On the History of the Pope's Death

Xiaqisi rushed over the moment Lucia stopped, took Cassandra's hand beside him, and asked nervously, "How is it? Are you feeling better?"

Cassandra wanted to withdraw her hand, but gave up when she saw Shachez's eyes, those dark green eyes carried too much.He silently let Shaches hold his hand, even though the held hand was already stained with sweat from the other hand.

He lowered his eyes to look at Xiaqisi's waist, and said in a low voice, "I'm fine."

Shackis looked at Cassandra's appearance and knew that he hadn't figured it out yet.Considerately let go of his hand, and said in a gentle and careful tone, "I'll get you a glass of water."

Cassandra nodded, staring at the back of Shackis as he got up to pour water.

When Xiaqisi came back, Cassandra had withdrawn his thoughts. He sat up, took two sips from the water glass in Xiaqisi's hand, and then put the water glass aside.Gazing at Xia Kesi who has been inseparable for the past two days, Cassandra has a lot of thoughts in her heart and doesn't know how to deal with her relationship with him, and now there are more important things than the love between her children that needs to be faced. right.

Shackis felt Cassandra's gaze cast on him, and looked down, "What's wrong?"

Cassandra withdrew her gaze, and said in a calm voice, "It's nothing." Turning her head to Lucia who was sitting not far away, she called softly, "Lucia, come here."

Shackis half-closed his eyes, hiding the disappointment and hurt in them.When he opened it again, only restrained tenderness and deep love remained in his dark green eyes.

Hearing Cassandra's voice, Lucia quickly stopped Arnold behind him, stood up and walked over.

Cassandra stood up supporting Shaches' arm, and said to Lucia standing in front of him with a smile: "You go out with me, the bishops should be waiting too."

"Your Majesty, you are in good health. You should rest more. The Holy See is up to me and the archbishop." As the pope, Cassandra is undoubtedly doing his duty, but Lucia hopes that he can take care of himself. Body.

Cassandra walked forward slowly, and said to Lucia in a loving voice while walking: "Son, don't worry, my body is strong."

Lucia followed Cassandra helplessly, glanced at Shachez who was standing on the other side, happened to see the helplessness and tenderness in the other's eyes, and couldn't help being startled, he saw the same in Arnold's eyes countless times It's just that the tenderness in the latter's eyes is deeper and more dangerous.He watched Shaches holding Cassandra cautiously, and couldn't help curling the corners of his mouth. He thought that Cassandra would be happy.

When the four of them walked to the main hall, everyone's eyes were on them.Seeing Cassandra's pale but no longer black face, the two archbishops in red greeted them first, saluted Cassandra and Lucia respectfully, and then said to Cassandra with a smile on their faces : "Your Majesty, you are all right, it is really the blessing of the God of Light."

Lucia kept smiling and listened to the words of the two cardinal archbishops, but she felt speechless to this superstitious world in her heart. It is obvious that Cassandra's success is due to the effect of Arnold's magic pattern. To combat and ban, brainwashing is really terrible.

Cassandra nodded to the two bishops, and then walked to the high platform in front of the main hall. Not far behind him was the tall statue of the God of Light with compassion.

When the people in the hall saw Cassandra, they all stood in place and bowed in salute. Cassandra and the others straightened up and said loudly, "A while ago, I was plotted against by the demons, causing the elements in my body to riot."

Before Cassandra finished speaking, everyone except the two cardinals looked terrified.The word Mozu touched the sensitive nerves of many people.In their cognition, the demons are as terrifying as demons. Although there have been no traces of the demons on the mainland for hundreds of years, the descriptions passed down from generation to generation still make the demons a place that people fear and fear. exist.

Cassandra raised her hand to signal, and then the people below stopped whispering among each other.He coughed lightly, and continued in a calm and calm voice: "I concealed this news because I was afraid of causing panic among everyone. Now that the activities of the demons on the mainland have suddenly become active, I said it to let everyone do a good job." preparation, and the second is because I will step down as the pope, and the Holy Son Lucia will be the next pope."

After hearing Cassandra's words, Lucia was not only not happy about her impending promotion, but felt panicked.Although he knew that Cassandra would definitely abdicate, he did not expect this moment to come so quickly that he was caught off guard.

Looking at the surprised faces of the people below, Cassandra beckoned Lucia to stand beside him, "The strength and personality of the Holy Son Lucia have been witnessed by all over the years, and I believe everyone has no doubts about his position as the Pope. "After the words fell, his eyes swept across the faces of the people standing below, his eyes were majestic and gentle.After waiting for a while, he explained again: "Because of the elemental riot, I can no longer use magic. In the face of the coming storm, I hope everyone can unite and get through it together under the leadership of Lucia."

