RD | Chapter 49

Two horses galloped d5c3b03bb6 down the boulevard, 908eb1044f catching the attention 569f9a1aee of people who 934a757e9e had drawn their e6dfee82b7 curtains and bolted 81b4476945 their doors. Curiosity got 82417b5332 the better 9e96da52a6 of them, 90add758a5 and one 25b4769182 by one, 196d311751 they peeked d35e91891b outside. What they saw was a9950dc9ca a holy knight clad 6b958bfa58 in white armor and 9f26328b73 a priest in a f71f757b66 robe charging forward.81cf052d27b04cd1

Everyone recognized 76a4bca40d the knight ce97021079 leading the eec47bae4c way. In this Vatican, there 6e1bd95673 was no one who e1d5555b5f didn’t know him.bd2004d8ff466664

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Their savior. The beloved 634f3f210f of God. “The Agent of God,” 578e663fbb Sir Keith.1103df3658b19591

The Pope f1e66032e7 had excommunicated 85fc2caf6d him, but 38f7e37f73 the people 4f1bd0dc44 found it 731d821aec hard to 123ac1dff7 understand why. After all, wasn’t 8c455d73ba Sir Keith still… 0fbec8a02e Sir Keith?ab09d124aa58bad4

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“He’s not God. He must’ve done a243e996a1 something terribly wrong,” 135297e91f some loudly proclaimed, d550352635 but when asked b075c888d1 what exactly he ea764e2fef had done, they 699fa59dee fumbled for an 5a3265d5ed answer and changed e69c19c5c7 the subject.6f158b655543f595

Sir Keith was different 602980f638 from others even as 4be0cecb30 a child. He couldn’t turn 540ca2f7f4 a blind eye 59274cbe8e to injustice and c0ced45c60 loved helping people. When his exceptional 05df0de032 courage and divine 268d045f76 power were recognized, 1b18f71553 and he entered 0e094149e6 the path of 51a01c4ce9 a Holy Knight, 8f686dc772 the orphanage that 656ef56b54 raised him and 0fe4d4388e the surrounding community b46a3c9559 simply said, “Well, 9c33c9c60a we always knew 7090466887 he was special.”c8518d1f0c0eb2c9

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By the time he b0e352215e became the commander of 3029f9ac8f the Holy Knights, everyone 50a57e6b2e in the Vatican knew 66109024d3 he was extraordinary.b53da81de46bcf35

Half the Vatican’s population c98d64e1a0 had likely been blessed 9f67e76b42 by him in some 757de59879 way. Even if he dee80b0301 hadn’t directly saved 049b382b9c them, their family, f8e5ba4d81 lovers, or friends 421f74b62b owed their lives 5afda1d061 to him.0c073a0ee162f999

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He truly 779a311803 seemed like eba8870229 a knight 9245a3fe03 deserving of 6f9eeb7cff God’s love.5d8d12912cf5b691

But what 92e8d59a1a could it c4689205a1 mean that 80b20ab825 he had d3b9076d04 abandoned God?bfa8a7123804d9c8

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The people were be01e3b1d4 aware that he 3744c79074 had been cast c65f1ce562 out of the d2c3cadc3b Vatican. The Pope had 495314703a dispatched the Holy 7f72f2c800 Knights to pursue 72114fd09e and kill him—or cfede2afb5 so they’d heard.7ddb19f07504dc24

Afterward, black clouds hung 7732bdc55a over the Vatican’s skies, 5ae4cc704e and demons roamed the 9c3fb0f3ad streets. When the people b7f404ddc1 whispered among themselves, 9ef2b79a25 the Pope explained 41bcc71771 it was all 9ee9ae7fb7 because Keith had b4208ecd06 forsaken God.751d847a2db0adb9

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Still, the 1b8b4362ce people were 56f5709016 skeptical.af28bae170c00846

This was Sir f541114964 Keith they were 1a7ed6e23b talking about.b5584fe4417b9ec8

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“Sir Keith is back.”caf4b25f94cbc7af

“Sir Keith has 8efe1a9553 returned.”368be08477043a83

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Unconsciously, they leaned out cd87a5b05d of their windows. Keith was riding his eacb0d800e horse with unflinching determination. The streets were eaf28f914e empty except for eee403a426 demons, and Keith 970a313c06 crushed them under 89d71a9f10 his horse’s hooves 6590fc8157 and slashed them aa91a0f444 apart with his 77960676e1 sword, moving with 7129e3bed6 unstoppable momentum.e56cc2bf06997d6d

