Corrupted Crimson: Book 5 of Painting the Mists by Patrick Laplante

Author:Patrick Laplante [Laplante, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Patrick G. Laplante
Published: 2019-02-23T05:00:00+00:00

“So the heathen finally shows his face within these blessed halls,” the chaplain said with a satisfied smile. “What can I do for you today, Second Young Master Wang?”

The pale-faced Wang Jun was sitting uncomfortably in a wooden chair.

“My friend seems to be afflicted by—” Cha Ming started.

“I want to hear it from him,” the chaplain cut in. “Only he can ask for his own salvation.”

Cha Ming facepalmed inwardly. It was exactly as they’d predicted.

“I’m not asking for salvation, I’m just here for an evaluation and potential treatment,” Wang Jun said. “We suspect that I’ve been possessed by an evil spirit. However, the light-based grand formation you’ve set up seems to have detected nothing. I’m only speaking with you as a formality.”

“You are a heretic by birth, not by choice,” the chaplain said with a compassionate tone. “Therefore, I can forgive your obstinate viewpoint. As for the failure of the formation… Well, this is your unique constitution’s fault. However, Heaven never seals off all exits.”

He walked over to a simple cupboard in his office and withdrew a golden box. He opened the box and revealed a pill that glowed brightly with the warmest and most consoling light Cha Ming had ever seen.

“This pill is reserved for emergency situations,” the chaplain said. “Some vile means are able to resist an inquisitor’s powers of light. This pill completely negates any resistance to light a person has for a full twenty-four hours. It is only effective if willingly ingested.

“This is an important core-protection treasure reserved for chaplains. If I use this on you, I put my life and the lives of my believers at risk. Therefore, I can only trade it for other means which will increase the church’s ability to protect the people in the upcoming conflict.”

“I hardly see how this petty royal struggle will affect the great Church of Justice,” Wang Jun remarked snidely.

“You know nothing,” the chaplain said. “The conflict I am speaking of is much greater than the tiny Song Kingdom. Regardless of whether you understand why, I want 10,000 high-grade spirit stones in mortal-grade weapons and alchemical products and 100,000 high-grade spirit stones in magic-grade weapons and alchemical products. If you can’t produce it right away, I want a certificate of obligation issued on behalf of the Wang family.”

“That’s absurd,” Wang Jun said. “What are my other options?”

“You can find a powerful Buddhist monk,” the chaplain said. “One of the three masters will do the trick, and they’ll have a much easier time acting than I will. I can handle a simple possession, but if it’s something else… I might not be able to do more than help you for a single day.”

“Give me a moment,” Wang Jun said. He withdrew his core-transmission jade and sent a message to an imprint Cha Ming couldn’t see. Then a shadow appeared above the globe. It was a man or woman with completely obscured features. The words they spoke were completely distorted. Even the chaplain could do nothing but frown as the conversation continued.

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