He is the Holy Son of the Holy See, but a master of black magic.

The towering angel statue stands quietly in the center of the square in the core area of ​​the Holy See, with its wings spread out, blocking out the sky and the sun.

The gesture of holding a sword in one hand and holding up a Torah book in the other symbolizes the supremacy of the Evangelical Church for countless years, which is irreplaceable and full of majesty and sanctity.

A large number of figures in white robes are currently surrounding the statue, kneeling in prayer postures.

Neat and dignified, it reveals the beauty of order. When viewed from the sky, it is white and looks very solemn.

The only one standing was the new pope.

It was a man who looked to be in his forties, somewhat bald, with a hooked nose and sharp eyes. One hand was quietly stroking Andy's head in front of him, and the other hand was holding a rosary.

His mouth was the same as that of others around him, and he recited the scriptures of the Evangelical Church with mindfulness.

Outside of this, a large number of extraordinary people are watching this seemingly ordinary, but actually extraordinary scene through the TV screen.

Devotees will pray along, and believers will also remain silent at this time, but at the same time, there are also many people who look at this scene with sneers and disdain.

However, no matter how disdainful they were, they never took their eyes away from the grand scene.

And when a pure white light was born, an instinctive awe emerged involuntarily from the hearts of these people.

The white light came from the gap between the Pope and the boy's head. After the birth, it slowly spread towards his whole body.

Against the backdrop of the night, this scene was very obvious, and Andy's whole person became hazy and unreal, as if he might turn into light and go away at any time.

This is how the ceremony should have gone.

The Kingdom of Heaven has been closed for thousands of years. Not only are the angels no longer walking on earth, but all phenomena related to them have also disappeared.

So when the Son was connected to the Kingdom of Heaven, people actually couldn't see such a shocking scene.

Most of them end with the contemporary saint turning into a ray of light and disappearing into the sky.

However, this ceremony was an exception.

The holy light did not stop after covering Andy's body. Instead, it spread out from his body and continued to saturate everything around him.

The surface of the square, the towering statues, the pope, the large number of kneeling believers... everything they saw seemed to be covered with a sacred filter.

The scene was very spectacular, attracting countless exclamations and looks of joy.

And when a warmth like a gentle breeze spread out from the visual senses and spread throughout the audience's body and mind, many people were even moved to tears.

"Praise the gospel! Praise God!!"

In the Japanese-style living room of Kezia's house, someone couldn't help shouting, and the whole person seemed very fanatical.

A dull roar sounded in the heart of Sister Lily, who was sitting in the first place.

"Cult?"

That was the giant who called himself Prometheus.

"Orthodox."

Lily, who had been educated by nuns since she was a child, used her mind to correct it.

The giant appeared at the beginning of the ceremony, almost half an hour from now.

It's not a long time, but it's not a short time either.

Because she was always communicating with him, the girl no longer felt the panic she felt at the beginning.

This is mainly because of the condition displayed by the Giants.

Although the voice is terrifying, the words are not hostile at all, and the temperament can even be called gentle. A little contact can make people lower their guard involuntarily.

More importantly, Lily discovered that the other party was not much different from a piece of blank paper——

This giant with mysterious origins doesn’t have much past memory!

It even managed to remember its own name after thinking about it for a long time, but it still had an uncertain tone, let alone any hostility and purpose.

Because she suspected that the existence of this giant was related to Andy, the girl specially let him watch the ritual scenes on TV.

As a result, the other party focused on the overall "atmosphere" of the church and did not have any special attitude towards Andy at all.

This can't be fake.

Because Lily didn't think it was necessary for the other party to pretend in front of her.

Although the figure could not be seen, the aura wrapped in the voice silently revealed that it possessed some powerful and unknown power.

Very terrifying power.

"How can it be orthodox to interfere with the hearts of mortals with power that does not belong to mortals?"

The lack of memory obviously does not affect the giant's perspective on the problem.

The nun didn't know what its specific status was, but through this sentence, the other party's position was clearly revealed.

"Because we believe that well-intentioned intervention is good in many cases."

She replied.

