Chapter 1168: My Anchors

In the blink of an eye, Amon saw the grayish-white fog and the ancient

and majestic palace above.

"He" just needed to reach out "His" hand and pass through the final

obstacle to truly touch Sefirah Castle and directly occupy the place

and, in essence, take it away.

But at that moment, a gigantic bluish-black palm suddenly appeared above

the Amon phantom, blocking "Him" from entering Sefirah Castle.

Amon's projection subconsciously turned its head and looked in the

direction of the palm. It saw the pus-covered, one-eyed giant who had

long since died.

Bladel, who was known as the God of Glory, still didn't show any signs

of life in "His" exaggerated vertical eye. The curse of the

grayish-yellow fog kept emanating from "His" body.

However, it was different from before. There were seemingly illusory

black tubes behind "His" back. They extended all the way into the

infinite distance, a mystery as to what they were connected to.

Boom!

The towering bluish-black giant instantly condensed a broadsword formed

from the orange-red light of dusk. Holding it in one hand, "He" cleaved

down at the side of the deep ravine where Amon's body was.

This youngest son of the Giant King, the one who had died due to the

curse, suddenly unleashed an unimaginable power after roaming aimlessly

for thousands of years.

The "Twilight Sword" tore through the void and jumped out from the spot

where the Angel of Time, Amon, was standing. It ripped through

everything around it, turning into a storm that could destroy this

desolate moor.

Amon didn't move and remained standing there. No matter how the

orange-red "sword" storm raged, it didn't harm "Him" at all.

"He" seemed to have used some sort of "error" in this world again.

However, in this state, Amon was no longer able to transmit "His"

ravings into Klein's mind, allowing him to finally gain a sliver of

peace.

Ignoring how he was about to lose control, he regained his clarity of

mind using the clear and real surroundings and the layers of prayer.

Then, he immediately resonated with the dark red "figure" sitting at The

Fool's seat above the gray fog, and he established a new connection.

He didn't hesitate to return to Sefirah Castle!

And at this moment, Amon's phantom, which was attempting to infiltrate

above the gray fog, was obstructed by the bluish-black palm of the God

of Glory, Bladel. "He" wasn't able to instantly break through the

titanic obstruction.

The monocled King of Angels, be it "His" avatar or true body, opened

"His" mouth and said a name, "Evernight."

Yes, this was help coming from the Evernight Goddess, but it wasn't

without reason!

Although Klein lacked confidence in this matter, he had always kept it

as one of his trump cards. He only believed that it might not be

effective and had a very low chance of success. It could only be used as

a glimmer of hope at his most desperate hour.

After entering the Forsaken Land of the Gods and obtaining some space to

think on his own, he worked hard to find "resources" available to him

that could be used. Then, he recalled something:

The matter of the former Chief of the City of Silver!

This Demon Hunter had attempted to switch to Sequence 3 Ferryman of the

Death pathway, but he ended up turning into a monster inside the

mausoleum he built.

This anomaly was related to illusory black tubes, and such a phenomenon

had been seen from the Numinous Sect's Artificial Death.

In other words, the mutation of the former Chief of the City of Silver

was very likely related to Artificial Death.

This indirectly explained something---that for some unknown reason,

those that could influence the Forsaken Land of the Gods, other than the

True Creator, included Artificial Death who had come to "life" to a

certain level.

And now, Artificial Death could be considered the Evernight Goddess in

some ways!

Based on this reasoning, Klein suspected that the Goddess could use the

Uniqueness of the Death pathway to exert a low level of influence to

some degree on certain things in the Forsaken Land of the Gods.

In addition, there were only three people involved in the matter

regarding the former Chief of the City of Silver. One of them was the

current Chief, Colin Iliad; the demigod Elder, Waite Chirmont, and

Shepherd Elder, Lovia. They were either Sequence 4 saints or an

important believer of the True Creator. It was impossible for them to be

completely unaware that they had been "parasitized" by Amon.

As for the only person who received feedback from the escapade, it was

Derrick Berg who was under The Fool's watch. He wasn't one of Amon's

"Parasites" either.

In other words, Amon wasn't aware of the former City of Silver Chief's

abnormality involving the black illusory tubes. That was key.

Therefore, even if "He" was able to guess that the Evernight Goddess had

obtained the Uniqueness of the Death pathway, causing the God of Combat

to have an intense reaction, there was no way for "Him" to know that

this would bring about unforeseen developments to the Forsaken Land of

the Gods.

With this knowledge in mind, Klein consciously performed certain tasks,

despite not having much confidence.

In the city that believed in the phoenix, he didn't take away the

remaining Death pathway's Beyonder characteristics, hoping to leave a

trail.

After summoning Zaratul's historical projection, he didn't seize the

opportunity to commit suicide immediately. On the one hand, he was

afraid that Amon would still have the ability to stop him and affect his

other arrangements; while on the other hand, he tried to use the

summoning of the Servant of Concealment Arianna's projection to inform

the Evernight Goddess about the exact situation.

