Mage? Spell Engineer!.

Chapter 633 Closed Loop
"You don't have to be angry." The Lord of Order's old voice was calm and unmoved: "Using and being used is a common thing.

“At first, in order to explore the secrets of magic, I became Thoth’s most pious servant when I was a teenager.
“When I became the Archmage, Thoth was fighting with other gods. I gained his respect with my strength and wisdom, and we even became equal friends.
“When I was on par with the gods, he unfortunately fell. I first used his legacy to ascend to the pinnacle as the God of Magic, and then resurrected him after becoming the Lord of Order.

"So far, He is equivalent to my subordinate god and archangel, ruling the pantheon worshiped by the desert people.

"Of course, as my close friend, He is a special existence. All members of the pantheon call Him by His name and obey His orders. I will not interfere too much."

The Heart of Thoth that Rorschach was holding had already fallen into the hands of the old man. His tone was the same as usual, but his hand wrapped in golden light was stroking his heart: "Are you a chess piece? There is no point in exploring the past. My answer is that it is not the case now.

"There is no chess piece that can decide where to move, and there is no chess piece that cannot fit on the chessboard."

Originally, He had created the so-called system based on Rorschach's memories to help him grow. Soon, Rorschach's development exceeded His expectations. After a series of upgrades, the Lord of Order decided to make more investments - first, he bound a bud cut from the Tree of Truth to Rorschach and integrated it with the system, and then gave the special space left to the Priory of Arcana to Rorschach.

The "Doppelganger Becoming a God" incident was the last test and recruitment. From then on, He no longer directly interfered with Rorschach and allowed him to develop freely.

"The space used by the Senate for meetings?" Rorschach was shocked. He had heard Feuerbach, Carnot and others complain more than once that the Senate had lost its ancient "ancestral meeting room". He had thought more than once that the special space he had accidentally "picked up" might be the one lost by the Senate.

Rorschach also studied the secret contract, but found nothing except that it clearly pointed to Thoth, and was unable to establish any connection with the border area. He ruled out the truth for a time and felt at ease occupying the "Conference Center" and transforming it into a "Magic Information Computing and Storage Center."

Combined with the Lord of Order's own statement, it should be that he obtained Thoth's priesthood - the God of Magic, and then after gaining more authority, he resurrected Thoth and returned him to his former friend. And the secret contract is indeed as the mages guessed, pointing to a God of Magic who never interferes with spellcasters.

"That's right." The Lord of Order had no expression on his face, but his words revealed disappointment: "I have left these mages with hundreds of years, and no one has been able to show enough wisdom and greed to monopolize it or locate it from the astral plane. They can only conspire through the secret contract passed down from generation to generation in the monastery.

"It is yours now. No one can enter what you call the junction, or spy on its location, without your consent, Rorschach.

"But be careful. Gaia is no longer the same after Mother Goddess awakens. The Tree of Law and the border where it is hidden are the last safe places. This secret place is a rare masterpiece of my life."

Dryaz always felt uneasy whenever the Lord of Order spoke. He was always listening, thinking, and silent.

Rorschach was calm in front of this Lord God, but to Dryatz, the old man was just an appearance, an incarnation. The pressure he brought to him was even stronger than the Supreme Heaven itself, like being close to the scorching sun. In his memory, the old man lightly skipped over the Second God War, and Dryatz still remembered it clearly.

Even if He did not want to recall the past actively at this moment, the current situation was clearly explaining what had happened in the past: the original layer should have been the place where the gods revealed their essence, but now there was only an abnormal dead loneliness; the area between the astral plane and the main plane should have been the residence of the gods, but the kingdom of God was shattered and only dust remained.

He absolutely did not believe that the Lord of Order was a kind person who would give Rorschach so many gifts for no reason.

But now Dryatz couldn't say it. This was the crown of the Tree of Truth, the throne of the God of All Laws, the Lord of Light and Order. One black and one white, two celestial bodies, each in charge of and symbolizing a part of the origin of the world, were looking down at him silently.
He didn't know what he could do, so he said nothing and remained silent.

"Okay, the memories are over, let's talk about the current situation." The Lord of Order finally got to the point: "I imprisoned and killed other gods in the past, and it was not just my personal likes and dislikes. Everything will be affected by the feminine and masculine forces of the world, and gods are no exception.

