Chapter 180: True Faith (3)

Chapter 180: True Faith (3)

Translator: RainTL

True Faith (3)

Pope Sicarii sensed a change in the atmosphere around the sacred chapel. It all began from the time Saintess Estelle returned with the Holy Grail.

Holy Grail.

The true identity of that divine artifact was the King of Gods; Dagda Mors Magic Cauldron, Undry, which appeared in the indigenous religions and myths.

Nuada Airgetlam, the God of the Sun, and his Claiomh Solais.

God of Light, Lugh Lamhfada, and his Areadbhair.

And Lia Fail, the Stone of Destiny which proved the legitimacy of the King of Gods.

Last but not least was Dagdas Undry, but Undry wasnt widely known because of its overwhelming ability or anything. Despite that, it had with itself a tremendous symbolic presence. Because they called it the Holy Grail, the Order treated Undry as the greatest divine artifact of them all.

What they did not expect was that the Saintess would bring that divine artifact and claim to have been chosen by God.

But how? Although she was the oldest child of the royal family, who inherited the blood of both the gods and the Titans the most, who could have expected her to get acknowledged by Undry?

How could a Saintess, who did not even know of the true faith, be chosen by one of the Danann treasures?

-The Saintess will guide us all!

-I knew it. She is chosen by God!

-There are dirty traitors who sold the Saintess to the filthy heretics of the Tower!

Immediately after her return, the Saintess grouped up the priests and believers of the New Faith underneath her without even attempting to hide it. Claiming that she had been selected by God, she incited the crowd, saying that there were traitors within the Order.

Traitors? It sounded like nonsense to the Pursuers of Paradise, who wished for the Advent of Paradise and were aware of the true gods However, what was troubling was that it wasnt time for them to reveal themselves just yet.

This wont do. We must seek aid from Xeruem

Unlike the Zeon Order, where only half the cardinals and the pope were on the side of Tates Valtazar, all the executives in the Xeruem Order had already become one with the Pursuers of Paradise.

It was all because of the Saintess. Because the Saintess had a significant amount of authority and symbolic presence in the New Faith, the Zeon Order had trouble forcing things through unlike Xeruem, the Old Faith.

Plus, the presence of the Saintess also meant that they could not avoid the eyes of the royal court.

However, there was less than 1 year left until the plan. The Frost Giant would bring a severe winter in its wake. Wolves would rise up, blocking the light and bringing darkness into the world.

At last, the future foretold by the Titans, who lived alongside the Danann was about to be realized, and a great catastrophe was about to strike them.

When the time came, worldly status, honor, and fame everything would become useless. The only discerning factor would be the amount of contribution they made to the new world.

Ill become a god and stand on the right-hand side of the King of Gods.

He could not give up on this. Despite being 80 years of age, Pope Sicarii Iscariot had a fiery blaze in his eyes.

-Kwang!

It was then.

Someone suddenly intruded into the popes office. Raising his old and feeble body up from his seat, the pope tried to rebuke the insolent intruder.

Who in the!?

Hello, Your Holiness.

She, who had a familiar appearance, well-ornamented sacred outfit, and pink hair, was none other than the troublemaker of the decade.

Saintess! What do you think you are doing!?

Estelle barged into the room with countless Holy Knights, priests, and sisters behind her. All of them looked slightly uncertain with their actions except for the Saintess herself but

I have received a revelation, and the Lord told me to verify it.

Many people referred to the 2nd Princess Miruam as a venomous serpent. Anyone who witnessed the torrent of blood she brought around, ruthlessly killing beastmen ever since the incident 10 years ago would agree with that statement.

However, the pope now realized that Saintess Estelle was no different from her. It was only that her true personality had been under a veil because she had only been protecting the well-being and rights of demi-humans until now.

Upon returning to the Order, the Saintess looked more like a veteran politician than a saintess, as she instigated believers and ordered priests around like her limbs.

Everything will be done in his will.

The Saintess, who had been concealing the face of a snake all along, seized control over the New Faith in a breeze.

***

One of the eighteen cardinals and pillars of the New Faith, Akeldama, was dragged out of his sleep.

Stone walls were all around him, with cold iron bars in front. This interrogation room even had sacred sealing circles which made escapes absolutely impossible.

This room, which had belonged to the Inquisition before the Zeon Order came into existence, was evidently insistent that they would not let out a single noise let alone the prisoner.

It was a historical site where heretics, witches, and the like had been imprisoned and tortured for centuries until their execution. Akeldama was trying to fathom why he had been brought into this place when people started to walk in from the only way in and out of this room.

Their outfits were unsuitably bright in this gloomy and dark interrogation room. A Holy Knight in blessed sacred armor was led by the Saintess of the Order, who was decorating herself with white silk and brilliant golden ornaments.

Greetings, Cardinal Akeldama.

