"See clearly the essence of the world, the truth surrounds you, and everything is clear at a glance."
"The night is dark and dangerous everywhere, but the day is bright and prosperous."
At night, it's quiet.
However, the temple of R'hllor was brightly lit, and the Hands of Holy Fire guarding the temple sat on their knees, singing songs of truth in unison.
Jillian fell into a trap during this attack, was seriously injured and was captured alive. Now he is tied up with chains on a makeshift torture rack. He is still roaring in his mouth. It seems that he has completely lost his mind.
Completely reduced to a monster.
Benero, the supreme priest of the Red God Religion, personally presided over this sacrifice. He led the believers in chanting, and then, using some unknown magic, he pointed at the moon with one hand, then shook hands into a fist, and used it as his
When the sound reached its highest point, flames shot out directly from his palms.
This sudden display of unique skills shocked Asha Greyjoy, the bandaged Victarion, and several ironborn who lived with them in the temple.
They once lived on the boring Iron Island, where except for cheap iron ore, it was difficult to grow even food. In a real place where birds don't poop, where have these iron people seen this kind of flower work?
Even if they live in the temple of R'hllor for a while, Asha and Victarion are hard to say, but the ironborn behind them may be tempted to convert to the Red God.
After all, the priests of the Red God Sect are very outstanding in their ability to recruit believers, otherwise they would not be able to flourish all over the world.
Benero fired a fireball from his palm and ignited the wood under the altar. Then the flames began to burn slowly, and the singing of the believers in the audience became more enthusiastic.
However, Benero was not satisfied with this speed. Then he opened his bow with his left and right hands at the same time and shot out two fireballs, completely igniting all the firewood under the altar, and a fire broke out.
Although Jillian, who was trapped on the altar and burned at the stake, his brain was in chaos and he completely turned into a monster and lost his human will, he still retained the instinct of the original animal.
It seemed to be aware of the danger, and then began to break away frantically, letting out a sharp howl. The sound almost drowned out the chanting sounds of the Holy Fire Hands below with flames tattooed on their cheeks, but it did not help.
The Supreme Priest stood in front of the altar and stared at the blazing flames in front of him, gradually devouring the monster. His eyes did not waver at all, and he was still mumbling words.
The red-robed monks standing behind him also had calm faces and remained calm until Jillian's screams reached their peak.
"Roar"
The half-human, half-fish black shadow in the flames struggled continuously, and then finally slowly fell down. The screams gradually died away, and the red-robed monks breathed a sigh of relief.
The capture of this crazy monster just now also paid a heavy price. Several Holy Fire Hands were torn apart by the opponent during the siege. The number of Holy Fire Hands guarding the R'hllor Temple remains at a thousand all year round.
There are quite a few, and every time one dies, another one will be added.
The flames finally extinguished slowly. The altar had been burned into ruins, and the demon in the flames had also been burned to ashes. Only some broken bones were left, which were held by the red-robed monks who came later and held wooden boxes.
Collected.
Its bones will also become a prop for believers to visit in the future. After all, this is a real demon burned alive by the red-robed monks. With such evidence, why not attract more believers?
"The monster has been sacrificed to the true god, and it should not attack the messenger in the future."
At this moment, Benero, who had finished presiding over the sacrificial ceremony, walked over to Asha and Victarion, who were still a little shocked, and then spoke.
"Has he really been burned to death?"
"That was just now"
Hearing Asha's question, Benero turned his head slightly and looked at the red-robed monks who were picking up the demon's bones over there. Asha also raised his head and looked over. The monster had been burned like this,
Wouldn't it be outrageous if he were still alive?
"It's just a trivial means given by the true God."
"Fire is power."
Benero then spoke calmly and calmly.
Asha has never had such a strong urge to convert to R'hllor, if she could gain magic by believing in the Red God.
Because when the White Walkers and the Army of the Dead first landed on Pyke, Asha, his father King Balon, and countless Ironmen had no means of fighting against the White Walkers. In the end, the Iron Islands completely fell and became a paradise for the dead.
In particular, what Benero said, "Fire is power," moved Asha even more, because she had seen a giant dragon and strongly agreed with this sentence.
Maybe if there was no magic or dragons in this world, more weapons that rely on fire would be born?
However, at this moment, the red-robed monk Ma Qiluo, who had saved Asha's life not long ago, also came over, and the demon's bones had been collected.
"Supreme Priest."
"Lord Messenger."
"Priest Magiro, thank you for your help just now."
Asha Greyjoy nodded slightly and thanked her. If it hadn't been for Magiro's sudden attack just now, Asha might not have been able to escape the monster's attack. Magiro didn't say anything more, but just returned the favor in silence.
.
"Next, I will send Magiro to King's Landing to meet with His Majesty the Emperor."
Benero turned his head to look at Magiro, then turned his head and spoke.
This matter has been discussed before. Asha doesn't know what internal disputes there are between their Red God Cult, but it is obvious that Benero, the supreme priest, Volantis, the headquarters of the Red God Cult, and that emperor
His Majesty's crony, Priestess Melisandre, who is now the deputy dean of the seminary and controls the faith of the Red God throughout Westeros, does not seem to be from the same faction.
In the recent period, every time the woman Melisandre was mentioned, Benero seemed a little wary. It seemed that although the woman was not a supreme priest, but just an ordinary priestess, she was not easy to mess with.
Benero sent Magiro to King's Landing to meet with the Emperor, partly to find out the truth, but also for the purpose of seizing power.
After all, Westeros is an area with great potential. The lies spun by the hypocritical gods will no longer be able to be fulfilled. More and more believers have chosen to uphold the faith of the flaming red heart.
Nowadays, Westeros is truly an environment full of faiths. There are the old gods believed by the northern people who came to the south, the Seven Gods believed by the traditional Andals, the followers of the Red God Religion, which is developing rapidly, and the natural creatures believed in by Dorne.
, and the Drowned God, who has the smallest number of believers.