The other party was speechless after hearing the words and didn't speak again. He didn't know whether he was thinking about the meaning behind the words or was non-committal.

Lily didn't think about the other party, but turned her attention back to the TV in front of her.

When the giant in her dream came to reality, she certainly took it very seriously.

But I couldn't get any effective information from the other party.

Then you can only look at Andy.

Although the giant himself did not have any special attitude towards Andy, this matter obviously had something to do with Andy.

And at the same time as the ceremony was unfolding, the giant's voice sounded. Is this phenomenon accidental?

In other words, could its awakening be related to this ceremony?

It's impossible to be sure, but if you carefully observe everything on TV, you can't go wrong.

The surrounding family members were also watching attentively at this time. The previous emotional excitement had calmed down with the passage of time.

But the light that spread from Andy did not go out, but became brighter and brighter, setting off the scene on the TV like a white curtain.

Although it is not dazzling, it makes it difficult to see any details.

Until a hazy angelic figure descended from the sky, reaching out to grab someone's vague shoulder outline.

In an instant, the light from the TV screen overflowed, which was extremely dazzling, and then suddenly went out again as if the power was cut off!

The people in the room were caught off guard.

But before they could stand up to check, the black screen TV came on again.

The scene revealed is still the same, but the black-haired Holy Son is no longer in the core area.

"finished?"

The ugly man sitting next to Lily asked with some confusion, "Andy was taken to heaven?"

The answer to this question is actually obvious.

Lily did not respond, while the family elders sitting around stood up one by one with a sense of loss, as if they had experienced an unforgettable baptism, and could not hide their emotions.

This is actually related to Andy's departure.

After all, no matter what, he is the biggest and only supporter of the Kezia family.

Now that this patron has passed away, although there is still a legacy and there will be no accidents, it still makes people feel complicated.

The girl who is the head of the family has no such intention.

It wasn't that she didn't care whether Andy left or not, but because at this time, the giant who called himself Prometheus was telling her something that no one else noticed.

“The environment around you is changing.”

"Variety?"

"It's getting clearer."

"……What does it mean?"

"I'm not sure, I think you know better than me."

When the girl heard this, her mind moved, and she immediately thought of the rituals buried throughout York.

The ritual was basically completed, but because she didn't understand the core knowledge, she couldn't start it at all.

But now it seems that maybe that knowledge is not the key to unlocking it?

In other words, even if she doesn't understand it, it won't affect the formal operation of the ceremony?

If this is the case, it can explain why Andy turned a blind eye to this.

But……

"Is this change in sync with what happened just now?"

She couldn't help but ask.

"Yes."

A dull voice responded from the bottom of his heart, "And at the same time, a special situation happened to your Holy Son."

"What special situation?"

"He seems to be getting stronger."

"seem?"

"I'm not sure. The time was too short and I wasn't there, so I couldn't see clearly."

After hearing this, Lily didn't ask any more questions, but stood up in a hurry and ran to the most important place in Kezia's house.

It was a study and the heart of the York ceremony.

The study was empty, with no other furniture, only a desk at its core.

On this desk, there is a huge yellowed map that looks like parchment.

The surface of the map is filled with various lines and marks, corresponding to the geography of the world. At first glance, there is nothing special about it.

But after a little inspection, you can find that a five-pointed star pattern is quietly lighting up in one of the corners.

That's the extent of York.

The girl was not surprised to see this, because the five-pointed star was already on when the ceremony was completed.

It's just not so bright...obvious?

After taking a closer look, she noticed the difference.

Before, only the lines of the five-pointed star were lit, but now, the empty space inside it also lit up!

This seems to mean that the ceremony has been completely launched, and its influence has begun to radiate throughout York?

The girl breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on her face.

Although there have been speculations before because of the giant's words, the speculations are not as clear and inspiring as the facts.

After all, this meant that the things she had spent a lot of energy and time on were not in vain!

"strangeness."

The giant Prometheus seemed to see something unusual again, and even sounded confused.

"I woke up from here?"

"I guess so."

Lily answered, and then couldn't help but ask, "Don't you even remember how you woke up?"

"My mother seems to be called Clymene, which is related to the ocean."

