TREATIES TRAVAILING AGAINST TRANSCENDENCE

These agreements are not forged between mortal men, but between worldly souls and forces that thrive beyond our understanding. They offer power, forbidden secrets, and a taste of lifelong vigor. But the price, oh, the price is often tragically high. The bargainer is bound not only to their master but also to a fate unfurling beyond their control.

Francis Xavier (1506–52), a founding member from the Jesuits. Though he was the initial Pope Francis and was broadly generally known as “Francis I,” he declined to utilize the Roman numeral I to point that he was the initial to implement his papal name. (customarily, the numeral I will not be added to some pope’s title right until after a n