Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 346 What about His mysterious servant characteristics?

Antigonus can act obediently in front of his savior and bow his head before the powerful, but he will never be a good dog to the murderer who destroyed everything he had.

Unless… Antigonus remembered his sister, with whom he shared the same blood, which allowed Antigonus to vaguely sense his sister's condition.

Therefore, Antigonus could be certain that his sister had not yet perished.

So where is He? Is He, like Him, imprisoned by the night? How can He save Him?

“Don’t be so mean to the wrong person. Although I do have a cooperative relationship with the Night, your tragedy has nothing to do with me.” Roland smiled and looked at Antigonus in front of him, saying, “I just made a deal with the Night. He sold you to me.”

This is not a lie. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, under their tacit understanding, Rolin had indeed made a deal with the Goddess of Night—on the premise of ensuring the Fool's uniqueness and that he goes where he belongs, Antigonus would be at Rolin's disposal. In return, Rolin would provide assistance whenever the Goddess of Night wanted to see her family.

Antigonus was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting such an outcome, which caused His expression to change repeatedly.

"Then what do you want me to do?" Antigonus took a slight breath, calmed his complicated emotions, and asked.

"I just need a good dog, and of course, a subordinate," Luo Lin said with a smile, speaking frankly.

After a pause, Rowling added, "Of course, I only bought you. The Fool's Uniqueness and the Mysterious Servant characteristics within you do not belong to me. They will go where they belong in the future."

Antigonus paused for a moment.

Antigonus: ? ? ?

How could such a powerful and living demon wolf, the angel king closest to the Fool, possibly separate his characteristics from his true self?
Wait, how come He only has one Mysterious Servant trait left?

Before Antigonus could even get angry about being split up and sold, he suddenly realized something else that left him a little bewildered—his Sequence 1 characteristic was missing a portion.

“Well, you might want to ask Little Zarathustra about that?” Rolin seemed to have figured out what Antigonus was thinking and kindly reminded him, “He stole your Mysterious Servant traits while you were out of control.”

Antigonus: ...

Little Zarathustra? Who? Which descendant of Zarathustra?

Antigonus felt like he was about to laugh out loud. As a half-fool, even though Antigonus was weak in front of Amon and Bethel, and acted like a good puppy in front of Rolin, he was a force to be reckoned with against other angels of the Diviner's Path.

Zarathustra the Elder died in the siege of Antigonus and Bethel.

Now, taking advantage of His loss of control, Little Zarathustra stole a portion of His Mysterious Servant characteristics, which Antigonus could not tolerate.

He can't defeat the night, let alone deal with a little Zarathustra!
Antigonus's wolfish eyes flashed with ferocity, and invisible spiritual threads moved silently, quickly dragging a figure into the palace—it was Zaratu, who had been hiding earlier. If Zaratu had already successfully advanced to the rank of Mystic Servant, he wouldn't be so powerless against the newly awakened Antigonus. However, he hadn't yet achieved this advancement and was even in a special state, unable to fully unleash even the power of a Miracles Master. Facing Antigonus, the true King of Angels, he was like a chick being dragged back.

"Ah, we meet again, Mr. Zarathustra." Roland looked at Zarathustra, who had been pulled back by the spirit threads, shook his head, and then greeted him enthusiastically.

"Do you know Him?" Antigonus asked Rolin.

“I don’t know him, but one of my subordinates is an old friend of his, and…” Roland smiled as he looked at Antigonus and said, “He is a whetstone that I’ve reserved for the future Lord of Mysteries, so you can beat him up to vent your anger, but it’s best not to kill him.”

Upon hearing this, Antigonus almost instinctively looked towards Amon.

After all, in Antigonus's mind, after Mr. Door was corrupted and He Himself was clearly out of luck, the person in the world who was closest to the position of Lord of Mysteries was Amon.

Especially since Amon appeared here with Lucifer, and the two seemed to know each other quite well.

"Don't look at me. Although I really wish I were the Lord of Mysteries in this guy's eyes, unfortunately, I'm not his preferred choice." Amon raised his hand to push up his monocle, but his expression wasn't one of regret as he said this. He even added with a smile:
"His preferred candidates are Men and a young fortune teller."

Antigonus was taken aback by the answer and asked with some doubt, "But Bethel wasn't corrupted... has the corruption within Him been resolved?"

“Not yet, but soon.” Rolin answered Antigonus’s question, smiling as he looked at him and said, “I know you may be a little unconvinced, but a person should know their own limitations. You are not a suitable candidate for the Master of Mysteries. Since you are not, then you should give the special ability to someone who needs it.”

Antigonus did not deny it; He knew in His own heart that He, who could not suppress the will of the God of Heaven even to accommodate the uniqueness of the Fool, was indeed not destined for that position.

"Of course, if you're really not satisfied, I'll give you a fair chance to compete in the future. If you can beat the person I prefer, then it's not impossible for you to become the Lord of Mysteries," Roland said with a smile.

Antigonus's mind was filled with memories of the past, the years when he was led by the nose by Amun or Bethel, which made him even more silent.

“No need. I know my own limitations. I am indeed not a suitable candidate.” Antigonus finally spoke. He shook his head. His gaze passed through the palace gates and fell upon the ruins of the Night Kingdom. Antigonus suddenly smiled bitterly and said, “If I could have done it, the Night Kingdom wouldn’t have become like this.”

Antigonus was not stupid. He did hate the goddess of night who destroyed the Kingdom of Night, but he also knew the reason why she suddenly attacked the Kingdom of Night—because he had absorbed the second mysterious servant's characteristics, the degree of the Celestial Venerable's resurgence had greatly increased.

It could be said that if the Goddess of Night hadn't intervened in time, the Celestial Venerable might have already used Him as a vessel for resurrection and returned.

It was His willful actions that shattered the peace of the Night Kingdom!

Antigonus closed his eyes, at a moment he could not say whether he was sad or in pain. He hated the night, but he also hated himself, and even more so the Celestial who had been revived within him.

Antigonus suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Roland, and asked, "The mysterious lord you favor can suppress the Celestial Venerable, right?"

(End of this chapter)