Mystery: Becoming a Creator Through the Doorway

Dorian, now in his middle age, has not had an ideal career advancement in the apprenticeship path, but he has at least become a Sequence 7 "astrologer".

By the standards of the Abraham family today, becoming a Sequence 7 "astrologer" is already considered a rare achievement.

Many more members of the clan choose to remain at Sequence 9 or Sequence 8 forever, or even simply live their lives as ordinary people.

They call this "stability," while the former Dorians called it "waiting to die."

This cannot continue; the Abrahamic family is doomed to perish.

But he is no longer in a position to criticize them.

Because he himself had only gone one step further than "waiting to die," and had become "seeking death."

For Dorian, this day should have been just another ordinary day among the tens of thousands of days of his life.

What is ordinary?

It was nothing special.

Even in his old age, when he wanted to recall the past, there was nothing to say, no memorable moments, and certainly no "Many years later, Dorian Gray Abraham would recall that distant afternoon."

Now, he is just a middle-aged man working as a clerk at the Pulitzer Harbour Fishermen's Association.

His yesterday is no different from his today, and his today will not exist either.

Dorian, who raised a traitor, is now waiting to die, no different from his clansmen who live as ordinary people.

The only difference is that, as a sinner, he was blind to reality, he was in great pain, and he was filled with remorse.

He no longer thought about restoring the family's glory and bringing Abraham back to the top of the continent; he only hoped to live a peaceful but mediocre life.

But a letter from Backlund changed everything.

Dorian stared at the emblem on the sealing wax with a complicated expression, recalling the family it represented—the Tamara.

According to family history, the Tamara family and Abraham served the Tudor dynasty together in the Fourth Age and even intermarried, showing a close relationship.

However, after the fall of the Blood Emperor Tudor and the defeat of the Tudor Empire, both families declined and gradually lost contact.

The present Fifth Age is ruled by the four noble families of the then-Trentost Empire: Augustus, Einhorn, Soren, and Castile.

With the support of the Seven Gods, they divided up the land of the Northern Continent and established the Kingdom of Rune, the Kingdom of Intis, the Empire of Fusak, and the Kingdom of Feneport.

Dorian had also thought that if His Majesty Tudor had won back then, perhaps the Northern Continent of the Fifth Era would now be ruled by the five ducal families of the Tudor Dynasty.

But this was just a fantasy that Dorian occasionally indulged in to console himself as he watched his family decline.

So, what is it that has caused Tamara, who had lost contact with him, to now seek out Abraham again?

When you're poor, no one cares if you live in the bustling city; when you're rich, even distant relatives come to visit if you live deep in the mountains.

But Abraham wasn't exactly rich, was he?

What are these two declining families, whose kinship dates back a thousand years, going back together to do?

The restoration of the Tudor Empire, returning like lightning?

To grow bigger and stronger, and create new glories?

It is our inescapable duty to restore the glory of our family.

Dorian twitched the corners of his mouth, unsure whether he wanted to laugh or sigh.

He was more concerned about another question: how did the owner of this letter find him?

Since the night of betrayal, he has been living in anonymity in Pulitzer, the largest port in Rune, for more than a decade.

The clerical work of the fishermen's association was inconspicuous, unprofitable, and ignored, which was exactly what he needed.

Even Boutis, one of his former students who betrayed Abraham and sided with the true Creator, was unaware of this news.

From this perspective, the letter should indeed have come from Tamara, and not been forged by a traitor.

Otherwise, it shouldn't be the letter and the messenger who arrive, but the Aurora Society.

Even so, Dorian, still feeling insecure, cautiously took out his astrological crystal ball and began to divine the meaning of the letter:

"Opening this letter will put me in danger."

I need to have my license checked!

The sparkling points inside the crystal ball grew brighter and brighter, becoming more and more distinct, as if the stars in the night sky were casting their reflections.

One by one, the stars that are often used to determine the course of fate and the trajectory of life appeared, forming a three-dimensional star chart in front of him, mixed with many symbolic symbols representing spiritual revelations.

