Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 427 The True Plan of the Ancient Sun God

Raphael was not surprised by Payne's true identity.

When Raphael traveled with Klein and the others to the Giants' Court to open the passage between the Forsaken Land and the outside world, he had a conversation with the remnants of the "Ancient Sun God's" spirit, and at that time he guessed Payne's identity.

Payne said, "Actually, I—or rather, the Sun God—had long sensed God's intention to awaken within me, so I made the necessary preparations long ago."

The plan of "the Sun God" is to split off a unique personality clone and reclaim its characteristics, thereby minimizing the influence of "God".

"Saslier is just a cover; the one who really needs to reclaim the characteristics is me."

"Although 'God' didn't find me, he learned of the 'Sun God's' plan—this was easy to know, after all, they share the same vision, and 'God' also has the authority to act as an 'audience.'"

Raphael had already figured it out, and the "Devil Personality" said, "So we have to resort to some more radical plans."

The more radical plan, of course, refers to the establishment of the "Redemption Rose," which would gather the power of most of the gods and angel kings at the time to kill "God" and buy time for the "Sun God."

"Yes," Payne replied. "I believe you are aware of what happened afterward. The Sun God's plan failed, and many of its characteristics were taken away."

"I also suffered a heavy blow, losing most of my memories, and living as Payne."

"But my fate is rather special. Unless the old regime intervenes, I'm basically not going to die."

"Even if I am killed, I can regain the consciousness that belongs to Pain by using the extraordinary ability as a power source. If someone uses that ability to advance, it will be even more convenient. I will stay attached to the other person to revive."

Raphael thought to himself: This is actually a bit like "I have become the person I used to hate". Payne's arrangement was originally to prevent "God" from waking up in his body, but Payne had to wake up in someone else's body in order to achieve this goal.

Payne continued, "—Whether I die or not, there is an indelible memory: the way to return to the level of an angel."

"Once I return to the level of an angel, I will be able to recall all my memories."

"Now, I've regained all my memories, but these memories are quite heavy, and I still need your help."

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The "demon personality" asked, "What can I do for you?"

Payne calmly stated, "The uniqueness and characteristics of the five methods, including 'Help me reclaim the sun.'"

The "demon personality" twitched its lips: "Why don't you just let me cripple 'God' for you?"

Payne considered it seriously: "It's not impossible."

"I----"

The "demonic personality" couldn't tell for a moment whether the other person genuinely hadn't understood its sarcasm, or had.

To put it bluntly, this method made him unhappy.

Payne continued, "Alright, let's get down to business. Right now, the other two personalities aren't really sure about my condition either. They don't even know if I'm still alive—"

The "demon personality" raised a hand and said, "That's not right. I have a feeling that the 'True Creator' knows I know you."

"He doesn't know," Payne said. "He can't know either, because if He knew, God would know too."

"However, His terrible state actually helped Him greatly; when He was in a state of madness, He would act entirely according to spiritual guidance."

"The reason you feel that you have received His help is simply because His spirit feels that doing so might help Him."

"Because these were decisions made in a state of madness, and these decisions were incoherent and seemed to lack a clear purpose, they would not be noticed by 'God.'"

The "demon personality" nodded: "I see."

Then he recalled, "What about Adam? The cross He gave me also played a role."

Payne explained, “It’s a tacit understanding between ‘myself’ and others. Adam observes that some of the actions of ‘the true Creator’ seem a bit strange, but His spirituality can realize that it is also good for Him to help ‘the true Creator’s’ actions, so He will also help You in some way.”

"These actions have never had a strong logical basis, so even 'God' has had difficulty detecting them."

The "demonic personality" suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."

Payne continued, "So I need to have you or the Lord of Evil appear before the other two personalities at the right time. The other two personalities will immediately realize that this is an opportunity, and before God can react, they will take appropriate action to bring the three independent personalities together."

