Lord of the Mysteries

Backlund, North Borough, Saint Samuel Cathedral.

The cardinal of the Church of Storms, archbishop of the Backlund diocese, Deep Blue Officiant Randall Valentinus descended amidst the wind, landing inside the steeple with a huge clock to the left.

He donned a black robe with the Storm symbol and had thick facial hair. His hair was short and stood up, colored in a dark blue that was almost black.

This muscular demigod cast his gaze to the other side and said to the figure who was already waiting there, “Horamick, do you know what happened? Why did Anthony suddenly invite us over here?”

The person he spoke to was dressed in a white priest robe and a clergyman’s bonnet. He had a genial and mild expression, and he was none other than the Church of Steam’s Divine Council member, archbishop of the Backlund diocese, the demigod, Horamick Haydn.

Upon hearing Randall’s question, Horamick calmly replied, “I didn’t arrive here much earlier than you. In fact, I only left the laboratory for a few minutes.”

He wasn’t only a clergyman but also a famous scientist. He was an emeritus professor at Backlund University’s physics department.

Randall Valentinus was just about to say something when he suddenly saw a figure walk up the narrow spiral staircase and arrive at the peak in the darkness that the crimson moon wasn’t able to illuminate.

This figure was dressed in a black clergyman robe with red accents. By his chest hung five Dark Sacred Emblems. He was clean-shaven, and his eyes were deep, dark, and tranquil. He was none other than one of the thirteen archbishops of the Church of Evernight, Backlund diocese’s person-in-charge, Saint Anthony Stevenson.

“Is there something that can’t wait until daybreak? Or do people from the Church of Evernight enjoy discussing matters at night?” Deep Blue Officiant Randall Valentinus asked.

Anthony came to a stop after walking up the flight of stairs and said with a serious expression, “A very pressing matter.”

“What is it?” Randall asked immediately.

At this moment, Horamick Haydn also cast his gaze at Anthony Stevenson, awaiting his answer.

In similar situations, Horamick especially liked the existence of people from the Church of Storms. This meant that they would take the initiative to ask questions and that there was no need to be euphemistic. It didn’t require him to say anything else.

Anthony looked at them separately and said, “It’s related to the royal family. I’ll let Ma’am Arianna do the honors.”

Just as he said that, a barefoot, bun-haired female figure in a simple robe with tree bark for a belt quickly outlined itself out of the shadows.

Upon seeing this figure, Randall and Horamick immediately bowed.

“Good evening, Ma’am Arianna.”

Their expressions turned solemn at the same time, for they had a deep understanding of how important and crucial the matter that was happening tonight was.

small matter for a Grounded Angel to

they had no idea when this matron of the Evernight cloister, the servant of Concealment,

and the military enjoyed a certain degree of tacit cooperationGrounded Angels and Grade o Sealed Artifacts wouldn’t

Archbishops,” Arianna answered without any signs

then raised her right hand and

into a scene along with the darkness. It was the entire conversation between

that appeared to have been kept for quite

help but say, “He actually advanced to Sequence 4 and became a

5 and had relied on a Sealed Artifact with severe negative

influence on the military was greater than

of the Blood Emperor, and with large numbers of people sent in… These two points

Randall nodded in agreement. “Let’s head to

involves the royal family and the king.

this angel’s choice of words, the Holy See referred to their respective Church’s headquarters, the core

two archbishops replied

the Sealed Artifacts they carried. Together with Anthony Stevenson and Arianna, they headed for the Blood Emperor ruins

out an iron-black coat of arms with complicated symbols, and she

didn’t make any disguise attempt, and she stood there calmly as though “She” wasn’t worried that the guards

this servant of Concealment’s actions, Horamick seemed to be in thought. Randall wore a look of calm and didn’t believe

strange metal pedestal, a ghostly-blue beam soared up

method to confirm if the person who had summoned the Door of Teleportation was disguised, so as

didn’t see anything. The area outside

as they felt intense unease and confusion, a figure quickly outlined itself behind them. It was none other than the leader of the Church

eye, the four guards fell into a deep

passed

by darkness. Small amounts of light came from the strange moss

their illuminating light, even Beyonders without night vision could grasp the overall appearance of the huge

if

of the three Churches were just about to capture a few people who could enter the ruins to

Two curly mustaches grew above his lips, and

gown and had a huge cloak over him. The tips of his shoes were extremely long, and his

stranger to him. He knew that he was Prince of

Grove asked first, his expression

took the initiative to say, “We’ve always been investigating the large number of mysterious disappearances, and we had locked onto