Chapter 1261: No One Is an Exception

After a while, Klein asked, "The Primordial One is the one who created

this world, transforming 'His' body into everything?"

To be frank, Klein subconsciously wanted to ask if the entity referred

to the Primordial Demoness. However, with a thought, he eliminated this

answer. Firstly, because the Primordial Demoness didn't have the

necessary level to strike fear into the ancient sun god, the City of

Silver's Creator. Even the Evernight Goddess couldn't do so. Secondly,

after the Dark Angel entered "His" slumber, this evil goddess was born

only in the Fourth Epoch which had been influenced by the second

Blasphemy Slate. Sasrir likely didn't know of her "Her." And even if

"He" knew "Her" using his omniscient capabilities, "He" wouldn't

specially mention a Sequence 0 who hadn't been involved in the Third

Epoch.

Behind the thick and sinister shadows, the brass eyes flashed in unison.

"The universe."

What do you mean? Upon hearing that ethereal voice, Klein was

a little perplexed. He felt that Dark Angel Sasrir hadn't answered his

question.

But very quickly, he roughly understood what the other party meant.

The Primordial Chaos created not this world, but the entire universe!

*So, "Primordial One" refers to the original Creator---the Oldest

One?* Klein turned his body to the side and swept a glance at

the three demigods of the City of Silver, Colin Iliad, Derrick, and

Lovia. He realized that they had looks of puzzlement and confusion on

their faces. They were frowning and contemplating over the meaning

behind the conversation.

In the history of the City of Silver, the Creator who was the ancient

sun god was equivalent to the original Creator---the Oldest One. "He"

was a supreme existence who had awoken after eons of slumber upon

creating the world. "He" then stripped the authorities of the ancient

gods and retrieved them.

Of course, in a sense, this wasn't wrong. It was just that the original

Creator's method of "awakening" was different from what the City of

Silver residents had imagined.

The universe... Klein thought for a moment and asked, "The

Primordial One awakened in your body because of you gaining control of

Chaos Sea?"

Then, what would happen to him in the future considering how he had

gained initial control of Sefirah Castle?

Those brass eyes stared at him for a few seconds before saying, "That

isn't the only reason. The higher the Sequence, the closer one is to the

Primordial One..."

*Therefore, every pathway's King of Angels and Sequence 0 might have the

original Creator---the Oldest One---awaken in them?* When Klein

heard that, he tensed up and his heart sank.

He then thought of another matter.

*The higher the Sequence, the easier it was to be corrupted by the

things underground!*

*Combined with the fact that Chaos Sea was underground, could it be

possible that the higher the Sequence, the easier it would be to be

influenced by Chaos Sea, resulting in the original Creator awakening in

one's body? The thing that the Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt sealed in

the City of Miracles in Groselle's Travels wasn't the underground

corruption, but the awakening of the original Creator? Of course, this

is the most powerful and terrifying form of corruption... And the source

of all this is where most or perhaps all Beyonder characteristics

originated from---the original Creator. They are all part of "His"

body?* Klein thought of various possibilities and came up with

all kinds of speculations.

In the end, he remembered the warning Captain Dunn Smith made before he

embarked on this Beyonder path:

*"We are guardians, but also a bunch of miserable wretches that are

constantly fighting against threats and madness."*

At that moment, Klein gained a deep understanding of the phrase from

another angle.

Phew... He secretly exhaled and sighed inwardly.

"The Beyonder characteristic is both a gift and a curse..."

He gathered his thoughts and smiled.

"Will one be corrupted from just learning about these matters?"

"No." The brass eyes looked at Colin Iliad and the others and said, "It

just means that the chances of the Primordial One awakening in your body

is higher."

When he heard that, he was shocked. On the other hand, he was glad that

the City of Silver's Chief and Little Sun didn't know much about such

matters and hadn't made any connections; after all, the phrase "higher

the Sequence, the closer one is to the Primordial One" didn't bring

about any corruption. On the other hand, he felt a deep sense of pity

for himself. This was because he knew too much about mysticism. Now with

all of that chained together, he had no idea what kind of negative

changes might happen to him once he left the Giant King's Court, an

ancient god's kingdom.

Furthermore, this didn't look like something that could be resolved by

sealing his memories. After all, the Beyonder characteristic had already

fused with his body and spirit.

*Consider the method employed by the Dragon of Imagination? Actually, I

don't need to worry too much. Amon and "His" brother definitely know

about this, and nothing has happened to "Them" yet... As long as I don't

approach Chaos Sea, as a Sequence 3, I don't need to worry about such

problems. It would be the same even if I were to advance to Sequence

2...* After some thought, Klein gave up the intention to delve

deeper into the matter. He curled the corners of his lips and diverted

the topic to the mystery of the ancient sun god's perishing:

"Therefore, under your tacit agreement, you worked with the Evernight

Goddess and established Rose Redemption, preparing to assassinate

yourself. By reviving and escaping the Primordial One, you will truly

gain control of Chaos Sea and the corresponding five Beyonder pathways?"

On the dark, eerie, shadowy curtains, there seemed to be some human

emotions in those brass eyes.

