Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1339 Double Scam

The flames that destroyed everything engulfed him, yet the "Eternal Sun" made no attempt to resist. His enormous divine body simply stood proudly, looking at the "True Creator" that emerged from his shadow. He even had the leisure to suppress his two angels, telling them not to act rashly lest they be caught in the crossfire.

The black flames, binding madness and chaos, entered from the back of His neck like a hot knife through butter, completely swallowing the darkness that had not yet dissipated and was tightly enveloped by light. Then, they surged into the body of the giant of light, completely separating His head from the rest of His body.

The enormous head, its face frozen in an expression of instinctive pain, rolled off its neck, which was flaming with black flames, like a sun falling from the sky. It quickly dimmed, then completely disintegrated, revealing specks of light and a sphere that emitted a regular glow like a miniature star.

The latter, along with about one-third of the light, landed on one of the "True Creator's" heads, which had only an outline but no visible features, and quickly merged into it. The remaining two-thirds also condensed into things that emitted pure white light, like the rising sun, which Angel held in his hands.

The black flames that had destroyed and ended everything on the bone sword in her other hand had dissipated, leaving only a trace of golden blood.

That was the divine blood of the "Eternal Sun," each drop of which could serve as the main ingredient for the "Darkness-Free One." Yet, at this moment, it flowed down the sword's edge drop by drop, emitting a faint glow in the fictional space where the light had faded and the atmosphere had become increasingly dim and cold.

At the same time, in the astral plane composed of various concepts and symbols, the sun, which had been filled and taken on a concrete form before, also went out.

Its final rays illuminated the surrounding divine realm, which was either shrouded in storms or appeared dimly lit, and also revealed the outline of the barrier that separated the astral plane from the outer starry sky, leaving the huge, distorted faces of those who were lying on the barrier, observing the planet inside, somewhat astonished.

Their attack on the barrier also ceased.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, "Goddess of the Night" Amanisis and "Black Emperor" Rosell, as if they had anticipated this, quickly strengthened the barrier's defenses, "concealing" some weak and leaky gaps, and "amplifying" their power to seal the cracks in the barrier.

The other gods then realized what was happening and quickly moved their divine kingdoms away from the direction in which the giant sun had fallen, filling the resulting void.

However, apart from the "Fallen Mother Goddess" making the Red Moon enormous again, pressing down on the outside of the barrier and causing it to creak terrifyingly, the remaining "Old Ones" did not react much.

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In the real world, the sun that shines its light on the earth year after year, day after day, suddenly becomes enormous, as if it wants to radiate all its last rays of light in this instant.

All the extraordinary beings with divine abilities across the northern and southern continents and the five sea islands, as well as a few superhuman creatures, sensed this and turned their gazes towards the high sky.

In their sight, the enormous sun disintegrated behind that beam of light, transforming into streaks of dark, flame-streaked holy light that flew off to different places, much like the meteor shower that changed the course of the war last year.

The warm sunlight disappeared, and the cold starry sky appeared. For some reason, the red moon, which had grown larger, became the brightest star in people's eyes.

This sudden and terrifying phenomenon, which made even the most ordinary people tremble, was something they sensed was amiss. They quickly discovered that the darkness in the sky was not caused by dark clouds obscuring the sunlight, nor by the appearance of a blood moon.

The "sun" that they had taken for granted for thousands of years has disappeared!

Before they realized it, all the extraordinary ones who believed in the "Eternal Sun," especially the saints who had acquired divinity, felt a deep and piercing emptiness in their hearts, as if the sun they had been praising and worshipping had fallen.

This also includes "The Sun," Derrick Berg, who is on alert for any possible anomalies in New Silver City, praying towards the sun from a high-rise balcony of the Twin Towers.

He had longed for the land of God's forsaken land for a long time, and now it was something he pursued for the rest of his life, but it had disappeared right before his eyes.

Fortunately, his true faith, Mr. Fool, is still there.

Just as Derrick was about to recite the name of the Fool and report this matter to Him, the sky, which had turned from noon into night, once again shone with a warm, holy light.

A new sun rises, instantly returning to the spot where it had just disappeared, continuing to illuminate the entire world.

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The fictional space beneath Trier, separated from reality by the destruction of the "Shadow Tree," but not yet completely destroyed.

With the cooperation of his remaining will as the "pure white angel" Ocycus, Grisha Adam, who had already herded the uniqueness of the "sun" and a Sequence 1 characteristic as a foundation, pointed at the head with the only facial features and expression on Angel's head and said:

"Now, we just wait for the results from the other side." So that's how it is. He and Klein planned to exploit the mutual hatred between "God" and "Celestial Venerable" to force this pillar to back down at the most crucial moment. The matter of the "Shadow Tree" was deliberately leaked to Viev by Gray, so that the "Eternal Sun" behind Him would know… If that's the case, then Klein's attack on "Mistake" Amon might also be part of the plan… Did Klein guess the arrangements of the "True Creator" Grisha and his son and act accordingly, or did they have prior private contact…? Angel, who had just understood everything, muttered to himself, feigning an indifferent expression as if he already knew everything, and said:
"Hopefully, we can deceive that being."

