Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 371 - 372 : The Pope part 2 [5/5]

That’s all for today, tomorrow will be the golden ticket bonuses 8 chapters,

and after that, I will continue to write Fallen Chronicles,

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"Yes, all that happened was out of your control. How can I blame you? Besides, I’m just relieved you returned safely."

"Thank...Thank you, Holy Father."

Nick responded, somewhat dazed.

He hadn’t anticipated the Pope’s casual demeanor toward his failure. And was the Pope genuinely showing concern for him? It felt like some kind of jest.

It wasn’t like this before...

...

Nick kept silent, his expression one of confusion.

Just then, Kael’s supportive words once again echoed in Nick’s ears,

"Get up, quickly. And don’t maintain such a grim expression, smile a little. Not just Nick, you too Bai Yanluo."

Saying so, Kael pointed toward the visibly trembling white-haired girl next to Nick, his tone light and jovial,

" Bai Yanluo! You shouldn’t be so scared, I’m not some sort of beast. Both of you, lighten up, don’t make this atmosphere so tense! It’s making this little one uncomfortable~"

"Yes, yes..."

"We understand, Holy Father."

In response to Kael’s instruction, Nick and Bai Yanluo exchanged glances, hastily nodded, and forced a smile onto their faces. However, as their smiles were forced, they looked strange and awkward on their faces.

Fortunately,

Kael didn’t mind, but rather nodded with satisfaction,

"That’s right, you should smile more."

"HAHA..."

After an awkward laugh, Nick glanced curiously at the white fluff in Kael’s hand.

At that moment, a serious expression flashed across the Archbishop’s face.

’Was the little creature scared?’

Although the Pope said that the little thing was frightened because of the atmosphere in the hall, it seemed to Nick that it was actually afraid of Kael. Initially, the small thing was just nervously curled up on the throne, but when Kael picked it up, it began to tremble violently and even struggle.

Kael’s attempts to soothe it only seemed to intensify its fear.

Besides,

’This little thing, what was it?’

After hesitating for a moment, Nick pursed his lips and asked out of curiosity:

"Holy Father, what...what is this little thing?"

"Ah? This? This is a child of a sacred beast."

"A child of a sacred beast?"

Nick exclaimed in disbelief,

Bai Yanluo beside him pointed at the white fluffy Creature in the Pope’s arms in disbelief,

"Is...is it that egg?! I thought...I thought the egg had been dead for hundreds of years without hatching!"

"No, this child just woke up a little late."

Gently patting the little white fluff on the head, Kael smiled slightly,

"Then... Holy Father."

"What is it, any more questions? Bai Yanluo?"

"Well..."

After a moment of hesitation, Bai Yanluo’s gaze slowly landed on the small white fluff,

"Shouldn’t the newborn little sacred beast stay with its mother? Why...why is it here?"

"Because I intend to personally raise this little one."

"But... Holy Father, isn’t it too soon? Shouldn’t we wait until the sacred beast is done nursing to start raising it? Why separate it from its mother so early? Is that really appropriate?"

Looking at the little one, whose eyes were full of fear,

Bai Yanluo felt a twinge of sympathy.

A newborn child,

Should stay with its parents, right?...

However, just as Bai Yanluo was about to continue,

Kael’s next words left her shaken.

"What’s wrong with it? Taking it away earlier lets the child forget its mother sooner."

’?!?!’

’What?’

Seeing Kael respond with such an indifferent tone, Bai Yanluo’s eyes widened in disbelief. She struggled to process what she’d just heard,

"What...? Holy Father...what do you mean? Forget its mother? Why...why would the little sacred beast need to forget its mother?"

"Why?"

Facing Bai Yanluo’s incredulous question, after placing the little fluffy one back on the throne, Kael casually shrugged his shoulders and said with a light laugh:

"Hehe, isn’t the answer quite obvious, It’s quite simple. If this child doesn’t forget its mother, how can we convince it to consume her mother later on and inherit its mother’s power?... If it doesn’t inherit properly, that would be quite troublesome for me."

