As early as Angel Gray learned from Bornova Gustav that "Orville" is a remote town in Intis, which was probably used by Soon after Zarathus used it as "Marionette City" for his promotion to Sequence 1, Klein found this area through the clues hidden in Spirit World.
It was erased from reality by Zarathus, but it did not completely disappear into Spirit World. Instead, it maintained its existence in the gap between the two, equivalent to "Divine Kingdom Prototype" of Mystic Seer.
This can block most divination and prediction methods. Even Klein, who has mastered "Sefirah Castle", cannot divine the location of this area without knowing the true situation of Orville.
Therefore, after Klein found it, he did not tell anyone this information, not even Angel, and he only recalled relevant issues in Sefirah Castle's Gray Fog and did not bring it into reality.
Otherwise, this secret is likely to be known by Grisha Adam and Amon!
Now, everyone including Angel and Gray believe that "Orville" and "Dilan" have not been discovered yet, and that Eternal Blazing Sun and Church of Steam are accurate After wiping out the "Primordial Moon" believers, he carefully searched for the whereabouts of Zarathus. No one knew that Klein had quietly come here, ready to take his last portion of Sequence 1's Potion.
"Normally, I should wait until the Gods who are hostile to 'True Creator' can free their hands, and wait until Evernight Goddess has enough power to help me hide all my actions before being promoted. But by then, Grisha and Amon will also be prepared accordingly, and the risks I face may not be lower than now..."
Klein was talking to himself as he walked along the edge of this dead town toward the old castle in the mist.
There were no pedestrians on the streets he walked through, but the carriages were parked on the side of the road, and most of the doors were open. Inside the houses, you could even see uneaten food, newspapers and hats dropped on the ground. It was as if the entire city had disappeared in an instant, but all traces of their lives had been completely preserved.
"... Although we risk accommodating the last feature at this time, Storm, Blazing Sun, Wisdom and other God will be unable to help because Outer Deity is attacking the barrier, but there is a high probability that 'True Creator' is also staring at them, looking for flaws, and looking for opportunities to solve an opponent without affecting the stability of the barrier..."
"Although Amon is looking for me, he will think that I am paying attention to Angel's battle and care about his followers, and will not choose this time to leave 'Sefirah Castle'..."
"The most important thing is that they will think that even if I take the risk of accommodating it, I will first choose the Uniqueness of 'Fool' instead of the pure 'Mystic Seer' characteristic of Celestial Worthy, so they will pay attention to whether there are mutations caused by accommodating Uniqueness around the world.
"But I am going to do the opposite. I will accommodate the most difficult third copy of 'Mystic Seer' first, and then master Uniqueness after reaching a balance with the internal 'Celestial Worthy' consciousness. In this way, the two problems of Uniqueness and Sequence 0 can be solved through one ceremony. By the time Amon notices this, it will be too late to stop it..."
Thoughts kept flashing through his mind, Klein came to the castle that looked majestic but was damaged in many places, as if it had gone through a hundred years.
There is no need to look for more clues. Spirituality has already told him that the castle in front of him with a large number of spiers and towers and the early style of Fifth Epoch is the "Dilan" mentioned in the message delivered by Zarathus before his death.
The heavy door of the castle was open, and there was deathly silence inside. It was also filled with mist, as if it led to some underground tomb. Klein grabbed his Historical Projection, let him walk through the door, passed through the atrium covered with weeds, and came to the hall with many chandeliers and long tables.
There are hundreds of guests of different genders, ages, and skin colors here. They are dressed up. Some are chatting face to face, some are curiously taking the food on the table, and some are the Solitary One standing in the corner, holding wine glasses and drinking.
The only thing they have in common is that they all maintain their current postures and their expressions are quite dull, like lifelike wax figures.
In Klein's vision, these "people" all have their own Spirit Body Threads, but they are not scattered into the void like normal people, nor are they pulled to one place by someone like Marionette. Instead, there are only short segments floating slowly upwards, like puppets that have lost their strings.
When Zarathus was tracking me at George III Apotheosis Ritual, many of the Marionette hanging in that church came from here... The controller was lost, but not dead... Spirit Body Threads should be Grafting has gone to other places, and this space itself does not belong to Physical World. Instead, all Marionette are in a state of dying but not dead... Is Zarathus preparing Marionette reserves for himself after resurrection?
Klein was thinking, bypassing the hall where the guests were crowded, and quickly explored the entire castle.
The reason why he entered the "Dilan" castle now instead of conducting reconnaissance earlier was to avoid being discovered in advance by Zarathus, who used this place as a back-up for resurrection. The other party had an affair with Outer Deity. In order to prevent him from becoming a god, he might reveal the information to the outside world, so that Klein's attempt to use this place as a "secret base" failed.
Fortunately, after searching the castle from the inside out, he found no trace of Zarathus, not even the characteristics of "Miracle Invoker".
