Scepter of Thorns

Edmund woke up.

He opened his eyes, and with a movement of his elbow, a cloak wrapped in body heat fell from his shoulders, which belonged to Edward.

Only when he is awake will he realize his previous impulsive carelessness. Edmund checked the documents on the table. Bobo's eldest son will never let go of such a good opportunity.He didn't even have to look to see if the strands of hair caught in the drawer had fallen out, they must have been flipped by someone else.

If Edmund had seen Edward's room when he was Pope, he would have found that Edward also had a habit, whether it was a cabinet or a drawer, there must be a strand of hair in the gap.But he didn't, but he was Edward's father, so he knew.

Because it's so similar.

Edmund rubbed the space between his brows, he had expected this when he agreed to talk to Edward.He shook the golden bell on the desk, and a black figure appeared in the room out of thin air. It was a masked Celestial Clan, with the strong wings on his back gently folded. He knelt down facing Edmund and said, " Master Spade."

"Since you don't belong to my faction, you don't need to be called this title, Club A." Edmund said blankly, "Is there any news from Joker?"

Tianzu raised his head, and there was a looming mark between his brows, black plum blossoms.He was looking straight at Edmund, the mask concealing his expression.

"The king said he missed you."

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The first thing Edward heard was the hymn.

The ethereal and ethereal singing voice spreads like ripples from a distance, but it is beautiful but has a subtle strength.He walked into the silver-gray Gothic church, where veiled nuns were pruning irises, and the dew-stained branches and leaves were falling on the carpet painted with religious patterns.He looked at the ceiling, where pilgrims surrounded the descending angels, and behind the angels was the spectacular scene of the creation of the Lord God.

In the chaos, God unfolded the six pairs of huge wings, his face was blurred by the golden light, and a flat and desolate continent gradually emerged; God opened his arms, and the mountains and rivers began to undulate and flow.

That is the source of God's power, the unreachable and worshiped source of all believers, because faith is born of fear.

The distance from the hall to the chapel was not far, but Edward walked very slowly. He looked around at the familiar yet unfamiliar environment, not knowing what it was like.He couldn't help but think of the church in the human world. At that time, he was wearing the pope's platinum costume and hurried through the thirteen corridors illuminated by divine light.

But now, he is walking in No.12 corridor, the corridor wall is full of portraits of popes, he can't help but wonder if his portrait can still be hung there.

It’s Corridor No.13, and at the end of it is the chapel. When he wanted to enter, a pair of paladins stopped him, “Sir, only His Majesty the Pope can enter the chapel.”

what.

Edward wanted to laugh, but also felt a little unhappy. This kind of emotion was inexplicable. He stood still and thought about the reason for his coming, but he forgot that maybe it was just a momentary impulse.Just when Edward was about to turn around and leave, a slightly immature voice came from the chapel, "Let Lord Dorsas come in."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The guard replied respectfully, and then turned to Edward, "Your Majesty, you can go in now."

Edward finally felt angry.

He knew that Olando was innocent, but his identity was like a ray of light, hitting his scar exactly.His ridiculous self-esteem was screaming, but he couldn't do anything.

He suppressed the restlessness in his heart, adjusted to the best condition before pushing the door open.The door was so heavy that when Edward saw the young Pope in a splendid dress standing in the center of the chapel, he had an illusion as if he had passed away.

Olando didn't look back at him, "The church is the source of God's belief, and God can perceive every move the believers make here."

The blond-haired boy was full of vigor, a little proud, and looked so high-spirited.The heavy Chinese dress weighed heavily on him, but it was like wings of glory, making him look even more radiant.Edward looked at his back silently. Those who walk in the dark always shy away from the light, because it will burn them.

"I didn't expect you to come, Lord Edward." Olando raised his chin, "Are you a half-breed of the Omen?"

His unspoken meaning is already obvious.

Edward did not answer, but slowly knelt down facing the statue of the God of Light.

The statue of the God of Light stands in front of the salt pillar. There is half a white mask on his face, the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, and he looks like a smile that is not a smile.Six pairs of huge wings spread out behind him. He raised his hands flat in a gesture of hugging, but when viewed from the front, his body seemed to be imprisoned on the pillar of salt behind him.

cold and lonely.

"Then I want you to swear to my God." Olando walked behind him and said loudly, "You must remain loyal to the God of Light and never fall into darkness."

Fall into darkness?

Edward actually laughed, he even laughed out loud.Olando looked at him a little strangely, not knowing that those words touched the person in front of him.

"I am a subject of light." Edward said with a smile, "There is nothing wrong with being loyal to my god."

He opened his arms, imitating the posture of the God of Light and began to chant hymns loudly. The young man's voice was very clear and pleasant, but somehow it was tainted with a layer of sadness.The gods and angels on the murals seemed to be watching him, Edward stood up, the hem of the platinum robe fell on the carpet, and the distant hymn came into the chapel, overlapping with his singing.