After saying these words, Cassandra asked everyone to retreat, and only ordered the two cardinals to come to his study to discuss the next thing.

study

Cassandra was sitting on a chair, holding a stack of letter papers in her hand, looking at the two archbishops standing in front of him, her face was stern, "Judging from the information from all over the world, the enchantment of the demon world has been destroyed to the point of destruction. It's almost there." Putting down the paper in her hand, Cassandra frowned and said in a troubled voice: "And the activities of the demons have become more frequent and organized in the past two days, assassinating nobles, killing priests and bishops, and stirring up conflicts between empires." Contradictions and so on, I am afraid the situation is no longer optimistic."

The two bishops turned pale when they heard the words, and Rex said hesitantly: "Could it be that there is a new leader of the Demon Race?"

Cassandra pinched her eyebrows, "It's not sure yet, we have to prepare for the worst."

"Lucia's coronation should be done as soon as possible. In this special period, everything should be kept simple."

"Yes, we will step up our preparations. I believe the coronation ceremony will be held in a few days." Rex looked at the tiredness on Cassandra's expression, and said in a soft and respectful voice: "Your Majesty, if nothing is wrong , we are retiring now."

Cassandra didn't speak, just waved to them.After both of them retreated, Cassandra relaxed her body and leaned back on the chair with her eyes closed.

In the deep downward corridor, only the torches on the wall exude a dim orange light, which flickers on and off when reflected on the faces of the people.The more you go down, the more you can feel the coldness and dampness penetrating into your bones, as if you can still smell the rotten and bloody smell in the air. The ground is warm in May, but here it is cold and gloomy.

Lucia had never been to the dungeon of the Holy See before, but had only heard of such a place.Now that he has seen it, he is surprised that there is such a cruel place in the Holy See, which has always been known for its benevolence and holiness.If he was still An Zixuan or the immature Lucia, he might feel uncomfortable about this, but now he doesn't have those kindness and weakness.

This is a world where martial arts are respected, and it is also a world where human life is like grass.

After witnessing several times that mage swordsmen killed civilians for fun and nobles brutalized slaves wantonly, he realized the cruelty of this world very deeply.Due to his status, he also killed people, but until now he still remembers the feeling of being so cold that he wanted to vomit, how many nights he woke up from the nightmare covered in cold sweat, and then couldn't sleep all night, he He could only keep telling himself: This is the continent of Io, where the fittest survive. In order to survive, he has no choice.

All the way down to the underground prison without a word, the heavy iron door covered with rust was slowly closed behind Lucia and Arnold with a 'squeak'.

Martin Ted, who was imprisoned by the magic power and locked in the water prison, stared at Lucia and Arnold who walked in slowly, his expressionless face slowly evoked a gentle smile, "Son of Lucia, you Here we come." The hoarse voice was like a knife cutting a stone.

Lucia remained calm on the face, but felt strange in her heart. Martin Ted seemed to be waiting for him. What was the person behind this trying to do?

After Cassandra's accident, Martin Ted was rushed in here for a brief interrogation.Because everyone is paying attention to Cassandra's body, it makes everyone have no time to deal with Martin.Lucia had guessed that Martin was being controlled by someone before, but now Martin's gentle and strange attitude deepened his suspicion, reminding him of the escaped dark mage and the murderous puppet beads in Rostock Town.

This time he didn't dare to use the purification technique rashly.Standing on the edge of the dungeon, Lucia tentatively said with a positive expression: "The puppet beads are indeed worthy of being the secret treasures of the demons. It must be expensive to control a magister, right?"

After he finished speaking, he paid close attention to Martin's expression, not letting go of any slight changes.Martin's pupils shrank slightly when he said the puppet beads. If Lucia hadn't been so observant, he probably wouldn't have seen it.

"What is Son Lucia talking about?" Martin asked calmly looking at Lucia.

"Why did the honorable dark mage in Rostock town run away suddenly?" Lucia ignored his question, but continued to express his guess, "It must be because he suddenly received a new task? For example, remove His Majesty the Pope."

"The Holy Son of Lucia really deserves his reputation, no wonder..." Martin or the dark mage who controlled him did not refute this time, and generously admitted his identity.

"No wonder what?" Lucia asked, always feeling that the unspoken words concealed important information.

The other party did not answer Lucia's question, but stared at Lucia abruptly and said, "One month later, the Hill Mountains."

The simple time and place are completely confusing.Lucia wanted to ask something more, but was interrupted by Martin's sudden painful moan.Martin, who was trapped in the water prison by the iron chain, seemed to be enduring some extreme pain. His whole body convulsed and convulsed, and the facial features on his face were twisted and squeezed together. In just a short moment, Martin fell into the water prison bleeding from his whole body. , the bright red color of the blood rendered the already turbid water even more shocking.

It took only a dozen seconds before and after the accident, so Lucia didn't even have time to cast the healing technique.

He watched another human life and its tragic appearance disappear before his eyes, but there was nothing he could do.The voice and smile of Martin Ted before suddenly came to his mind clearly, and he realized that the short intersections he thought were just a few times were enough to remember a person, in this way.