In the Dreamland, everything had returned to peace within the towering spire beneath the heavens.
Tang Qi sat upright on Beckfast's Chair, gazing at his vast, tranquil Dream World. Diana, who had saved Father God, was playing at various nodes. All the Dream Creatures danced around the pure, beautiful girl, and her laughter made the realm even more dreamlike.
Diana did not know what had happened in the tower. When the Goddess of Fate had appeared, Tang Qi's protection had spared her any memories of what followed.
The laughter of the Plague Maiden, which seemed capable of cleansing all filth, caused the gloom deep within Tang Qi's heart to dissipate somewhat. His expression calm, he looked at the back of his hand.
The detestable Goddess of Fate had already departed, but she had left something behind for Tang Qi.
Besides the Mark of Friendship from the Monarch Octopus, there had originally been a Misfortune Mark on the back of his hand. It had been the benefit Tang Qi gained when he clashed with the source power projection of the Misfortune Witch and tricked her into signing an Unequal Contract.
But now, that mark had been replaced.
In its place was another mark, shrouded in mist. It was a humanoid imprint outlined entirely in gray-black lines and symbols. Tang Qi could not recognize most of those symbols, and as the mist rippled and surged, the figure occasionally became clear. It looked like an abstract lady who always wore a mocking smile.
Above her head, endless Black Antlers spread out. Beneath every antler extended limitless Threads of Fate, their ends dangling over all things in the universe.
"Mark of Fate: An imprint from the Goddess of Fate. With this mark, your fate will no longer be certain. It will be controlled by