Bab 40: Chapter 40 : Taking over the country while Klein is getting kidnapped
All of a sudden, the intricate ring that was inlaid with a sapphire gem appeared on Trissy's pinky. And unlike in the past, the present Trissy had fused with the mark and submitted to the Primordial Demoness. She had been greatly enhanced as a Sequence 4 demigod.
In other words, even though she wasn't a robust deity's descent "vessel," she already had the qualifications to be one.
And that sapphire ring allowed her to temporarily grasp a certain amount of initiative.
Looking at the scenes in the past, the cocoon formed by Trissy's spider silk cracked inch by inch. The thick ice crystals silently melted as the wicked black flames corroded. She raised her left hand, closed her eyes, and smiled as she placed the sapphire ring between her eyebrows.
The ring melted like metal as it flowed into Trissy's head in a surreal manner.
At that moment, the wicked black flames were completely deprived by Prince Grove as a burning white spear of light shot out.
At the front of the spear, two pure white wings spread out as they embraced the tip of the spear, like an angel, sealing off the surrounding space, and preventing the target from escaping.
At that moment, Trissy opened her eyes. They were a deep black color.
Her hair flared up one by one, each becoming as thick as a snake. The outer layer was slippery and diabolical, with clear black and white eyes embedded at the ends, or heads that looked like venomous snakes. Their mouths were slightly open as they flicked their tongues.
The spear that was condensed from pure light stopped in front of Trissy, as though it was being pressed down by an invisible hand, making it difficult for it to advance even an inch further.
It quickly turned grayish-white in color, turning from incorporeal to corporeal, as if it was carved out of stone.
With a whoosh, the spear rapidly plummeted to the edge of the cliff, shattering into countless tiny pieces.
The grayish-white color around Trissy rapidly spread out in every direction as if it had a life of its own. Wherever it passed, the stones became hard while everything else turned to stone.
The various rituals that had been set up in Ruins No. 1 were now tainted with grayish-white colors, preventing the angels guarding the other secret mausoleums from discovering the changes and coming over immediately.
Prince Grove was instantly surrounded by a grayish-white aura that emanated out of the void. With him only being capable of using the crown of thorns to maintain a small safe zone, there was no way for him to use any "Prohibition" powers.
Trissy, whose eyes had no borders marking her whites from blacks, didn't even look at her opponent. With her snake-like hair blotting out the sky, she took a step towards the secret mausoleum at the bottom of the dark valley.
Boom !
The ground began to shake violently as a dull thud sounded from deep within. Red asteroids with fiery tails appeared out of nowhere as they flew past Demoness Trissy and smashed at the mausoleum.
In an instant, this ruin was inundated with catastrophes.
George III, who was at the critical moment of His advancement, sensed this and immediately felt a strong sense of confusion and anger.
With great difficulty, He split off some of His strength, and with the help of the preparations he had put in place, he forcefully distorted the surrounding area and isolated the dark and solemn secret mausoleum from the real world, preventing earthquakes and meteors from approaching the target.
Boom ! Boom !
Amidst all kinds of catastrophes, the cliffs crumbled one by one as the ruins began to collapse. George III's angry voice sounded from the secret mausoleum that formed a world of its own :
« Are you mad ? »
For a Sequence 4 to forcefully accept the power of a true deity, the only outcome was death !
Trissy laughed. The skin on her face had been pushed to its limits. Inch by inch, they crumbled, revealing the blood and flesh that was squirming wildly underneath.
This extremely terrifying Demoness scoffed and said :
« Isn't the ending of a lovely story supposed to have all the bad guys die ?
For example, you, or me… »
Before Trissy could finish her sentence, she wore that tragic smile on her face as the asteroid plummeted into the twisted secret mausoleum in a bid to destroy it.
—————— I am the dividing line~
In another mausoleum, Klein finally made the mausoleum collapse.
With the destruction of a mausoleum, George III's advancement ritual was no longer stable, He lacked the key pillar of support.
In Backlund, on the Memorial Square, George III was finishing his speech when there was a loud explosion.
His flesh and blood transformed into a flurry of fireworks that sprayed into the air.
With George III's ritual failing and him not becoming Black Emperor, it meant that Klein goal had been achieved. What followed next was to escape !
However, Zaratul had been waiting for Klein into the historical void and ambushed him.
So Klein hid into Groselle's Travels but was pushed out very naturally by Adame (?) !
(Adam(e) : This is my territory !)
Then Xin Jian and Mr. Fool used 0-08's historical projection to make Reinette come back and transform Zaratul into a rabbit so that Klein could successfully escape.
Finally, he could rest… (Lol, as if.)
After making a huge detour, Klein, who had used Angel's Embrace three times to remove his traces, finally returned to Backlund secretly. It was probably the safest place.
He didn't return to the apartment he had previously rented. Instead, he found a hotel in the Backlund Bridge area and got a room.
Of course, he didn't forget to change his appearance, height, and temperament.
The more ordinary and common his appearance was, the less attention he would garner.
