It was Winston's turn. The pope came forward and started addressing the people.
"Beloved children of the Light, faithful citizens of our sacred land.
"On this day, we gather beneath the eternal radiance of Light God Lux that has guided us through 16 years of triumph, trial, and transformation."
"16 years ago, from the ashes of turmoil and the uncertainty of a fractured past, we forged what we now know as the Holy Sun Empire - a beacon of order, faith, and divine purpose."
"We remember those early days not with sorrow, but with reverence, for it was through hardship that our devotion was tested, and through devotion that we were made worthy of His grace. The Light of the divine Lux did not abandon us in those times. No, He refined us, as fire tempers steel; he was shaping our empire into a vessel fit to carry His will. Yet we must not blind ourselves to the truth."
