Under the same night's sky, beneath the same moonlight.
Green Forest Cathedral.
Priest Nicholas Inam, with his gentle facial features and rich, magnetic voice, rose from his bed to pray in silence amidst the darkness.
His prayers were directed towards the 'Holy Spirit', a fabricated deity that, undoubtedly, would not respond in any way.
"I swear, I will bear poverty... I swear, I will treat others with compassion... I swear, I will uphold the path of the light!"
Murmuring, Nicholas' face suddenly became resolute: "I swear, I will fight against the darkness and decay... I will, become the light!"
Being raised in a church-run orphanage, educated in a religious school, and successfully entering the church to become a priest, there was no question about Nicholas' devoutness.
However, seeing the increasingly decadent church, Nikolas was filled with pain.