Safety.

There's nothing wrong with the cards!

After confirming through multiple divinations that there was indeed no problem, Dorian finally opened the letter with a letter opener and began to read it carefully.

As he continued reading, his expression underwent a dramatic change.

At first, he was used to being tormented by fate, and his brows furrowed in a habitual way.

Then, his lips parted slightly, and his hand holding the letter began to tremble.

Dorian had forgotten most of what the letter said at the beginning.

His eyes were fixed on the few words on the letter, as if he wanted to bleed from looking at them.

"The truth behind the full moon's ramblings"—these were just a few ordinary words, yet they made his brain tremble.

The one who cursed their family for over a thousand years, killed his ancestors, his father, his people, and will relentlessly pursue Abraham on his apprenticeship path—they have never known the origin of this curse, its essence, or how to break it. The culprit behind all of Abraham's tragic fate—

Full moon murmurs.

But the letter said, "I know the truth about the 'Full Moon Talk'."

Abraham waited for this truth for over a thousand years.

However, the other party didn't mention any deals, conditions, or demands; instead, they simply wrote the "truth" on the next line:

"...I received help from a mysterious and great being, and by chance learned the truth about the 'Full Moon Whispers'."

...That wasn't a curse, but rather your ancestors pleading for your help.

...Years of exile and confinement had driven him mad. Every time the full moon arrived, Mr. Men's madness would intensify, making him uncontrollable, and he could only keep calling for help...

Through a ritual that sacrifices one demigod each from the paths of 'diviner,' 'apprentice,' and 'thief,' Mr. Door can be rescued from his exile and seal, freeing him from his predicament…”

Dorian couldn't read any further after reaching this point.

Excited heart, shaking hands!

He picked up the crystal ball again, his hands trembling, and performed divinations on everything mentioned inside.

And the result was that it was verified to be genuine!

Everything in the letter is true; the other party is not lying!

Even the mysterious and great being, whom Dorian did not intend to offend, was both horrified and surprised to divine a mysterious gray-white mist, which ironically served as further endorsement of everything he believed.

At this moment, Dorian suddenly remembered a prophecy from "Yellow Light" Venitan in a family occult notebook titled "Spiritual Encounters":

The curse on the Abraham family will be lifted by an "apprentice" who receives help from a hidden being.

He took a deep breath, composed himself, and continued reading the second half of the letter.

Finally, Aleister Tamara, now only a Sequence 9 "Apprentice," made his request for Abraham's help and outlined his specific requirements.

He wants to reclaim the "Tamara's Mystery Card," a sealed artifact originally belonging to the Tamara family, from the "Orange Witch" of the Witch Cult, and use it to advance to Sequence 2 Planeswalker, thus restoring the glory of the Tamara family.

For this, he needs a property extracted from a Wanderer after death, as well as the "Star Staff," a seal from the Abraham family.

Sure enough, the other party is currently just an "apprentice"!

Although the letter in his hand was as light as a feather, Dorian felt it was even heavier than Mount Hotchinas.

Whether it's the truth behind the full moon's whispers, the hope represented by "Aleister," or the sincerity and pride that permeate the letter, it all means so much more.

He could have had a set of traits from Sequence 8 to Sequence 3, but he only wanted one Sequence 3 trait, and even wanted to use the traits of a former Tamara family Planeswalker to advance to Sequence 2.

He could have used this truth and ritual as leverage to make a fair deal with Abraham, but he relinquished the initiative, writing down the truth and ritual first, and then making his demands.

The favor of that hidden entity must be the source of his confidence in doing so.

But even so, isn't this enough to show sincerity?

He really made me cry my eyes out!

Dorian, sensitive and suspicious due to his past betrayal, has come to believe everything in the letter.

He thought that many years later, he would definitely remember that distant afternoon clearly.

As the salty sea breeze seeped in through the cracks in the window, a letter bearing the crest of the Tamara family was delivered to him.

This was the lightest yet heaviest letter he had ever received in his life.