After entering the room, Klein endured the mental fatigue and physical trauma he received, and he began to chant the honorific name of Sea God Kalvetua. He planned to take four steps counterclockwise and head above the gray fog. He wanted to use his "true vision" and the real Angel's Embrace to confirm his surroundings to eliminate any latent dangers.
Klein heaved a sigh of relief and took one step in a counterclockwise manner. He opened his mouth and chanted in Mandarin :
« The Exalted… »
Suddenly, Klein's body trembled. His voice came to a halt as he froze on the spot.
In his line of sight, a figure had appeared on a chair beside the full-body mirror in the room. He was a young man of medium build, wearing a dark-colored jacket and trousers. He looked like a mixed-blood man with Loen and Balam roots.
This was the marionette that Klein had lost—Winner Enuni.
Enuni smiled as he faced Klein's pair of eyes that could no longer move.
« Don't randomly leave your marionettes around. They can be tracked. »
As he spoke, he slowly stood up. He casually took out a crystal monocle from his pocket and slowly wore it on his right eye.
—————— I am the dividing line~
Above the gray fog, Xin Jian watched Amon kidnap Klein as she expected.
« Wow, Klein was really kidnapped… »
But how could Amon act as she expected ? It should be a trap !
A trap to lure her !
*Narcissism.jpg*
(Xin Jian : Hey, I am still the Error Uniqueness…)
Xin Jian sighed and turned her head to Mr. Fool.
They had to deal with the king's death now…
Xin Jian opened her mouth :
« You know, I don't really know much about politics, but a kingless kingdom surely means that the country will be thrown into chaos. I am aware that the king should have family members and heirs to succeed Him, but isn't it also the best time to take over this country ? (The behind the scenes leader of evil organizations rules the country ! Tyran Xin Jian ! Amon doesn't rule a country so I'll be better than Amon !) »
Mr. Fool deadpanned.
« Don't you have someone else to compare yourself with other than Amon ? »
Xin Jian smiled innocently.
« In the Error Pathway, there aren't many members and I'm still better than Pallez. So, no. »
So, that's why Xin Jian went down to reality. In order to calm down the population, she stepped up and continued her plan for world domination.
When people saw someone appear in the previous king's place, the commotion increased.
Calmly, she spoke up and her voice seemed to contain a special power that was heard by everyone.
« Hello, everyone, my name is Xin Jian. »
(Mr. Fool : Wait, weren't you nervous when you make speeches in front of a crowd ?
Xin Jian : You can't see it but I am actually very nervous right now !)
The people recognized that name.
It was the name of the one who started the previous war.
« Some of you should know me as a villain, as someone who made the war happen. But, I want to ask you… »
The crowd started to get angry and threw things at her, but Xin Jian just smiled and spoke in a chillingly calm voice.
« Who, in that war, died ? Did some of your family members not return home in the end ? Were they injured ? No ! In fact, all of them were safe ! None of them died ! »
The crowd began to calm down. They realized that it was true.
« A true miracle. And I was the one who made it happen. »
(Klein's conclusion : So Xin Jian started a war to take control of the country ?! Was me killing the king in her plan ?
Xin Jian's conclusion : Klein is hopeless. I have not hope left for you.
Xin Jian's second conclusion : Klein is really starting to resemble Alger. Klein, this is a bad influence !)
Strangely, everyone stayed silent and listened.
(Mr. Fool : *using an artifact from the Spectator pathway to appease everyone*)
« I made this war a bloodless war, doesn't it show my qualifications to rule ? Well, if you want, you can choose a king. But do you at least know the true colors of the one you believed to be a good king ?! »
Xin Jian raised her voice.
« Do you truly have the wisdom to make this decision, and won't the one you choose end up doing actions for his own benefits after a while ?! »
(Xin Jian : Now, let's try to answer all the questions they could ask. *took rhetoric classes at school.jpg*)
« George III had broken the pact with the church to not become an angel and made preparations to become a god ! Did you know why the great fog of Backlund took place ?! It was because he wanted to hide the disappearance of people to use them as slaves ! He just needed manpower to build a few mausoleums to ascend to a god ! »
Thanks to the war, more people knew about the existence of Beyonders, but even the ordinary people understood that the king should have done something bad.
However, the crowd become angry at the accusations against their king.
« And how many other people disappeared to be used as slaves ? I ask you, how many other people do you think disappeared or died because of that man's selfishness ! Who would even notice if a few tramps disappear in the slums anyway ?! And why would the police act for people who have no money ?! Your king's death was retribution for his deeds ! It was because the churches didn't want you to be ruled by the one who made your suffer ! You have been avenged, dear citizens ! »
(Mr. Fool : Did you prepare you speech or something ?
Xin Jian : No, I told you I have good acting skills.)
« From this day on, I will be the ruler of this country. As a believer of the Evernight goddess, I declare that the Church of the Mother Earth is now authorized to preach freely, and the religions of the Evernight goddess, the Mother Earth, the Lord of Storms and The Fool are the official religions of this kingdom !
If some gods don't agree with this arrangement or want to become allies with me, then say it ! If They don't think that I am worthy to speak to Them as a mere angel, then They can say it to the gods backing me ! From this day on, it is the beginning of a new era. »
Xin Jian used the authority of the Churches to make her words believable and take power.
