Chapter 756 Orders of the Altar Master
After being welcomed by the members of the order at that post, Vicente picked up his Throne of Darkness, smiling subtly and standing with his hands folded behind his back as he looked at those people.",
"Stand up." He ordered them, making the 12 people of varying appearances stand.
Of the 12 individuals, the four women didn't look so bad. Two of them looked as good as Lauren, while the other two looked older, with a few wrinkles here and there. Of the eight men, only one had a cadaverous appearance, being the one who wore the most clothes to hide his body.
The others had one characteristic in common: they were very thin. Apart from that, their appearances were not so similar to the stereotypical look of Dark Path magicians. Most of them could easily blend into the crowds of a city as long as they didn't use their powers.
"Altar Master..." The Mid-level Paragon's head hung low as Vicente stopped beside him.
"How did you get in here? How long have you been at this post?" Vicente asked in curiosity.
"We've been locked up here for nine months, Altar Master. But I've known the place for over 100 years. Only three of us were original members of the order during the war millennia ago. Back then, we survived the persecution of the men from the Congregation of Revelations.
We were occupied with external affairs for a long time, trying to survive, look for survivors, etc. We didn't know the location of this post at the time. So we hid elsewhere.
When things on the continent calmed down a little, we spent some time trying to understand what had happened and rebuild the order. But we failed miserably. The only group we created was the one in front of you now.
We spent the last 100 years traveling the continent, exploring the order's old outposts in the north, and then we come back to this place 9 months ago."
Vicente didn't need to ask these people why they weren't helping the magicians' cause against the monsters. Dark Path magicians were much frowned upon by the society of Light Path magicians. Besides, they had no obligation to help the continent in the fight against the monsters. Protecting themselves as they had done was the most logical thing for beings without allies, with enemies on both sides of the current confrontation.
"I see. So we almost met in the north." Vicente muttered as he walked with Lauren towards the interior of this altar.
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