Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1168 Do you also have a person in the mirror?

“Man in the Mirror”…

Hearing this word from the mouth of a god, or half god, who had fallen for more than a hundred years and whose true body could only fight against pollution in this mausoleum, made Angel feel a tingling sensation on his scalp and inexplicably felt that this was an incredible thing.

But she immediately thought that the emperor in front of her once controlled the entire Intis, including its capital Trier. He must have conducted in-depth research on the city where the remains of the "Four Emperors' War" of the Fourth Epoch were buried deep underground. It is very likely that he was contaminated in some way during that process, forming his own special "Mirror Man".

According to the mirror man Danio Brown who she had discovered and replaced the "Nighthawks" lurker, there are many places in the underground area of ​​Trier where pollution has leaked. As long as one is in contact with there for a long time, mirror people with independent thoughts will be generated in the mirror world. They have already formed a closely coordinated organization, constantly replacing the "original body" in reality, letting the people in the mirror occupy various positions, and seem to be planning some major action.

Angel reported the matter to the "Mechanical Heart" and the "Purifiers". The official Beyonders conducted a capture operation and cleared out a large number of lurking Mirror People. After that, the organization rarely appeared.

Could it be that the "Man in the Mirror" had been quietly lurking in Trier more than a hundred years ago, and had tricked the then Intis Governor Roselle into going underground, causing him to be contaminated unknowingly? Or was it that Roselle explored out of curiosity? Judging from his personality, the latter was more likely... Angel criticized Roselle in his heart for a few words, and then really asked as if to confirm:
"You have been to Trier underground and have come into contact with the pollution there?"

Russell nodded and said:
"It seems that you know a lot about that place... After I overthrew the Soren family and became the governor of the Republic of Intis, I personally visited the underground area of ​​Trier in order to expand the city and build a real sewer. In this way, I discovered many secrets buried deep inside.

"Of course, after the Church of Steam and the Church of the Blazing Sun came to me and reminded me, I stopped doing that. But in fact, I already had my own 'Man in the Mirror' at that time."

According to the contents of the diary, this period of time was even earlier than when he joined the Twilight Hermits and became a demigod. It also fits the characteristics of the "Mirror Man"'s target: he is in a high position, not in the church, and has not yet become a demigod, so he can be easily replaced by the Mirror Man... Angel guessed that there must be a Mirror Man quietly guiding Russell at the time, and couldn't help asking:
"Aren't you afraid that one day you will be pulled into the mirror world in your dream and replaced by the person in the mirror?"

"Oh, others might be afraid, but that's the least of my worries." Russell chuckled. That chuckle came from the heart. "Because the place I entered was quite special, I was affected by something called 'deep mirroring'. The difference between the person in my mirror and others is a comprehensive 'reversal'."

A complete reversal... no need to worry about being replaced... Because of the pollution of the "City of Disaster" and the witch and hunter pathways, Angel immediately thought of a possibility and blurted out:
"Is your 'person in the mirror' a female?"

Roselle, who was covered in shadows on the platform, glanced at Klein who was still thinking, nodded and praised:
“It’s really easier for a witch to think of this.

"That's right. My deep mirror image is even the opposite of me in gender, which means she can't replace my identity at all. In other words, there is no sharp contradiction between us, and we can even cooperate to a certain extent... Hehe, the 'Witch' card in the blasphemy card is drawn with her image, so I asserted that this card was not made by me, but it might be her bad taste."

If the man in the mirror has no chance to replace the real body, then there is indeed no sharp contradiction between the two. Roselle's strength growth is equal to the growth of the man in the mirror. If he dies in reality, the man in the mirror will also die. There is every reason to cooperate... Angel was impressed by the wonderful balance between the real body and the man in the mirror. On the other hand, he recalled various events in history in his mind, guessing which ones were involved by the "man in the mirror". Suddenly, he realized something and asked:
"Did the 'Man in the Mirror' help you with those two hidden mausoleums of yours?"

The one she was in now was naturally built with the help of various extraordinary creatures on the island. There was no need for human workers and no need to worry about leaking secrets, but where would the other one be?

Of course it’s “Mirror World”!
After Roselle jumped to the adjacent path and was promoted to the Sequence 1 "Knowledge Emperor", his mirror person also gained the same power and status. Although he could only stay in the mirror world, he was also a slightly weaker Sequence 1 archangel. It was not difficult for him to build a mausoleum in the mirror.

Moreover, that would be an excellent place to hide the mausoleum. The various pollutions in the underground Trier made the Beyonders above the level of Demigod dare not easily step into it, and those below the level of Demigod would find it difficult to go deeper because of their lack of strength...

