The Hero in Exile

"I'm sorry, Your Holiness, this is the only thing that's wrong."

Born knelt on one knee in the center of the church. After receiving the letter from the Pope, he rushed to Derian, the land that originally belonged to the empire.

A long time ago, after the first war between humans and demons, he was granted a piece of land for missionary work by the founder of the empire because of his outstanding performance. This land was not subject to the laws of the empire because it was the God of Light who restricted this land.

To express its friendship to the empire, the church named the land Drian after the emperor's surname.

The church where Born kneels is also the holy temple of most believers in the world.

Standing in front of the portrait of the God of Light made of colored crystal, Vida was a little surprised to hear the answer. He did not expect that the Grand Master of his Knights Templar would reject him in front of so many people.

Although he really wanted to walk up to this guy and hit him on the head with his staff, after a short moment he controlled his emotions, took a deep breath, and put on a charitable look again.

"Warrior of the God of Light, may I ask why you refused?"

"I taught him all by myself, and she hasn't done anything wrong yet, maybe she can still be saved?"

"It's too late to save you, Born. Shadow's body was found in your territory. He was killed by the hero and the demon king. The hero has been controlled by the demon king. If they don't recover their full strength, the world will fall into darkness again."

Bourne was right to start hesitating. The evidence on the scene and the statements given by the locals pointed to the brave Lingyu. From the beginning when he received the news that she had died in battle to now when she was resurrected and controlled by the Demon King, it always felt that something was not right.

Seeing Born's puzzled expression, he began to sneer in his heart. Yes, it was this expression. With just a little guidance, he could chase them down. This was the will of the God of Light.

"I'm sorry, Pope, but I still want to investigate before taking any action."

"That's great, Born. You really won't reject the God of Light... Wait, what did you say?"

Not only the Pope on the stage was shocked, but even the surrounding church leaders, local archbishops and paladin captains all felt incredible that Bourne had directly rejected the Pope.

The moment they joined the church, they knew that the Pope was the spokesperson of God, and what he asked them to do could be regarded as representing the will of God. After all, only the Pope could communicate directly with the God of Light. What Borne refused was not only Borne's request, but also God's request. As the Grand Master of the Paladins, he actually refused his master? !

The people around couldn't control their emotions and began to whisper. They didn't expect that the Scipio family, who had always served as the grand master, would do such a thing.

Vida couldn't hold back the color on his face any longer. Since he arrived at this position, no one had ever rejected his request like this. Even the Emperor of the Empire was under his control. This guy actually questioned him so openly. This was a rare message he got from communicating with God. As long as he completed this...

"Scipio Borne, are you sure you want to do this, even if it means you will lose the honor of your family that has been passed down for hundreds of years and your right to use the power of Holy Light."

Vader asked politely. If he wasn't a general of the Empire and a war hero, the consequences of getting rid of him directly would be very serious. Otherwise, he would never let him out of this door. This was the only way to weaken his strength.

“I am leaving the church of my own accord.”

Everything is settled.

"Priests, take the Grand Master, no, Born, away to perform the resignation ceremony. The church will remember this sad day when our Grand Master lost his faith."

After a simple resignation ceremony, Born was easily taken out of the church and returned to his territory in a carriage that same day.

"Dad, you're back. You don't look well. What's wrong?" I asked beside the runway after seeing my father finally come back.

"I'm sorry, kid, I want to be alone for a while now." Then he left.

Bourne came to the library and saw books placed in a random order in an inconspicuous corner. When the last book was put down, a mechanism opened and the bookshelf opened like a door.

Inside was an extremely dark basement. As Born went deeper, the surrounding oil lamps grew dim. At the bottom was a long corridor. There were different portraits on the left and right of the corridor, including Born's father and Born's grandfather. Yes, this was the basement of the head of the Scipio family. All the portraits here were of the former family members.

When you walk to the end, you will suddenly see that this is a separate room. In the center is a sculpture of Scipio Boyuan, the ancestor of Scipio and the founder of this family. The stone statue is built according to the size of the person himself. The most attractive thing is the sword in his hand, a sword called Judgment. It is a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation. This sword and the brave man's holy sword were both given by the God of Light, but except for the ancestors, the descendants have never used the power of this sword.

Bourne came to the ancestor statue and sat upright with his legs crossed.

"Ancestor, I am full of doubts about the road ahead. I no longer have enthusiasm for faith, but rather a little disgust. I don't know if it is right to give up the position that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and I don't know if giving up the pursuit of Demon King Lingyu will cause bigger problems. Great ancestor, if you can still hear me, I beg you to relieve the worries of the younger generation..."