1269 The Power of Wishes (2/2)
Above the grayish-white fog, there was only an ancient palace in the endless void. Numerous skyscrapers rose rapidly. Cars appeared one after another as pedestrians suddenly appeared.
In one of the residential districts, in an ordinary rental apartment, there was a window illuminated by an energy-saving bulb that wasn't bright enough.
This was what the old metropolis from before the First Epoch looked like before the disaster. This was the place Klein had once lived.
Looking around, Klein sighed, letting everything disappear before his eyes.
Indeed, I can preliminarily use Sefirah Castle's powers… By relying on this point, I would already be close to the level of a King of Angels when I'm above the gray fog. Furthermore, the authority I show isn't only that of Miracles, but also a portion of a Planeswalker and a Trojan Horse of Destiny…
If I were to return to the real world, apart from being able to further utilize Sefirah Castle's aura, I would be able to directly obtain a portion of its powers… This should allow me to form a nascent divine kingdom and reach Sequence 1 in here… Unfortunately, in reality, I can't use the high-level Beyonder powers of Marauder and Apprentice… As Klein evaluated the situation, he cast his gaze at the transparent cocoons hanging above the door of light.
He ultimately didn't release the people inside, because they would definitely be used by Amon.
After confirming everything, Klein returned to the ancient palace and sat on the high-back chair of The Fool.
He remembered that some of his memories were sealed, so he summoned the piece of paper from the junk pile.
Upon opening it, Klein's eyes narrowed and his lips quivered as he muttered to himself, ”Great Old Ones, Outer Deities, Cosmos, Creator, Above the Sequences… So that's how it is…”
At that moment, he completely understood the rationale behind the battle of gods that had just ended. He understood the possible origins of the apocalypse and understood why the seven deities had given tacit consent to the birth of a Black Emperor, and their indifference towards the Red Angel evil spirit's return to the real world.
From the information provided by Leonard and Miss Justice, Loen ultimately clinched victory. It's very likely that the God of Combat has already perished… In other words, the Goddess has succeeded, but I don't know what other conditions ”She” is lacking to become a Great Old One that's Above the Sequences… I'll summon Arrodes later to inquire about the details of the situation and grasp the present situation… With this in mind, Klein recalled the various details of the past and connected many matters together.
Earth Mother, whose identity had been unknown, had succeeded in acting as the Giant Queen Omebella for thousands of years without being exposed. It's impossible without the help of Concealment… Man, the Goddess has been plotting something like this from the Third Epoch or even the end of the Second Epoch?
W-why does this feel more terrifying than Amon…
Yes, Concealment can only hide traces of various aspects. It can mislead the corresponding prying and divination attempts, making it impossible for a person to don a disguise. For the Earth Mother to be able to pretend to be Omebella, without being suspected by the God of Combat, there may be other factors involved… For example, a particular existence helped ”Her” steal the fate of the Giant Queen? At that time, there was only one person who had the authority to participate in this matter—the ancient sun god, the second Creator, Amon and Adam's father…
If that's the case, the Goddess and the ancient sun god should've cooperated from a long time ago. Until the new Creator awakened the Primordial One in ”Him”… This can also explain why the first existence that Dark Angel Sasrir sought out was the Goddess. Of course, Concealment is also an important factor…
Ever since I obtained the Uniqueness of the Death pathway, the Goddess has been setting up the trap. On the one hand, ”She” wants me to take over the Numinous Episcopate's Artificial Death faction in Backlund to pretend that everything is normal. On the other hand, ”She” didn't deal with the people or objects that might've discovered something was amiss, resulting in the leak of information. This way, in the eyes of the God of Combat, the situation became the Goddess trying ”Her” best to conceal the secret, but due to ”Her” lack of control while digesting the Uniqueness, ”She” was unable to do so…
After that, be it tacitly acquiescing George III becoming the Black Emperor, or the aid provided to me in destroying ”His” ritual, the Goddess doesn't care about the final outcome of the matter. ”Her” main goal was to show that ”She” didn't have the ability to directly interfere with the real world, further deepening the impression that ”She” was attempting to accommodate the Uniqueness of the Death pathway…
There are a lot of similar details…
To the God of Combat, as ”He” had a deeper understanding of the Goddess, ”He” definitely wasn't fully convinced in regards to this matter. Therefore, ”He” chose to take it safe by first shaking the Goddess's anchors, allowing ”Her” psyche to be corrupted. To ”Him,” this definitely made ”Her” divert a large portion of ”Her” efforts to resist the corruption before ”He” chose to attack the Goddess together with Earth Mother…
This… And it's because of this that ”He” fell into the Goddess's trap…
In other words, the true goal of the Goddess's various actions wasn't to lay a trap with the Uniqueness of the Death pathway, but to let the other deities place their focus on this matter, and ignore the possibility that there was something wrong with Earth Mother…
How terrifying…
Klein sighed from the bottom of his heart. He felt that Adam and Amon were probably inferior to the Goddess when it came to horror.
He shook his head, conjured a pen and paper, and wrote his warning:
”Always remember you are a he, not a 'He.'”