Chapter 0(Prologue): Holy Reincarnation
I awoke while gently stroking my head dizzily staring into the ceiling I've always seen during my time as a priest in a small chapel in southern France. As someone in his late 80's I now feel that my time to depart would arrive soon, I've only had so little experiences to enjoy my life as I've always served the church. During my mid 20's I served as a swiss guard to the late Pope. When his Holiness decides he would go afar to be a missionary, I would always be placed by his side protecting him as his shield. Then the following years I was given the chance to serve not as a soldier but rather as a priest in the altar albeit only to a small church.
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Now that I've given most of my time for his Holiness, while reminiscing about the past I feel like my life was nothing but adventure yet the memory that strikes me the most was when there was a plot to assassinate him during one of his visits to a war torn country. When he was at his most vulnerable, sleeping in an old cottage in the middle of a small village. I foiled the plot before they were even preparing out their weaponry, I still dream about it until today.
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Yet while all of this was happening his Holiness slept while looking akin to a child, it makes me wonder if his holiness is the same person who comfortably sleeps in one of the biggest cathedrals in Rome. The night ended as if yesterday's event weren't true. Then after entering the cottage his holiness asks me
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"Is there yet another who attempted take my life?"(Pope)
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"Yes your Holiness Michael yet another souls tries to kill you for their own gain"(Constantine)
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Pope Michael, he was the most reverent Pope of his time and as proof of that there were no heretics within the church's walls
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"I have accepted the danger that comes with the mission bestowed upon me by God. Also what have I told you about addressing me? I've already told you to address me as just Michael when we're alone have I not ?"(Michael)
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"That is too much even for me your holiness as I'm only another follower among the thousands that serve you"(Constantine)
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" I should still reward you for your service, (while the pope was troubled about what to reward his trusted aide, he suddenly got an idea!) how about stop serving as soldier and rather you should serve in the altar of god I shall appoint you as the priest of a church in a province of France as your reward "(Michael)
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"I shall humbly accept this position that you have bestowed."(Constantine)
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Upon waking up from a dream of the past, I see a ceiling that is far too different from the one I've always worked up from, as I stand up I see a figure whom doesn't look akin to a normal human, as I was in a trance trying to analyze what was happening the figure spoke.
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"Constantine I bear bad news, you have died in your sleep while dedicating your life for God, but your journey is yet to end this we ask you if you are still willing to serve God once more"(Mysterious figure)
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(Constantine was in disbelief for a moment like any who would be in his position. But he also knew his time was soon and was ready. Out of his shocked state he replied zealously!)
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"Yes! I have already given my life for God but if God still wishes I shall obey any command"(Constantine)
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"You have my thanks. Despite already giving your life to serve God, yet here I am still asking for more. Oh this servant of god is called The Guide, but do feel free to just call me Guide"(Guide)
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"It is alright as I have already resolved myself to serve him with everything I have, and to ask me of this mission only brings this humble self joy. So please tell me the will of God"(Constantine)
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As I woke up in the shade of a tree staring at the blue sky, I was met with the sounds of birds chirping and water running. At this point I realized that everything in that dream wasn't merely a dream, suddenly my head started spinning as if knowledge and visions were forcefully being sent to my mind. Then I suddenly remembered the instructions entrusted to me by the Guide.
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"The continent I'm sending you to is not like your world where humans are the only intelligent race chosen by God, it is called the Magril continent. There are multiple races and deities in this world that do as they like to undermine our God's will and make his children suffer. And your mission shall be to establish and support a nation for humans, Due to this world's nature his God has given me the task to grant you aid to ease this difficult mission, with that in mind I shall entrust you the gift of healing! And since you have had past martial experience I shall give you the holy weapon Ruler, as well as Perfect Memory to clearly remember everything you will and have seen. This shall not be our last meeting but I bid you farewell, we thank you for your service and we shall see each other once more."(Guide)
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He appeared on this Magril continent in without notice and in a span of a few years he has shocked the core of each nation who dares trample on his holy crusade and years after his great empire was founded he was regarded as;
『King of the Humans, Constantine Romania』—