Silent Crown

Chapter 386 The child of peace

Chapter 386 The child of peace

"You still won't give up. You must hold some kind of faith or hope in your mind, right?" Paganini seemed to have made up his mind to torture him to death. "Even to this degree, you still think that someone will come to save you? Stop dreaming, Ye Qingxuan. That little girl has burned down long ago. Do you think she can wake up to call your name again? Or...are you still waiting for him?"

Just as the voice fell, a man was thrown in from outside.

Then, a glow of light flew into Paganini's body. In an instant, black feathers were flying around. Paganini's emaciated body was enveloped in a robe. The robe was embroidered with golden silk threads and decorated with stars and roses. The gospels of the Scriptures were depicted on the clothing. After falling into the darkness, the cloth turned dark and gloomy without deducting from its grandeur and mystery.

It was the Garment of Original Sin!

What surprised Ye Qingxuan more than this was the dying young man on the ground. He was on his last breath.

Wolf Flute?

He was almost shocked to death.

Ye Qingxuan had been waiting for him to rescue or to request the Knights Templar for reinforcements! In the blink of an eye however, Wolf Flute was beaten into such a pathetic state.

Come on man? Where is your dignity as a new Scepter? Ye Qingxuan thought.

"Well, those guys are so impudent! I had to fight with six people at the same time..." Wolf Flute spoke embarrassedly with a helpless but angry face. "Shouldn't it be one-on-one?"

"Why are you so unreliable?" Ye Qingxuan wanted to cry. "From the first time to now, you've never come in handy! Man!"

"Who said that?" Wolf Flute became angry. He looked so wronged. "I gave you a whistle!"

Whistle… F*cking whistle! Thinking of the whistle, Ye Qingxuan became furious. "I had blown it earlier. It was useless!"

Hearing him say so, Wolf Flute was overjoyed. "You blew it? That's good..." In spite of the harsh melody in the dark, he lowered his eyes, calculating the time.

It was about time…

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"My Lord," a husky voice sang softly in the still sky. Thus, pious praising melodies sounded above the dozens of large iron whales.

In the clear melody, countless priests closed their eyes and whispered, "Make me your child of peace and see your presence in hatred." Holy light shone from their bodies, melting into one another. There seemed to be lights from heaven shining above the dark iron whales, countless like the stars in the night sky.

There were stars shining above the burning iron curtain in the sky. The solemn praises of countless people echoed here.

They were praying.

They were chanting.

"Make me your child of peace, and sow thy light in this darkness!"

As if dozens of great silver bells were ringing, the deafening roar spread. In the roar, the lights gathered like an ocean, flooding the sky. At this moment, the sky was like an ocean of light hung upside-down. In the countless ripples, the iron whales hissed, playing the sacred melody.

On the dark scorched earth, the city hung frozen in the sky and sea of light. Many priests worshiped before the emblem, and solemnly praised, "Make me your child of peace and in forgiveness, we shall receive amnesty."

Between heaven and earth, everything was in silence at that moment.

Only the first husky voice was heard. It informed the whole world of the only truth of the world. "We receive when we give and we will enter eternity in death!"

In that hoarse chanting, the mighty solemn music finally reached the climax. The iron whales' hissing was heard here and there. It was the sound numerous organs roaring in the steel temple.

In the belly of every iron whale, there was a huge steel temple. The green gold and the black iron emanated with an eternal stillness and solemness.

All priests knelt reverently before the holy emblem and prayed. Under the emblem was a huge organ embedded in the iron wall. The enthusiastic musicians separated into groups of threes and became one with each other. They cooperated with each other, playing the six levels of meters-wide keys. This was just the tip of the iceberg!

Under those nimble fingers, the complex melody was deduced and turned into a complex command. The keys were played, involving countless gears, levers, springs, and precision components. The organ, which occupied hundreds of cubic meters of the iron whale, huffed and puffed with hot steam, hissing. The majestic water vapor and the whale song ejected from the organ's pipe. It unleashed tides and waves of frenzy in the sea of light.

In the sky, the hanging ocean was slowly changing. Among the dozens of iron whales, inside the vague circle, a lotus blossom bloomed. Countless rays of light overlapped and shone down, stagnating in mid-air. The light loomed over the solidified city.

The bloom of the light lotus was so huge but it looked so peaceful. It was as if all the beauty in the world was gathered here so that all the lost souls could rest in peace.

"Mr. Bann, the Requiem ritual has been completed." In the middle of the temple, the priest with a sword half knelt before Bann and said seriously, "The power of the Holy Spirit has been assembled in the Sacred City, and Heaven's Door will open here in your will! Please issue the order."

