(Hey Guys, Author's note here.
If new readers are unaware of what Lord of the mysteries are, you're free to skip this chapter as some readers might find it confusing to read. However, I already edited some wording from the original work to make it readable so please try it out.
For those who have already read lotm, read an Enjoy fellow fool adorers!
When discussing lotm powers and abilities in the future, I will do my best to describe them in simple terms.
Although, I do recommend reading Lord of the mysteries to get a better hand of this fanfiction.
Thank you and enjoy!)
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"You're crazy."
These words echoed within the majestic palace of Sefirah castle as two deities faced off with one another.
Amon, the god of deceit.
Klein, the fool.
Upon hearing Amon's remark, Klein laughed out loud.
"I just gave up according to your arrangements. It's just that it's more complete than you think."
Amon was silent but internly he was shocked.
Amon initially planned to show a half-crazed state to lure Klein into finding an opportunity for the trap he set up.
He initially believed he would succeed. No one had ever managed to defeat HIM, one of the kings of angels, the angel of time.
However, Klein being the ever crazed fool he was, oversaw this and with no cards left to pull, he decided to gamble.
As his dark eyes flashed, Klein looked at Amon and said with a smile, "For me, instead of you becoming the Lord of the Mysteries, wouldn't it be better if we let the past 'HIM' revive?"
Without waiting for Amon's response, the corners of Klein's lips curled up as he said with a smile, "After you were corrupted by Sefirah Castle and showed signs of madness, you immediately recovered and could use Sefirah Castle to create the effects of 'Blind Stupidity."
Klein continued to expose Amon's plan as his grin grew bigger and bigger.
"Of course, there are plenty of problems outside these ones. After all, you aren't fully prepared. If I had discovered these problems earlier, even if I was a King of Angels with Uniqueness, there's no way for me to defeat you."
Amon listened quietly and raised "His" hand to adjust the crystal monocle in "His" right eye. The corners of "His" lips curled up as "He" let out a sigh with a smile.
Upon seeing this, Klein smiled and shook his head.
"You truly are powerful, cunning, and terrifying, truly worthy of the title of 'God of Deceit.'
If it wasn't for the fact that I had long considered what I would do when forced into a corner by you and had no other choice, I definitely would have hesitated just now. And if I hesitated slightly, I would've already died."
In that case, Amon would completely control Sefirah Castle, preventing Klein from returning from the fog of history for a resurrection.
Amon stared at the increasing number of sinister tentacles extending out from under Klein's dark-colored cloak.
"He" slowly took a deep breath and said with a smile, "The Lord of the Mysteries in you is about to truly awaken."
Klein's smile had a nerve-wracking feeling to it.
"You can also compete with me on this point.
"Our next battle is very simple: It's a competition of who awakens the Lord of the Mysteries's will to a greater extent, a competition of whose control over Sefirah Castle is deeper. 50%, 70%, 90%, until we reach 100%. Then, with a bang, we explode and 'He' returns.
"What do you think? Are you going to take the bet? Let's see who can't hold on any longer first? It's very thrilling, very interesting, and very suited to your preferences. It's like the roulette that's popular in Feysac.
Two people, each having a revolver and a bullet inside. They take turns pulling the trigger at their temples. Whoever gives up first results in his opponent winning. And if no one gives up and persists until the end, there won't be a winner. 'He' will be the winner."
That's right, while Amon was playing chess, Klein decided that he wanted to play some Russian Roulette.
Amon's brows pricked up as "He" smiled without saying a word.
Klein looked at "Him," and said with a smile, "Although you've always been pursuing thrills and are known to be a risk-taker, you achieve your goals most of the time.
Not only do you not lose much, you often gain a lot. And in the few failures that you do experience, you only lose some of your avatars and some items. You've never suffered any serious injuries or been placed in a desperate situation.
"Your every action is a product of meticulous planning. Even if you fail, you will have a way out.
"Does this mean that you value your life more than I imagined? You do like thrills and seek it for pleasure, but to do so regardless of the price is just an image you portray. How can a real God of Deceit wager a bet with 'Himself' at stake?
"Of course, this is just my own guess. Perhaps it's wrong. Anyway, do you want to take the bet?"