*dictatorship.jpg*
(Mr. Fool : Believer of the Evernight goddess ?
Xin Jian : Of course, if I say that I am the believer of a secret existence, they will take me for a cult believer and try to bring me down from the throne. However, if I say that I believe in an already existing religion and introduce a new one, it will be more believable.
Mr. Fool : That's not the problem here. Why did you call Her the Goddess of Sleepy Flowers all along if you knew Her name ?
Xin Jian : …What may you be talking about~?
Mr. Fool : *speechless*)
That's how Xin Jian became the king of a country and completely took control of the MI9.
However, in the mind of the most powerful person in the country, who could mobilize at least half of the world's secret organizations, there was only one thought :
"Now, let's search for someone to handle the paperwork in my stead…"
—————— I am the dividing line~
After Klein's third suicide attempt (Klein, you were just kidnapped, why are you making such a big deal out of it ?), felt disheartened and despaired.
Amon nudged his monocle and took a step forward to appear in front of him. He smiled.
« If They were all Their true bodies, it would indeed be more troublesome.
However, the Historical Void projection has a very huge flaw. And grasping the problem of something is what I'm best at. »
Looking at this Angel of Time whose smile remained the same while His expression was one of delight, as though He hadn't been in a difficult situation just now, Klein's heart slowly sank, as if he had fallen into an abyss.
His spiritual perception was triggered as scenes quickly flashed through his mind.
After entering the Forsaken Land of the Gods, Amon changed his clothes—going from a dark colored jacket, trousers, and black top hat that met the aesthetic standards of modern times to a classic mage's robe and a pointed hat.
After that, He suggested a game of escaping and obstructing ;
He appeared extremely confident and wasn't worried about any mishaps…
As his thoughts raced, Klein's throat turned dry, and he said in a low and hoarse voice :
« You… are the true body…
After entering the Forsaken Land of the Gods, your true body merged with your avatar ? »
He seriously suspected that the person in front of him was Amon's true body, the true Blasphemer, the whole King of Angels !
The corners of the monocled Amon's mouth curled up bit by bit.
« This is very interesting, isn't it ?
The expression on your face after knowing the truth is what I wanted to see in this game. »
He had clearly admitted that He was the main body. He was born accommodating the Uniqueness of the Marauder pathway. He was peerless amongst the ranks of those beneath that of deities.
This meant that, unless a true deity descended, no matter how hard Klein struggled, he wouldn't be able to escape from Amon's hands. And this was the Forsaken Land of the Gods. The only active deity was the True Creator, and He wasn't too interested in Sefirah Castle.
Although he had suspected that the Amon beside him had swapped with His actual body, Klein, who had experienced countless instances of hope, only to have them destroyed, experienced what was the ultimate sense of despair when he was truly certain of it. If it wasn't for the fact that the Tarot Club involved Leonard, and company, as well as how he knew that Amon was best at deception, he would've admitted defeat and expressed his willingness to become His Blessed.
Isn't it normal to join the ranks of the opponents if you can't beat them… As he lampooned, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He recalled the words that Amon had previously said.
This… His eyes lit up, and he completely calmed down. Looking at Amon, he leisurely stretched his body and said with a smile :
« Kill me. »
Amon looked at him for a few seconds before nudging his monocle and smiling.
« Can't you say something else ?
You seem to have found new hope ? »
Klein's smile didn't change as he clenched his fist to his nose and stuck one hand into his pocket.
« I just suddenly understood something. It turns out that it's not too demoralizing to play this game with your true body. On the contrary, this shows that you have no way of stealing my destiny. »
« Oh ? »
Amon smiled as He spoke in a tone, as though He was looking forward to what Klein would say next.
Klein laughed and said without any hesitation :
Otherwise, once I entered the Forsaken Land of the Gods, you would've directly stolen my destiny and become the new owner of Sefirah Castle. Even if you want to play a game of escaping and obstructing, you could've waited until the main goal was achieved before doing so. That way, you wouldn't be taking any risks. And having lost my chance to resurrect and my original destiny, I'll put in an even greater effort into escaping due to my instinct to survive.
Indeed, the God of Mischief might do something that disregards danger, doing so in pursuit of excitement, but you're still the God of Deceit. »
Having said that, Klein looked at the unperturbed expression on Amon's face and paused.
« I know that you really have the ability to steal the destinies of others, but being capable of doing something doesn't mean that you'll do it. This requires a risk assessment, as well as weighing and analyzing the pros and cons.
I believe that you don't wish to steal my destiny directly. That will make you bear the burden of everything brought about by Sefirah Castle. You have to resist the trauma of the resurrection of its original owner. Even for a King of Angels like you, this is also very dangerous. If you aren't careful, you can perish. Therefore, you want to find a loophole—you want to get Sefirah Castle without suffering the negative effects. And this requires my "permission." »
When he said that, Klein thought of the experience of getting hit by computer viruses in his previous life. Those viruses would always pretend to be normal and cheat him into giving him permission.
This was somewhat similar to the current situation.
After hearing Klein's words, Amon looked at him without a word. Instead, He calmly adjusted the crystal monocle.
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