Behind Bann, Colt gazed the long sword with a hint of ecstasy.

The Heaven's Door! It was the Heaven's Door! It was the artifact cast by three generations of Pope, the sword of all Kings of Yellow throughout history, and the legend that had beheaded one of the seven catastrophic dragons!

According to the prophecy, the sword will open Heaven's Door on the final battlefield "Armageddon" of human and natural catastrophes, purify six hundred and sixty-six natural catastrophes and annihilate Hyakume completely!

Colt lowered his head, kneeling under this magnificent power, and dared not even gaze at the unadorned sword.

It was the light! To him, it felt like the first light in the world creation myths that had split the chaos. It was enough to pierce one's eyes, to destroy one's senses, and to let the mortal man who was born with the original sin evaporate completely at just one glance!

But in everyone's eyes, what Bann was holding in hand was just a simple sword cast by black iron, without any decorations or any specialty. They couldn't see its significance and solemn status at all. Now, everything was ready and the melody of the Requiem resounded between heaven and earth.

Heaven's Door was about to open but Bann remained silent. He looked cold, neither feverish nor excited, and held the sword. As if he had sunk in meditation, he was as motionless as iron.

"Your Excellency." For a long while, there was no response. The priest with the sword looked up at him in confusion. "Your Excellency, would you issue your order?"

Bann did not speak. He looked up silently, staring the huge city that solidified in sky out of the porthole. There were no emotions in his eyes.

Five minutes left… There were still five minutes to the appointed time he made with Ye Qingxuan. But there was still no sign of success. He only felt the fountain of darkness erupting, about to envelop everything.

Five minutes left...

He retracted his gaze, his voice hoarse. "It is not the time yet."

Colt was stunned. He looked up at Bann's back. His eyes changed in an instant and finally, a hint of rage flashed.

"Sir, this is the order of the Sacred City!" Colt stepped forward seriously. "The Cardinals are waiting for your reply."

"I said, it is not the time yet," Bann responded indifferently. "I am in charge here. You need not say more."

"Not the time? This is the last chance!" Colt raised his voice high and glared at him. "Your Excellency, do you want to watch the abyss swallow Auschwitz? Now is not the time for indecision. Please do not delay. Issue your order now. Or..." He paused. A hint of malice showed in his stern expression. "Are you going to sit back and watch the situation deteriorate for some personal reasons?"

"What did you say?" Bann raised his eyes. There seemed to be something in them, cold as iron.

Colt unconsciously stepped back. At that moment, he felt something crush down above his head, like the sword from God's punishment. But soon, but he revealed a hint of sneer.

"You think I don't know? Among those who landed there is your adopted son, right?" He grinned and uttered the name as if chewing it between his teeth, "Ye Qingxuan!

"You disregarded the order of the Knights Templar and put a mere musician into the exploration team in order to earn credit and honor for him. Now, the situation deteriorated but you continued blundering, allowing things get out of control. You ignored the overall picture because of your own purpose! Your Excellency, how do you explain this?"

Bann remained silent with an indifferent look. He just looked at Colt. Faint cold light flowed under his sharp eyebrows as if the sword was ringing angrily in the sheath.

Being looked by that pair of eyes, Colt paled. Soon, he clenched the holy emblem in the hand as if the emblem can give him infinite strength. He slowly lifted it. "I command you on behalf of the Pope, Commander Bann! Open the Heaven's Door now without delay! Otherwise..." He showed a nasty look. "Otherwise, I will now tell the Cardinals to deprive you of your command!"

The emblem hung high before Bann. It felt like tons weighing down on him.

"How dare you?!" All the Knights Templar who guarded the surroundings came forward with swords held in hands. Their eyes glared at Colt.

"Stop!" Bann roared. He pursed his lips, his shoulders trembling as if he was suppressed by the emblem that represented the scriptures After a long while, he bowed his head and spoke with his voice hoarse. "As His Holiness's oracle."

He closed his eyes.

"Sorry," he whispered.

Little Yezi, I'm sorry.

In his hand, Heaven's Door slowly lit up and issued a long and low roar. But at that instant, it suddenly trembled as if it sensed the arrival of something. Then, the sea of light set off the waves of fury.

Layers of huge ripples visible to the naked eye spread out of nowhere. Some kind of invisible pressure came down from the sky, tearing the burning red iron curtain. It was falling down.

Just in a second, the vast sea of light was chiseled, exposing a huge hole. Behind the hole was the universe's original darkness.

There was something descending from heaven!

The stars were falling!