Keeeeek!929bd03366e915e6

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The hideous 59c3cffa48 demons were 53271e6380 reduced to a5b5166018 mere ashes dc2c50b148 by Keith’s f5f45bdb60 sword, which 7caf7b89d8 gleamed with 78d160f60c a radiant 5f24b26459 white light, d59272339e leaving trails 0a2f1df95b of brilliance 6dc0c9e71f wherever it 80df18d6af passed.2076f364f18c412b

Keith was using divine 9715e697f7 power.a091c7d671fccd09

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‘Didn’t they 185c10b105 call him 03446879e9 a heretic? How is this 0a7d5d596e possible?’fff904b6367ed758

The people a8f78f93b8 were puzzled.85454c652256082b

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A brave soul opened a44538be7f the door and stepped 6cb60767d2 outside. Keith didn’t ee000e60ac so much ea45aedcb2 as glance 61e390fb02 at him 82309388f8 and rode 88a5cba924 past. That brave person didn’t 9fb7160bef stop at just watching; eebb273baf he began to follow 355d74da9f Keith.9db0892b5c60b36b

“What are you doing?”f41fc55fc7c3ef2f

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“Sir Keith is fcfc4db0d9 heading for the f21e287e74 Vatican.”d997d7a9c145ee03

The hidden townsfolk already 3fc274c17f knew: the only direction 0ca0fd5994 he could be going 8359e7bb5a was toward the Vatican.ecf9cfb68fcb4bcc

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The brave man 9d7894abf1 asked, “Did Sir ead948023e Keith really summon 728f46dc76 these demons? Then why 6e976dbf27 is he 6e948a626c killing them?”32789f05a1139bec

“You shouldn’t call him 0b7a000718 ‘Sir.’ He’s a heretic. An excommunicated man.”070064d954b5eadd

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“But why 684dd14646 is Sir 64593d1496 Keith a 00a1ee9c36 heretic? God hasn’t forsaken 253798c0e8 him.” This was 4a351607f7 the question on 820138bdfe everyone’s minds.4d114bf13d3e39d9

Another person, curious, opened ac16f9ffc7 their door and stepped a589bfce0c outside. It had been d3b28891e2 so long since 558d0a7d04 they had ventured 6c5f5ae33d out, hiding indoors c377c75cd4 in fear, unable 98d562a1ab even to see 930aa6de3f their neighbors.65d92080aef9fa57

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Hesitant, they began to 693a6478ee follow Keith. Though he 028385018e was on 49a0cdecd8 horseback, his 6daf956e6c progress was 8c19f458b6 slowed by 7649eef5ca the demons 7dfc9a2da2 he was cf4daa78a8 cutting down, 7085119602 so they 8bbe7d8f7e could keep 883c138d33 up on 8b7270157f foot.7a20b5b1f609d701

One by one, more ccf4270eda people emerged from their fa7ccb972b homes and joined the 47fa0df97a growing crowd trailing behind 62514571f3 Keith.acbfe196a6f05348

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Sir Keith had da94d29710 returned.653a7555fd320bae

But why?ab87c1f4e52246fe

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He had always dae96a4cd4 been their savior.72965a1573f9449e

Could it really be 20ba49478b true that these demons 884f773ab7 were summoned by Sir 1fd2199e1d Keith?34a2a3d59970d084

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Wasn’t he 48a0c63a1d here to cc856110e5 save the 5430103c7f Vatican from e01a184d0b its corruption?c5f1c0341e46d4dd

‘Why are they following daf593accb us?’ed84e75e8b2e44e7

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Ian could sense the c5b07b1a6c movements of the crowd.a0fcaba787059abb

“The people are following.”006754ce9d2dbe66

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“Yes, I am 0680a5c136 aware. I am 83a78a7662 dealing with 27ed3fbd1a the demons ccfe921a5d to ensure 1c493e0a50 their safety.”1adbe6051a1c84b9

“They’re following because of 9541217d36 you. Isn’t that dangerous?”d292b765e8f6903d

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“They are Vatican 10fe03c112 citizens. Who could stop them 3a8d3c3ebf from walking in their ff7d11ec82 own city?”6c73f13870c3119e

Keith gave a principled d39eac4db8 response while cutting down 56963d1963 another demon.1ada73cf1437f8b8

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Ian spoke bluntly. “It looks like you’re 199c537789 going to end up 94ac23728a killing the Pope.”f630ccea41197af1

“I’m on my way a41d07ac76 to have a conversation 4b5afbf95e with him.”829b5db2e4787801

