Gospel of Blood-Chapter 598 : The Guardian Scepter’s Secret

Charlotte nodded slightly, then looked at the necklace in her hand.

It was a ring cross necklace, a common religious accessory among church priests.

“So… this necklace you brought belongs to that headmistress?”

She asked.

Sebastian nodded.

“Yes, it belongs to her. Nice and I have already examined it. This necklace contains holy power and a similar aura to the holy power you granted us…”

“It seems to possess a kind of holy magic, possibly inducing prophetic dreams. The girl we saved used the prophetic dreams from this necklace to evade the Judgment Knights and eventually found us.”

“Prophetic dreams?”

Charlotte raised an eyebrow, her interest piqued.

She played with the necklace, pondering it.

“Are you sure?”

Charlotte asked, looking at the two.

Sebastian and Nice exchanged glances and nodded.

“Yes, Lady Charlotte, the girl was terrified when she first saw us. But after we revealed our holy power and identity, she wasn’t afraid anymore.”

Sebastian explained.

“Moreover, she called us ‘holy messengers from the oracle’!”

“We questioned her further and found out that she had dreamt of the ‘oracle.’ After our verification, it turned out to be prophetic dreams, likely originating from this necklace.”

“We confirmed that this necklace belongs to the head of the Gray Swan Orphanage. It was initially a gift from her brother, the Judgment Knight.”

“Such a divine artifact should be in the hands of high-ranking church officials. A Judgment Knight Captain below Blazing Sun couldn’t have obtained it through official channels. It must have come through other means.”

Nice speculated.

Charlotte’s interest was piqued.

“You mean… the Sun Temple?”

Nice nodded.

“Yes. We sensed a holy power similar to ours from this necklace. The holy power you granted us carries a trace of the origin power. This holy power also has a trace of that origin power.”

“The Creator God has been asleep, so the source of this origin power must be someone else.”

Charlotte’s expression was inscrutable as she stared at the necklace, lost in thought.

“Lady Charlotte, we believe the District Nine Inquisition is hiding a secret of the Sun Temple, and the Gray Swan Orphanage is involved. This artifact inducing prophetic dreams likely came from the Sun Temple.”

“The headmistress of the orphanage probably knows something. The Judgment Knights capturing the orphans might be trying to retrieve this necklace. If we rescue her, we might uncover the Sun Temple’s conspiracy!”

Sebastian added.

“What is her name?”

Charlotte asked, looking at them.

“Susan. Susan Russo. We investigated her. She is also an orphan, descendant of small noble in the southern part of the Yunette Peninsula and a devout holy believer. She and her brother, the Judgment Knight Captain, have been supporting the orphanage with their own salaries, helping other poor children and the slum residents.”

“But… such a person was accused of being a heretic witch by the Inquisition, and her brother has disappeared.”

Nice sighed.

“When is she being judged?”

Charlotte asked.

“Tomorrow at ten in the morning, in the District Nine Square.”

Nice replied.

Charlotte nodded slightly.

“I understand.”

“Lady Charlotte, are you going to rescue her?”

Sebastian and Nice asked.

“Since she is a righteous and kind priest and might know the Sun Temple’s secret, I will rescue her.”

Charlotte decided.

Then she looked at the two.

“Prepare yourselves. Since the District Nine Inquisition might be hiding the Sun Temple’s secret, this could be our opportunity.”

Sebastian was thoughtful.

“Master, are you planning for Nice and me to infiltrate the Inquisition during the rescue?”

Charlotte nodded slightly.

“The heretic witch trial is one of the most severe judgments by the Holy Court. The District Nine Inquisition will undoubtedly take it seriously, which might cause them to relax their defenses elsewhere.”

“If we wait until after the rescue, they might become vigilant and strengthen their defenses, making it harder for you to infiltrate. They might even transfer or destroy some secrets.”

Hearing Charlotte’s reasoning, Sebastian and Nice became more solemn and respectfully saluted.

“We follow your divine will!”

“Oh, where is the little girl now?”

Charlotte asked.

“We placed her in an inn in the Holy City, with knights protecting her.”

Sebastian replied.

“Good. Take care of her. A child who has gone through so much must be terrified.”

Charlotte instructed.

…

After receiving the new orders from Charlotte, Sebastian and Nice withdrew.

Charlotte remained silent for a moment, then turned to an empty seat nearby and spoke.

“Guardian Scepter, do you have nothing you want to explain to me?”

Holy power spread, and the illusory figure of the Guardian Scepter slowly appeared.

It bowed respectfully to Charlotte.

