Judah Iscariot, who abandoned her status as a high noble of the Calandra Empire to follow Lord Luke, the Son of Deus. Her journey remains one of the biggest mysteries in theological history.
In the year when Luke began his public ministry, records show that she belonged to the prestigious Calandra Academy, a gathering place for the greatest talents of the time, where she led a sorority called ‘Iscariot’ that served Deus. This indicates how high her status was back then.
Yet, she threw away her status to follow Luke, traveling all the way to the distant Nova Empire to seek Lord. Comparing her to the Apostle Aurelia, a former princess of Nova Empire, who sought Luke with the purpose of saving her people from the tyrant Dominic, Judah’s decision is particularly striking because she lacked such motives. Therefore, as Lord himself said, she was ‘someone who abandoned everything to follow,’ making her the closest to heaven.
However, she committed the greatest sin a human could commit: betraying and selling Lord Luke. Consequently, she fell to the very depths of Hell and became the ruler of all evil, God of Evil Satan.
According to the Gospel of Aurelia, it is said, ‘Woe to the man who sells the Son of Man; it would have been better for him if he had never been born.’ The Lord spoke of a fate so terrible that it would have been better not to be born. Why did she make such a choice?
At the continent’s top university, St. Leopar University during the theology class.
*
“Cardinal Beriar.”
“Yes, speak.”
Beriar, with dazed eyes, answered Judah like a doll.
“What is the current status of the other cardinals and the pope?”
“Currently, Your Holiness is in the capital of the Canaan Dominion, Paradise, accompanied by all the other cardinals except me.”
Paradise.
The place where the Pope of Baal’s sect resides.
“Forget the Pope for now. Are all the other cardinals in Paradise?”
“Yes. The Holy Father is currently preparing for the descent of Baal with the aid of the other cardinals, leaving me behind to monitor the Son of Deus.”
“The descent of Baal, you say? Are you… calling a god?”
Judah was taken aback upon hearing this.
She quickly steadied herself and muttered.
“No… even if it’s Baal, he is not a true god. Only Deus is the true god. Baal is merely a demon pretending to be a god. But if he descends to the ground, things will be different.”
She had come here to prevent the Lord’s sacrifice.
But the descent of Baal was utterly unexpected.
This was shocking.
“Beriar. Is there a way to instantly move to the Pope’s residence in Paradise? Right now!”
“Yes. By using the direct Warp Gate that connects the papacy with other sect branches, we can reach the papacy in an instant.”
The Warp Gate.
Had the Baal sect been hiding such a thing?
“Guide me to the Warp Gate.”
*
“Is this the papacy?”
Judah arrived at the papacy, passing through the Warp Gate under Beriar’s guidance.
Following behind her was Beriar, acting like a loyal subordinate.
“Where are the Pope and the other cardinals? Guide me.”
“Yes. I shall guide you.”
Following Cardinal Beriar’s lead, Judah moved through the complex corridors of the papacy.
“Greeting the Cardinal!”
“…At your service.”
“Cardinal Beriar!”
“Everything is as my lord wishes.”
Judah encountered numerous holy knights and bishops along the way, yet upon drawing close, they were ‘subordinated’ by her through Beriar’s deception.
Like Beriar, the holy knights and priests followed Judah with blank expressions and dazed eyes.
“Open it.”
Kwang!
Judah led a group of elite holy knights and priests to open the door of the ceremonial room where the pope and cardinals were gathered.
“I had told you not to disturb the ceremony… Huh?”
The cardinal closest to the door, conducting the ceremony, glared angrily as he saw dozens of armed troops.
“Wh-what…!”
“All of you, tie them up.”
““Yes!””
Since they were all high-ranking priests, the cardinals managed to withstand some of the assaults from the holy knights and priests.
However, over time, they began to falter one by one under the sheer numbers.
“N-no…”
“The descent of Baal…”
Eventually, all the cardinals were subdued and lay bound on the floor.
“Where’s the pope?”
“I cannot say!”
“Do you think we would betray Lord Baal?”
“Well, that remains to be seen.”
Judah approached the kneeling cardinals and placed her hand on their heads.
“Where is the pope?”
“In the ceremonial room, at the deepest place.”
“Y-you! What have you done? How did you…!”
The sight of one cardinal immediately falling into ‘subordination’ under Judah’s touch terrified the others.
“Deepest place? How can we get there?”
“If all cardinals exert a certain divine power, we can open the door to that place.”
“All cardinals, huh?”
“D-don’t come near!”
“O Almighty Baal… shield me…”
After all the cardinals were ‘subordinated,’ Judah entered the chamber followed by the holy knights.
“I’ve been waiting, servant of Deus.”
Inside was the pope, surrounded by numerous vines.
“It seems you’ve been trying to stop the descent of Baal. It’s already too late.”
“Too late? N-no! Stop everyone!”
“Ha ha ha! The ceremony is complete! It’s time for Baal to reveal himself to this land!”
As the holy knights charged at the pope, a fierce wind swirled around the pope.
“Descend, my lord!”
Kuuuuuuuuung!
…
Silence enveloped the space as the wind died down.
“L-lord Baal? W-what?”
The pope’s face, usually solemn and grave, contorted in panic.
“W-where did you go, my lord!”
Only the pope’s desperate cries echoed into silence.
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