The other party did not answer her question, but said to himself: "My grandmother is Gaia. If I remember correctly, she controls the earth."

The girl had never heard of Clymene, Gaia, etc., just like the name Prometheus.

But she just thought that she was too young and ignorant, so she didn't suspect anything.

"so what?"

"The land under your feet is close to the sea, and the rituals on the map are buried deep in the earth. If this is related to my awakening, it is somewhat related, but it is definitely not the main reason - and."

It paused for a moment before speaking hesitantly: "And I seem to be dead, how could I come back to life?"

Lily obviously couldn't answer this question.

But she could see some clues now.

Before this, the other party basically had no memory, so she regarded it as a blank piece of paper.

But now, this giant, who only hears voices but cannot see his figure, has obviously recalled more past events!

Why is this happening?

Considering what happened during this period, the girl naturally placed her suspicion on Andy.

When Andy was baptized, the giant's voice sounded, Andy was connected to heaven, and the giant's memory began to revive again.

In fact, after she thought about it carefully, it seemed that the time when she had the giant dream was not the night when the framework of the ceremony was completed.

But after Andy became the legendary dependent...

"Is this related to his improved status within the church?"

A guess was born.

But because there were so few clues, the nun could not be sure of anything.

But just when she was thinking about asking Prometheus carefully if he recalled any more information, an accident suddenly happened——

The five-pointed star that lit up on the yellowing map actually began to expand!

This expansion is extremely distorted.

The five tips seemed to be pulled by some kind of force and began to rush towards their corresponding five directions at high speed.

And its "trunk" continues to grow in size during this process.

The coverage spans the entire territory of York, across North African countries, and even spreads to the oceans and land outside Africa!

Sister Lily was stunned by this.

Because in her opinion, this phenomenon is simply impossible.

The five-pointed star corresponds to the backbone of the ritual buried in York, and that backbone is specifically composed of a large amount of resources and extraordinary power.

It is physical and immovable, like a constructed underground building.

But now, this building is expanding! ?

"Is the map broken?"

Reluctantly finding an explanation, the girl's mood eased.

However, it turns out that this explanation is incorrect.

Because then a subordinate hurried over and reported a piece of information to her.

A large number of roars were inexplicably born from the borders around York, and they were spreading in all directions like thunder!

The sound was also accompanied by continuous vibrations. Although it was not strong, the scope was so large that the entire land plate seemed to be unstable!

The nun was completely confused and didn't understand why this happened.

You know, the five-pointed star ceremony was made with all the resources of York...

If not for the fact that the empire had purged most of the extraordinary families in the territory before and left all the proceeds from the confiscation of their homes to her, it would be considered fast for her to complete this matter in ten years!

But now, this difficult-to-complete ritual is actually expanding rapidly?

Where does the driving force for growth come from?

Where are the “physical rules” that solidify ritual architecture?

Could this phenomenon also be related to Andy?

There were too many questions, which completely shattered the girl's understanding of the extraordinary, leaving her in a trance and even thinking she was dreaming!

But this is obviously not a dream.

Because a familiar yet unfamiliar figure flashed in front of her right after, causing her to tremble and become extremely sober in an instant.

"You, you are——"

"Lily Kezia?" the other party asked back with a gloomy expression, which immediately calmed down the girl's panic.

"Yes, Your Majesty." She responded respectfully, becoming very alert in her heart.

Because the person who appeared in front of her was the emperor of the empire!

Logically speaking, because of Andy, this emperor should be one of our own.

But looking at that expression, she couldn't be sure of this.

But what made Lily relieved was that the other party didn't make anything difficult for her next.

Although he always had a gloomy face and seemed to be in a very bad mood, he just told her a few words and left decisively.

It came in a hurry and left inexplicably, leaving the girl very confused.

What confused her even more was the other party's instructions.

"York's ceremony was arranged by the emperor, not Andy...Why did she want me to tell such a lie?"

Inwardly asking where the giant was, the girl felt a little uneasy.

But before the giant could respond, the appearance of a figure disrupted her thoughts.

Because that's still the emperor.

And like a repeater, it actually asked the same question as before.

"Lily Kozia?"