Night of the Soulless Heathens – 412



#412. Tempest 1

“First of all congratulations Your Majesty. I am sorry to say that I came here not to interrupt your conversation but because something very serious is happening.”

Seeing the serious expression on Lord Heine’s face Azadin immediately called over those waiting outside.

Only after everyone had gathered did she tell them about the tragic situation she had experienced.

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The location of the Archangel Trinity of the Order of the Salvation was deeper than the sewers where the angels of corruption roamed in the depths of St. Mallory’s.

Here the three archangels gave up their power and turned into stone statues and thanks to their sacrifice Netherstrom was formed near the Hybris Peninsula stabilizing the Hybris continent.

There were corpses strewn across the middle of that holy place.

“Are you in your right mind…..”

The nuns of the Order of Mercy trembled at the sight of the tragedy unfolding before their eyes.

The corpses of the church’s highest clergy are strewn about and iron stakes bearing terrible curses are driven into the statues of the three archangels.

Crimson blood drips down the stake and flows down to the feet of the statue.

And beneath the bloody rain sat Lord Triodana with blood-stained wings.

Sir Triodana sensing the presence of others opened his eyes which were shedding tears of blood.

The nun took a step back involuntarily at the horrifying sight.

“Oh Sister. Why are you here? The Charity Order is a stumbling block that hinders internal unity. You know you keep watch over your brothers.”

“You’re saying that even after you’ve just desecrated the statue of the Holy Trinity? What on earth are you thinking?”

“There was a revelation.”

“timing?”

“The revelation that the era of your false gods will pass and the era of the true gods will come. Before that a great voice of will was heard to defeat the prophets of the false gods. Unlike the lesser gods who died and turned to stone here the true gods are great and omnipotent and surpass even the gods of Yaegas.”

Triodana said so and raised his body.

“You’re crazy. You’re completely absorbed in the Nether! Could that be the will of the Northern Emperor?”

“The will of the Northern Emperor? Haha. How could that be? This is completely….”

But then a long blade pierced Triodana’s chest.

The broadsword pierced Triodana’s chest the blade sticking out.

Before anyone knew it Heine the nun who had come behind Triodana had stabbed Triodana in the back and pierced her chest.

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“Huh?!”

“joy!”

Heine threw Triodana aside with a thrust still holding his sword in his hand.

It was a fatal attack that pierced the heart from behind and severed the aorta that connects the heart to the lungs.

“Sir Heine!”

“Are you okay Lady Drusilla?”

“I’m fine. But my sisters….”

Many of the nuns who had been dispatched by the Charity Order to monitor the ongoing conflict between the Order of Courage and the Order of Wisdom have lost contact.

In particular since most of the nuns sent to watch over Lord Triodana had gone missing the Mercy Order also recognized the seriousness of the situation and dispatched their best Sabbath guides.

But I never thought I would witness a scene like this.

“To touch the statue of the Archangel of the Trinity? This heresy is too much. I must go back and report to the Director of Mercy.”

But then Drusilla cried out in surprise.

“Sir Heine! Danger!”

Drusilla threw herself forward in haste. The bright red blood sword pierced Drusilla’s chest.

“oh?!”

“hmm….”

Apparently Triodana whose chest had been pierced by Heine’s sword came back to life and attacked Heine.

“Ugh… Ah ahhh! This is….”

The bright red blood sword twists and turns into blood vessels and flesh wrapping around Drusilla’s body. But from Drusilla’s mouth comes an excited breath of joy not pain.

“Hear the gospel and your joy will be complete…”

Triodana said so and smiled.

His blood-stained wings spread and drops of blood formed on each strand of feather on the wing stem.

As Triodana injected her blood into the blood sword blood began to flow into Drusilla’s body transforming her.

“Huh!”

Heine bit his lip and made a gesture of resignation.

The assassination method of the Mercy Church boasts overwhelming power once activated.

Heine’s figure disappeared in an instant and then appeared behind Triodana.

Triodana spread her wings but Heine had already stabbed her above her collarbone piercing her lung.

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“Sorry to interrupt for a moment but…”

Lord Karna asked.

“You stabbed Triodana so easily?”

“Yeah. I’m curious too.”

Indim who was listening also agreed.

“Aren’t you exaggerating your bravery too much?”

Heine was taken aback to see the two people picking a fight in a completely unexpected way.

“No I can’t explain it in detail but the Mercy Church has a special method of temporarily increasing abilities.”

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The Charity Order has a unique secret art called the art of silence.

Nuns who have mastered the art of silence can transmit the power of their practice to anyone who whispers to them in return for not speaking for ten years.

Using the power of the silent nun had the effect of completely removing the other person from awareness for a split second.

Because of this silent art the Mercy Sect was able to assassinate countless strong men.

However to do that you must practice silence for ten years.

This is an ability that cannot be used except in special cases such as the Charity Sect.

