Light of the Holy Maiden

Hypocritical Church (2)

"Xingbai, listen to the bishop! Don't forget to take care of yourself! Remember that hygiene is everything! You didn't forget your quilt don't you? Well...mother is just worried," a little boy was given to one of the Bishops of Light at a tender age of three. The Bishop was very old, and the boy would be his successor.

The young boy had bright platinum blonde hair and striking blue eyes. He looked very innocent, but he actually wasn't as he looked.

"Yes mother, I remember. I always have my quilt in my bag. Don't worry about me, worry more about yourself," little Xingbai had a favorable impression of his mother, but not his cold, scheming, venomous father. His father was the main church's Bishop, or more known as the High Bishop. His status was second only to the Pope. As Liang Xingbai's light elements were so little compared to his, he sent the little boy to a rural church.

'A hypocrite father,' was what came into little Liang Xingbai's thought. Liang Xingbai had never thought of pleasing his father who thought of hims as an embarrassment at all. A Bishop, a High Bishop with a dark heart, how funny.

Liang Xingbai thought that the destruction of his previous world would be the end of everything, however when he found out he was reborn, he was stupefied. He was reborn into this world where the power of light governed all. Even the king had to bow down to a mere priest. Like his previous world, the human population was in danger. Instead of zombies, humanity's threat were demons. They started to invade the land and spread fear into the numerous race's hearts. Yes, there were lots of races. Not a single person knew how a demon looked like, nor did they know how they were born. They were always shrouded in black mist.

Though, Liang Xingbai understood a bit. To him, everyone had the chance to become a demon. Their hearts were corrupted by their inner demons. This was the first time he saw someone with lesser demons that the others. The heart was purer than usual, although there was a slight shadow at the corner.

Bishop Nathan was sixty eight years old this year. His head was full of white hair and his skin was wrinkly and old. He was the only volunteer to be a Bishop in such a rural area. for years, he only found a Phase Bishop, who would be taking over if Liang Xingbai wasn't sent to their church. Bishop Nathan didn't complain, but there was one person who held resentment in his heart.

The Phase Bishop wasn't happy with Liang Xingbai's arrival. He wanted to be the Bishop for numerous reasons. He wanted to have a high status, revered by all, powerful, mighty, great, glorious! The list could go one. It was not fair that this 'Liang Xingbai', who appeared out of nowhere, to immediately receive the status as the next Bishop. He had worked under Bishop Nathan for years, yet Bishop Nathan just met Liang Xingbai today.

Liang Xingbai was given a single white robe and a plain undercloth. They were both fully white that Liang Xingbai couldn't wear it at first. As he was still not a Bishop, he received the title 'Priest Xingbai'. The title, coupled with his the pure white robe, made him look very beautiful. Even so, the Phase Bishop still didn't like Liang Xingbai. His powers were comparable, if not, weaker than him. Why should this little boy become the next Bishop?

The light energy was scarce. It was the reason why Priests and Bishops were revered in the continent. Not many people could use elemental spells, let alone light spells. Not many Priests and Bishops could use purification spells either, let alone the higher spells. Getting the Priests and Bishops were already hard, much less the Pope.

Liang Xingbai was allocated into a room at the side of the church. The room was good, but very far from the praying hall. It was decently furnished and had a fair atmosphere. Everyone thought that it wasn't fair, as they believed the further one was to the praying hall, the further one would be to the Father, but they didn't dare to voice it in front of the Phase Bishop. They could only look at Liang Xingbai with pity.