Coiling Dragon (Pan Long) - Vol 20 Chapter 24: Status

The person who was locked away inside the thorn-covered tower was not a princess, but a witch who employed the powers of darkness.

A brave young hero came searching for the tower in order to kill the witch.

– Light would force the darkness to recede, and grant it eternal rest

The witch wished.

That things would end with, ‘and the hero lived happily ever after killing the witch,’ like in the fairy tales.

And so, she had devised everything to happen in accordance to her wishes.

But the boy, who had grown up in but no time at all, would make the unfamiliar face of man’s from time to time.

“You want me to kill you? ……Do you really think I’ll let you go?”

Reality was very different from the fairy tales.

“The people don’t know of the precious treasure locked away in the tower.

I won’t let anyone else have this god given treasure, this crown of god surrounded by thorns that no one else could recognize.”

The hero gave the witch a slow and deep kiss.

“I am the true victor, and no one else.”

Johnathan, an old man with an extraordinary past but an ordinary end, gets reincarnated in a dark fantasy world full of magic, darkness, and mysteries furled.

However, he committed a grave blunder by taking the fiction he had read as a reference. Reborn as a baby, he hoped to be deemed gifted by speaking early.

One thing led to another, and tragedy struck. The villagers declared him a demon-possessed and called the church. Johnathan, now known as Sylvester Maximilian, realized that he had messed up.

When the church's inquisitors came to judge him and burn him on a pyre. As a last resort and to welcome his soon to arrive second death, he started chanting holy hymns as his last breath.

Overwhelmed, they kneeled, thinking he was a messenger of Solis.

From there, the story of how Sylvester Maximilian rose through the ranks to sit at the top began.

But his life won't be ordinary, as he uses his cunning and the tag of 'God's favored' to his advantage. Fighting treachery, unearthing secret plots and world mysteries, facing the darkness around him and creating his place in history, engraving his name in the annals to be forever remembered as the—Immortal Pope, The Young.

[A/N: To not mislead you, the novel's name does not mean he instantly becomes the Pope from the start. The story will follow the life of MC. Though he will become the Pope at a pretty young age. 40% of the novel will be based around MC fighting to sit on the supreme throne.

If you enjoy world building and lore building, then you will like this story.]
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***Main Tags: FANTASY, ADVENTURE, MAGIC, DARK, STRONG MC(Weak at the start because he's a baby. Not an instant OP though.), WHOLESOME, COMEDY, KINGDOM BUILDING. MENTALLY OLD MC, Politics, Backstabbing, World Building.***

[WARNING: MC will not go around saving everyone. Absolutely not if it puts him in danger. But if he can save someone using his status or position in the church, he will. He will kill innocent people if he has to. MC is not crazy, cynical, or unsociable. The world at some times may seem very DARK.]
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[DISCLAIMER]
The religion will be fake. I won't make it similar to those existing in our world not to trigger anyone. However, the Church terminologies and designations may feel identical as they are simple vocabulary words.

Again, everything you read in this novel is fictional and has no relation to our world.

I hope you enjoy my work. Stay safe and eat healthy bananas.
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Jung Hyeonwoo who had no talent, no money and no luck. “Why do I see the information inside the game?” He started to see the things that are not supposed to show up since he got electrocuted by lightning.

At the time when every kid, teen and adults dreams revolve around to get training at EX Agency. Ryu Kaisen a 13 years old boy practices for marathon to win prize money and get admission at EX Agency. As he wins the marathon, he is able to get admission at EX Agency with his younger brother Tony Kaisen.As they reach EX Agency the meet their cousin Jin and a new friend Kai. While training they heard about rumors a powerful weapon in cave area of EX Agency by a 16 years old boy named Wei. They solved the mystery of cave by killing the impostor of EX Agency who was about to kill expelled kids of EX Agency. They broke that powerful Weapon. After some day Kai found some weapons from cave area.He gave those weapon as gift his friends, but every weapon was filled with incredible powers in it. As they found out the powers of weapon the monsters tried to attack their world but their friend Wei locked himself in cave with those monsters to save his friends and his world from those monsters.After discovering Wei's sacrifice, the squad rushed to the cave but found neither him nor the monsters. They entered a portal that led them to an unknown world, trapping them. During their search for Wei, Jin was captured by an army and imprisoned. To gain his freedom, he fought and defeated the Royal Guard, who turned out to be an alternate-dimension version of Ryu.Jin served the princess while RG Ryu vowed to help him find his friends. Meanwhile, Ryu, Kai, and Tony searched for Wei, but Tony was captured by his duplicate. Jin rescued Tony, and RG Ryu learned about Jin's SEVPON.After reuniting, they planned to confront the monsters, with Princess Ling Hua joining the fight. Once Tony recovered, they attacked Noxic, the monster controller, but their efforts failed. Just then, Wei reappeared, killed Noxic, and transferred his powers to Jin's remaining SEVPON. Tragically, Princess Ling Hua died in battle, and RG Ryu became prince in her honor. With Wei found, the five friends returned to their world.As the friends entered their world Kai found green gem. He picked it up. They all continued their training and noticed a new boy while admission were close. He ordered to live with Ryu and Tony in their room. He gave them their introduction and told them his name MyungJin.As days moved forward Kai and Tony secretly stole Ryu's sword which was gift from RG Ryu to Ryu. They placed that gem on it but the sword exploded and both sword and gem vanished. As it happened Ryu and RG Ryu's arm got to hot as burning flame so Wei used his magic to save cure them. Also Jin got fever and got admitted to EX Agency's hospital. As Wei cured both Ryus the sword came from their arms. It was the same powerful Weapon they had broke earlier in cave named Black Fire.As Wei and Ryu returned after the cure. They saw Jin's temperature kept increasing. As Wei moved forward to check Jin his eyes turned red and he snatched Black Fire from Wei and exploded whole EX Agency. Wei went to other dimension to call RG Ryu and his army against Jin's beast mode while other managed to keep Jin busy. As RG Ryu's army entered their world they fought against Jin's creature army.While Wei went back in time to meet Prince Wei, Princess Ling Hua's brother to get solution for Jin's condition. They both entered the present time to save Jin and all dimensions. Wei restored the broken Sevpons. The Both Wei with magical power managed to cure Jin and resotore EX Agency. After Battle Prince Wei returned to his time and RG Ryu with his army returned to their Dimension.