Heine succeeded in killing Triodana twice by using two silent spells when fighting him.

“Hmm. It doesn’t look good.”

“If you have such abilities why are you being chased by a pursuer?”

Karna and Indim continued to be uneasy. It was a dazzling sight for Lord Heine but since it was closely related to the assassination techniques of the Charity Sect the existence of the ‘Art of Silence’ could not be revealed to the outside world.

If they learn of the existence of the Silent Art other organizations will also take various measures to prepare for the Silent Art.

In the end she has no choice but to look to Azadin for salvation.

“Master Kazas has always said that the Sabbath-leaders of the Mercy Church are dangerous so I’m sure it’s true. Okay let’s stop talking nonsense and continue with the story.”

“all right.”

Sir Heine sighed in relief and continued his story.

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Sir Heine was not a fool.

Triodana who survived the first blow that pierced his heart from behind could not possibly not survive this time either.

Sir Heine pierced Triodana’s lungs from the front and decapitated her then jumped over her and this time impaled her spine with his hooked sickle.

Instead of stabbing the bone the sickle was driven around the bone and turned in a circle so that the sickle wrapped around the spine.

It was a secret technique of the Mercy Church to drive a wedge into the player when dealing with them preventing them from regenerating easily.

But then Sister Drusilla rushed at Heine.

Heine was surprised and parried Sister Drusilla’s attack with his broadsword. Sister Drusilla’s fingernails and fingers were cut off as she attacked with her bare hands resulting in a terrible outcome but Sister Drusilla did not know the pain and continued to attack fiercely filled with joy and enthusiasm.

Heine grabbed the rope he had set up when he came in and cut the other rope.

Her body was lifted high into the air as the sandbag attached to the rope dropped.

As she escaped from the Holy Land she saw the town of St. Mallory burning.

The Order of Courage had set up barracks throughout St. Mallory and controlled military facilities and these barracks were burning.

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“The Order of Courage was defeated by the Order of Wisdom led by Lord Triodana. The Order of Mercy also escaped from St. Mallory. Most of the nuns who escaped from St. Mallory are currently heading to the convent on the Chadra Plateau which you Lord Azadin also know.”

The Chadra Convent where the half-vampire Niselda was staying was like a secret training ground for the Mercy Order and Niselda was also a member of the Mercy Order.

“And this… the Merciful Mother asked me to convey to Sir Azadin.”

Heine deliberately called Azadin Sir not King.

Some might criticize him for being rude but Azadin took the liberty of calling him Sir to remind him that he was a member of the Order of the Salvation Knights and still had a duty to them.

Also the words and actions chosen were conscious of the fact that the item being given now was only permitted to the brothers of the Knights of the Salvation Order and that it was a sacred relic of the Knights of the Salvation Order.

What Heine held out was a one-foot-long stick wrapped in thin silk.

When Azadin peeled off the silk he found inside a ricasso decoration made of ceramite.

“What is this?”

“This is a part of the Holy Sword bestowed upon the Order of Mercy by the Archangel of Mercy. Sir Azadin. From now on you are a Knight of Mercy.”

“Hmm. That’s too much. That’s it. Compassion is an area where I’m particularly lacking among the other virtues.”

Azadin said so but he knew that if he did not accept it now the Mercy Order which had lost its foundation would be left in a state of limbo.

They took refuge in the Chadra Plateau which Azadin had taken over and offered Azadin the title of Knight of Mercy. If Azadin accepted this it would be tantamount to a promise to protect the members of the Mercy Cult so they would finally be able to rest easy.

“Okay I understand. It’s too much but I’ll accept it anyway.”

“Yes. Then try combining it with the ceramite sword.”

“Combine?”

Azadin pulled out the ceramite longsword Aurelia Dawn wielded by Sir Planck the Knight of Wisdom and transformed its blade.

The blade melted and became one with the ricasso decoration.

“You are truly amazing Lord Azadin for transforming the ceramite longsword so freely. You are truly a Knight of Mercy no a Knight of the Three Virtues.”

“Okay. Okay I understand. Don’t worry too much and get some rest Heine.”

Azadin felt sorry for Lord Heine who was desperately trying to win him over to the side of the Mercy Order.

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After meeting with Midiam he also recruited Zion Etar and formed an alliance with the Etar clan.

Moreover even though Azadin was recognized by the Mercy Order and became a Knight of Mercy his situation did not improve.

The rebellion in Bissen and the Mercy Church which had supported Azadin both materially and spiritually were put in danger.

Being appointed as a Knight of Mercy was a great honor but it was only a superficial honor with no real power and even with this honor and glory those who doubted Azadin still had their doubts.

On the other hand Azadin who had become a knight of mercy had the duty to subdue those including Triodana and recover the territory of the Knights of Salvation.

It was a mission given to him as a king and a knight of the three virtues.