Chapter 271:
Horma absentmindedly murmured, “Emperor.”
The people beside him pretended not to hear, but Cardinal Rohen was not among them.
“It is the heretic Waltzemer, Your Holiness.”
After the appearance of the Lighthouse Keeper, only those from the Watcher’s Council, including Rohen, remained composed. It was unclear how much those who regularly conversed with angels knew about the situation.
But they had succeeded in manipulating both the church and the empire.
Finally, they offered the empire up to the heavens.
All the Lighthouse Keeper did after appearing for the first time in hundreds of years was break the Emperor’s horns and burn a bishop. Compared to the terrifying feats angels could accomplish, this seemed modest. However, these simple actions were enough to reveal where the true power of the empire lay.
The Pope felt a chill.
Though their positions differed, before the authority of heaven, there was no difference between a pope and an emperor. It was merely a matter of whether one was adorned in finery or reduced to rags and filth.