Secret: The years I served as a foreign aid for the Aurora Club

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"Let me let the Servant of Mysteries go, so that Antigonus has a chance to become a god, and then let Amon steal his godhood ceremony?"

He certainly knew the "wrong" request. If he really just stole the deification ceremony of an angel king who was about to become a god, it would be fine, but that was Antigonus - he had been deeply polluted by the spirit of the Lord of Mysteries in the Fourth Epoch, and he was put into a deep sleep by borrowing the power of the River of Everlasting Darkness. And the "wrong" deification ceremony "replacing his position in the ceremony of a god" was essentially stealing the other party's original "fate" and "future" of becoming a god!
If Klein and the Lord of Mysteries were the same person in terms of "fate", then Antigonus was almost completely identical to the Lord of Mysteries in terms of "spirit". Therefore, in this case, stealing Antigonus's apotheosis ceremony was equivalent to stealing part of his destiny of "becoming the Fool and the Lord of Mysteries"...

Since Amon doesn't dare to take his fate, does he dare to steal the "future"?
Edward weighed the pros and cons of plan one, but did not comment directly on plan two: "Omniscient God of Knowledge, do you think Antigonus has completed the ritual of the Fool?"

"His ritual was not entirely successful."

The Demon of Knowledge observed the spiritual changes of Antigonus and said in his usual calm voice, "This is also a loophole that I can intervene in... A ritual of deification that failed nearly two thousand years ago. If it 'succeeds' now, wouldn't it be a trick of time and history? Of course, I can also make His deification ritual fail. Conversely, Klein has already completed the ritual, but Bethel has not."

Klein had just learned to play the role of The Fool without any instruction right after his resurrection, and he had just used Bethel's body to appear before the gods and angels on Earth. Both of these rituals were quite significant.

"Of course, I can also make His ritual fail completely."

"To make his ritual fail completely, I just need to modify some information. It all depends on who among the three candidates for the Lord of Mysteries has the courage and ability to fight against the awakened 'Half Fool'."

Edward stroked his chin:

"This is a good idea, but you obviously overlooked the role of desire and emotion. If you fail his deification ritual, it will only cause Antigonus to realize that he has no ability to fight against the true God, and then increase his efforts to liberate the spirit of the Lord of Mysteries."

"I think that His first target now is the God of War, so we should wake Him up as soon as possible and then fight the God of War. We can also add some small help from the side so that He can have a chance to think about life after completing this strongest obsession and solving it. How do you think?"

The Demon of Knowledge was slightly startled:
"You want to use the second option?"

"No, of course I will use the first one. I'm thinking about what to do after Amon refuses." Edward sealed the extraordinary characteristic of "Mysterious Attendant" and put it in his arms after thinking about it. Then he took out a small package wrapped in deerskin from his other pocket.

"I don't want to enter Antigonus's mind. Who can guarantee that there is not a secret waiting inside? I would rather release this desperate and angry beast to slaughter it."

"It is necessary to vent his anger. If his desire to pay blood debt with blood is not satisfied, he will definitely use the fastest means to gain power."

"I'll go talk to Amon. I have His contact information."

Edward looked at the small package in his hand, humming a tune as he unfolded it layer by layer. In the center of the package, carefully wrapped in deerskin, was a monocle made of silver and gemstones in the shape of a giant dragon. A chain decorated with gemstones hung down, and a silver dragon wing spread out. The whole monocle looked noble and high-profile, like a Halloween costume.

Looking at the monocle, Edward sighed, which was rare.

"I have already hinted to you that if you want to survive you should stay away from Klein and the owner of Sefirah Castle. Why are you helping him?"

After saying this, He put the monocle on His right eye.

……

"Not only the Beyonders, but even the Sealed Objects corresponding to the 'Fortune Tellers' have all fallen into a frenzy..."

Klein, who began to learn to use the "door" skill under Bethel's guidance, first chose to strengthen the seals inside the cathedrals and secret organizations to prevent those sealed objects from rushing out and hurting people.

