The heavy rain that was tilted downwards sprinkled on the land of Germany with the black clouds.

A carriage was rushing in the heavy rain.

Here is Brandenburg, Germany.

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

The carriage stopped in front of a castle. In front of the towering castle, many servants were waiting here.

After coming out of the car, the two walked together and under the guidance of the servant, they walked into the castle.

The two men were both males, one of whom was older, holding a cross in his hand and wearing a thick leather jacket, while the other was younger. He lowered his head and never dared to lift it up.

"Airsh, you should learn to get used to it for so long," said the older man: "Don't forget the purpose of our coming here."

"Yes, I know, Lord Fal."

After entering the castle, the two soon arrived at the top of the castle under the guidance of their servants, where the master was.

"The Count of Duran, Bishop Fal from the Roman Catholic Church and his entourage arrived."

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

"Let them come in."

The name of Count Duran is a middle-aged man who looks fifty or sixty years old. He hurriedly stood up and came to the door to welcome the two of them.

"Earl Duran," Fal said very respectfully as soon as he walked into the room: "Thank you, I finally saw you!"

"Welcome to Germany!"

Now, it is the 16th century. Germany is in a state of fragmentation. Since the Roman Catholic Church began to sell indulgences to believers in Germany (having nothing to do with death coupons). This led to the plundering of a large amount of wealth from Germany by the Roman Catholic Church. This led to the origin of the Reformation. In 1517, Martin Luther's "Ninety-Five Outlines" became the prelude to the Reformation. Criticizing indulgences was purely a tool for the Holy See, challenging the authority of the Roman Catholic Church, and affecting the entire Europe in a very short time. Therefore, they also took certain risks when they came to Germany during this sensitive period.

As we all know, Earl Duran has a very close relationship with the Northfield family. Earl Duran himself is a Catholic. He once helped the Holy See promote the issuance of indulgences in his own territory. Because of the Northfield family's connections within the Roman Catholic Church, there are naturally people like Farr who would contact Earl Duran in time.

"Forgive." Earl Duran had no intention of talking nonsense with them. After asking the servants to step down, he asked directly: "What's going on?"

"It's awful." Fal wiped his forehead soaked in rain and said, "The Northfield family has been decided to be exiled by the Holy See. Even many people in the family have entered the heresy court, and even some industries within the family have begun to be accepted by the Holy See."

"What a joke!" Earl Duran was in Germany and had limited knowledge of the situation in Italy. At this time, he couldn't believe it: "What is the Holy See doing? Is it the Northfield family's responsibility for the sailing incident on the Asmises?"

"I don't know much. But this time everyone in the Holy See felt that something big was definitely happening. The Pope himself had talked to Lord Emmuel for a day and a night, and then decided to exile the Northfield family and impose the majority of the family on the Italian border. We are here to specifically notify the Earl. I hope you are mentally prepared, and the Holy See may also affect you!"

Even though the prestige of the Holy See was damaged due to the Reformation, in the Middle Ages, the Holy See still had an authority that was comparable to the imperial power. It was defined as a heresy by the Holy See, and the Northfield family would inevitably lose all power!

"Can't you find out what happened?"

"One thing is certain... Cardinal Nietlare, who was stripped of all his posts by the Holy See and declared him the greatest heresy, is about to be informed of the nations!"

"What?"

The Holy See Cardinal Nietlare, who has become a heresy?

How much influence this matter will have is hard to measure!

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

He began to recall the last time he met Emmuel Northfield in Italy. At that time, he could not see any abnormalities at all. For him, this was an ordinary missionary voyage.

However, this voyage had such a huge impact. For the Holy See, it was definitely not a trivial matter to attack the Northfield family. You should know that the Northfield family once opposed the issuance of indulgences in the Holy See, but even so, they did not get too criticized by the Holy See. This is mainly because this family is too special and has been like a myth since the Middle Ages.

The Northfield family is called the family of gods. Although this family comes from the East, it has been showing miracles that are no less than the Holy See since the Middle Ages. They believe in God, but they will not persecute those who do not believe in God, nor develop political power, and are very transcendent and have always been hidden behind the scenes of the Roman Catholic Church. Moreover, when the Renaissance of Europe started the Renaissance, the Northfield family also had a close relationship with representative figures of the Renaissance. For example, the prototype of "Mona Lisa" was a member of the Northfield family, but this has always been a secret. The Northfield family asked Leonardo not to make this matter public. Raphael, Michelangelo and others were also guests of the Northfield family.

