The rain fell sloping down, and with the black clouds fell on the German land.

A horse-drawn carriage hurried through the pouring rain.

Here, it's Brandenburg, Germany.

This is a fertile land, and these lands all belong to the same people.

Horse-drawn carriages, stopping in front of a castle. In front of the majestic castle, many servants are already waiting here.

After getting out of the car, the two men walked together and walked into the castle under the guidance of the servants.

Both men were men, one of them was older, holding a cross in his hand and wearing a thick leather coat, while the other was younger, and he kept his head down and did not dare to lift it all the time.

"Elsh, you've been on German soil for so long, you should learn to get used to it." The older man said, "Don't forget what we're here for." ”

"Yes, I know, Lord Farr."

After entering the castle, the two quickly arrived at the top floor of the castle, where the master was located, under the guidance of the servants.

"Lord Count Duran, Lord Bishop Farr from the Holy See and his retinue have arrived."

For the servant, a small person like Elsh simply omitted his name.

"Let them in."

The name of Count Duran, a middle-aged man who looked to be fifty or sixty years old, hurriedly stood up at this moment, came to the door, and greeted the two.

"Count Durand," said Farr very respectfully as he entered the room, "thank you, Lord, for seeing you at last!" ”

"Welcome to Germany!"

Now, it's the 16th century. Germany was in a state of fragmentation. Since the Holy See began to sell indulgences to believers in Germany (which had nothing to do with death vouchers), the Holy See plundered a large amount of wealth from Germany. And because of that. As a result, the country became the birthplace of the Reformation. Year 1517. Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses became the prelude to the Reformation, criticizing indulgences as mere tools of the Holy See for enriching themselves, challenging the authority of the Holy See and affecting all of Europe in a very short time. Therefore, they also took a certain risk when they came to Germany at such a sensitive time.

It is known that Earl Duran and the Northfield family have a very close relationship. The Count of Durand himself was a Catholic, and he was once in his domain. Help the Holy See to promote the issuance of indulgences. is also because of the Northfield family's connections in the Holy See, so naturally there are also figures like Farr who will contact Count Duran in time.

"Excuse me." Count Duran didn't have the heart to talk nonsense with them at all, and after letting the servants retreat, he asked directly, "What's the situation?" ”

"It's bad." Farr wiped his rain-soaked forehead and said, "The Northfield family has been completely exiled by the Holy See, and even many people in the family have entered the Inquisition, and even some of the estates within the family. are beginning to be received by the Holy See. ”

"What a joke!" Count Durand was in Germany and had limited knowledge of the situation in Italy. At this time, he was incredulous: "What is the Holy See going to do?" Is the Northfield family responsible for the voyage of the Asmisen? ”

"I don't know. But this time, everyone in the Holy See felt that something was definitely wrong. The Pope himself had spoken with Master Enmur for a day and a night, and then decided to exile the Northfield family and order the exile of the vast majority of the family to the lands on the Italian border! I have also come to inform you, I hope you are mentally prepared, and the Holy See may also affect you! ”

Even if the prestige of the Holy See was damaged because of the Reformation, in the Middle Ages, the Holy See still had authority comparable to that of the imperial power, and was defined as a heresy by the Holy See, and the Northfield family was bound to lose power!

"Can't find out what's going on?"

"One thing is certain...... Cardinal Nitleyre, stripped of all his duties by the Holy See and declared the greatest heresy, is about to be communicated to the nations! ”

"What?"

Cardinal Nitlet, the Holy See, who also became a heretic?

It's hard to gauge how big the impact will be!

At night, the Count of Durand stood alone on the windowsill of the castle.

He began to reminisce about the last time he was in Italy and Enmuir. The situation of the meeting in Northfield. At that time, he didn't see anything unusual at all. For him, it was an ordinary missionary voyage.

However, this voyage had such a huge impact. For the Holy See, attacking the Northfield family is definitely not a trivial matter. It is important to know that the Northfield family once opposed the Holy See's issuance of indulgences, and even then they were not unduly reprimanded by the Holy See. This is mainly because this family is so special that it has been like a myth since the Middle Ages.

The Northfield family, known as the Family of the Gods. Although this family came from the East, from the Middle Ages, it continued to show miracles no less than those of the Holy See. They believe in God, but they do not persecute unbelievers, nor do they develop political power, they are very detached, and they have always been hidden behind the scenes of the Holy See. Moreover, when the Renaissance was at its height in Europe, the Northfield family also had a close relationship with the representatives of the Renaissance. For example, the prototype character of the Mona Lisa is a member of the Northfield family, but this has always been a secret, and the Northfield family asked Leonardo da Vinci not to make the matter public. Raphael, Michelangelo and others were also guests of the Northfield family.

