Chapter 83 - His majesty the pope who spreads the holy light (epilogue) (1/2)
Chapter 83
His majesty the pope who spreads the holy light (epilogue)
Translated by: Niladri
self-edited
The next day, Lu Heng and Ionas went to visit Cecilia again. Cecilia confessed that half of her godhead had already collapsed, and the power of the God of death was gradually recovering, so recently she had been frequently calling the white elves.
“New night elves have not been born for many years due to the power of death’s influence. I… ” Cecilia was silent for a while.
Lu Heng knew that the elves were the children of the goddess of life. She was filled with guilt for the price the night elves were paying to keep the God of death sealed.
“When the power of death began to leak out, I had informed all the elves about it, so they couldn’t be blamed for leaving. But now things have changed. If the seal could only be maintained for a while, the elves, along with the entire continent, can escape from the threat of the undead army. ” Cecilia said.
It’s just that the power of life had slowly fallen a bit behind during the contention with the power of death. The half godhead of Cecilia and these few night elves may not be able to support that moment. So, in desperation, Cecilia chose to ask for help from her children that abandoned her, the white elves.
“It’s said that the white elves established Moonlight City at the other end of the Cote mountains. Their numbers were higher than that of night elves. As long as some of the white elves were willing to come back, the power of death that was borne by each of them will become much weaker. The seal would be maintained, and will not cause too much damage to the elves. ” Cecilia said that as the mother tree of elves, she didn’t want to hurt her children.
However, in response to Cecilia’s call, the only white elf that had returned to the Elven forest was Campbell.
“Why don’t you reveal the truth to the white elves? The white elves that had left in those days have already died. What the white elves know now are distorted facts.” Lu Heng asked.
Cecilia sighed softly: “the connection between the white elves and the ancient tree of life has been broken. All I can do is to let them feel the call of the mother tree when they are asleep and relaxed at night.”
“If I can pour some magic power into you, can you descend in Moonlight City? As far as I know, there are many white elves who believe in the goddess of life.” Lu Heng had an idea in mind.
“Yes, it’s just that my godhead is not complete now, and I’m trying my best to suppress the power of death. If I want to perform divine descension, I need a lot of power. You’re just a new God. You can’t provide such a huge power yet. However… ” Cecilia’s voice trailed off but seemed to contain some unspoken words.
“I can help you mature quickly.” Ionas suddenly spoke up, but his tone was tinged with anticipation and excitement.
Lu Heng didn’t think too much at that time, so he agreed: “let’s start as soon as possible.”
“…” Cecilia was silent for a moment. “Regarding the matter of the divine body, Ionas can help you. The development of godhead requires the power of faith. It’s not difficult either. The believers of the Pope of light are all over the mainland. You just need to complete the alternation of deities and inherit the position of Esmond. ”
After leaving Cecilia, Lu Heng paid for his carelessness. Ionas brought Lu Heng back to the Dragon Island in the name of helping him mature quickly. Then in a few months, Lu Heng thoroughly understood Cecilia’s silence and unspoken words. The Dragon race’s method to improve their partner’s physique was maintaining in-depth communication. 1
The Vatican. The annual light festival was tomorrow. This is the most important day in the Papacy of light. Countless devout believers comes to the Vatican from all over the world. The ceremony begins when the sky is white like the fish’s belly. In the center of the circular square stands the largest God of light on the mainland. His eyes are half closed, and he looks at the pilgrims coming from below with compassion.
Princess Windsor, who was pretending to be the Pope, wore a long and gorgeous Pope’s robe, a pope’s hat with a white background and gold pattern, and held a gold hollow scepter. Along the road in the center of the square, under the archway of the seven cardinals, she walked all the way to the statue. Princess Windsor led the cardinal in front of the statue and began to chant tens of thousands of syllables.
Suddenly, a warm golden light broke through the clouds, enveloped the idol, and quickly spread throughout the entire ring-like town square. Every believer felt endless warmth and peace of mind.
Divine descension.
The spread of the golden light slowly gathered, and finally congregated in front of the statue into a golden figure of the same height as the statue. But the man was very different from the statue. He was dressed in a white robe without any decoration, and his long light golden hair was simply tied behind him. Compared to the noble and awe inspiring temperament of the God of light, this figure seemed more heartwarming. His green eyes were full of soothing gentleness, as if bathed in such eyes, any amount of suffering would instantly be alleviated.
“Esmond, the God of light, has returned to light. I am the successor, Joseph. ” The gentle voice rang in everyone’s heart.
The stupefied believers finally realized that the God in front of them was Joseph Belgolio VI, the Pope of the Vatican of light. Who was the pope in front of the statue then? Soon the new God of light answered their questions.
The Pope, who was standing in front of the statue, reverted to her original appearance.
“Windsor is the successor I had decided when I was becoming a God. Now that I have formed my godhead, from this day on Windsor is the new Pope of light.
Although the alternation of deities was rare, it wasn’t unprecedented. After all, light was eternal, but Gods may fall. No one would object to the Pope’s successor appointed by the God of light. The position of Pope Windsor was more stable than that of any Pope.
At the same time, all the statues in the temple of light changed and bore the appearance of the new God of light. All the priests who stayed in the local temple also received the oracle of the alternation of the throne of light.
After the departure of the new God of light, the annual light festival, which would undoubtedly be recorded in history, continued under the auspices of the new pope. Devout believers were more enthusiastic and all prostrated to thank the Lord for his grace.
The final ray of light in the sky was hidden by the dark night. The new Pope Windsor was still kneeling in the Vatican and praying. She was waiting for the God she believed in to arrive.
“Windsor.” Lu Heng called the girl in front of the statue.
“Holy father, no, my Lord.” Windsor, kneeling in front of the statue and praying, then stood up after being signaled by Lu Heng. “Have you departed to the divine realm?”