The projection of the "Goddess of the Night" spoke calmly:
"Against Him, or them, we cannot achieve victory or stop them, only resist and suppress them."
Maybe at some point, with just a tiny oversight or the slightest slack, we will become Him... On the Beyonder path, danger is always present; you never know when you'll slip into the abyss... Klein silently added two sentences for the "Goddess of the Night."
After thinking for a moment, he asked:
"At my birth, did you interfere in some way?"
The projection of the "Goddess of the Night," which seemed to melt into her surroundings, nodded slightly:
"I used Antigonus's Uniqueness to indirectly influence the 'Sefirah Castle' and 'tampered' with the location corresponding to the Beyonder characteristic that was to accompany your birth, changing it to the Forsaken Land of the Gods."
I see... Klein sighed inwardly and, frowning slightly, asked:
"Can Antigonus's Uniqueness indirectly influence the 'Sefirah Castle'?"
The voice of the "Goddess of the Night's" projection was as soft as a nocturne as she replied:
"He has lost control and gone mad."
"This means his self-awareness can no longer suppress the will of the 'Lord of the Mysteries' inside him. The two psyches have stitched together, manifesting the most primitive, instinctive, bloody, and insane side."
"And that 'Lord of the Mysteries' is the previous owner of the 'Sefirah Castle.' Naturally, Antigonus can now indirectly influence the 'Sefirah Castle' through this identity."
No wonder the "Goddess of the Night" knows more about the "Sefirah Castle" and those strange, luminous doors than Emperor Roselle. On one hand, she was herself born from the "Sefirah Castle," and on the other, she has imprisoned the deranged Antigonus... Klein felt a sudden burst of understanding and continued to ask:
"Why didn't Beyonder characteristics accompany you and Emperor Roselle at your births?"
If that were the case, both the "Goddess of the Night" and Emperor Roselle would surely have chosen the Seer, Apprentice, or Marauder Pathways.
The projection of the "Goddess of the Night" said indifferently:
"This is exactly why I said the 'Lord of the Mysteries' must have encountered some accident and lost control over many of his arrangements."
"Only after two consecutive failures did certain changes occur in the 'Sefirah Castle.'"
"This is also a good thing for you. As the apocalypse approaches, the residual will of the 'Lord of the Mysteries' is dissipating, and in the end, only a spirit will remain, trying to awaken."
"If you had been born in the Fourth Epoch, the moment you became a 'Mystic Priest,' you would have already turned into Him."
This was because Klein had used the "Curtain" left by the "Celestial Worthy" for his advancement at that point. The Beyonder characteristics inside the bodies of Angels like Antigonus and Zaratul had already been worn down and hybridized by generations of Beyonders and supernatural creatures.
Klein felt that the "Goddess of the Night" had some specific guesses about what accident the "Celestial Worthy" had met, but since she deliberately avoided the topic, he didn't press and instead asked:
"How did Antigonus manage to accommodate the 'Fool's' Uniqueness back then?"
The dream projection of the "Goddess of the Night" didn't hide anything and replied softly:
"He asked Adam and Amon for help."
"They were both supporting Alista Tudor at the time."
"Using the ability of the 'Ferula of Fate'?" Klein, based on Will Auceptin's words and his own reasoning, sharply pinpointed the core.
The projection of the "Goddess of the Night" was like the quiet night sky, peacefully soothing the surroundings:
"They captured a demigod of the Solomon Empire. Adam performed a deep hypnosis and transplanted the corresponding memories, making him believe he was Antigonus."
"Then, with Antigonus's cooperation, Amon stole his identity and fate. Antigonus, using the Authority of 'Tampering,' combined the identity and fate in Amon's hands with the test subject."
"That demigod of the Solomon Empire began to live as Antigonus and, after a period of time, actively tried to accommodate the 'Fool's' Uniqueness."
"He undoubtedly lost control, and at that moment, the real Antigonus canceled the 'Tampering,' returning his identity and fate to Amon's hands. Amon then ended the theft, returning them to their original owner."
Klein listened intently and thoughtfully added:
"This way, it was as if two completely different fates—'Antigonus failed to accommodate the Uniqueness and became a monster' and 'Antigonus lived well without any problems'—existed simultaneously in the real world. Therefore, Fate was, to some extent, fooled..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Klein sensed a hidden danger and quickly asked:
"Doesn't this cause any problems?"
"There are great risks." The dream projection of the "Goddess of the Night" replied calmly. "Fate is not easy to bear. If the fate cannot be taken back within the extremely short time just before the target loses control, the matter will undoubtedly fail. If reclaimed a second too early, the ritual will have no effect. If reclaimed a second too late, Antigonus will be burdened with the fate of losing control and going mad, inevitably heading towards the same end."