit Sado’s power to his bloodline.
And let us have another apostle as his counselor.
The person who now holds the power of an apostle is none other than Holy Emperor Salesin van Bretus.
His abilities as an apostle are:
That was ‘brainwashing.’
“500 years ago. “The kingdom that was the predecessor to the empire dared to rebel against the Holy Kingdom and commit an experiment that had been banned.”
Ibelon listened silently to Salesin’s sudden story about the past.
“They foolishly joined hands with the heretical elves, secretly grew the World Tree, and even studied relics. It was a really dangerous thing. But just as justice lives on, in the end, they all failed due to the devil they summoned.”
What happened after that is obvious.
The Holy Kingdom of Bretus immediately dispatched paladins and priests.
No matter how powerful a country is, if you unilaterally replace the royal family of a country, there is bound to be a backlash.
However, the Holy Kingdom of Bretus was able to do this thanks to his power as an apostle.
Brainwashing.
This power does not have a strong influence on an individual, but it has a great effect on a group.
How shocking is it that even though the king of a country changed, the people were completely unaware of it.
An insane power that can interfere with the memories of people at the national level and brainwash them.
For an apostle who made religion his business, there was no ability more optimal than this.
This was the reason why the Holy Kingdom of Bretus ruled the continent for a long time.
Has there ever been a country that has opposed the Holy Kingdom?
existed.
It existed, and was disappeared by Bretus.
The ability to manipulate history itself as they wish.
Even when it came to the world today, it worked without filtering.
“An empire was created after an incident 500 years ago. And the empire left behind written records from generation to generation, firmly pledging never to go against the Holy Kingdom. However, as time passes, even the strongest iron fortress is bound to rust, and the current empire is trying to take a different path from the castle.”
“sorry. “It’s all because of my short-thinking sister.”
“At first, I thought about condemning him as an example. 2nd Prince Ibellon, I decided to change my mind after seeing you. “The Exilion Empire is able to maintain its reputation thanks to you, so you can be proud.”
Ibellon bowed his head further in gratitude.
If you use the power given to you by Salesin, it will be very easy to become the next emperor.
Salesin looked at this with satisfaction, nodded his head, and continued speaking.
“However, it seems that other countries also committed too much disrespect while we were away.”
“Are you planning on erasing it?”
“haha. I’m not that mean. “If we delete it, we also have a lot of work to do.”
Salesin continued speaking on his behalf.
“Maybe we can instill a little ‘respect’ for us.”
The power of brainwashing that Salesin dealt with was not something that could simply be inherited and passed down.
Just as Ibelon had suppressed Eileen and Fascius right away.
It was possible to ‘grant’ similar powers to others, albeit momentarily, so that they could use this power.
And the priests who have been given that power will currently be meeting with heads of state from each continent.
“We are starting again. “Our own paradise.”
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Ludger stayed in an airtight prison cell for several days without a single ray of light.
‘It’s moving.’
It was not an ordinary prison, but a special prison for the Holy Kingdom of Bretus for transporting criminals.
It was said that the prison’s shaking and movement, albeit subtle, over the past few days was not just an illusion.
Finally, the prison door opened and light poured in.
“Heathcliff, the sinner. “Come out.”
Ludger glanced at the grim-looking paladin and then walked out with light steps.
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The paladin frowned when he saw that.
‘this guy.’
Ludger’s attitude was so natural.
To the point where I wonder if this is the attitude a captured person might show.
It would have been better if he was deliberately pretending to be okay.
It was a reaction I had seen several times when a frightened human being struggled to control his or her mind.
However, from the Paladin’s perspective, Ludger wasn’t just pretending, he really seemed like he didn’t think anything of it.
In fact, if you look at their facial expressions, you can feel that they are truly at peace.
“How dare you stretch your neck like that on the topic of heresy!”
“Even if it looks like this, this place is like my hometown, so I guess this level of reaction is okay.”
A vein rose on the paladin’s forehead.
“How dare you say such nonsense just because your mouth is open?! “Are you saying this because you know how many lives you have killed for our brothers and sisters?”
“well. I don’t know because I didn’t count. “I think we killed at least thousands of people.”
Ludger answered in a voice so grumpy that it was hard to believe he was the one who carried out the massacre.
“this… … !”
Sreung!
The paladin pulled out the sword hanging from his waist.
The moment he was about to swing at Ludger, Ludger stared at the paladin and said.
“If you’re going to cut, cut with a single knife.”
“… … .”
“Of course you can’t.”
At those words, the paladin only trembled his lips, but ultimately was unable to swing his sword.
I was filled with the desire to pull out my sword and strike his head in one fell swoop.
But the sinner Heathcliff should not have died here.
He was declared a heretic and had to be executed in front of the entire people of the Holy Kingdom.
“Looking at the violent reaction, it seems that a close colleague died by my hands. “I feel sorry.”
“… … “Do you not even have a sense of guilt?”
“Feeling guilty? Even if I were given the chance to go back to that time again, I would make the same choice. “Is this a sufficient answer?”
“… … .”
The paladin, who was speechless, seemed to have no energy to get angry and put the sword in his hand on his waist.
“I will watch to see if you still show that confident expression right before you are executed.”
“I’m looking forward to it.”
“What are they doing! “Hurry up and drag me away!”
Ludger looked around with eyes adapted to the light.
Beyond the window of the passageway built with pure white marble, a pure white castle was visible in the distance.
‘In the end, I ended up here.’
Galaharad, a pure white fortress that stands tall in the center of the capital of the Holy Kingdom of Bretus.