"By suppressing 'God' in this way, and reclaiming the uniqueness and characteristics of 'The Dreamer' and 'The Hanged Man,' if all goes well, I will immediately establish a close connection with 'The Chaos Sea,' which will give me a sufficient advantage when facing the other three deities."

Raphael pondered for a moment, then his "devilish personality" said, "I've thought of a good opportunity. But the problem is, how can you approach those two gods without them noticing?"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "It's like this, I'll take you to the Forsaken Land, but I reckon once we enter, the 'True Creator' will be waiting for you to notice Him, and then 'God' will also be able to notice you, right?"

Payne smiled and said, "Didn't we just receive a lamp? You can deliberately omit the lamp when reporting to the True Creator's chosen ones and see how He reacts."

Raphael suddenly realized that this was clearly another act of help from the "True Creator" for him, and also for Payne.

But he was still somewhat uneasy, so the "devilish personality" asked again, "That lamp seems to be able to create a world of shadows," which falls under the authority of the "true creator," so even He couldn't detect it?

Payne explained, "The shadow world created by that lamp is special—or rather, it's a shadow world created by the former sun god, effectively shielding us from the gaze of deities."

Raphael thought to himself: So that's how it is. No wonder this sealed artifact was made from the remains of the "Ancient Sun God".

The "devil personality" said, "Okay, then it's settled. As long as the time is right, I will take you to meet the other two personalities."

"But I can't help you for nothing. Before that, when I need help from an angelic level, I'll come to you, and you must do everything you can to help me."

Payne immediately replied, "No problem."

As he spoke, he took out a small, blood-red skull with many pairs of eyes on it.

Raphael immediately realized through spiritual perception that this was a "Triadic Sanctuary," one of the conditions that had previously helped Payne ascend to the angelic path.

He accepted the special ability, and Payne took his leave.

Raphael used his spiritual power to seal the special properties in his hands, and then wrote a letter to Chairman Benjamin, briefly explaining Adrian's actions, but of course, he didn't mention Payne.

In the latter part of the letter, Raphael detailed his views on Freddy's current state, the vice president of the Aurora Society, who has now become a monster in Adria, or a part of a monster there.

However, Raphael explained that although he did not recover Freddy's traits, he did obtain another "Tri-Headed Sanctuary".

The characteristics, and submit this characteristic.

In addition, following Payne's instructions, he mentioned the holy lamp he had obtained in the church, but made no mention of handing it over.

After writing the letter, Raphael summoned Benjamin's messenger and sent it along with the description of the "Three-Headed Sanctuary's" characteristics.

About an hour later, Raphael received a reply from Benjamin. The message was simple: first, it said that Raphael had completed the task assigned to him, and then it congratulated Raphael on becoming the president of the Aurora Society.

Raphael burned the letter with his spirit, thinking to himself: Sure enough, it didn't mention the holy lamp.

Raphael then wrote to Triss and the divine messengers who had become his subordinates, informing them that he had become the president of the Aurora Society.

Triss knew very well that Raphael had obtained a level 0 sealed artifact in Adria, and she assumed that Raphael had handed over this sealed artifact, which was why he became the guild master.

The other divine messengers were somewhat delayed in receiving the news. They had heard that Raphael had temporarily replaced Wagner in his duties some time ago, and the divine messengers all guessed that Raphael must be planning something big.

They now assume that Raphael's "big move" has ended and he has gained the approval of the Forsaken Lands, which is why he became the guild leader.

Regardless of the circumstances, no one seemed to have any objections to the decision.

That evening, Hawthorne, the saint in charge of the large area of ​​Intis and the Misty Sea, contacted Raphael and came to Backlund to report the situation there.

At this point, the entire Aurora Society officially became Raphael's organization.

For Raphael, taking over the Aurora Society's affairs was not difficult, after all, he was already a high-ranking member of the Aurora Society, and this was just a step further.

