Click! Click!
The cold chain rubs against the bluestone floor, making a clear sound.
Evan's hands were wearing special shackles, slowly walked into the prison of the magistracy.
"What a young kid!"
"Jie Jie!"
"I bet he won't live a day here!"
"Give him to me! Give it to me
……
A black hand full of filth stretched out from the iron railing, and many prisoners screamed together.
Even if he had prepared for this situation, Evan could not help but tremble.
"Hey! Boy, what have you done? "
Asked one of the prisoners, winking.
"I didn't make a mistake. I'm the paladin of my God!"
Evan retorted loudly.
"Paladin... Hehe..."
A black priest escorted by him suddenly sneered: "do you think the identity of paladin is rare? I tell you, the number of paladins tried by the magistracy is no less than a dozen, and there are more priests! The guy who is locked up here may be the same as you. "
"What?"
Evan had heard and seen the bright side of the church before. Now he suddenly came into contact with the darkness in the magistracy, and suddenly felt a certain impact on his heart: "my God..."
"The gods are great. How can we have leisure to see what happens in the world..."
A priest beside him said with a smile: "in fact, some paladins and priests, even before they were put on the fire rack, were still our Lord's priests and paladins. So what? They were secretly executed?"
As soon as he finished, he suddenly felt his wrist tighten.
It turned out that Evan had already grasped his wrist, and there seemed to be a flame in his eyes: "if you misinterpret doctrines and persecute other gods, are you not afraid of being punished?"
"Divine punishment?"
The priest in black laughed: "since the end of the day, when the former Vatican took refuge in the kingdom of God as a whole, our mortal believers have been abandoned!"
"So that's what you think!"
Evan seems to have understood something: "although the Holy See has left, the true God has not turned his back on us. Now the appearance of paladins and priests proves that."
"Jie Jie, I'm really a Saint warrior with firm faith. I hope you can be as tough as you are now after you get on the frame of fire!"
The priest in black looked at him pitifully: "how dare you hurt Lord duward..."
"Ha ha! Boy, you have seed
There was a burst of hearty laughter in the nearby prison: "it's a pity that you don't have to do something to kill him directly..."
"I swear, I will do it next time."
Evan said, biting his teeth.
"Do you want another time?"
With a cold smile, the priest in black pushes Evan into a cell and slams the door.
Bang!
The iron door was closed, the light around was dim, with stench and humidity, which was very intolerable.
In such an environment, if ordinary people come here, they may get sick in a few nights, and no one can survive for half a year.
Even though he is already a paladin and his body has been transformed by divine power, Evan also feels weak and uncomfortable at this time.
After all, how could the inquisition, which judges paladins and priests, not be prepared for these people?
Evan's cell is specially made. He secretly starts an array to suppress supernatural forces. With his poor Paladin level, it's not much better than an ordinary person at this time.
"Trial? "The frame of fire?"
By this time, even if Evan had any preparation, he could not help feeling a little flustered.
"God of redemption, please forgive my fear!"
He could not help kneeling down and began to pray: "even if I die by fire, my soul will go to my Lord's Kingdom and live forever..."
"Hey, hey! Boy, it's hard to see a paladin like you! "
At this time, next to the prison, the bright voice continued to spread: "you rarely see such a rookie, just promoted?"
"Who are you?"
Evan came to the iron door and tried to visit through the window on the door, but he got nothing.
"We... Used to be a paladin!"
The voice sighed: "since I was promoted successfully, I have joined the church and had a good time. Unfortunately, Jay, the current Pope, is too ambitious. I'm just a little dissatisfied with his way of revising his doctrines. After a few complaints, I'm locked up..."
"So it is..."
At the bottom of Evan's heart, since the magistrates are all bad people, is it a good person who is locked up here? Let alone a paladin! Although it was
"Wait... Ever?"
Evan asked incredulously.
"That's right..."
The other side's voice was bitter: "since I was imprisoned here, I have doubts about the God of redemption, and you can see the end of it..."
