only god

Chapter 572: Could He be the savior?
"My dear Majesty, your daughter Althea does not want to marry in a foreign country."

After hearing the queen's words, Constantine VI immediately stared in a certain direction of the palace with a stern and unquestionable gaze. He stood up straight and murmured:

"This is beyond her control."

The queen nodded obediently, lowered her voice and said:
"I think so.

I know that Your Majesty, you have been preparing for Althea's wedding for a long time in the coming year, and the royal family of Osenko has also been ready to welcome her. The two of them have been engaged for many years. Under the witness of God, it is time. Fulfill this sacred contract. "

When speaking of this, the queen suddenly changed the subject and said slowly:
"But...my lord, you also know that Althea is a child who can't rest. She longs for freedom and hates the marriage contract you made for her. She has gone on hunger strike many times for this reason and even threatened to be thrown into a monastery. ...Your Majesty, let me see if it can be postponed for another year..."

His wife's gentle suggestions did not make the emperor feel kind. He glanced at the queen sternly and said,
“Delay a year? You know what’s going to happen?

Osenko and our allies for many years have always been the southern barrier of the empire. They have maintained the empire's trade routes. Once we lose peace with them, the treasury will be in financial crisis.

What's more, in order to marry her, the Osenko royal family has surrendered to the throne of God. If she doesn't marry, they may abandon their religion at any time. My pious queen, can you bear to see this? "

Speaking later, Constantine VI's rebuke became more and more intense.

The queen immediately fell silent. Even if she wanted to protect her daughter, Constantine VI was the real person in power. He was the greatest power in the family and the empire.

After Constantine VI calmed down a little, the queen spoke again:

"I understand. I will ask someone to advise her. I believe she will also understand your good intentions. Alas... I hope she can regard this marriage as a career of God. Once she can devote herself to the mission, she will All pain is forgotten.”

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Life in prison is bad.

And Eden's life is even worse.

Although the Ecumenical Council has not yet ended, the verdict against Eden has not yet been issued, and the court has not been convened, the warden, who had received the instructions from the chamberlain early on, has begun to "take care" of the priest.

The jailer who obeyed the warden's instructions came to wake Eden up every two hours at night, torturing his spirit so that he could only sleep for four or five hours scattered throughout the day. In addition, the portion size of Eden's meals was also reduced by nearly half.

Eden's life was already like this before the Ecumenical Council ended. When the Ecumenical Council ended and the priests from all over the world left Deschanel, it was not difficult to imagine what would happen to Eden.

But no matter how tortured he was, Eden remained unmoved.

He silently turned the prayer beads and chanted scriptures in a low voice, allowing himself to usher in inner peace.

After the commotion in the first few days, the prisoners in other cells no longer found Eden novel, and they rarely commented on Eden as before.

Slowly entering a spiritual state, Eden studied ancient sayings one after another on the path of divine creation.

As a certain archangel scattered forty unknown classics in the world, and with the efforts of the church to collect them, the world of True Religion already has seven classics, which record four paths of divine creation.

In this world, there are about eight known paths of divine creation, and according to ancient sayings, there are a total of twelve paths of divine creation.

The path of divine creation that Eden studies is called the Choir Class.

The choir originally refers to the orchestra that sings hymns and hymns during Mass and other ceremonies. In the true religion, hymns and hymns have the function of cleansing the soul, and the characteristics of this path of divine creation are related to the soul. So it was named the choir.

This is a path of divine creation that fits Eden very well.

Because Eden was born with the ability to see the good and evil in the soul.

Today, Iden is only a first-level miracle worker. Due to his talent, he is not far away from the second level.

To mortals, a miracle worker should be able to escape from prison with ease.

But it is not.

Slightly larger prisons in the empire can restrain the use of ancient words or grace.

At that time, the prophet Norn taught the ancient words and also taught the rituals to curb the ancient words.

