Secret: Those years when I was a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

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Silver City, top of the round tower.

After sealing all the extraordinary items properly, Derrick Berg waited for a long time, but failed to wait for a response from Mr. Fool.

The tips on the negative effects of the sealed objects and the corresponding sealing suggestions given by "The Fool" were quite useful. Silver City successfully placed them with almost no losses. Silver City must also keep these extraordinary items well. They can be used when necessary, but they must not be damaged or used for promotion. They must wait for Mr. Fool's followers to take them away.

Derrick was not surprised.

As the price of this help, "The Fool" promised to fulfill one of Colin Iliad's wishes - except to help them leave the God-Forsaken Land - this additional condition made Colin Iliad and Darry Kedu felt a little uneasy, not sure whether it meant "it's not necessary" or "it can't be done".

But now, The Fool's lack of response made him panic. He didn't understand what it meant and didn't know how to deal with it.

This has never been the case.

Is Mr. Fool in a state where he cannot answer prayers? However, the fact that He sent all Mr. World's belongings should mean that Mr. World will come here... Is this the reason for not responding temporarily? Mr. "Fool" is talking to Mr. "World"? Before Derrick could calm down the anxiety and tension in his heart, he suddenly felt his heart beat faster. He opened his eyes slightly and saw the gray tide-like mist gradually thinning and disappearing away.

Derrick raised his head in confusion and saw seven ribbon-like lights hanging in the sky from an endless and distant height, like the legendary "rainbow".

The gray fog gradually faded away and returned to the sky. After a brief period of shock, fear and sadness overflowed Derrick's heart like a tide, almost drowning him. Derrick suddenly felt hot in his eyes, had difficulty breathing, and almost felt dizzy.

It’s no wonder he had such a big reaction, because a similar situation was recorded in Silver City’s textbook:

The Creator, who normally responded to believers, suddenly stopped responding one day, and then did not respond to any prayer for more than a thousand years. The great Lord abandoned this land!

After a few seconds of silence, Derrick stood up, returned to the room where the chief was, smiled, and said to Colin Iliad:

"Chief! Mr. Fool responded to me. Now that the matter has been completed, all we need to do is wait for his next instructions."

"Just wait for the next instruction?... I understand." "Demon Hunter" Colin frowned slightly and then relaxed. He didn't find it too strange. After all, the gods certainly cannot always be free to care about human affairs. .

And Derrick Berg has been receiving the Oracle of the Fool for a year, and he will definitely not lie about this kind of thing.

Derrick resisted the instinctive reaction of scratching the back of his head and maintained a seamlessly cheerful smile and tone. He didn't add anything, because he knew that in front of Colin Iliad, the more he spoke and the more he added, the more something was wrong.

"Is there anything else?"

"there is none left."

The gray-haired Colin Iliad stared at him for a few seconds, not noticing anything unexpected, and nodded:

"Okay, you go back first."

Derrick nodded and left the round tower without any abnormality. He walked through the city and streets without any abnormality and returned to the house where he lived. It wasn't until he closed the door and lay on the bed that Derrick slowly exhaled.

His palms were covered with sweat, and his eyes were a little flustered and at a loss, but there was no fear or despair.

Soon, his eyes returned to determination.

…

Late at night, Leonard arrived on the street where the River and Sea Church was located.

In order not to attract other people's attention, Leonard chose to stand low-key under a dim streetlight. From his perspective, he could see the "punishers" busy, and the "punisher" he was familiar with The senior deacon seemed to be on patrol and did not appear here.

Leonard looked for a while and saw no familiar face, so he withdrew his gaze and whispered into the air:

"Old man, I tried just now, and I couldn't summon Klein's messenger!"

"Where did the mutilated angel go?"

Pales Zoroaster did not answer immediately. It took half a minute for his voice to appear in Leonard's mind:

"Use your brain."

"Can't you tell me directly? How could I know these things..." Leonard muttered a few words to himself and thought hard, "Is it related to the assassination of George III? I remember that Klein was very dissatisfied with his style. .”