Amon stroked the crystal monocle and made a tsk like Medici.
Amon was exposed. Even though everyone feared him to the point where even mentioning his name was taboo, he had secretly done everything blasphemous with caution, always putting his life above his enjoyment.
Now that his life is on the line, Amon no longer wants to play around.
"You're really crazy."
Amon was smart. However, even he knew that he couldn't win this one. Innerly he meticulously tried to think of a way to escape as Klein continued to speak.
Klein replied with a smile, "In the eyes of others, this is indeed insane.
"But to me, it's just a choice.
"Compared to you, I'm more willing to believe in the former Lord of the Mysteries. 'He' is a true Great Old One, looking down on the Universe from high above and treating most of the living beings as insects. This would make 'Him' distance 'Himself' from reality.
"Besides, I should still have time to get the Genie to be my witness. I'll get the Lord of the Mysteries to promise me certain things. To 'Him,' it's very simple and worthless."
Having said that, the corners of Klein's mouth curled up as he said,
"I won't lose too much, just myself."
"There are always some things that are more important than others."
This was Klein's final gamble. A gamble that involved putting both Amon's life and his life in order to decide who was the lucky bastard.
Would Amon emerge victorious? Would Klein emerge victorious? Or would the Almighty Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth emerge in all of his majesty? This is what Klein decided to do.
Amon maintained "His" smile but didn't say a word.
Klein's eyes glossed over the area and looked at the Magic Wishing Lamp and Trunsoest Brassbook.
Both items that played a crucial role in Klein's battle against Amon's allies and his allies during his awakening of the Sequence 0 potions, The fool.
He immediately laughed out loud.
"Look, I didn't get punished. This means that I'm not lying. I'm telling the truth."
The Trunsoest Brassbook currently had the 'no lie' law in effect and seeing how Klein was telling the truth nothing happened.
Of course, what he said was the truth. He was indeed willing to put them into practice. Otherwise, there was no way he could hide it from Amon or exert enough pressure on "Him."
Amon smiled and said without a hint of panic, "Sounds interesting."
"Isn't it? Let's begin," Klein replied without hesitation as his eyes turned darker.
Amon's smile froze as "His" palms suddenly gathered together.
Beneath "His" classical black robe, there were also slippery and sinister tentacles.
"His" aura changed a little as "His" body seemed to have a dark cloak on it.
At that moment, Amon became more like the Lord of the Mysteries.
However, "He" wasn't competing with Klein in the progression of the awakening of the Lord of the Mysteries.
Instead, "He" was using this to deceive Sefirah Castle to create a corresponding "Bug" and create a chance to escape.
Like the dad leaving for the milk after finding out that his wife had twins, Amon the blasphemous bastard that he was with his boundless knowledge and cunning, knew that he had to dip.
If the authority of the Error were to take effect at the same level, it would often have different preconditions:
First, the medium and target had to be similar enough; second, there was a certain connection between the two; third, there were certain logical contradictions between certain matters or objects; fourth, some of the rules were indeed incomplete; fifth, while not directly affecting the target, construct an "Erroneous" environment as a divine kingdom…
In this aspect, the restrictions of "Fooling" were even fewer, but once an "Error" satisfied the conditions, it would be difficult to defend against or terminate it.
Amon now wanted to take the initiative to disguise "Himself" and satisfy the first category.
This was similar to the invasion of a virus.
First, it had to make the other party believe that they were on the same side to avoid detection and then paralyze any defenses to achieve their respective goals.
When a fruit looked like a strawberry, smelled like a strawberry, tasted like a strawberry, then it would basically be considered as a strawberry.
But in reality, there might be an exception.
At this moment, Amon's appearance resembled that of the Lord of the Mysteries. "His" aura was like the Lord of the Mysteries, and "His" powers were like the Lord of the Mysteries. "His" mental imprint was also similar to the Lord of the Mysteries.
With the authority of an "Error," it would naturally make Sefirah Castle believe that "He" was the Lord of the Mysteries.
In retrospect, Amon is pulling off a perfect divine-level impersonation by mimicking every possible trait of a god-like being. Because the system he's infiltrating relies on resemblance and consistency rather than absolute truth, he succeeds in fooling it, and by fooling it he would create a pathway to escape.
