Chapter 10 The Sense of Crisis in the Church of Light
Just as the angel Raphael said not long ago, the Goddess of Light has already told Pope Paul II of the Church of Light the identity of the successor to the God of Darkness in the form of an oracle.
In other words, at this moment, the Pope is one of the few insiders who knows the fact that "Alan is the new God of Darkness" - this is also the fact that Allen least wants to make public at the moment.
That is why Pope Paul II was not surprised when he received the latest news from his clergy.
After all, the successor to the God of Darkness can easily suppress ordinary priests of the Church of Light simply by virtue of his own personality.
What surprised the Pope was that Allen returned to the Braden Kingdom from another dimension so quickly and appeared in public under the spotlight.
Isn't he afraid that his identity will be exposed and he will become the enemy of the whole world?
The Pope knows very well that in recent years, the Church of Light has been instilling in the world the concept that "the God of Darkness is an evil god who eats people without spitting out their bones."
This means that even if the citizens of the Braden Kingdom trust and respect Alan York at this time, once they learn about Alan's hidden identity, they will be full of disgust and fear of him. In this way, internal strife will occur in the Braden Kingdom.
, the Church of Light can also defeat others without fighting.
To be honest, the Braden Kingdom is not an easy bone to chew on, and the Pope does not want to confront it head-on - if it can be solved with a strategy and cause civil strife in the Braden Kingdom by revealing the hidden identity of Alan York, the Pope will not be like this
The army was dispatched with great fanfare.
However, the Pope's plan to reveal Allen's identity was blocked by another person.
There is no doubt that this person is the new Cardinal Howard of the Church of Light.
However, what the Pope obviously respects is his other identity - the reincarnated angel Lucifer, Son of the Dawn, leader of all angels in the Church of Light.
As long as the goddess of light does not come to this plane in person, the angel Lucifer is the most noble person in the Church of Light.
Moreover, the most important point is that after reading the original "Light Canon" hidden in the underground chamber of the church, Lucifer has awakened his original memory - and his former power is also about to stir in his body.
The goddess of light once told the pope in the form of an oracle that as long as the successor of the god of darkness does not collect all the fragments of the godhead and merge them into one, he will not be able to defeat the angel Lucifer.
At the same time, only Lucifer, who possesses the pure power of light, can completely eliminate the power of darkness.
Based on these words, Pope Paul II must respect Howard's opinion on this matter.
Thinking of this, the Pope called a priest around him and told him: "Go and tell this news to our Lord Lucifer...well, that is the protagonist Howard. I want to ask his opinion."
"Yes." The priest bowed respectfully to him, then turned and walked out of the spacious and bright hall of the Cathedral of Light.
After the priest left, Pope Paul II still stood quietly under the statue of the Goddess of Light, clasping his hands and praying silently to the goddess.
The Pope still remembers that in the secret history of the Church of Light, there is a record of such an incident: the God of Darkness sent a messenger to come to the world to assist the followers of the Dark Temple in defeating the incarnation of the Goddess of Light.
This incident can be called one of the most embarrassing incidents in the history of the Church of Light, and it is also their hidden secret.
It was precisely because of this incident that the Pope felt faintly nervous when Alan York suddenly appeared.
I think back then, a mere messenger from the Dark Temple could turn the Church of Light upside down.
But what they have to face now is a real god, a god walking in the world - even if this god is not as powerful as it was back then, it is not something that ordinary people can easily defeat.
"May the great goddess keep us safe and sound..." the Pope whispered in his mouth over and over again.
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When the priest came to Howard's residence, he was surprised to find that the cardinal, whom even the Pope respected very much, was cooking for himself.
After all, in this priest's perception, the cardinal is a big shot who doesn't eat the fireworks of the world. He can't be associated with a mediocre food like "sandwich" at all.
However, the priest must also admit that the sandwiches made by the bishop himself are really delicious.
The mouth-watering smell that hit his face made him couldn't help but start to sip.
After a while, Howard came out of the kitchen carrying a sandwich.
The priest hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward holding the portrait in his hand, handed the portrait to Howard, and at the same time described in detail how Allen defeated the fleet of the Kingdom of Ferrand.
Howard put the sandwich on the table, took the portrait, and listened silently to the priest's narrative.
When he saw the handsome and familiar face in the portrait, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
"He took action openly in public and defeated you all by himself?" Howard asked.
"Yes, sir." The priest nodded.
Howard sighed softly and placed the portrait next to the sandwich.
In the past few days, Howard has been thinking about Allen - he is wondering when Allen will come back from the alien plane, so that he can ask him personally whether he is the god of darkness.
Successor, is everything said by the Church of Light true?
However, when Allen actually returned to this plane, he hesitated.
Because Allen can become so powerful in a short period of time, and can suppress many priests of the Church of Light on his own, it is obviously not something that a normal magician can do.
It is very likely that he has inherited the godhead of the God of Darkness as the Pope said.
Thinking of this, Howard felt a faint headache again.
The memory belonging to Lucifer, the "Son of Dawn", told him that light and darkness are sworn enemies, and he has the obligation to eliminate all darkness in this time.
But the memory belonging to "Howard" in this life told him that even if Allen really became the new God of Darkness, he could not be the evil god in the rumors. He should work hard to find a place where light and darkness can be peaceful.
Opportunities to get along.
"What else does His Majesty the Pope have to tell me?" Howard thought for a moment and asked.
The priest shook his head and replied: "No. His Majesty the Pope just said that you can make your own decision on all this."