Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 1375 Adam is looking for you
Staring into those beautiful, scarlet, ruby-like eyes, "Moon" Emlyn immediately felt himself immersed in an ultimate fantasy.

He forgot that the body in front of him, with its fair and translucent skin and some female characteristics, had not long ago been a rotten and swollen corpse torn to pieces. Instead, he felt that it was the perfect, flawless, movable doll he had always wanted, the kind of dream doll that he could tolerate its flaws of being able to move and talk!

And, no, she looked at me first, she liked me too... The moment this illusion popped into Emlyn's mind, he noticed that those eyes weren't on him, but on the "Mother" card he was holding, their gaze lingering on the pregnant Roselle's protruding belly, as if their gaze was trying to penetrate the card and enter another space.

In an instant, her previously emotionless eyes were filled with madness and chaos; her breathtakingly beautiful face twisted into a grimace of pain and resentment; her slightly parted mouth, revealing white teeth, gaped wide open, emitting a shrill, androgynous roar in the ancient language of giants:

"Omibella!"
"I curse you!"

Omibella? Isn't that the original identity of the progenitor, the giant queen of the ancient era, the "Goddess of Harvest"?
When it came to matters concerning the progenitor of the vampires, Emlyn finally snapped out of his reverie, and his gaze toward "Giddas" became tinged with wariness.

The roar from the other party was clearly filled with hatred, which was not good for either Omibella or the current "Earth Mother Goddess".

However, he was not too nervous. After all, there were four angels around him, as well as himself and Mr. "The Hanged Man," both Sequence 3 Saints. Although the corpse in front of him had been revived and even become somewhat cute, it ultimately lacked extraordinary characteristics, so how strong could its power be?

He was simply curious about what Giddas planned to do next.

Before this doubt could be put into words, Emlyn heard a long, drawn-out voice, filled with pain and helplessness:

"Giddas..."

"my child……"

Child... Is this Giddas's mother?
The distinctly female voice stunned Emlyn, who instinctively looked around but found no new figures. All he saw was a crimson expanse, as if the moon were overhead and blood was everywhere.

But the full moon in the sky did not change into a "blood moon," and the light it cast upon the earth remained a tranquil crimson.

No, it's not the moon's fault, it's my own... My spirituality is boiling over, out of control?

Only then did this Sequence 3 "Summoning Master" realize that something seemed to be wriggling beneath the skin of his arm, which was holding the "Mother" card. This made his skin, which was originally fair and rosy in the moonlight, become uneven. His black medium-length hair grew rapidly, instantly covering his shoulders. His spirituality surged, as if it couldn't find an outlet, breaking out of every part of his body, making it almost impossible for him to stand.

That shout, which came from nowhere, brought this powerful vampire to the brink of losing control in an instant!
Not far from him, "Aquaman" Alger had a similar feeling, but his out-of-control behavior manifested as his skin growing slippery fish scales and his seaweed-like dark blue hair standing up and becoming thick.

Although Fors, Azik, and the other angels also heard the cry, they reacted much better, only feeling that their own spirituality was somewhat out of control. However, they also realized that the source of the cry was not nearby, but was transmitted here through the "Mother" card in Emlyn's hand.

This remote influence alone caused the two saints to show signs of losing control, suggesting that the other party may possess divine power!

Unlike them, Bethel sensed a familiar aura within them.

Fallen Mother Goddess!

Suddenly, Giddas, who was staring intently at the "Mother" card, moved. It raised a slender, white arm, its five fingers slightly bent as it reached forward. Its figure became blurry as it was about to pass through the spirit world and "flash" in front of Emlyn, snatching the blasphemous card.

As the "Key of the Star" that holds the power of location and can disable the enemy's ability to locate, how could Bethel allow it to have its way? With a narrowing of its eyes, it was about to change the landing point of Giddas's teleportation, making it obediently return to its original position. However, before the other party could actually start teleporting, everyone felt that everything in front of them had undergone strange changes, as if it had been distorted by some kind of force.

This includes the moonlight shining on the lakeside, the cold wind blowing across the plateau, the lingering murmur of that voice, and the power from infinite distance that is transmitted to the "Mother" plaque.

The abnormalities on Emlyn and Alger were immediately reversed. The fish scales that had appeared on their skin and the uneven flesh returned to normal, and their spirituality was soothed. The two of them trembled as if they had woken up from a nightmare.

They heard a crash like shattering glass, and at the same time, the "Mother" card in Emlyn's hand and the poised-to-pounce Giddas both vanished.

Under the moonlight, four angels and two saints looked at each other somewhat blankly, each with their own guesses.

There is no doubt that more than one deity intervened just now.

One of them is Russell Gustav, the "Black Emperor," who currently controls the former Byron Empire and the Highland Kingdom in the Southern Continent, and has successfully organized forces to expel the colonizer army. He was the one who twisted that mysterious power, preventing the two saints from being corrupted and the other angels from struggling. This deity, who controls reality and doesn't need to travel to the astral barrier, can directly wield his power without even needing to descend. The land where his subjects reside is his divine kingdom.

