Chapter 6 The Lightless Sacrifice
Today is a special day.
It is very special for both the Rose Capital and the Dark Moon Temple.
It was getting late, and Lord Sur's sun car had disappeared at the end of the horizon. Lord Diana re-surfaced the stage in the night sky and showed her light dance steps. Lord Selo's gentle breeze gently blew on the cheeks of pedestrians, blowing away the fatigue and heat of the day. Lord Flora's fragrance of flowers spread throughout every corner of the outer city with the gentle breeze.
This is the outer city of the Rose Capital, the location of the Dark Moon Temple Holy Land, and the spiritual destination of every Dark Moon believer.
"Dang, Dang", the clock in the inner city was ringing six times. In the sky, the last ray of sunlight finally disappeared completely. The sun's domination over the sky has ended. Now is the time of night and the time of moon.
The city gates are closed, and the shield of the heart of the city has been opened, separating danger and chaos from the city. In the past, at this time, the commercial areas in the inner city may still see the grand occasion of crowds, but the streets in the outer city have long become empty. People who have worked hard for a day have already returned to their homes to accumulate energy to welcome a brand new and harder day.
But today is different. Today is a special day, very special.
On the dim streets, there were suddenly lights of candlelight, just like the starlight suddenly lit up in the night. The candlelight emitted from various locations, messy and sparse, and there was no pattern at all.
However, the candlelight can be moved. Shortly after it lights up, all the candlelights began to slowly move along the streets of the outer city, slowly converging towards an invisible center.
Behind each candlelight, there was a pedestrian wearing a black robe and hooded hood. These people held the candle in their hands and looked at them without squinting, and walked along the street without saying a word. Even when they met other peers, these people remained silent, and even didn't even say hello, but they naturally flowed together and moved forward in the same direction.
Gradually, more and more candlelights gathered, and the team of men in black robes became larger and larger. However, even though hundreds of candlelights had arrived, there were still only footsteps on the street. Not only could they not hear any conversation, but they didn't even have a cough.
In the breeze, the candlelight swayed, but it never went out. Hundreds of beating candlelight parade on the streets at night, like the stars parading the night sky. Along the way, many residents opened the windows and looked around curiously, but they were just looking around. No one walked out of the house to interfere with the parade.
After walking around for several blocks, the candlelights that came out of different corners of the outer city finally gathered silently. The faint candlelight gathered together, adding a hint of brightness to the night. With the slight brightness of the candlelight and the light shining from the silver moon in the sky, we can see that the place where these pedestrians in black robe gathered was an open square. In front of the candlelight, there was a tall statue of god. The statue lowered its head and looked down at the crowd gathering below. The faces made of cold stones were carved with a strong tenderness and love.
A little further away is a black building, with the building being pitch black without a trace of light, but just looking at the towering shadows, you can feel the majesty in it.
From beginning to end, no one made a sound, of course it was not really silent. The burning sound of candlelight, the friction of clothes, and the clear footsteps still existed, but no one spoke actively.
When the last candlelight finally arrived at the square and joined the large army, a soft light suddenly lit up inside the building behind the statue. Under the light, the 199 steps representing the God Realm and the mortal world were pure and flawless, extending straight upward. At the end of the stairs, the thick gate symbolizing the entrance to the Kingdom of God slowly opened to the left and right. Flashes of sacred chants floated out of the building along the open door. The singing was sacred and melodious, with little volume and no attention. However, it made everyone's subconscious mind unable to ignore it and naturally accepted its existence.
The lingering sings seemed to be mixed with a gentle voice, and the silence could not be heard clearly, but the tranquility and peace could be felt in people's ears, just like the songs that the mother hummed when she comforted her baby when she cried in her baby. No, the whisper had no source, and perhaps it was not circling in people's ears, but lingering in people's hearts, as if suddenly awakened, and the depths of the soul had long been forgotten but memory.
As the soft light lit up, the people in the square held a candle with a faint light in one hand and slowly circled it on their chests with the other hand. The hood blocked it and could not see clearly, but from the slow and powerful movements, they could feel the solemnity and respect of everyone's attitude.
In the open stone door, a girl in black robe walked out slowly. The girl wore a quaint moon crown and held an ink-colored dark moon scepter. The dull pendant on her neck was clearly pitch black, but dark and deep, so dark that it was unforgettable.
It was not about walking out, it was floating out. The girl floated directly in the air, drifting to the ground along the 199th stairs, and finally landed in front of hundreds of black-robed men who gathered.
With the appearance of the girl, a small commotion occurred in the crowd. Although no one spoke, many people subconsciously took a step forward, as if they wanted to get closer to the girl.
"Shh", this is just a sound made in imagination. The girl raised her fingers and placed her lips, making a general silence action. Under the response of the towering statue of the god behind her, the small action had a momentum that made people obey.
The order was banned, and the commotion was calmed before it even began. The square returned to its original silence. The girl nodded with satisfaction, turned around and faced the towering statue of the god with the others.
Touching his chest and bowing. Under the leadership of the girl, hundreds of men in black robes made the same moves to the statue. While saluting, everyone's lips were squirming slightly, without really making a sound, but just silently saying praise and worship.
After a few seconds, people stood up again, as if they had completed some important ritual. It can be seen that they became much more relaxed in their attitude and even stood a little casually.
The girl didn't care about this, but just smiled and made a silent invitation to the crowd behind her, and then took the lead in walking towards the stairs leading to the sky. The crowd naturally followed her and walked silently towards the open stone door.
Chapter completed!