The death of George III brought about extreme busyness, and he was granted five hours' leave today after having been on duty all night.

Of course, as a "Red Glove" captain, he knew more than reporters in some aspects. Leonard was extremely sure that George III was dead and the eldest prince was about to inherit the Balam Crown and the Loen Crown, but he did not expect The final decision turned out to be that Pope Gad II, the God of Thunder, temporarily acts as the crown prince - the political and church leaders became the same person, and the country seemed to be heading in an unpredictable direction.

Pales hummed, but did not deny it.

A person who can perform the ceremony of becoming a god is still a Sequence 1 angel no matter how low he is. Klein can actually directly participate in things at this level... Thinking that he was near a church, Leonard looked around and covered his mouth with one hand. , lowered his voice: "Is it because Mr. Fool suffered some harm because he destroyed the ritual of a being who was about to become a god? Klein was also in danger because of this?"

"What can an old and weak angel like me know about the Fool? But I have some guesses about your former colleague..."

Pales muttered a few words and said slowly:

"This should already involve the battle for the 'Origin Castle'."

"The strange movement of the 'Origin Castle' attracted Zarath, how could Amon not notice it?"

"He may have fallen into Amon's hands."

Leonard's expression changed drastically. He stepped away again, hid in the darkness, quietly recited the Fool's honorary name, and asked about Klein's current situation.

After telling the story about Klein, Leonard ended his prayer and waited for Mr. Fool's response.

However, nearly a quarter of an hour passed, and he still didn't receive any feedback.

"..." Leonard's spirit became uncontrollably tense, and he asked in a worried low voice, "Old man, is there any way you can provide some help? Isn't Amon your biggest enemy?"

That kind of help may be limited, but it should be able to pull Klein out of this vortex.

Pales Zoroaster laughed when he heard this, and said with obvious self-deprecation:

"Do you have too many expectations for me that you shouldn't have?"

"Indeed, if Amon gets the 'Origin Castle', I will definitely die in his hands, and I may not even be able to escape this winter. But if the 'Origin Castle' stays with the 'Fool', I may still have a chance in the future. Live."

"But am I, an old guy who has just recovered his Sequence 2 strength, capable of intervening in a battle of this level?"

"Even if the 'Yesterday Reappearance' spell is used, what can be done in just two or three seconds? Yes, yes, this may help the 'Fool' distort the situation at the critical moment, but now I can't even see them. If you don’t know where to fight, how can you seize the opportunity?”

Leonard was silenced by the old man's series of words. He immediately lowered his head, raised his hands, pressed the sides of his head, and whispered to himself:

"Could it be that I can only watch like this..."

"No, there is one more thing you can do." Pales said, "Have you seen the church in front of me that belongs to the God of Thunder? Go in and stay there. If you don't expose yourself, Amon can't kill me for a day. Might become a true god.”

…

"Esencelasm? There are many different types?"

Klein, who forcibly captured Amon, thought about the information Amon provided and felt a little incredible.

There are actually many kinds of things like "Origin Castle", many more!

Inside "Origin Castle", Klein in his dream felt something, as if he saw the crimson star representing the "sun" hidden in the gray mist, expanding rapidly, then contracting suddenly, and repeating this process. Circle after circle of light containing the sound of prayer swayed out.

Not far away from here, the crimson star representing the "Magician" was still in a similar state because the "Fool" never responded. The apertures, ripples and vibrations created by the two gradually intertwined and superimposed. It became more and more intense.

In the dream, these calls for prayer seemed to become very distant. If you listen carefully, the illusory and layered prayers in your ears have become noisier, more chaotic, and louder than before.

However, Klein could tell that the prayers came from a woman and a man, and he could vaguely grasp a certain content: the woman seemed to mention "thank you" and "angel protection", and the man spoke in giant language. Keywords It seems like a ritual.