The white birds on the dome of the church flapped their wings and flew away. Olando heard the sound of their wings "fluttering" and the echo that seemed to come from heaven.

Edward solemnly drew a cross on his chest, and he said in a firm tone: "I, Edward Daulsus, swear here, if there is any disrespect or disloyalty to the God of Light, then I am willing to be crucified on On the pillar of salt, I will never regret it for the rest of my life."

"The light lasts forever."

The singing of the choir suddenly turned to high pitch, and the wind beat against the narrow Gothic windows inlaid with stained glass. The blond Celestials knelt down again, like the most devout believers kissing the toes of the gods.Olando took a step back, his heart was beating violently, and he suddenly felt that his faith was dwarfed by Edward's.

Edward felt someone gently brush his shoulder, and then he was helped to stand up.He knew who it was, so he lowered his head, and the man whispered in his ear: "Just as long as what you said is true."

He closed his eyes, spinning in the dark.

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William, the God of Death, sat opposite Orion Phaethon. The God of Darkness was not in a good condition. His eyes were bloodshot and his black hair was a little messy. It was obvious that something bad had happened to him.

He cut to the chase and said, "The purpose of my coming this time is to ask you for a soul back."

William nodded: "Name and age."

Orion was surprised at his quickness, and the original words got stuck in his throat, "Amiens Phaethon, 24 years old."

"Does he have silver hair and long hair, and is he a hybrid of human and demon race?" William frowned, "I can only let him escape from the abyss of undead, but he has to rely on his own efforts to get to the fountain of life .”

"Thank you." Orion finally asked, "What do you want?"

"I only have one request." William snorted softly, "That is, never come to me again."

"……it is good."

The abyss of the undead.

Amiens felt as if she was dead, but also not dead.

The gray sky fell heavily from the edge, and the scorched soil was covered with scattered skeletons.He saw many souls like him wandering around, and there were faint and shrill cries.He tried to take a few steps forward, but soon fell to the ground.

A shadow stood in front of him, his face seemed familiar.The young man with black curly hair was carrying a huge scythe with a displeased expression on his face. When he saw Amiens, he was surprised, "Why are you?"

The black widow stared at the soul in front of her, a little dazed.

"Forget it, it's what he says." He curled his lips and pulled up Amiens on the ground, "You follow me first, and I will take you to the edge of the abyss of the dead."

Amiens thought he looked familiar, but there was a mark of an envoy on the brow.He was dragged to the dark border in a daze, and the man left, and before he left, he said, "I can only take you here, you go straight along this road, no matter what sounds you hear Don't look back, don't stop until you see a spring glowing with white light, just walk in--oh, sorry for the fair-haired beauty."

Amiens didn't understand the second half of his sentence, but he subconsciously felt that it was not important.The road was very long, and when he took the first step, he knew how long he had to go. The scenery beside the road was gray and white, with dark lights flowing.He heard someone calling his name behind him, but he kept in mind the envoy's instructions, never looked back, and never stopped.

Until a blond and blue-eyed Celestial Clan stopped him.

"My name is Kairos." The man smiled and said to him, "I'm here this time just to remind you of a few things, Amiens."

The gray and white landscape became even more bleak, and Amiens felt his eyes were bleeding, and he lowered his head to avoid the presence of light.Kerros touched his forehead and said softly, "Do you know how you died, Amiens?"

"I..." He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

"You were killed by your own brother, Caesar." Kylos said softly, as if telling a beautiful story, "because you blocked his way to power."

Amiens asked confusedly, "Is power so important?"

"It's very important." Kylos smiled, "At least it's more important than you."

Amiens suddenly felt pain, as if a thorn had grown quietly, wrapping around his heart that had stopped beating.He was a little puzzled, he was obviously dead, why did it hurt so much?

It's like losing the most precious thing.

"Then what should I do?" the bewildered soul asked the angel.

"Take the scepter from his hand," said the angel, "and kill him."

Take his scepter and kill him.

Amiens closed her eyes, and the world was spinning in the darkness.

----Chapter54. Lies & End----

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Crow: The original sin of Kylos is actually a monster created by Ruins of Eternity to restrain Kylos.He fell in love with Edward because of the same reason as Kyloth, and never did anything to him, but instead guarded Edward for him in the human world.Later, he was injured by Kylos because he attracted Edward's attention too much, and finally died in the godhead fragment (pentagonal pyramid) in the hands of the Black Widow in order to protect Edward. This is actually Kylos' plan.

Red Lady: The second daughter of the Monroe family, born in the era of the Black Queen, was trapped in the mansion by the Black Queen because of her love and hatred to confine her power, and was rescued by Edward and Amiens.Because Lilith and the Black Queen are both the eldest daughter of Monroe, they are very similar, so they have complicated emotions towards her.

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Kylos resolutely refused to explain.