“Yes, given His current state of recovery, He cannot possibly see through my arrangements unless ‘God’ helps,” Grisha replied with a smile. “And God is unlikely to help Him in this matter; on the contrary, He would prefer to drag the other side down with Him.”

These are eternal enemies. I can live, but they must die... Angel hummed in agreement and separated the two "pure white angel" characteristics in his hands, which had become entangled due to the aggregation effect and were almost fused together, and handed them to the two angels, Viev and Lytik.

The two looked at each other, then down at the headless divine body below, which no longer emitted light but was bathed in golden divine blood, unsure whether they should accept it.

Although they witnessed the fall of their god and had some suspicions about the "Eternal Sun's" voluntary death due to the previous oracle, they still did not want to believe it.

“These are the relics of your Lord. As for how to distribute them, that is a matter for your church,” Angel said, indicating that the two items were transferred to the Church of the Eternal Sun. “The rest have returned to His Lord, the original and brightest sun that brought light to mankind.”

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Above the gray fog, as Amon gazed at the dark blue-green light gate representing the "Source Castle" in the distance, Klein realized that his understanding of the "God's" resurgence was incomplete.

Of course, he learned the details of the Feast of Betrayal from the divination of "Destined Madness" and deduced from this that "Eternal Sun" had already been corrupted by the resurgence of "God". When he used this key information to get "Celestial Venerable" to make certain concessions in his ascension ceremony to godhood, he noticed the strange reaction of this pillar.

This was not something Klein noticed during his conversation with the "Celestial Being"; in fact, he had not had any effective dialogue with the pillar at all.

If the will of the Celestial Venerable within him had recovered to the point where he could directly communicate with him, then Klein would have long since become a different being, and there would be no room for any negotiation or compromise.

He knew, however, that the Celestial Venerable, who had not yet been revived but whose spirit and will remained within his extraordinary nature, would surely be able to know the information he had revealed, and that His mortal enemy, "God," was also at a critical moment of revival.

To prevent God's resurrection, the key is to create a new "Mysterious Lord" as soon as possible. Whether He is led by the original "Celestial Venerable" or still considers himself "Klein Moretti," dismantling the five pathways of omniscience and omnipotence and cutting off the possibility of "God's" resurrection is the first thing to do.

As long as the opponent cannot be resurrected, it is acceptable to take a step back and temporarily give up the hope of resurrection.

But it wasn't until he learned from Amon that "God" might have collaborated with the Outer Gods in order to accelerate his own revival that Klein understood why "Celestial Venerable" had given up so decisively.

But if that's the case, what is Amon's purpose in coming to the "Source Castle"? His father, the "True Creator" Grisha, must be vying with the "Eternal Sun" for dominance over the Source Matter, and may have even already engaged in a fierce battle. With the help of a dual-path True God like Him, the success rate would undoubtedly increase significantly... Thinking of this, Klein carefully asked:

“This is a dangerous act. If we’re not careful, that ‘God’ could actually be resurrected, and might even be resurrected within your father’s body, just like the cataclysm that ended the Third Age.”

“Of course, there are no shortcuts in the struggle against that pillar and the other ‘Old Ones.’ Even if you accommodate the source matter and adjacent pathways in the best way, there is still a considerable probability that they will revive within your body,” Amon said with a smile, withdrawing his gaze from the portal. “But if you don’t even have this much courage, how can you possibly win this battle? I think you’ve already experienced this during your advancement.”

This kind of person, no, this kind of god, actually mentions courage? This is different from what I knew of Him before… Klein thought to himself, but deep down he agreed with what the other person said.

He attempted to advance to "Fool," preparing to fight Amon, and of course, he was prepared to sacrifice himself. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to simply give up his source essence and traits and, with Angel's help, retain his Sequence 2 identity and be resurrected.

Of course, the same applies to Amon.

As he thought of this, a flash of inspiration struck him.

Could it be that Amon's purpose in entering the Source Castle was actually to... He had just had this thought when it was stolen by the other party, leaving his mind in a brief blank.

Subsequently, as if by unspoken agreement, Klein and Amon simultaneously took control of the "Source Castle" and began a direct, unskilled struggle for control of the Source Matter.

Beneath Klein's trench coat, inside Amon's classic robe, countless slippery, sinister tentacles wriggled and emerged. The eyes of the two were deep and dark, as if the will of some great being was slowly awakening within them.

The entire Source Castle trembled, and the gray mist seemed to be alive as it swept through.

This commotion sent shivers down the spines of the entire spirit world.

(End of this chapter)