The Priesthood

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In the Book of the Heralds, it is written what a priest must give to gain power:"Forget joy; understand what power brings. Power brings misery, and to understand what misery is, one has to forget all joy. Understand this, human, for those who are powerful should carry the pain of the living on their shoulders and the pain of the dead in their hearts. So those who have no power can live with joy."

Join Kanrel on his quest to find the truth of the mysteries that he is presented with: the Angels and the Otherkind; what is their connection; and why do the Angels prophesy of a coming war, an ascension of the Otherkind, and the destruction of humanity by the will of the Betrayed?

Follow him as he starts as a novice and becomes a fully-fledged priest while vowing to carry the burden of power for the sake of the weak, but all comes with a cost... Forget joy.

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Notice: From here on, there might be some minor spoilers, so continue with caution!

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In a Village Up North:

After all that has happened, the road and the duties of a priest now call for the young Kanrel, as he is sent to a village far in the north, where he shall be stationed as their local priest.

But he is not there just because of simple duty, but because of a quest bestowed on him by the Herald: To gather information about the group that attacked him, to find out more about their plot, and to find out what happened to the previous priest of the village.

But beware… The forest whispers and calls for you, or so they say.

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N'Sharan, the City of the Angels:

In the City of Angels, there are no slaves; in the City of Angels, there is no freedom.

Kanrel is sent to a prison-like dimension, a collection of dreams and visions; a past of the Sharan—the Angels—that he so solemnly serves; to find out and see where they had truly come from and what their folly was; the end of their history and the beginning of their extinction.

"Enter…" The Voice had called for him, and so he entered...

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The Priesthood 69 Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Last Dance RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 68 Chapter Sixty-Eight: What One Deserves RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 67 Chapter Sixty-Seven: The Execution RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 66 Chapter Sixty-Six: Into the Arena RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 65 Chapter Sixty-Five: The Trial RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 64 Chapter Sixty-Four: Memories of Two, and the Tyranny of Love RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 63 Chapter Sixty-Three: A Flood of Memories RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 62-2 Chapter Sixty-Two: Years of Scorn... and Home, Bitterly Remembered, Part Two RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 62-1 Chapter Sixty-Two: Years of Scorn... and Home, Bitterly Remembered, Part One RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 61 Chapter Sixty-One: So-Called Heroism RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 60 Chapter Sixty: Let Thy Will Be Done RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 59-3 Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Raid, Part Three RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 59-2 Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Raid, Part Two RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 59-1 Chapter Fifty-Nine: The Raid, Part One RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 58 Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Knights of the Order of the Dragon RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 57 Chapter Fifty-Seven: A Duel, Entertainment for the Unentertained RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 56 Chapter Fifty-Six: Seeds Unfit for His Soil RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 55 Chapter Fifty-Five: In the Court of the Almighty RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 54 Chapter Fifty-Four: An Invitation RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 53 Chapter Fifty-Three: A Cottage Far From Others RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 52 Chapter Fifty-Two: A Child, a Field and the Forest RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 51 Chapter Fifty-One: Visions From a Past RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 50 Chapter Fifty: Empty, Those Who Light the City RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 49 Chapter Forty-Nine: The Observatory RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 48 Chapter Forty-Eight: The Offices of Order and Chaos RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 47 Chapter Forty-Seven: Crimes and Punishments RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 46 Chapter Forty-Six: Closed Doors and the Records of Murder RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 45 Chapter Forty-Five: The Corridor of Many Doors RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 44 Chapter Forty-Four: The Cells and Their Inhabitants RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 43 Chapter Forty-Three: To Partake In Corruption RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 42 Chapter Forty-Two: The District of Copper RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 41 Chapter Forty-One: From an Ivory Tower RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 40 Chapter Forty: Those Who Lay Below RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 39 Chapter Thirty-Nine: Torture RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 38 Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Ruins and Those Who Dwell In Them RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 37 Chapter Thirty-Seven: As the Forest Grows Silent RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 36 Chapter Thirty-Six: An Apprentice to a Priest RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 35 Chapter Thirty-Five: Future Prospects RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 34 Chapter Thirty-Four: A Survey of the Village RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 33 Chapter Thirty-Three: The God Who Hung RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 32 Chapter Thirty-Two: A Year Gone By RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 31 Chapter Thirty-One: Summer Months in a Forest and Childhood Sweethearts RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 30 Chapter Thirty: Moments Before and After Death RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 29 Chapter Twenty-Nine: Studies into New Theories of Coding and Magic RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 28 Chapter Twenty-Eight: Then Came the First Days of Spring RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 27 Chapter Twenty-Seven: As Winter Goes By RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 26 Chapter Twenty-Six: A Performance RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 25 Chapter Twenty-Five: An Understanding, of Sorts RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 24 Chapter Twenty-Four: A Pub and a Barmaid RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 23-3 Chapter Twenty-Three: An Ambush, Part Three RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 22-2 Chapter Twenty-Two: An Ambush, Part Two RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 21-1 Chapter Twenty-One: An Ambush, Part One RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 20-4 Chapter Twenty: Private Investigations, Part Four, the Tongue of a Traitor RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 19-3 Chapter Nineteen: Private Investigations, Part Three, Secret Chambers RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 18-2 Chapter Eighteen: Private Investigations, Part Two, the Cellars RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 17-1 Chapter Seventeen: Private Investigations, Part One RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 16-2 Chapter Sixteen: Murders at the Academy, Part Two, Motives RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 15-1 Chapter Fifteen: Murders at the Academy, Part One, Interrogation RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 14-6 Chapter Fourteen: Medical Magic, Part Six, Rose Petals On a Bed RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 13-5 Chapter Thirteen: Medical Magic, Part Five, Lies RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 12-4 Chapter Twelve: Medical Magic, Part Four, Nightmares RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 11-3 Chapter Eleven: Medical Magic, Part Three, a Sense of Camaraderie RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 10-2 Chapter Ten: Medical Magic, Part Two, the Hospital RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 9-1 Chapter Nine: Medical Magic, Part One RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 8 Chapter Eight: An Imploring Letter RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 7 Chapter Seven: A Duel With Magic RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 6 Chapter Six: A Warm Handshake RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 5 Chapter Five: A Challenge of Creativity RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 4 Chapter Four: An Overtly Expensive Plate of Ash RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 3 Chapter Three: To Burn a Page RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 2 Chapter Two: To Lift a Chair RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 1 Chapter One: Laboratory for the Study of Magical Energy RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 3 Part Three: N'Sharan—Prologue: In the City of Angels RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 3 Part Three, Epilogue: From Joy to Suffering... and Death Presumed RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 2 Part Two: In a Village Up North—Prologue: Through Winter RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 2 Part Two, Epilogue: Enter RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood 1 Part One, Epilogue: The Graduation and the Vows of a Priest RoyalRoadL
The Priesthood Prologue: The Ritual RoyalRoadL