Ritual, giant language... This is the side of the little "sun"... Silver City has preserved my sealed artifact and is waiting for my response? I can't spare the time now, and I may have to talk about other things later... The woman may be Miss "Magician", um, she should be Miss Fors, I just gave her all the paper angels, and I was raving on the full moon. You can hold on as long as you can... Klein tugged at the corner of his mouth, looking at Amon at the end of the long table with a calm expression, frowning and saying:

"What exactly is Sefirot? Sefirah Castle is also a part of Sefirot? So how many Sefirot exist?"

Amon pinched his monocle, and before he could answer, Klein had already made a guess.

He looked at the long bronze table in front of him and the gray mist in the distance, and asked Amon uncertainly: "Origin Castle corresponds to 'divineer', 'thief' and 'apprentice', and these three paths are adjacent. way."

"Among the 22 paths known on this planet, there are also 'medicine' and 'cultivator', 'prisoner' and 'criminal', 'knower' and 'secret peeper', 'witch' and 'witch' Hunters', as well as 'shepherds' with five adjacent pathways, etc... Since the Source Castle corresponds to three adjacent pathways, does that mean that after these pathways are grouped, they each occupy one source of essence?" Klein said from Amon got the answer in his expression and became more and more sure, "In other words, there should be nine sefirot on the earth?"

"No, is it nine or eight?" Klein thought of the "destiny" that has no adjacent paths.

Amon seemed to have relaxed and nodded happily: "You are very keen, yes, the 'destiny' path also has a corresponding source of essence, which is said to be a key, and there is also an incomplete one with no corresponding path... So, for us, it’s nine.”

"Then why do I only see Origin Castle now?"

Klein frowned and looked around, with an inquiring look in his eyes: "You can easily find me, which means that gods and angels in other ways can definitely find the corresponding source of matter. Have they already found it, or have they not found it? ?”

So far, Klein's spiritual perception has not given any warning. This knowledge is still safe and does not exceed the acceptable range.

He finally asked the question he wanted to know most, and at the same time he was ready to self-suggest and forget about it when he left:

"What exactly is sefirah?"

"The Sefirot is what becomes the Old One."

Amon pinched the frame of the mirror and said with a smile:

"I can give you some information and reveal to you some information about other sources. Of course, only names."

"I will not give you anything except Origin Castle." Klein repeated this sentence for the fourth time. Every time Amon made a suggestion, he would read it again. This time, he successfully saw The smile on Amon's face almost broke.

"...I know, you don't have to say it so many times."

Amon took a deep breath and restrained something: "The Hanged Man should have told you about the 'Sea of ​​Chaos', and Medici. Medici may not tell you his dark history, but I I can tell you that He once tried to contain the 'City of Disaster' but failed, and was somewhat polluted in reverse, and was almost contained in reverse... Do you understand? There is also a chance of failure."

"So, you are very lucky, you can actually completely control the 'Origin Castle'. And I am also very lucky, I can steal your complete control over the Origin Castle to the greatest extent, so that I can easily Take control of Origin Castle."

Amon seemed to have deliberately avoided one detail, but Klein was not deceived by him. He understood Amon's words completely!

Sephiroth is not dead!

Klein's eyes widened slightly, and he immediately thought of his inference from a long time ago——

"Origin Castle" is the inactivated "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun", "The Lord of Mysteries!"

Now, this inference was confirmed by him from Amon's mouth!

Amon's expression was very indifferent, and he and Klein were observing each other. He was not sure whether the true creator had told Klein about the relationship between the "Lord of Mysteries" and Origin Castle, but thinking about it carefully, this knowledge required at least an angel to listen to it. Probably, Klein is only in Sequence 3 now, and the True Creator has gone to the Eastern Continent again. He definitely doesn't know it - the corners of Amon's mouth raised slightly.

Klein thought: "The True Creator didn't tell me about the Sea of ​​Chaos. Why do you think He did? What did He do that would make you notice..." Klein said suddenly, "It's the Eastern Continent. , right? The Sea of ​​Chaos is related to the Eastern Continent?"

