Volume 7: The Hanged Man Chapter 55: Six Special Pathways
”Fool” Klein looked around the circle slowly, and instead of explaining as everyone expected, he put away his sigh and smiled as he posed a question:
”Where do you think the source of the twenty-two extraordinary pathways is?”
This was one of the three most central questions of the occult, and there was never a recognized answer. Each school had its own theories, and no one could convince anyone.
”The Hidden One,” Gadelia answered after a moment’s deliberation:
”The essence of the world is knowledge, the essence of knowledge is number, humans are number, the extraordinary properties of the twenty-two pathways are number, and all things are number, from their birth.”
She gave the theory of the Mosaic Ascetic Order, but that was not the same as her own opinion.
”The Seven Churches all believe that the Extraordinary Characteristics originate from the original One, the Creator, k incarnating all things, including the gods, humans, the seas, the lands, and the Extraordinary Characteristics.” “The stars,” Leonard described briefly, “are, of course, a clarification for deacons and above, and the official Extraordinary Below Sequence 6 don’t need to know that much.”
He then glanced at “Moon” Emlyn and said:
”The School of Life believes that the world is divided into three layers, the material world, the soul world, and the world of absolute reason, and that extraordinary characteristics are the projections of certain things in the world of absolute reason in the material world and the soul world, so the characteristics will not be extinguished, but will only be reorganized.”
Now it seems that the Absolute Rational World that the School of Life preaches may refer to the things represented by the “River of Destiny”…… “Fool” Klein thought of Will Ansettin, but he remained silent, not interrupting Tara. Kline “The Fool” thought of Will Onsettin, but remained silent, not interrupting the exchange between the members of the Tarot Club.
”The Moon,” Emlyn said, looking back at the Stars:
”As one of the masters of the Second Era, we Bloods believe that extraordinary characteristics did originate from the original Creator, and then the different characteristics accumulated and gave birth to the Ancient Gods, who in turn created the different races.”
This is the Blood’s explanation of the First Age, and “Moon” Emlyn already has some doubts about it, after all, he was exposed to many hidden secrets at the Tarot.
”The Inverted Hanged Man,” Alger said with a slight nod:
”Although there are many explanations for the origin of extraordinary characteristics, most of them point to the original creator, the Church of Orthodox God is like this, the Aurora Society is like this, and the Silver City is like this as well.”
”That is to say, it is a relatively unanimous perception that extraordinary characteristics originate from the original Creator?” “Justice,” Audrey asked thoughtfully.
The Psycho-Alchemy Society mainly studied the world of the mind and the sea of collective subconsciousness, and lacked a complete theoretical explanation for the origins of Extraordinary Characteristics.
”Something like that.” “The Inverted Hanged Man,” Alger didn’t hide his opinion.
Just then, “Fool” Klein said with a slight sigh:
”Not all.”
He did not make a long speech, but only gave a relatively vague answer.
Not all …… Mr. “Fool” means that the extraordinary characteristics did originate from the original Creator, but not all of them, and a small number of them are special cases? Is this the reason for the special nature of the “plowman” and “moon” pathways? Alger, the “inverted man”, instantly thought of many things and grasped the essence of the problem at once.
Because the matter is not related to himself, “magician” Forsyth has been leisurely listening, at this time quite curious to ask:
”Dear Mr. ‘Fool’, you seem to mean that most of the extraordinary characteristics originate from the original Creator, with the exception of the two paths of the ‘Cultivator’ and the ‘Moon’. ‘ These two pathways are exceptions, so where do they come from?”
”The Fool,” Klein said rather succinctly:
”The stars.”
”The Stars.” …… “The Moon” Emlyn listened with chills, realizing that there may be more going on than he thought.
–The contamination of the earth and the dangers of the stars had been shared within the Tarot Society, and all members knew that both concepts suffered from erosion just by understanding them.
As Audrey “Justice” and Gadelia “The Hidden One” looked at each other, Klein “The Fool” kept that slightly sighing tone and added:
”There’s more than those two.”
He and Seven Lights had been in constant communication and had determined that there were a total of six of the twenty-two extraordinary pathways that belonged to the Outer Gods.
”Honorable Mr. ‘Fool’, which others come from the ‘stars’?” “Justice” Audrey asked, raising her hand out of habit, guarded and curious.
”The Fool,” Klein responded succinctly:
”‘Prisoner,’ ‘Criminal,’ ‘Lawyer,’ ‘Arbiter.’ ”
The first two come from the Mother Tree of Desire, and the last two plus the Kingdom of Disorder come from the Sons of Chaos.
–Chaos breeds order, and order carries its own shadow.
”Arbiter”…… “Magician” Voorhees turned her head in shock and looked at “Judgment” Hugh.
She just felt that this matter has nothing to do with herself, and she can just watch without worrying, but who knows, the fire burned to her doorstep at once.
”Judgement” Hugh frowned slightly and looked toward the top of the long bronze table and said:
”Dear Mr. ‘Fool’, I don’t usually sense anything out of the ordinary, and I’ve never had a divine revelation, well, from outside of you.”
”The Fool” Klein smiled and said:
”‘Arbiter’ and ‘Lawyer’ are relatively good.”
