"Even as the world crumbled, our faith remained unchanged. God would save all, redeem all, embrace all. Believers would shed their mortal shells and ultimately journey to the mysterious divine kingdom set high above the unknown."
In a spacious abandoned classroom, a large group of figures clad in long black robes sat quietly on benches, listening to the prayer ritual being conducted by the middle-aged man at the front.
Every person seated wore a solemn, serious expression, without the slightest hint of distraction. Every face was filled with nothing but piety.
Bang! The classroom doors were suddenly smashed open by a tremendous force.
A squad of soldiers clad in black mechanical armor rushed into the classroom with guns raised.
A man and a woman bearing the red hook insignia of the Hero Association slowly entered the classroom.
"You're Ha Bo Na?" the leader asked coldly, his gaze fixed on the archbishop standing at the front.
"Yes. I am Ha Bo Na, and also My Lord's loyal servant," the middle-aged man answered gently.
His black robe differed from those of the others. A huge silver pattern resembling a magic circle was emblazoned across its chest and back, looking like a diamond superimposed over a disk.
He spread his arms as though he wished to embrace something.
"Have you come as well to pray for My Lord's boundless mercy?"
"Fuck you! Die!" The two heroes simultaneously drew their pistols and unleashed a barrage of shots at Archbishop Ha Bo Na.
"You killed my brother! I'll make you pay with your lives!" The male hero's face twisted savagely as he pulled the trigger again and again like a madman.
As though that were a signal, the surrounding soldiers also raised their guns toward the believers seated around them.
After a dense burst of