It was nearly two months before his death. According to my two experiences, Zarathus should have been resurrected long ago and took over Marionette here... In order to hide his methods, he used some roundabout methods. The calls of "Orville" and "Dilan" deceived a certain Seer who was not related to him to find this place. When he thought he found the lost treasure and was promoted with related characteristics, he was resurrected from his body? The time required for this is probably measured in years, but it is also secretive enough...
While guessing, Klein returned to the hall, took over the Spirit Body Threads of these motionless guests, and turned them into his own Marionette. Then he gave up control and watched these historical figures rot and die one after another, precipitating Beyonder Characteristic with different appearances.
At a cursory glance, he discovered "Despair", "Manipulator", "Puppet" and other characteristics of High Sequence, but he did not pick them up immediately. Instead, he took out the characteristics of "Mystic Seer" and different Spirit World specialties from Gray Fog on the spot, and prepared his third copy of Sequence 1 Potion.
Then, his Historical Projection dissipated and his body reappeared. Even the Worm of Spirit on duty above Gray Fog returned to his body, leaving only a standby Marionette beside him. He returned to the most complete and stable state, and then he raised the cup of Potion, which was as dark as the sea water at night.
This is the most difficult step, but it is also my last chance to divert the attention of Grisha Adam and Amon with other events. There is no need to worry about the status of Angel, Adam and Amon It is impossible for to interfere in her battle. No matter who is the "Lord of Mysteries", they all need a "Calamity of Destruction" to appear... The only variable is the dead Zarathus...
The thoughts that came to his mind made Klein hesitate for a moment before he drank Potion. After a moment, he took out the translucent mask with the "Fool" symbol engraved on it from Sefirah Castle Gray Fog, and put it into Historical Void for easy access at any time.
In this way, even if Zarathus is really resurrected and returns to the strength of Sequence 1 in the same way as Historical Projection, he will still have an absolute advantage.
What's more, he also arranged for "Chariot" Miss, also known as Angel Gray, as a last resort.
After being prepared for everything, Klein brought the bottle containing Potion to his mouth. Just like he had taken Potion twice before, he drank the Potion inside which was as light as air.
With rich experience, he used Spirituality to guide Beyonder Characteristic the moment it entered his body, allowing each "Worm of Spirit" that made up his flesh and blood body and Spirit Body to absorb the same amount, reducing the impact of "Original Creator" Mental Imprint inside Beyonder Characteristic.
Even so, Klein immediately felt that the consciousness of being aloof, crazy and rational, loving the world and hating all things began to corrode him. This was due to the spirit left after the split and death of Creator, that is, all The "divinity" that Beyonder wants to fight against, and for thousands of years before this, no one except "Celestial Worthy" left traces on this Sequence 1 Characteristic. The imprint of Creator is still very deep and complete.
With the digestion of the first two copies of Sequence 1 Characteristic, the behavior of Premature Acting "Mystic Seer", and the anchor provided by believers who continue to pray to "Fool" because of the attacks by cultists everywhere, Klein barely withstood the erosion of this spirit and found himself again. The pieces of Worm of Spirit that were originally divided like Creator slowly came together, making it clear that he had almost integrated into Spirit World's body.
At this moment, his image of "Gehrman" wearing a top hat and a windbreaker suddenly changed. The silk top hat on his head melted and draped over his head, merging with the windbreaker like a cloak. The face underneath became transparent and disappeared, and his body disintegrated into Distortion worms from the inside out, even forming tentacles extending outward.
It is "Blessing of the Primordial Yellow Celestial Worthy". The former "Lord of Mysteries" is the purest consciousness left in the identity that has not been integrated or weakened by anyone!
Originally relying on the anchor and Premature Acting, the balance was initially reached with the last portion of "Mystic Seer". Klein's self, which was about to further accommodate and digest Beyonder Characteristic, was instantly suppressed, leaving only a small half of the body intact. Holding a human form, he looks like two different images spliced on the left and right. One half is the self-recognized "Klein", and the other half is the "Lord of Mysteries" who is the Pillar-level Great Old One.
In a dark, secret room beneath Derrenburg, a ray of light shot out from Gray Fog that seemed to never dissipate, and a bubbling crystal that looked like a heart emerged from the light.
That's a "Miracle Invoker" feature.
Beyonder Characteristic seemed to have self-awareness, searching among Historical Void, and soon found Zarathus whose body was intact at a certain moment, pulling it into the present moment and integrating into it.
The white-bearded old man with a dull face and dull eyes immediately regained his vivid expression. Without hesitation, he clasped his hands together and made a wish:
"I hope Spirituality will be abundant in the next ten minutes."
This gives him from Historical Void, who should have been provided by the main body Spirituality, the ability to complete subsequent actions.
Then, Zarathus grabbed a handful next to him and borrowed strength from his past self.
His figure immediately became solid, his eyes were dark, like lightless water, and he restored the ability of "Mystic Seer".
This is not a normal method of resurrection, just a temporary "miracle", but Zarathus believes that now is the best time for him to take action.
When the "Mystic Seer" that kills itself can contain the last of its characteristics, it's the opportunity to take away everything from Him!