The Origins and History of the Matallost Religion »
He began to skim through it.
The ancient Matallost faith’s congregation was the largest compared to others who arose from rituals conducted by the people who held death sacred.
They considered death as returning to the embrace of their god… as the Matallost faith was adhered to as the Kingdom’s established religion, Warriors pay their respects to the Church before going out into battle.
However, the public perception of the Matallost church changed as the years passed.
Wars between tribes decreased, and a castle was built against invading monsters, establishing peace.
The Matallost faith became shunned as death was regarded with fear.
In addition, the Arpen Empire’s continent unification war, each kingdom competitively gave preference to the church in their own territory.
In particular, churches related to war received respect, and the Matallost Church was disadvantaged by its doctrine of being led and guided by Death.
Death became the last name the remnants of the Matallost Church yelled, and even mention of the name alone became abhorred in public regard.
Priest candidates of the Matallost Church decreased more and more, and the position became occupied by another Church.
The churches of Freya’s prosperity or of the God of Fighters, Belacus, increased.
…The Matallost Church lost its power, and the support of each Kingdom was severed. It was assumed they, who hid in the shadows, increasingly could not throw away their desire for power.
The power to guide through death!
They dreamed of revenge by using their strong holy power. Specifically what kind of revenge they’ve planned is unknown.
Ding!
– Intelligence and Wisdom have both increased by 5 from reading advanced information about the Matallost faith.
– You have acquired information about the Resurrection Church.
Weed found something else from the desk. It was the robe worn by Resurrection Church Priests.
Matallost Church. Since currently they were more often being called the Resurrection Church, it didn’t matter if you spoke carelessly about them.
“Count Savoid must’ve been a Priest of the Resurrection Church.”
Weed guessed judging from how Count Savoid had possession of the Statue of Death, the symbol of the Resurrection Church.
“Huuh, look here a bit!”
Just then, Smith discovered a wide room.
A magical circle was drawn inside the room, and in the middle, on top of an object looking like a tombstone, was a bowl where something could be placed inside.
An image of the Statue of Death was drawn into the bowl.
“Maybe this is where it should be placed in?”
Weed took out the sculpture from his bosom.
The Statue of Death he’d acquired at the end of his duel with Death Hand in the Dwarf’s underground Kingdom, Kuruso!
The second coming of the Matallost faith and the reconstruction of the Niflheim Empire.
He didn’t know what kind of effect it would have on the Versailles Continent, but when he recalled the contents of that quest, there was no reason for it to end here.
Weed placed the sculpture in the bowl. Then, as if it were given life, the scythe-holding malevolence flashed open its eyes.
Ruuuuummmble!
The mansion shook, as if there were an earthquake.
A damp fog filled the basement, and a black vortex formed above the altar. A gate to another place had opened.