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Chapter 189 Church Secrets: The So-Called Darkness

Back in the car, the couple quickly started looking for their belongings.

The cross in St. Patrick's Cathedral, the deluxe edition of the Bible, the concentrated holy water after Mass...

Boom boom boom!
There was a sudden knock on the car window.

Ed immediately turned his head and saw a slightly handsome young man greeting him with a smile.

For some reason, this young man was only slightly handsome, but he had a way of attracting attention, making people unconsciously look at him, especially his eyes, which were very bright.

Before Ed could say anything, Rowling tugged at his sleeve in a panic.

Ed was jolted awake and immediately raised the cross.

"Amen!"

outside the window.

???

Louis looked at the cross pointing at him with a strange expression.

Nima!

Are they treating me like a demon?

Louis's lips twitched, and he broke into a smile. "Ed Warren, Lorraine Warren, have I done anything to offend you?"

Inside the car, the Warrens looked at Louis, who remained expressionless, with suspicion and uncertainty.

Upon hearing Louis speak, Ed paused, "It seems there's been a misunderstanding. Of the two possibilities, he's probably the first one."

A powerful wizard.

After a while.

In a coffee shop outside the school.

Louis and Ed drank coffee together, the awkward atmosphere from before completely gone.

After a brief conversation, the misunderstanding was cleared up.

"So, Louis, you were a priest after all," Ed said with a look of sudden realization.

"That's right, if we go by your logic, that's correct."

Louis took a sip of coffee and frowned slightly. He still couldn't get used to coffee; it always tasted strangely bitter, even with sugar.

Louis put down his coffee and looked at Ed. "Ed, what does the church think of people like us?"

Judging from the lecture just now, although Ed is a member recognized by the church, he obviously doesn't cover up anything for the church in his speech.

Louis was right about people.

Ed then recounted the church's view of them, along with the background and context, in detail.

Ed first mentioned a little-known fact that defies common sense: the witch hunts were not actually initiated by the church, but were a byproduct of a political movement mainly initiated by nobles and some marginalized church members.

Just kidding, supporting and launching a witch hunt is tantamount to publicly admitting that miracles other than God exist in the world, isn't it?

This is contrary to doctrine and is blasphemy!
Therefore, the church does not acknowledge this at all, nor does it support the witch hunt movement.

However, this point became increasingly loose as the church declined, especially after the church split into several factions, with Protestantism, which dominated in America, granting everyone the right to interpret the Bible.

What appears to be progress is actually a disaster, with a large number of cults that distort the Bible emerging and carrying out large-scale killings of witches, mediums, and other supernatural beings on American soil.

The Salem tragedy occurred under these circumstances.

Later films and television shows, after being edited, have not been entirely wrong in saying that witch hunts were led by the church, because many of the prototypes were actually carried out by cults with a Protestant background.

Of course, this situation changed completely as the darkness ended, the power of the church greatly declined, and technology advanced, leading to modernization.

The church no longer has the ability to restrain other forces, and coupled with the change in thinking, it has come to the point that it has adopted a tacit attitude towards other supernatural beings.

They even allow private contact between each other, and to the point of using each other's power.

"The end of darkness?"

Not content with getting the answer and learning a little-known fact, Louis astutely noticed a word Ed had used.

Darkness? What darkness?
Ed was taken aback, then realized he had let something slip.

Rowling, who was standing next to him, gently tapped him.

Ed smiled sheepishly, "Well, this kind of thing is only barely bordering on secret. Some relatively ancient forces should have some records of it, so it's not a taboo. I don't know much, but I can tell you."

"However, Louis, you have to answer some questions for me first."

Do you accept it?

Louis remained noncommittal, wanting to see what questions he would ask.

What's with the evil spirit in your stomach?

Louis raised an eyebrow. "This is a special kind of witchcraft I practice, which can seal evil spirits inside the stomach."

"And what about the blood and wailing from your body?"

"Oh, it's also a kind of witchcraft, just using the souls of evil spirits to cultivate."

Under the table.

Rowling suddenly grabbed Ed's hand.

Ed tensed up, then nodded. "I see. Then I'm all set."

Ed then began to tell Louis about the so-called darkness.

This has something to do with the Middle Ages.

The Middle Ages, also known as the Middle Ages, refers to the period from the 5th to the 15th centuries AD. During the early and middle periods of this time, the power of the Church reached its zenith. In the secular world, it can be said that the Church achieved the status of an earthly divine kingdom, with most countries needing to bask in the glory of God. The divine right of kings was fully formed during this stage.