After completing these two matters, Klein had no idea what the final

outcome would be. He had mostly focused his attention on the fact that

Amon's avatar had been replaced by "His" true body.

When he arrived at his final destination and saw the roaming angel's

corpse, he had just thought of something when he was distracted by

Amon's introduction. It took him only until now to realize that the

Goddess had long gained some rudimentary control of this Giant King's

youngest son through the Death pathway's Uniqueness. "She" had been

patiently waiting for an opportunity to use this cursed angel.

And the concealment forces that filled the Forsaken Land of the Gods

helped "Her" conceal the illusory black tubes very well.

Suddenly, in the ancient palace above the gray fog, at The Fool's seat

situated at the end of the long, mottled table, the dark red figure that

kept warping and scattering took the form of the scholarly Klein with

his black hair and brown eyes.

With just a thought, Klein's consciousness and Spirit Body had returned

to Sefirah Castle!

Following that, he used the close connection between his body and

Sefirah Castle, together with the prayers of the Tarot Club members, to

amplify the resonance effect. He then saw himself---glazed eyes, on the

brink of losing control. He saw Amon's projection which had circled

around the bluish-black palm using an "error."

The monocled Amon raised "His" head, making eye contact with Klein, who

was seated at The Fool's seat.

Klein beckoned for the Sea God Scepter and raised it.

The entire gray fog boiled as the entirety of Sefirah Castle quaked.

A vast amount of terrifying power gathered over, transforming into a

torrent of lightning. The blue gems that lit up at the same time sent an

illuminating light that surged down like a torrent, drowning Amon's

avatars and his own body.

A deep rumble of thunder echoed as the terrifying silver lightning tore

everything it enveloped apart.

Amon's projection disintegrated, and Klein's body was destroyed.

He had finally succeeded in committing suicide.

After completing this attack, Klein, who was high above the gray fog,

immediately cut off the connection between Sefirah Castle and the real

world, so as to prevent Amon's true body from creating any new

accidents.

Right on the heels of that, he began to wait for the "miracle" and

waited for his "resurrection."

Beside the deep ravine which had grayish-white buildings at the bottom,

Amon's true body adjusted the crystal monocle, stealing the curse that

kept Bladel "existing."

The bluish-black giant immediately began to rot, quickly being reduced

to bones. The illusory black tubes didn't persist, and they instead

shrank back into the depths of the darkness.

Dressed in a pointed hat and a classic black robe, Amon stood there.

"He" raised "His" head and looked into the sky silently for a few

seconds, as though he was looking at Sefirah Castle through the fog of

history.

Finally, "He" pinched the crystal monocle and muttered to "Himself" as

the corners of "His" mouth curled up.

"Interesting."

In the ancient palace, at the end of the long, mottled table, Klein sat

at the seat belonging to The Fool. He carefully looked down at the

grayish-white fog.

He discovered that the Beyonder characteristics that had been destroyed

with his body had unknowingly entered the Historical Void. It fused with

the Worms of Spirit from the past, turning them corporeal.

As long as Klein willed it from Sefirah Castle, these Worms of Spirit

would immediately be able to escape the fog of history and reform his

body in the real world.

The miracle of "resurrection" was essentially a deeper use of one's

strength from the past.

"Miracles" happen using the past and future? Klein frowned slightly as

he attempted to analyze how the "Miracle" in Miracle Invoker came about.

After thinking for a few seconds, he quickly pulled his attention back

and attempted to revive himself in Sefirah Castle. Then, he discovered a

problem:

His body could only be revived in the real world. Furthermore, it had to

be within a certain range of his remains. As for his Spirit Body, it

could be reborn above the gray fog, but Klein's Spirit Body hadn't been

destroyed---it was sitting on the high-back chair of The Fool.

Obtaining help from the past works. The number of resurrections I'm

using now is depleting the number I'll have after I become a Miracle

Invoker... From the looks of it, there's only one chance now. Tsk...

Amon should be guarding my "corpse" now. I have to think of a way to get

out of this predicament..."His" sense of time is different from a

human's. He's a very patient God of Mischief... Yes, my current state

can only be maintained for three days. After that period of time, I

won't be able to borrow powers from the past to resurrect... If it

really doesn't work, I'll just abandon my body and become an undead!

Klein's mind raced. Although he was somewhat vexed, he was in his most

relaxed state over the past few days.

He finally got out of that nearly hopeless situation.

He looked at the high-back chairs that had symbols light up on their

backs, as well as the burgeoning and contracting dark red stars. Klein

exhaled and relaxed as he leaned back into his chair. He couldn't help

but reveal a smile.

"These are my anchors."

Author's Note: This arc has finally come to an end. The whole

story's origins was when I was reading the Cthulhu myth. When I saw the

line about the stars being right, I suddenly thought of this: We often

say that Cthulhu will awaken soon, but what happens if Cthulhu has

already awakened...? For those who don't know much about Cthulhu, it

doesn't matter. Just treat this name as an evil god. After all, the

corresponding deities were completely reconstructed by me.