Chapter 9: Witness
As an extraordinary person who joined the General Directorate of External Security of Intis as a member of the Esoteric Order, it was not the first time Antoine had encountered something similar.
In some cases in the past, he would hear "Hornachis...... every time he was promoted. Fregra ...... Hornachis ...... Fregela ......" whispered, and several times almost lost control because of it.
Unlike in the past, the content of the whisper seems to have changed.
When the babbling subsided and what he saw returned to normal, Antoine frowned slightly and said to himself silently:
"I've been in a stable mental state lately, and I've not taken potions or trying to get promoted, so how can I hear the whispers of a hidden existence?
"There seems to be a difference between this and the previous ones......
"What does Orville stand for? I don't have enough information to decipher it......
"Diran, Diran, well, the leaders of the congregation have mentioned that our mysterious and terrible leader once hid an ancient castle called Diran......
"Hey, I can't help but shudder when I think of that being, although he has returned to normal in the last two years, the terrifying legends and physical destruction he left behind before are enough to make people have nightmares for a lifetime......"
Antoine calmed down, temporarily suppressed his doubts, and continued to arrange tasks for his subordinates.
............
In front of a tombstone, Crane, who had just put down the white bouquet, tilted his head slightly, as if listening to something.
Although he had not heard anything, as the King of Angels, who had already held some authority over the path, he was keenly aware that something unusual was happening, and that some hidden information was being transmitted to certain subjects.
"Zarathu isn't dead yet?" Crane retracted his gaze and muttered to himself.
He relied on hierarchy, person, and authority to forcibly prevent Zarathu's resurrection without noticing anything abnormal, but when he examined himself in hindsight, he found something wrong:
What he had gathered from Zarathu's body was a complete copy of the extraordinary properties of Sequences 9 through 1.
In other words, there is only one extraordinary trait of the "Miracle Master".
And the "Serpent of Destiny" Will Unsettin said that Zarathu, like the ancestor of the Antigonus family, has an extra "miracle master" extraordinary characteristics.
Therefore, the reality of the situation undoubtedly shows that there is a "miracle master" extraordinary trait in Zarathu's body that has disappeared, and as for whether there is still a lack of superfluous extraordinary traits such as "ancient scholar" and "sophist", Klein cannot guess because he does not know Zarathu enough.
Based on this situation, Klein had long suspected that Zarathu was not dead.
Of course, if the other party wants to resurrect, it will definitely not be so simple, because too simple a way will inevitably lead to lack of secrecy, and it will inevitably be discovered by the high-ranking people of this path, so as to effectively stop it.
- When Zarathu was able to isolate the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 2, he was undoubtedly already the "secret attendant" of Sequence 1, and there were not many enemies to face who could restrain themselves, and each of them was the type that had to be dealt with with with the most cautious attitude.
Therefore, Klein thinks that he should make use of the extraordinary characteristics that have been cut off, but instead of resurrecting it directly, he has made multiple arrangements that require an opportunity or some medium to make the preparation work.
"It seems that he has hidden that part of the extraordinary characteristics that contain the 'Miracle Master' in a specific way, and has made multiple cover-ups, otherwise when I was promoted to 'Secret Attendant', I would have been able to see it directly with the help of the 'Source Castle......
"Well, after that, it should be to guide a specific object to resurrect him in a reserved and secret way, heh, he has not accommodated uniqueness, he can't do 'all-channel broadcasting', and besides, I have to beware of me or Amon after being promoted, and make a certain amount of damage, so the target group he can guide is quite limited...... All members of the Esoteric Order, or some of them?" Crane nodded thoughtfully, crouching on one knee.
He immediately exhaled and complained unabashedly:
"How is it so difficult to completely kill the high-ranking people of the 'soothsayer' path?"
There are always all kinds of preparations, all kinds of hole cards.
This made him truly understand why the goddess didn't just kill the ancestor of the Antigonus family:
For half a "fool", death may mean new life!
"Well, however, elaborate and complex secret arrangements often mean that the ability to take risks is poor, maybe Charatu's resurrection arrangement will cheapen the lucky one of the Esoteric Order, which is even greater than the possibility of his miraculous return from the fog of history, and there is a probability of being interfered with, influenced and used by external gods......" Crane sneered in his heart and slowly stood up.
He didn't have the idea of looking for the extraordinary characteristics of the "miracle master" for the time being, because under the great pressure brought about by Amon's "mistake", he had to seize the time to strengthen his human nature, stabilize his mental state, and go to the depths of the spiritual city of Calderon to fetch the water of the "River of Eternal Darkness" in order to accommodate the uniqueness of the "Fool", and he had no time to waste on inconsequential matters.
