1349 Door (1/2)
After Bernadette received no response, she held the Magic Wishing Lamp and walked to the window in the captain's cabin to take in the deep blue sea.
She wasn't impatient, nor did she attempt to use her powers of prophecy, patiently waiting for any further developments.
After a few minutes, a grayish-white fog suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.
Right on the heels of that, the fog was dyed golden, as though it was coated with a layer of sticky syrup.
Bernadette immediately bowed her head and looked at the Magic Wishing Lamp in her hand. She saw that the wick at the mouth of the lamp had automatically ignited itself.
Above the gray fog, in the ancient palace, beside The Fool's chair, the prayer light, which was the size of a human head, was instantly occupied by a distorted, blurry golden figure.
The figure's gaze penetrated the prayer light and penetrated the grayish-white fog, looking at the ”maggot vortex” that was attempting to destroy everything around it.
”His” voice immediately reverberated within Sefirah Castle, dignified and grand:
”You actually lost control?”
The tone of Genie was clearly mocking; ”He” didn't care whether the crazy Worms of Spirit could understand ”Him.”
At this moment, a strange door of light formed from countless balls of light appeared above the chair of The Fool that had already collapsed.
It was faintly discernible and emitted a bright light, forming a complicated symbol in midair.
This symbol originally existed behind The Fool's chair, formed from the Pupil-less Eye and the Contorted Lines.
As the symbol took form, the strange light became fainter and eventually completely fused into this space.
In the next second, Klein's voice came from the symbol representing The Fool:
”Genie, I want to make a deal with you.”
The blurry and distorted figure immediately laughed.
”Haha, I said that you would eventually agree.”
After laughing for a few seconds, Genie calmed down and said, ”I was just wondering how is it possible for the new owner of Sefirah Castle to so easily lose control.”
”This was a preparation I made for the worst-case scenario.” The voice in the symbol of The Fool wasn't impatient at all.
Genie laughed and said, ”Aren't you afraid that I'll raise the price at the last minute?”
Klein replied unhurriedly, ”This is just one of my preparations, but for you, it might be the only chance for many years.”
Genie's light-gold figure swayed as though it had been blown by a gust of wind as a grand voice sounded:
”My condition is the same as before. As long as you can remove the seal and release me, I will take what belongs to me back to the cosmos. I will leave the rest to you and grant you three wishes.
”Of course, from the looks of it, you seem to need my advance payment.”
Klein's voice sounded again from the symbol of The Fool:
”The promise I'll give you is to send the Magic Wishing Lamp into the cosmos before the end of 1368 in this epoch Age. As for how you get out of your predicament, that is your own problem. My request is even simpler, and I only need two wishes.
”This is the deal I'm talking about. Whether you agree with it is up to you.”
1368 was the year when the Oldest One's barrier disappeared. It was acknowledged by the world's prophets as the apocalypse.
The blurry and distorted figure fell silent for a few seconds before saying, ”If you don't remove the seal, the wishes I can grant will be very limited. Once it exceeds a certain level, it will be granted in an extremely twisted fashion.”
Inside the symbol of The Fool that was cast with a brilliant light, Klein's calm voice sounded:
”You can fulfill the two wishes I need now.”
Genie fell silent again and didn't speak for a long time.
…
Bayam, inside the primitive forest.
Verdu, who was burning up both internally and externally, didn't waste any time. According to the God of War's instructions, he modified the altar and engraved the correct symbols, magic labels, and strange patterns.
He was originally worried that the three demigod monsters would suddenly wake up, but when the ritual was ready, the sacrificial items remained unconscious, unable to resist.
After placing the squirming meat blob, the deformed star bird, and the white raven with a dark eye circle onto the right spot, Verdu looked at the only candle on the altar and lit it.
Then, he took a few steps back and chanted solemnly in Jotun, ”Great Door of All Doors;
”Guide of the endless cosmos;
”Key to all mysterious worlds.”
”I pray for your response, praying for you to descend into this world…”
Before he could finish his sentence, three loud bangs sounded from the altar.
The three demigod monsters that corresponded to Bizarro Sorcerer, Secrets Sorcerer, and Parasite seemed to be being held by an invisible hand. They only struggled slightly before exploding, turning into blobs of flesh and blood that shimmered with different colors.
The flesh and blood seemed to have a life of its own. Under the guidance of some indescribable force, they gathered in the air, forming strange and filthy symbols.
Countless symbols combined together, forming a huge door that was still squirming like flesh and blood, one that was more than five meters tall.
The door stood on the altar. It was pitch black inside, and it was unknown where it went.
Flames from the candle representing Mr. Door suddenly soared, illuminating the entire Door of Flesh and Blood, illuminating the darkness within.