As far as he knew, the influence of the “Sons of Chaos” on the “Arbiter” and “Lawyer” paths was not as deep as that of the “Fallen Mother Goddess” on the “Arbiter” and “Lawyer” paths. “The influence of the Mother Tree of Desire on criminals and prisoners is not as deep as that of the Moon and the Cultivator, and the Mother Tree of Desire on criminals and prisoners. “This outer god is as quiet as if he had disappeared.
”Magician Fools and Judge Hugh were relieved, but at the same time, they were a little more cautious about the future.
Seeing that Mr. “Fool” did not explain too much, “Moon” Emlyn said after a few thoughts:
”‘Plowman’ and ‘Moon’ pathways are special from the ‘stars’, and the perceived divine revelation is likely to be a contamination? ”
”Inverted Man” Alger glanced at Mr. “Fool” at the top of the long, mottled table, and saw that K had no intention of speaking, so he nodded:
”That’s about right.”
This is a test for me ah …… “Moon” Emlyn sighed darkly and turned to say:
”I have mastered the names of the high sequence magical potions of the two pathways of ‘Plowman’ and ‘Moon’, and I am a little puzzled by two of them.”
After becoming an Earl of the Blood Clan and a senior deacon of the Earth Church, he had gained the appropriate permissions to access quite a bit of information that was inaccessible in the past.
Seeing the rest of the members of the Tarot Society look over, and “World” Germaine Sparrow even raised his hand and cupped his chin, Emlyn said thoughtfully:
”Sequence 3 of the ‘Moon’ pathway is called ‘Master Summoner’, Sequence 2 is called ‘Creator’, and Sequence 1 is called ‘ God of Beauty’; Sequence 3 of the ‘Cultivator’ pathway is called ‘Casket Bearer’, Sequence 2 is called ‘Master of Desolation’, and Sequence 1 is called ‘Nature Walker’.
”I’m rather puzzled by the fact that the names of the magical potions ‘Beauty God’ and ‘Desolate Hostess’ both point to a certain gender, you guys, what’s your take on this?”
”…… “For a moment, no one of the remaining members of the Tarot Club opened their mouths, you looked at me, I looked at you, and one after another thought of a possibility.
After an interval of a few seconds, Audrey “Justice” controlled her eyes and weighed her tone:
”I remember the sequence 7 of the ‘Assassin’ pathway is called ‘Witch’, and the assassins who take this magic potion end up becoming witches.”
…… This is, for me, a test …… Emlyn’s lips moved slightly and failed to say anything.
When he saw the name of the magic potion, he actually already had a certain premonition, but he was just not too willing to accept it and hoped to get another explanation at the Tarot.
Don’t worry, you probably can’t become an angel, and even if you can, you don’t have a chance to become a “beauty god”…… Klein muttered a few words in his heart, but didn’t say these “comforting” words out loud.
The scene was a little quiet for a moment, “Star” Leonard coughed and took the initiative to speak:
”I’ll share something.”
He spoke neither too fast nor too slow, saying things such as the wandering magician Merlin Hermes, the overnight reconstruction of Constantine City, and the “fully automated wish-granting machine”.
As he spoke, he glanced unobtrusively at “World” Klein.
The corner of Klein’s mouth twitched slightly, causing “World” Germaine Sparrow to look ahead and say:
”I’ll be leaving the eastern shore of the Middle Sea soon.”
Huh…… Mr. “World” did all this? He can already perform miracles like this? Worthy of being an angel, is k…… “Justice” Audrey recalled the information shared by Mr. “Overeating”, a member of the Psycho Alchemy Council’s panel, and was momentarily amazed and admiring.
She didn’t use her “audience” ability to hide this reaction, because everyone showed the same emotion, except for Mr. “Star”, who obviously knew about it already.
Merlin Hermes …… The Wandering Magician …… “The Magician” Forsyth wrote the name down in his mental notebook, secretly deciding to try to distance himself when he heard the name in the future. The name of a magician” Forsyth memorized the name in her mind.
It wasn’t that she was still so afraid of Germaine Sparrow, but she realized one thing:
Gelman Sparrow’s surroundings would never be peaceful, there would always be one thing or another happening.
Of course, a little bit of instinctive fear is inevitable, just as the “fear” planted in childhood remains when one grows up.
Fulfillment of wishes for fun …… “Fully automated wish-granting machine” …… This is the “world” of Germaine Sparrow. Played by Germaine Sparrow? The “Hanged Man” Alger and the “Hidden Man” Gadelia flashed a similar thought at the same time, and then realized something:
Since a while ago, Mr. Fool has been asking people to make a wish and grant it during prayers.
Was K helping the world to digest the magic potion, or was K and the world on the same path, and after the revival of the world, they also manifested similar characteristics? The little “sun” said before, “Mr. Fool” is a miracle, so that a city of people from the God-forsaken land directly transferred to the outside of the city of Bayam …… to “The world” Germaine Sparrow is still playing to see, it should not be able to do this …… “Inverted Man” Alger nodded imperceptibly, to the Mr. “Fool” had some guesses as to where he was headed.
He’s about to leave the eastern shore of the Mizukage? Then my investigation will be easier, just make up a random conclusion, the big deal is to write that Germaine Sparrow has become a “miracle worker” and is playing …… Anyway, I know what I need to know… …Leonard mumbled a few words, but did not make any more inquiries.
At this point, Germaine “The World” Sparrow looked around the room and said:
”What do you know of ‘King of the Black Seat’ Barrows Hopkins?”