More than a thousand Amons had "Stolen."
With "Their" numbers, as long as "Their" luck wasn't too bad, there would always be a few who succeeded. Furthermore, the blob of The Fool potion was ownerless, so stealing it wasn't difficult at all.
At the same time as "Stealing," the Amons also removed a certain seal on "Themselves," allowing the Beyonder characteristics of the Apprentice and Marauder to reveal their ability to converge.
This was rather effective against The Fool potion. It could greatly increase the success rate of the Amons "Stealing."
However, all the Amons failed in the end.
This was because a new rule had appeared in the Tren Sostel Brass Book:
"Theft is not allowed here!"
Previously, in order to deal with the awakened Lord of the Mysteries, the Amons had weakened all the seals here, helping the Tren Sostel Brass Book escape from "Fooling." "It" could set up some rules that were effective for a short period of time in a repeated cycle. And now, this affected "Them."
Seizing this opportunity, the illusory brand between Klein's eyebrows became even more obvious.
Around him, a thin grayish-white fog interweaved, forming a thin cocoon.
He activated Sefirah Castle with all his might, and together with his Attendant of Mysteries Beyonder characteristic, he created an extremely powerful convergence effect on The Fool potion.
The black liquid that didn't have a fixed shape was like a wild beast that had finally seen food after a long period of hunger. It pounced onto Klein.
It constantly stretched and changed, like a translucent piece of human skin, completely wrapping Klein inside.
Klein's face protruded under the layer of liquid. His facial features were sometimes clear, sometimes blurry, sometimes distorted, and sometimes blank.
In the Forsaken Land of the Gods, under the gigantic shadow formed by the ancient Sun deity, on the surface of the illusory sea that contained all colors and possibilities, another sentence written in the most ancient language rapidly took form:
"Antigonus's efforts to advance to The Fool ultimately failed due to various reasons."
The reason why this existence who once dominated the entire planet didn't use the name Klein Moretti was because he was now bearing the identity and fate of Antigonus.
If the former was the subject of the sentence, Klein could completely ignore it.
What did the failure of Klein Moretti's advancement have to do with Antigonus becoming The Fool?
And when the subject became Antigonus, this sentence that seemed like a prophecy, an arrangement, and a reason was given after determining the outcome could make the situation very grim.
If Klein didn't give up Antigonus's identity and fate, he would be restricted by this sentence.
If he were to abandon Antigonus's identity and fate, then the Sequence 9 to Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics in his body would no longer truly "belong" to him. They hadn't been digested — they were Beyonder characteristics that Antigonus had once controlled. At present, they had nothing to do with Klein Moretti. He had only forcefully devoured them.
Under such circumstances, even if there weren't any other factors, just the undigested Beyonder characteristics would likely cause Klein to lose control on the spot. And there was no doubt that consuming the Fool potion in such a state to complete the advancement ritual would be impossible!
When the ancient Sun deity wrote this sentence, the Eternal Blazing Sun, the Lord of Storms, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom in the astral world sensed something. They each launched their most violent counterattacks in an attempt to interfere with each other's actions.
However, even though "He" had diverted most of "His" energy to restrain the three true deities, and even though it was rather difficult, the ancient Sun deity still quickly completed "His" sentence.
However, the gigantic shadow "His" incarnation clearly dimmed a lot, as though "He" couldn't maintain it for much longer.
In the astral world, in the floating ancient palace.
The battle between Earth Mother and the God of Steam and Machinery against the Primordial Demoness and the Hidden Sage became intense again. However, the former two were still able to divert a certain amount of "Strength" to exert "Their" influence on the Amons' avatars, preventing "Them" from destroying Klein's advancement ritual.
The Amons were forced to "Blink" everywhere, but there were still a number of them who turned into plants, blooming and bearing fruit before returning to the ground. A number of them collapsed into words and were imprinted into illusory books.
Apart from this, a large number of "Them" were strengthening the seal to restrict the Tren Sostel Brass Book, preventing the rules it set from taking effect or only having a momentary effect.
Under the influence of these three aspects, even with the number of Amons, it seemed like there wasn't enough.
But even so, a small number of "Them" still seized the opportunity to make the crystal monocle and similar circular symbol reflect Klein's figure.
