The Villain's Story

Chapter 476 [476] The weapons.

?476 [476] The weapons.

[Name: Gáe Bolg (Half)]

Rank: SSS(?)

Type: Spear

It is a spear forged from the remnants of an ancient titan, because of this the spear possesses a sinister and ominous aura. The shaft is crafted from the colossal bone of a long-

extinct titan, adorned with intricate carvings depicting the fight with the beast, as if to tell the story of the spear to all who would ever wield it. It is about two meters long.

[Abilities:]

Revenant's Grasp (Passive): Successful strikes with Gáe Bolg have a chance to drain the life force of the target, transferring health to the wielder and leaving the opponent weakened. Due to the spear's condition, the power of this skill is halved.

Rend the Veil (Active): Unleash a powerful thrust with Gáe Bolg that tears through both armor and magical defenses, leaving opponents vulnerable to subsequent attacks. The serrated tip rips apart the flesh of your enemy. Due to the spear's condition, the power of this skill is halved

Savage Implant (ULTIMATE): Upon piercing your enemy, the spearhead transforms into deadly thorns that ravage your opponent's flesh and organs, tearing them up from the inside. Turning it into a gory, squishy mess. This skill can only be used when Gáe Bolg is fully whole.

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As he was reading the display, a curious thought propped up in his mind.

'Half?'

He questioned, appearing confused.

"Only a half of the weapon?"

He mused, as he gathered his thoughts.

"The one I know of is held by someone else... I merely thought this was an imitation, but it's actually the other half of the weapon...interesting..."

His previous information was incorrect. The one who actually owned this spear was merely using half of its power. It was frightening, at the very least, that 'that' person could do so much with a weapon that was broken.

"It's fun."

James muttered, finding these trials amusing.

He checked the other display, about the bow. This one was much shorter.

[Name: Stella.]

[Rank: Divine.]

[Type: Bow.]

[One-time-use weapon.]

Description: The bow that can fire once, and only once. Unleashing the most powerful attack it's rank can muster.]

It was incredibly short. But that was what made it special.

"That thing can kill me, and this world along with it. Perhaps even this structure."

James stared at the description of the [Stella], He had seen few one time use weapons, yet each possessed a power far beyond what their ranks entailed. But only once would the user be able to unleash this devastating power.

Standing up and grabbing the keys from the ground. He went inside the church, the guards let him when he showed them the keys, and led him to his room. However, their scornful gazes could not be hidden.

"Why is a barbarian...in such holy lands? The filth!"

"Just let it go, the Cardinal is the one who allowed him access."

"The cardinal is too kind!"

James looked at their parting figures, a smile crept up and he knelt down. He reached out with his hand and a small snake escaped from his skin. It was unlike a normal snake, it was a construct of his frost mana.

"Go, and take control." He said, as he spawned another, to take care of the two guards.

Going inside, he rested on his bed, waiting for his snakes to finish. It didn't take long, as they snuck up the guards ears and took control of their brains. James could kill them with ease if he wanted toas well. But that wouldn't be fun.

He needed more information first.

He spent the entire night trying to scour any useful information he could find.

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The church was in trouble, although they had managed to hide it from the public, the royals and the rest of the prominent aristocracy was aware. And thus, they moved against the Church. Providing strict opposition, and doing whatever they could to limit its power.

The pope was extremely ill, and because of this, the Church had brought the elections forth, in order to elect a new pope.

Few people were deemed qualified for the position, That being the bishops. The bishops were scrambling to get the votes of the cardinals, who were the only people being able to appoint the new pope.

It was a good system, but there is one gear in it that didn't go according to the norm.

That, was Stefan. The direct descendant of the pope. He had much support from the people, and most of the church considered him to be the next pope as well.

And in the last sermon, The pope had clearly expressed his wish for Stefan to become the next pope. Although he was a cardinal, many wished for him to be the one.

These 'many' did not include the actual candidates, the bishops who wanted the position as well. As a Cardinal must cast a vote, Stefan was conflicted.

He knew the candidates were not good people. And he wanted to follow the Pope's wish. Besides, despite being a Cardinal, he had the special privilege of being the apostle, and wielder of the holy relics of the church.

Such a privilege would have cemented his position as the next pope, but the bishops did not want this, hence that was the reason for the opposition. Because the pope was bedridden, he could not do much to alleviate the problems.

Furthermore, the Empire was butting in as well. Especially the royals. There was also the rumor that Stefan and the princess had 'illicit' relations, or were intimate. But there was no solid proof.

The rumors themselves, however, were enough for the Bishops to go around saying:

"We cannot let such a scandalous man become the pope!"

Along with.

"He's too young!"

That was the current situation in the church. To summarize it, it was an f**king mess.

James, disturbed by the bright light coming from the windows, realized it was Daytime.

"Oh well, I got an idea on how to do this...but..."

There was just one thing that troubled him.