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One of the few churches in Nocturne, the Cathedral of Lights is extremely bright, just as any other building in Luimiria. It is located beside the crypt, on the edges of the city and is turned away from the bright city light of Luimira. The church itself is obviously a place of worship for Vaet Nocturnum, though some others wander into this church following the wrong gods. It has a slight gothic feel to it with its overall structure. However, the numerous stained glass window, most of which are located in the back so as to better catch the light coming from the ever-glowing city, slightly lighten the gothic mood of the church with the vivid colors that they shine onto the pure-white marble floors.

Hidden in a corner of the church is a trapdoor that leads to the second floor of the crypt right below the church. It is impossible to have knowledge of the trapdoor or find it in any way, whether it's sought for from within the crypt or within the cathedral, unless the seeker has heard about the secret passageway from someone who knows about it. Currently, the only people who know about the existence of this trapdoor are the creator of the crypt (Mizuno Yae), the captain of Nocturne, the king of Nocturne, and the creator of the cathedral (Nai).

一匹狼

Ironic. That a creature of the night would find themselves within a cathedral. This was only right for the near seven foot lycan for he was raised with the background of Roman Catholicism. He was not, however, one to put much faith within "the Lord" or much of any other God or belief but in times where he felt almost down, depressed, he would seek refuge within the shelter of his own religious faith. It only seemed the right thing to due. With that concept in his mind the trench-coat wearing man walked from pew to pew before he sat at the front row. He made himself comfortable within the bench as he looked up, as if looking toward that which was not there. 'Thank you,' he spoke within his mind. 'For allowing me to tame this demon within me that I could not ages ago.' He spoke, to God, of his recent domination over his lycanthropy "disease". There was much more upon his mind, but praising of his savior would come first.

"Smart people may act...

Ignorant...

But ignorant people cannot act Smart..."

一匹狼

It was not hard for the wolf of a man to here the footsteps as they drew near. A small part of him almost hoped they would pass him by but as the young man spoke it was clear that this was not the situation at hand. With a glance toward the young man his light brown eyes registered his face from the Estate. His nose did not more than confirm his suspicions. "Merely giving thanks the god of my religion," he spoke as he glanced up once more before he turned back to the young man. "Feel at rest for you did not disturb me much at all." The words "much at all" only spoken due to the fact he usually came here to be alone, but the presence of another Nocturne soldier did not bother him in the slightest.

"Smart people may act...

Ignorant...

But ignorant people cannot act Smart..."

一匹狼

There never seemed to be such a thing as a smile for a lycan with the profession of a ninja. Apathy was the name of the game. But he was one which learned to become social and pulled of such feats almost naturally; realistically even. "Captain Sokuryoku," he spoke as he shook the hand granted to him with a small smile. "What brings you here, Darith? Anything special? Giving thanks as well or merely taking in the sites of such a well constructed building?" It was clear he was not too great of a conversationalist. The man would do just about anything to spark a conversation when he needed. Even if he had to ramble on himself.

"Smart people may act...

Ignorant...

But ignorant people cannot act Smart..."

一匹狼

Promotion? The words rang through his ears and stuck in his head. As the man beside him spoke he was sure to scribble something down with a piece of paper and pen withheld in his trench-coat. It was a mere something he would need to speak to the king about later. A way to promote those from Novice to Adept when the time came about. When he was done he turned to the archanist. "Congratulations.. Although I'm glad to see another, besides myself, actually tend to take appreciation towards the smaller things in life, rather than aim to preserve, we always seem to destroy." He spoke of "men" as a general whole throughout the world. Something so unique and well constructed would probably be destroyed in some battle at one point or another within history. "Why did you join the nation's military?" he questioned the young man who he knew to be not more than a recruit.

"Smart people may act...

Ignorant...

But ignorant people cannot act Smart..."

一匹狼

He gave a bit of a smirk. An actual smile for once as he thought of Darith's question. "Similar to your own," he said as he leaned back in the bench to achieve a bit more comfort. "At first I started as that wild, young Trainee that just wanted to become stronger. The strongest." He turned and looked at him. "I still want to become the strongest. Although, my reasons have changed. There was a time I wanted to do not more than kill. That was all I wanted to know and wanted to do. Then something just seemed to clique. Goals, still relatively the same, although I wished to be so strong in order to serve. It is now that I serve none other than the king himself and protect Nocturne as I see fit." He closed his eyes as he embraced the remembrance of the times when he was but a mere pup, a teen, following closely behind the famed Fenrir.

"Smart people may act...

Ignorant...

But ignorant people cannot act Smart..."

一匹狼

The Lycan was more than pleased that Alistair, who he could smell coming a near mile away, did not refer to him as a mutt this time around. In doing so he'd show the younger man the same level of respect. "There is not some law you have missed, Alistair, rather a feature within my own personality which you have overlooked. My utmost loyalty is to the royalty. Why? When I was no more than a homeless boy that could have been scrapped, for whatever reason, it was in the military I sought out refuge. I simply outshined many others and, in the progress of doing so, was sought out by Srin himself. Ever since then the man has done more than provide for me. Thus, as long as his royal line exists I shall listen and follow beneath none other than them. The day that royal line is diminished, however, my loyalty will fall to those military commanders I serve. Though, ironically as such, it seems I am the second highest ranking within military command, orders only coming from the king himself." He hoped that in making such a statement Alistair would give him some slack in his reason for throw a shuriken at him. The vampire, after all, was endangering -at the time- what was known to be the daughter of the king. It was his job to preserve the royal bloodline seeing as to none else necessarily would; Alistair, himself, proving that by holding a mission within higher regards than ones life.

"Smart people may act...

Ignorant...

But ignorant people cannot act Smart..."

一匹狼

"Making decisions in the heat of the moment?" The lycan wanted to laugh. "That is how one of my blades found their way into your flesh, remember? Because I made the decision to attack my own man in order to preserve the royal line. Now, I am unsure of your view on things, but that does sound suiting for a 'heat of the moment' decision. Would you not agree?" Velox merely spoke as to what he had in order to defend his position as a "valuable soldier". "Another thing, if I may add, is the fact that I can make my own decisions, period. I mean, if that's what makes a soldier so valuable than why is it I was given the position of Captain and you ended up in restraints. Following orders is a decision. Clearly, after not obeying my orders to halt when given, you made the wrong decision. Once again: why you were literally back-stabbed as a consequence of such." The man was trying to get it into the man's head that it was more than just loyalty. Following orders was following orders, Alistair had that down packed, but if circumstances changed than one would have to change their objectives, even if they could not fully complete their mission. This was something any leader could understand and comprehend and would more than show sympathy for those soldiers who are placed in certain predicaments. Why Alistair found himself punished by Velox was because he could not accept the change in his mission's objective. Even if they were necessary. And the lycan deemed the appearance and safety of the princess more necessary than the head of a rebel he could have taken any other day.

"Smart people may act...

Ignorant...

But ignorant people cannot act Smart..."