In the next second, the monocle and circular symbol emitted a pure light.
This wasn't "stealing," but "returning."
At this moment, the Amons chose to return to Klein what they had "stolen" from him.
That was Klein's suicidal thoughts!
Back when Klein was captured by Amon in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, he had tried to commit suicide many times, but he failed. The corresponding thoughts had been "stolen" by "Him."
At the critical moment of his advancement, once he had the thought of committing suicide, the outcome was obvious!
At that moment, Klein, who was tightly enveloped by the blob of The Fool potion, felt his thoughts turn chaotic as they scattered. He felt the surface of his body turn ice-cold as the sticky liquid slowly seeped into him.
Then, he had suicidal thoughts and the thought of giving up.
This was a change that Klein hadn't expected at all. He had long forgotten that his suicidal thoughts had been "stolen" by Amon. Furthermore, he didn't expect that not only did "He" not casually throw them away, "He" had seriously preserved them.
If it were in the past or at any other moment, although such thoughts were intense, he could still rely on his self-control to resist them to a certain extent. He could forcefully suppress such thoughts and wait for them to dissipate on their own, just like how he faced other bad thoughts.
But now, he was in the midst of an advancement ritual and was being affected by the potion. His mind had lost its stability, and there was no way for him to effectively suppress his suicidal thoughts.
The Amons always had all sorts of strange but effective methods.
Fortunately, Klein wasn't only Klein, but also Antigonus.
What did Klein Moretti's suicidal thoughts have to do with Antigonus?
Relying on the knowledge brought about by this identity, Klein didn't immediately give up and end his life. He pulled the Antigonus mental imprint in his body and mixed it with his suicidal thoughts, barely suppressing them.
Under such a balance, Klein's mind and body were further corroded by The Fool potion.
His thoughts were the same as when he advanced to the Attendant of Mysteries. They completely dispersed.
However, the difference was that he didn't fuse with the spirit world this time. Instead, he kept extending, enveloping the entire planet, the entire spirit world, and a portion of the astral world like a gas.
At that moment, Klein felt that he was in different believers' bodies, in every human's body, in all sorts of animals' bodies, and in all living things.
Everything had godhood.
At the same time, he was still scattered in the fog of history. He was scattered in the flowing river of light that had many tributaries.
It was one, but it was also ten thousand.
This godhood experience made Klein's thoughts further wear down, as if all that was left was the coldness of looking down on everything.
And even this coldness was slowly dissipating.
Before long, Klein would completely lose himself. He would be dominated by the various mental imprints of The Fool potion, becoming a monster in the truest sense of the word.
This coincided with the fate of Antigonus losing control and going crazy, accelerating the latter.
At this moment, he felt something amiss. It was unnatural and abnormal.
In the fog of history, there were a small number of fragments of light that were distorted and unable to reassemble. There seemed to be a fundamental contradiction between them.
They gradually separated. They had to record different contents in different branches, allowing the distortion to receive a preliminary recovery.
Klein's psyche, which had fused with everything, "popped out" a little due to this incongruity and unnaturalness, allowing him to regain a little bit of his self-awareness.
With this bit of self-awareness as the core, he quickly gathered his scattered psyche and guided the process of The Fool potion fusing with his body.
However, at this moment, the fate of Antigonus losing control and going crazy came ahead of time due to the ancient Sun God's "prophecy." Klein's body collapsed once again, unable to withstand The Fool potion.
Without any hesitation or time to hesitate, Klein immediately removed a portion of the "Theft" effects and returned Antigonus's identity, fate, and self-awareness to its original owner. He allowed Antigonus, who was sitting on the huge stone chair, to slowly open his eyes. Antigonus, who had a blank look on his face, gradually became clear-headed.
"He" didn't immediately lose control because the main reason for "His" madness was that the will of the Lord of the Mysteries had awakened to a relatively large extent. And now, The Fool's Uniqueness and most of the Beyonder characteristics that carried that portion of will were no longer in "His" body.
Therefore, Antigonus could use "His" will to resist the madness and try his best to redeem the fate of losing control.
The ancient Sun God's "prophecy" had thus come true: Antigonus had indeed failed to advance to Sequence 0 The Fool.
