In reality, atop a certain mountain in an unknown province or city.
A small wooden puppet fiddled with its wooden arm, writing and drawing on the muddy ground. What it wrote was not any script from the mortal world or the Isle of Hope, but an entirely new script.
As it wrote, it murmured softly:
"Cheng Shi, Foolish Game, a sacrifice from Nothingness...
That does make sense, but Nothingness would never make its sacrifice merely a newly promoted angel.
Deception chose him—perhaps because of his nature, since it is full of randomness. But Destiny chose him too. How should I understand that?
Two wills that run counter to each other have converged and fused within the same person. That can only mean..."
The puppet pondered for a moment, repeatedly wiping away some of the writing before starting a new line beside it:
"One of the wills is false.
So, between the appearance and essence of Nothingness, which is the true essence, and which is the deceptive illusion?
Judging from the recent outbreak of faith in Destiny, Destiny's actions have clearly become more distorted. She is growing anxious. But why does the Destiny described by the new believers have two different forms?
Is she using this to distinguish the sources of faith, or is some other deity impersonating Destiny and muddling through?
Is it Deception?
It doesn't seem so. Deception's focus doesn't lie here.
Folly once said that Deception was about to find the answer. So what exactly is that answer?
Is it what Time is busy with, or... what Folly's authority is tied to?
There aren't enough conditions to make a deduction. It seems I still need to interact with them more.
Foolish Game, Foolish Game...
Since your Lord of Grace is about to find the answer, are you also