Amon almost applauded Klein’s wisdom:

"Yes, the Sea of ​​Chaos is located deep in the Eastern Continent - my father came from there, so he is the same person as you."

He is the same person as me...

Klein sighed softly - at present, it seems that Amon is not sure that he is a person from the same old age as the ancient sun god. Klein will not take the initiative to expose it, but there is no guarantee that he will realize this later. a little.

Without waiting for Klein to respond, Amon said to himself:

"The 'Sea of ​​Chaos' is so large that it almost fills the center of the earth and submerges the upper level. It is also the only 'Origin' that has both reality and illusion and has a direct entrance to the real world. The others are not completely illusory, hidden Somewhere, there is absolute truth, coexisting with reality.”

The Sea of ​​Chaos symbolizes God, and God’s spirit is more active, much more spiritual than the Lord of Mysteries—Amon didn’t say that either.

"I found a very interesting thing inside. The first 'Profane Slate' should have been conceived there, but was later pulled by some force and left the ground before it was complete."

"My father may have browsed the 'blasphemous slate' in the first place, so he allowed his own remnants to condense into the second 'blasphemous slate' when he died."

Is this the origin of the two "blasphemous tablets"? No wonder the ancient sun god was so powerful in the late second era... Klein vaguely seemed to understand something and subconsciously asked:

"What's the difference between two 'blasphemous tablets'?"

Amon adjusted the position of the crystal monocle and said:

“The second ‘blasphemous tablet’ has some sequence names changed, and there is an extra part of the content.

"Those contents contain secrets beyond the sequence."

"Beyond the Sequence?" Klein's pupils widened slightly, feeling that one of his long-held guesses had been initially confirmed, and his guess about the source of things became clear, "There are other levels above Sequence 0. exist?"

On Source Castle, he didn't feel any danger, but he guessed that this thing shouldn't be something he could listen to now - otherwise the true Creator had already told him! When Amon told himself these things, did he want him to blow himself up after leaving Source Castle?

Amon smiled and said:

"Almost, but this description is not accurate enough."

"I like to call that level 'above the sequence'. Some true gods also name it in other ways. Some call it 'old days', some call it 'outer god', and some refer to it as 'starry sky' .”

"Starry sky"... As soon as Klein heard this term, his spiritual intuition began to give frantic warnings.

Almost at the same time, he heard Amon stretch out his hand with a smile, pointed to the sky, and said:

"Beyond this planet, there are several 'Old Ones' waiting around. They are waiting for the moment when the barrier disappears, waiting for the banquet to come in and divide the path and source of this planet. The Blue Star, or the Earth, is a Little crab cages, we are their food.”

"And the source of matter can make the gods become the 'old days'."

"The Source Castle you own is one of the most powerful in the Source, and it can make you the strongest 'Old One', the Lord of Mysteries..."

Amon's voice seemed to have some kind of demonic quality. He called out the "Lord of Mysteries" on Origin Castle in a language with extraordinary power. Under the deliberate influence of this angel king, the world in the dream suddenly began to collapse into large tracts. of gray fog. Klein raised his eyebrows and immediately left the dream divination and returned to the real Origin Castle.

As soon as he woke up from the dream, Klein clearly felt that he had digested a lot of "ancient scholar" potions in this dream and learned a lot of incredible knowledge. Then, he saw a figure at the end of the long table beginning to gather. , the next moment, Amon wearing a pointed soft hat, monocle, and classical magician robes reflected in his eyes. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, with indescribable joy.

His eyes suddenly widened.

Klein's mind suddenly exploded, and all his thoughts were occupied by the crazy murmurs from Amon:

"I do want to become the new master of 'Origin Castle', but I don't want to bear that heavy fate and burden..."