The agitation of these Sealed Objects reminded him of something that seemed to have happened a long time ago, although it was actually only a year and a half ago. At that time, Klein was a night watcher who had just joined the Blackthorn Security Company with the secret of Sefirah Castle. When he went to the underground sealed room for his shift, the "Doom Puppet" inside mutated. It rammed the door with the emblem related to the Antigonus family and showed it to him. The Doom Puppet should not have many living characteristics, but it was just like the countless "fortune tellers" and sealed objects now, madly wanting to get close to Mount Honachis and Antigonus.

"The power of aggregation is too strong..."

Klein couldn't help but mutter to himself. He knew that he could use extraordinary pathways to attract targets from adjacent pathways, and Zaratul had gathered them before. But this was the first time he had seen such a large-scale display of aggregation power initiated by one person that could affect the entire world!
"Consciously desire the full extraordinary qualities of the entire path."

“It’s not for the purpose of becoming a god, but for self-strengthening and self-completion… Even though He doesn’t need so many low- and mid-sequence creatures…”

Klein had a new realization at this moment, and even Bethel did not speak. If this continued, if all the things in the "Fortune Teller" path, including those extraordinary materials, were also swallowed by Antigonus, then the adjacent paths would be affected next.

"This kind of aggregation ability is actually the instinct of the old days. It may seem terrifying, but it is actually the same as our instinct and desire to seek advancement... It is precisely because they symbolize authority and the extraordinary path itself that we cannot defeat or stop them. We can only try to fight against them..."

In addition to the passage of time, perhaps at some point, with just a tiny oversight or a slight degree of slackness, we will become Him... On the extraordinary road, power and danger always go hand in hand, and we never know when we will slide into the abyss... Klein thought silently in his heart.

He thought for a moment and asked:
"In history, has Duke Antigonus ever obtained Sefirah Castle, or established any connection with Sefirah Castle?"

"Is this the origin of his nickname 'Half Fool'?"

"When I still held Sefirah Castle, I once saw a seal displaying things related to Him in the underground seal room of the Church of Evernight."

Also, when Leonard saw himself on Sefirah Castle and was called "The Fool", Pales Zoroast also thought that "The Fool" might be someone related to Antigonus.

In Klein's opinion, this subconscious association might imply that Duke Antigonus and Sefirah Castle once had a connection.

When he asked this question, he suddenly felt that Bethel seemed a little unhappy, and then there was a little sarcasm and dissatisfaction in his emotions. Klein shrank his head quietly - it seemed that he remembered that this kid was now connected to his spirit to a certain extent. Bethel snorted unhappily, interrupting his thoughts.

Klein Moretti... I don't know why, but I'm a junior who has a safe and solid connection with Sefirah Castle... If it weren't for the current situation, your appearance before me would be like fate paving the way for me to ascend to the highest level. But this precious step is a naive kid who even an enemy like me can't bear to kill...

"...You think too much." Bethel sneered twice.

"Let alone establishing a connection, even though we became angels and angel kings, we still couldn't find Sefirah Castle after searching for a thousand years. The gray fog was very close to us, as if it was right beside us, but we couldn't grasp those connections and could only helplessly look at the highest point of the spirit world... Later, we thought of a way to try to attract Sefirah Castle, and Antigonus volunteered to be a test subject, but we all failed."

Klein understood the reason for Bethel's little emotions just now. He thought about it, lowered his eyebrows and said:
"Feel sorry."

"There is nothing to apologize for. If those who are favored by fate need to apologize, then those who are not in the path of fate should die to apologize."

Bethel replied calmly, "He thought his warnings and advice were enough, and Klein should be able to see his attitude." Then, he thought about it and took the initiative to reveal a piece of information:
"Do you know what the original experiment was?"

"At that time, only Antigonus had not yet accommodated the uniqueness. Therefore, when we proposed 'using aggregation to attract the Sefirah Castle', Antigonus suggested trying to accommodate the uniqueness with a simplified version of the apotheosis ritual to see if it could cause any changes."

Klein frowned slightly. He had not completely given up the idea of ​​advancing through the path he was most familiar with. He asked with hope:

"How did Antigonus accommodate the uniqueness of The Fool?"

