Astral World, which seems to encompass all the powers and symbolic concepts in the universe, is shrouded in wild Storm rain, a country where lightning and thunder never stop, and a country composed of books, with countless figures traveling through them to read knowledge, just happen to be close together in a continuous cycle with no discernible rules.
At the same time, the dark kingdom filled with Deep Sleep Flower and Night-Scented Herb floated below them, allowing the three to overlap each other.
This attracted the attention of Outer Deity, who was always paying attention to the changes within the barrier. The terrifying faces that could not be described in words came closer to the earth and pressed against the transparent Astral World barrier, trying to see the changes inside.
If it is just a normal change between the kingdoms of God, they are not very interested, but if a certain God leaves Astral World, making the barrier more fragile, these Great Old Ones who surround the earth and wait for the final "Apocalypse" to arrive do not mind launching a joint attack to make this day come earlier.
But soon, the conceptual symbol representing "sight" and "attention" turned to the divine kingdom of "Goddess of Calamity", which floated through the three kingdoms that seemed to collide because of an unplanned path. The space that shone like a mirror and reflected the light emitted by Outer Deity continued to explode inside, as if it was about to collapse in the next second.
This symbolizes the fall of God? Or is it the start of another divine war within the barrier?
Suddenly, all the Great Old Ones were attracted by it and had no time to worry about the collision of the three Gods of "Lord of Storms", "God of Wisdom" and "Evernight Goddess".
In the boundless darkness, clusters of Moon Flower and Night-Scented Herb surround a Gothic palace. It has a gorgeous appearance and exquisite details, but it seems to be integrated with the darkness.
In the palace, four high-backed Stone Chairs surround an ancient stone table, each with a figure of a different shape on it.
Three of them are God who are almost in collision with the Kingdom of God, so they can project their consciousness here:
Wearing Dark Black Dress embellished with starlight, her face covered with a thin veil, her appearance gives people a quiet beauty but cannot really see clearly the Gentle Beauty woman, "Evernight Goddess" Amanises;
Wearing black armor engraved with symbols of strong winds and waves, carrying a cape made of lightning, surrounded by mist, a middle-aged man with a majestic appearance, "Lord of Storms" Leodoro;
Wearing a robe decorated with countless symbols and words composed of gold threads, the old man took off his hood to reveal his gray hair. He held a closed Brass Book book in his hand, "God of Knowledge and Wisdom" Herabergen.
The three of them, God, who are both "righteous gods", occupied one side of the stone table, and at the same time faced another somewhat hazy figure.
The latter did not deliberately conceal his figure. He wore a simple clergy robe made of black cloth, with a silver-white cross hanging on his chest. His hair was pure black, but his eyes were golden. His face had deep contours and sunken eye sockets, and his expression was indifferent with a hint of smile.
He is the human form of "True Creator" Grisha Adam without authority and symbols. It is what "Ancient Sun God" looked like when he just walked out of the Chaos Sea and came to this world.
This caused Leodoro and Herabergen, who were invited to have a conversation, to fall into the memories buried in their hearts from time to time, and their expressions were sometimes in a trance.
"The performance of 'Calamity' won't attract them for long, and my 'secret' may be breached at any time. Please keep it short."
Amanises, who held this meeting secretly with many symbols of his own kingdom of God, said, his tone was soft and erratic, but there was a trace of unusual anxiety hidden.
He is not the protagonist of this conversation, but is responsible for ensuring that the meetings of many God will not be discovered by Outer Deity, and also ensuring that "Storm" and "Wisdom" will not be attacked by "True Creator" who has mastered "Chaos Sea" and has three Pathway, which is stronger than the ordinary True God.
Under his gaze, the indifferent Grisha Adam glanced at Leodoro and Herabergen and said:
"My King of Angels, the time has come.
"All the conditions have been put together, and those existences outside the barrier will not give us more time to prepare."
What he is referring to is naturally the Omniscience and Omnipotence five Pathway who gathered together "Chaos Sea" to become the Pillar level Great Old One symbolized by the fallen "Primordial God Almighty".
Long before the fall of "Eternal Blazing Sun", Grisha had secretly contacted his three King of Angel, learned about their attitudes towards him, and used this to make subsequent arrangements.
And now "Lord of Mysteries", one of the three Pillars, is about to be born, and "Calamity of Destruction" is only one step away from the final fusion. The power inside the barrier is enough to support the earth's fight against Outer Deity.
At this time, what is needed is the power of another Pillar to ensure that the Earth side truly wins War of Doomsday, instead of forcing a tie, leaving more hidden dangers, or falling short and losing in the war.
