A cold look appeared in Gagas' golden eyes when Ugar mentioned the wardens. The look stemmed from pure hatred. If there had been a possibility for him to acquire powers of the oracles, he would have destroyed the Tribunal to make them pay for what they did.
His hand was accidentally exposed holding half a carving—a demon with twin horns.
He recalled the demon giving him the carving when his village was destroyed. He recalled the X-shaped holy prose in the sky that killed every living thing in his village except him, because he was protected by the carving of the demon.
He never thought that it would be something left behind by the demon that would save his life.
The oracles came to him and gave him power. They reforged his body, making him worthy of becoming the pope. However, the two oracles were not good people. If he had not sold them out, Fycro might not have been able to take them down so easily.
