Chapter 1996 Shen Du
Although everything was complicated as the army was about to depart, Soshyan still took an hour out of his busy schedule and left his command post, his battle brothers, and even Veronica.
When Stormbird stopped in front of the largest and oldest church in Sagan, the place had already been cleared of irrelevant people.
This church is majestic and majestic, located on the top floor of the hive. Because it was donated and built by nobles, ordinary residents are naturally not eligible to worship.
If he said that he went in just to pray, then Soshyan would naturally be lying.
He just needed a quiet place to think.
The church is full of religious mystery and majesty from its appearance. The two towering spiers are six hundred meters tall. The exterior of the church wall draws on the artistic style of the M36 apostasy era. The main entrance is layered. The eaves and pediments are made into overlapping arcs and triangles. Leaning columns and flat pilasters are used on both sides of the door. Large scrolls are carved layer by layer on both sides of the upper part of the facade. They are provided to nobles not far from the church. In their cemetery, there is a large green grassland in the middle. Opposite it is a row of reliefs, engraved with the statues and names of countless people who donated in this place. This place promotes the generosity of believers, who spend huge sums of money just for "Purchasing" the Emperor's blessing, but disdainful of all living beings in the distant hive.
There are also many gargoyle statues on the church walls, which play low hymns on a loop until nightfall.
Wearing a robe, Soshyan walked to the gate alone. There were three gates in the middle of the shell-like dome. The middle gate was the main passage and would not be open normally, but today all three gates were open.
This trip was actually very sudden. Soshyan came down with just a brief notice. The priests could only hurriedly drive away the believers who were here before, even themselves. Only some senior priests stood at the necessary At the maintenance post, I looked in awe at this angel who holds the life and death of billions of lives in his hands. The church has nine floors in total, except for the bottom floor, which is mostly divided by a suspended sun garden, making the light appear fragmented.
Soshyan walked into the church along a glass-covered corridor. After the main entrance, there are several doorways that gradually shrink inward, with statues on each floor.
When entering the magnificent main hall, melodious hymns echo in the dome painted with emperors and angels. Most of the windows here are in the form of plant leaves and are inlaid with colorful glass patterns, but they do not affect the transparency. Optical.
The senior priests standing here were all stiff, with their hands on the rosary beads. When Soshyan walked forward, they consciously stepped aside.
It seems that no matter where it is, the smell of the Anglican Church is the same, holy oil, candle wax, incense, dry wood and... confusion.
This is a spiritual weight, it is the pressure of responsibility, and it is also the atmosphere that the State Church strives to create - when a person stands here, it seems that he can really feel that the Emperor is watching him .
There are five aisles behind the main hall. There is a patio at the end of each aisle, and there is also a statue inside. The statue in the middle is the largest, seventy meters high. It depicts the God Emperor sitting on the golden throne. The huge, tortured face stared into the distance over the heads of the beings, with a determined look on its face.
Whether or not the person who carved it actually met the Emperor, it was crafted in a form that at least fit the mortal view of the Emperor.
But Soshyan was more interested in the statue in the outer hall, where the Emperor was portrayed as a warrior, wearing armor and holding a sword. Even though the sword was as slender as the statue itself, It seemed a little ridiculous, but it fit in with the Astartes' view of the Emperor.
Unfortunately, there are still too many people there, and it is too big and empty.
After seeing most of the statues, he chose a side hall, or the emperor's statue there, and more importantly, there was no one there, and then sat on a bench.
Soshyan himself couldn't remember how long it had been since he had meditated alone in the church. Originally, this was supposed to be a required daily course for an Astartes, but he seemed to have forgotten about it. It stands to reason that any warrior would do this. , he will immediately be questioned by the priest, who wonders if he is abusing the privileges of the chapter leader.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of rain.
In Sagan during this season, it seems to rain from time to time. After all, the world retains more natural environment, and this church happens to be shorter than the clouds, perhaps deliberately.
The choir's singing was melodious, and the pouring rain was blocked outside.
But for some reason, Soshyan remembered another place, which was also a church, but it seemed to always rain, as if it would never end.
That place is called Thunder Rock.
Thinking of this, Soshiyang took out the small white porcelain cup. He didn’t know why he brought it. Maybe he had too many confusions during this time. He really wanted someone to answer it, someone who could truly understand it all.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps behind him, like high heels tapping on the stone floor. No one dared to approach him privately, and he knew who it was without looking back. After all, the church was her "territory" in a sense.
“I was praying and heard you coming.”
Soshyan turned around.
"Good morning, Velez."
Veletz looked happy, and her body was still surrounded by the warmth of incense, perhaps due to the small waistband around her waist. Small incense burner.
Then the nun walked to Soshyan's seat, sat down, then took out a jar and opened it.
"Rose sugar?"
"Well, I need it occasionally when I'm meditating. Speaking of which, my grandma always scolded me not to eat too much sugar, because appetite is also the source of evil."
Looking at Velez handing over Soshyan smiled and took the candy that came over. Its taste was so rich that he could taste the aroma before entering his mouth.
Veletz suddenly looked up and looked at the Emperor in armor. He was surrounded by rows of burning candles, but the light did not illuminate him, and the shadow instead covered his face.
“Why did you choose to come here, why not in the main hall?”
“I like this statue.”
"Like...?"
"I'm not here to seek repentance or absolution, although these are always the things that come and go for the state religion. I just want a person to think quietly and try to see if I can get it. Enlightenment.”
Veletz blinked.
"This is your first time trying to talk to me about these topics. So what do you like about this icon?"
"His face, he is the emperor, he is human. Lord, but He did not look happy, as if He had won a great battle, but this victory had to cost Him a heavy price, and in the end He did what He thought was right in a way that we will never understand now I looked at that statue and I saw Him alone and could understand His feelings trying to do the right thing in a world that disgusted Him."
Suddenly, Velez stretched out his hands and pressed the back of Soshyan's right hand.
“I understand, you are disgusted with what you have done.”
The Great Sister said softly:
“You see yourself in Him. "
Soshiyan's expression froze, and Velez squeezed his hand harder.
"There is no need to be afraid, it is not blasphemy to see Him struggling! You see yourself in Him, this is His inner connection with each of us, He is our Master and we are His servants, but we are all struggling with our Fight the same struggle in your own way, Soshyan"
(End of Chapter)