They firmly believe in the existence of God, and they are strict about their behavior, and all members of the family read the Bible diligently and strictly regulate their own behavior. As long as they do not turn away from God, God's dependence on them will always exist. Because of their repeated miracles, and the family's wealth, even the Holy See could not ignore the power of the family.

And the declaration of Nittelaire as a heretic is even more incredible.

In the 16th century, the Reformation, led by Martin Luther and others, laid the foundation for the establishment of future Protestant denominations. The authority of the Catholic Church was thus affected. It has an impact on the asceticism of the church and other ideas that erase human freedom. Liberal democratic ideas began to emerge. And for the Catholic Church at that time. Then they began to clean up the internal cleanup, on the one hand, to clean up the corruption within the Holy See, and on the other hand, to strengthen the Inquisition to hunt down heretics.

And Nitlaire is one of them.

When he was only eighteen years old, he decided to dedicate his soul to the Lord for the rest of his life as a clergyman. Nitler's piety was extremely famous within the Holy See at the time, and he was a faithful believer in Catholicism. But. Piety was certainly an important reason why he became a cardinal, but it was clear to more insiders that his close relationship with the Northfield family, who were the largest financial donors of the Holy See at the time, was the most fundamental reason.

The impression of Count Durand as a person is that of his devotion to God, and that he carries the Bible with him at all times. And when he speaks, he often quotes from the Bible. However, Count Durand always felt that he was extremely gloomy. It seems to have been suffering.

Suddenly, Count Duran sensed something. Quickly turn back.

The dark room was empty.

But Count Duran began to realize something......

"Who is it? Someone, someone! ”

But no one answered.

When he rushed out of the room, he was horrified to see that all the servants had been burned to blackened corpses! One by one, they all fell to the ground, so horrible that they could barely be recognized.

The huge castle has become a dead world.

The Count began to feel the real horror.

At that time, he thought of the black mandala flower field that had just bloomed in the courtyard of the castle. It was because of his relationship with the Northfield family that he had the opportunity to get the seed of the Black Mandala.

He ran wildly all the way, and felt his breath shorten.

"Don't ...... I don't want to die...... I don't want to die! ”

At that moment, he suddenly fell down the stairs of the castle!

I don't know how long it took for him to open his eyes. Blood donation blurred vision, and the smell of blood and burnt was constantly filling the air.

He tried to open his eyes, but suddenly he noticed something terrible.

He only had one head left.

His head was stuck in a silver wine glass.

This wine glass......

The Count suddenly remembered.

When he first met Nittelaire, he gave him this silver goblet as a gift. As a gift from the cardinal, he certainly collected it very solemnly.

This is...... What's going on?

At the end, the glass was sprinkled with blood. The blood, at its worst, even began to spill out of the glass.

Count Duran was already scared to the point of madness.

Heterodox......

Sure enough, Nitler, is a true heretic!

Then he saw the faint light from the candle flame illuminating the walls. Then, the shadow of a hand appeared on the wall, raising the wine glass in the air.

Is that......

Who?

Who?

The Marquis opened his eyes.

In front of me, there was a cup of blood. And beside him, there is Saro.

"That's it." Leo shook his head: "The memories read from Li Weisi's blood, these are the only ones at present. I still don't know the whereabouts of Count Duran's wine glass. ”

"There's not much time left." The Marquis could have a hunch that the final showdown with the Fallen Star camp was coming soon.

The only of the nine curses of Nitlaire that is not yet in the hands of the Fallen Star is Count Duran's wine glass, the bow of the Asmisen, and the Eye of Lucifer!

What is certain is that during the Middle Ages, Nittelaire led to the curse of the Northfield family and their exile from the Holy See, even restricting them to a frontier land. However, the rise of the Fallen Star Order made the Holy See feel terror, and then had to start letting go of the Northfield family. However, as time passed, the Black Mandala was constantly destroyed, and the Nine Cursed Objects have been lost in this world......

Nitletelle will be back...... (To be continued......)

PS: "The Nitlaire Family" is an attempt by me to the gothic horror style, the Western gothic death style is still liked by many people in my country, I want to try to see if I can write a gothic style horror story that everyone likes. Of course, this is my first attempt, and if I say that the writing is not good, I hope you can correct me, and you are welcome to provide me with some information about the medieval Holy See.