And after Klein lost "His" identity, the Sequence 9 to 1 Seer pathway Beyonder characteristics in his body had become the ones that hadn't been digested. This made him on the brink of losing control.
The Fool potion that enveloped his body like a cloak immediately completed its infiltration. The will of the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings was awakened once again!
Give up …
"Leave everything to me …"
This time, I won't accept any other sefirah …
I won't help the living beings you want to protect, but I won't harm them either …
This isn't me keeping my promise, but they are too weak. They aren't worthy of my attention …
This will be a forbidden ground for the Outer Deities …
"…"
The unfamiliar yet familiar ravings echoed in Klein's heart, making him want to give up.
And the suicidal thoughts that had been suppressed by Antigonus's mental imprint surfaced once again after losing the former's balance.
The outcome of the advancement failure was about to appear.
At this moment, the Evernight Goddess, who was powerless to cleave down the greatsword of dusk, suddenly gave up control of Amon's true body.
Amon's true body leaped out, and as his avatars waited for Klein's ritual to fail, the Goddess once again dragged the exaggerated sword that was covered in orange-red light.
This time, the target was Klein!
A thought flashed through Klein's mind as he was controlled by the thought of suicide. He didn't make any attempt to resist.
With a poof, he was struck by the sword that symbolized the dusk, shattering into a pool of rotten flesh as Beyonder characteristics seeped out.
Klein was dead. He was killed by the Evernight Goddess before the Amons could take any measures against him, and before the ritual failed and he completely lost control.
In the next second, the Evernight Goddess wore the golden bird-shaped accessory on "Her" head. "Her" body expanded and enveloped the entire ancient palace, causing Amon's true body, avatars, Earth Mother, the Primordial Demoness, the God of Steam and Machinery, the Hidden Sage, and Antigonus to be instantly erased like sketches by an eraser.
Concealment!
The ancient Sun God seemed to understand what the Evernight Goddess wanted to do, but "He" had already made two "prophecies," so "He" couldn't write a third sentence no matter what. As for the three true deities, the Lord of Storms, "He" continued their previous outburst, firmly holding "Him."
In the next second, a "miracle" happened. Klein returned from the fog of history.
The Fool's Uniqueness and three Sequence 9 to Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics that belonged to him rapidly returned to his body.
Genie, who was afraid that "He" would be disturbed, hurriedly used the Tren Sostel Brass Book to add a rule:
"This place is suitable for the return of Beyonder characteristics."
Suddenly, Klein returned to the state when he "drank" The Fool's potion.
But unlike before, the pillar of his body was the Sequence 9 to Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics that belonged to Antigonus. It hadn't been digested, and now, the first thing that returned to him was undoubtedly the Sequence 9 to Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics that had once belonged to him.
This way, he would have a true pillar that could accommodate The Fool's Uniqueness and the remaining characteristics.
Klein was now equivalent to himself when he had just arrived at the main peak of the Hornacis mountain range. He was a version of himself who had digested the Attendant of Mysteries potion and could attempt to advance to Sequence 0 The Fool.
Relying on resurrection after dying once, Klein had completely reversed his condition!
This was the inspiration he had obtained from Rosell's resurrection. Of course, the entire process was different from the Black Emperor's resurrection.
Klein had originally arranged for the character to kill him to be Genie, but he never expected the Evernight Goddess, who hadn't communicated with him beforehand, to have such tacit understanding.
In an instant, his body split apart, turning into a thin gray fog and a dark liquid.
The gray fog and black liquid fused as dense maggots appeared on the surface. Then, they intertwined to form a translucent, dark-colored cloak.
Under the cloak, there was no body. It was dark.
This process was very short — less than two seconds. And the Evernight Goddess's act of concealing so many deities at once clearly couldn't be maintained for long.
In the blink of an eye, a "door" of light appeared on the surface of the concealed World.
The "door" suddenly opened, and Amon's true body, who was wearing a pointed hat and a classic black robe, leaped out.
At the same time, "He" saw an illusory mask with blank facial features appear under the translucent, dark-colored cloak.
As the mask instantly outlined Klein's appearance, which was a combination of German Sparrow's characteristics, the Amons' thoughts turned chaotic, as though their intelligence had been forcefully lowered.
The Fool was born.
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