1358 Conversation (2/2)
It was difficult to complete a normal ritual, and with the urgency of the matter, using a simplified ritual to accommodate The Fool Uniqueness was the best option.
Once I become The Half-Fool, my control over Sefirah Castle will improve. My level and strength will at least reach the level of a true god. This way, even if I face a dual pathway true god like Amon, I'll be able to protect myself and wait for reinforcements even if I'm not a match for ”Him”… As Klein thought about the strength match-up and development he hoped for, he began coming up with a preliminary ritual plan.
He planned on using the Evernight Goddess's help to suppress the Antigonus family's ancestor and use Sefirah Castle to steal ”His” identity, fate, and self-awareness.
This way, his body would have his own consciousness, the will of the Celestial Worthy, Antigonus ancestor's self-awareness, as well as the anchors from the New City of Silver, New Moon City, and Rorsted Archipelago. He would also become Antigonus to a certain extent and accept ”His” fate of losing control and going mad.
The reason why Antigonus went crazy was that ”His” self-awareness could no longer suppress the awakening Celestial Worthy—the two psyches were stitched together. When ”His” self-awareness reached Klein's body, ”He” would undoubtedly repeat the same process. This was because the Celestial Worthy's will in Klein's body was no less than the one in ”His” actual body.
In other words, the fate of losing control and madness was unavoidable. Klein believed that there wouldn't be any additional burden when bearing it. At the same time, with him having more anchors than Antigonus, his own consciousness could remain center stage and in a harmonious state, maintaining a sliver of rationality.
In such a state, he would use the identity of the Antigonus family's ancestor to accommodate The Fool's Uniqueness. And in the corresponding fate, this was something that ”He” had long accommodated, so it wouldn't bring about any further repercussions.
Hence, fate had been fooled.
After the ritual ended, Klein would remove his theft and restore his original identity and fate, and no longer be affected by the madness, allowing him to become The Half-Fool.
The main problem of this plan was in two places: First, it was to maintain his own state. Any slight accident could easily cause Klein to go crazy and be powerless to save himself. Second, no one knew for sure how much the Celestial Worthy's will in the body of the Antigonus family's ancestor would awaken or bring about unsuppressed changes. He could only rely on the Evernight Goddess to balance it out.
At this moment, the Evernight Goddess's projection seemed to have guessed his thoughts.
”If you wish to steal the fate of Antigonus, it's best to let 'Him' enter a temporary state of eternal slumber.
”I can try to help you, but I need a medium to have the necessary confidence. This is an angel that had accommodated The Fool's Uniqueness.”
”What medium?” Klein asked, seemingly in thought.
The Evernight Goddess's projection said with a smile, ”The river water of the River of Eternal Darkness.”
As expected… To Klein, this answer wasn't surprising at all. It was even within his expectations. This made him feel rooted to the ground.
He deliberated for a moment and said, ”Just the river water?”
The Evernight Goddess's projection nodded slightly and said, ”You won't be able to take away the entire River of Eternal Darkness at the moment. You'll understand once you reach the depths of Calderón City.
”You can ask the questions when you're back.”
Without waiting for Klein to answer, ”She” added, ”For you, there's an unusual danger there. You better wait until your mental state is stable before you go.”
”Alright.” Although Klein didn't know what he would encounter in the depths of Calderón City, he knew that he wasn't in the right state to take risks, especially when it involved a sefirah.
The Evernight Goddess's projection continued, ”When you wake up, hold a bestowment ritual. I will give you an item that can be used to scoop up the river water of the River of Eternal Darkness.”
Klein nodded and said without a word, ”Adam is part of the ancient sun god, one of 'His' identities.”
The Evernight Goddess's projection didn't show any obvious signs of emotion. ”She” gently said, ”'He' has already gone to the Forsaken Land of the Gods and met the True Creator.”
That's fast… After feeling a little surprised, Klein felt that it was only right.
The reason why Adam allowed the secret to be exposed was that the secret was no longer of value.
The Evernight Goddess's projection continued, ”No matter what happens next, it will take a long period of time. You don't have to pay attention to it for now.”
After Klein nodded, the figure in front of him quickly turned blurry. The night vanilla and slumber flowers under his feet flew up one after another, scattering throughout the darkness.
He opened his eyes and saw the dark hall and the pure light shining through the holes in the wall. The latter were like stars embedded into a velvet night sky.