Lord of Mysteries

Chapter 1381 A Miracle

Thousands of Amons each committed "theft".

Given their numbers, unless they are extremely unlucky, a few of them will succeed. Moreover, the "Fool's" potion is currently ownerless, so stealing it will not be difficult at all.

While "stealing," the Amons also released a certain seal on themselves, allowing the extraordinary characteristics from the "apprentices" and "thieves" to demonstrate their ability to combine.

This is quite effective against the "Fool's" potion, maximizing the success rate of Amon's "stealing".

However, all of Amon ultimately failed.

Because a new rule appeared in the "Trentost Brass Book":

Theft is not permitted here!

Previously, in order to deal with the resurrected "Lord of Mysteries", the Amons weakened all the seals here, helping the "Book of Thorensost Brass" to get rid of "fooling" and to formulate some rules that were effective for a short time in the repeated cycles. Now, this has had a reverse effect on them.

Seizing the opportunity, the illusory mark between Klein's brows became even more pronounced.

A thin layer of grayish-white mist swirled around him, forming a thin "cocoon".

He fully activated the "Source Castle," and combined it with his extraordinary "Mysterious Servant" characteristics to create an extremely powerful synergistic effect on the "Fool" potion.

The shapeless, dark liquid, like a wild beast that had been starving for a long time and finally saw its food, pounced on Klein.

It stretched and changed continuously, like a semi-transparent human skin, completely enveloping Klein.

Klein's face was highlighted beneath the liquid, his features sometimes clear, sometimes blurred, sometimes distorted, and sometimes blank.

Within the land forsaken by the gods, beneath the colossal light and shadow formed by the ancient sun god, on the surface of the illusory sea encompassing all colors and possibilities, a message written in the most ancient language rapidly took shape:

Antigonus's efforts to ascend to the rank of "Fool" ultimately failed for various reasons.

The reason this being, who once ruled the entire planet, doesn't use the name Klein Moretti is because he now bears the identity and fate of Antigonus.

If the former is the subject, Klein can completely ignore it:

What does Klein Moretti's failed promotion have to do with Antigonus becoming "The Fool"?

However, when the subject becomes Antigonus, this sentence, which seems like a prophecy, an arrangement, and a decision that determines the outcome before giving the reason, can make the situation extremely serious:

If Klein does not relinquish his identity and destiny as Antigonus, then he will be bound by this statement;

If he relinquishes his identity and destiny as Antigonus, then the Sequence 9 to Sequence 1 extraordinary traits within him will no longer truly "belong" to him, having not been digested—those are extraordinary traits that Antigonus once controlled, currently unrelated to Klein Moretti; he merely forcibly absorbed them.

In this situation, even without other factors, the undigested extraordinary characteristics alone would likely cause Klein to lose control on the spot. And in this state, taking the "Fool's" potion to complete the ascension ritual would undoubtedly have no chance of success!

When the ancient sun god wrote these words, the "Eternal Sun," the "Lord of Storms," ​​and the "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" in the astral plane all sensed something and launched their fiercest counterattacks, attempting to interfere with each other's actions.

However, even though he devoted most of his energy to restricting these three true gods, and even though it was quite difficult, the ancient sun god still quickly completed that passage.

However, the enormous light and shadow that He manifested had dimmed considerably and seemed unable to sustain itself for much longer.

In the astral plane, inside an ancient floating palace.

The battle between the "Earth Mother Goddess" and the "God of Steam and Machinery" against the "Primordial Witch" and the "Hidden Sage" intensified once again. However, the former two were still able to spare some of their strength to influence Amon's clones and prevent them from disrupting Klein's ascension ritual.

The Amons were forced to "appear" everywhere, but some of them still turned into plants, blossomed and bore fruit, and returned to the earth, while others collapsed into words and were printed in illusory books.

In addition to these, a large part of them also strengthens the seal and restricts the "Book of Thorensost Brass," rendering its rules ineffective or only having a momentary effect.

Due to these three factors, even with their numbers, Amon was not enough.

Even so, a small portion of them still managed to get Klein's image reflected on the monocle made of crystal and the similar circular logo.

The next second, the monocles and circle logos all emitted a pure light.

