Volume 7 The Inverted Man Chapter 6 “Spring”

　　”The King of Time and Space”, “The Dao of Fate”, “The Source Castle Incarnation”, “The Spirit World Dominator”, “Lord of Secrecy”…… The “Secrecy” in the ancient sun god’s mouth refers to the “Lord of Secrecy”! ……Klein silently recited those names and felt the shadow in his heart grow bigger again.

　　He whirled around and thought of a question, hesitatingly saying:

　　”As far as I know, long before the end of the last civilization, the ‘Blessed Life Xuanhuang Heavenly Father’ had already appeared.”

　　After the Seven Lights looked at each other, the “Yellow Light” Venetian, who had a thin figure and was translucent like other Spirit World creatures, sighed and said:

　　”This, we do not know, at the end of the last civilization, the ‘initial’ awakening, the previous seven lights have been erased, we are the first era of the spirit world re-born clean light.

　　”However, we do have some speculation about the ‘Great Lord above the Spirit World’, which may answer your questions, Your Highness.”

　　Klein’s spirits lifted, and he immediately assumed the posture of an attentive listener.

　　”The Yellow Light,” Venetan continued:

　　”We suspect that the ‘Old Ones’ who were active in the First Age were partly Outer Gods who were sucked directly onto this planet, and partly those who were activated by the Source Matter, which means that there are some ‘Old Ones’ who are equal to the ‘Initially’, the materialization of different personalities that K split off.

　　”Whatever separates must converge, and whatever converges must separate, describes not only the extraordinary characteristics, but also refers to the ‘Initial’ itself, which has a natural tendency to converge and reorganize because most of the source qualities and characteristics come from this Supreme Being, and ‘Initial ‘ is the aggregate of all the contradictions of the universe, and the source qualities and characteristics will irresistibly split again after they have come together.”

　　Is this the nature and source of the Law of Convergence of Extraordinary Characteristics? The “God of Lights” was the unlucky foreign god who was sucked into this world and met the “Lord of Mysteries”? Klein nodded slightly, did not interrupt, patiently waiting for the “yellow light” to give k’s guess.

　　The Venetian in lemon yellow robes glanced at Klein and said:

　　”Perhaps, the ‘original’ tendency to split was present when the k was sleeping, so the spirit of the k split into different parts, stealthily interfering with the real world under different titles, preparing for the split when the main body awakens, such as, ‘God ‘, for example, ‘Heavenly Father’ ……”

　　Reasonable speculation can explain a lot of my doubts …… Klein immediately had a feeling of clarity.

　　He said with a little deliberation:

　　”That is to say, you believe that the ‘Great Lord above the Spirit World’ is part of the ‘Initial’ and can somehow be equal to the ‘Initial’? ”

　　”That is correct.” “Orange Light” Hilarion gave an affirmative response, and then reassured Klein, “As things stand now, that Great Lord is also like the other parts of the ‘Initial’, with its will and power fading with time Regardless of whether or not you are a K, your highness, it does not prevent you from making a certain confrontation, retaining your current humanity, and striking some kind of balance with the K. Oh, separation is an inevitable law.”

　　What kind of comfort is this? Klein couldn’t help but belly laugh.

　　Then, he realized a problem:

　　”Since the ‘initial’ spirit split into different parts, the spiritual imprints within the corresponding pathway high sequence extraordinary should also be divided into different ‘old days’.

　　”If the one awakening within the Ancient Sun God is the ‘Original’, the ‘God’ that Seven Lights just described, then the ‘Initial’ spirit brand that has begun to be active and make erosion within my body ‘ spirit brand points to whom?”

　　The answer to this question was so obvious that Klein didn’t need to think to arrive at it:

　　The “Lord of Secrecy”, the “Dominator of the Spirit World”, the “Blessed Xuanhuang Heavenly Father”!

　　That is to say, the “Fusheng Xuanhuang Heavenly Father” is not as he thought that there is no trace left behind, k has already awakened in Klein’s body initially!

　　Grass …… Klein’s body was cold, inexplicably experienced the feelings of the ancient Sun God.

　　In this instant, he was very worried that he would one day unknowingly become another person, become the “Lord of Secrecy” or “Blessed Xuanhuang Tianzun” who had returned from the dead.

　　However, this level of awakening seems to be similar to what happened to the other angels, and is not as strong and irresistible as I had imagined……. This is because I am different from the Ancient Sun God, and I did not have the angelic realm right from the moment I was “born”, and I even have control over the “uniqueness” of the angelic realm. “Uniqueness”, I was promoted step by step, and completed my digestion in stages? If that’s the case, I have to thank the gray mist that dropped that “curtain” into the land of God’s abandonment, and perhaps, with the help of a certain someone or several existences …… Well, it’s still not right, I have become the master of the “Source Castle”, it’s not possible for me to become the master of the “Source Castle”. I have become the master of the “Source Castle”, it does not make sense that the erosion and pollution encountered is still the same as other Sequence 2 Angels …… Klein secretly shook his head and did not ask the corresponding question to the seven lights.