After resting for a day, Raphael continued to digest the potion. Now he only had two steps left to advance: first, to completely digest the "Silent Disciple" potion; and second, to continue searching for evil items that could withstand the power of angels.

To Raphael's utter surprise, the "Netherworld Man" of the Western Continent once again did him a great favor.

The Western Continent, a land of extreme Yin.

The "Demonic Man" has been preaching to Raphael and Wen Tuo every day, or rather, imparting his experience of "harmonizing with the Way".

After the sermon ended, "The Daoist of the Underworld" said to his two disciples, "That's all I can say. The rest depends on your understanding."

Raphael and Wen Tu bowed and thanked him, and were about to get up and leave.

Suddenly, the "Netherworld Man" raised his hand, gesturing for them to sit down. He said to Raphael, "You should go back to the Dark Lodge; they need you more there."

Raphael paused for a moment before realizing that the course on "Harmony with the Way" had now come to an end.

He bowed again to express his gratitude.

The "Underworld Taoist" readily accepted Raphael's gratitude, then took out a black jade Buddha: "As master and disciple, I will give you one last opportunity."

After he finished speaking, the black jade Buddha floated into Raphael's hand.

This jade Buddha has a dignified expression and is exquisitely carved; even the fingerprints on its fingers are clearly visible.

But in the next instant, Raphael sensed the evil aura emanating from the Jade Buddha, and even felt its intense bloodlust.

The Jade Buddha "believes" that if all the people in the world are killed and all the ghosts in hell are killed, the world will reach a state of "perfection," which is complete stillness.

Raphael quickly used his spiritual power to seal the jade Buddha, as it was definitely an evil object capable of withstanding the power of angels.

His spirituality even realized that if he were to advance using the Black Jade Buddha, his abilities related to death, such as "living corpses" and "vengeful spirits," would undergo a qualitative change, and he might even gain some subtle authority over "death."

For a moment, Raphael didn't know how to thank "The Underworld Man". He could only secretly resolve that if he succeeded in suppressing his divinity in the future, he would turn around and help "The Underworld Man" solve his current predicament.

Raphael then took his leave and departed from the land of extreme darkness.

The northern continent, Backlund.

Raphael remarked that the promotion went even more smoothly than expected, and the ceremony issue that had been causing him a lot of headaches just last week was resolved just like that.

Then all that's left is to completely digest the "Silent Disciple" potion. Raphael already has some ideas on how to digest the potion.

The "Abyss Entrance Incident" orchestrated by Raphael has now reached its final clash. All six clues previously scattered have "fished out" a "Mid-Sequence" Extraordinary.

Five of them are on the "Demon" path, and one is on the "Mystic" path.

By this time, they had already engaged in several fierce battles in the Misty Sea. Although some were injured, no one died.

Raphael, as a spectator, was initially surprised that these people had so many ways to protect themselves, but after observing them carefully, he realized that each of them was basically accompanied by a saint.

After all, that's the "entrance to the abyss," and many angels are interested in it. Perhaps those six "middle-order" beings...

The saint hidden behind the mortal was also sent to scout the way.

In addition, the official extraordinary individuals also began to send people to investigate this matter. The sea area where the "Abyss Entrance" appeared is within the sphere of influence of the Republic of Intis.

Therefore, the extraordinary power of the Intis government, as well as the Church of the Eternal Sun and the Church of the God of Steam and Machines, sent people to investigate this matter.

Suddenly, that desolate sea area became bustling with activity, with probing battles taking place every day.

Raphael planned to participate in this great battle as a force, achieving final victory without uttering a single word.

He's bound to win, since he can take the "Abyss Entrance" with him at any time and can make some "shady moves".

Because among the participants in this event are several saints, they should be able to digest far more magical potions than the tens of thousands of people involved in the war in the Southern Continent.

So Raphael changed his appearance and used "travel" to come to the Misty Sea, preparing to start a hunt.

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