I Parry Everything: Volume 4 [Parts 1 to 3] by Nabeshiki

Author:Nabeshiki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 81: The Holy City

“And that’s the gist—though I abbreviated much in deference to haste,” Holy Prince Tirrence concluded as we strode quickly through the dungeon’s dark passageways. “May I trouble you to share your thoughts?”

“That was a lot to digest,” I replied. The tale he’d told me had been one revelation after another, and they had all been hard to believe. “If you thought I would take everything at face value, I apologize. To begin with, the very idea that the Dungeon of Lamentation is still alive is just...”

“Yes, that’s about what I expected. Doubt would be the natural reaction.”

Over two centuries ago, after conquering the Dungeon of Lamentation alone, High Priestess Astirra had received a revelation from Holy Mithra that had driven her to establish the Holy Theocracy upon the same ground. But according to Holy Prince Tirrence, the dungeon had never been conquered in the first place; it remained active to this very day. In other words, the Theocracy had been founded on an utter lie. It seemed too implausible to be true.

“When did you realize?” I asked.

“I was five when I first began to suspect something was wrong. But if you’re referring to the matter of the dungeon, that wasn’t until much later.”

“Five?”

“Yes. On my fifth birthday—exactly ten years ago—a certain incident sparked my misgivings,” the holy prince explained as we continued through the dungeon’s gloom. “Lynne... You know about the Church of Mithra’s sacred scripture, do you not? The one said to have been written by my mother after receiving Holy Mithra’s revelation?”

“The one detailed in The Teachings of the Savior? I’m no expert, but... ‘It has been decreed: Holy Mithra, the savior, shall rise again. In preparation for this most hallowed of days, we, its believers, must gather in the holy land and construct a glorious city. No expense can be spared, for when our savior returns, all those who have settled there shall receive life eternal. Until then—until we are raptured—we must live honorably in our savior’s name.’”

This precept, which instructed believers to gather in the holy city and prepare for the blessings and salvation they would receive upon Holy Mithra’s resurrection, was considered the foremost dogma of the Church of Mithra. Its adherents were faithful, and there were many of them; ever since the Theocracy’s foundation, it had engaged in relief efforts all over the continent, gathering more people toward the holy city.

The Theocracy’s humanitarian work, carried out by its missionaries dispatched to ailing nations, took many forms, but it mainly involved the intake of those who had lost their homes. Orphans were adopted and educated in remotely established churches, after which they immigrated to the holy city; slaves who had endured cruel treatment were bought and freed, then granted citizenship and employment; and refugees displaced by war were given somewhere to live and work. They were benevolent acts of charity in anybody’s eyes, and the country that proactively carried them out was considered a wonderful place filled with compassionate people.

In essence,

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