Bethel had no intention of hiding it, and responded:
"In addition to us, He also asked Adam and Amon for help. Is that a surprise? We all supported Alistair Tudor at that time."

"Use the power of the 'Trojan Horse of Fate'?" Klein pointed out the key point based on Will Auceptin's words and his own thoughts.

Bethel nodded slightly and looked up at the starry sky:

"The Fool's Apotheosis Ceremony is to fool time, history or fate. Therefore, we captured a demigod from the Solomon Empire and had Adam perform deep hypnosis and memory transplantation on him, making him think he was Antigonus. Then, Amon took action and, with Antigonus' cooperation, stole his identity and fate. Antigonus used the power of 'tampering' to combine his own identity and fate in Amon's hands with the experimental subject."

"That demigod of the Solomon Empire began to live as Antigonus, and after a while, he took the initiative to try to accommodate the uniqueness of The Fool."

"He undoubtedly lost control, and at this time, the real Antigonus lifted the 'tampering' and returned his identity and fate to Amon. Amon then stopped stealing and returned them to their original owners."

Klein listened attentively and added thoughtfully:
"In this way, it means that 'Antigonus failed to accommodate uniqueness and became a monster' and 'Antigonus lived well and nothing happened'. These two completely different fates exist at the same time in the real world. So, fate is fooled to some extent..."

Before he finished speaking, Klein noticed some hidden dangers and asked again:

"Won't there be any problems with this?"

“There’s a lot of risk.”

Bethel said: "Destiny is the most unpredictable thing, especially since we were not gods at that time. We did not succeed, but we did not fail completely... At that time, if we could not retrieve destiny in that extremely short time when the target was about to get out of control, things would undoubtedly fail: if we retrieved it a second earlier, the ritual would have no effect; if we retrieved it a second later, Antigonus would bear the fate of losing control and going crazy, and would inevitably end up with the same outcome."

That's right. If you accept fate, you naturally have to accept the troubles that fate brings... If it weren't for this, Amon wouldn't have to find a way to chat with me, deceive me, change my will when I volunteered, and give me both fate and trouble... Klein muttered a few words in his heart and began to think about how he should imitate the ceremony of the ancestor of the Antigonus family.

At this moment, Klein suddenly heard Bethel say:

"The Demon of Knowledge told me one thing. You were born with Sefirah Castle, but you didn't become the Lord of Mysteries right away. I think it was because the Goddess of Night used Antigonus' uniqueness to do something, which might have indirectly affected Sefirah Castle and 'tampered' the location of your Beyonder characteristics to the God-Forsaken Land. Therefore, the 'curtain' that was supposed to cover you appeared there."

"Took away by Cottard," Crane said.

Bethel thought about it and didn't answer.

As expected, Sequence 2 angels all need to fight against the "curtain". If I get touched, I will lose myself on the spot... Klein sighed and frowned slightly.
"Can Antigonus' uniqueness indirectly affect 'Source Castle'?"

"Perhaps. After all, He has gone crazy and out of control."

Bethel did not look in Honakis' direction.

"This also means that his self-awareness can no longer suppress the will of the 'Lord of Mysteries' within his body. The two spirits are stitched together, showing the most primitive, instinctive, bloody and crazy side.

"And the Lord of Mysteries was the former owner of Sefirah Castle. Antigonus can naturally use this identity to indirectly influence Sefirah Castle... Just like now, is this Antigonus's own idea or the Lord of Mysteries' instinct? Not to mention you and me, even Antigonus himself probably can't tell the difference."

"That's why the Demon of Knowledge said that the Lord of Mysteries and God were restraining each other and had lost control of many arrangements."

"After two consecutive failures, Sefirah Castle began to undergo certain changes.

"This is also a good thing for you. With the coming of the end of the world, the remaining will of the Lord of Mysteries is dissipating, and only his spirit will remain, trying to wake up.

"If you were born in the Fourth Epoch, the moment you became the Servant of Mysteries, you would have already become Him."

TBC
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Just a little touch, and then a big one tomorrow. (End of this chapter)