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