By then, all Sefirah, Uniqueness and Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristic will be the targets of Outer Deity. Some of the more mobile Angel may be able to escape this galaxy with a small number of family members, find a suitable planet to take root again in an unknown place at the edge of the universe, and revive civilization.
But as God, God who owns Uniqueness, none of the four people here can escape.
Leodoro and Herabergen knew this very well, so they did not express their opinions immediately. The former had a gloomy expression, and Storm came beside him, seeming to be thinking, while the latter held the Brass Book book in his hand and asked:
"So fast?
"Wouldn't merging now increase the risk of 'Primordial God Almighty' awakening?"
His tone seemed to be discussing an academic issue, rather than deciding the life and death of himself and the other God beside him.
"There will be this risk," Grisha immediately nodded and replied, "But it is within the controllable range, and 'God Almighty' is also worried that his actions will cause 'Celestial Worthy' to have a stress reaction, which will eventually lead to the recurrence of First Epoch's lose-lose battle."
"Moreover, there are more urgent problems that need to be solved now. We can no longer wait for the right time to come. We must quickly let other God who may be promoted to Great Old One contact Sefirah of the Western Continent."
As he spoke, he looked at Amanises, whose expression was hidden in the shadow of the veil, and meant something.
Hearing this, Herabergen nodded slightly and said with a smile:
"I understand."
He placed the book in his hand on the stone table and pressed one hand on the cover. He seemed to no longer care about the content of the subsequent conversation.
As the owner of "all-knowing" authority, Herabergen has long left a way out for himself. His clone "Hella Berg" in Church of Knowledge owns Sequence 2 "Wisdom Angel" ""'s person, even if the main body dies, can be resurrected in the clone body in the form of knowledge and memory inheritance, and Grisha promised that after Apocalypse, he can return to the Lord as the person of King of Angel.
This near-eternal life and the opportunity to learn more were attractive to Him.
Compared with him who made a choice quickly, the other God seemed a little hesitant.
This does not mean that the Pathway where "Lord of Storms" is cannot be reduced to Low Sequence in the form of a clone. Returning from Sequence 0 will not affect the appearance of "God Almighty" Sequence 1 or Sequence 2.
With the help of "True Creator" who already has the power of "Sun" Pathway, these are not problems.
What hindered Him from bowing his head was still the pride in his heart.
This thought was quickly reflected in Leodoro's answer:
"Storm will not surrender to the old master, nor will he surrender to Outer Deity.
"I will fight Apocalypse in my own way."
The several God beside the stone table all know that even the ancient gods of Dark Ages who have multiple Pathway powers and are stronger than ordinary God have fallen in the hands of the "half Great Old One" Ancient Sun God. If a single Pathway Sequence 0 God faces the real Great Old One outside the barrier, there will only be one result.
Hearing this, Grisha chuckled, shook his head and said:
"Your stubbornness and toughness have no significance in terms of the difference in personality. Just the one who is biased towards reality, also has 'material' authority, and symbolizes the basic force and the existence of space, 'Supernova Dominator', can directly swallow your attacks, as well as you."
Leodoro was not angry because of these words, because He knew it was the truth.
Not only "Supernova Dominator", but any Great Old One outside the barrier cannot be shaken by his self-sacrifice.
Just like when He was still Angel instead of God, he had the same resentment towards the ancient god who was wreaking havoc on Earth Mother but was unable to resist.
At this moment, Amanises, who had been silent all this time, said to himself in a low tone:
"Self-sacrifice does not necessarily have to be accomplished in a tragic way of death, but giving up everything for the sake of the overall situation is also an important manifestation.
"This is not surrender and bowing, but a manifestation of the essence of strength."
Leodoro's eyes containing Storm looked at Evernight Goddess, and his expression relaxed a little.
After a moment, the Storm and lightning beside him subsided, and the light in his eyes slowly dissipated.
He nodded.
Deep in "Forsaken Land of the Gods", at the top of the continuous mountains.
Next to the huge cross, the figure of Grisha Adam wearing a black robe emerged from the shadows.
His body quickly grew in size, and instantly surpassed the cross standing at the top. The shadow under his feet stood up like a curtain, blending his body into it, forming a body with five heads, and the outline of the shadow seemed to have eyes peering into the surroundings.
The huge cross seemed to be supported behind Him, and a golden Sun rose slowly above His head.
At the same time, the dark Sun that had shrouded this continent for thousands of years fell, and the darkness that had put Forsaken Land of the Gods in danger disappeared.
But there was no Crimson Moon or stars in the sky, instead it was shrouded in a velvety black curtain.
