A group of strangers walked out of Madison's office. They all looked gloomy. Under Madison's guidance, they walked to the side hall of the mill, where the urns were displayed. When Madison left the office and did his own work, Zach consciously occupied his office, pulled Mason and sat at the desk.
"You continue." Zach smiled and gestured to Mason, "What happened that made you change from the mentality of 'I can't escape this city anyway, give up'?"
"No." Mason continued, "When you explained Seth's identity to No, you said he was a demon hunter, a demon hunter." He pursed his lips, "The mentor did not hide this from us. . Mentors will say that in today’s world, this is no longer a personal choice. If you don’t do something, everyone will go to hell. If you are willing to resist, at least some people will have a chance to escape from this reality.”
Mason's words suddenly became heavier. He was talking about the fact that when the gate of hell provides demons with a direct passage to the present world, all souls, regardless of good or evil, are destined to enter hell. Doesn’t the young wolf Matthew have the same worries about his father
It seems that Mason's college took advantage of this and started a college-style program to train demon hunters. At least in the history Zach knew, this was the first time.
Zach nodded, "Then during our conversation, I started to explain Barton's demonic power, about Crowley, about Seth, and this incident - 'Colt'."
"I've been listening." Mason pursed his lips, not eavesdropping. When Zach and Nuo said this, they completely ignored Mason who was driving. Now thanks to Zach's disregard, he said everything Mason needed to know, "I began to find that this place was completely different from what I thought. That Crowley, the fallen angel, seemed different from the devil in the west. And You are also different from the vampires in the Sabbat Alliance that I heard about."
Now comes the point where Zach is interested. "Tell me about the situation in the west. Why do you think I am from the Sabbat? Don't the current demon hunters, including you mentors who are preparing to become demon hunters, know this?" Did Toledo in history belong to the Secret Alliance?"
Mason's eyebrows were pressed together, as if he was in trouble. He was not sure whether what he said would offend this seemingly powerful vampire. He slowed down his speaking speed, and while searching Zach's face, he said, "As you said, the historical Toledo. It is indeed secret..." He emphasized the word 'history'.
Noticing Zach's slightly trembling mouth, Mason spoke faster, "The secret of betrayal in Toledo..."
Zach's eyes twitched, and Mason decided to skip this paragraph, "For half a century, we all thought Toledo had disappeared!"
"Correction." Zach extended his finger, "It has not disappeared. There is an ancestor in Toledo who escaped during the encirclement and suppression. He was offered a reward by the Secret Alliance." Zach himself did not want to mention too much about this history, " Zachary Toledo." He pointed at himself. Remember what he told James? Expelled.
Expulsion and reward are the difference between heaven and earth!
Zach waved his hand and stopped continuing the topic, "I don't remember that I showed up everywhere to create descendants. Let's talk about 'Toledo' appearing again." Zach selectively ignored Ian. That useless, uh, rebellious 'son'
"War." Mason really didn't have the heart to be happy that he had heard the secret. He just tried his best to recall the knowledge he had learned. "In the early days of the war. When the Federation joined the Alliance, some of the Federation soldiers crossed the ocean to support..."
Zach waved his hand, with helplessness on his face. He was no longer thinking about the war ten years ago that Mason said. It's a longer war!
Today's commonwealth was once Indian land, and it was nothing more than an invaded colony. The Faith of the Holy Lord set foot on this land with its 'soldiers' - the thirteen clans of vampires who wanted to atone for their sins, and the saints who performed miracles, and began the invasion.
In the ongoing colonial war, the indigenous people led by Papa Midnight were much tougher than the colonists expected. Papa Midnight is like a sponge that is never full, absorbing the magical abilities of the new world and creating weapons to fight against the colonists.
The war has been prolonged, and the human heart, or the invader's heart, even with the vampire's mind, has become tired.
Are you curious? For vampires, I used the character of a soldier.
Of course, just like Alpha is the soldier of Papa Midnight, the vampires of the Thirteen Clans are the soldiers of the Holy Lord! Remember that vampires, like demons, are sinners in the Holy Lord's faith. Expanding the land where faith is cultivated is an opportunity for redemption for them, the prisoners!
The Indians have their own beliefs, so there will be no peaceful negotiations, but bloody and brutal wars. We can't say that the Indians lost, because look, the Indians have not disappeared, they are still living well in the Federation, and their ID cards clearly say that they are citizens of the Federation, not those of the ocean. The name of the border country!
