Chapter 1375: Beginning the Accommodation
Thud! Thud!
The doors of Backlund, Trier, Lenburg, and St. Millom opened and closed
at the same time without a breeze.
Inside a white tower in the headquarters of the God of Knowledge and
Wisdom.
Lucca, who was on duty underground, sensed that something was amiss and
stood up abruptly.
As a Prophet, he acutely sensed that something was happening.
The elder in a brass-threaded, white robe immediately used a mystical
technique and arrived at the entrance of the underground area. He pushed
the door open.
However, the door that wasn't considered heavy to a demigod didn't budge
as though it was sealed by an invisible force.
Lucca Brewster didn't attempt to forcibly open it as he cast his gaze
deep underground.
There was silence. There was no sound.
This isn't normal... Lucca didn't need to rely on his Beyonder
powers to determine the problem here.
Usually, in the deepest part of the ground, there would always be sounds
that made people's hair stand on end. But now, it was as if it had
disappeared as though it never existed.
Others might not know, but as a high-ranking member of the Church of
Knowledge, Lucca knew that the voice came from an extremely terrifying
Sealed Artifact that even he didn't know the exact details of, so it was
impossible for it to be erased out of thin air.
The current situation could only mean one thing:
Either the Sealed Artifact had already escaped the restrictions and
entered a more bizarre state, or it had been sealed further, preventing
it from affecting the outside world.
Regardless of the possibility, it meant that there was extreme danger
lurking in the surroundings. This was because the Sealed Artifact's
number was:
0-01!
At the top of Bayam's remaining bell tower, the light on Amon's monocle
gradually faded, returning to normal.
Mr. Error hadn't held back from showcasing "His" new Beyonder powers,
doing so to make a statement to all the existences watching "Him":
"He" had already accommodated Door's Uniqueness and obtained the
corresponding authority!
"He" had used this opportunity to shut off everything related to the
concept of a door in the entire world, greatly strengthening the effects
of any seals.
This caused the orthodox Churches and secret organizations to be unable
to use sealed items for a short period of time because no one could
remove the seal.
Even if a true deity descended from the astral world, it would still
take "Them" a certain amount of time before "They" could break the
restrictions.
Therefore, Amon eliminated most Grade 0 Sealed Artifacts in the
subsequent battle of gods. "He" no longer needed to consider the
corresponding interference.
Of course, such authority wouldn't be able to influence the entire world
for too long unless Mr. Error had put all "His" energy into this matter.
It was precisely because of this that "He" didn't do it ahead of time.
Only when "He" observed the disturbance in Klein's anchors did "He"
suddenly act.
The more powerful a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact was, the more terrifying the
negative effects would be. It was even more so for those that could
produce effects at the level of a deity. Even a Sequence 0 true deity
might not be able to withstand it for too long. Therefore, true deities
wouldn't unseal them unless it was necessary; otherwise, this would
bring about an even greater disturbance to "Them," causing them to
suffer a net loss.
After doing this, Amon held up "His" palm and gently leaped up. Without
the bearing of a true god, "He" sat on the railing at the top of the
bell tower.
As "He" gazed at the horizon out into the sea, "He" leisurely waited for
the concealment to be removed. That was when Klein's ritual to
accommodate The Fool's Uniqueness officially began.
When that happened, "He" would strike the death knell for him.
In the concealed world of the Evernight Goddess.
Under the repeated impact of the awakening of the Celestial Worthy of
Heaven and Earth for Blessings, and Antigonus's self-awareness and
mental imprint, Klein's consciousness was like a sailboat in a storm. It
would sometimes be thrown high while being struck down. At times, it
would suffer corrosion, and at other times be slammed to the side.
This made his thoughts turn extremely chaotic. He was about to split
into two different personalities, known as Antigonus, and the Lord of
the Mysteries.
At the same time, his avatar also lost its rationality. It was in a
state of being about to collapse into a whirlpool of maggots. Only the
marionette remained standing there in a daze due to the lack of any
control.
The prayers from the believers resounded in Klein's ears, forming a
corresponding image of what he knew.
This was like a dam that was resisting a surging flood.
Klein wasn't too unfamiliar with such a situation. He had a similar
experience after becoming an Attendant of Mysteries and swallowing
Zaratul's Beyonder characteristic. Therefore, with the help of his
anchors, he managed to survive the initial chaos. With great
familiarity, he directed the self-awareness and mental imprint of
Antigonus towards the awakening will of the Celestial Worthy of Heaven
and Earth for Blessings. This caused both parties to corrode each other
and be occupied with each other.
The "mind storm" weakened a lot, finally giving Klein's
self-consciousness a breather.
Before he could calm down, he immediately directed the image of him as a
god formed by many anchors, into the two mental corruption's struggle
and tried to find a new balance.
However, this didn't go smoothly. Compared to before, the essence of
Antigonus's mental imprint, resilience, and madness were clearly
stronger than Zaratul's. After all, this was a King of Angels that had
accommodated the Uniqueness and was known as The Half-Fool.
Furthermore, Klein had also stolen the other party's identity and fate.
This brought about two other negative effects.
His personality was constantly on the edge of dissociating. From time to
time, he would think that he was Antigonus, attempting to fuse "His"
mental imprint with his own mind. Having accepted the fate of
Antigonus's loss of control, his entire body was collapsing
uncontrollably. This brought about even more mental corruption.
In addition, Antigonus's mental imprint and the awakened will of the
Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings wasn't completely
incompatible. In some aspects of "Their" "battle," "They" showed signs
of fusing together. It was as if "They" originated from the same
existence.
This gave Klein preliminary confirmation. As a natural Mythical
Creature, Antigonus was born with some of the Celestial Worthy's will.
