Above the gray fog, Angel appeared in the Empress's seat.
She turned to look at the high-backed chair belonging to the Fool. It remained empty, just like the other twenty chairs.
But on the bronze table, besides several Cards of Blasphemy and assorted objects, there was also an antique silver mirror with a black gemstone shaped like an eye adorning each side.
This was Arrodes, who had helped Angel many times. Of course, the one here was only a Historical Projection. The real Magic Mirror had already accompanied Klein into slumber, striving to help him stabilize his condition before the Apocalypse, truly accommodate Sefirah Castle, and become the Lord of Mysteries.
By now, Angel knew the mirror's origins. During one of Klein's inquiries, Arrodes had explicitly stated that it came from the Chaos Sea, yet respectfully addressed Klein as its master. The two of them surmised that the Magic Mirror was very likely a means left behind by God Almighty to prevent the Celestial Worthy's resurrection. Helping Klein advance smoothly and safely was an important condition for achieving that goal.
And it likes calling me Mistress. Aside from my relationship with Klein, one reason is that God Almighty once accommodated the City of Calamity... By taking it into slumber with him, Klein might be able to mislead that Pillar, continuing Amon and Grisha's plan while making his struggle against the Celestial Worthy a little easier... Angel brushed her hand over Arrodes's smooth surface as she pondered. Only after a listless line of text emerged, looking quite unlike anything produced by the living Sealed Artifact, did she ask:
"Can you contact your master?"
The words on the silver mirror rapidly rearranged themselves:
"My master can see everything I see, but whether he responds depends on his current condition.
"Is there something