"So, over the past few hundred years, I have been fighting with Gaia. If the power cannot be enveloped by the positive energy, it will be eroded by it. And the power I carry is still limited. The North Wind Bear God, Dryats and others can only seal their divine remains, giving Gaia an opportunity to take advantage of.

"But such things were bound to happen over time, whether or not I intervened to stop Gaia's followers from performing their rituals. For too long, I was the only one who could suppress Her in the symbolic realm. This was a battle in the celestial realm, and it grew more intense.

“The usurpation of the Bear God’s authority was my mistake. It was a rift that opened the way for the Mother Goddess to enter reality. It was the beginning, and it represented that He was just one step away from complete recovery.

"I no longer have the extra power to intervene and redeem my people, my fellow countrymen from my past lives. My power is not enough to be separated and descended into the material world. I can only rely on you." "Me?"

The old man held up his friend's heart, and as power poured into it, the glass-like divine organ shone brightly again, forming a scene in the black sun.

At this time, Rorschach and the Heart were not out of danger yet, and what was strange was that Rorschach's body had been consumed by the black tide, leaving only the magic circuits in his body.

At this moment, his brain and Thoth's heart were in a similar state. The two strange organs were connected by a circuit and existed by relying on the power released by both.

At this time, Rorschach's "remains" is the battlefield between the Mother Goddess and the Lord of Order. The Mother Goddess has worn away Rorschach's flesh and bones, leaving only the hardest parts. The circuit plus the brain not only carries the order of Rorschach's other world, but also provides continuous support from the power of Thoth and the Order of Light.

"As you can see, your body has been worn out, leaving only the vessel of your soul and the vessel of your magic. I need them to release the order of the other world you carry and the little remaining strength I have.

"This move can completely wipe out the Black Sun in the material world, and regress the invasion of the Mother Goddess to the level before the disaster, buying more time for the world. Then..."

"Enough, what's the point of talking about the future? Do you mean to sacrifice Rorschach?" Dryats could no longer bear it and finally broke the silence, interrupting the Lord of Order: "You can do it without Rorschach, right? With Thoth's heart, it's enough."

"He should have been consumed in the secondary plane, he should have given his life in the shadow land, he should have accepted my promise of becoming a god and given up everything. This step today has far exceeded my expectations and his predetermined destiny, but it does not mean that my gift has no price."

After speaking, the Lord of Order activated Thoth's heart, and the mighty force was like a flood, like thunder, like the radiation of the scorching sun, rushing towards the interior of the black sun. The final scene was a pure white explosion in the vortex of disorder, drowning the last remaining part of Rorschach in the real world.

"Just now I said I wasn't a pawn, but now I've become a prop without any choice." Luo Xia watched himself explode and smiled bitterly: "You just said so much to us, are you waiting for Black Sun to destroy my body, leaving me with no way out?"

"That's right." The old man admitted it generously: "Without the body, your only connection with reality is this." The Lord of Order raised the shining heart: "And it is in my hand. Otherwise, just like the border, you can let the soul return, I want to make sure you can't do this.

“At the same time, it also attracted the Mother Goddess’ attention, causing Her to focus more of Her attention and strength on the interior of the Black Sun instead of spreading it outward.

"Fortunately, everything went well. I successfully detonated you and the incarnation of the Mother Goddess in the world."

This expressionless old Deng still had no expression, with a solemn and noble face, but from his words one could vaguely hear that he was in a good mood:
"I would like to say a few words about the chess piece-player metaphor.

"After peeking into your original world, I got a good inspiration: in addition to seeking victory or defeat in the chess game, you can also use special means to win outside the board."

He only said that Rorschach was not a chess piece, but never said that Rorschach could not be a chessboard that was smashed at the opponent.

The “chessboard” was of very good quality, allowing the Lord of Order to achieve a victory like the “Han Chess Saint”.

As countless lives looked up and witnessed, cracks appeared in the black sun, from which a pale light shone, and finally disappeared into the night. The white light did not dissipate, but gradually turned into a warm yellowish color.

It was reassuring daylight, the day had dawned.

(End of this chapter)