This ritual is not difficult. Even mortals with no abilities can use it. It is nothing more than drawing a pattern and saying a few ritual words.

Because of this, even though Eden is a miracle worker, he cannot use his abilities to escape from it.

"In half a month, I can perform the promotion ceremony."

Eden said to himself.

Can the second-level power escape from this prison?
Eden shook his head, he couldn't.

According to the book, the most distinctive ability of the second-level choir is traveling through the spiritual world.

Traveling through the spiritual world is not travel in the physical sense, but in the sense of the soul. By using the spiritual world travel, the soul can leave the body and wander around the world.

Only at the third-level choir can the body be transported to the location of the soul, and only in this way can travel in the physical sense be realized.

But...Eden felt that it might be impossible for him to reach the third level.

"My life is short...but I am ready to become a martyr."

Thinking of this, Eden was not afraid, but felt a sincere enthusiasm.

Passion for martyrdom.

It is a kind of glory to sacrifice for the Tao like a righteous person, to lay down one's life for beautiful, good and good things.

Eden slowly immersed himself in this glory and sighed for himself.

At this time, a voice suddenly came from outside the cell.

"Hey, Eden, I heard people say that you are a heretic?"

Eden turned his head, broke away from his spiritual state, and looked at the person who spoke.

That was Timian, a hybrid of faun and human.

"I'm not a heretic."

Eden frowned,
"The Council did not condemn me as a heretic."

Seeing that he seemed to have offended Eden, Timian quickly said:
"Yes, yes, it is suspected of being a heretic. I said the wrong thing. May God forgive me."

Eden nodded,
"So, what do you want to ask?"

Timian looked around and found that no one was paying attention, so he continued:
"You said you heard a prophecy that a savior would come in the future, and that savior is God."

Eden didn't deny it;

“Who can be so powerful but God.”

When Timian saw this, he lowered his voice and said mysteriously:
"Hey... I heard someone say that in the future, far in the future, there will be a new god...

Do you think he is the savior? "

"what are you saying?"

Eden raised his eyebrows and glared at Timian,

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

Timian was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand why Eden had such a big reaction.Soon, he came back to his senses and said quickly:

"This is just a rumor I heard, just a rumor..."

Eden was not brushed off like this;
"That is not only heretical thought, but also pagan thought. Many believers of other gods use this name to trick true believers into converting to apostasy."

After Timian heard this, his face turned pale. In front of Iden, he quickly clasped his hands and begged God for forgiveness.

After Timian finished begging for forgiveness, Eden said slowly:
"Don't think that just because I'm suspected of being a heretic, I want to make peace with the heretics. I want to be their enemy."

Timian nodded quickly and kept saying yes, yes, yes.

At this time, Eden's tone finally softened,
"Repent,
No matter what, He alone is Lord. "

He once glanced at Timian in his spiritual state. There was not much sin in his soul, so Iden did not continue to scold him severely.

After saying those words, Eden turned around and sat silently leaning against the corner.

A new god will appear. This is okay. From time to time in the celestial kingdom, gods will awaken their consciousness. However, Eden does not accept or believe that the so-called new god will become the savior. What Timian said is this It's really audacious and impossible.

God once sacrificed for man and saved the world. Now there are heresies saying that a new god will replace God's achievements and display God's power. No matter from any angle, it is a terrible heresy. .

With the emergence of the God-created way, there are more and more heretical thoughts inside and outside the church.

Eden knew this very well.

After all, he was also nearly condemned as a heretic.

After being scolded, Timian sat down on the floor carefully and looked at Eden.

"What a stubborn priest..."

Timian said to himself,

"I thought he would be interested in us, but I didn't expect this person to be so difficult to develop..."

Although Eden told him to repent, and Timian also begged God for forgiveness, but... these were just show-offs.

Timian knew very well that he had long been a heretic in the eyes of others.

And he has been gently contacting Iden and pretending to mention the New God casually, all in order to develop Iden into his comrade.

