Arc 58Chapters 1438–1448

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Ch. 1438Murder!

Tina and Dorothy were trapped in a church after Archbishop Utravsky was murdered, while the police began investigating the gathered suspects. Tina learned that the police chief was Edessak and that Trissy planned to use divination, just as Sherlock Moriarty arrived.

  • After Archbishop Utravsky was found dead with a wound on the back of his neck, the clerics sealed the church and kept the sermon’s attendees inside.
  • Tina questioned witnesses and watched the Dantès couple, a Magician and his companion, a mute painter, and an Author while waiting for the police.
  • Dorothy told Tina that the clerics suspected supernatural involvement because Utravsky had been a high-Sequence Warrior Beyonder.
  • Police chief Edessak arrived with officers, silenced the crowd with an apparent ability, and began securing the church and questioning witnesses.
  • Trissy entered and offered to help Edessak investigate through divination, while Tina and Dorothy were named among the people he intended to question.
  • Sherlock Moriarty arrived at the church, and Edessak reacted to him with irritation.

Ch. 1439"Out of the Ordinary"

Antigonus and Philanias staged a play for Mr. Fool and the Goddess of Calamity before Tina and Dorothy continued their journey through Trier toward the Underground Catacombs. The sisters reached Purgatory Square, but Tina discovered that the Magic Wishing Lamp had disappeared again.

  • Antigonus and Philanias revealed themselves to Mr. Fool and the Goddess of Calamity, who praised their play but pointed out flaws.
  • Tina and Dorothy arrived in Trier, and the Genie translated the street signs to guide them toward Purgatory Square.
  • Tina and Dorothy saw monocle-wearing patrons enter the strange Out of the Ordinary dance hall, while a stern young man warned them to leave the street.
  • Tina worried that freeing the Genie might endanger the world, but Dorothy reassured her that the powerful beings they had met had shown no concern.
  • Tina reached for her shoulder bag and discovered that the Magic Wishing Lamp had vanished again.

Ch. 1440Lover's Night

After the Magic Wishing Lamp disappeared, Tina and Dorothy returned to the strange dance hall to retrieve it. Goredolf Trunsoest gave the lamp back, invited them to Lover's Night, and the sisters left Trier that evening while he watched the bar opposite.

  • Tina discovered that the Magic Wishing Lamp had vanished and decided to return to the dance hall rather than use one of Arrodes's remaining questions.
  • Tina asked the guards to help find the lamp, but she could not understand their Intisian until Goredolf Trunsoest came out speaking Loenese.
  • Goredolf showed Tina the Magic Wishing Lamp, and she told him to rub it three times and say «Genie» to prove it was hers.
  • After the Genie failed to appear, Goredolf returned the lamp and warned Tina about the dangers of wandering into unfamiliar places.
  • Goredolf invited Tina and Dorothy to Lover's Night, but Tina declined because they were leaving Trier that night.
  • The sisters hurried away, and Goredolf glanced toward The Solitary One bar as its curtains closed over the black-haired man's window.

Ch. 1441Stealing Fate?

Lumian watched the Unique Dance Hall while considering the reports he had to file about two girls who had apparently taken something from its owner. Meanwhile, Tina and Dorothy learned from the Genie that Amon’s avatars might be involved, then entered Trier’s Underground Catacombs to fulfill the Genie’s request.

  • Lumian returned to his post at The Solitary One Bar and planned to report the two girls’ encounter with Goredolf to Bureau 8, The End Church, the Tarot Club, and Aurore.
  • Tina questioned the Genie about the Magic Wishing Lamp’s theft, and He explained that Amon, an Angel-level Marauder, had stolen it and could steal identities and fates.
  • Dorothy revealed that a Crystal Monocle had appeared in her pocket after meeting Mr. Lovers, and Tina suspected it might connect to Amon’s gathering.
  • Tina and Dorothy followed the Genie’s directions to Purgatory Square and entered the Underground Catacombs carrying White Candles.
  • After the Genie explained that the candles were remnants of a sealing ritual, Tina blew out her candle.

Ch. 1442Tina's Guess

Tina and Dorothy met Pierre in the Underground Catacombs after Tina blew out her candle, and he recounted how he had vanished for eighteen years and returned to a world where his family had forgotten him. Pierre recognized Tina’s resemblance to Angelica, prompting Tina to question the connection between her mother and Angelica Zaki as the sisters continued through the catacombs.

  • Tina blew out her candle, and Pierre rushed over to relight it and warn her that people who left the catacombs’ candlelight could disappear and be forgotten.
  • Pierre told Tina and Dorothy that he had vanished after his candles burned out in an unopened area, then awoke years later in Trier with no family or identity.
  • Pierre said he had met a woman named Angelica in the catacombs eighteen years earlier and asked Tina’s age because she resembled her.
  • Pierre explained that the Church of Steam had given him a new identity and that he now helped protect catacomb visitors.
  • Tina connected Pierre’s story to Angelica Zaki and wondered about the relationship between Angelica and her mother, Angel Granger, before asking the Genie whether it knew her mother.

Ch. 1443Deep Within the Catacombs

Tina and Dorothy followed Pierre through the Underground Catacombs while the Genie explained that Tina’s mother had once been connected to the sites sealing the Magic Wishing Lamp and had helped resolve the dangers beneath Trier. At a Night Pillar made from a Demoness of Catastrophe’s corpse, Tina encountered a mysterious woman who identified herself as Krismona.

