In an instant, Amon saw the gray mist and the ancient, majestic palace above.
As long as He reaches out and passes through the final obstacle, He can truly touch the " Sefirah Castle," enter directly into the Lord's presence, and essentially steal it.
But just then, a huge, dark blue hand suddenly appeared above Amon's phantom, blocking his path into the " Sefirah Castle ".
The phantom of Amon subconsciously turned its head and looked in the direction of the palm, where it saw the one-eyed giant who was already dead, his body rotting and oozing pus.
Badheil, known as the ' God of Honor,' still had exaggerated vertical eyes that were devoid of any life, and a grayish-yellow mist of curses continued to emanate from his body.
But unlike before, behind Him now stretched countless almost ethereal black tubes that extended into the distance, their destination unknown.
Bang!
The several-dozen-meter-tall, bluish-black Giant instantly condensed a greatsword composed of orange-red Twilight light, which it gripped with one hand and slashed fiercely at Amon's true form, which stood at the edge of the deep ravine.
After wandering unconsciously for thousands of years, the Giant King, who died due to a curse, suddenly unleashed unimaginable power.
The " Twilight Greatsword" pierced through the void and leaped directly from where the " Angel of Time " Amon stood, tearing apart everything around it and transforming into Storm capable of destroying this wasteland.
Amon remained motionless, standing there, and no matter how fiercely the orange-red "blade" Storm raged, it could not harm Him in the slightest.
He seems to have taken advantage of some kind of " Error " in this world once again.
However, in this state, Amon was no longer able to transmit his delirious ramblings into Klein's mind, finally bringing Klein a moment of peace.
Ignoring his impending loss of control, Klein regained some clarity amidst the clear, layered prayers around him. He immediately shifted his focus, resonating with the crimson "figure" in the " The Fool's " position above the Gray Fog, and re-establishing a connection.
Without hesitation, he chose to return to " Sefirah Castle "!
At this moment, Amon's attempt to infiltrate the phantom above the Gray Fog was blocked by the dark blue hand of " God of Honor " Badheil, and he was unable to break through the enormous obstacle in an instant.
The Angel King, wearing a monocle, opened his mouth simultaneously in both his avatar and his true form, uttering a single word:
" Evernight."
Yes, this was help from the " Evernight Goddess," but it was by no means without reason!
Although Klein wasn't entirely confident about it, he had always considered it one of his trump cards, though he believed it might not work and the probability was very low, so he could only hope for it as a glimmer of hope in his most desperate moments.
After truly entering the Forsaken Land of the Gods and gaining independent space for thought, he diligently searched for "resources" that could be utilized. Then, he remembered something.
The matter of the former chief of City of Silver!
This " Demon Hunter " attempted to transfer to Sequence 3 " Ferryman " on the " Death " pathway, but instead encountered a mutation and transformed into Monster within the mausoleum he built himself.
This anomaly is related to the illusory black tubes, and Klein had seen the same thing with the Artificial Death of the Spirituality Religion.
In other words, the anomaly of the former chief of City of Silver is likely related to the Artificial Death.
This indirectly illustrates that, for some unknown reason, the only entities capable of influencing the Forsaken Land of the Gods, besides the " True Creator," are the Artificial Death have begun to "come alive."
The Artificial Death of today is, in some ways, equivalent to the " Evernight Goddess "!
Based on this reasoning, Klein suspected that the goddess could exert a lower-level influence on certain things in the Forsaken Land of the Gods through the " Uniqueness " of the " Death " pathway.
Furthermore, in the matter of the former chief of City of Silver, only three people were directly involved: the current Colin Iliad; the Demigod elder, Wait Waite Chirmont; and the " Shepherd " elder, Lovia. They were either Sequence 4 Saint or important believers of the " True Creator," and it was impossible for them to have been " Parasitism " by Amon without realizing it.
As for Derrick Berg, the only one who received feedback afterward, he was not Amon's " Parasitism " target because he was under the gaze of the " The Fool ".
In other words, Amon was unaware that the transformation of the former chief of City of Silver involved the crucial point of the black illusory thin tube.
Therefore, even if He could guess, through His grasp of the external situation, that the " Evernight Goddess " had obtained the " Uniqueness " of the " Death's " path, causing the " God of Combat " to react fiercely, He would have no way of knowing that this could bring certain changes to the Forsaken Land of the Gods.
Having realized this, Klein consciously did some things in this regard without much confidence:
In the city-state that worshipped the Phoenix, he did not take away the remaining Beyonder Characteristic of the " Death's Path," hoping to leave behind a signpost with it;
After summoning Zaratul's Historical Void image, he didn't immediately commit suicide. On one hand, he feared that Amon would still be able to stop him at that time, which would delay the rest of his plans. On the other hand, he wanted to inform the " Evernight Goddess " of the specific situation by summoning the projection of " Servant of Concealment " Arianna.
