So this "Master Key," capable of opening any lock and passing through all kinds of obstacles, had been formed from the death of this unfortunate man...
It seemed highly likely that he had consumed the Sequence 9 Apprentice Potion.
Angel recalled Fors Wall, whom she had met at Viscount Glaint's gathering that afternoon. Fors was a Beyonder of the Apprentice Pathway and had demonstrated an ability similar to that brass key.
The only question was when and where this man had died, and how the key had ended up in Father Utravsky's hands.
From that divination scene alone, she could not determine what the Master Key's so-called "curse" actually was. Its side effect of making its user easily lose their way was certainly irritating, but it could not be called a curse no matter how one looked at it, could it?
Moreover, this unfortunate Apprentice-to-be had claimed that he wanted to revive the Abraham Family, so he was likely one of its members. Although that family had been highly active during the Fourth Epoch and had been great nobles of the Tudor Dynasty, this was already the Fifth Epoch. The Abrahams had long vanished into history, leaving behind only a handful of descendants, and no renowned Beyonders had emerged from them since.
"Another member of the Abraham Family lost control and died just like that... It seems becoming Sequence 9 isn't as risk-free as the Church's internal documents claimed."
Wiping the divination image from the Magic Mirror, Angel toyed with the key in her hand, still hesitating over whether to follow that Bernadette's suggestion and reduce how often she carried and used it.
"I'll find an opportunity to ask that Priest. Maybe he knows something. Before then, the Master Key's usefulness in opening locks still outweighs the side effect of