So traveling around in the skeleton was quite comfy... it's like a horse... with armchair, but no TV... God I miss TV... Internet... PC... Wait... the TV... Hey blue! That Illusion magic... how does it work?
Oh... you need illusion proficiency... and some affinity to it... Why?
I just got an idea!
…
So while the skeleton travels I practice... and guess what? It's seventh day... and I got a working reality TV! So god did do something on the seventh day... or there was no god and just some magician with shitload of time and illusion magic... I mean ain't our life is just an illusion? I mean we don't even know the meaning of it, but-
Helion... shut up!
… OK... can you please help me a bit with that?
Fine! But no more life-thoughts nonsense!
Why? I mean surely-
Um... please?
You too? Fine... but it's better be something interesting... hey... why is the skeleton in handcuffs? Wait... it's chains... what happened? Let's see... oh... that can't be good...
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Some Merc POV
“And so the god will judge the sinners! And they will suffer for their crimes!-” Eh... whatever you say pal... but you just decided to kill those beggars just for the heck of it, so no point...
““-AMEN!!!”” yeah... good thing that I chose to work for them this time... they say 'Johny you should be a knight' or 'Johny be a man and go to the Guard' but no... your 'Johny' had come to the mercenaries... and guess what? I'm quite happy with it. I mean good salary, complimentary food and travel the world... isn't that what boys dream of?
“And so we will purge those heretics in the HOLY FLAME!” Hah... and this is why I hate my job... I was assigned as Executioner! ME, Of all people they CHOSE ME! And that's every single time! Hah...
“Repent for your sins... sinner.” And as usual the crowd cheers... fucking bloodthirsty maniacs... hey... what's with that guy in the robes?
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“OH! HE IS POSESSED!” Yeah... right... possessed... Like there were any possessed people... “See people of Commonwealth! This one here is possessed by demons!” Actually it's Commonwaves... hah... why do I work for this fraud?
“”BURN HIM!!!”” See? The crowd is somewhat ridiculous... they even ignored the misspelling of their town... huh... what's that guy in robes doing? He was actually always so quiet... maybe-
“Oh... I'm awake? Geh... who put that stuff on me?” … wait... what's going on? “Hey morons why the fuck you would smack me in the head, huh? I mean I always mumble something, but...” he turned to the fire... “Hey... guys... when did you started worshiping demons? That's... how was it called... Walpurgis? Velpurgas? Eh... some sacrificial shit... Oh... I remember! It's Velasperadis! Hmm... why would you kill pilgrims? They are useless for this ritual...” Wait I worked for... oh shit... I DON'T WANT TO BURN IN HELL!!!
“Don't listen to his lies! He wants us to be-” FUCK YOU!!!
“DIE HERETIC!!!” I screamed as I thrust the spear inside his skull... so do other 'guards'...
“Oi... guys... why did you kill that dude? Oh... wait... in the end they should kill the final sacrafice by impaling him on a rod and then keep it over the flame...” WHAT?! “Or was it something else... shitty book... with all those scribbles... who have wrote that anyway? And the peddler said it was some holy scriptures...” Oh fuck...There was the peddler we saw on our way... he sold some stuff in the village... and there were some books... and he also said they were holy scriptures... “Um... guys? What are you doing?”
“WHAT DO YOU THINK WE'RE DOING?! WE ARE BURNING THE-”
“Um... that's actually bad idea... you need to soak the stuff with water before trying burning it... else the curse of this ritual will activate... wait... if I remember right...” Please GOD... let him be right...
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Back to MC POV
“And now... eh... [klackjaw]” and I casted illusion of some blue... demon... skull...
““HOORAY!!!”” what naive people... they actually believed all that bullshit... Hey ladies... how's the show?
I like your stile little one...
He was a bad person, so he got what he deserved...
Yeah...
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Some Religious quarters...
Some Bishop POV...
“What are with those people? We just started showing them the way for the brighter tomorrow, but they started killing our priests and destroy our religion. Even those who give our holy scriptures are being killed.”
“It's truly dark days for us...” Those morons! We tried to help people! We cleansed the streets of all that scum, but now they blame US for some demon dealings/summonings/worshiping! I mean that was needed to clean the world of filth and now...
“Your holiness... they broke through-” poor lad... he got skewered on some spear of those fanatics... not like they were different when we brainwashed them... so... this is how I die? In the hands of those whom I wished to rule? Sick joke of fate...
Last thing I remember is the cold touch of marble floor and my headless body...
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MC POV
Somehow I think I did something... really... interesting...
Why do you think so?
New title gained!
Messiah.
You are the one who woke people from the hysteria, only to lead them against the ones you don't like. For all diplomatic interactions charisma + 20.
So... basically... it means I am a fraud?