Most importantly, Anne and Bernadette, who were the closest women to Roselle during his lifetime, had similar speculations. They believed that before his death, he frequently went deep into underground Trier and might have come into contact with the people in the mirror, using their power to build a mausoleum in the mirror!
Under her expectant gaze, Roselle did not answer immediately, but raised one arm that was originally resting on the armrest of the chair, making the dim mausoleum with light coming from nowhere even dimmer, and then whispered:
"Did Annie discover that one of the mausoleums in the outside world was a fake?"

Without waiting for Angel to answer, he smiled and continued:
“Even the angels of steam and scorching sun could not discover the illusion I created myself. Only Annie could guess the truth based on her familiarity with my aura and the imbalance of power inside the mausoleum…

"That's true. Of the eight mausoleums I built under the eyes of the gods, one was actually a fake. As for the other two required for the Black Emperor's ritual, one was written in my diary and built on this unknown island. The other one... is in Trier, at the deepest part of the mirror world.

"Of course, that's just the last insurance. I will be resurrected before this mausoleum, unless this place is also completely destroyed, or the pollution in me cannot be removed, then the mausoleum in the mirror will be activated, and then, the man in the mirror will replace me, and have the opportunity to become the real 'Black Emperor', leaving the mirror world and returning to reality." Is this the "agreement" between him and the man in the mirror? That's why Roselle in the mirror helped him build the mausoleum, on the one hand to prevent him from completely falling and himself disappearing, and on the other hand, he hoped that he could not be resurrected in the outside world, but could only enter the mirror world, so that Roselle in the mirror would have the opportunity to become the emperor, no, the empress?

At this point, most of the questions in Angel's mind have been answered, but according to Roselle, the creation of the Blasphemous Card requires not only the power of the "Emperor of Knowledge", but also the help of the Old Ones. Has the mirror world also been eroded by the "Fallen Mother Goddess"?
"So, what about the card of blasphemy?"

Klein, who was listening to the conversation between the two, finally found an opportunity and asked.

This made Russell stunned for a moment, which was somewhat consistent with his state when he made this deck of tarot cards before his death - he intended to leave some escape routes for himself, but because of the existence of pollution, he was in a radical and extreme state for a long time and could hardly control himself.

After a few seconds, he said with doubt in his tone:

"After I was promoted to 'Black Emperor', the Man in the Mirror should have remained in the state of 'Knowledge Emperor' and was fully capable of making the same blasphemous cards. However, in order to keep them from being discovered by the gods, the help of the Old Ones or the Source Power would be needed... Perhaps the answer lies in the 'City of Disaster', which is the origin of Trier's special mirror world. There are too many secrets hidden in it, and I can only glimpse a part of it."

As he spoke, he glanced at Angel and continued solemnly:
"'Source Castle' has the means left by the one who preserved us and released us into this era. Other source substances may not be absent... In addition to the 'Blood Emperor' Tudor I just mentioned, there seems to be something called 'Great Terror' deep in the special mirror world formed by the City of Disaster. They sometimes worship Him, and sometimes fear Him.

"At first, I thought it was Chike, the 'Original Witch' who controlled the entire mirror world, but as I got to know more, I found that they didn't believe in the original witch of the Witch Cult, but another... 'Chaos Witch'.

"This makes me wonder if there is a Chick in the mirror, causing part of His power to be split, so His condition has always been poor... and this person in the mirror is the real controller of the mirror world, and even involves the power of the source substance 'City of Disaster'."

Chaos Witch... Isn't this just another name for the Primordial Witch? They are essentially the difference between the original body and the person in the mirror? This is somewhat similar to what Wensa said, but also somewhat different... Angel temporarily buried these questions in his heart, and did not explore Roselle's bottom line, asking how to contact his person in the mirror and find the last and most critical mausoleum, but changed the subject:
"What else do you know about the 'Four Emperors War'?"

"Because I learned from Mr. 'Gate' that Tudor and Chick had descendants, I was curious and investigated these things," Roselle replied, his tone was also serious, not like gossiping about the private lives of the two gods, "I learned that their female descendant, the 'disaster' witch Christmanna, who was born as an angel, died in the War of the Four Emperors."

“This is recorded in your diary,” Klein interjected.

“But I didn’t write down the follow-up investigation in my diary…Chrismanna was not killed in the war, but died at the hands of her mother, the original witch Chick.” Roselle said, suppressing all smiles.

What? Chick killed his own daughter?
Angel and Klein looked at each other, both of them a little bit unbelieving.

Seeing their performance, Russell continued with satisfaction:

"According to my guess, this is related to the fact that the 'Witch Cult' has always chosen men as their development targets and hates and even hunts down female witches... When female witches are promoted to a certain stage, they may cause changes in the special mirror world, allowing the so-called 'great terror' inside to truly descend."

As he spoke, his tone turned teasing, his eyes moved back and forth between Angel and Klein, and he asked:

"By the way, before you were promoted to 'witch', were you a man or a woman?"

(End of this chapter)