The battle in the gray stone plaza at the north gate of the cathedral was the most brutal, with the dark creatures suffering the most.0

The other three entrances had Cataclysmic Spirit level dark creatures holding the line but there was no such top-tier expert at the north gate.0

A gray stone statue cloaked in a mantle stood silently in the center of the stone plaza. It stood some seven or eight meters tall, its garment folds carved with lifelike detail. Its hands were drooping; its head was lowered slightly; and it had a crucifix around its neck.0

This was the "Silent One" of the church, said to be one of the legendary holy spirits. It symbolized the sacred, the pure, and untainted.0

Yet large amounts of dark-red blood had sullied its purity. Viscous blood flowed through the statue's cloak folds, sizzling with corrosive force. There were even pieces of rotting flesh and intestines draped over the statue's shoulder. The large patch of gory guts was nauseating...0