Chapter 23: Late Night Eavesdropping
“Beyond the veil of our reality exist dark and malevolent forces. They call out to the people of our world and tempt them with evil. Those that give in to the temptation begin to worship them as gods. The names of these beings are unspeakable, as a result, those that worship those forces have instead given them epithets to convey the natures of these beings. The worshipers of these entities have formed organizations and groups named after the epithets of their dark gods. Thus, the Cults of the Nameless Gods were born.
“Of the countless numbers of cults, there exist three that have shaped the history of the western continent for the worst. The names of these groups are as follows: Rattle Bone, Endless War, Blood Caller. These cults' practices have been banned everywhere and membership made illegal. The actions of these cults have caused countless tragedies and loss of life throughout the land. If one is to come in contact with a member of one of these cults, they should inform authorities so that these individuals can be contained or eliminated.”
—Writings of Light Scholar Lukka on “The Machinations of the Nameless Cults”
A week had gone by since the accident that happened in the courtyard, where Alan had saved Edward. It was the talk of the university for a while amongst the students, but exams were around the corner. Talks of that event were short lived since many were busy focusing on their studies.
In one of the university study halls that was beside the cafeteria, Alan and his two friends were sitting at a table with a bunch of books and papers splayed out in front of them.
Jafar: “Alan! Stop dozing off!” he yelled.
Alan: “Huh?”
Alan was woken up from his daydreaming by Jafar's voice.
Jafar: “By the light. Why am I even helping you? I’m not even the one who’s taking the classes on cults.”