Mystery: The Stars Returner

"On September 11th, ever since I became an angel, I have had a feeling of split personality. In my heart, my spirit, and deep in my spirit, there are always voices urging me, influencing me, and creating things. Uncontrollable indifference, cruelty, bloodthirsty, and madness.”

"This does not come from the outside world, nor is it the influence of gods on my own path. I can clearly feel that it comes from genes, from the collective subconscious passed down from generation to generation by humans, and from the extraordinary characteristics themselves."

"No wonder Mr. Men said that sanity is temporary, but madness is eternal."

When he saw this, Klein paused for a moment. Combined with what happened on Russell Island last time, this gave him a rough guess about Russell's later years.

Could it be that Russell in his later years is being replaced bit by bit, transformed from the inside out into the shape of someone else?

Is this due to his own madness, the interference of the gods, or the pollution from beyond the starry sky?

After just pondering for a while, Klein continued reading.

"On September 28th, I haven't written a diary for a long time. In the past half month, I seemed to have watched myself being replaced by strangers little by little, becoming cold and scary little by little, even my daughter Bernard Dai can only give me very little fatherly love.

When I was about to go crazy, I seemed to hear countless praises. Those were my subjects, those were all the people who benefited from me in the reform, and those were the believers who regarded me as the Son of Steam. Sing to me, erect statues to me, write stories to me, create poetry to me. "

“Their voices are like anchors to the ship, helping me orient myself.”

"I began to have the ability to fight against the longing for that kind of cry from the heart. I came out little by little, and I was able to have the normal emotions that a father, a husband, and a man should have."

A ship's anchor?

What an interesting statement, is this also the way the gods fight against their own madness?

Klein thought a lot at once about why the gods founded churches and vigorously developed believers. At this moment, he seemed to have the answer.

They need anchors, many, many anchors, to help them anchor themselves against the madness that comes from deep within their souls.

And believers are anchors.

Only in this way can they maintain their sanity for a short time and avoid completely falling into the abyss and being swallowed by madness.

So the so-called evil god is the other side that cannot maintain its own sanity and is swallowed up by desire and madness?

"On September 4th, when I re-read yesterday's diary, I remembered the rituals corresponding to my Sequence 3, Sequence 2, and Sequence . They all have obviously cruel and crazy meanings, just like what the villains in novels would do. matter."

"The sequence path is a path destined to madness and despair."

"And this is the only way for humans to gain extraordinary power."

"It's so funny and ironic!"

“We strive to save ourselves only to better and more completely destroy ourselves?”

After reading this page, Klein's heart became heavy.

Because Russell, who wrote the contents of these diaries, is already a Sequence 2 Angel, has also joined the Twilight Hermits, has read the Blasphemy Slate, and has a far better understanding of the extraordinary world than he does now.

But Russell was so pessimistic, filled with such deep despair whether for himself, for the future, or for the origin of the world.

Russell is a senior time traveler, even he is like this, so what about his future self?

Will the same happen when you reach a higher level?

Should I continue on this extraordinary path full of despair, distortion, and madness?

After a while, Klein continued to look at the other two Russell diaries. The contents were also very sufficient and important.

In it, the specific concept of the King of Angels and the scope of strength are explained in detail.

They are more powerful than ordinary Sequence 1 gods, but they are not yet at the Sequence 0 true god level, equivalent to quasi-gods. This includes accommodating uniqueness and taking an additional Sequence 1 magic potion.

The eight kings of angels in the ancient Sun God era all meet the criteria of this definition.

Klein also agreed with Russell's speculation about the ancient sun god.

This ancient sun god is definitely an existence beyond the level of ordinary true gods, and the ancient god's authority he has taken back is too many and complicated.

Therefore, there was more and more chaos and madness in His body, so He decisively gave birth to two children, Adam and Amon, and gave them corresponding authority to eliminate some of the impurities in his body.

To put it simply, Amon and Adam were given by the ancient sun god when he drank the magic potion... as gifts.

It sounds a little weird, but it should be close to the truth.

However, if having children can eliminate the madness and chaos in the body, why didn't the ancient sun god have more children?

Anyway, giving birth to two is still life, and giving birth to ten is still life.

Why not take this opportunity to rid your body of impurities?

It should be that this method has certain limitations, or the ancient sun god has his own unknown considerations.

