Part 5 THE RED PRIEST CHAPTER XLVI Compliments of Aroldus
”You are?” Klein asked in a state of rather complicated calm.
The lady in the simple robes nodded gently:
”Arianna, Servant of the Hidden.”
The Servant of the Hidden …… Arianna …… Klein’s eyes condensed slightly, already knowing the identity of the lady in front of him.
As an extraordinary person of Night Watcher origin, how could he be unfamiliar with the name Arianna?
Abbess of the Black Night Abbey, head of the thirteen archbishops, and the possible future coronation of the Pope, whichever of these identities is common knowledge that cannot be bypassed in religious studies and the occult!
And the name “Servant of Secrecy”, Klein had read about it in Roselle the Great’s diary, and combined with names with similar meanings, such as “Servant of Secrecy”, he suspected that it pointed to an angelic rank, and at the same time, according to the law of conservation of extraordinary properties, from the existence of sequence 0 Arianna can not be a sequence 1 angel point of departure, Klein believes that the “secret servant” is likely to be “night” pathway of sequence 2.
This …… goddess is not that she did not respond, but the way she responded was very special …… directly sent her own “servant” over…. …Klein had a complex emotion that was difficult to describe.
After a few seconds of silence, he made a solemn bow:
”Good afternoon, Your Highness Arianna.”
In the major churches, if there is a demigod of angelic rank walking on the earth, the suffix “Your Highness” should be added when addressing them face to face to show their respect, similarly, “Coronet” should be added to the representatives of the divine will such as the pope, pontiff, and Patriarch, and additionally, “Coronet” can also be used to address the head of a church. In addition, for the head of a religion, “Pontiff” or “Holy See” can be used as a substitute, and of course, very often, “Holy See” can also refer to the seat of the Holy See.
Arianna nodded four times clockwise on her chest and responded with a reverent gesture:
”May the Goddess protect you.”
She then added:
”I am an ascetic, you may address me directly as Lady.”
”Yes, Lady Arianna.” Klein didn’t insist at all.
Arianna looked at him calmly for two seconds and asked directly:
”You want to deal with ‘Blasphemer’ Amon’s doppelganger in Bekrande?”
”Yes. I wish to gain the blessing of the hidden.” Klein replied frankly.
At this time, a bit of difficulty suddenly flooded his heart, as this was not quite what he had expected.
His original idea was that the goddess would feed back her blessings and provide blessings, and then he and the Palles Zoroaster in Leonard’s body would join forces to remove all of Amon’s bilocations in Beckland, and this process would not expose the problem of Leonard and the “Stealer” pathway angel, but now the blessings had turned into an “entity”, a “body”, which would not be exposed. But now, Blessing has become an “entity” and will participate in the battle, and once Palles Zoroaster strikes, he will definitely be discovered, and by then, the end will be unpredictable!
Isn’t it necessary to unite with Palles Zoroaster? Let K just be an intelligence provider and share some of the spoils? As Klein’s thoughts flew, Arianna spoke not too fast or slow:
”I can provide the power of stealth so that nothing that happens will be spied upon, but I cannot guarantee that I can remove all of Amon’s doppelgangers in Berkland.”
Palles Zoroaster said k could do this thing …… The one who knows Amon best is really still the same way Sequence 1 …… Klein thought about it:
”Ms. Arianna, I already have a mature and complete plan, you only need to provide the hidden power without having to participate in the actual battle, I will take care of the rest.”
Arianna nodded and raised her right arm, spreading out her palm.
A little bit of light then lit up, deep and radiant, quickly outlining a medallion in the center of that palm.
This medallion was crystal clear, as if it was cast from a black gemstone, giving the impression that when one looked at it, it did exist there, and when one didn’t look at it, it would disappear.
”This is the Black Night Medallion that belongs to me, it doesn’t possess characteristics or power on its own, the only thing it does is that once it’s activated, it creates a connection with me, no matter where you are in the real world.” Arianna described it briefly, “Remember to use it before you begin to act, and I will provide you with hidden power, if you need more direct help, pronounce the name ‘Arianna’ in Ancient Hermetic while it is energized.”
This amounts to a solidified, pointing to itself altar and ritual …… Well, at the angelic level, the range of prayers that can be answered extends to the entire world? Klein instantly grasped the essence of that Black Night Coat of Arms.
As a “Trickster”, he was currently unable to respond to prayers, which was a trait that could only be possessed at Sequence 3, but of course, as a “Poseidon” and a “Fool”, he was skilled enough in this area. Of course, as a “Sea God” and “Fool”, he was skilled enough in this area.
Without any excuses, Klein accepted the Black Night Coat of Arms and sincerely saluted:
”Thank you for this gift.”
After saying that, he tapped four times clockwise on his chest to draw the Crimson Moon:
”Praise the Goddess!”
In this way, he could still join forces with Palles Zoroaster, as long as he didn’t use the ancient Hermetic language to pronounce the name “Arianna” when he activated the Darkness Crest, there would be no problem.
”Praise the Goddess.” Arianna responded reverently.