As far as priests and paladins are concerned, faith vacillation is an event that damages the foundation.
In particular, being deprived of the divine grace of the priest and paladin basically means that the other side has given up their faith.
"It's ironic, isn't it?"
The voice continued: "the paladins and priests were innocent when they were just captured, but when their faith was shaken and their clergy was deprived, the verdict of the magistracy on their charges turned out to be right."
"Therefore, this place is also called" the grave of faith ". I sincerely wish you can persist in it..."
……
"The grave of faith?"
Evan understood all at once.
Human beings are fickle, especially in despair. No believer can become a devout believer, and devout believers may give up their faith in despair.
Once these priests and paladins do, the inquisition will not have any worries about trying them.
"In that case, uncle, you..."
"I've been holding on till now, but it's really hard to control my mind, especially in this kind of environment..."
The other side replied with a wry smile, "maybe I will go to the rack with you tonight."
"Fire rack..."
Speaking of this, Evan has no confidence.
Originally, he was sure that Robin Paladin would come to rescue himself, and what he did was not a big mistake.
But since entering the prison, he knew that he was still thinking too naively.
Is it important for those who are in charge to know the size of their crimes?
Look at so many paladins and priests. Can they be executed at will?
A deep despair suddenly enveloped Evan's heart.
Now he has come to understand why this prison is called "the tomb of faith.".
"Dinner
With the outside light getting darker, a sound like a broken Gong also sounded outside the prison.
Iron door was opened a small mouth, a few pieces of baked Pueraria and a glass of water were sent in.
"Enjoy the last supper, boy!"
The jailer's voice was bantering, and his steps gradually faded away.
Evan looked at the muddy water, which was full of suspicious things, and the smelly, black, scorched Pueraria, which had no appetite.
"Damn it
A kind of irritable mood attacked his heart, so that he could not help holding Gegen and slamming on the door.
Pop!
The roasted Pueraria lobata split into pieces, revealing a small note.
"Well?"
Evan picked it up and found a small line on it: "pure faith, I will come to save you!"
"It must be the paladin of robin!"
At this moment, Evan shed tears gratefully and was ashamed of his shaking.
The time for the trial came very early.
Almost after dinner time, Evan was brought to a shrine by two dignified priests in black.
"Judge Gandalf, Captain Robin, and... The Pope?"
When he saw these people, Evan's heart sank.
In any case, it's a bit overqualified to use this kind of battle against ourselves.
"See your holiness!"
He saluted Jay.
"Your name is Evan, a new paladin of our Lord, but on that day you wounded many innocent mortals and abused the power of our Lord?"
Jay asked in a calm voice, "is that so?"
"No!"
Evan stood up abruptly and straightened up: "Your holiness, please listen to me! It's all caused by duward, who hurt my family... "
"Even so, you should not violate the paladin commandments and attack ordinary believers!"
Pope Jay frowned: "according to the commandment, how should he be punished?"
"You should show your body in front of the statue and be beaten by the cane to repent!"
Gandalf replied in a dead voice.
"Why?"
Evan raised his head in surprise. Some people couldn't believe that the other party would let them pass so easily.
"But that's not the only thing that Saint Evan is involved in!"
Gandalf continued: "he is suspected of joining a religious heresy and preparing to overthrow the rule of the current Holy See!"
"I didn't..."
the real intention is revealed in the end! Evan immediately retorted loudly, knowing that he could not admit the charge, otherwise he would be tied to the scaffold and burned to death.
"How do you explain that?"
Gandalf raised his hand, and a small note appeared, which was the one hidden in Gegen just now: "in front of the gods, all lies will be invisible!"
"This is... From the paladin Robin..."
Evan said weakly, only to find a puzzled expression on Robin Paladin's face. His heart suddenly sank, knowing that he had fallen into a trap.
"I see..."
Gandalf is proud to smile: "Lord Robin Paladin, you should give me an explanation with the Pope?"
"Is all this a trap? The real target is not me, but Robin?"
Evan understood everything at once, but it was too late.