In the war on the alien level, Papa Midnight did not lose. On the contrary, he created things like werewolves to target the strongest soldiers of the Holy Lord's faith - vampires, as well as powerful wizards who already existed, and those who were powerful enough to compete with the Holy Lord. The black witch who fights against the gangsters...
But at the level of civilization, the Indians lost, and the war has progressed to the point where ordinary Indians are unable to resist the invasion of the colonial human army, while alien races such as werewolves and wizards have completely suppressed vampires and saints.
When war looks like it will turn into a complete tragedy, oh, believe me, it will. When alien races begin to fight for and kill ordinary people, and ordinary people are treated as resources and begin to be transformed into alien races, this land will become a purgatory! In order to prevent this from happening, the colonists and the Indians reached a consensus and established a new country-the Federation.
Just like Zach once said to Crowley, ordinary humans will always dominate this world. Although Papa Midnight completely overwhelmed the vampires and saints brought by the colonists in terms of foreign power, the final result was that from the day the Federation was established, the Holy Lord faith became dominant.
As for why? This is not relevant at this time, but if you are curious, you can recall that Zach told Benjamin about the history of the Death Apostle Contract. Papa resisted at midnight and failed.
Zach's mind would jump to these thoughts, because at the end of the colonial war and the establishment of the Federation, the Thirteen Vampire Clan split.
The vampire clans that supported the independence of the Federation became a secret alliance, and they occupied the most vast and fertile central part. While supporting the independence of the Union, they abandoned their original mission when they came across the ocean - pure invasion and massacre.
The vampire clans that did not support the independence of the Federation became the Sabbat Alliance, and they adhered to their original purpose. In order to complete the mission and obtain complete salvation from the Holy Lord, he launched a struggle. In the end, they were defeated by the Secret Alliance, which had a numerical advantage, and were driven to the barren west of the Federation.
In order to continue to atone for their sins after the defeat, the defeated Sabbat Alliance began to build the Saints College to show their loyalty to the Holy Lord. We already know of two, St. John's where Kyle is, and St. Hyères where Mason is.
Zach no longer needed to hear what Mason said. He could already guess what the soldiers who were sent out of the Federation did when the war began ten years ago, no, twenty years ago! They brought back the vampires from 'home' for the Sabbat in the West!
Zach's fingers dug into the table unconsciously. Fortunately, Madison's minimalist metal decoration style meant that there were no puncture holes or marks left behind by the harsh scratching sound on his iron desk!
Zach suddenly laughed, those new vampires actually called themselves Toledo.
Zach waved his hand and controlled his face not to show any expression. It was pale and tight, "What are they like?"
"I've never seen it." Mason looked at Zach's face nervously.
Zach took out his snack can and took a slow sip. The tension on his face disappeared, "You said the Sabbat made an agreement with the demons?"
Mason breathed a sigh of relief as the topic left the place that would cause an identity crisis for the vampire in front of him. "Well, the mentor will occasionally tell us things so that we can always be prepared."
"What agreement?"
"Access Agreement." Mason glanced at Zach, "In the territory occupied by demons, the movement of Sabbat members is not restricted. In the territory of Sabbat, the same is true for demons. But the two parties cannot interfere with each other's affairs."
Zach suddenly remembered Seth's concern about St. John. He recalled the geographical distance between St. John and St. Hierre. The two were no longer in the same state. But if Mason had already begun to receive the education of a witcher in Saint-Jerre, these schools should be related to each other, so why did Seth seem to have no idea about the situation of his original school.
"Besides your Saint-Jiel, are there any schools that train witchers?" Zach asked, his mood has returned to normal, or according to the usual vampire style, it is just a performance of complete separation between the inside and outside.
"We don't know." Mason frowned and shook his head, "We are in the territory of the Sabbat. The Sabbat gave us and the church protection in the past (the reason is the above, the Sabbat is to atone for sins), but after the door to hell is opened, the Sabbat cannot Support us again. Although the demons have not controlled us, our contact with the outside world is restricted."
Mason explained nervously, "The Witcher's courses are actually secret and have not been made public." This is natural. If it were made public, they would have been destroyed long ago.
Zach shook his head and didn't care about this anymore. He already knew what he wanted to know, Toledo of the Sabbat, haha.
Zach smiled and said, "Now, tell me in detail how you expelled Seth." (..)