Chapter 297: The Rise of the Church of Death

In a place on the opposite side of the prison where Mortem is held, two elven elders are in panic as their prophet suddenly lost consciousness in the middle of the lecture. They thought that the prophet suddenly fell asleep but she did not wake up despite using a stamina recovery spell.

The two elders need the help of the elven sentinels too see if there is something wrong with the prophet but it was then they felt a huge surge of energy that is the antithesis of life. The two elders then thought that the twin of the prophet is once again losing control so they immediately sent a one way telepathic communication to regroup.

The two elders thought that it was just another time of the year where the twin of the Prophet of Life is once again losing control. If they could kill the other twin then they would have done so already but the life of the two is heavily tied together. If one dies then the other follows which is why the two live in seclusion.

The elders have yet to know how close the connection of the twins are but prophets usually do not manifest their powers before adulthood. The new prophets were an oddity because they manifested their powers when they were born. The two balance each other out as their powers normalize if they are close to one another but the elders of the Church of Life do not want that.

The elders viewed the Church of Death as a threat and an unsightly church despite the god being served by the former is the twin of their goddess. The Church of Death sharply declined when the war with the dark gods happened because they were prime targets due to their unique powers.

The followers of the dark gods feared those from the Church of Death because they can take life. Even if some are said to be immortal, they would be scared because the highest authority of the Church of Death can make someone have eternal rest.

Levin Cloud managed to round up the remaining members of the church of death but they stated that they will only rise up once the prophet has been found.

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"Brother!" Vitae shouted as she rushed towards Mortem's side.

"Sister!" Mortem shouted back as he hugged his sister.

The two have finally been reunited after about three years of separation. Vitae and Mortem were not immediately found by the Church of Life as they grew up in a village far away from civilization. Due to them spending their time together always, their powers rarely fully manifested or go crazy.

They were only found out when one of the early priest players of Pandemonium noticed that Vitae managed to revive a flower that was near its death. He went into the village because he wanted to earn devotion for the goddess as he is from the church of life. He wanted to do free healing there as areas that are much more difficult to reach gives more devotion when you do a good act.

He went back to his master in Neo Alfheim and told her all about his pilgrimage. The mere notion of a little girl reviving a flower made the player's master hurry back towards the highest of the elders. Once the elders learned of Vitae's location they immediately dispatched the elven sentinels to escort the prophet back to Neo Alfheim.

It was not only the elders of the Church of Life that knew of the prophet as there were already spies of the dark gods present in the church at that time. When the elven sentinels arrived at the village of the prophets, it was already destroyed with many of the inhabitants killed.

The twin's parents sacrificed their life in order to protect their children but they were almost killed by one of the dark gods' followers. It was then that Mortem manifested his powers fully due to the will to protect his sister. He managed to kill the followers of the dark god that raided their village but he passed out due to exhaustion.

The elven sentinels arrived and only took the two children as they knew that their prophet is a 2 in 1 deal. Vitae is ordered to study while Mortem is isolated in a place where his unstable power could not hurt anybody. Adrian smiled at the thought of the two reuniting but it still turned back into a frown because he remembered the bitter truth.

"Mortem, come to me my prophet." The God of Abaddon stated as he reached out his hand towards Mortem.

Mortem seemed afraid even though he felt a calming energy from the man in front of him. Vitae seeing his brother being afraid managed to resolve the situation. She led her brother to the hand of the God of Death and told him that it is okay. Vitae assured him that the person in front of him would help him in his condition.

Mortem trusts his sister and reached out his hand towards the God of Death's hand. The God of Death Abaddon smiled towards Mortem and told the boy that he is very brave. A rush of emotions finally assaulted Mortem and the little boy finally cried. It was the first time in three years that the boy finally cried.

It seems that the reason why Mortem's powers are rampaging is due to him bottling up his feelings. For the first time in a long time, Mortem could finally show emotion other than fear. The little boy bawled his eyes out as the God of Death rubbed the boy's back.

Vitae could also not hold her tears and ran towards his brother to embrace him. She knew that her brother endured for years. The Goddess of Life also joined in on the hug which made a beautiful picture for Adrian. A tear or two was shed by Adrian because the scene was really moving and love could be felt despite the lack of words.

When Mortem finally calmed down, the God of Death Abaddon stabilized the little boy's powers. A crest then appeared on the right hand that the little boy reached out. Upon the appearance of the crest, a world message is heard by all.

[The Prophet of Death has finally been awakened. All units belonging to the faith of the God of Death has increased their damage by 20% as long as they show devotion to the God of Death Abaddon.]

[The remnants of the Church of Death has finally reappeared in the continent. They are celebrating that their prophet has finally awakened. All that show devotion to the God of Death will have an increase of 50% experience for every enemy killed for a duration of one week.]