When "He" advanced to Attendant of Mysteries, the problem suddenly
became serious, causing "Him" to undergo unexpected changes without
"Him" realizing it. By the time "He" managed to accommodate The Fool's
Uniqueness, madness had apparently become another side of "Him."
In other words, before completely losing control, Antigonus was already
a mentally-sutured monster to a certain level. "His" self-awareness and
mental imprint were part of the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for
Blessings, and this was something that couldn't be separated by using
"Theft."
Compared to "Him," Zaratul's mental imprint was much cleaner. There was
only a small portion that belonged to the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and
Earth for Blessings. Most of it came from Zaratul's intense emotions at
"His" deathbed.
The reason why the two were different was that, apart from the fact that
Antigonus had accommodated The Fool's Uniqueness, the former had become
the Attendant of Mysteries at the beginning of the Fourth Epoch. At that
time, the will of the Celestial Worthy hadn't weakened to the state it
was in during the late Fifth Epoch.
Without being able to form a new balance, the speed of Klein's breakdown
became faster and faster. More than half of his body was formed from
transparent and distorted maggots, and he extended slippery and sinister
tentacles into his surroundings.
Just as he was trying his best to maintain his consciousness and not
give up searching for a new balance, his collapsed body, Antigonus's
crazy mental state, and the consciousness of the Celestial Worthy of
Heaven and Earth for Blessings all fell into a deep sleep.
This caused all the changes to stop abruptly and return to normal.
As for Klein's self-consciousness, he used his trait of resisting dreams
and the invasion of his mind to maintain his clarity of mind.
*That's right. The fate that I stole includes the fate of being in a
state of eternal slumber outside the fate of going crazy and losing
control... As for me, I can resist eternal slumber to a certain
extent...* Klein grabbed the sliver of clarity and gained a
certain understanding of his present state.
To him, this was an opportunity.
It was only at this moment that he fully understood why the Evernight
Goddess needed the river water of the River of Eternal Darkness to use
as a medium to attempt this.
This wasn't only because it was difficult to put a King of Angels who
had accommodated the Uniqueness, and the awakening will of the Lord of
the Mysteries in "Him" to temporarily enter a state of eternal sleep,
but it was beneficial to Klein for this state of eternal slumber. This
could create an excellent environment of him being the only one with a
sliver of consciousness while the other interference was all sleeping!
At the same time, Klein also confirmed one thing:
The reason why he was able to remain clear-headed in a dream and during
the instances where his mind was intruded wasn't because of the special
traits from Sefirah Castle. This was because the Celestial Worthy of
Heaven and Earth for Blessings in his body was also sleeping.
Although the awakening of the Lord of the Mysteries was still greatly
limited, "His" level and "His" connection with Sefirah Castle were
undoubtedly stronger than Klein's. If "He" couldn't completely resist a
state of eternal slumber, why could Klein?
Therefore, Klein believed that this trait was likely due to the
blessings of the Evernight Goddess, a gift he received when he came to
life.
The blessings given by a true goddess who wielded the power of the dream
domain, and the aura, strength, and magical powers that Sefirah Castle
augmented him with had combined together to form such a special trait!
It was as if a gentle song came from deep within the dream. Klein's
consciousness became clearer.
Without any hesitation, he immediately adjusted the sleeping imprint and
corruption in his body and found a new balance.
Following that, he extended slippery tentacles with strange patterns and
used Sefirah Castle's powers to steal The Fool's Uniqueness inside
Antigonus's body.
Perhaps it was because he was now Antigonus, the theft this time was
successful after a small number of failures.
A translucent mask with the symbol of The Fool flew out from Antigonus's
body!
The man with the thick black beard was still sleeping, as though "He"
would sleep forever.
At the same time, the fog dissipated and illusory starlight shone into
the hall.
This ancient palace suddenly appeared in the dark and mysterious astral
world, appearing at the peak of the Hornacis mountain range.
The Concealment had been removed, and fate began to be exchanged.
At this moment in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, on one of the mountain
peaks, a shadow-like curtain appeared on the surface of a huge cross. It
cracked open and a man walked out from it.
"He" was Adam, dressed in a simple white robe with a thick blond beard.
Behind "Him" was a thick shadow with five heads.
This shadow had partially merged with "Him," but it hadn't completely
become one.
Adam raised "His" head and looked at the astral world which had been
distorted from authority and symbolism. "He" smiled calmly and said to
the shadow behind "Him."
"They don't seem to be aware of the reason why I used Visionary as the
foundation this time.
"I've never told anyone about the results of this research."
Just as "He" said that, "He" proclaimed in a solemn and deep voice, "I
am One, and also Infinity, the Beginning and the End."
"His" eyes suddenly turned illusory as an ocean that seemed to contain
all possible colors that appeared around "Him."
Adam then raised "His" hand and grabbed the silver cross pendant hanging
in front of "His" chest.
A burning but illusory sun suddenly appeared above "His" head. To "His"
left, lightning, squalls, and waves formed a supercilious phantom. On
"His" right, there was a white tower with numerous brass eyes.
The authorities and symbols that Adam had envisioned entered "His" body
one after another under the influence of the Chaos Sea.
Finally, the shadow that clung tightly to Adam's back shrank into "His"
body.
Suddenly, the sea that contained all the colors began to rise. Adam
expanded into a giant shadow that seemed capable of holding up the
world.
The shadow slowly walked on the "water surface" of the illusory, chaotic
darkness. It pointed at the astral world and solemnly declared, "Let
there be light!"
In a blink of an eye, the entire astral world lit up. There were no
other secrets that could be concealed. Even portions of the astral world
that connected to Earth, the entire astral world, and the invisible
barrier that had been separated from the universe appeared.
At that moment, giant, indescribable faces seemed to cling to the
transparent, cracked barrier, silently watching the developments inside.