Several hours passed, Jack Miller who was sitting in the larger room drinking a bright red drink that seemed to be some kind of alcohol while watching the steel door in front of him.
After nearly finishing his drink, a knock sounded. It knocks up to three times.
Jack Miller rose from his seat and shifted a chair before slowly opening the steel door. Inside, Zach stared at him with an inexplicable expression.
"Help me!" Zach said as his eyes moved erratically.
Jack Miller smiled lightly, he walked a few steps and picked up a wooden crate on the floor then gave it to Zach.
"Follow me" Jack Miller said as he started walking out of the room.
Zach knew very well that this place was the Wisdom Light Church's dungeon, because as a Gate Keeper, he had been to this place before.
But this time it looks different. There was no one on guard, the place was quiet and stuffy as if no one had been there in years.
The decision he made was to accept a deal or two terms proposed by Jack Miller. It will be very hard to leave his current life as Zach Alfred. But he had no other choice.
Waiting to fully astralize? or sentenced to death for the benefit of the city of Obsidia? Both are bad things. Regarding the point of death penalty, Although he has an idea of going back to the past, that doesn't completely get rid of his fear of death.
And who knows what would have happened if he had returned to the past, even though there was a chance this could have been prevented but it wasn't worth the high risk.
Zach has little idea about the thing about leaving his current life. That is starting with a fake identity. It was also confirmed by Jack Miller while walking up the stairs to the top.
And regarding the second condition, Zach still doesn't fully understand.
The main problem is whether what Jack Miller is going to do will actually be able to get rid of the shadow creatures in his body? After all, what was the main condition that Jack Miller mentioned was that Zach must have "Clourfuss Blood" in his veins.
After climbing the dark, stuffy stairs, the two of them finally arrived at the top. It's a slightly familiar place. The seats are divided into two columns with multiple rows. A clear podium up ahead.
It was the same place where the silhouette of a man painted the Clourfuss symbol in his dream!
Moreover, that place was also similar to the church where He massacred people. The memory popped into his head and made him sick.
Jack walked aside and picked up a black top hat. He threw it towards Zach, with the good reflexes of a Gate Keeper, Zach caught the hat with his left hand.
"Use it, we'll be out. Someone will recognize you if you come out in that condition right away" Jack Miller said casually.
Zach glanced at the clothes he was wearing, some parts were torn, some parts had traces of blood drips and even his white shirt had almost lost its original color.
Jack Miller threw on a long coat that reached below the knees. It was enough to cover his disheveled clothes.
"How do you get rid of the shadow creatures on my body?" Zach asked after putting on the long coat.
Jack Miller stared at Zach for a few seconds then said calmly "With Ritual"
"This is something passed down by our clan of Boreas. Knowledge that is the secret of the guardians." Jack Miller slightly lifted his chin and looked around the corner for a moment.
"In the Age of Darkness, the guardians can be divided into several factions, Six orthodox factions and two free factions. The Clourfuss family is one of the two free factions."
Zach couldn't help but be shocked. From what he knew, the Guardians were a group of heroes who fought shadow creatures. This was the first time he had heard that the Guardian's scope was that wide.
"But different from other factions, the Clourfuss Family only focuses on family members. Because of that, the Clourfuss Family is the smallest faction of the ranks of the Guardians."
"That is due to the unique nature of the ability 'Clourfuss'. Compared to other factions that use techniques to purify shadow creatures, the Clourfuss Family has a different way of fighting shadow creatures. That is by sealing them."
Zach knew enough about things to say that the guardians fought shadow creatures by purifying them. But he was no longer surprised by the term sealing, He had read about this in Clourfuss' book before.
"Because of this uniqueness, those who can activate the true power of a Clourfuss are those of pure blood."
"The higher-ups of the Boreas Clan have confirmed that your wooden chest contains the elemental sealing medium of a Clourfuss. But the main problem is that the Clourfuss Family is reaching its end, I witnessed the death of the last Clourfuss so I can confirm that"
"However, your presence here as the person who activated the Clourfuss symbol is still a mystery. We have investigated your lineage, but we found no connection whatsoever with the Clourfuss family."
"This is what makes me doubt whether this method will work or not"
"Regarding this matter, it seems like it will take quite a long time to explain. I will explain this as we go, Time is power" Jack Miller twisted the corner of his hat.
Zach nodded lightly. Just as he was turning to walk towards the door on the right and right at the end of the lounger, He was stopped by Jack Miller.
"Better not go that way. It is a direct access to the prayer church. The place hasn't been cleaned completely, and I believe the police are still there." Jack Miller drew the red curtain over the podium and opened a dark, eerie passage.
Zach went back to remembering what happened at the prayer church the last time. And he just shivered and walked quickly over to Jack Miller.
Jack Miller opened his way and took the lantern on the wall and lit it using his lighter. The dark path came into view. It was gripping enough for Zach to feel right away.
"This road leads directly to the Holy Cathedral" Jack Miller said as he held up a lantern to light the way.
It was a staircase with only a few steps which was not small. It leads underground and is a secret passage.
At this time Zach began to understand the place. The decoration is similar to that of a prayer church in that it is right next to each other. "This is a mysterious room that only priests know about" Zach thought as if he understood something.
Go down the stairs and start walking slowly with the help of the lantern.
"Your Highness, I am still curious about the ritual you are referring to... Is it like a ritual involving a god?" he asked.
The word ritual had already become a common word in the Stonefield continent. High people like priests or even bishops often use this Ritual. It involved the God they worshiped namely the sun.
Jack Miller nodded slowly. "It's a wedding ritual"
Zach stopped walking when he heard Jack Miller's lines.
"To remove the influence of the shadow beings on your body, the marriage ritual is the only way. That's the reason why I asked you to leave your current life." Jack Miller also paused before walking again.