Although it looked like marble, the fortress was built using Holy Stone, a special ore with a high conductivity of divine power, so it was emitting a soft light.
From the towering spiers here and there, to the outer and inner castle structures that remind one of Yukmangseong Fortress when viewed from above.
Around Galaharad, waterways spread like a spider’s web.
It was a beautiful and wonderful building, as if it were a sacred ancient fortress from a myth.
‘If Galaharad is visible, is this the first inspection city?’
The Holy Kingdom of Bretus is an island nation.
However, what is unique about this island is that it has a complex coastline, filled with deeply carved bays here and there.
As a result, the waterways cross the entire island in a complicated manner, like countless spider webs.
Galaharad Fortress was a fortress built at the center of such a water maze.
There were not only land routes and bridges leading to the castle, but also waterways, and the capital city, including the fortress, was called a water city.
And the place where Ludger is located is 1st Gate City, where the capital and fortress can be seen at a glance.
In the past, it was a city built based on the myth that believers had to cross a total of three stairs before heading to the land of Lumensis.
“You will stay here.”
The scenery disappeared and what greeted Ludger was a cold, chilly prison.
1 As its name suggests, the city of inspection is a place to block external enemies and confine suspicious people.
As a result, the equipment itself for confining someone was far superior to Galaharad Fortress.
‘I thought we’d go straight to the fortress, but you’re saying we’ll end here.’
Ludger sat down in his seat.
Under tight surveillance, Ludger just sat quietly and passed the time.
But I didn’t give up.
His head was spinning faster than anyone else’s.
‘There are no more regrets left to ensnare me.’
Ludger, who thought so, quickly shook his head.
‘no. Is this just my personal wish?’
Just because you shake it off doesn’t mean you can shake it off.
Rather, isn’t it natural that the more you try to throw it away, the more it clings to it and doesn’t fall off?
Ludger quietly closed his eyes.
The guards watching the scene from beyond the prison snorted, thinking that Ludger had given up everything.
“joy. In the end, they said he was a heretic and all, and he couldn’t move once he was captured.”
“I can’t believe a guy like that inherited the blood of a great emperor. “It’s a real shame.”
Ludger lightly ignored the sarcastic voice as if telling him to listen to this side.
As time passed, night came.
Although it was a dark prison, the moonlight floating in the sky gently penetrated inside.
Ludger quietly opened his eyes in a prison cell stained bluish as if cold frost had fallen.
A crow had landed on a high grille that allowed one to look up at the sky outside, staring in this direction.
Ludger, who felt those staring eyes, couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Hehe.”
“what?”
“Are you really laughing just now?”
The guards who heard Ludger’s voice opened their eyes and stared inside the cage.
I knew that Ludger couldn’t escape from the prison surrounded by the Holy Law no matter what he did, but laughing like this bothered me for no reason.
“I wonder if you’re out of your mind because they said you might die soon.”
“This is why I shouldn’t be with a heretic.”
Whether the two were talking like that or not, Ludger muttered softly to the crow.
“I thought there were enough people left with only one or two people left.”
The moment Ludger’s muttering ends.
Crumbling!
One wall of the prison collapsed with a loud noise, and a huge explosion swept away the guards.
Watchers coughed in the hazy dust.
“Cough! Cough! “What the hell is going on?”
“attack? “Within the Holy Kingdom of Bretus?”
Even amidst the collapsing rubble, they were unharmed because they were wearing white coats with sacred laws.
Just as they were about to respond to the sudden terrorist attack, a black shadow rushed in and knocked down the two guards in an instant.
Kwasik!
The white coat was broken by my bare fist, and my solar plexus sunk.
The large figure that had subdued the two guards appeared from the hazy smoke.
Ludger smiled at Pantos.
There was a series of heavy drinking, shouting and screaming near the prison.
The commotion did not last long.
In the cold silence that soon followed, people appeared one by one.
“You idiots.”
Ludger asked, checking the faces of the people who came to him one by one.
“You came prepared to become the enemy of the world, right?”
A secret organization created by Ludger.
[UNOwen]
Owens’ executives who personally gave the code name gathered here.
The night sky spread beyond the broken wall.
The members of Owens lined up in their respective seats with the night sky as the background.
“If it wasn’t for you in the first place, we wouldn’t have been able to come this far.”
Hans, with his hood fluttering in the night wind, stepped forward and spoke.
“That’s right, but I can’t believe I’m the only one left here with my brother alone. If you have shame, you can’t do that. “Oh, you can’t do that.”
“Are these the words of someone who was as nervous as a coward?”
Violetta shot back as if it was absurd, and Seridan supported her with one arm.
“that’s right! “You said you were going to make a living off the money you earned!”
“My, when did I do that!”
“I thought I heard that too, but guess what? As a result, we all got together again like this, right?”
Alex interceded, squinting one eye.
Pantos nodded, crossing his arms in agreement, and Bella Luna also smiled and shook her head.
“Let’s go together. teacher.”
Finally, Arfa smiled brightly at Ludger and said,
“is it.”
Ludger shook his shoulders. His unbearable laughter flowed.
“After all, you are the idiots I gathered myself.”
Ludger said with a more refreshed face.
“And I, who lead such fools, am also a fool.”
Everyone in Owens smiled at those words.
“okay. Since we’ve come this far, we should go as far as we can. Are you ready?”
“It’s not as far as we can go.”
Alex shook his head.
“It goes all the way to the end.”
fantasy,
