The Church said: There exists a God in this world. Become a follower of God, and He will protect the faithful from suffering.
The Church said: They are the agents of God, conveying His will.
The Church said: The demons have been driven back into the Abyss, but their agents still exist in the world.
Thus, the witch hunt began.
Whenever illness, livestock death, or poor crop yield occurred in a village, people would suspect the secret workings of witches.
Those who lived alone, such as elderly women, widows, herbalists, and midwives, were most likely accused as witches.
Under severe torture, in extreme agony, innocents were forced to confess to baseless accusations.
Execution by fire!
Witches did indeed exist.
But the witch hunt was merely a plot to maintain power.
The Church used the punishment of witches to prove their sanctity.
The Emperor used the capture of witches to shift the Empire's crises.
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Grayson's words continued.
