The seventh God-Slayer has appeared.
According to 'King' himself, his name is Roy Crowley. After investigating everyone with the same name worldwide, no past of the new King has been found, suggesting it is a false name.
The first to witness the new King was a magician under the Greenwich Wise Men's Council, encountering him at the heart of ancient Jerusalem, Mount Moriah.
Based on investigations conducted around Mount Moriah, and discoveries within a magic workshop belonging to a secret society of Israeli Jews, it is speculated that the God the new King slew is the Archangel Michael.
Michael, the most famous Archangel in the Abrahamic pantheon, is recorded in religious classics like the Tanakh, the New Testament, and the Quran. He stands on the right hand of God, with illustrious accomplishments, symbolized by 'fire'. He is the supreme commander of the angelic army, the Angel of 'victory and war', the only angel to hold the title of Archangel.
Due to Michael's brilliant achievements, it is impossible to guess the power the new King has gained.
(Note: Never try to test the new King's power. He is one of the Demons above us.)
——Greenwich Wise Men's Council Compilation, Report on the Seventh God-Slayer, Roy Crowley
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Vatican City, the northwestern corner of Rome, Italy, is the stronghold of Christendom.
Roy sat in the Vatican Library, flipping through various secret histories and magical books accumulated by Christendom over two millennia. As the heart of Christendom, one of the most renowned in the world, the Vatican holds knowledge that other magical societies and organizations can only dream of.
“Although there are magicians among the other six God-Slayers, none are masters who have dedicated their lives to magic. Some even came from humble origins, only achieving the great feat of God-Slaying through luck.”
“…While this proves that 'not all top-tier magicians are God-Slayers, and the relationship between magicians and God-Slayers is merely an illusion', it also demonstrates from another angle that God-Slayers are all a bunch of fools, a bunch of short-sighted morons!”
Roy closed the book in his hand and said with a mocking tone.
He wore a red Cardinal robe with a silver cross on his chest. This red Cardinal robe was extremely ornate, woven with gold and silver thread, adorned with cryptic symbols representing Christendom, and meticulously crafted with micro-carving techniques that depicted mythological stories from the Bible.
This Cardinal robe was specially designed with a pouch woven with the Shroud of Turin on the right side of the body. Roy usually kept his right hand in the pouch, using the properties of the Shroud to conceal the anomaly on his right hand. The Cardinal robe also added to Roy's aura of a holy man.
“But I can understand the thoughts of those God-Slayers. Even with all the knowledge mortals can learn, they cannot fight the Unaligned Gods. Thus, they treat this magical knowledge as useless rubbish, not knowing that even Pandora's Dark Ritual is just a complex magical grand ceremony involving the very essence of this world.”
Roy seemed to be talking to himself, but he was actually chatting with Eiwaz behind him. Although Eiwaz was not a good conversational partner, this 'Holy Guardian Angel' sometimes had a sharp tongue and didn't like to talk much. She preferred to observe as a bystander.
After leaving Jerusalem, Israel, Roy had no hesitation in killing his way to the Vatican in Rome. He thought that as the stronghold of Christendom with two millennia of history, the Vatican should have firmly refused to surrender. Roy even prepared to force them into submission by force.
However, the actual situation was somewhat unexpected. After learning Roy's identity, the Vatican didn't resist at all but instead worshipped him. Especially after knowing that the God Roy slew was Michael, these church members shamelessly bestowed upon him the title of 'Holy Son'.
It was only then that Roy truly understood the position God-Slayers held in this world. For magical societies, it was not an insult but an honor to swear allegiance to a God-Slayer, even for a religion as large as Christendom.
Christendom in this world was not as powerful as one might imagine. This is because there were Unaligned Gods in this world. For Christendom's doctrine of 'monotheism', the existence of Unaligned Gods was a major blow to its teachings. Especially those Unaligned Gods from different religions were powerful. Even with all the resources of Christendom, they couldn't defeat a single one. The only ones who could fight the Unaligned Gods were the God-Slayers.
In this situation, Christendom naturally welcomed the protection of a God-Slayer, especially since Roy's power was the holy Archangel Michael, not some foreign god. This was undoubtedly the blessing of the Lord for Christendom.
Because Christendom possessed vast intelligence and knowledge, they were even more aware of the unchallengeable power of the God-Slayers. After Roy ascended to Christendom as the 'Holy Son', he also learned some secrets.
For example, about two hundred years ago, the oldest God-Slayer, the Marquis of Voban, had caused chaos in the Vatican. If he hadn't left because he couldn't find anything useful to him as a God-Slayer in the Vatican and was bored, the Vatican might have been destroyed two hundred years ago.
This shows how tragic organizations without God-Slayer protection are, especially large-scale ones like Christendom. They can only act cautiously, fearing that they might offend some Demon.
Footsteps echoed through the quiet library. Roy sat on a luxurious chair in the library. He put down the book in his left hand, looked up at the warm sunlight shining through the transparent glass windows on the library ceiling, and said lazily, “…Anything?”
This library was Roy's favorite place, so unless it was an important event, no one dared to disturb him here.
“Holy Son, there is news of the heretic angel Metatron.”
The speaker was a young clergyman. He dared not look up at Roy on the platform, standing at the intersection of dappled sunlight and darkness, he respectfully said.
“Oh? Where is Metatron?”
Hearing that he finally had good news, Roy stood up from his chair, turned around, and looked down at the young clergyman.
Christendom really was the religion with the most followers, its intelligence network was extensive. If Roy were to search for Metatron himself, he might never find him in his lifetime. But using Christendom's power, he got news of the Unaligned God in a few days.
“Reporting to the Holy Son, the heretic Metatron was discovered in Italy, according to intelligence sources.”
The young clergyman quickly replied.
“Ha, what audacity! The supreme angel of Judaism dares to come to the land of the strongest Christendom faith.”
Roy snorted with laughter, then continued, “…Tell me the exact location directly. Italy is so big, that's not the answer I want.”
“This…”
Cold sweat dripped down the forehead of the church clergyman. His face was pale with fear and even terror.
God-Slayers are all rather extreme in personality, and the 'Holy Son' in front of him was the epitome of the words God-Slayer and Demon, acting as he pleased, doing whatever he wanted, to the extreme.
This was Roy's biggest principle of conduct: to absolutely do things that fit his identity. If he were a magician, he would hold himself to the standards of a magician. Now that he was a God-Slayer, he would naturally use the behavior of a God-Slayer as his guide to action.
“Don't be afraid. I'm not a Demon from hell. As long as you can give me a reason I'm satisfied with, I won't take it out on you.”
Roy's comforting words did not reassure the clergyman. 'Unpredictable' was also a label for God-Slayers. This clergyman even felt that his 'Holy Son' was somewhat similar to the Demon of Demons, the oldest God-Slayer, the Marquis of Voban.
“Although the Vatican is located in Rome, the most powerful force in Italy is a magic society alliance called the 'Seven Sisters'. You want to know the specific location of Metatron, you may need to use the power of the 'Seven Sisters'. The Church can only confirm that Metatron is in Italy now, but cannot locate his specific whereabouts.”
Roy frowned. This was the most troublesome aspect of Christendom in this world. Although it had a far-reaching influence, its depth of influence within each country was insufficient because there were too many magical societies in this world, and a strong dragon could hardly suppress a local snake.
“Since the 'Seven Sisters' can find Metatron for me, then you go inform them and have them come see me.”
“This…”
The clergyman wanted to say something else, but when he looked up and saw Roy's calm, eerie double pupils, he immediately swallowed his words, answering, “…Yes, Holy Son! I will inform the 'Seven Sisters' right away.”