The knight in the abyss

Chapter 733 The End of the Story
"So Cyric didn't die, but just lost the priesthood of the dead?"

"Yes, because the God God Io changed the rules of the divine power after the turbulent years, and there are still believers worshiping the Prince of Lies, Cyric did not die completely, but because most of the believers and clergy turned to Worshiping Kelenvor, and losing the most important priesthood of the dead, his power has been severely weakened. (Note 1)" Kara Lin spread his hands, "In addition, many gods who were killed in the turbulent years, due to believers Their persistence has all reappeared, including the three dead gods who were killed, but their strength is not as good as before, and some even fell to the level of half-divine power..."

"Let me add a little more detail." Aramiel raised her hand, "Of course, these are the views of our Sune Church."

"Come on." Lancelot looked at the two-thirds empty glass, "I'm sure there must be a lot of gossip at Ms. Love..."

"Oh, yes, without a doubt." The elf grinned, "First of all, about Heim and Mystra - I mean, of course, the former goddess of magic, as we all know, Heim killed Mystra on the Stairway to Heaven , but many people don't know that the God of Protection has actually always had a special... affection for the second Goddess of Magic. In fact, it was He who notified the coming of the Holy Mystra in advance of the catastrophe, so that the Goddess of Magic would advance Divided the best of his division to a few voters, and Midnight was one of them."

"Then he's going to attack the goddess of magic?" Little Isa crossed her arms, with an angry expression on her face.

"As the god of guard and protection, and under the watchful eyes of all creatures on the earth, Heim has no choice at all." Alamir shook his head lightly, "When he had to perform his duties, a tear fell from the The bumpy face of the Patronus fell to the ground, filled with the pain and guilt in Heim's heart, and it is said that the tear turned into a gem full of wild and dangerous energy, but it disappeared soon , It is said that he was exiled to the Underdark. Although Lady Firehair has always felt that this lonely guardian is too rigid and boring, among all the gods, only He can understand Heim's feelings."

"Oh..." Lancelot sighed, "This is indeed a tragedy. Is there anything else?"

"Yes, about Kelemvor and Midnight." Aramir stroked his wine glass with the palm of his hand, "Because of some misunderstandings, their relationship is not as close as it was before. Speaking of it, it was because of my A former colleague, Anton Karaline, you should know that Cyric got the Cyric in the end, right?"

"Yes, that happened in Candlekeep, the greatest library in Faerun." Karaline nodded heavily, "I don't know anything else."

"Cyric managed to get Anton to read the Cyric, which forced the head priest of Midnight to see everything Cyric's way. From Cyric's perspective, Midnight is an evil, cruel, weird slut, Anton's self-awareness could not resist this view at all, which drove him into madness, and soon committed suicide in painful torment. After learning of this, Midnight rushed to the Obscure Realm immediately, and asked his lover for their common The soul of a friend, but was rejected by Kelemvor."

"Why?" Little Isa asked impatiently again, "Is it because Kelemvor is jealous of Anton's relationship with Midnight?"

"I'm afraid not." Lancelow shook his head, "I guess it's because of his duty, just like Haim."

"That's it." Aramiel shrugged, "The Ciri destroyed Anton's belief in the goddess of magic, and when he committed suicide, that belief was not restored. As the king of the dead and the condemned man Judge, Kelemvor's duty requires him to punish those who don't believe in God, that is to say, he must put Anton's soul on a terrible wall..."

"The Wall of Unbelievers." Lancelot said the somewhat ominous name, "I've heard of it before."

"Yes. There is an ancient curse on the wall of that wall. It can firmly stick the souls attached to the surface and cause great pain. On the other hand, it forces those souls to struggle continuously, because once When it stops, it will gradually petrify and eventually become a part of the wall. It can be said that the wall itself is a torture tool, intended to warn those mortals who refuse to believe in the real existence of gods, and Cyric took advantage of the loopholes in the rules. Kelenvor After ascension to God, the first thing he did was to change the originally eerie tower of bones into a transparent crystal tower, intending to show the world that death is no longer a mysterious and terrifying thing, and He promised to do it according to With the rules laid down by the gods, there is a public judgment on every soul that stands before it..."

"In other words, he is facing the same predicament as Haim."

"Yes. The Lord of the Dead rejected the goddess of magic, his former lover, which made Midnight very sad. It's not that he doesn't understand Kelemvor's difficulties, but he realizes that he and Kelemvor have embarked on two completely different paths The road. Although a few years later, Cyric was brought to the court of great power, and Anton stood before the gods as a witness. Kelemvor opened his heart to Anton, and let Anton see the midnight in his eyes. What kind, so that he regained his sanity, and finally went to the heart of the magic goddess to enjoy the peace of eternal life. This eased the relationship between Kelemvor and Midnight to a certain extent, but it did not return to the past. The state of the situation, because the problem between the two has not been resolved: both of them are gods who have shouldered their responsibilities now, and if there is another conflict, even if their mortal parts want to give in, their respective priesthoods will also let them go. There is no turning back for them..."

After Aramiel finished speaking, the warm reception room fell into silence.Everyone stared at their glasses, wanting to say something, but couldn't find the right words.In the end, it was Lancelot who broke the silence. He raised his glass and said softly:

"Respect Kelenvor, the Lord of the Dead, and Midnight, the Goddess of Magic. May they find a reason to walk together again."

The partners responded one after another, and then drank the rest of the wine in their cups.

"Ah, I think it's almost time. It's time to go back to my warm bed." Karaline stood up and shook slightly drunk. "We're leaving tomorrow, right?"

"I don't know." Lancelot shook his head lightly, "I hope so."

"Ah, in other words, tonight may be the last night I spend with that bed, so I have to say goodbye to it." The scholar staggered towards the steps, "Good night, my friends , I wish you sweet dreams."

(Note 1: In the official history, Cyric killed Midnight, and the latter was resurrected in version 5. I pretended that it never happened. The messy things in version 4 are all defaulted to non-existence, hereby explain)
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