S, Saintess!

Cardinal Akeldama was delighted yet horrified by her appearance.

Do you still remember me? Son of Sorter.

Huhuhu Who wouldnt after seeing you?

Although he met her back when he was only 5 years old, Pope Sicarii still vividly remembered that day. Compared to the past

Youre still young. You havent aged in the slightest. I had no idea back then, that you were a goddess.

Your father didnt know either.

Yes! You yourself concealed the fact that you were a god! And you watched us, and my father, believe in a false god. How pitiful and stupid must have we appeared?!

He remembered the first time he had doubts about his lifelong devotion and faith. At first, he refused to believe in and sought the Lord. However, he got no responses and his sacred energy remained the same.

In the end, when his doubts grew bigger, he thought that his sacred energy would disappear for good. It was an obvious consequence in his mind.

However, despite his doubts and disbelief, his sacred energy remained the same.

When he realized that the sacred energy that he and his fellow believers used was simply because somehow the blood of the gods and the Titans became thicker in their generation

The deep sense of despair he felt

Upon realizing that it was but a coincidence.

If the god was fake then isnt it natural to seek a new god? And out there, hes promising me that I could become a god myself; and that your youth that eternal life could be mine!

Did you forsake justice just because of that?

Erin Danua the goddess of the Divinity of Justice, gave a rare frown as she listened to the pope speak.

Despite the betrayal of the Goidels, and despite the departure of her family of Danann, Erin had remained behind in this land.

As the teacher and master of countless heroes, the Danann of Justice always tried to teach martial arts and guide students down the right path in the process. She found the weak and greedy human in front of her to be very pitiful.

You should have followed the conscience and justice of your heart, instead of a god.

Kuhak!?

Unfortunately, the punishment of justice had to be firm.

After being stabbed in the heart in the blink of an eye, Former Pope Sicarii fell down with a look of disbelief. Blood oozed out of the hole, creating a puddle beneath his corpse.

It was a cold scene of execution, but someone walked through the rusty scent of blood without even a frown. It was none other than Saintess Estelle.

Are you done, Goddess?

Yes. I have personally blessed this child, so I must retrieve it with my own hands.

I think we ought to have revealed the proof of his betrayal and publicly executed him though.

Looking at Estelle, Erin could not suppress the myriad of complex emotions budding up inside her.

Just a few days ago, she had been such an active and bright girl, but now, Estelle looked rather ominous and fanatic.

This internal purge was an example. Using the Holy Grail as her justification, she spoke of a revelation from a god she didnt believe in and instigated the believers of the New Faith.

After quickly forming a public consensus, she decisively led the combatants of the Order who had absolute trust in her, to land the first strike quickly on the cardinals and the pope.

Without bothering about all the procedures and trials, she jumped straight on and removed every Pursuer of Paradise from cardinals to bishops.

Although there would still be some remaining within the Order, it was hard to believe that the underlings would be able to do anything, now that all the cardinals and the pope had been purged.

The reason such an aggressive internal purge was able to go through, was thanks to the synergy of the Saintess and the Holy Grail as well as Estelles relentless and unhesitant set of actions.

As a result of having her lifelong belief denied, she was going on a rampage in a direction that differed from Pope Sicarii.

Dont overdose yourself with blood. No matter how correct it may be, too much blood will end up changing people.

Like how ink on a white canvas couldnt be removed, the same was the case for people.

I am aware, Goddess. Even though I may look like this, Im still a princess and Im used to seeing blood all the time.

After purging the pope, Erin left the rest to her and withdrew from the Order. While seeing her leave, Estelle had an ever-so-refreshing smile on her face as she pondered about the future.

The rats had lost their heads and their bodies. The few leftover tails should be easily removable upon viewing the documents of the dead cardinals and bishops for reference.

It would lead to the true renewal of the Order very soon.

Plus she had another goal in mind.

I would have to review the doctrines one by one. While maintaining the current scripture, we have to slowly merge it with the Danann religion.

Estelle knew that a sudden religious revolution would do more harm than good. Therefore, she planned to change over a long period of time, the faith of the Lord into the faith of the Danann.

For example, the Lord into the King of Gods and Angels into Danann. It shouldnt be too difficult, as long as she could make slight modifications by adding renewed interpretations of the scripture and discoveries of new scriptures.

After all, she was a child of the gods, one who received a divine revelation, and the master of the Holy Grail.

Korin~. Oh, Korin. Korin, Korin, Korin My new Sun that will guide our future. The new faith of humanity.

The Keeper of the Sun, who would protect humanity against the Evil God of Light and save the world. The Saintess, inheriting the legacy of the Divinity of the Earth, was heavily attracted to him.

And besides, a king cant go without a queen, right?

The harmony of the God of the Sun and the Goddess of the Earth.

What a perfect delight to the ears that was.