After doing these two things, Klein didn't know what the final result would be, and he focused more on the fact that Amon's clone had already been replaced by the real body.
Upon arriving at their final destination and seeing the lingering corpse of the Angel, Klein's heart stirred, but Amon's introduction diverted his thoughts. Only then did he realize that the goddess had already, through the " Uniqueness " of the " Death " pathway, gained a preliminary understanding of the cursed Giant King had been dead for thousands of years, and was patiently waiting for an opportunity.
The Concealment power that filled the Forsaken Land of the Gods helped Him to conceal the illusory black tubes very well.
Suddenly, in the ancient palace above the Gray Fog, at the head of the mottled long table, in the position belonging to the " The Fool," the crimson "figure" that was sometimes Distortion and sometimes scattered finally took shape, revealing the appearance of Klein, who had black hair, brown eyes, and a scholarly air.
Klein's consciousness and spirit returned to the " Sefirah Castle " in a single thought!
He immediately used the close connection between the Sefirah Castle and his own body, and the resonance brought about by the prayers of the Tarot Club members, to directly see himself with unfocused eyes, on the verge of losing control, and saw the phantom of Amon had just bypassed the obstruction of the bluish-black palm by using " Error ".
Amon raised his head, which was wearing a crystal monocle, and made eye contact with Klein, who was sitting in the " The Fool's " seat.
Klein beckoned and summoned the " Sea God Scepter," then raised it up.
The entire Gray Fog then boiled, and the entire " Sefirah Castle " trembled.
A vast and terrifying power converged, transforming into a surging torrent of lightning. Illuminated by the simultaneously lit blue-green gems, it poured down wildly, engulfing Amon's clone and Klein's own body.
A deep, rumbling thunder echoed, and terrifying silver-white lightning tore apart everything it touched.
Amon's phantom collapsed, and Klein's body was destroyed.
He finally succeeded in committing suicide.
After delivering the blow, Klein, perched high above the Gray Fog, immediately severed the connection between the " Sefirah Castle " and the real world to prevent Amon's true form from causing any further accidents.
Then he began to wait for a "miracle," for a "resurrection."
Beside a deep ravine with heavy, gray-white buildings at its base, Amon adjusted his crystal monocle and stole the curse that sustained the "existence" of the ancient god's young son, Badheil.
The bluish-black Giant quickly rotted away, turning into bones in an instant. The illusory black tubes did not persist and shrank back into the depths of darkness.
Wearing a pointed soft hat and a classic black robe, Amon stood there, raised his head, and silently gazed at the sky for several seconds, as if looking at " Sefirah Castle " through the mists of history.
Finally, He squeezed the monocle carved from crystal, and as He slowly traced a line at the corner of His mouth, He murmured to himself:
"Interesting."
Inside the ancient palace, at the head of the long, weathered table, Klein sat in the " The Fool's " seat, carefully observing the gray-white mist below.
He discovered that the Beyonder Characteristic contained within his destroyed body had unknowingly entered the gaps of history, combining with projections of " Worm of Spirit " from the past, giving them substance.
If Klein's consciousness on the " Sefirah Castle " is willing, these " Worm of Spirit " can immediately break through the Fog of History and Reorganization his body in the real world.
The "miracle" of "coming back from the dead" is essentially a deep-seated utilization of the power of the past.
"Are miracles achieved through the past and the future?" Klein frowned slightly, trying to analyze how the "miracles" of the " Miracle Invoker " came about.
After thinking for a few seconds, he quickly refocused his attention and tried to revive on the " Sefirah Castle," whereupon he discovered a problem.
That is, physical resurrection can only occur in the real world, and must be within a certain range of the remains. As for the spirit, it can be reborn directly above the Gray Fog. However, Klein's spirit was not destroyed and is sitting in the " The Fool's " high-backed chair.
"Getting help from the past is effective. The resurrection count I'm using now is from when I became a ' Miracle Invoker '... It seems like I only have one left, hmm... Amon should be guarding my 'corpse' right now. I need to find a way to get out of this predicament... His concept of time is a bit different from others; he's a very patient ' God of Mischief '... Hmm, this state can only last for three days. After that, I won't be able to borrow power from the past to resurrect... If all else fails, I'll just abandon my body and become Death!" Klein's thoughts raced. Although he was still a little troubled, he was in the most relaxed state he had been in recent days.
He finally escaped that near-desperate situation.
Klein glanced at the rows of high-backed chairs with illuminated symbols and the deep red stars expanding and contracting behind them, then let out a sigh, leaned back in his chair, and unconsciously smiled slightly.
"This is my anchor."
P. S.: This part of the story has finally come to an end. The whole story actually originated when I was reading the Cthulhu Mythos and saw the "stars returning to their positions" meme related to Cthulhu. I suddenly thought, "They always say 'about to awaken,' what if they've already awakened...?" It doesn't matter if you don't know Cthulhu, just replace those three words with "evil god." Anyway, the corresponding gods are all settings I rewrote myself.