"That's right.

"Not long after I walked out of Chaos Sea, I realized this problem. I

deliberately split a portion of my persona, fusing the authorities of

Degeneration with The Hanged Man pathway's Beyonder characteristic,

creating another me. Its purpose was to control Chaos Sea and to isolate

it from my true body to prevent any contamination and corruption.

"But in the end, the Primordial One still awoke in my body..."

*The Dark Angel is essentially the ancient sun god's firewall? The

Hanged Man pathway refers to the Secrets Suppliant pathway? Back then,

the Dark Angel must have been really powerful. "He" actually had partial

control of Chaos Sea. As expected of a King of Angels...* As

Klein sighed, he recalled that the ancient sun god had failed to prevent

the original Creator---the Oldest One---from awakening in "His" body

despite working so hard. He also felt a sense of horror, not daring to

imagine what his future held.

"That's why I convened Leodero, Aucuses, Herabergen, Medici, and

Ouroboros, inviting the various deities and Kings of Angels with

Amanises to establish the Rose Redemption." The voice left behind by

Dark Angel Sasrir echoed hoarsely.

*It's no wonder it's called redemption... It's no wonder Kings of Angels

like Medici and Ouroboros, who are completely loyal to the ancient sun

god, would participate as well...* Klein couldn't help but

smile.

"Why didn't you invite Amon and 'His' brother?"

In theory, 'They' should be on the Dark Angel's side.

"'Their' births were a result of my hard work to resist the Primordial

One. I was worried that inviting 'Them' would bring about an accident."

The brass-colored eyes then cast their gaze back onto Klein.

These secrets left the three demigods of the City of Silver in a daze.

Even the Chief of the six-member council, who had read quite a number of

ancient documents, had emotional upheavals despite all his knowledge and

rich experience.

*So that's the case. I knew that the ancient sun god wouldn't have

children for no reason...* It wasn't easy for Klein to control

his Virtual Persona from voicing the thought out loud.

Before he could ask another question, the spirit left behind by Dark

Angel Sasrir seemed to sink into "His" memories as "He" continued,

"After I was finished preparing everything, I entered this place and

sealed off the palace. I returned to my body through my slumber and

strengthened my consciousness. It formed a balance with the Primordial

One, creating an opportunity for Amanises and the others...

"Ultimately, 'They' successfully killed me...

"According to my original plan, I would've been revived in the Giant

King's Court. I would accommodate the corresponding Uniquenesses and

Beyonder characteristics via the correct method, but Leodero, Aucuses,

and Herabergen betrayed me and ate my body. I could only rush to fuse

with my extreme emotions before dying, in which I was reborn within the

corpse. I then took away the Beyonder characteristics of the Hanged Man

pathway and the authority of Degeneration..."

*It's similar to what I imagined... The Lord of Storms, Eternal Blazing

Sun, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom eventually committed a

betrayal. It's no wonder that Ma'am Hermit's fairy tale magic was

effective...* With a sudden realization, Klein felt that most of

the fog in the history of the Third Epoch had been cleared.

Of course, this was just his belief, nothing real. This was because he

had no way of making contact with the fog of history.

After sighing, he suddenly thought of a question.

*Since Dark Angel Sasrir has returned to the ancient sun god and has

evolved into the True Creator with "His" original body, then who's the

one sleeping on the iron-black throne now?*

*Why did the True Creator force me to enter the Giant King's residence

to meet Sasrir?*

As his thoughts raced, he cast his gaze back to the iron-black throne,

carefully inspecting Dark Angel Sasrir's condition.

The layers of illusory black wings that covered more than half of

Sasrir's body gently rose and fell, revealing a layer of grayish-white.

It was located on the black throne, hidden to the right of the Dark

Angel, giving off an extremely ancient feeling.

Klein's eyes focused his eyes as he stared at it intently. He quickly

confirmed that the grayish-white came from a strange stone. Its surface

was mottled with the ravages of time, and it was engraved with words

that he had never learned before but could understand at a glance.

These words seemed to be the source of all languages, including but not

limited to Jotun, Hermes, ancient Feysac and the Southern Continent's

Dutanese.

*Sequence 3 Demon of Arcana... Sequence 2 Master... Sequence 1 Light of

Darkness... Sequence 0 Paragon...* A small amount of information

flashed in Klein's mind as he suddenly had a realization.

Blasphemy Slate!

The first Blasphemy Slate!

The first Blasphemy Slate that was born in Chaos Sea!

And this was very likely a key item that the Dark Angel used to control

parts of Chaos Sea!

Just as this thought surfaced in his mind, Klein suddenly felt the

surroundings become unusually quiet.

The brass eyes that were hidden on the surface of the shadowy curtains

seemed to disappear.

Klein's gaze subconsciously shifted upwards to meet a pair of eyes

hidden in the shadows.

The Dark Angel Sasrir, who was sleeping on the black throne, opened his

eyes.

With a boom, Elder Lovia's body collapsed, turning into a huge shadow.

Behind the shadow, there was a pair of blank but painful eyes.