"To tell you the truth, the demon chasing you is not actually a demon, but one of the old days outside the world. Because of this, he is particularly afraid of you who owns Origin Castle, because he thinks that you will become the Lord of Mysteries... …Heh, who knows?”

These words suddenly disrupted Klein's thoughts, causing him to once again show an expression of shock and surprise.

Is this the real reason why Edward Vaughn went after him, a little demigod, and even started to eradicate him in Sequence 7?

The knowledge belonging to the outer gods and the old days once again filled his mind, making it impossible for him to say a word.

"I am indeed deceiving you. Everything I revealed at the beginning was just to make you think that I was afraid of being hunted down and unwilling to accept the Origin Castle. But do you think that I would give up an opportunity to make myself stronger? ?”

"Do you think I really need to talk to you to get any information?"

"I have been in the Land Abandoned by God for more than a thousand years, and I am looking for the oldest history, the history beyond the first era."

"The only purpose of me talking to you and giving you information is to give you some time, give you some historical knowledge, help you digest the 'ancient scholar' potion, and let you relax your guard in this regard, and then, after you and' When the connection with the Source Castle further deepens, we will seize this opportunity, exploit the loopholes, and directly steal the Source Castle."

Dangerous knowledge lingered in Klein's mind. He watched Amon stretch out his hand and wave it. The chair in the Origin Castle that was not under his control suddenly disappeared - Amon had initially mastered a part of the Origin Castle. As the King of Angels, He has the power to be infinitely close to the true God. He can even use the Source Castle itself to erase pollution that should not exist!

At the same time, the seat behind Klein suddenly collapsed into mist, the ground beneath his feet also collapsed, and his spirit body suddenly fell!

He pinched the monocle made of crystal, looked at the falling Klein, and showed a happy smile:

"The fate belongs to you, and the 'Origin Castle' belongs to me."

Amon turned around and left, but did not see - Klein was stunned for a moment after hearing these words, and then showed an incredible smile.

The "destiny" of becoming the Lord of Mysteries belongs to me!

TBC

——————

Klein suddenly woke up and found that he was standing next to the Rune-Feysac boundary monument, and his two feet were already within Feysac.

An unknown bird's name was heard in the distance. Klein subconsciously looked up and saw a cold-resistant bird flying out of the woods. There was an obvious white circle on its right eye.

Amon!

Amon is here, that’s why I was attracted here!

Klein understood it all of a sudden. He shook his head and felt as if he had forgotten something, but he still clearly remembered everything that happened on Source Castle. He was just about to leave here when he suddenly heard an extremely subtle metal collision.

Something gently moved the hair on the back of his head, and Klein heard a familiar voice say in an unfamiliar tone:

"Where has Origin Castle gone?"

Edward Vaughan stood behind him.

"Oh, your destiny has changed..." Edward glanced at him in surprise, and suddenly said to the air, "Don't let me divert my attention now, I can see that the future has changed, and the Origin Castle has disappeared... On Amon? I saw it."

Klein listened to Edward mutter a few words to himself, as if someone was talking to him.

Before he had time to think about what was going on, suddenly, there was an explosion in his ears, and then the whole world became dark.

"His odds changed."

Edward calmly let the gun disappear, glanced casually in the direction of the southern continent, hesitated for a moment, closed his eyes, and opened them again.

A pair of light cyan eyes looked at everything around them, looking at the sky and the world in the distance.

The unchanging world and lines suddenly extend into some new possibilities that cannot be ignored. These things come together to move towards a new future that has not yet been woven.

His expression became a little strange, and he looked at the headless corpse at his feet:

"The possibility of changing the world appears..."

"…appeared after his death."

Obviously, Klein can be resurrected once, although I don't know how he did it without the Source Castle. At the same time, a choice emerged - if nothing happened, then I would definitely have to wait here for him to be resurrected and then kill him again.

but now……

His powers and instincts are curious as new possibilities arise.

After thinking for a moment, Edward listened to his other self whispering in his ear for a while, then turned and entered the spirit world to look for traces of Amon.