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In darkness.
The twinkle star weak man-made lights are glittering in the dark streets and alleys.
Day after day the cold night wind goes through in the buildings, carries the decayed smell in sewer corner to blow the main street and small alley, the ancient building stands and waits for a long time in this deathly stillness, but in cold curtain of night, the star light sprinkles from that timeless sky, sprinkles in roofs, spires and city wall, making these dark things reveal that in the dark night dim fuzzy outline, but in the crevice between that outlines, then has the person's shadow to flash past once for a while.
The aura that these flashes past person shadow band that are renouncing while the star light anxiously, they are stepping the slightly flustered footsteps in the darkness, transmits one to need to lower the sound among the neighbors, relatives and friends and friends the news: „Is waiting for daybreak first bell sound.”
Binds tanner Broome of kerchief to walk on the dark street, before dawn in the night wind of seems having the evil intention, making him unable to bear trembles slightly-- he does not know that this vibration is because frightened or because stimulated, or is only the pure coldness, but he thinks in own chest to be similar one group of flame to burn, had this group of flame, he dares to leave the door at this time, goes to the street.
The curfew order that Priest of church area issue was already nothing left, in soldier and Holy See knight who also entirely disappearing trace on the street goes on patrol, the outer city area lost the control to have of several days dates, but an originally hid the undercurrent in darkness these days gradually upwelled, now finally arrives at it was easily accomplished the time.
On the dark street presented the new person's shadow, the footsteps of tanner slightly has hesitated, but he then distinguished the darning artisan who that form was knows well quickly, the footsteps of two people closed up rapidly, they look in the expression to square features in the darkness, lowered the sound to inquire in a soft voice: „Waiting ding?” „Waiting ding.”
A flame of rocking never the corner of distant place moves, the tanner and darning artisan looked immediately to direction that the fire is luminous, they saw is lifting the person of flare-- comes at once by blacksmith that is well-known brave moves toward them, in blacksmith behind, is raising the woman of oil lamp, is lifting the farmer of pitchfork, is carrying the apprentice of club.
blacksmith gives the tanner the flare in hand: „Do not cover up, went out is the capital crime.”
The increasing number of people from the family/home, some are the artisans, some are the farmers, some are the apprentices, the people of these skin and bones probably walk from the hell general, has the flame to beat in each of them's eye socket, they are gathering in the streets, but more and more flares and oil lamps gradually have illuminated the streets and lanes along with gathering of crowd, in that drags in the uncertain flame, was one in pairs still the chaos, actually exceptionally firm eye.
„When the ding sounds moves.” „Remembers surely, what the arm is tying the arms the white cotton tape is the friend.” „The friends outside city?” „They arrived......”
The clear news that nobody can say earliest starts to spread from whom, nobody can talk clearly is who is promoting tonight's all, but everyone knows that-- they have eaten in the family/home final food, since gathered oneself last point of stamina, perhaps they exactly tonight, so long as tomorrow's morning sun will raise, everyone will gain the freedom.
Tanner Broome is holding the flare, line of sight goes to the west direction the top, in that dark city wall, ignition light is flashing.
The soldier of guard city gate raises oil lamp to look at the situation under city wall anxiously, in his side is other two and equally tense soldier, but in him at present, is outside the city on the wilderness of length and breadth a dense crowd, as well as in crowd flames of innumerable rocking.
These from Rwandan peaceful city nearby villages and small towns, close to city, the person who even catches up with from the next door territory is gathering on the wilderness, the tumult that they transmit is getting more and more loud, behind this team, more people are catching up following the granular-type road, the ray of flare extends in the wilderness continuously, as if burnt the great snake of flame to surround this to stand erect gradually several hundred years of the city of church.
But in wilderness, most striking is these stands before the crowd, wears the heavy/thick white armor, the shoulder shoulders the great hammer, the whole body is lingering the brilliance person.
These come from the Cecil white knight.
Their this moment representatives is not the Cecil armed forces, but is the new Holy Light order.
„Opens...... Kaesong gate?” The soldiers were inquiring gingerly veteran, he feels on oneself arm is the white cotton tape, in the sound is full of the fear, „can they we also......”
The veterans immerse in the fear similarly, however he knows things have gotten to this point has no alternative, after Priest have closed the front door of church area thoroughly, these were detained in the outer city the soldier in area and city wall had been equal to that got rid thoroughly, after losing the church supports, still had the soldier of brain then on own initiative to put down the sword, has become this chaotic accomplice-- or the ally of this magnanimous act.
