Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 255 The Decision of the Fantasy Angel

When the Angel of Imagination walked around the parchment, he saw Sasriel reading a document behind the desk.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Sasriel instinctively showed a gentle smile. He raised his head and was stunned for a moment after seeing the person coming, and was a little confused.

How did Adam come to Him?

The Angel of Imagination promptly recounted what had just happened. He hesitated for a second before honestly saying, "Besides all this, Mr. Lucifer also asked me to ask when you're planning on changing jobs."

Sasriel was stunned for a moment, then revealed a smile that didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "He is truly persistent."

Sasriel shook his head and said nothing more about being poached. Instead, he looked at the Angel of Illusion and asked, "How are you feeling now? That mask... do you think it can be successful?"

"I'm not sure." The Angel of Imagination shook his head and continued, "But it does give me some inspiration. Even if we really can't change history, perhaps we can make some efforts to interfere with the future."

The interference with the future here naturally does not refer to interfering with the future after being summoned to the future, but rather refers to making some arrangements to change some things in the future of Lucifer's era.

"What do you want to do?" Sasriel looked at Him and asked.

"Based on the characteristics of this mask, I will give myself deep hints..." The fantasy angel slowly explained his operation. In simple terms, it is to actively use the various abilities of the audience channel to amplify his own emotions on the psychological level to match the effect of the mask, so as to achieve the purpose of retaining a part of himself in the future fusion.

"I'm already the most powerful audience member, and now I still have some humanity left. Add to that the power of this mask, and my success rate will be very high." The Angel of Illusion smiled and said, "Of course, if the Lord is willing to assist me, perhaps the success rate will be even higher."

"I will inform the Lord to come back as soon as possible." Sasriel nodded, expressing his approval of this plan. He then hesitated for a moment as if thinking of something, and looked at the Angel of Imagination and said:
"Future Adam once told the Lord about this mask. When the mask amplifies certain emotions to a certain degree, the wearer will become Lucifer's puppet, but it seems that they can break free through willpower."

Even though they are both incarnations of the Lord, the information they know is different due to their different authority and status. After all, without deliberate exchange, Sasriel and Adam's memories are not interoperable.

As for why I have to specifically remind you of this matter - nonsense, even though the Creator camp and Rowling are close allies now, in fact, both sides are wary of each other for various reasons. This fear does not prevent them from cooperating, but they must always remain vigilant when necessary.

Upon hearing this, the Angel of Imagination looked at Sasriel, then revealed a very energetic smile and said, "Thank you for the reminder. Don't worry, I still have confidence in my will. And..."

The Angel of Imagination paused, his voice growing quiet. He looked at Sasriel and whispered, "What's the difference between my future self and a divine puppet?"

Sasriel was silent. He sighed and said, "That's right. There really is no difference between robots and puppets."

"So be happy, Sasriel. If this plan succeeds, I may be able to regain consciousness earlier than your future self." The fantasy angel looked at Sasriel and smiled.

"I'm looking forward to it." Sasriel then smiled gently. ...

Adam watched the fantasy angel from the past disappear without showing any disappointment. He still looked calm.

But in the next second, as if it was a delayed reaction, Adam's expression finally changed, seeming to be in pain and confusion. Adam's body shook, which made him almost subconsciously reach out to hold the seat next to him, and raised the other hand to cover his face, making it impossible to see his expression.

Obviously, Adam's reaction this time was much greater than Azik's reaction the last time the Archon of Death returned wearing a mask.

This is not surprising. Among the "two" individuals, the Archon of Death and Azik, the Archon of Death is the one with more indifferent emotions, while Azik is quite human. Therefore, after the emotions accumulated by the Archon of Death wearing the mask acted on Azik, the effect did not seem to be very obvious, just like a person who can get 80 points in the exam, even if he adds 5 points, it will still be the same.

But the samples of Adam and the Angel of Illusion are exactly the opposite of them. Adam is the one with weak humanity, while the Angel of Illusion has much more humanity. In addition, the Angel of Illusion has made various efforts to maximize the effect of the mask, so it is not surprising that he has such a reaction.

Rowling looked at Adam with interest. Through the gaps between his fingers, he could see that Adam's golden eyes sometimes flashed with indifference, and sometimes showed the gentleness that once appeared in the eyes of the fantasy angel. The two similar yet different individuals seemed to have merged to some extent at this moment.

There is no doubt that the humanity that once belonged to the angel of fantasy has revived in Adam at this moment. It is difficult to say how much has been revived, but at least the humanity that Adam has at this moment is no longer zero.

"Mr. Adam, are you okay?" Klein looked at Adam's completely split personality and hesitated for a moment, then asked with a little concern.

The main reason is that split personality is a very dangerous disease in the extraordinary field, and it can easily lead to loss of control.

"You should believe in the will of a savior. At worst, you can believe in my mask." Rowling glanced at him and said with a smile.

He really wasn't worried. As a professional in a sense, Rowling could see that Adam's current condition was not actually bad. On the contrary, it could be described as improving. Just like a patient would have some pain before getting better, Adam, an emotionless machine, would naturally have to go through some trouble to regain his humanity.

Hearing this, Klein felt a little guilty at first, then he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to look at Adam curiously.

In fact, he was also looking forward to seeing what kind of existence the divine incarnation of the sun god would become after regaining his humanity.

Neither of them spoke for the next while, and the church fell silent for a moment. However, the silence did not last long, because Adam's transformation did not take too long.

After a few minutes, the blond priest stood up again and straightened his slightly disheveled clothes, restoring himself to his previous decent appearance. Adam then looked at Rowling and Klein with a slightly apologetic smile and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

(End of this chapter)