“Your Majesty, the True Ancestor, what do you wish to know? I do not quite understand your meaning…”

Charlotte chuckled lightly, scrutinizing the figure.

“Guardian Scepter, you may be able to deceive Sebastian and Nice, but you cannot deceive me.”

“Tell me, is this your doing? Did you know from the beginning that the Sun Temple’s secret was in the District Nine Inquisition? Have you maintained contact with the priests all along? Did you plan from the start to guide Sebastian and Nice to investigate District Nine?”

“Why do you say that?”

The Guardian Scepter asked in surprise.

Charlotte snorted, saying,

“The investigation route of Sebastian and Nice was your suggestion. Moreover, despite using different methods and channels, they both ended up investigating the District Nine Inquisition.”

“I’ve observed and understood that the priests they ‘coincidentally’ investigated led them to the Inquisition. I can’t believe there’s no one guiding them.”

“And of course, the most critical thing is this necklace.”

Charlotte picked up the ring cross necklace.

“Prophetic dreams are not something any object can produce. To foresee fate, one must possess the corresponding laws.”

“Just like the Nez Clan’s divination, they can foresee the future and make predictions because the law of fate is embedded in their insight path.”

“Holy power is also an extension of the origin power, which is the root of all laws. Therefore, holy power also possesses the law of fate.”

“But this necklace is different.”

“Nice thinks it’s a divine artifact because he is not of mythological level, but I can see its essence.”

“It is merely a medium for conducting divine magic.”

“In other words, someone is using this necklace to give the girl, and the head of the orphanage, the ability to have ‘prophetic dreams’!”

“Indeed, it carries the origin aura, but it is not the origin aura of the Sun God Helios.”

“Its origin aura is purer and clearer.”

“I have sensed a similar aura from only three beings.”

“One is myself, another is my disciple Harald who has awakened holy power, and the third…”

Charlotte looked at the Guardian Scepter.

“Do I need to be more explicit?”

The Guardian Scepter remained silent.

“Guardian Scepter, I need an explanation.”

Charlotte’s expression turned colder.

The Guardian Scepter sighed.

“Your Majesty, the True Ancestor, must you insist?”

“Why shouldn’t I? If you want me to save Harald, you shouldn’t hide secrets. You clearly know more than I anticipated. I’m even starting to suspect you know the Sun Temple’s conspiracy.”

“You know the information but hide it and try to guide me and my followers deliberately. Do you think I am a mythological being who tolerates deception?”

Charlotte’s voice rose.

Her pupils turned golden-red, and a terrifying divine power descended, directly pressuring the Guardian Scepter’s projection while keeping it confined to the room.

Under the intense pressure, the Guardian Scepter’s light flickered, its humanoid face showing paleness and pain.

“Your Majesty… no, Savior, I mean no harm… I… just cannot say it… I must follow… follow my instructions.”

The Guardian Scepter gritted its teeth.

“Your instructions? Did Harald make you do this? How much are you hiding? What is your true purpose?”

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Charlotte asked coldly.

“I… I only want to save my Lord, save you, save everything. I have not betrayed my Lord or you…”

The Guardian Scepter spoke with difficulty.

“Hmph, if you want to save Harald, you should tell me everything you know. I don’t see why you need to hide anything. Or is there some restriction on you?”

“No, you don’t have any restrictions. If there were, I would have sensed them when I strengthened the connection between you and the Holy Court through faith.”

“You have no restrictions yet say nothing. Do you expect me to continue trusting you?”

Charlotte’s voice grew stern and cold.

She looked at the Guardian Scepter, divine power blossoming as her voice became more commanding.

“Tell me, what are you hiding?”

This time, Charlotte used divine command magic.

The Guardian Scepter’s expression turned pained.

But it still gritted its teeth.

“I… cannot say! Really cannot say!”

“Your Majesty, the True Ancestor, my loyalty has never wavered, but the things I cannot say… I really cannot tell you! At least… not now!”

“This is the price… the price of changing fate… also the price of deceiving fate!”

“I… I must do this. Only this way can we steer history, only this way can we deceive the world!”

“Otherwise… we… we will fail again! Be swallowed by fate!”

By the end, the Guardian Scepter’s voice was trembling, and its expression became increasingly frantic.

Charlotte was slightly taken aback.

She looked at the Guardian Scepter with a complex expression and muttered half-jokingly, half-doubtfully.

“Steer history? Deceive fate? Hah, you speak as if what we are experiencing now is also history…”

But this time, the Guardian Scepter remained silent.

Charlotte’s voice soon fell silent as well.

She too fell into deep thought.