This is not "stealing," but returning.

At this moment, the Amons chose to return what they had "stolen" from Klein.

That was Klein's suicidal thought!

When Klein was captured by Amon and taken to the Forsaken Land, he attempted suicide multiple times but failed, and Amon "stole" his thoughts.

At this crucial moment of promotion, if he were to have suicidal thoughts, the consequences would be predictable!

At this moment, Klein, who was tightly enveloped by the "Fool's" potion, had become confused and disoriented. He felt an extreme coldness on his body and the viscous liquid slowly seeping into him.

Then, he had suicidal thoughts and the idea of ​​giving up.

This was a change that Klein had never anticipated. He had long forgotten that Amon had "stolen" his suicidal thoughts, and he never expected that the other party would not only not discard them casually, but would instead carefully preserve them.

In the past, at other times, although such thoughts were strong, Klein could still rely on his self-control to resist them to some extent, forcibly suppressing them and waiting for them to dissipate on their own, just like when facing other bad thoughts.

But right now, he's in the midst of an advancement ceremony, under the influence of the potion, and his mind is unstable, so he has no way to effectively suppress his suicidal thoughts.

The Amons always have all sorts of strange but quite effective methods.

Fortunately, Klein is now not only Klein, but also Antigonus.

What does Klein Moretti's suicidal thoughts have to do with Antigonus?

Relying on the knowledge granted by this identity, Klein did not immediately give up and end his life. He summoned the Antigonus mental imprint within him, mixed it with the suicidal thoughts, and barely managed to suppress them.

Under this balance, Klein's mind and body were further eroded by the "Fool's" potion.

His thoughts, just like when he was promoted to "Mysterious Servant," had completely wandered off.

The difference is that this time he did not merge into the spirit world, but continued to extend, like gas, encompassing the entire planet, the entire spirit world, and part of the astral plane.

At this moment, Klein felt himself inside different believers, inside every human being, inside all kinds of animals, inside all living things.

Everything has a divine nature.

At the same time, he is also scattered in the mists of history, scattered in the passing time, scattered in the quietly flowing, shimmering river with its many tributaries.

It is one, and it is also ten thousand.

This divine experience further eroded Klein's thoughts, leaving him seemingly only with a cold indifference that looked down upon all things.

Even this indifference is gradually crumbling.

Before long, Klein will completely lose himself, dominated by the various mental imprints within the "Fool's" potion, and become a monster in the truest sense.

This coincided with Antigonus's out-of-control and mad fate, accelerating the latter's progress.

At that moment, he sensed something was off, unnatural, and abnormal.

In the mists of history, a few fragments of light are twisted and unable to combine, seemingly containing an essential contradiction.

They gradually separate, recording different content in the form of different branches, so that the distortion can be initially restored.

Klein's spirit, which had merged into all things, "popped out" slightly due to this disharmony and unnaturalness, and regained a bit of self-awareness.

With this self-awareness as the core, he quickly gathered his scattered spirit and took the lead in the process of the "Fool's" potion integrating into his body.

But at this moment, Antigonus's uncontrollable and insane fate arrived ahead of schedule due to the "prophecy" of the ancient sun god. Klein's body collapsed once again, unable to withstand the "Fool's" potion.

Without hesitation, and without time to hesitate, Klein immediately deactivated part of the "stealing" effect, returning Antigonus's identity, fate, and self-awareness to its original owner, allowing Antigonus, who was sitting on the giant stone chair, to gradually become clear-headed as he slowly opened his eyes and looked bewildered.

He did not immediately lose control, because the main reason for his loss of control and madness was that the will of the "Lord of Mysteries" had been largely restored, and now, the uniqueness and most of the extraordinary characteristics of the "Fool" who carried that part of the will were no longer in His body.

Therefore, Antigonus was able to use his own will to fight against that madness and try to reverse his out-of-control fate.

The ancient sun god's "prophecy" has thus come true: Antigonus indeed failed to advance to Sequence 0, "The Fool".

After Klein lost his identity, the extraordinary characteristics of the "Diviner" pathway from Sequence 9 to Sequence 1 within his body became undigested, which immediately put him on the verge of losing control.

