He had originally thought that the "Blasphemer" who appeared in the
An old antique... Why did he build a tomb for himself? To fake his death and escape, or was there another reason, like stopping the traces time had left on his body? He managed to live from the Fourth Epoch to the Fifth Epoch by plundering the lives of others? I originally guessed he was Sequence 3 or Sequence 2, but looking at it today, Sequence 1 isn't impossible either. A long time will always bring qualitative improvement... Klein was sometimes puzzled, sometimes speculating, his thoughts bubbling like boiling water.
The "Puppet" Horamick pulled at his throat, accidentally tugging off a piece of skin, revealing an extremely complex mechanical structure inside.
His voice leaked out from that spot, sounding a bit drafty:
"Search the bodies on the ground. Don't come near here."
"Yes, Your Eminence!" Iconsai and the others were visibly relieved.
The bodies on the ground had already coagulated extraordinary characteristics inside them; some were even combined with parts of the body, forming creepy magical items.
In addition, the deceased carried various items with them.
The "Mechanical Heart" seems to have made quite a haul this time. Along with the "Ghostly Frame", "Human Leather Shadow Characteristics" and other items obtained earlier, it completely made up for the expense of the mad "cleaning up"... Big investment brings high returns... Klein's gaze lingered on the ground for a while.
He took a breath, raised his eyes, and followed the lantern-less "Puppet" Horamick toward the opposite wall of the coffin.
At this moment, the magic mirror
Klein saw that the opposite wall had become mottled in large patches due to the rapid "weathering" just now; many murals had been destroyed and could no longer be restored to their previous state.
The only relatively intact mural, barely visible and colored, was at the top of the wall and occupied a small part of the dome above.
It depicted a majestic mountain range, and on the highest peak stood a huge cross, taller than the mountain itself.
The cross was covered with layers of radiance, appearing exceptionally sacred.
In front of it was faintly shown a majestic and tall figure, the mountains seeming like pets crouching at his feet.
This figure was surrounded by angels with two, four, and six wings; they were either blowing trumpets, playing harps, or playing flutes, looking both pious and joyful.
At the foot of the mountains, two angels with twelve wings each carried a baby, walking humbly toward the summit.
The baby on the left had slightly curly black hair, while the one on the right had fair golden hair.
One had jet-black eyes, the other golden eyes.
Elsewhere on the mountains, giants with chains and fetters and dragons with bound feet that could never land were faintly depicted.
Horamick first looked at the baby on the left, his kind expression becoming more serious.
He uttered a word very low and softly:
"Amon."
Then, he turned to look at the baby on the right, and after a few seconds of silence, spoke a name:
"
Amon, Adam... Klein repeated these two names, feeling that the mist over the history of the Fourth and Third Epochs was thickening.
Combining with the various pieces of news he had heard, he quickly made certain guesses in his mind:
The figure at the top of the mountain before the radiant cross, surrounded by angels and with giants and dragons submitting, must represent the true God at Sequence 0... Another who uses the cross as part of a symbolic symbol is the "
Could it be the "Lord that created everything, the Almighty God" that the City of Silver worships?
This fits the description in the City of Silver's myths of the Creator awakening and stripping the "
So the so-called ancient Sun God is actually that Lord who created everything from the City of Silver? He might hold the domains of "Sun" and "Time", in addition, the authority belonging to the "Giant King" Ormir and the "Dragon of Imagination" Angewind should have returned to Him...
This, this can't be covered by Sequence 0...
So, the original Amon was a descendant of that "Lord that created everything, the Almighty God" from the City of Silver, inheriting the extraordinary characteristics of the domain of time? That seems to slightly explain how he could quietly stay in the City of Silver's dungeon for several decades.
Besides him, the "Lord that created everything, the Almighty God" had another descendant named Adam...
What did the original Adam inherit, are there other descendants still alive, and if so, where would they be...
What is the relationship between the "True Creator" and that one? Simply imitating him, using the title of Creator and the cross symbol? Or is there some deeper connection between the two?
Klein didn't let his doubts show too much, since the magic mirror Arrodes was probably observing him.
Horamick stared at that mural for a while, then suddenly stepped forward, pressed both palms against the wall.
Silently, the magnificent mural disintegrated, turning into pieces of stone dust, and even the colors evaporated and disappeared quickly.
The Church of the God of Steam and Machine is intentionally covering up the history of the Third and Fourth Epochs... Are the other churches doing the same? Klein frowned and followed the "Puppet" Horamick to the other side.
After walking half a circle, they found something else:
A stone door with only its outline vaguely carved stood hidden in the corner.