At the Tarot Club gathering, the members were trading crucial information about the fall of the Ancient Sun God.
The others were still reeling from the Hermit's claim that "a god's spirit endures forever" when he gave them even more shocking news: the Ancient Sun God's way of saving himself had been to kill himself.
Hidden behind the Gray Fog, Klein, the Fool, was the first to wonder: Had the Ancient Sun God hoped to solve his problem through resurrection, much as Roselle had?
No, that didn't fit. Roselle had needed to deal with the non-adjacent Beyonder Characteristics within his body, as well as his corruption. That was completely different from what the Ancient Sun God had faced, wasn't it?
Cattleya, the High Priestess, followed a similar line of thought. She also wondered: Was this standard practice for gods? Could resurrection improve their condition?
Then another question occurred to her: None of the five Pathways, including the Secrets Suppliant Pathway, seemed to have anything like the Lawyer Pathway's ability to exploit loopholes. Could the Ancient Sun God's resurrection really cleanse the Mental Residue in his Beyonder Characteristics?
Alger, the Hanged Man, had a different guess: So the Ancient Sun God killed himself, but the Kings of Angel betrayed him during his resurrection?
The other members had their own theories, but none got to the heart of it.
Audrey, Justice, suddenly recalled something. "Mr. Hermit, I remember you saying that gods can't kill themselves. Is it possible for someone Above the Sequence?"
"That's right. Gods can't kill themselves, and the Ancient Sun God faced the same problem." Odys smiled. "So he ordered Sasrir, the Dark Angel, and entrusted the Evernight Goddess with forming Rose Redemption."
Almost every other member drew a sharp breath. They stared at the Hermit in shock.
Odys