The other one is Angel Granger, the "Goddess of Calamity," who observes Fors, Azik, and other angels in real time to prevent accidents during their journey to the underworld. The sound of the mirror shattering, the sudden disappearance of the blasphemous card, and "Giddas" were clearly her doing. These dangerous things were transferred to her realm by the ruler of the mirror world to prevent further damage to reality and to prevent reality from affecting them.

Whether more deities noticed what was happening at that moment remains unknown.

Nighttime is the domain of the goddess of night, but the avatar of the "true creator" may be lurking among us, and the Earth Mother may also be watching this matter; every blade of grass and every tree is her eye... Fors sighed, and seeing that no one seemed inclined to speak, he took the initiative to ask:
"Vampires... Do vampire angels possess the ability to resurrect from the dead like that?"

She knew that there were three dukes within the vampire clan who had reached the level of "Creators," one of whom was an ancient relic who had lived since before the Great Cataclysm, so she turned her attention to "The Moon" Emlyn.

“Those ugly, rotting things aren’t vampires…” Emlyn, whose spirit had calmed down, subconsciously retorted, but then the image of Giddas’s exquisitely beautiful body and charm that transcended race and gender appeared in his mind, and he choked up, “…The three dukes mostly just sleep in their coffins, slowing down the rate of life loss, and do not show any signs of resurrection. But if we’re talking about the ability to quickly recover from injuries, mid-sequence vampires can do it, and parts of Giddas’s corpse still wriggle on their own, which may mean that he has never truly died.”

He still didn't call the other person a "vampire" after thinking it over, naturally because the fantasy in his mind faded and his thoughts regained control of his body.

“In other words, that corpse is indeed an angel of the ‘Moon’ pathway, and the intelligence is correct.” Azik nodded slightly and took over the conversation. “But if it is a Sequence 1 ‘Goddess of Beauty’, an archangel, then the body that was cut apart should be female. But as we have seen, when it was first assembled and resurrected, it was a male with clear sexual characteristics. Then it developed in another direction and was obviously not complete.”

Behind the two, the "divine abomination" Renette, who appeared to be standing on the grass but was actually floating in the air upon closer inspection, guessed in a somewhat ethereal voice:

"It's possible that something went wrong during the promotion process."

Perhaps due to the unusual change in the "Mother" card just now, He briefly reverted to His previous way of speaking.

During the analysis, the angels all looked at Mr. "Door," the oldest and most senior person present. He was born at the end of the Third Age and became an angel more than two thousand years ago, so he naturally became the focus of the discussion.

"Ascension to 'Goddess of Beauty' does indeed turn male angels into women, but even if the ascension fails, the changes already made will not be reversed. Giddas's state is more like receiving a higher sequence of blessings through the same pathway in the body of a 'Creator,' and in the process, or after successfully receiving the blessing, he was killed, and his body was subsequently dismembered and sealed."

"Bethel said."

"After we found all the corpses, the 'Creator's' powerful life force and the power of the blessing left in its body allowed it to be 'reborn'. The arrival of that blasphemous card caused a new change. The blessing of the 'Goddess of Beauty' seemed to be activated, causing it to mutate in the direction of womanhood. However, this power was not comprehensive, resulting in an incomplete change."

Fors nodded as if he understood:
"No wonder He wanted to seize the 'Mother' card as soon as He regained consciousness. That was the source of the anomaly, and perhaps it sealed... the power of that one."

She noticed that there were two other saints present, so she didn't reveal the information about the "Fallen Mother Goddess." However, after the strange turn of events, Fors understood why the "Fool" and the "Empress" had both reminded everyone of the difference between the Mother Card and other blasphemous cards, urging all members of the Tarot Society to pay attention to this. After all, the "Fallen Mother Goddess" was one of the most powerful Old Ones, and even Bethel, the King of Angels, and Roselle, who had become a god, had been corrupted by her.

Fortunately, the Queen has now taken this card along with "Giddas," and my mission is finally over... She sighed inwardly, looking at the "Hanged Man," whose face still showed a trace of lingering fear, and the "Moon," who seemed to be recalling something, and asked softly:

"Do you need me to take you back?"

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.

Deep within the mirror world, Angel's figure appears inside the "City of Calamity".

After the false mirror city was "exchanged" with the sealed source essence of the western continent, the city no longer needed to stay in the mirror world. Instead, it could go to reality and completely transform a region, large or small, into an entity that the source essence could attach itself to. However, Angel did not do this.

That would bring about a global catastrophe and cause uncontrollable pollution. While these things would reinforce the symbolism and concept of “disaster” itself, they are not what Angel wants and could even lead to instability in her condition.

The method that minimizes the impact is to partially contain it within the body and partially place it in the mirror world until one truly integrates with the "Red Priest" pathway, becomes the "Cataclysmic Destruction," and then completely merges into one.

Of course, Angel's true form is still in the divine realm, maintaining the barrier along with the other five gods. What has come here is only an avatar, but it does not affect her corresponding rank or what she is about to do.