In the darkness, "True Creator", who was carrying the guilt of "Sun", smiled and said:
"Come, my King of Angels."
From the distant horizon, a piercing lightning flew towards here at the speed of light. Deep in the clouds, the huge White Tower crashed down. Countless brass eyes above stared fixedly at the shadow giant with five heads.
The many changes that occurred within the barrier finally caught the attention of the Outer Deitys. They no longer tried to analyze the "Goddess of Calamity" kingdom of God that seemed to be crumbling but had no real problems, and instead looked at this piece of Earth Mother.
But everything here is "hidden".
"Evernight Goddess" Amanises no longer hides his own power. With the person of "half Great Old One" and the symbol of his eternal night and secret, he provides cover for the merging Grisha Adam.
Yes, after initially grasping the power of the "River of Eternal Darkness" tributary, Amanises already possesses half of the personality of Great Old One, although this is slightly inferior to actually containing Sefirah's "Goddess of Calamity", "Fool" and the former "Ancient Sun God", but in terms of specific use of authority and certain key symbols, He is more effective.
The key point here lies in the mastery of "Sefirah", rather than one or more Beyonder Pathway. Even if a single Pathway can only use part of Sefirah's power but not all, it is far from comparable to Sequence 0 True God in terms of personality.
This is also the origin of the most correct promotion path of "first master Sefirah with a single Pathway, and then accommodate other Pathway Uniqueness".
At the same time, everyone in the world, including Audrey, who had just returned to reality from a dream, noticed that the starry sky above their heads had changed.
Those twinkling stars disappeared, and Crimson Moon, which became bigger and rounder, disappeared.
The world seems to have fallen into a true eternal night.
On the Feysac Empire's Plains of Evernight, the near-permanent winter Evernight keeps the temperature at a level that freezes everything. The raging snowstorms never stop. A few residents can only rely on their usual food reserves and warm houses to survive this season.
In the wind and snow, Blood-stained Flag stuck directly into the ice, burning with invisible and colorless flames, melting the surrounding ice and snow, making the cold wind hot.
Three figures stopped in the night and looked to the southeast at the same time.
"It seems that he already Persuasion two other guys."
"Angel of Redemption" Termiboros, who had the face of Amon, chuckled lightly and said to the two Angel who were confronting him.
Of course, it is not accurate to say Angel. The one who chased him from the Hornacis Mountain Range all the way here is Archangel Mr. "Door" Bethel Abraham of Sequence 1, and the other is the real King of Angel "Conqueror" Angel Gray.
But now they were attracted by the sudden Strange Phenomenon at the same time, and they did not continue to take action for the time being, playing the game of "you run away and I chase".
Hearing Amon's self-talk, both of them had a clear understanding. Gray waved his hand to stop the flag of suppressing the other party from exuding the aura of conquering everything, and asked:
"Will the fusion at this time cause the barrier to be weakened?"
In her idea, first let "Lord of Mysteries" be born and unlock the seal of the Western Continent. Evernight Goddess and God of Steam are the two God wheels who initially came into contact with the power of Sefirah. The safest and most secure sequence is to leave Astral World, accommodate Sefirah and promote Great Old One, and finally let "True Creator" merge with Storm and Wisdom.
Amon, who had black hair and black eyes, was wearing a black robe, and had a somewhat dull demeanor like Inevitability, shook his head and said:
"He must have his own considerations, and the barrier has not collapsed yet, which means that there are other God going to Astral World to support it, such as 'Black Emperor', and Earth Mother is not as unbearable as it seems.
"In addition, 'Fool' should have woken up, or in other words, he has never really fallen asleep."
"But there is no need to be so anxious," Bethel looked up and glanced at the dead sky with dark stars and moon, and said, "There are still four months until the scheduled 'Apocalypse'."
Amon took off his hood, glanced at the sky, and said with a smile:
"Normally, this is true. The actions of God within the barrier and the efforts of those Outer Deity will push fate to this node.
"But if this continues, their failure will be a foregone conclusion, and this is something that 'Mother Goddess of Depravity' cannot accept.
"Not long ago, I unearthed an important clue in the memory of 'Inevitability''s Angel and Termiboros. That is the most important symbol of the two Pathway that 'Mother Goddess of Depravity' now has. It is also an important reason why she still has the Pillar symbol after her Sefirah was torn apart.
"He gave birth to the original sin of this universe, 'Chaos Primogenitor'. Once this symbol is used, the Astral World barrier that maintains our world may be shattered in an instant, and Apocalypse will arrive at a time that no one can predict."