„The Kaesong gate,” veteran said, „makes the Cecil person come , the blockade of this city also ended.”
The gable the capstan of iron sheet is starting to rotate, the chains drove the bearing to make the sound, the Lu Ancheng heavy city gate after closing dozens day opened finally once again, gathered the crowd in wilderness looks city gate that opened gradually, afterward were innumerable the eyes the line of sight to fall on the team front.
Wears the white knights of heavy armor forward to take the footsteps, the person's who these whole bodies cover the steel in lighthouse then as if curtain of night has given the people the endless courage, the huge team moved, follows behind to rush Lu Ancheng in the white knight.
The soldier who opens the city gate hides in nearby shadow gingerly, looks that these heavy armor knights are eagerly anticipating the crowd silent, looks that is only huge and chaotic team goes through the city gate, they saw in this team their this whole life has seen almost any profession-- farmer, blacksmith, tanner, stonemason, there is a poor of wear ragged clothing, there is a wear elegant merchant, some people are only carrying the pitchfork and wooden club, had the person to carry the long sword and lance, some of them are the average people, had actually likely just mercenary that walked from the battlefield......
The soldiers have even had an misconception, he thought that gathered then probably entire Southern Region people here general.
......
When raises also a half hours away the first line sunlight, has heard a big serious and chaotic sound of footsteps with the street that on the crushed stones and few stone tablet pave, that footsteps even make the entire ground start to tremble slightly, along with these sounds, the rays of innumerable flare from appears in all directions, what appears in the flame that rocks is innumerable strange, but friendly face.
Wore the unusual white heavy armor and whole body as if light to cast the common soldier from the crowd, these soldiers arrived in front of Lu secure residents who was anxious, decorated the wing, to inscribe under the helmet of scriptures to broadcast the low and deep and friendly sound from that: „We are the white knights of big herd first subordinates, we help the Holy Light people.”
On such as several days ago such that starts then to spread the news that describes in the city the ally appeared in the darkness, formidable white Qishi is leading from the Holy Light people in all directions, comes to rescue this in the holy city that in the darkness perishes.
Two team rapid confluence in the same place, under some guides' leadership, this huge team start to go forward in the direction of cathedral.
Had dozens people by the white knight of Holy Light encirclement, they only account for few in the entire crowd, but actually such as the front arrow walks in the forefront, but among these knights, one group of dim shadows has not brought to anybody's attention to approach the Knight Corps leader.
The Amber form appears from the shadow, she looks up to that tall and strong white knight: „Has not thought that gathered these many people......”
That tall and strong white knight Wright, he has not worn the helmet, keeps on the scabs face full is being the firm and resolute expression, he looked down build petite Half-Elf one slightly: „They come from the Carroll city that entire Lu secure Area and approaches, the team gathered several days in the wilderness-- this is your merit, if no you, the people will not see truth that Holy Light Church degenerates decayed, is impossible so indignantly on own initiative to gather.”
„This praised me to accept,” Amber slightly somewhat happily said, afterward in the tone the curiosity, „I have not thought you came unexpectedly personally-- as the protestantism big herd head, you actually did not stay in the rear area...... Old steamed rice dumpling...... Does Duke send you to come?”
„The decision that I make,” Wright said lightly, afterward he has stopped for two seconds, the tone was more serious than the past, „this was our missions.”
Amber blinks, hearing Wright that sound with deep veneration to continue to resound in the dim light of night:
„ Cecil takes root in Dark Mountain Range, this makes it face directly the threat of wasteland frequently, whenever Cecil is hit by the distortion body attack time, the feudal lord forever stands on the defense line, I have learned a matter from him-- the decision of leader, will possibly make hundred and thousand of people put in the sacrifice, sometimes this decision must, the sacrifice of people be sometimes voluntary, but the leader can never accept these sacrifices satisfiedly, he must with the person who these put in the sacrifice stand, and was ready that bled together at any time.
„ This is a Holy Light war, for the transformation of Holy Light, to believe the freedom, the weaponless average person must challenge Extraordinary that they are more formidable, this transformation definitely some people will bleed, this bleeds is necessary, but as the protestantism leader, I cannot only make them bleed.
„Therefore I came.”
Wright carries that to twine Saint to make the cotton tape the machinery to move fights vigorously the hammer, is stepping firm footsteps stand forth, but Amber in same place slightly somewhat is in a daze, after several seconds of type, this Half-Elf shook the head: „Side the fellow also is really only gathers some odd people......”