　　As far as he was concerned, this was one of his own core secrets, and he absolutely could not let other existences know what his current state actually looked like.

　　He then raised his right hand, pestled it to his mouth, and coughed lightly:

　　”I probably understand.”

　　After chatting with Seven Lights about the other questions, Klein got up and saluted:

　　”Thank you for your answers.”

　　”It’s our honor, may Your Highness return to the throne of the ‘Great Lord above the Spirit World’ soon.” The Seven Lights rose at the same time and responded in a warm manner.

　　Is this cursing me to death? Klein chortled to himself and politely sent the seven pure lights away.

　　Then, he opened the “teleportation” again, and returned to a quiet alley in Beckland.

　　Pressing his bowler hat on top of his head, Kraven strolled out into the street.

　　The first thing that caught his eye was the hustle and bustle of people in various states of being and the heat wave that had formed.

　　He saw people dressed in linen clothing and working in groups cutting through unusually tall trees with saws and other tools, people working in teams busily repairing street houses that hadn’t suffered too much damage, people with dixie pies and sweet iced tea in their hands hurrying past him as if they were rushing to their jobs, and people driving hauling wagons with grains, meats, and vegetables running to different places ……

　　Although most of these people were poorly dressed, with many signs of mending, and a bit of numbness and pain remained on their faces, the vitality that erupted from their bodies seemed to intertwine with the light of hope in front of Klein’s eyes, tenaciously overflowing with the vigor of life.

　　They were like a blade of grass trying to break through the rocks after a cold winter.

　　Klein slowed down his steps and gazed deeply at the bustling scene.

　　Although he hadn’t seen the tragic world of the late war with his own eyes, he had heard many details from Miss Justice and Leonard, and since he had traveled to the darker and more depressing Godforsaken Land before, it was inevitable that he would have some uncontrollable feelings at this time.

　　Spring has arrived.

　　Klein’s expression gradually stretched, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

　　He walked through the streets and alleys in the midst of post-war reconstruction, all the way to St. Samuel’s Church in the northern district.

　　The square here was riddled with potholes and workers were doing the initial cleanup, and a handful of white pigeons had returned from somewhere and landed back in the once-familiar area.

　　Klein looked around and didn’t find a vendor, so he took some food out of the historical projection and dropped it on the ground.

　　As the white doves came in one by one, he crossed the square and entered the church, whose bell tower was under repair, and sat in the front row of the large prayer hall.

　　Looking at the stars clustered around the red moon’s holy emblem, Klein took off his hat, crossed his arms, and closed his eyes in the peaceful stillness.

　　His emotions gradually settled, and he got the feeling that he was actually praying.

　　At this time, Leonard, whose raven hair had grown a hair longer and whose blue eyes were a little darker, wearing a black trench coat and red gloves, came in through the gate, walked along the aisle to the side of him, sat down in a chair two places away from him, and began to pray.

　　In absolute silence, Klein opened his eyes, stood up, put on his hat, and passed Leonard.

　　When he was about to reach the door, Leonard rose slowly and followed.

　　It did not take the two men long to reach the corner of the square outside, one after the other.

　　Leonard looked at the few white pigeons on the ground, as if talking to himself:

　　”I’m already a ‘Night Watchman’ senior deacon, and in two days I’ll be returning to the Holy Church to study for a while and receive the appropriate holy relics.”

　　During the final stage of the war, he was promoted in the line of fire and became a Sequence 4 ‘Nightwatcher’.

　　”You don’t seem too happy.” Klein, who was standing side by side with Leonard, did not look sideways, but also looked at White Dove and said.

　　Leonard smiled mockingly and said:

　　”I don’t have the right to be unhappy.

　　”I’m just wondering if the fact that the Divine War ended so quickly and with an unexpected outcome means that the previous defeat and the difficulties everyone suffered were all just bait?”

　　”Before today, I also thought like you, and had disbelief and indignation, but now, I’m a little confused, and this is, perhaps, a necessity.” Klein did not hide his feelings.

　　Leonard was quiet for two seconds, and looking down at the white dove hovering at his feet, said:

　　”That’s what the old man said. ……”

　　Without waiting for Klein to say anything else, he glanced sideways at his former colleague beside him and said:

　　”You’ve become an angel?”

　　Palles Zoroaster had told him that what Klein had done before seemed to be preparing for his promotion to Angel.

　　”Uh-huh.” Klein nodded slightly, “But instead of glory and power, it’s pain, damnation, and responsibility.”

　　”Why?” Leonard asked subconsciously.

　　Klein didn’t answer right away and lowered his head, glancing at the shadows at his feet, and turned towards the exit of the plaza.

　　A few steps later, he turned his back to Leonard and said as if talking to himself:

　　”You should remember the words.

　　”We are guardians and wretches who are always fighting danger and madness.”

　　Leonard was stunned for a moment, and only after a few seconds did he look sideways at Klein, but he could only see the other party’s back, wearing a half-height bowler hat and a black trench coat, which was about to disappear around the corner of the street.

　　With a hoot, a few white pigeons on the ground flew up, toward the light blue sky.