In Timian's hometown, a new and highly heretical faith is spreading.

People call it the "Fahora Sect". The purpose of its sect is that people are in confrontation between righteousness and evil, good and evil. Regardless of righteous people or evil people, everything is destined, and in the distant future, there will be A new god has ascended the throne. He will test the righteous, punish the evil, and replace the secular world with the sacred world.

Although this sect has not yet fully developed, it has spread widely in the frontiers where the empire lacks control, and Timian is a believer in the Fahora sect.

He came to Deschanel originally to explore the environment and spread the doctrine, but by chance, he fell into prison due to a dispute with others.

Timian secretly looked at Iden sideways. Thanks to being rooted in the border area, the Fahora sect does not lack some stupid and ignorant lay believers. What it really lacks is elites who are familiar with theology. It urgently needs a group of Another group of priests came to support the holy cause.

"Wait for another opportunity, wait for another opportunity..."

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Verdo and Casas, two old men, got their wish to visit Her Royal Highness the Queen.

Her Royal Highness the Queen received them in a palace and poured wine for the servants of God with her own hands.

After a brief greeting and blessing, Casas immediately explained their purpose.

"My noble queen, you are the emperor's deputy and the crown of the empire. Only you can help us."

The Queen was not surprised that they came with a request. She put down her wine glass gracefully and asked:

"Good priests, what do you want?"

Casas glanced at Verdo, who took a deep breath and slowly said:

"Under the Kingdom of Heaven, we never do false things. We are here this time for Eden."

"Which Eden?"

The Queen asked subconsciously, then suddenly thought of someone and said in surprise:

"That Eden?!"

Verdo nodded,
"That same Eden who, not long ago, in a fit of impulse, offended your great husband."

The queen held the wine glass, looked solemn, and sighed softly:
"Offence? Good priests, you speak too easily.

He did such a blasphemous act towards His Majesty, which was more than just offensive, he...humiliated the entire Deschanel. "

Casas said quickly:

"We will make him reform, and he will write a confession and repent to the entire empire."

Although Patriarch Casas had no hope that a young man like Eden would be able to write a confession, he still had to draw the cake first in desperation.

Verdo also hurriedly said:
"In any case, Eden did make a big mistake, but it was just a mistake, not a sin. In this world, there are many things that can be called sins, but slapping someone in the face does not count. It just insults a person's dignity. , my godfather said, dignity is like a beard, even if it is cut, it will grow again."

Queen said:
“Dignity is like a beard…a very dwarven metaphor.

But, good priests, he is His Majesty the Emperor, and although you priests will not swear allegiance to a secular monarch, he is still the King of this land. "

When talking about this, the queen said regretfully:
"I have noticed his demeanor during debates, and he is indeed a young talent.

However, even if I can intercede for him, will Your Majesty accept it?I don't think so.

By the mercy of the Lord, it may be time for this priest to surrender his soul to God. "

There was a trace of sympathy in the Queen's voice, but more of it was helpless. When Iden came up and slapped the Emperor, she was equally angry about it, but the long-term influence of faith made her let go of this meaninglessness soon. She felt no hatred towards Eden, but felt a little bit of regret.

Next, no matter how much Verdo and Casas tried to persuade them, the queen did not agree to their request. This time, it could be said that they returned without success.

On the way back to his residence, Verdo was so anxious that he kept looking in the direction of the palace, begging the royal messenger to stop them and bring news of the royal family's change of heart, but this was obviously impossible.

"what should I do now……"

Verdo asked Patriarch Cassese.

Facing Verdo's question, Casas shook his head helplessly and said after a while:

"We can't save him... Pray for his death."

Now that the Ecumenical Council is coming to an end, it won't be long before the priests from various cities in various countries will leave. By then, it will be too late.

For a moment, a haze of despair hung over the heads of the two priests, and they could not go away no matter what.

　there will be later

　　
　
(End of this chapter)