The Army at the Gates (Part One)

"The heretics' land is rich indeed! But God's radiance will soon shine across it, and our Light Church will govern this land in the name of our great God!"

Fairland, emperor of the Holy Light Empire and pope of the Light Church, gazed at the scenery along the road, full of confidence. After so many years of war against the Black Moon Kingdom, every campaign against the heretics had been bitterly fought. This was the first time they had set foot on its soil.

Fairland might well become the most powerful pope in the Light Church's history!

"How far are we from the Black Moon Capital? Have we had any recent news of the Royal Family?"

Fairland knew that for God's radiance to shine across this entire land, the Light Church had to destroy the Royal Family and the heretic Spellcasters who seemed to be everywhere. To that end, he had mobilized every force the Light Church possessed, even sending a Holy Believer with the army.

He believed that with a Holy Believer present, no heretic, however powerful, could escape destruction.

"Your Holiness, we're three days from the heretics' capital. We do have some news about the Royal Family, and it isn't good for us!"

Archbishop Nananni, who oversaw intelligence, seemed to have received troubling news.

"What news?"

Fairland remained calm as he asked.

"The Spellcaster World, once torn by chaos, has been united by a rising force called the Spellcaster Alliance. They're in the capital now, apparently joining forces with the Royal Family to stop us there!"

Nananni's intelligence was accurate. He, too, had been astonished to learn that the Spellcaster World had been united. Since the collapse of the Molta Empire, no one had managed to bring the entire Spellcaster World together.

They had defeated the Royal Family