When he managed to ascend and rebalance the situation, he didn't mind going to Intis to find the hidden "treasure house" of Zarathu, starting with the members of the Esoteric Order, so that the surviving angel of the Quaternary could sleep completely.
After reining his thoughts and staring down at the tombstone in front of him for a while, Crane slowly stepped back, inserted his hand into his coat pocket, and walked sideways into the spirit realm.
During this time, he was like a traveler in the occult sense, sometimes returning to the places where he had stayed, and sometimes under the guidance of fate, he wandered through the spirit world at will, going to different realities and witnessing different scenes.
As a result, the part of self-awareness and self-consciousness that belonged to him gradually recovered, strengthened little by little, and now he is now able to better cooperate with the anchor and suppress the will of "Tianzun" to recover to a certain extent.
This made his mental state much more stable than when he met the "Goddess of the Night".
The color blocks are rich and layered, like the spiritual realm composed of abstract oil paintings, Klein walks aimlessly, up and down, left and right, front and back.
Then, guided by fate and spirituality, he left this place and returned to the real world.
The first thing that came to his mind was a small square and a church belonging to the "Goddess of the Night".
At this moment, many people are entering the church, looking happy.
Back in Beckland?Klein looked up at the sun piercing through the thin clouds, and followed the crowd towards the church gate.
As soon as he passed through the entrance, his gaze suddenly froze.
He saw Benson.
Benson Moretti.
This dark-haired, brown-eyed man with a somewhat similar face to Klein, except that the somewhat older man combed his hair back neatly, revealing a broad forehead.
He stood next to the altar, dressed in a crisp gown, a little nervous.
Klein stared for two seconds, then quickly withdrew his gaze and looked to the side.
Then, his gaze swept over the front row and saw Melissa in an off-white conservative dress.
Compared with before, the girl's face is no longer childish, but there is more flesh, and she no longer looks so thin.
She constantly converses with the people around her and is skilled in handling various matters and interpersonal interactions.
"I'm still dressed so old-fashioned, I'm glad I didn't get a black ......," Crane muttered as he walked to the corner of the church and sat down.
After ten minutes, Melissa finished her busy work and sat down in her place.
The sound of festive and cheerful music sounded, and gradually became a little sacred.
A lady in a holy wedding dress came in through the door, holding her father in one hand and her mother in the other, and walked down the aisle to the altar.
Benson, near the altar, swallowed his saliva and smiled uncontrollably.
It was his wedding.
Seeing this scene, Klein, who was in the corner, leaned back a little, buried his head slightly, and muttered:
"Laughing like a curly-haired baboon......"
After the bride was brought to the altar by her parents, she owed Benson before facing the emblem and the priest.
Benson returned the salute and turned.
When the bride's parents were seated, the priest spoke:
"Under the watchful eye of the Goddess of Mercy, I will witness a holy marriage. ”
"Praise be to the Goddess. All the guests present, as long as they are believers in the "Goddess of the Night", raised their right hands at the same time and clicked four times clockwise on their chests to draw the stars.
And that includes Klein.
When the crowd had calmed down, the priest turned to the bride and said:
"Lady Ruth Brooke, would you like this man beside you to be your husband and betrothed to you, and would you love him, respect him, accompany him, and take care of him until the end of your long life, whether you are poor, or rich, sick or healthy?"
The lady named Ruth looked at the emblem of the "Goddess of the Night" and nodded solemnly:
"I do. ”
The smile on Benson's face overflowed again.
The priest turned to look at him and said:
"Mr. Benson Moretti, would you like this lady beside you to be your wife and marry you, and would you love her, respect her, accompany her, and take care of her until the end of your long life, whether you are poor, rich, sick, or healthy?"
Benson immediately nodded and said:
"I do!"
Seeing this, hearing this, Melissa's vision blurred for a moment, and her heart was sour and happy:
After all kinds of things, the family finally ushered in a new member.
Suddenly, she subconsciously turned her head, looked into the corner, and saw a position empty, and no one was seated.
Melissa then pursed her mouth and shook her head slightly.
Her gaze swept back and forth over the area for several seconds, then slowly retracted and looked back at the altar.
It wasn't until the pastor announced the marriage contract and Benson and Ruth officially became husband and wife that Melissa smiled again.
............
In East Chester County, inside the Hale family's estate, Crane's figure stepped out of the void.
His mental stability has regained some and he can seek treatment from a psychiatrist, while he also has a problem to solve.