Just like when he took Potion many times in the past in an attempt to advance, Angel once again experienced the process of transcending himself and looking at his own body from a third-party perspective.
She had always believed that this experience was caused by Spirituality breaking away from the physical restraint after containing the extraordinary power in Potion, but this time, she had a new understanding.
This is not my own perspective, but "Mirror Person"'s gaze on me, a sharing of senses between the two!
In this line of sight, after taking "Catastrophe" Potion, black flames that could burn everything gradually appeared next to Angel Granger who was standing still. Meteorites of different sizes and shapes appeared from above their heads, but they were sucked into Black Flame's Vortex was orbiting in a circle like a satellite orbiting a planet. White lightning struck out of the air, as if it were a sharp blade tearing apart Black Flame. The entire "Night Emperor" Memorial Hall was shaking continuously, falling into a gradually increasing earthquake.
If Potion is taken by the outside world, these Catastrophe that appear with promotion may spread to a considerable area, and even cause the destruction of a city and the sinking of an island.
But the incarnation of "Hand of Order" in the sky, Regular Octahedron, shining with dark gold light, seemed to feel the approaching crisis. The complex runes emerging from inside formed golden ribbons, surrounding Angel and the little Catastrophe beside her, wrapping them up and limiting them to this.
The earthquake gradually subsided, and Storm, the meteorite and Black Flame no longer wreaked havoc under the suppression of the power of order, but the pain on Angel's body did not dissipate.
Scenes from the past appeared before her eyes again, Tingen City's Blackthorn Security Company, Backlund East Borough's streets...
But this was quite different from the memory deep in her mind.
Inside Tingen City, the reception hall of Blackthorn Security Company was in a mess. Almost all the furniture was turned into fragments. There were obvious burn marks on the floor. A large hole was opened in the ceiling that led directly to the outside world. The dazzling sunlight shone on a blood-stained, curled up burnt umbilical cord.
Dunn Smith, wearing a black windbreaker, was lying on his back with a relaxed expression, his face was pale, and his heart had disappeared from the wound on his chest; Klein Moretti's left chest was penetrated, with a confused and lost face, lying on his side in a pool of blood; Leonard Mitchell was half-sitting in the corner with his head lowered and blood flowing, motionless.
Outside the window, a team of "Mandated Punishers" rushed in carrying Sealed Artifact. Farther away, Street Park was holding a rally. Everyone was smiling and enjoying the happy time of the weekend.
This is... the scene where Tingen Team solves Megose who is pregnant with the heir of "True Creator"? But we obviously worked together to kill her when Street Park was under attack. There were more than a hundred casualties at that time, which was the day with the highest death toll in Tingen's history...
... But if Megose, who was controlled by "0-08" and came to visit, could be stopped within the security company, things would probably develop like this...
Angel's inner doubts gradually arose, and he allowed his eyes to circle inside Blackthorn Security Company, and finally rose up into the sky along the hole in the ceiling penetrated by "Flaring Sun Charm", surrounded by Gray Fog shrouded, East Balam Dock's bell tower emerged from the fog, and the surrounding rusty yellow fog rushed out. The elderly or sick people on the street were like straw in the field, blown by this deadly breeze, and fell in pieces.
In the haze, "Lady Despair" Panacea, dressed in white robes, walked out quickly and looked back at his masterpiece. The smile quickly solidified as soon as it appeared on his face.
A hooded female figure was outlined from behind her. His eyes swept over it, and Panacea disappeared as if it had been erased by an eraser.
The haze above the head was also blown away by the ensuing hurricane, and heavy rain fell, starting to clean Earth Mother. The poisonous mist was diluted and washed away, and the conditions of the victims who were not yet dead were immediately relieved.
This... is the day of Backlund Great Smog, but why is it completely different from the scene in my memory... Angel looked blankly at the beautiful but dull-looking "Mother of the Sky" disappearing in the street below, and watched the self-rescue actions of East Borough residents after the haze dissipated.
Even based on this scene alone, she was convinced that the number of victims in "this" Great Smog was far less than the one she remembered.
Why did I see these hallucinations while taking Potion and getting promoted? It's because they are all unforgettable memories in my heart. Are they the "Catastrophe" that I have experienced and personally participated in... Angel has constant thoughts in his mind and instinctively compares the difference between his memory and the scene he sees now.
She soon discovered that whether it was the incident of Tingen City's divine descent or the incident of Backlund's Great Smog, there was one missing person who should appear.
Missing herself.
If I had not agreed to Melissa's request that weekend and waited for Klein at Street Park... No, even so, Mr. C and Mitis would have launched a terrorist attack to attract Megose to the park... It should have been earlier time, if I had not joined Nighthawks and had not gone to Enmat Harbor, Mr. C would not have come to Tingen, and Megose would have been besieged by Tingen Team within the security company, limiting the damage to the minimum scope...
Angel A flash of lightning flashed in his mind, and he realized the significance of this scene.
It represents the possibility that no Angel Granger exists.
After thinking of this, she immediately deduced "another possibility" of the Great Smog incident.
Even without me, Klein can arrive at East Balam Dock in time and intercept and kill the fleeing Lanevus; Ms. D may still attack Audrey... No, I was in contact with her at Tingen City. All of this may be related to Mr. C The extension of's grudges; the ending of "Desire Apostle" may be different, but it does not affect the occurrence of Great Smog. Without my existence, "Lady Despair" may delay the attack. Church of Storms's Archbishop can clear the poisonous mist in a more timely manner and save more people...
