The Original Vampire

Winter City was pitch black, and a storm swept in, shrouding the world.

From time to time, lightning piercing the sky left a shocking imprint on the night, followed by a deafening thunder.

The Lion's Roar Castle, located on the top of the mountain, seems to be in the center of a thunderstorm, and the manic torrential rain seems to blow this magnificent castle to ashes at any time.

Maester Dawn put on a raincoat all the way out of the Lion's Roar Fort and walked towards the North City Gate.

He had just gone to Knight Thomas' residence, but was told by the servant that after tonight's banquet, Knight Thomas did not go back to the house to rest, but went to the north gate to guard.

In desperation, Bachelor Dawn had to brave the heavy rain and rushed to the North City Gate with difficulty in the dark night.

Because of the curfew and heavy rain, the streets were empty, and even the bustling pubs in the past closed their doors early.

I met several waves of patrolling soldiers along the way. After revealing his identity, Bachelor Dawn was not made trouble.

But in front of the church in Winter City, Maester Dawn stopped.

The church was brightly lit, and there were faint prayers coming out. There was a group of soldiers guarding the door. Through the lights in the church, Maester Dawn recognized them.

He is the personal guard of Thomas Knight!

Maester Dawn sank in his heart, hesitated for a while, but walked over and asked, "Is Knight Thomas in the church?"

The leader of the guard recognized Bachelor Dawn, and nodded: "Yes, Master Dawn, Master Thomas is inside."

"it is good."

Bachelor Dawn suppressed his unease and stepped into the church.

"...Amazing grace, how sweet, my sins are forgiven;

Such grace that reveres and comforts me;

Rejoice and praise, before the Father, lead me home..."

The choir was singing hymns, and the melodious singing had a soothing power, which seemed to cover up the storm outside for a while.

The architectural structure of the main hall of the church is obviously specially designed, and the singing reverberates and brews in it, like the voice from heaven.

Maester Dawn squinted and searched in the crowd, but did not see the figure of Thomas Knight.

"Good evening, Maester Dwayne."

As soon as Dawn turned his head, he saw Bishop Emeritus standing behind him with a smile on his face, looking at him with peaceful and serene eyes.

"Good evening, Bishop Emeritus."

"Are you here to pray, maester?"

Bachelor Dawn smiled and nodded: "Yes, I was restless at night and couldn't sleep, so I came here to bathe the glory of the Lord, hoping to gain a moment of peace."

Bishop Emeritus said warmly: "May the Lord's eyes be on you and calm your restless heart."

Seeing the Emeritus Bishop preparing to leave, Bachelor Dawn quickly asked, "By the way, I saw Knight Thomas' personal guard at the door when I came in. Is he here now?"

Bishop Emeritus nodded. "Yes. Knight Thomas is confessing in the confessional. Are you looking for him?"

"Oh, no. Just asking casually."

"Okay, if you need anything else, please come to me anytime."

"it is good."

Looking at the back of Bishop Emeritus leaving, Bachelor Dawn put away the smile on his face and sat down on the wooden chair in the back row.

The soothing hymns still echoed in the hall, but the unease in Maester Dawn's heart grew stronger.

...

Colin tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

All sorts of messy thoughts kept popping up.

For a while, I was worried about Vera's safety outside the city, and for a while I missed Queen Elsa, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, and for a while I recalled that at the banquet that had just ended, that smoky but holy and pious priestess, even that The mature and beautiful Queen Midella also got into Colin's mind somehow...

Bah, beast!

Colin scolded himself, and then began to compare which beauties had the longest legs...

After a while, the sound of rain outside the window suddenly became much quieter.

Colin, who couldn't sleep, got up and went out the door.

It was pitch black outside, save for the sporadic light of fire from the castle's outposts.

The most violent part of the rainstorm seems to have passed, and now only the end of the rain is left.

Along the dim corridor, Colin walked casually.

I can't help but start to worry about Maester Dawn, and I don't know if he can convince Knight Thomas.

Although Marquis Garcia used to be the god of war in the North, but now he has become a prisoner of the East after all, will Knight Thomas still respect and worship him as before?

Thinking of Marquis Garcia, Colin suddenly realized that the date for the prisoner exchange that he had made with the Eastern Territory was approaching.

The reason why the prisoner exchange was postponed at that time was also because the rebellion in the north made him unable to escape.

He thought that three months was enough to stabilize the situation in the north, but now it seems that he still underestimated the complexity of the situation.

According to this situation, I am afraid that the time for changing prisoners will be delayed again.

It is estimated that the Duke of the East Territory is eager to let Marquis Garcia return to the North Territory later. After all, one more day of chaos here, one more day of schadenfreude for them.