Ten minutes before daybreak, crowd collect in fan-shaped big square before church area.
This once was used to carry out heresy trial and place of stake ceremony is filled with the person at this moment, the smell of flame combustion fat has filled the air in the entire square, still had the increasing number of people from well up in all directions, however the limited square is not already able to accommodate more people, the person who therefore these catch up with from the distant place then can only assemble on nearby street.
As crowd increase of even more, with the lapse of time, more and more big disturbance starts to resound from various places, even there is a stranger to start in the crowd to shout that the angry slogan, has to brandish mercenary of sword to curse the coward in church loud, has to brandish the merchant of cane to angrily rebuke the non- righteousness of Holy Light church, some people stood in the several catwalks in square edge, brandished in Priest of fist to reprimand as devil who the villain and butcher and cannibalized the flesh cathedral-- this spirited angry even startled to square in Lu secure people, they were hard to imagine these from the distant place, but why the ally can also to the cathedral. In Priest are embracing such big anger.
This anger has even surpassed them.
The fearful sound in square reached the church area, these closed/pass oneself in the inner city wall pretend ignorance long time Priest unable to sit still finally, their surprise crawled to in city the city wall and tower, outside wanted to have a look is any situation-- afterward this surprise turned panic-stricken.
People.
In the square everywhere is the person.
That is can let have Priest and knights of unusual strength feels the panic-stricken crowd.
But at the same time, before the key Divine Spell node of inner city chapel area, matches Ventry to wear the black robe and head mark the tattoo priest calmly with one to confront.
Looks at the present church compatriot, matches a Ventry sigh: „Draws back, Olcott, did not have other road.”
However wears the discipline member of black robe actually motionlessly to stand before Divine Spell, long time he broke silent: „Other Knight Corps and discipline member will note the chapel area quickly exceptionally......”
Matches Ventry unable to bear go forward one step, is agitated: „They can resist here for a while, can resist for a lifetime?!”
The black robe priest looks to match Ventry's eyes, the expression said calmly: „...... But my mission is to defend the barrier of chapel area--, only if the death terminated my mission.”
Looks at present this reverend tranquil expression, matched the article to read the true information suddenly.
He knit the brows, in the sound fills sorrowfully: „Olcott, I knows, in that heresy trial...... Good that very although you hide, but you also believe one of the vacillation. Do not insist again, I know obviously actions that your manner, you know church these years, knows them in recent one year intense......”
„I am the discipline member, maintains the order of church is all my, this is I before the pledge that Holy Light makes,” black robe member broke tranquilly has matched Ventry's words, „you still remember that you before the pledge that Holy Light made?”
Responded to this discipline member, is ten seconds of silence, as well as firm words: „...... Naturally remembers, the eternal life does not forget.”
„That is good,” discipline member breathed a sigh of relief gently, reveals the appearance that relaxes, „Priest, is you should the matter of doing.”
Matches Ventry to be somewhat helpless, he moved toward the present black robe priest, however he as if had actually forgotten oneself should make anything.
„Ding is about to sound.”
The words of black robe priest made him sober suddenly.
He looks at the present black robe priest astonished, heard the opposite party calmly saying:
„...... I am discipline member, I know in these churches all secrets, this is my work...... Priest, is you should the matter of doing, that frail door cannot block the angry crowd, if the ding sounds later Divine Spell still to operate, dying many people.”
Matches Ventry to feel that own blood is coagulating gradually, the icy cold feeling is spreading to the four limbs from the heart, he heard the distant place to transmit fuzzy first bell sound, heard irreverence to request finally:
„Has killed me, rescues Holy Light.”
The feeling of warming up fills the air from referring, matches Ventry to feel own solidification the blood obtained the temperature gradually, he saw in own hand to grasp a short-sword, the acme of short-sword was submerging the chest of discipline member.
The discipline member has dropped down, the Divine Spell node of chapel area calmly lies down in his behind platform, holy rune is glittering ray there slightly.
Matches Ventry to charge into that node, the discipline member of black robe crookedly falls down, in Divine Spell stops buzz calling low and deep, he who revolves to send out hears bell who transmits from the distant place to call becomes even more clear loud and clear, heard the sound of church area front door loudly collapse.
He exhales the one breath, in the last breath has carried over in a soft voice twittering:
„Lord......”
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