From the God of Lies to the Lord of All Worlds

Chapter 187 The Secrets of the Holy See: The Council of the Holy See

“A believer in Milan named Charles Mutsu claims to have seen traces of vampires!” the cardinal said quickly. “We immediately dispatched a member of the Discipline to investigate and confirmed that he was not lying!”

Upon hearing this, Mario paused, his hand stroking the relief. "He wasn't lying. Either he has mental problems, or..."

"So he really saw a vampire?" the cardinal completed the pope's sentence. "Your Majesty, should we move out?"

Mario turned to look at him. "Deploy? Deploy what?"

The pope asked very frankly, "The Papal Guard? Or the Knights Templar? Or those two Knights Hospitaller and the Teutonic Knights who are already disobeying orders?"

He looked at the cardinal before him—his old friend, Lasinger Leo—who appeared somewhat weary. “You know, most of our Discipline Order is still practicing in America. They’ve grown more following Cardinal Angus than they have with us!”

This is of course normal, because the Vatican has no business other than religious practices.

In America, the monastic order with devout faith—that is, the monastic community that has accepted the precepts and possesses its own power—will be able to carry out Father Angus's will.

Various corrupt bishops, evil papal courts, or other cult members will become the nourishment for their growth and expansion.

As they practice the precepts, they grow stronger and stronger until one day they truly complete their precepts. Only then will they return to the Vatican to be baptized and become a bishop or the head/deacon of a certain organization.

This is an activity that Mario has been pushing hard for. As long as these people return, the entire Catholic Church will truly be renewed!
Because these people have faith and power, they can even become the embodiment of faith themselves, driving the development of a region.

That will be the time when the Catholic Church truly expands its influence and truly broadens the faith.

Mario knew perfectly well that all he had to do was wait, wait for the children to return, and everything would change, and the world would shine brightly in the Lord's light!

However, he also knew that the world was developing at lightning speed, meaning he might not live to see such a future.

As you can see, a group called "Mayan priests" has emerged in South America, gathering people who still have Native American beliefs and bloodlines to travel to San Diego and Northern California, Mexico, for pilgrimage.

As you can see, the five Nordic countries, originally Protestant areas, have long since become places of worship for the Norse gods. Their expanding faith and powerful miracles have caused Protestantism, which was originally able to suppress Catholicism, to crumble in a short time!

The only region that is developing positively is America. This country has managed to maintain its status as a Catholic nation thanks to the dual guidance of countless miracles and real-world symbols.

(Protestant: It's not like I'm the only one who gets hurt, is it?)

That's why Mario is so anxious. He's a devout believer, and he can't accept that when he went to heaven, he told the Lord that he had lost a large part of his faith and land.

Lasinger understood his old friend's meaning, and he nodded slightly. "I understand. I'll personally handle this investigation!"

As one of the three holders of the Vatican's "Bishop's Commandments," he certainly has the ability and confidence to say such things. The power of the commandments manifested in him is even stronger than in Mario, because he is younger and physically better.

Mario nodded. He was all alone now, and the only person he could rely on was this old friend.

"Wait a moment, I will pray for you and offer my blessings. This is the Vatican's first official expedition recently, and there can be no mistakes!"

The Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church are currently facing their most difficult time, both internally and externally. Rasinger's emergence means that all the pressure has fallen on him.

"All for the Father! For God! For all the suffering believers throughout the world!" the cardinal proclaimed, continuing to strengthen the faith in this land.

Mario responded to his words, "All glory be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, now and forevermore, and everlasting..."

The two looked at each other simultaneously and uttered the divine cry: "Amen!"

Just then, the relief that Mario had been watching slowly sank into the wall before their eyes, and an ancient parchment scroll appeared before them! "This is..." The two were stunned. Finally, Lasinger slowly stepped forward, looked at the parchment scroll again and again, and took it in his hand to examine it.

Holy light shone from his body, and a power of discipline belonging to the bishop, namely the "Power of Protection," swept over him. After confirming that there were no problems, he handed the parchment to Mario.

"Your Majesty, this must be a sign from the Lord!"

Mario nodded. "Yes, I think so too. Just now, the holy light and sunlight combined and reflected on this relief!"