While thinking about it, Colin suddenly smelled a somewhat familiar fragrance.

Like the roses after the summer rain, mixed with the grass and trees in the forest in the early morning, and then gently crushed, the smell is refreshing.

Turning a corner, Colin saw the owner of the fragrance——

Archbishop Adjani.

"Good evening, Your Excellency Archbishop!" Colin leaned slightly and gave a gentleman's salute.

"Good evening, Viscount Angele!" Adjani was still wearing her white priest's robe, and those big eyes that seemed to be able to talk stared straight at Colin.

Colin's mouth was dry due to the scrutiny and charm of the other party's eyes, and he had to deliberately find a topic: "Didn't you go back to church tonight?"

"Delayed by the rainstorm, I'm preparing to go back now." Adjani's tone was cold, she raised a book in her hand, and added, "Just now, when I had nothing to do, I explained a passage of "Glory to Master Joyce" Holy Scripture."

For some reason, Colin was suddenly jealous of that little brat.

Adjani didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave, but stood there and asked, "How about you, Viscount? Why don't you sleep so late?"

Colin said casually: "The thunder just now was too loud to fall asleep."

Adjani smiled brightly and said softly, "You are in a mess."

After he finished speaking, he made a prayer gesture on his chest with his right hand, then took a few steps forward and put his index finger on Colin's forehead lightly.

At this moment, the two were very close, and Ke Lin could already feel Adjani's warm and moist breath hitting his face lightly.

Her dark red lips seemed to have endless temptation, and Colin almost couldn't help biting them.

However, when Adjani's index finger touched Colin's forehead, a calm and peaceful mood instantly calmed all the restlessness in his heart and body.

In a trance, Adjani in front of her seemed to exude a holy brilliance, which made Colin have the urge to pay homage.

The index finger left Colin's forehead, but Adjani did not withdraw.

The upper bodies of the two were almost touching, their breaths heard each other, and their eyes rolled.

But at this time, Colin didn't have any evil thoughts in his heart, as if it was a blasphemy to the woman in front of him.

"Is it better?" Adjani asked softly, the concern in her eyes fascinated.

"It's much better." Colin thanked with a smile.

Adjani stretched out her hand to straighten her hair, and suddenly praised: "Viscount Angele, you are the most potential knight I have ever seen!"

"Really?" Colin raised his eyebrows, not knowing whether the archbishop was complimenting him from the bottom of his heart, or out of politeness, or because of some unspeakable conspiracy.

Adjani nodded solemnly: "I can feel the preference and closeness of the Holy Light to you. Presumably your belief in the Lord of Radiance must be extremely firm and devout!"

What the hell?

A certain unbeliever was suddenly speechless.

Thinking that he had even used the name of the Glory Lord to fool the blood descendants, Colin couldn't help but doubt the effectiveness of the church's means of identifying heretics.

Of course, on the surface, Colin must have a pious expression on the surface: "Yes, since I was baptized and became a knight, I have sworn to serve the Lord of Glory for the rest of my life and clean up all evil for him!"

Adjani seemed to be very satisfied with Ke Lin's statement, leaning forward slightly, bringing the distance between the two closer, and her tone also brought a hint of charm:

"Then, would you like to be a little closer to the glory of the Lord?"

Colin's heartbeat accelerated again, and he asked dryly, "How do you get close?"

"The Knights Templar, I can recommend you to join."

"The Templar..." Collin froze for a moment, blood poured back into his brain again, and his reason regained the ground, and he immediately said categorically, "I understand your kindness, but I haven't done enough to leave everything behind and serve the Lord. preparations ahead."

The so-called Knights Templar was the most powerful armed force in the hands of the Church. They were all composed of knights, and their combat effectiveness was extremely powerful.

However, in order to join the Knights Templar, one must abandon all wealth, titles, and territories in the world, and fight for the Lord of Radiance with all his heart.

Colin was obviously not stupid enough to do such a thing.

Although Adjani is beautiful, it will not make him lose his mind.

"That's such a pity." Adjani frowned slightly, the worry on her face made people feel distressed, "However, the Lord has plans for every believer, I always feel that your destination should be Knights Templar."

Your home is the Knights Templar!

Your family home...

Colin cursed to himself, this Adjani's last words sounded like a threat.

"Then we will patiently wait for the Lord's arrangement." Colin smiled, took a step back, and opened the distance between the two.

Adjani blinked and stared at Colin for a while, then suddenly pointed out:

"Don't try to rebel against your destiny, that will only keep you from the glory of the Lord."

After saying this, the glamorous and bewitching archbishop quietly left.

Only a faint fragrance remained in the air, tickling Colin's heartstrings.