Her figure then disappeared, as if erased by an eraser.
Was this leaving by transforming into a stealthy state? Klein pursed his lips with some speculation.
At the same time, he was puzzled by Arianna’s ability to come so quickly. After all, the “Darkness” pathway was not the type that excelled in teleportation, so arriving at Beckland from the Wintershire Cleric’s location would surely take not long, but definitely not short either.
It’s not like my ritual is a direct descent kind of prayer……. Could it be that Ms. Arianna happens to be in the surrounding area, in the Birkeland region? Would this be too much of a coincidence? If it’s not a coincidence, then the problem is even more serious, what is k doing in the Bakerland region? Undercurrent ah …… Klein withdrew his sight and waited patiently for a while before changing back to Dawn Dantes.
He once again found a pen and paper, on which he drew a symbol combining the words “secret” and “peep”.
As soon as the last stroke of the symbol was made, the full-length mirror in the master bedroom glowed darkly but purely, as if it were a silent undercurrent at the bottom of a lake.
Immediately afterward, rows of salutes were presented within, firing a series of salutes high into the sky.
Gold, silver, red, and blue exploded, forming word after word in the mirror:
”Welcome home, my great master!
”Your loyal servant Aroldus witnesses you taking back another portion of your authority, and trembles at the gradual return of your breath, that you will finally return to that supreme position, and make the whole world at peace under your watchful eye!”
This can be, really enthusiastic …… every time a new pattern …… Klein gently nodded, did not speak.
The words crumbled and reorganized in the ceremonial bloom, forming a new sentence:
”What are your orders, great master?”
”I have a question.” Klein said flatly, “How does one create safe and pure darkness in a place where being in darkness can be dangerous? There are probably two types of that danger, one that would cause one to simply vaporize and disappear in the darkness, or one that would be attacked by monsters that strangely pop up.”
On the surface of the full-length mirror, the ceremonial flowers subsided, the watery light rippled, and silver words emerged one by one:
”Great Master, you refer to the ‘Land of God’s Abandonment’?”
This “magic mirror” knows a lot ah, by the way, also sent me a question …… Klein nodded his head and said:
”Right.”
Without intervals, Aroldus revealed line after line of Lune text on the full body mirror:
”The formation of the ‘God Forsaken Land’ is related to the fall of the second generation Creator, and the danger of the darkness there should stem from the mutation of two essential forces.
”One is the remnants of the divine power of the ‘Goddess of Night’, and the other is the legacy of the influence of that Creator, k who herself wields some of the power in terms of shadow, darkness, corruption, defilement, and mutation. The former can cause living beings to disappear out of thin air, and the latter will directly cause the darkness to breed monsters.”
It turns out that those two dangers stem from different powers, no wonder the manifestations vary greatly …… Arodes calls the ancient sun god the second generation of the Creator …… This is very close to what I guessed …… Amon and Adam’s father was not the original Creator awakening, but a traveler who inherited a large “legacy”? Klein asked thoughtfully:
”So, the fall of the second generation Creator had, had the ‘Goddess of Darkness’ involved?”
This is what Klein vaguely expected, because in the darkness of the “God’s Abandoned Land”, humans will disappear like vaporization, this point is very similar to the “God’s War Ruins” where those who don’t sleep at night will be strangely disappeared, and according to the small “Sun”, the original ruler of the “Sun” told him that he had been in charge of the “God’s War Ruins” for a long time. According to the small “sun”, the original “night” and “hidden” authority of the magic wolf king Frigidaire has fallen in the second era, it is impossible to be k. So, unless there is also born in the middle of it.
Therefore, unless there was another deity born in the middle of the “night” pathway, it would be difficult for those two kinds of strange not to be associated with the “goddess of the night”.
On the surface of the mirror, the silver light quickly converged and condensed into a single word:
”Pair.”
Right …… Klein was about to ask, but suddenly closed his mouth, because he remembered his own identity – the dependents of the night, so even if no one is watching, but also have to pay attention to the respect of the gods, can not go to explore the relevant secrets, of course, in the gray fog above the mysterious space. Except when in that mysterious space above.
He was about to return to his previous question, urging the “Magic Mirror” Aroldus to list his solutions, when he saw the silver words within the full-length mirror wriggle and change on their own:
”Great master, your loyal servant Arodes has a small request, can, can we stop discussing the ‘Goddess of Night’?”
A sketch of a shrunken character appeared at the end of this question.
Just what I wanted …… Klein said after two seconds of deliberate contemplation:
”Good.”
On the surface of the mirror, the flow of silver traces became steeply lighter, and word after word took shape:
”There are two approaches to your previous question:
”The first is to actively accept the contamination and allow yourself to be transformed into monsters of the darkness, creatures that don’t disappear out of thin air in the darkness because they are protected by the ‘Fallen’ authority, so that all darkness will be pure and safe;
”The second is to create darkness with a temporary dream world attached to it, so that the spirits are protected by the ‘dream world’, which effectively slows down the encroachment of the dangerous darkness.”