"Bernadette."
The deep sounds of Ancient Feysac left Nimrod's lips, and the seemingly unremarkable bookmark in his hand suddenly grew heavy.
The next instant, an invisible vortex rapidly formed above the bookmark and began drawing in Nimrod's spirituality.
Nimrod's expression remained unchanged as he continued watching the transformation before him.
A clear spiritual radiance gradually washed away the image drawn on the bookmark. In its upper-left corner, brilliant starlight slowly solidified into a line of flamboyant, majestic text:
[Sequence 0: Black Emperor]
Once all changes to the bookmark had ceased, Nimrod turned it facedown and tossed it back onto Sefirah Castle's storage shelf, leaving the two Cards of Blasphemy side by side.
Collecting the Cards of Blasphemy could be taken slowly, but Nimrod had another idea as well.
Once he had completely worn away the mental imprint within Dream Stealer and obtained the Heaven-Theft that Amon had deleted, he would be able to use the Cards of Blasphemy's level to steal Beyonder powers from the Black Emperor and Red Priest pathways.
Even now, he could borrow a little of the two Cards of Blasphemy's level. Disguising himself as a High-Sequence Beyonder of the corresponding pathways would pose no problem.
He had also made an unexpected discovery that evening regarding how to act as a Dream Stealer.
"Dreams" encompassed sleeping dreams, thoughts, and ideals. Sometimes, they also aligned with the acting principles of Fire Thief, carrying imagery that symbolized happiness.
Unlike a Fire Thief, who could both steal and bestow a "fire seed," however, the essence of Dream Stealer lay in "stealing." Thus, it could only plunder, not bestow.
When he killed the Devil Dog, a creature that knew only slaughter and malice and acted mostly on instinct, its subconscious "dreams" shattered as it sensed its life coming to