Fire Mage (Web Novel)
chapter-180

Chapter 180: Goddess of Day and Night

After pondering for a moment, Charles glanced at Destiny Lady and sighed.

"Face the reality and move on, child. If my guess is not wrong, that vision might be his last moment. If you really want to meet my grandson, go to the Life Church and search for a woman named Emilia. She might know something about his whereabouts."

"Emilia…" A frown appeared on Destiny Lady's face.

Nodding her head, she slowed down her footsteps and soon mingled with the crowd that followed them behind.

After that, her figure turned blurry for a moment and disappeared!

'She really is emotionally unstable.'

Shaking his head, Charles turned his gaze towards Ashley and asked.

"Do you know the correct path to Day and Night Church?"

"Y-Yes, My Lord. I will lead the way." Ashley said in a hurry and took the lead.

They walked past many food stalls, shops and soon reached the market street road.

At this moment, Ashley suddenly stopped near a street junction and entered the right-side path.

"It's a shortcut route to the Day and Night Church, My Lord." She explained.

On the other hand, Charles and the kids nodded their heads and followed after her.

But what made the kids frown was the group that was still following after them!

"Why are they following us?" Rhea couldn't help but ask in annoyance.

"They are here to check whether you are a true descendant or a fake one." Charles looked at the market street stalls and then added.

"Rhea, walk ahead of us. You are the main character."

A wry smile appeared on her pretty face. But she didn't refute her Teacher's words and took the lead.

At that moment, vegetable stall owners, customers, and even older people, who sat outside their houses, stood up and greeted Rhea in respect. Some bowed their heads, some waved their hands, and some people even knelt on the ground.

More and more citizens started to tag along with the group.

Their march appeared more like a protest rally!

In few minutes, the rally of 100 people turned into 1000, then 2000 and so on.

Minute by minute, citizens, mostly commoners, and slum people, came from different street alleys and joined the rally in joy and excitement.

The news of the second princess's return also spread to every corner of the city like wildfire!

From a mere Baron to Duke, all the nobles got startled by her arrival. Then, like timid rats, they rushed out of the Nobles' District to show their respect.

At that moment, the strange prophecy also appeared in their minds.

Mages may think of Rhea as an insignificant character, but it couldn't be true for Iron Kingdom Nobles.

Her arrival at this timing changed everyone's minds.

Not only that, but Rhea also brought an ancient mage, which caused panic to the Late King's second consort and her children!

They felt anxious, nervous, and even fear!

What if the Princess completes the mission and becomes a True Monarch?

That would be disastrous for every Ruler Caste Members!

No matter what, they must show their respect to the descendant of the Late King.

Otherwise, everyone would think of them as traitors!

With their personal guards, a total of 36 Nobles walked out of the Nobles' District one by one and soon went towards the City Square.

But before they could even reach City Square, they heard another piece of news!

Second Princess was heading to Day and Night Church!

Shock and disbelief appeared on everyone's face and soon turned into a rage!

The Churches tricked them!

At that moment, members of other Churches also received that news and got stunned.

Meanwhile, Rhea and others walked past many streets and soon reached Midnight Street.

They then made a left turn and soon saw a dome-shaped building at the farthest corner of the street road.

Unlike other buildings, this dome-shaped building seemed to be in the middle of the construction process and appeared somewhat isolated. Behind the down were two square towers which were almost as tall as 20 meters.

Half of the dome, right side tower, and the building were painted in white, while the other side resembled black.

Above the dome was a sizeable coin-like circle, half of it being a sun and the other half being a moon.

It was a symbol representing Day and Night!

As they went near, Charles and others saw a slightly obese man in his fifties standing at the entrance. He wore a white rochet, covering it were black-colored cassock and black tippet.

He also wore a white beret over his head and held a satin brass crozier in his right hand.

His long silver hair fell over his shoulder, and he wore an unpleasant look on his face. His emerald eyes were constantly flickering side to sides.

'Nystagmus? Is he suffering from alcohol poisoning? Or is it a genetic condition?' Charles frowned as he saw the Bishop's condition.

Only when Rhea and others appeared in front of him did he returned to his normal state.

He soon bowed his head towards Rhea and greeted her.

"Bishop Myles of Day and Night Church greets the true successor of the Iron Kingdom, Rhea Boneflare."

His words not only surprised the surrounding citizens but also surprised Charles.

'Oh? Why he is acting calmly? Hmm? He reeks of alcohol… Wait… His earlier abnormal eye movement… Bishop Reynolds also has some weird habit of doing drugs… This guy seemed to be addicted to alcoholism… Is this some kind of side-effect for Fake Origin Class members?' He thought for a moment and soon turned his gaze towards Bishop.

At that moment, Rhea also greeted him in return and then turned her gaze towards his direction.

On the other hand, Charles smiled lightly and asked.

"Shall we talk inside?"

"Come in." Bishop Myles nodded his head and led the way.

Meanwhile, Charles and others nodded their heads and walked in.

They walked into the building through a large, low porch by the wooden doorway.

Inside, the arches rose into dim darkness, and between them were a few reticulated windows, which stood out white due to the glaring sunlight.

The windows were of rich glass in the chancel, which showed in bright light and caused the brown oak of the choir pews to appear more radiant.

Charles and others walked on the aisle and soon appeared in front of the elevated altar.

Candles were lit in all the corners of the altar and appeared sacred.

At the center of the altar, there stood a 2-meter tall female statue in a luxurious gown. The dress was made up of azure duchess satin and embroidered with floral emblems representing fine mithril and golden thread. In addition, she wore a beautiful silver crown on her head and looked more dazzling.

The woman in the statue had long straight hair, a round face, a slim, curvy body, and appeared to be carved in white crystal.

She stood with closed eyes and held a tiny baby in her hand.

'Goddess of Day and Night, Rodia.' Charles gripped the spare cane in his right hand and looked up at the statue.

At that moment, he noticed that the surrounding candles started to flicker abnormally.

Then, strange invisible energy came out from the statue and caused everything to freeze.

The candle fires stopped flickering.

No, the whole surroundings suddenly went silent!

It was an eerie silence which caused his body to tremble-

No, Charles noticed that he couldn't move a muscle at all!

But his consciousness wasn't affected by it!

'Wait… Could it be? Is it the same 'Time-Stop' ability I felt during the contract process?' His mind raced.

Before he could think further, he felt a pulling sensation from somewhere!

It was so strong that it caused him unable to resist!

The next instant, he noticed that the surroundings started to break like glass and was soon covered in darkness!

"Find it… Sooner…" A short, monotonous voice echoed from all directions, causing his consciousness to shudder involuntarily.

Before he could think further, the surroundings started to break once again and were replaced by the familiar scene.

A second later, the strange time-freezing ability also got nullified, causing Charles to take a deep breath.