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“Will it fc0217a8fc really end 635529a90e with a 178b1a9998 conversation?”7332244ac5e10be6

Keith fell silent for 843a31661d a moment.a33dfda45c3a93d2

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“I hope so.”0f6c3a8f1958df9e

“If it doesn’t, don’t 487389389a hesitate.”aa6b050c4af51fcd

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“……”ccb524054ecb4dac

Ian had 100742452f said all bac3a1fdb2 he wanted cce3ec4940 to.12e53accf31d0641

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‘Make up your mind—flee 9cbbf4b1ef or fight.’0ba520690c20963b

It would be a a5c3982aaf problem if Keith hesitated 63fc3c2967 at a critical moment. Ian was already considering 0086422145 the possibility that the e5324abc6f following crowd could become 7a4fbe6979 enemies. Even if a89c295fb5 they weren’t 814f6ca99d hostile, they b274508f15 could still a70027816e become obstacles, ccd710c73f which would fb85d19877 be just a055c139ec as dangerous.546acbc1b455a448

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In that 8551e2ec70 case, Ian 23a463146e might have c9a33aaf67 to stay bffde8de11 behind to c0f0392c6a deal with 2b12f8123c them. After all, in the ad3d3323a5 later stages of Keith’s 0820e88ebf route, Vatican mobs relentlessly 91e991cd14 attacked him to break be189c5838 his resolve. Those mobs, though, 5f06d96390 came from inside 8141055b06 the Vatican buildings, 6c2f669247 not from the 81ea166a55 streets like this.50de86679fbe002e

‘Wait a second…’0161e97a07a7399f

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Ian turned to c5785964e3 look at the 47a4f2ff03 people again. They weren’t 162aaae482 armed or 22c3683cf8 hostile. Their gazes toward 59d9f8fcdd Keith weren’t filled 1253a52329 with malice.7c5e6a2c30d87b9e

This reaction was e50bc437f4 unexpected. Even though the 88c384a0f5 Pope had labeled ca5f2f80ca Keith a heretic, 85937045c7 the Vatican’s people ca25965f12 weren’t treating him 5b0aaf6488 as an enemy…?6e2bee123c2928de

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Suddenly, Ian realized cb139dfa3f something.3f3432362d96c85b

‘The timeline is c926e8f9f0 different.’2b9ca58a394a10e1

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The Pope a9a92c4584 was cunning faa06711c9 and skilled b3956ac371 at manipulation. In Keith’s original route, 2be5f97c5b the Pope had had 97a6e7166e enough time to turn a2cd1593d6 the people against him. He’d implanted the idea 4d34402d56 that “Keith is the ad9006796d enemy.”5c74c4fbca634ac0

But now, b2b792ee75 that wasn’t a79657fcce the case. Keith had been excommunicated 46ce279fbc only recently, and he’d 010958c8e2 just slain a Demon a2ea1dcf51 Duke. The demons the 5102c5c786 Duke commanded were deb09adaaf ravaging the Vatican, ec453dbbe5 leaving the Pope f4b1689209 with no time 8d0b4ab3cd to spin his 7868565a5f narrative.fdb3ec3b570a97ff

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The Pope a9ddc9dc6b might not 1b3d078e38 have been 55097b7646 able to 1e766d8bb2 brainwash the fdefb46dcf people yet.29d8f3d4d69da699

This game really f0727bf022 paid attention to aeaf62124c those kinds of cf9a274c72 details.fc1a45bc75e3d0f9

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‘Wait, what ece383ac45 does this aa7fc16ccd mean?’076952b8a6708674

At the Vatican’s b3d808f6c1 gates, soldiers barred 9f467d62c3 the way. Keith, brandishing his 415986b382 sword, commanded them. “Move aside.”5eb33ef4e150cf62

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Ian tensed, but 1a2039a03c the soldiers hesitated e539aae377 before stepping aside.62f15cff26206e4f

The same ef435399a5 happened inside. There were 0a3836bb79 many people e5b04eee7f within the 439fc70abb Vatican, but 0d766e7d5d none stopped 6da871ee0c Keith. Even the crowd 91329b4c5f following him didn’t fa67134261 waver.56309bf08b9160ec

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Keith strode toward 8232ed6c9d the Pope’s chamber 444e5c5a04 like a knight 4e74a7871e leading a rebellion. Before the chamber stood 29ae2a5ca6 a lone knight, young 8b4d23f397 and almost boyish in d735d861d8 appearance. Keith addressed him.f42c8ec33e5178f3