They firmly believe in the existence of God, they strictly demand their own actions, and all the people in the family read the Bible diligently, strictly restraining their own actions. As long as they do not deviate from God, God's relatives will always exist. Because of their repeated display of miracles and the wealth of the family that is rich and powerful, even the Holy See cannot ignore the power of this family.

It is even more incredible to declare Nitlair a heresy.

In the 16th century, after the religious reform led by Martin Luther and others began, it established a foundation for the establishment of the Protestant sect in the future, and the authority of Catholicism was also affected. It had an impact on the church's asceticism and other ideas that eradicate human freedom. The thoughts of liberal democracy began to emerge. For the Catholic Church at that time, it began to clean up internal corruption, on the one hand, and on the other hand, it strengthened the hunt for heretics by the heretics.

And Nitlair is one of them.

When he was only eighteen years old, he decided to devote his soul to the Lord as a clergy for the rest of his life. Nietlaire's piety was very famous within the Roman Catholic Church at that time. He was a loyal believer of the Catholic Church. However, the reason why he could become a cardinal was pious was of great importance, but more knowledge was very clear that he had close ties with the Northfield family, who was the largest financial aider of the Holy See at that time, was the most fundamental reason.

For Nitlair, Earl Duran’s impression is his devotion to God. He always carries the Bible with him. He often quotes the contents of the Bible when speaking. However, Earl Duran always feels that he is extremely gloomy and seems to be suffering.

Suddenly, Count Duran felt something and quickly turned around.

In the dark room, there was no one.

But Count Duran began to realize what...

"Who is it? Come, come!"

But no one answered.

After rushing out of the room, he was shocked to see that all the servants were burned to charred corpses! They all fell to the ground, with a tragic death that was almost unrecognizable.

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 castle courtyard. It was precisely because of his relationship with the Northfield family that he had the opportunity to obtain the seeds of the black mandala.

He ran all the way, feeling his breathing rapid.

"No...I don't want to die...I don't want to die!"

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

It was unknown how long before he opened his eyes. The blood donation blurred his vision, and the smell of blood and burnt continued to permeate in the air.

After he tried his best to open his eyes, he suddenly discovered something terrible.

He only had one head left.

His head was inserted into a silver wine glass.

This wine glass...

The Count suddenly remembered.

When he saw Nietlair, he once gave him this silver wine glass as a gift. As a gift given by the Cardinal, he certainly solemnly collected it.

What's going on?

Finally, the wine glass was filled with blood. The blood even began to overflow the wine glass.

Earl Duran was already scared to madly.

heresy……

Sure enough, Nitlair is a real heresy!

Then, he saw the glimmer of light from the candlelight shining on the wall. Then, a shadow of a hand appeared on the wall, holding the wine glass high.

That's...

who?

who?

The Marquis opened his eyes.

In front of him was a cup filled with blood. Beside him was Saro.

"That's the end." Saro shook his head: "The only memories I read from Li Weisi's blood are currently there. I still don't know the whereabouts of Earl Duran's wine glass."

"There is not much time." The Marquis could have a premonition that the final decisive battle with the Fallen Stars camp would soon come.

The nine cursed objects of Nitlair are not in control of the Fallen Star, but only the wine glass of Earl Duran, the bow image of Asmyson, and the Eye of Lucifer!

It is certain that in the Middle Ages, Nietlare led to the curse of the Northfield family and was exiled by the Roman Catholic Church, and even restricted them from living in a border area. However, the rise of the Fallen Star Clan made the Roman Catholic feel terror, and then he had to start to let the Northfield family go. However, as time passed, the Black Mandala was constantly destroyed, and the nine cursed objects were lost in this world...

Nitlair will return...

PS: "Nitlaire Family" is my attempt to gothic horror style. There are still many people who like the Western Gothic death style in our country. I want to try to see if I can write a gothic horror story that everyone likes. Of course, this is my first attempt. If I say it is not well written, I hope everyone will correct me. In addition, you are welcome to provide me with some information about the medieval Holy See.
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