The more he thought about it, the more Angel felt shaken in his heart. The pain caused by the meteorites and Storm surrounding him could not compare with the stinging pain in his heart.
Without her intervention, the death toll in the two crises of Tingen City and Backlund would have been greatly reduced!
Could it be that because of "City of Calamity", I am actually a walking Catastrophe. Wherever I go, it will cause Calamity, Man-made Disaster, or make the originally limited Catastrophe difficult to control?
The moment this thought, which was like self-denial, formed in Angel's mind, it was involuntarily amplified and occupied all her thoughts.
But the "Catastrophe" around them, which had gradually become controllable and were running with some strange rules, collided with each other out of control at this moment, triggering a resonance that even "Hand of Order" could not control. The golden ribbons were squeezed away, and the earthquake returned to the Memorial Hall again, and even had a tendency to spread upward.
Surrounded by the gradually spreading Catastrophe, Angel felt that his consciousness began to become blurred. Spirit Body gradually merged into the meteorites and Storm. Violent impulses took over her heart, eager to break through the Memorial Hall protected by "Hand of Order" and show off her power in the "Dream City" with a hundred thousand people above.
Anyway, I am "Catastrophe" itself...
She thought to herself.
Suddenly, a pair of cold but soft hands touched Angel's cheek, making her gradually addicted to the extraordinary power brought by Potion return to reality.
"Don't regret it, and don't despair because of it." A face that looked exactly like Angel appeared in front of her. It was her "Mirror Person". "What you saw was just Potion 0 What the remaining Mental Imprint inside wants you to see is that it wants you to become one with it and become an out-of-control monster that spreads Catastrophe unconsciously... But you are not such an existence."
"You... can't leave 'City of Calamity'?"
Angel, whose mood was slightly stabilized by the other party's comfort, asked subconsciously.
"Under the protection of 'Hand of Order', I can leave there briefly and accompany you through the most difficult moments."
"Mirror Person" said in a similar tone to Angel.
"Those scenarios are indeed possible situations without 'Angel', but they will eventually lead to an inevitable ending, causing the entire world to fall into complete destruction... And with you, with this only remaining hope, we can save everyone."
These familiar words made Angel immediately think of the prophecy of "Yellow Light" Venithan.
"But those who died because of my presence..."
She said hesitantly, refusing to believe it in her heart.
As she wavered, the meteorites, Storm and earthquakes that had been once again controlled by "Hand of Order" tended to break through the barriers, and Angel's body was about to be assimilated by it, completely turning into the incarnation of "Catastrophe".
"Think about the more people who survived because of you!" Angelica's Mirror Person replied eagerly, "If you hadn't severely injured Mr. C at Enmat Harbor, those kidnapped people might have died in the labor of digging tombs; In Tingen, if there was a divine attack, there would be tens of thousands of casualties, but you prevented the worst case scenario from happening; in Great Smog, if you had not sacrificed yourself to prevent the spread of the poisonous mist, the entire East Borough would have become a place of death, and the number of deaths would have been three or five times as high as it is now!"
"Think of the people whose destiny has been changed because of you, the students of Dominic, Sonia, Helene, Shermane, North Borough, the residents of Constant City and 'Dream City'... Listen, they are cheering!"
Following the words "Mirror Person", Angel felt that many separated irregular mirrors appeared in front of him. Some of them were peeping at a couple with a big gap in height and age, and some were overlooking the alley with black people. Some of the beautiful women chatting with the man in a trench coat with blond hair were following the red sailboat that was rushing through the waves, some were expressing the gratitude of the people who survived the artillery attack, and some were conveying the gratitude of the residents who were rescued from Catastrophe.
Angel knows that this is what she received through the channel of "Mirror World" using her eyes as a mirror. All the people who interact with her have beliefs and imaginations about "Angel". Some of them point to Angel Granger, and some of them point to Angel Granger. Some point to Irene Watson, and some are believers in "Golden Queen", but the different images converge into one, forming an anchor for her who is trapped in "Catastrophe" and is about to succumb to "Catastrophe".
Among them, there are two extremely special beings that exert an influence on her almost more than all others.
One was "Mirror Person" standing in front of her, looking at her with half worry and half relief; the other came from an unknown location, but Angel was extremely familiar, that was Klein Moretti.
She is not only his Golden Queen, but also his Miss Irene, and even more so, his Angel Granger.
This strong knowledge finally allowed Angel to break away from the destructive desire that filled her mind. She put one hand on the back of Mirror Person's hand that was caressing her cheek, and held it lightly with the other hand by her side. The meteorites, earthquakes, Storm and Black Flame that were about to break through the outer wall of the Memorial Hall and spread to the ground instantly converged into her palm, like docile servants.
This is the authority that belongs to "Catastrophe" Demoness.
"Then, you took advantage of the direct 'flight' from Trier to Bansy to return to November 12, which is today, and rescued me from Amon?"
Once again, he took out a pot of coffee from History Void. Klein added a cup for each of them and asked with interest.
The biggest advantage of this kind of historical coffee is that it will disappear completely after fifteen minutes and return to the historical segment where it belongs, including what the two of them drank.
"Of course, although no matter when I return, the point of arriving here will not change. I can do other things in the meantime and come to rescue you after I'm done... But in order to avoid unnecessary complications, I still 'rushed to the scene' immediately."
Angel chuckled, picking up the coffee cup for the first time and drinking down the still hot coffee in one gulp.
It always feels weird to say this. It reminds me of a game in which the protagonist is obsessed with various tasks and is unwilling to save Princess... Klein sneered, and then asked curiously:
"So, after being promoted to Sequence 2, how have your abilities changed?"