Who was Telos Alexander IX?
To the people of the Sanctis Theocracy, he was the benevolent pope.
A man of divine authority, a shepherd to the faithful, and a symbol of devotion to the Doctrine of Lumine. His sermons moved millions, and his mere appearance calmed the hearts of paladins, nobles, and beggars alike.
However, for a man whose benevolent heart had once adopted a child accused of being a demon from some forgotten rural village, and another, a little girl who had fallen victim to the sinister rites of heretical priests, how had he fallen out of favor with the very two children he had once saved?
Aston and Selena.
The answer was, in truth, painfully simple.
It was perspective.
The moment Telos Alexander IX ascended to the highest seat of power within the Theocracy, his love for the children he raised slowly gave way to a twisted sense of devotion to the Holy Goddess Lumine.
