At the gate of Heaven, shrouded in mist.
"Ah, is this Heaven? Great, I'm finally in. "The pockmarked knight laughed wildly with a hideous face.
"The Seven Hells, you, you, why are you here? Is the evil god Lahlo going to attack Heaven? "The King of Aegon was so excited that his mouth was full of nonsense.
"Ah, why are you here, where's the Great Sparrow?" The pockmarked knight turned around and saw an old acquaintance. He was immediately embarrassed.
Reluctantly, he showed an extremely ugly smile and quickly walked to the guide.
Seeing the "hideous smile", the King of Aegon seemed to have fallen into a nightmare. It was Richard who threw him into the fire that day. He shuddered and ran away.
As he ran, he yelled at the top of his voice, "Holy Mother, Holy Sparrow, Warrior, help, help, the evil god Lahlo's follower has sneaked into Mountain Paradise!"
"Hey, hey, hey, stop yelling, I'm not a follower of the evil god Lahlo anymore, I've turned over a new leaf and returned to the embrace of the Seven Gods!" Richard quickly shouted.
"What?" The King of Aegon stopped, not because he was fooled by the evil god's follower's flowery words, but because he suddenly realized that this was the Gate of Heaven. If it was really an evil god's follower who had sneaked in, the Great Sparrow wouldn't have asked him to come down as a guide.
"What's wrong with you? Are you Richard Hope of the Stormland? " The King of Aegon sized him up in surprise. He was lean, with short black hair, a face full of pockmarks and old scars, and a blazing red heart pattern on the armor in front of his chest.
He was right, this was Stannis's knight, a follower of the Red God, and his direct killer.
"It's me, I'm Richard Hope, we've met a few times before. Don't doubt, I was indeed bewitched by the evil god of darkness, but now I've returned to the right path, and the Holy Mother has accepted me, "the pockmarked knight said awkwardly.
The King of Aegon didn't comment, but asked with a straight face, "You didn't even change your clothes, how did you go to Heaven?"
"Clothes?" The pockmarked knight lowered his head and saw the pattern on the armor. "Sigh, I'm dead. Did this ancestral armor follow me to heaven?"
"This means that you still approve of your outfit," Aegon said coldly.
"No, I don't agree. I believe in the Seven Gods! Richard shouted excitedly.
Before he could finish, a miraculous scene occurred. The pattern on his armor blurred, then turned into the heptagram of the Church of the Seven Gods.
"Look, look!" He pointed at his chest and said excitedly.
"You really changed your faith? What happened? How did you become a Saint so quickly? "Aegon was surprised.
"I only returned to the faith of the Seven Gods when I saw Lahlo's true face after my death," Richard mumbled.
"After death …" Aegon's face was filled with disbelief. "Impossible. You've already seen Lahlo. How can you still ascend to heaven?"
"It's the Atonement Scroll. I've contributed greatly to Her Majesty Danny Rize, so she gave me a 'Atonement Scroll'. After I die, I'll be able to ascend to heaven."
"Atonement Scroll? One Atonement Scroll can ascend to heaven? That's too cheap, isn't it? "Aegon almost lost his mind.
"Sigh, if you knew what I did, you wouldn't say that," Richard said bitterly.
.....
"What did you do?" Sir Quincy asked curiously.
Richard Hope was also from a famous noble family in the Storm Lands. He was even a knight squire in the Red Keep. If not for Cersei's tricks, he would have become a Kingsguard.
Of course, such a person was not unknown. When he came to Paradise Island, including Quincy Cox and a group of Night Watchers, everyone knew him. They also knew that he was a fanatical Knight of Red Heart.
Naturally, everyone had the same doubts as Aegon.
Richard looked at his comrades from Eastwatch and said, "Do you still remember how you died?"
That day at Eastwatch, dozens of Night Watchers died in the hands of the Minotaur. Now, they met the pockmarked knight again in Paradise.
"I killed that Painted Skin Monster … Sigh, it's not a Painted Skin Monster. It's a clone of the Evil God Lahlo!" Richard felt like he was chewing a bitter gourd.
"Tsk, are you sure that the Minotaur is Lahlo?" A middle-aged Night Watcher with purple curly hair looked at the pockmarked knight with a pale face. His eyes were filled with … sympathy.
He was a knight and had ancestral armor. After his chest was scratched by the Shadowfiend Tiger Claw, he lasted longer than the Night Watchers with White Equipment. Therefore, he knew about the pockmarked knight's glorious achievements.
"It's him! That Evil God doesn't even let go of the souls of his believers. Forget about the legendary wine, garden, and girls, he dragged us directly into hell! "Richard gritted his teeth and said.
"Well, you were dragged into hell because you did something blasphemous, right?" The laver Night Watcher's mouth twitched.
"No, my good friends and comrades were all dragged into hell, and their souls were forged into chains …" Richard recounted the situation with lingering fear.
"Tsk, I thought Lahlo was the Light King. I didn't expect him to be so evil!" Everyone was shocked.
"So, you can understand the mercy, justice, light, and greatness of the Seven Gods, right?" The Holy Sparrow's expression was solemn as she began to preach.
"I have no regrets about the Seven Gods!"
"I'm proud to be a believer of the Seven Gods!"
"Being born under the glory of the Seven Gods and growing up in Westeros is the greatest fortune of my life."
