Vincent carried the Holy Scripture of the Sun and his heart was full of questions. He walked in the silent temple, the painted rose glass windows around him shining on his priest robe.
Because it was night time, his face was still covered with a cloth to avoid looking directly at the moon.
He once felt that this was a necessary reverence, to show the humility of the believers and the price they had to pay to obtain the protection and power of the moon.
But now, more and more questions appeared in his heart. The believers should indeed maintain their reverence for God, but it seemed a bit strange that they couldn't even see the true appearance of the God they believed in.
They believed in the moon and chanted the moon's name, but … who knew if they were worshipping the moon or not?
Vincent suppressed the thoughts of "blasphemy" that were growing like wild weeds. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his mind and empty his mind. He quickly walked along the straight corridor to the confessional room where the seventh apostle lived.
The temple of the Seventh Parish was very large. The high dome symbolized the greatness of the divine right. Colored windows and white sculptures could be seen everywhere. It was both magnificent and exquisite. There was a round dome skylight at the top, and moonlight poured down. Everyone who entered the temple could feel the gift of the moon.
The main worship hall was in the center of the entire church, enough to hold over a thousand people. On both sides were the residences of the clergy. The apostles in charge of the parish lived in the confessional room of the church. Normal people had no way of coming into contact with them, only the powerful and the priests of the parish could enter.
The Dome Church was currently the most widely known religion of A Zier, and it was also the Extraordinaire organization that normal people came into contact with the most. On the surface, they were naturally very good.
In reality, the only people that the apostles really received were the Extraordinaires.
The Dome Church was made up of the Pope, Saintess, Apostles, Evangelists, Priests, and Clergy/Nuns. Remember the website: m.9biquge.com.
Among them, there was naturally only one Pope, chosen by the oracle.
There were two Saintesses, representing the light and dark sides of the moon, in charge of conveying the oracle.
There were seven Apostles, named according to the phases of the moon. They were the New Moon, First Quarter Moon, Night Moon, Full Moon, Last Quarter Moon, Waning Moon, and Dark Moon. They each had their own authority.
Vincent was in the parish where the Dark Moon Apostle was located.
The evangelists wandered around the world, spreading the faith of the Dome Church to everyone they met. Their work was no different from that of a priest, just like a priest who was sent out.
The reason why the evangelists were ranked higher than the priests was because they were actually combatants of the Dome Church. In other words, they were priests who specialized in combat. Compared to the priests who specialized in healing, evangelists were more favored by the higher-ups.
Priests, on the other hand, were more like defective products that had lost some of their functions. They could only be sent to spread their faith to ordinary people.
As for the priests and nuns, they were superhumans with even lower abilities. Although there were more of them, they could basically be ignored.
Vincent placed his hand on the wooden door of the confessional. After a moment of hesitation, he slowly pushed it open.
"Creak —" The soft sound of the door opening sounded, and it was even clearer in the silence of the empty corridor.
The confessional was a small, almost sealed room. There was only a small window at the very top. Faint silver moonlight shone down, enveloping the red-robed apostle standing at the very front.
The newly appointed Dark Moon Apostle was a lady named Vanessa. She had long chestnut-colored hair, and a gentle and beautiful face. The corners of her mouth seemed to hold a smile at all times, and she looked gentle and amiable.
Like Vincent, she was also blindfolded, but that did not stop the calming aura from directly striking at one's heart.
This was the authority of the Dark Moon Apostle, [Silent Domain]. Of course, this was only the effect of the surface leakage. When the real ability was activated, simply put, it was the ability to silence everyone. Within a large area, the aether would lose its activity and be unable to be used. It was simply a killing machine on the battlefield.
The previous Dark Moon Apostle had unfortunately been martyred when he went out to fight against the invasion of the dream beasts. Thus, the Saintess and the Pope had chosen a new apostle from the evangelists and given him the authority to become the new Seventh Apostle.
Vincent lowered his head slightly and walked over to salute. He said in a trembling voice, "Lord Apostle, I have sinned."
Vanessa had just been appointed, and this was the first time a priest had voluntarily come to her to repent and atone for his sins.
However, this kind of thing was actually very common. Because the belief in the moon was generally extremely devout, there were often clergymen who could not bear the remorse for their small sins and chose to confess and repent to their superiors, begging for forgiveness.
She smiled and said gently, "Father Vincent, what sins have you committed?"
"As long as you choose to tell the moon the truth, sincerely repent and change, and always be vigilant in your heart, the moon will also give you the most benevolent forgiveness."
Vincent was all too familiar with these words. He had often used these words to say to his believers, but now he was the one being said to. For a moment, he felt a little strange.
He dispelled these emotions and focused on acting. The owner of the bookstore was right. He could not let himself show any hesitation. As a priest who completely trusted the church, he had to immediately report these abnormalities truthfully so that no clues would be discovered.
Vincent followed the script he had prepared and said, "I … I've been feeling very uneasy recently."
Vanessa's expression changed, and the corners of her lips curled down slightly. "Uneasy?"
Vincent looked terrified and said, "Yes, I'm uneasy. I often feel anxious and irritated, unable to calm down and meditate. I have difficulty breathing, and even tremble all over. Also, I often have auditory and visual hallucinations … "
"Wait." Vanessa's faint smile did not change. "Father, this is not a sinful thing."
Vincent hurriedly shook his head. "Please let me finish. I thought it was just because I've been too busy recently, but in reality, the situation is much more serious than I thought."
He first described the symptoms in detail, and then said in fear and trepidation, "Lord Apostle, I, I saw the moon in my hallucinations! I have sinned! "
Vanessa's expression changed, and her eyes turned cold. However, she then returned to her amiable self, and comforted him. "You saw the moon? Are you sure it was the moon you saw? "
"This … I've never seen it before, but from what others described, it should be the moon. It's in the water."
Vincent asked, "Lord Apostle, what should I do? Am I not devout enough … "
Vanessa put on a smile, and said, "It's alright. This is just your delusion. That's not the real moon, just your imagination. You've never seen it before, have you?"
"Don't worry. What you need is a good rest. Oh, right, you should be one of the recipients of the Holy Moon Brain that was given out a while ago. If you feel uneasy, use it more often. I think you should have already felt its effects. If you feel that you're not devout enough, you can let it lead you to the protection of the moon."
Vincent acted as if he had been successfully persuaded, and chatted with Vanessa for a while more before leaving gratefully.
Vanessa watched him leave, and the smile on her face disappeared immediately. She coldly said, "Check Vincent's surveillance records. How has he been recently?"
The servant beside her suddenly appeared, and respectfully handed a white candle to Vanessa.
Vincent hadn't expected that the clergy who had been bestowed with the Sacred Moon Brain had actually been secretly monitored through the sacred emblem all this time.
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