Behind the endless curtain of shadows, in a darkness rippled with a faint water light.
A black-haired, black-eyed young man with a broad forehead and a thin face abruptly sat up, as if waking from a nightmare.
He was wearing a classical black robe. He extended his right hand, trying to take a crystal monocle from the "Void" and place it over his right eye.
But this time, he got nothing.
His right hand paused in mid-air for two seconds before he retracted it and rubbed his right eye socket.
Just then, a calm, flat, yet emotionless voice sounded in his ears: "For him, there are things more important than life.
"For you, there's almost nothing worth caring about other than yourself.
"When things reach the point where life must be staked, it means you've already lost."
The voice continued: "As a natural Mythical Creature, your lack of sufficiently normal anchors is also a problem.
"This makes it so that although you know what courage and sacrifice are, it's very hard for you to truly understand them."
Amon's expression shifted slightly. He stood up from the darkness rippled with faint water light.
He glanced at the discarded human-skin glove beside him, which seemed very satisfied, withdrew his gaze, and curled his lips: "This seems quite interesting.
"Next, I plan to leave this place and enter the cosmos. It's much more exciting and thrilling there than in reality. Perhaps I'll come to understand those two words you just mentioned."
"That's very dangerous. Once you enter the cosmos, I won't be able to provide any help until I succeed. Still, at least you can avoid Him," the calm, flat, emotionless voice replied.
Amon said nothing more. He raised his hand, pinched his right eye socket, and vanished behind the endless curtain of shadows.
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Within the ancient palace above the
As Amon was completely obliterated by the might of the "Supernova Eruption," Klein couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
If he had a choice, he certainly didn't want to sacrifice himself and allow the "Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth" to revive. He would much rather protect this world himself and find the meaning of life anew.
Of course, if there were no choice, he would not hesitate to let the "Celestial Worthy" awaken. He was sure he could do it, and Amon knew that too, which was why He hadn't forced the issue and had instead tried to escape.
The battle just now had ultimately been a contest of courage. Whoever was truly unafraid of complete death would hold the absolute advantage.
Clearly, Amon did not have the determination to sacrifice himself for this matter.
After Klein let out his breath, the face beneath the cold, bizarre mask suddenly contorted.
Under the semi-transparent dark cloak on his body, the slimy, sinister tentacles extending from him either slapped against the ground or rose high into the air, completely beyond his control.
He could feel it. The "Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth" within him was awakening at an accelerated pace, and it seemed unstoppable.
Even if Klein brought this will to death and then relied on the "Miracle Invoker" ability to revive, he couldn't escape it, because the "
At this moment, Klein remembered the words of the "Dark Angel" Sariel, the
The next second, from the place where Amon's body had been destroyed, beams of light, pulled by an invisible gravitational force, shot straight toward Klein.
Some were
Klein tried to prevent these Beyonder characteristics from merging with him, but he was interfered with by the increasingly powerful will of the "Celestial Worthy" within his body and failed.
His body swelled up like a balloon one moment, then flattened thin like a paper doll the next, repeating endlessly.
The mask on his face grew brighter and more bizarre. The slimy, sinister tentacles extending from under his cloak multiplied and became more and more uncontrollable.
One "Worm of Time" Beyonder characteristic, one "Key of Stars" Beyonder characteristic, one... Klein's spirit felt as if it were being bitten and devoured by an invisible monster, bite by bite, causing him intense pain.
In the end, a pair of eyeballs made of pure starlight, containing layer upon layer of illusory doors, and a crystal monocle reassembled, flying toward Klein's face, toward the eye sockets of that mask.
Almost at the same time, a strange luminous door stained with a hint of greenish-black appeared on Klein's body.
"Sefirah Castle"!
In that instant, there was an extremely intense convergence tendency between Klein, "Sefirah Castle," the Door Uniqueness, and the Error Uniqueness.
Once they merged into one, that "Lord of the Mysteries" would fully awaken and complete its resurrection.