Invade the white dove

"I'm guilty." Under the silent gaze of countless icons in the temple, Yulis knelt in front of the envoy in white robes, weeping and confessing.

The homeless vagabond did not even dare to look at the burning candles on the altar with his cursed black eyes, but bent his body hard, pressed his forehead against the cold marble steps, and counted to the oracle with his sins.

"I despicably fled from battle when my people needed me. I fell asleep on a pilgrimage ship to the sanctuary while they died defending my realm. I turned my back on lost them..."

Half a month ago, the king's army had just appeared on the border of the Odong Plain, and the breath of death had already been swept into the castle by the damp wind.

Julius still remembered the picture of his father, King Fino, frowning tightly after the meeting, lighting the kerosene lamp all night, sitting by the window without saying a word.

Although the king never said anything to him, Julius knew that the time had come to fight alongside his father.

Julis had never killed anyone with a sword before. Although the sword master often praised him for his excellent understanding in front of the king, Julis could not deny that as long as he thought that the sword might be stained with the blood of strangers, he It can't stop shaking.

So before the king's army set foot on the land of the Odon Kingdom, Julius never expected that he would "go to the battlefield one day".

However, defending the country is not only to protect the honor of the knight, but also his unshirkable responsibility as the heir of Odong.

Julius solemnly knelt before his father.His hands were still trembling, but he did his best to keep the sword from slipping from his fingertips.

After hearing Julis's oath, the old king unexpectedly invited him to accompany him to drink a glass of fine wine that the castle had preserved for many years in a soft tone that Julis had never heard before.

"Maybe we will die in this battle, but it would be a pity if our father and son didn't have a good meal together." King Fino said with a smile.

Julis, who had never touched alcohol, swore he only took a sip, and he needed to keep a clear head for the upcoming battle.But when he woke up, he found himself on a rickety merchant ship.

Everything around is strange.The cabin made of wood, the floor constantly leaking water, and the salty air all showed that he had been traveling on the sea for many days.

Ulis understood the cause and effect almost instantly.

He was carrying a parcel on his back, and in his breast pocket was a letter painted with a white dove pattern—that was the crest of the Kleis family—and placed neatly by his side.

In the sanctuary of the sanctuary.

Ulis took out the letter tremblingly.The words on the parchment had been blurred by tears so that the original handwriting could hardly be seen, but he still read the contents of the letter from memory.

The letter was written by King Fino to the envoy of Thoth who escorted Julius, and explained clearly why he came here.Undoubtedly, King Fino had put in the wine an ecstasy that could fascinate the most powerful knight in the Odong Kingdom.

Julius' voice echoed in the empty temple, like the whispering of a devil.

"...For me, live on. Julius, my little angel."

This is how the letter ended. Julius read to the end, barely able to support his body anymore.

The envoy listened quietly, put his palm on the top of Julius's head, and stroked it tenderly: "The omniscient God forgive you, my child. You didn't run away. You only have to live, the blood of the Odon royal family to continue to inherit.

"You will get a chance for revenge, and the white dove of the Kleis family will definitely soar in Odong's territory again.

"But, before that, are you willing to do something for Ao Shen?"

Julis raised his head, with tears in his black eyes: "I'm willing to do anything for atonement."

"So."

The voice of Angel Thoth was still soft, and the sunlight came in from the skylight in the vault, and the white robe was instantly dyed with colorful lights.Tears slipped from the corners of Julius' eyes, and when he couldn't help blinking, divine light suddenly radiated from the body of the Envoy Thoth, which overlapped with the portrait of the God of Austria hanging in Odong Castle.

"The little bird we stayed in Stanley City told me that King Kyle had sold his soul to the devil and obtained extremely powerful power. The fall of the Odong Kingdom was an attempt of this power.

"Belief is originally free, but he endangered the safety of the believers of the Ao God, and at the same time let the sin spread all over the continent. This is not tolerated by the Holy Court. But the Ao God has no believers in Stanistan City, and we cannot know the king's weakness. Therefore Children who need a strong faith will try their best to gain the king's trust. It's not a bright way, but..."

"Please tell me how."

"Soon, King Kyle will appear in the arena, and the best gladiators will have the opportunity to be appointed as the head of the guard." The envoy said with remorse and guilt in his eyes, "For yourself, you must pick up the sword and learn to kill."

"You have to abandon everything to gain Kyle's trust, become his inseparable partner, and try to spy on all his information. If possible, Julius, the Holy Court needs you to obtain the spell that Kyle signed the contract with the devil, Only then can we try to disassociate him from the devil."

……

Julius woke up with a start.

He had had the same nightmare countless times, but it was the first time he had dreamed about the envoy's "spying on Kyle and the devil's contract spell".

Dreams are meaningful, and he does not believe that this is his own unreasonable imagination.Could it be that the Thoth oracle of the holy court is trying to get in touch with him through dreams? "Obtain the spell when signing the contract", is it his final task after successfully lurking beside Kyle?

Recalling that when he asked the envoy how to get in touch after completing the task, the envoy replied "You will know when the time comes", Julis felt that his judgment was right.But regardless of whether the dream was a task given to him by the envoy, winning Kyle's attention in the arena is the first step.

He took out the round pendant on his neck, knelt on the floor, put the pendant on his forehead devoutly, and prayed softly.

"The proprietress brought breakfast." A hand lightly fell on Julis' shoulder.

Even if he was familiar with this wandering spirit, he knew that the other party could not be malicious towards him, but it was less than a month since he and his ghost lived together day and night, so Julius still couldn't adapt to Mr. Knight's disappearance.

This caused him, who had just finished his morning prayer, to jump up from the ground immediately in fright.

Sotiria stood there and looked at him, shaking his head helplessly and laughing.

After realizing his extreme reaction, Yulis raised his hand embarrassedly and wanted to touch his head, but just when his fingers were about to touch the red hair, he dropped his hand.

"Eat it quickly, it smells good." Sotiria held his hand and dragged him to the wooden table.

Breakfast is simple rye bread and milk. Julius picks up a piece of burnt fish with a fork, and swallows it without hesitation.

There are still three days before the gladiatorial competition will start. He was very satisfied with the result of yesterday's negotiation. The Gladiator Academy agreed to allow him to participate in the competition as a gladiator. At the same time, he also got the opportunity to play the role of the messenger of hell.

Although this was completely contrary to the envoy's original arrangement - to keep a low profile as much as possible, after seeing the madness of Stani City, Julius felt that a high profile was the most correct way to approach the king.

King Kyle.

The knife creaked harshly on the porcelain plate, Julis bit his pantothenic molars, and swallowed the fish in one gulp.

A man who sold his soul to the devil.

See you soon.