Such an existence is still too far away from him, and where his eyes are looking is far beyond his reach.

Klein didn't think too much about this issue, but looked at the last page of content, which mentioned Green and the island that contained the last Black Emperor's tomb.

After reading these contents, Klein let the diary in his hand disappear, looked sideways at Cattleya the Hermit, and said with a smile: "What is your request?"

Klein, who has a lot of high-end mystical knowledge today, is in a good mood and doesn't mind giving some gifts to this Bernadette follower.

"A drop of the blood of at least a Sequence 2 angel." Cattleya made her request.

This is a gift from the Queen, because the Queen has long passed the level of needing to analyze such a drop of blood, which is prepared for her promotion to a higher order.

Hey, this is not a question... Klein was slightly stunned, but this condition was not too difficult for him, and Will definitely met the needs of Ms. Hermit.

Will is a Sequence 1 mercury snake, but a drop of his blood should be sold at a higher price.

Ms. Hermit and Bernadette behind her are both wealthy owners. Recently, she has spent too much on Backlund and needs to recover some blood.

"It's not enough." Klein refused and then said, "He is a Sequence 1."

This means that if you want blood, just add some chips.

The eyes of other Tarot Club members flashed with shock. They knew that Mr. Fool must have an angel under his command, but they didn't expect that it would be a Sequence 1.

This is a terrifying existence that is only one step away from the Sequence 0 True God!

Alger, who was most familiar with the inside story of the church, was even more trembling in his heart.

As far as he knew, the most powerful beings in the major righteous churches were only Sequence 2 angels, and there was no Sequence 1 angel.

Does this mean that Mr. Fool is far more powerful than ordinary true gods?

"I can also provide three pages of Emperor Russell's diary next time." Cattleya quickly added a new bargaining chip.

"can."

Although Klein would rather have a generous sum of gold pounds, Mr. Fool doesn't need such mundane things as money, and a drop of Will's blood cannot be measured by money.

After the short transaction was over, Cattleya gave Forsi another cryptic look.

Inexplicably, Forsi complained a little in his heart, and then didn't bother to talk to Ms. Hermit, who was in a bit of a situation.

When entering the chat session, Klein controlled the world and spoke: "Recently, a group of people wearing yellow clothes often appear on the streets of Backlund late at night. It is said that those who meet them will become unlucky."

Audrey and Forsi, who lived in Backlund, were immediately attracted to the news and felt the same curiosity.

Alger glanced at Audrey and Forsi who were silent before taking up the topic, "They call themselves the Monks in Yellow Clothes. This is a very secretive organization. They believe in a man named the King in Yellow Clothes." A mysterious presence.”

"Even the church doesn't have many records about them. If you encounter them accidentally, remember to be careful."

"They also compiled a book called "Children of the Star," which details the story of the King in Yellow walking the earth. One of the songs in it is very evil. People who read this book must remember this. , so as not to be accidentally contaminated.”

"Star Child", an evil book.

Audrey had the urge to buy it and look through it for a moment, but she quickly suppressed this dangerous idea.

"What's that ballad?" Forsi asked curiously.

Alger did not answer immediately. Instead, he glanced at Mr. Fool, who was sitting at the head of the table, and asked for his approval.

"It doesn't matter." Mr. Fool just nodded calmly.

He had heard this ballad in the real world, and it was indeed unusual, but here, above the gray fog, it was enough to easily suppress a mere ballad.

"Along the shore, cutting through the clouds

The twin suns sink into the lake

The long shadow falls

Right there, the wonderful night when the black star rises

The wonderful moon that moves in the night

Yellow rags swaying in the wind

The song disappeared silently there

When the soul no longer sings

When the tears no longer flow

Lord of the Starry Sea in the Distant Starry Sky

Chaos, formless, nameless beings

He will arrive in the expectation of thousands of believers! "

Alger's voice was dull, and the whole ballad also made people feel depressed.

What's a pity is that Alger only chanted the chant but did not sing it, and he paused many times before continuing to chant.

Hearing this ballad again, Klein had a different feeling in his heart.

He smelled something different from it, the master of the sea of ​​​​stars in the distant starry sky. This directional description was so interesting.

Moreover, this book is also called "Children of the Star". Looking at recent events, a guess or conclusion naturally emerges.

The King in Yellow is the incarnation of the stars walking the earth.