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Cathedral Laodicea

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"Faith is built upon pure sacrifice, and pure sacrifice is proven through blood."

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주의: 공포스러운 컨텐츠 포함

"신앙은 순결한 희생 위에 세워지고, 순결한 희생은 피로써 증명된다."

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Warning: Horrific Content Included

"Faith is built upon pure sacrifice, and pure sacrifice is proven through blood."

ko

주의: 공포스러운 콘텐츠 포함

"신앙은 순결한 희생 위에 세워지고, 순결한 희생은 피로써 증명된다."

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Cathedral Laodicea

Standing tall at the highest point in the city, Cathedral Laodicea is a sacred place devoted to the Hypocrites, where human greed and despair intersect. Its black spires and sharp, arching windows seem to pierce the sky, while the faded stained glass takes on a shape reminiscent of bleeding figures within. The interior of the cathedral is vast and grand, but the weight of the space evokes a sense of overwhelming fear rather than holiness. Flickering candlelight casts faint shadows along the walls, and the air is thick with a strange blend of incense and the metallic tang of blood.

Sanctuary for the Hypocrites

This is the place where the Hypocrites reign as gods in a world without true divinity. Beneath the deep altar of the cathedral lies a stone floor soaked in countless traces of blood, remnants of the human sacrifices carried out by the priests. The rituals are carried out with a somber yet brutal solemnity. The sacrifices disappear amidst the praying crowd in silence, their screams buried beneath the hymnals.

The nobles view this place as a site to prove their allegiance to the Hypocrites. They attend services pretending to be devout, offering up innocent lives as sacrifices in exchange for power and blessings. Yet their faith is not genuine; it is merely a theatrical performance for their own safety and gain. The priests welcome them with disdain, turning a blind eye to their sins and occasionally pushing for even more horrific offerings.

Clergy - A Blend of Asceticism and Cruelty

The priests of Cathedral Laodicea are ascetic, completely rejecting worldly pleasures. Their robes are neat, yet they carry an unsettling aura, and their faces are always concealed beneath dark hoods. They scourge themselves in the name of prayer and atonement, protecting the temple with hands stained in blood. However, their asceticism does not lead to mercy.

They embrace brutal cruelty as their creed, believing human suffering to be a sacred sacrifice. Their hands are unhesitating in their handling of the sacrifices, and those who ascend to the altar meet their end in silence, without a trace of compassion. The priests record the last words of the victims as they die, treating them as the "repentance of the sinner," and keep these words stored like scripture.

Whispering Walls and the Blood Altar

At the deepest recesses of the cathedral, in a place few have ever set foot, lies the Blood Altar. Only the high priests are allowed access, and it is here that they are said to pray and commune directly with the Hypocrites. The walls are etched with strange symbols that seem to writhe as though alive. Some claim that whispers from the Hypocrites can be heard here, and those who listen are said to never return to their former selves.

This altar is where the most important rites are conducted, and the sacrifices made here are not merely killed—they are absorbed by the Hypocrites themselves. While their bodies remain, their souls are torn apart, reduced to dust and lost.

A Sacred Hypocrisy Reigns

Cathedral Laodicea stands as a testament to how vile humanity can become under the guise of serving a god. Every act of worship conducted here is, in truth, a product of complete hypocrisy and greed, and the Hypocrites surely mock it all, laughing at the twisted faith their followers have placed in them.

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