Daneel felt a disturbance in the air as he walked towards the student quarters.


    Just as he took another step forward, everything around him changed.


    The colors of the night which had been drab became grey, as if the moonlight shining down had changed color. The quiet sounds of the crickets in the night were also cut off, and a semi-transparent dome flickered into existence above him.


    A familiar man appeared in front of him, stepping out of space before saying, "Someone wants to meet you."


    It was Master Jonah. Daneel calmed down as he knew that this was someone Kellor trusted.


    "You have been busytely."


    A voice that made him shiver floated into his years, after which another man stepped out of the space beside Master Jonah.


    His shivering was because he was reminded of the exact moment the Firewind dragon had roared, bringing fire and destruction the likes of which he had never seen before.


    It was the Priest of Rectitude with red hair that had helped him and said that he owed them a debt.


    "Nice to meet you again, Daneel. I am Radagast, and I would like to invite you to the Church of Rectitude."


    An invitation to the church? Daneel was intrigued. Thest time they had met, Radagast had simply shown a slight interest in Daneel. He wondered what had changed now to make him offer an invitation.


    "Remember, state your terms and let him decide. Our arrangement has nothing to do with him. You will not touch him or his followers no matter what he decides.", said Master Jonah, interrupting Radagast who had been about to continue. His drunken manner was gone, and he now stood alert as if he was watching every one of Radagast’s movements.


    "Of course. The Church never forces, we only suggest. Daneel, let me tell you something about this Kingdom before I put forward my offer."


    Master Jonah opened his mouth as if he were about to stop Radagast from speaking, but he simply sighed and shook his head before allowing him to continue.


    "In 10 years, the nobility of this Kingdom will be dead and a new ruler will take its ce."


    Hearing such an explosive statement, Daneel couldn’t help but think that he had heard wrong. The nobility would be assassinated?! Such a news out of the blue made his mind gopletely nk.


    In fact, he even doubted whether Radagast was telling the truth. The nobility had established this Kingdom in the first ce, and for centuries they had ruled it with very little opposition. With all of that umted power, how could anyone kill off all of the nobility, and that too in such a short span of time?!


    "Don’t overthink. This is something that even the King himself knows, and it is the main reason why he is training so maniacally to reach the next level. To state the reason briefly, they brought it upon themselves. Oppressing 90% of the poption is simply a bad idea, but the King turned a blind eye towards all the warning signs before it was toote. Now, no matter what he does, it is simply impossible to turn public favor towards him.", said Master Jonah, seeing that Daneel had fazed out after hearing the news.


    "Indeed. And by doing so, he allowed my Church and a few other institutions to gain a foothold inside the city. The most powerful of those is the TriCobra Sect, which had set up its operations in the city before any of us even turned our gaze towards this Kingdom.


    "As for the annihtion of the nobility, this has been in nning for decades. The previous King, who is presently the strongest Mage in this Kingdom, will pass away in the next 10 years. At that time, nothing can stop the forces we gathered from stamping down the doors of the pce and carrying out a massacre. All the sinners will be the kindling which will set alight the fire from which this Kingdom must be reborn. And we, the Church of Rectitude, will take control of Lanthanor and turn into a holy city where the Almighty Saint will reign."


    Looking into Radagast’s ck eyes, Daneel was almost sure he could see fire raging in them.


    "State your conditions and get moving. We don’t have much time.", said Master Jonah, breaking Radagast out of the expression of triumph that had appeared in his face after saying those words.


    "As you wish. Join the Church and swear an oath that you will follow our doctrine till the day you die. In return, we will give you the spell technique that is many levels above the one taught in your academy. Also, if you form enough of a following, the church will promote you to a Deacon and let you set up a branch of the Church that you canmand. Any resources that you need will be yours, and even your followers will get the opportunity to be priests of the Glorious Church of Rectitude."


    Taking out a piece of white parchment from his priest’s robe, Radagast handed it to Daneel before saying, "In there is the doctrine of the Church, along with a detailed list of all the support the Church promises you. This is an offer usually made to those with legendary potential, but you are an exception. Being a seed with pseudo-legendary potential in a Kingdom that will soon be purged, you are very valuable to us and you can achieve great things with our support. I will meet you at this spot again in 3 days. I hope to hear a positive answer from you at that time."


    With these words, Radagast vanished, leaving Daneel standing there holding the parchment.


    "Seeing your shock, I know that Kellor must not have had the time to tell you these things. This meeting was simply me returning a favor that the Church did for me. It is up to you to decide whether you want to slowly build a faction yourself or join a faction that will fully support you with everything you need. Not everyone will swear fealty to you as easily as that brat Joshua did."


    "If you need to talk to me,e to my cabin tomorrow."


    The dome flickered out of existence and the colors returned to normal as Master Jonah teleported away.


    Everything that he had heard was simply too much to take in. His mind nk, Daneel could only trudge to his room and fall on the bed.


    Deciding that the morning was probably the best time to figure out what the hell to do next, Daneel carefully put the parchment in his cupboard before falling asleep.


    Thest thought that he had before drifting into dreamnd was that he would definitely have to find a way to stop people from seeing everything he did. He was sick and tired of having his every move be visible for anyone to see, and it was high time he found out a way to put a stop to all of them.