The "Fool" potion, which wrapped around his body like a cloak, quickly penetrated his body, and the will of "Fusheng Xuanhuang Tianzun" was revived once again!

"Give up..."

Leave everything to me...

"This time, I will not accommodate any other source matter..."

"I will not help the creatures you want to protect, but I will not harm them either..."

"It's not that I'm keeping my promise, it's that they're too weak to even deserve my attention..."

"This will be a forbidden area for the Outer Gods..."

"..."

The strange yet familiar murmurs echoed in Klein's mind, making him want to give up.

His suicidal thoughts, which had been suppressed by the spiritual imprint of Antigonus, resurfaced after the former lost its balance.

The result of failing to get promoted is imminent.

At this moment, the "Goddess of Night," who was no longer able to strike down the twilight giant sword, suddenly relinquished control over Amon's true form.

Amon's true form leaped out, and as her clones awaited the failure of Klein's ritual, the goddess once again dragged that exaggerated longsword covered in orange-red light.

This time, the target is Klein!

Klein was momentarily controlled by the thought of suicide and made no attempt to resist.

With a soft thud, he was struck by the sword symbolizing twilight, shattering into a pile of decaying "rotten flesh," exuding extraordinary properties.

Klein died, killed by the "Goddess of Night" before the Amons could take any measures against him, before the ritual failed and completely spiraled out of control.

The next second, the "Goddess of Night" put the bird-shaped golden ornament on her head, her body became ethereal and expanded, enveloping the entire ancient palace. Amon's true form, clones, the "Earth Mother Goddess", the "Primordial Witch", the "God of Steam and Machinery", the "Hidden Sage" and Antigonus were all erased instantly like sketches.

"secret"!

The ancient sun god seemed to understand what the "Goddess of Night" wanted to do, but having already made two "prophecies," he was unable to write a third one. Meanwhile, the three true gods, including the "Lord of Storms," ​​continued their previous outbursts, firmly holding him back.

The next second, a "miracle" happened, and Klein returned from the mists of history.

The uniqueness of "The Fool" that had just belonged to him, and the three extraordinary characteristics from Sequence 9 to Sequence 1, all rushed back into his body.

Fearing that he would be disturbed, the "genie" quickly added a rule using the "Book of Trensost":

"This place is suitable for the return of extraordinary characteristics."

Suddenly, Klein returned to the state he was in when he "drank" the "Fool's" potion.

However, unlike before, when his main body's pillar was the Sequence 9 to Sequence 1 extraordinary characteristics belonging to Antigonus, which had not been digested, now, the first to return to him is undoubtedly the part of the Sequence 9 to Sequence 1 extraordinary characteristics that once belonged to him and has been fully digested.

In this way, he has a real pillar, a pillar that can accommodate the uniqueness and residual characteristics of the "fool".

— Klein is now equivalent to himself when he first arrived at the main peak of the Hornachs Mountains, a version of himself who has digested the "Mysterious Servant" potion and can attempt to advance to Sequence 0 "The Fool".

Relying on his resurrection after dying once, Klein completely reversed his situation!

This was inspired by the resurrection of Roselle, although the whole process was different from the resurrection of the "Black Emperor".

Klein had originally planned for the "Genius" to kill him, but he never expected the "Goddess of the Night," whom he hadn't communicated with beforehand, to be so cooperative.

In an instant, his body split apart, dissolving into a thin gray mist and a dark liquid.

The gray mist and black liquid mingled, and countless fleshy, worm-like growths appeared on the surface. Then, they intertwined to form a semi-transparent, dark cloak.

Beneath the cloak, there was no body, only darkness.

This process was very brief, lasting less than two seconds, and the "Goddess of the Night's" act of concealing so many gods at once clearly couldn't be sustained for long.

In an instant, a rapidly moving "gate" of light appeared on the surface of the hidden world.

The "door" suddenly opened, and Amon, wearing a pointed soft hat and a classic black robe, leaped out.

At the same time, He saw a blank, illusory mask appear beneath the semi-transparent dark cloak.

As the mask instantly outlined Klein's appearance, which incorporated features of Gehrman Sparrow, the Amons' thoughts became chaotic, as if their IQs had been forcibly lowered.

The Fool was born.

(End of this chapter)