Months ago, the evil spirit Sauron—the ancestor of Intis's royal Sauron Family who had accidentally stumbled into the City of Calamity and become a prisoner—had received the power of a War Bishop. He had left for the Physical World to resolve his family's problems and search for Formonda Sauron.
His original Conqueror status allowed him to withstand a Sequence 3 boon without possessing any Beyonder Characteristics himself, rather than being distorted or corrupted by the mental imprint it contained. Angel could also withdraw the boon at any time, stripping him of most of his power. Thus, this Sauron could only cooperate with her; betrayal was not an option.
Still, to be safe, when Angel asked him about the Red Priest pathway's promotion rituals, she did not let him answer with a simple yes or no. Instead, she demanded the specific requirements of each ritual to prevent him from deceiving her.
"Sequence 0, Red Priest, requires instigating a war that sweeps across a continent and winning enough victories... That matches the Card of Blasphemy's records, and it fits this pathway's abilities and authorities perfectly. Starting at Sequence 5, it requires forming a team, then gaining an advantage in battle, and ultimately waging a war that sweeps across the world..."
With the evil spirit Sauron's hoarse, utterly disrespectful voice still echoing in her mind, Angel sank into thought.
Besides directly contacting the evil spirit Sauron, who now counted as her "believer," Angel had also written to Queen Mystic Bernadette. She had confirmed that her father, Roselle Gustav, had indeed made only one complete set of Cards of Blasphemy. Although these cards, which recorded the secrets of all the paths of the divine, contained no actual Beyonder Characteristics, they used numerous precious materials to simulate the high status of their respective pathways. Not