Chapter 156 The Devil’s **
Sitting in the luxurious restaurant upstairs at Adley Cathedral, Paladin was wearing a luxurious purple robe. Holding the silver tableware, he looked down at the table full of delicacies and delicacies. The fine veal steak and the red wine stored in the cellar for twenty years were all things that he would have envied in the past. Placing the silverware in his hands on the plate, Paladin stood up while supporting the dining table covered with red cloth. He casually picked up the luxurious scepter and the gilded-covered Bible placed on the shelf next to him. When he looked at himself in the mirror in front of him, he saw that his face was gloomy without any joy at all.
Yes, he became the coveted bishop, and all religious affairs of the entire diocese were under his control. But the strange thing is that he can't feel the trembling joy that he expected at all! No no! Instead of the joy and satisfaction that could fill his heart, there was an even more intense emptiness and desire!
"Touch!" Paladin suddenly punched the table with his fist, and murmured to himself with bursts of golden light flashing in his pupils: "Not enough... A bishop cannot satisfy me at all! Now I am only twenty-two years old, and I am already a bishop. ! It is not difficult for me to believe in the archbishop, the leading bishop of the Holy City of the Church, or even the cardinal! I want to get more, more to fill the desire in my heart! But all of this... requires strength. .”
Paladin, who muttered this, did not realize that he had forgotten his original intention and his desire that could be satisfied by just one bishop. As his inner vision expanded, the things he longed for became larger and larger. One bishop could no longer satisfy him. I can't satisfy the current Paladin anymore.
"Kakaka." But at this moment, there was a knock on the door. Paladin's face regained his composure, and he said calmly: "Come in." The wooden door was pushed open, and the timid-looking Kanalava, the abbot of the monastery, walked in cautiously. "Lord...Mr. Bishop...Mr. Bishop Flamel..." He looked at Paladin, who was wearing a purple divine robe with a calm face, lowered his head and squeezed out these words from between his teeth. .
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At this moment, in the middle of a mountain forest in the principality, Tony Black was in a state of embarrassment and poverty. He was wandering in the deep mountains and forests aimlessly with a face of despair. He muttered like he was nervous: "My future... the future of the family... I can't just fall down like this, the family's reputation still depends on me..."
Tony, who was sadly stripped of his identity as a priest, was robbed by bandits and endlessly humiliated. In despair, he already had the idea of seeking death. In this forest, I heard from the locals that there are fairies. Tony, who didn't care at all, walked in directly. Seeing that Tony was about to die in this forest due to thirst and hunger. A huge black stone slab, covered by jungle and weeds. Towering over Tony's eyes.
"Human, I can give you what you want. I can give you the glory and future of your family, your future and hope..." Suddenly, at this moment, a voice sounded like a whisper from the huge black stone slab. The call came from inside and went straight into Tony's mind: "Who! Who calls me again!" Shocked all over, Tony couldn't help but raise his head and look around. But to his horror, he discovered that the sound came from the stone slab! "Yeah, hehe...Tony, I can give you whatever you want. All of it. Don't you want revenge? Ah, revenge is such a delicious thing, it fascinates me even more than the blood of virgins."
Tony was so frightened that he lay on the ground, looked at the stone slab in front of him and shouted in horror: "Who are you!" "Me? I can tell you my name..." As soon as he finished speaking, there was suddenly a faint sound on the huge stone slab in front of him. Sparks danced, suddenly! One had two horns on his head, his body was covered with scales, and his hands had sharp barbs. The whole body is burning with raging flames, and the eyes are flashing with a demon of destruction and destruction!
As if being blocked by this stone slab, the stone wall was slapped in the stone slab, and the huge and ferocious red eyes stared at Tony, letting out a terrifying laugh: "My real name, Neil Barot, Sisit Luo, Rakirukiev! The big red devil!" "Evil... devil!" Tony's face instantly turned pale! He wanted to turn around and escape, but was horrified to find that he couldn't move at the moment! What shocked him even more was that the silver cross he wore on his chest melted and disappeared very quickly!
The big demon looked at the timid human in front of him, and suddenly let out bursts of weird laughter: "Enos's lackey... Yes, a fallen lackey, a dark sacrifice. Father, he will definitely be very happy." "You What do you want to do! I'm a priest, you don't want..." "Shut up! A priest abandoned by God, is he still talking about Enos's name?" The big devil immediately yelled angrily. Tony was so frightened that his face turned pale and his whole body was trembling. "I can give you power, unparalleled power! As long as you abandon Enos who abandoned you and obey our father, the great and almighty Belair. I can give you power!"
"Power? What's the price? My soul? Evil devil!" Tony asked angrily. But the demon was laughing in the stone slab. The laughter made Tony confused for a while, but he heard the demon opened his mouth and said: "Soul? What do I need your soul for? Do you want to eat it? Don't be stupid humans. Your human souls It's too fragile and of no use. Don't be deceived by Enos's rhetoric. I'll give you power without giving up your useless soul." "So, what do you want? There has to be a price!"
"Price? No, I can give you power for free without any need for anything in return. How about I be much more generous than your Enos." "What... don't you need it?" Tony looked hesitant. . It was a fantasy for him to gain power without paying any price.
"Yes, there is no price required..." The demon's red eyes flashed with a strange light. Step by step, he seduced Tony who was most confused. "Okay...Okay! I promise you!" Tony seemed to have experienced some kind of torture. He suddenly pulled open the cross that had melted into a knot on his chest and yelled at the demon in the stone slab with some ecstasy. "Hahahaha! Okay, cut a slit in the palm of your hand. Place it on my palm, and then transfer the power."
After swallowing deeply, Tony suddenly felt that he could move again! He stood up slowly, took out the knife from his cuff and slashed the palm of his hand. Dazzling blood spilled out. Taking heavy steps, Tony gradually approached the huge stone slab in front of him. What comes to mind is my warm family and beloved lover. And the cruelty and despair after the family was destroyed. The heartache of having the one you love marry someone else. Immediately afterwards, he surrendered to Paladin and the bishop without conscience. The Paladin who abandoned himself ruthlessly and cold-bloodedly! That deep-seated hatred!
Snapped! I saw Tony coming to the stone slab, looking at the stone slab showing a translucent feeling. I could clearly see the big devil's huge palm pressing against the stone slab, and bursts of hot and terrifying breath rushed towards my face. He gently placed his palm on the stone slab, facing the devil's giant hand. Tony suddenly felt as if his palm was being absorbed by the stone!
"Don't worry, human... leave the rest to me." The big demon in the stone slab said as he shook his huge head. Before Tony could react, red arcs of electricity splashed out from the stone slab and entangled in Tony's palm! "Ahhhhhhh!" Tony screamed unbearably as the severe pain spread throughout his body! His knees softened and he knelt on the ground. Countless red arcs immediately wrapped around his body! Streams of red smoke emerged from the stone slabs and crawled up Tony's arms. Not long after, Tony's entire body was enveloped in smoke!
Along with the screams, an evil red light lit up on him. The demon in the stone slab looked at this human being, and suddenly said with a deep smile: "The abyss will appear in your eyes..."