CONSTANTINE THE DECEIVER: CHAPTER 35 - CHILDREN OF LIGHT, CHILDREN OF SHADOW - TREY KNOWLES'S ALLEGORY CHRONICLES:

Constantine the Deceiver opens the veil on one of history's most controversial transformations—the moment when the cross moved from the hands of the persecuted to the banners of empire. In this chapter, Trey Knowles exposes the tension between true spiritual surrender and political conversion, revealing how power can mimic faith while hollowing out its heart. Through allegory and historical reflection, readers are invited to question whether Constantine crowned Christianity with freedom—or chained it to the throne, reshaping devotion into dominion and belief into empire.

NICHOLAS THE FALSE MESSIAH OF MYRA: CHAPTER 34 - CHILDREN OF LIGHT, CHILDREN OF SHADOW - TREY KNOWLES'S ALLEGORY CHRONICLES:

Chapter 34: Nicholas—The False Messiah of Myra opens the veil on one of history's most misunderstood figures, tracing how a compassionate servant was transformed into a global counterfeit symbol. In this chapter, the Allegory Chronicles reveal how empire, legend, and unseen powers reshaped Nicholas's legacy—turning humility into myth, faith into folklore, and truth into spectacle. What begins as the story of a gentle bishop becomes a warning about deception, misplaced devotion, and the danger of replacing the true Messiah with comforting illusions.

DIOCLETIAN THE LAST HAMMER OF ROME: CHAPTER 33 - CHILDREN OF LIGHT, CHILDREN OF SHADOW - TREY KNOWLES'S ALLEGORY CHRONICLES:

Chapter 33 opens with the rise of a different kind of tyrant—one not driven by madness, but by ruthless efficiency. From the dust of Dalmatia to the jeweled throne of empire, Diocletian emerges as Rome's final great instrument of iron: the emperor who transformed chaos into machinery, faith into treason, and governance into divine theater. Where Nero burned in passion, Diocletian struck with precision—reshaping the empire, forging the Tetrarchy, and unleashing the Great Persecution with cold, calculated resolve. This chapter reveals how Rome's “last hammer” sought to preserve a dying order, only to hasten its collapse—and how the shadow behind the throne continued its ancient war against the Children of Light.