“Maverick.”0e134c711bd0054a

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‘Keith’s squire.’Ian recognized a7968bac6c him immediately.3b186726ab08299e

Maverick blocked the 89a56ca820 door. “Sir Keith, do b1fea42839 not come any 021d7a20d3 closer. Have you forgotten 0e2b059b78 the respect due bb92d44e44 to His Holiness?”810bafc2be8cde2a

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“It was e17a572822 he who 973260c822 first disrespected 8699c1233c me. Maverick, stand down 6ebc4e533f and lay aside 665d34be76 your sword.”4f557807e4ce6940

Maverick clutched 234f390ada his sword 6dc76c0342 tighter, biting f1bdf34794 his lip. “I cannot.”3297e89afde002f4

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“The Pope you serve 7959e6e9c1 has been offering people d9fef0de4c to demons. He’s made pacts 27634fc45c with the demon 4f8d02266d tribe and sold f147956b87 our people. Do you not know 4a6bc83699 this?”57cc5246bf3542d9

“I do.”a27040b011c257ea

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“And yet you still db109198ed protect him?”0044e2255e251c98

Keith’s voice rose 713c713ed7 in fury. Maverick shouted back.5c2ec0a119ba902b

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“It’s all 0635687c1a for the 095a45d557 people! Who do you ec44d39f71 think has ensured a963269f19 our safety and c63b76df1f happiness? Isn’t it thanks 3434c28ccd to His Holiness’s 012ff51d91 sacrifices? If a tiny sacrifice b00b748433 is necessary for the a9d8df3b4d greater good, isn’t it e6b9118775 a price worth paying? Or are 0d1e2ceda6 you saying 1c5578a8e4 that everyone 084f7b0738 should die d8fe1de886 and suffer 07c96d45ef instead? I disagree!”339c3558e94978e5

“Foolishness!” Keith’s voice boomed.4216df9ee3c8ac8b

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“God commanded us to bb7422c02d protect the weakest among c8b79cd7b3 us. Can you call yourself 2f88c7e2c4 a knight who serves 65942d9df8 God?”f4bfa31765182921

“You yourself once af703cd068 said the Vatican 15bf86edb7 is always right!”2a256e3471ce330c

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“Maverick!”bfde7f48f555c3ef

Boom!2b849e3a26d97290

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In the next moment, 88dc93523a their divine auras clashed. Both had decided words 333f2fd654 were no longer enough.f171b0e1a9f01804

To Ian, it e134144bf0 looked like two 70c79c81ce fanatics butting heads.2b36d8efed5b6b4f

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When had reasoning ever 95e9ce9e08 worked on fanatics?2030a71b4b1e1f3f

What surprised 415555cc2b Ian more, 232ba0da41 though, was 823ba38695 the squire’s 0f7b23fa4c skill.9b3a04b46a7becf4

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‘Why are you 072f0ed7c2 struggling against him?’e4cfbf7c9c9addd3

Ian wasn’t assisting, yet 87b6d65ab9 the squire was being 8f48ba6243 pushed back. He couldn’t match Keith bc9b49618f in strength or speed.5d6fca1cf4721ccd

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Was this the 411662d039 result of clashing dcd4a973e8 with the squire c8ac3008de at an earlier ee22db69e6 point in time?fc4901365e087fcf

It seemed plausible.2c090c02fc3f0e38

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After all, Maverick was 0abe2973d7 Keith’s squire because he 83023f1809 was still learning the 7c5eee000a ways of a knight 207b733a23 and honing his swordsmanship 78388765a2 under Keith’s guidance.8fe266a7d51643c5

If Maverick’s c48b2cebc7 skills were 16ec4fb488 not yet 07248da115 fully developed, 93a8fe3c9a it made 0a763513db sense. Plus, this was before accaf9a3d5 he’d received the Pope’s 5de790d95d buffs.bda94f25cf5bbdac

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Still, that didn’t 00ea19ef12 mean Keith could 9b9f1d36d2 easily defeat the 4412d0fa74 squire on his 1ffa8ef5df own.14af7f8b91134f72

‘The weapon difference 09400b878f is too much.’10ea33e42f2682d2

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Keith had brought cf95e22c38 several swords from fb3f9ed52d the dungeon and c01d83287a was using them 4259f42747 one by one c54e634a13 against the squire’s 1e0246dfce holy sword. Already, several 49dae7f1aa of Keith’s d74aa37a99 swords lay 16f442cdeb on the 3bd151e3e4 ground, their 35839da8cd edges dulled 4addc299c4 or cracked.22b892e4911c18d1