On the modern street where he often met Gray, Angel found the "Mother" plaque that had been thrown there.

The playing card, which would normally emit uncontrollable murmurs and bring Giddas to life, was now extremely quiet under the suppression of the source energy. The card depicting the pregnant Empress Roselle was facing up, and a touch of crimson seemed to be trying to break free from the flat image and leave this blasphemous card.

Picking it up, Angel infused it with spirituality and uttered the incantation in ancient Fusak:
"Great Mother!"

The "mother" first passively accepted it, and then began to actively absorb its spirit and spirituality. After becoming spiritually abundant, the thin card became thick and heavy, turning page by page.

From the Sequence 9 "Cultivator" represented by Emperor Roselle dressed as a farmer gazing at the clouds, to the Sequence 1 "Nature Walker" represented by Empress Roselle strolling naked through the woods with a smile on her face, potion recipes and corresponding rituals flashed before Angel's eyes, finally settling on the page of a female version of Roselle wearing a loose long dress, holding an infant and accompanied by two children.

Sequence 0, Mother.

The moment the book stopped at this page, the baby in Empress Roselle's arms emitted a crimson moonlight, forming a miniature, eerily red, circular blood moon.

In the moonlight, several lines of ancient Fusak language, independent of the narrative text of the "Mother" path through the true God ritual, slowly emerged:

Sequence 1, Ceres, or Tree God.

Below it is not a specific potion recipe or ritual, but a brief description:

The Valley Spirit is the root of heaven and earth.

The tree spirit, supporting the sky and connecting the earth, reproduces endlessly.

As soon as the sequence name, which did not exist within the twenty-two divine paths, and the text that seemed to only describe the general authority appeared, Angel did not hesitate to activate his own "chaos" authority.

Within the City of Calamity, even if the corresponding authority is released by one's own clone, it is equivalent to the reproduction of authority and concept. The "Mother" card, which had just begun to glow red and seemed to have something about to emerge from it, was almost instantly swallowed by a vortex formed by liquid containing all colors. A wisp of deep red mist burst out and was immediately annihilated by the power of the source matter.

Until the vortex completely disappeared, all that remained in front of Angel was a twisted, brownish-brown object resembling a withered tree root.

That was an extraordinary characteristic that even the Old Ones could not completely destroy; it was one of the two ways the "Fallen Mother Goddess" left behind in the starry sky.

With it, everything that Angel, Klein, and even the gods like Grisha planned could be accomplished.

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.

Backlund, Queens, in Earl Hall's mansion.

Removing the ashen, cold mask from her face, the "arrogant" lady of the Psychological Alchemy Society transforms back into the innocent and naive noblewoman in front of outsiders, Audrey Hall, the apple of Earl Hall's eye.

Similar to the Tarot Society, the judging panel of the secretive Psychological Alchemy Society holds regular meetings in the dream city known as "Eden." On the one hand, they share important events happening in the real areas under their responsibility and submit task reports to the chairman. On the other hand, they are indeed experts in the field of psychology and have a desire to share their research results and exchange academic issues.

Audrey was no exception. In the course of the gatherings, her initial wariness of the organization gradually dissipated. She almost regarded these "audience" demigods as academic partners and the president as her teacher.

Of course, as a Sequence 3 "Dream Weaver," Audrey could confirm that this feeling came from some kind of subconscious influence, an insurance that made other members rely on the organization and not easily betray it. Naturally, she did not truly trust anyone else, but this did not prevent her from absorbing new knowledge and useful intelligence through the gathering.

Mr. Gluttony's research on the mental problems of non-human beings has entered an incomprehensible realm. He actually wants ants to form a huge neural network to help him with mathematical calculations... Mr. Lust says that the social atmosphere in Trier has changed dramatically in a short period of time, as if the desires and madness that were originally hidden in everyone's hearts have been restrained. He is investigating in depth... Recalling the contents of this gathering, which resembled an academic conference, she stood up from her chair, preparing to call Susie, who was guarding the door outside, in and share her insights with her.

Oh, right, there's something important to report to Mr. Fool and Miss Queen: the whereabouts of the ancient spiritual dragon "Edfana"... She stopped abruptly as she walked towards the door, turned back, sat down at her desk, and bowed her head to recite the name of the "Goddess of Calamity".

A moment later, a deep red light surged before Audrey's eyes, engulfing her like a tidal wave.

She arrived at the familiar palace shrouded in gray mist and sat on the high-backed chair belonging to "Justice".

In that instant, memories that hadn't existed before flooded into her mind.

At the head of the long table, Angel, who had been sitting somewhat bored in the "Fool's" seat, noticed something and fixed his gaze on Audrey's face, whose expression had subtly changed.

"Do you need something from 'The Fool'?"

She asked, her tone tinged with concern.

“No…” Audrey finally realized that her actions just now were not intentional, and shook her head to answer, “It was Adam, or rather the ‘True Creator’, who wanted to find you and Mr. Fool.”

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