The two looked up again at the building in front of them, their expressions suddenly becoming somewhat dazed.

After learning about the reality of the extraordinary, they were all curiously wondering how many mysteries were still hidden in Rome, the city that had long been a holy site and capital of Catholicism.
They couldn't find the answer, but the parchment scroll in front of them might be able to help them decipher it!
"This is... a letter from Clement VI?" The first name Mario saw after opening the parchment was the Pope's signature!
Clement VI, the 198th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, was also a pope who died of the Black Death!
“No, there’s more…” Mario continued reading and saw another name, “Urban V?”

This was the 200th pope, and a pope known for his piety, who was even beatified in 1870.

These two names weighed slightly on Mario's mind. He knew, of course, what achievements and experiences these two men had in history, but he was more curious about what exactly was written in this secret document!
This is probably something completely different from the story he knows!

"Clement VI, the servant who, though trapped in the sulfurous smoke of hell, still holds the key of Peter."
A salute to the future torch that will eventually unearth this tomb:
When death, with rotting rats as its steeds and ulcers as its banners, swept across Europe, the altar no longer flowed with wine, but with pus seeping from the temples of the bishops!
Yesterday I actually had to order the burning of the "Holy Communion" sent by the College of Cardinals—what was writhing in those loaves of bread—not the flesh and blood of Christ? It was clearly black maggots, entwined like venomous snakes!

Upon seeing this, Mario recalled the information he had read before. In 1348, a shocking case of sacrilege against the Eucharist occurred in Cologne. He never imagined that there was such a hidden story behind it!
He continued reading, and more profound secrets appeared on the parchment:
"The seven members of the Holy Council have all become interpreters of death. They were supposed to be interpreting prophecies and guiding us away from disaster... but..."

Alas! I should have realized it sooner. We haven't heard the bells of heaven for decades. It seems that God has forgotten our world.

I saw their scepters sprouting tumors, and the eyes that opened from within them had even set the dome of the Dark Temple ablaze; they were sucking the blood of their followers…

This description made Mario frown. Had the situation really deteriorated to this extent? Had even the Vatican's secret service been corrupted?

Those were supposed to be the guarantors of the Vatican, yet the crisis at that time was so terrifying?
"I commanded the Knights Templar to charge, I commanded the Catholic believers of all Europe to return, and I commanded the Inquisition to return to the battlefield!"
This is our sin, and we must redeem it here! Even if we sink Avignon, we will lock these remnants of Satan to this land.

Under the Lord's protection, we won this war—a Pyrrhic victory. The chief knights and grandmasters of the Hospitallers and the Teutonic Knights were killed, nearly half of the clergy perished, and only eleven cardinals remained. The Inquisition… Ah, the Inquisition had no chance of escaping their prisons!

They locked up those terrible prisons, and locked themselves and the monsters together at the end of death!
And the remaining members of the Knights Templar, the Council of the Holy See, and the Inquisition, under my command, are heading to Rome along with what they are protecting!

May the Lord bless them and grant them a successful journey!

The horror described made Mario tremble. What blessings and commands? It was just a guarantee, because death was inevitable, and they hoped to leave behind a legacy.

Mario took the parchment and returned to his throne to continue reading.

Those were random scribbles and alterations, seemingly the pope's final words written before his death:
"I'm not going anywhere. The Pope of Avignon should die on Avignon soil, together with those who are buried, to lock up those demons, ghosts and ghosts!"

But the long-forgotten commandments must still be passed on:
Beware of the parasites in the purple robes; those demons will never cease to destroy our hearts!
Burn those sacred objects! They are no longer sacred objects; they are now nothing but the illusory remains of hell!
Finally, when Parliament reconvenes, a peasant girl will give birth to an infant wielding a flaming sword!

The letter was interrupted, ending with dark stains of a mixture of wine and mercury, traces left when holy water was used to cleanse the church steps.

Below, someone added a note: Clement's ring imprint (inscription: Crux Ave Noctis).

"All Souls' Day, 1349, when crows darkened the sun."

Mario remained silent, yet he had gained a new understanding.

(End of this chapter)