"Long live, the glory of the Seven Gods will spread across Westeros!"
The believers of the Seven Gods who went to Paradise expressed their opinions loudly.
"But isn't the atonement scroll a little too exaggerated? Does the Dragon Queen really think that Paradise is owned by her and that she can just casually give out atonement scrolls? This is too unfair to us Saints! "Sir Quincy complained.
Just as he finished complaining, he felt a cold wind rise from his back, as if some monster was staring at him. He felt an inexplicable sense of danger.
Old Quincy looked left and right, up and down, but he didn't find anything amiss.
"Blasphemy if you don't taste it!" Aegon roared and said with a serious expression, "Now is a special time. The Long Night is coming, and the Seven Gods should save the world. As the only remaining Holy Child of the Seven Gods, what's wrong with strictly following the teachings of the Seven Gods?"
He looked down on this old knight. All he did was talk bad about Aunt Danni, but in front of the Holy Sparrow, he would flatter her as if it didn't cost him anything.
"Archbishop …" Old Quincy didn't dare to refute King Aegon. He could only look at his backer with an aggrieved expression.
"Sigh, this should be my responsibility!" The Holy Sparrow looked up at the sky and sighed, her thin face full of regret and annoyance. "The night is long, and danger is everywhere. Only the Seven Gods can save the world. This is the mission that the Holy Mother gave me a long time ago.
But I died in an accident because of the power struggle at King's Landing, so this burden fell on Saint Danny! "
Sir Quincy nodded and sighed. "I see. With the Archbishop's great spirit of justice, even if he has the authority to give out atonement scrolls, he definitely won't abuse it. What a pity, what a pity!"
"Maybe the atonement scrolls can't be given out for free. We should charge some money to subsidize the poor believers," the Holy Sparrow said hesitantly.
"Archbishop is merciful!" Sir Quincy praised with his thumb up.
The pockmarked knight approached the middle-aged night watchman and whispered, "Seems like there are also factions in Paradise?"
"There are also people living in Paradise! Where there are people, there are factions. Compared to the secular world, this place is already very peaceful. The Saints just don't like us who came in through the back door, "the middle-aged night watchman replied in a soft voice.
"Then I will also live with you at the edge of the Third Ring?" the pockmarked knight asked.
On the way to Paradise Island, King Aegon had already explained the basic situation of Paradise to him.
"Richard, are you willing to join the Church's armed forces? If you become a Saint Seiya, you can live in the First Ring, which is the villa area around the Grand Cathedral, "the Holy Sparrow said.
"There are also Church's armed forces in Paradise? Who are you fighting against? "the pockmarked knight asked in shock.
"There is no war yet, but no one knows for sure in the future. I saw many records in Paradise called 'Earth.' There were some fallen people who had distorted their worldview. They couldn't stand justice, order, and beauty. Not only did they fight against the Church of Light, they even fought their way to Paradise. They were too arrogant.
There were also some evil gods who thought that 'God takes turns to sit on the throne, and today it's my turn.' They wanted to attack Paradise and steal the throne of the seven gods.
There were also some crazy people who shouted, 'I want the sky to be unable to cover my eyes. I want all the gods in Paradise to disappear.' They destroyed the whole world.
So, we have to be prepared. We can't always rely on the seven gods when the time comes, "the Holy Sparrow said in a low voice.
"Stealing the throne of the seven gods, destroying Paradise … That's too scary." Richard's ugly face turned pale. He said in fear, "I'm just an ordinary knight. Can I fight against those evil gods?"
"You've killed an evil god, and Danny Rize called you the 'Devil Hunter,'" the Holy Sparrow reminded him.
"Okay, I'll join the Son of War." Richard thought about it. He knew nothing but fighting. He had no other pursuits other than pursuing glory in war.
At least the treatment was good, and he could live in the most central ring of Paradise.
The envious and jealous eyes of the night watchers said it all.
"Not the Son of War, but the Saint Seiya. The Saint Seiya who protects the seven gods and Paradise," the Holy Sparrow said seriously.
Unfortunately, Richard had just received a set of Golden Saint armor personally blessed by the Holy Mother at the Cathedral. He didn't even have the time to show it off in front of the night watchers before he felt a powerful suction force pulling him in.
"Hey, what's wrong with me? Your Excellency, save me! "
The pockmarked knight was wearing a dazzling golden armor, but he was covered by a beam of white light from the sky. He couldn't move at all.
"It's … it's the Resurrection Spell!" The Holy Sparrow was shocked. "You're being resurrected."
"Resurrected?" The pockmarked knight was confused. "I … I … I finally came to Paradise. Who's so wicked to resurrect me?"
Whoosh! The next moment, he disappeared from the arena of the Holy Church.
"Ouch!" The Holy Sparrow stomped her foot and said in annoyance, "It's over. He's resurrected, but he didn't take off the Saint Seiya Armor."
"Ah, what will happen?" Aegon exclaimed.
"Maybe he can become a God of War in the mortal world?" The Holy Sparrow was uncertain.
"That's too much!" Aegon couldn't believe it.
"That's the Saint Seiya Armor made by blacksmiths, enchanted by warriors, and blessed by the Holy Mother! There are only twelve sets in total, "the Holy Sparrow said in frustration.
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