However, in the later period, in the eleventh century, the Church began to decline. Secularly speaking, this was due to changes in systems, ideas, technology, wars, and so on, which led to a awakening of humanity.

However, in the mysticism, it is actually because the church was suppressing darkness that its power waned and it declined.

Darkness refers to nations that do not submit to the church, pagan gods who do not want to be demoted to angels, and alien races that do not want to be dominated by humans, etc.

A war that they launched simultaneously and lasted for more than a century.

The secular and the mystical intertwined and influenced each other at that time, resulting in immense turmoil.

Ultimately, the Church subdued the vast majority of European countries and defended its supreme divine authority.

They knocked down the remaining pagan deities, transforming them into angels or demons.

They slaughtered countless alien races that wanted to compete for living space.

The entire process was incredibly bloody, showcasing the master's formidable martial arts skills.

However, this was also the last glory of the church. From then on, the church's power began to decline, its control over the secular world plummeted, and it was finally stripped of its supreme crown during the Renaissance.

"So, the so-called darkness was actually a rebellion against the church?" Louis concluded.

"You could say that, but it wasn't just a rebellion against the church. After all, the church did some good things back then, otherwise those alien races wouldn't have made things easy for humans," Ed added, trying to salvage the situation for the church.

"Later on, there were still a few more dark periods, but none of them were on such a large scale. Especially with the rise of human technology, many dark periods were no match for human firearms."

"The last dark period was about a hundred years ago, when a counterattack was launched by alien races such as werewolves, vampires, and trolls, mainly in Europe."

"But at that time, it was suppressed by an exorcist from the church and the Holy Knights."

"Furthermore, this is only the darkness that began in the Middle Ages. I've heard a rumor within the Church that there was darkness before the Middle Ages, but that belonged to the realm of God."

"At that time, it was probably the Lord himself who dealt with it..."

Under the table, Rowling grabbed Ed's flesh hard again, making Ed wince in pain.

"This, this is the darkness I know."

"What I said was rather general. In fact, there are many other things involved, such as the schism within the church, the conflicts among secular kingdoms, and the fall of gods."

"I'm not entirely sure either. This is ancient secret, something that modern people like us can't fully understand."

After listening to what Ed said, Louis seemed to be deep in thought.

Pagan gods, armies of other races...

The mystical world was truly prosperous back then, and the level of power was incredibly high.

Look at it now.

Ha ha.

And this darkness is truly darkness.

After all, in a sense, the church had already become completely integrated with the people of that time.

The darkness over the church is the darkness over humanity.

However, the church is indeed very powerful.

Just from the description, Louis could vaguely imagine how powerful the Church was in the Middle Ages, with divine right of kings, dominating all nations, even eroding the myths of other countries, belittling their myths, modifying their cultures, and taking away their weapons.

That's domineering, so domineering.

Fortunately, it declined.

and many more.

Why would a church that has God decline?
Was it simply because the darkness caused a significant depletion of manpower and resources?
Does God simply not care?

Isn't He known as the Lord of Hosts and the God above all gods?

Did they already start giving up back then?

It shouldn't be.

Clearly, there are probably deeper reasons behind this.

However, this is not a question that Louis can explore at the moment, and he shouldn't even think about it.

All you need to do is understand the church's current strength and course of action, and make sure it won't denounce you as a heretic and launch a massive attack. As for other secrets, they will naturally surface once you have enough strength.

Louis was very self-aware.

It's best not to touch things you shouldn't touch, otherwise you'll only be asking for trouble.

Now, we should ask the Warrens about Annabelle. I remember Annabelle was the beginning of the Conjuring series, so we can confirm the timing.

This is what it means to put action into practice.

Meanwhile, Ed, on the other side, was exchanging glances with his wife, Lorraine.

Ed wasn't stupid; he wasn't so easily fooled by Louis's words. Having spent years on the path of exorcism, he even had a more acute intuition for lies than the average person.

I immediately recognized that much of what Louis said was a lie!

Or rather, it's four parts true and six parts false.

He only chose to explain quietly because of his wife's reminder.

Regardless of Louis's background, he doesn't seem to have any ill intentions towards them right now, so they shouldn't provoke him. They should try to appease him first and avoid getting involved if possible.

This was the conclusion Ed and his wife reached after exchanging glances.

(End of this chapter)