"Eat...eat the sacred beast? Holy Father, what...what are you talking about?"

Bai Yanluo’s face registered shock and confusion at the Pope’s words.

In the eyes of this heaven Apostle,

The sacred beast is a guardian of the church, like the Saintess and the Pope, it’s one of the symbols of Asumos Church! The sacred beast holds an incomparable status in the hearts of the church members.

Now, the Pope intends to consume the sacred beast? And to let the little sacred beast do the deed?

’A child eating its mother?’

’This... this is too cruel’

Bai Yanluo had trouble accepting Kael’s words,

But considering the Pope’s authority, she didn’t dare to voice her thoughts aloud. She could only ask in a quiet, meek voice,

"Holy Father...are...are you serious? Why...why would the little sacred beast need to eat the sacred beast?"

"Hmm?"

Facing the question raised by Bai Yanluo, Kael appeared puzzled. He innocently asked her,

"Isn’t this normal?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yanluo’s brows twitched, and her voice rose in agitation,

"Normal? How... how can this be normal?"

"Bai Xiaozou, tell me, what is the duty of the sacred beast?"

"Duty?"

"Yes."

"To protect the church? To protect the believers? To help the goddess destroy threats to this world?"

"That’s right. So, is the sacred beast fulfilling her duties now?"

"No...no."

Reminded of the frail, pure white figure residing within the holy lands, Bai Yanluo’s spirits took a hit. However, remembering the aid the sacred beast provided her during her breakthrough to the eighth realm, the white-haired girl rallied her courage and retorted,

"But, the reason why the sacred beast has become like this, isn’t it because she was protecting the church?! If it weren’t for the former Saintess and the sacred beast jointly opposing the demon king Higanbana, the church would have turned into ashes long ago! Without the sacred beast, the church wouldn’t have been able to hold out until your return, Holy Father!"

"I know."

Kael spoke in his usual calm tone,

"But that’s all in the past."

"Past...?"

"The current sacred beast is no longer able to protect the church. As such, she shouldn’t continue to hold this position. We need a new sacred beast, her child to inherit the formidable power within her."

"So...can’t we wait until the sacred beast’s natural death...for a normal inheritance?"

"No, we don’t have that kind of time."

Kael’s tone hardened gradually, a spark of intensity flashed within his slightly squinted dark red eyes, and a potent spiritual pressure descended from the sky, pressing heavily on Bai Yanluo’s shoulders. This made the white-haired girl tremble uncontrollably and she involuntarily sank to her knees.

"The events unfolding in the North now are merely the start. If the Abyssal Demons have the power to overthrow Snow Night Empire today, they might well target us tomorrow. Our church must boost its fighting strength. The significant energy within the Sacred Beast, if rendered useless due to the curse of Higanbana, has to be transferred to a new Sacred Beast. However, in consideration of the Sacred Beast’s past merits, I will administer an anesthetic during the inheritance ceremony."

"But...to let a child eat its own mother...this...this is just too cruel..."

"Don’t be so concerned, Bai Yanluo. At the end of the day, the Sacred Beast is just an animal."

"But..."

"Enough"

The smile on Kael’s face suddenly disappeared, his serious gaze piercing Bai Yanluo like a sharp sword, causing the heavenly Apostle to tremble. Despite her inward unwillingness, her fear of Kael made the white-haired girl lower her head reluctantly, not daring to say another word.

"..."

After seeing this scene, Nick too remained silent.

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:3 Who do you think is this demon king Higanbana aka Red Spider Lily? it is clear who she is as I hinted out somewhere, but still, maybe after 50+ chapters, she will appear with demon sword maybe? idk yet but what I know for sure one of them will have a good fight with ***** :3, but that fight needs to wait for like next volume :( as it will be quite a bloody arc. anyway,,,,

Liyu’s illustration will be out soon, just needs some fixes here and there, Kael’s one, he will have a very big rule in the following chapter so it was needed to be made,