  • The Genie told Tina and Dorothy that it had collaborated with their mother, who had visited several of the Magic Wishing Lamp’s sealing locations and later helped resolve the dangers in Underground Trier.
  • Pierre guided Tina and Dorothy through the catacombs after Dorothy implied they were seeking traces of their mother in remembrance.
  • Pierre led them into a hall containing a Night Pillar, and the Genie revealed that it had been formed from the corpse of a Demoness of Catastrophe.
  • Tina touched the Night Pillar and felt intense emotions flow into her, prompting her to wonder whether it was connected to her mother.
  • A woman in white isolated Pierre outside the Mirror World, and after Dorothy asked who she was, the woman introduced herself as Krismona.

Ch. 1444Krismona and the Great Existences

Tina and Dorothy met Krismona, an Angel guarding the true entrance to the catacombs’ fourth level, and learned that she had been born with Sequence 2 power before dying and being resurrected. Krismona tested them with questions about humanity, divinity, and the anchors of Great Existences, then left them with a final question about whether a complete mythical creature could regain humanity.

  • Krismona explained that the fourth level reached by tourists was a Mirror World and revealed that she had died there before being resurrected by the Goddess of Calamity.
  • Krismona barred Tina and Dorothy from seeking outside help and asked whether humanity or divinity was more important; Tina chose humanity after hearing Krismona’s account of her innate divinity and her mother killing her.
  • Dorothy asked what Great Existences were, and Krismona explained that they existed above Sequence 0 and that some were born with the Creator’s power while others rose through the potion pathways.
  • Dorothy answered that a Great Existence’s most important anchors were profound memories, family, and friends, and Krismona wondered whether understanding that sooner could have changed the past.
  • Krismona asked whether a complete mythical creature could regain humanity through later experiences.

Ch. 1445Humanity

Tina and Dorothy passed Krismona’s test about humanity and continued into the Underground Catacombs to find the Genie’s final seal. After Tina placed the Magic Wishing Lamp on the altar and freed him, the Genie claimed they had to grant him a wish, then reassured them that he would honor their agreement.

  • Krismona explained the difference between true divinity, outward displays of divinity, and humanity, and Tina concluded that natural-born mythical creatures could acquire humanity through their upbringing and experiences.
  • Krismona returned Tina and Dorothy from the Mirror World, arranged for the missing Trier University student to leave, and allowed the sisters to descend to the fourth level.
  • As Tina and Dorothy approached the seal, the Genie said natural-born great existences possessed basic humanity and claimed he honored contracts.
  • Tina and Dorothy reached a mist-covered version of Fourth Epoch Trier and placed the Magic Wishing Lamp on an altar marked with the Fool’s symbol.
  • The mist opened the lamp and the Genie emerged, announcing that he was free and demanding a wish, before saying his promise to honor their agreement was true.

Ch. 1446Wishes

Tina used her third wish to secure a comfortable, wealthy life for her family, and the Genie sent her and Dorothy home to Tingen. There, Klein revealed that he and Angel were already wealthy, leaving Tina to wonder whether the wish had caused their recent financial losses.

  • Tina questioned the Genie about the danger of a third wish before wishing for her family to live comfortably and own property and investments in Backlund.
  • The Genie granted Tina's wish, and Tina offered the remaining wish to Dorothy, who declined to use it for power or a Sealed Artifact.
  • The Genie sent Tina and Dorothy home, then celebrated his freedom before two figures emerged from the Gray Fog and he asked them how he had performed.
  • Tina and Dorothy returned the Magic Wishing Lamp to the basement and pretended they had stayed home all day before Klein and Angel arrived.
  • Klein told his daughters that he and Angel were wealthy from dangerous business and owned properties, factories, and a winery, but their savings had fallen from six figures to 10,000 pounds.
  • Tina realized her wish matched her parents' assets and savings, then wondered if the Genie had caused their losses.

Ch. 1447Showdown

Klein and Angel freed the Genie but warned him that reclaiming the Uncertain Mist’s power could threaten his identity and survival, then explained how their daughter Tina’s adventure helped secure her humanity. Back at home, Klein and Angel revealed their past identities to Tina and Dorothy, and Klein began telling them the story of his life.

  • Klein told the Genie that the Uncertain Mist held the starry portion of the Nation of Disorder and warned him about the risks of returning to the starry sky.
  • Klein offered the Genie three suggestions: reconsider returning, wait until the Armistice Agreement ended before seeking the Uncertain Mist, and find allies.
  • Angel explained that Tina was both her daughter and the Feminine Aspect of the Mirrored Original Creator, and that the adventure helped Tina choose humanity.
  • At 6 Daffodil Street, Tina asked Klein and Angel to tell her their story after learning that her parents had been angels.
  • Klein revealed his identities as Gehrman Sparrow and other figures, while Angel introduced herself as Angelica Zaki, and he began recounting how he met a colleague at Blackthorn Security Company.
  • After Angel carried the sleeping Tina upstairs, Dorothy asked Klein whether he and Angel were more than angels.

Ch. 1448Tarot Club (Extra Complete)

Dorothy deduced that Klein and Angel were Great Existences, and they confirmed her suspicions while keeping Tina’s special nature secret. At the Tarot Gathering, Audrey learned that her operation had succeeded, while Angel prepared to accommodate the Well of Stars; that night, Dorothy went to tell Tina a secret.

  • Dorothy reasoned from Arodes’s answers and other clues that her parents were Great Existences, and Klein confirmed she was right.
  • Angel identified herself as the Calamity of Destruction and Klein as the Lord of Mysteries, then told Dorothy that Tina was special but first and foremost her sister.
  • The Tarot Club gathered with seventeen members, and Mr. Fool confirmed that Audrey’s operation had succeeded while her Sequence 1 Author characteristic remained delayed.
  • Klein announced that Angel would be absent for a period while she prepared to accommodate the Well of Stars.
  • Angel and Klein discussed Tina and Dorothy before Angel said she would accommodate the sefirah as soon as possible.
  • Dorothy sneaked into Tina’s bedroom late at night and began to reveal a secret.
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