The Reversed Hierophant

“Iboretheweightofaradiantcrownandagloriousreputation,asaintwalkingthroughthevalleyofdeath,onlyfortheonesIblessedtosendmepoisonoussnakesandsharpbladestodevourmecompletely.”–Afterrebirth,Rafaellookedbackathispreviouslifeandremarked.TheillustriousHouseofPortiahadplacedhimuponthehighestthroneoftheearthlykingdom.UnderthecrownofthePope,Rafaelhadtirelesslyworkedtodealwithseveralpowerfulempiresonthevergeofwar,maintainpeace,andshepherdGod’speople.ThepeoplehailedhimasthemostjustandlearnedPopeinthehistoryofFlorence,ashiningbeaconamidstthecorruptionoftheHolySee.….Then,hewaspoisonedinhisbed,adaggerpiercinghisheart,andnoonecaredafterhisdeath.Hismu*deredsoulwailedandshriekedintheriveroftime,andsawtheonlylegacyleftforhiminthehistorybookswasaharshjudgment:“SistineI,astaunchadherenttooutdatedprinciples,wasgrantedthefinalmercyofdeathbeforethedawnofanewera.ItwasthelastgraceoftheLordtohim.”ButRafaelopenedhiseyesoncemore,returningtotheverydayofhiscoronation.Red-robedcardinalsbowedbeforehim,fireworksanddovesfilledtheskyofFlorence,andsixteencannonsroared,announcingthebirthofanewPontiff.Withthedazzlingcrowninhishand,Rafaelslowlyrevealedabloodthirstysmile.“Sinceyouhavetrampledonmytolerance,scornedmymercy,anddeprivedmeofjustice,thenyoushallnolongerenjoymybenevolence.Fromnowon,youshallonlykneelbeforeme,fearme,andpraytome!”Thisisastorysetinaworldblendingmultipleelements,achaoticmixofscienceandthesupernatural.It’saone-sidedlovestorywithaharemofadmirers,arelentlesspowerstruggle,andaprotagonistwhoprioritizeshisambitionsaboveallelse.*Warnings:1.Whilethereareromanticelements,theprotagonistdoesnotendupwitharomanticpartner.Pleaseproceedwithcautionifyouaresensitivetosuchplotpoints.2.Thisstorycontainssignificantalterationstoreligiousbeliefsandpractices.Duetotheauthor’slimitedknowledge,theremaybeinaccuraciesorinconsistencies.Ifyouhavestrongreligiousbeliefs,thisstorymightnotbesuitableforyou.

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