Suddenly, Klein's damaged The Fool divine kingdom completely collapsed. The grand and ancient palace and the mottled table inside appeared.
The grayish-white fog beneath Sefirah Castle rose and enveloped the space.
The grayish-white fog split into two waves.
They clashed fiercely in a particular spot, producing vortexes one after another. They tore open a gap that led to reality.
The power of Sefirah Castle was at odds with itself in this second. It was as though it didn't know which Lord of the Mysteries to obey.
Klein clashed with Amon as two wills tried to overpower one another.
Amon's figure immediately vanished, using Door's authority to rush out of Sefirah Castle.
Just as "He" touched the edge, "His" body paused before being sent flying backward.
At The Fool's seat, the corners of Klein's lips curled up as he sat there. His glabella and the strange door of light around him became more obvious, as though they were corporeal.
This released an immense convergence force that reached an unimaginable level. It was like an invisible hand that pulled Amon back!
Amon's body suddenly split apart, transforming into countless "selves."
And in front of every Amon, an illusory astral door appeared.
Silently, the astral doors opened at the same time, but in the endless darkness behind the doors, slippery and sinister tentacles appeared, blocking Amon's escape.
At the tip of the tentacles, resplendent starlight lit up as they instantly enveloped the Amon's.
The Amon's couldn't help but gather together, turning into a conceptual cluster.
These concepts included but weren't limited to pointed hats, classical black robes, monocles, fate, time, keys, doors, bugs, and trojan horses.
Klein slowly stood up and smiled at the conceptualized Amon who was now in a passive state.
"You can also awaken the Lord of the Mysteries' will further, but this is different from death. It'll definitely affect the body at Adam's side."
A conceptualized Amon rapidly gained a physical form. "He" relied on the "Door" authority to escape from "His" current state.
The corners of "His" mouth curled into a smile, but "He" didn't respond to Klein. "He" seized this opportunity to use the "Error" authority to deceive; using an avatar outside that "He" had prepared ahead of time, it could be used to replace "Him" and swap places with "Him."
This was similar to the swapping of marionettes in the Seer domain, but at this level, the principles were different. It wouldn't be affected in most situations.
However, Amon still failed.
"He" realized that "His" "Error" authority had been forcefully suppressed.
As Klein slowly got up, more slippery and sinister tentacles appeared around him. The smile on his face became more exaggerated.
A conceptualized Amon rapidly gained a physical form. "He" relied on the "Door" authority to escape from "His" current state.
"He" seized this opportunity to use the "Error" authority to deceive; using an avatar outside that "He" had prepared ahead of time, it could be used to replace "Him" and swap places with "Him."
This was similar to the swapping of marionettes in the Seer domain, but at this level, the principles were different. It wouldn't be affected in most situations.
However, Amon still failed.
"He" realized that "His" "Error" authority had been forcefully suppressed.
As Klein slowly got up, more slippery and sinister tentacles appeared around him. The smile on his face became more exaggerated.
Right on the heels of that, Amon's eyes glazed over and the smile on his face froze as the crystal monocle lost its luster.
At the same time, the cold, bizarre mask on Klein's face squirmed.
The "Blind Stupidity" effect!
Using his authority of fooling he momentarily converted Amon's intelligence to a toddler and upon having an effect on Amon, Amon froze trying to resist the effects. The fooling wouldn't last long but a moment was all Klein needed.
In the next second, he "Grafted" himself to a certain concept in the cosmos, and he used his authority to influence the corresponding environment.
The surrounding slippery tentacles aimed at Amon, like revolvers.
In Amon's eyes that were still glazed over, a supernova exploded.
An unimaginable sea of scorching light surged out, shattering "His" monocle and drowning "His" body.
This is what should have happened.
After all, the events that led up to this involved meticulous planning on both Klein and Amon's side.
On Klein's side: the Evernight goddess, Lord of Storms, Eternal Blazing Sun, and the god of Knowledge and Wisdom.
On Amon's side: Visionary Adam, True Creator, and the Hidden Sage.
The Lord of Storms, Eternal blazing Sun, and the god of knowledge only joined Klein's side in fear of what would happen if Amon emerged victorious. After all, they basically ate their father and found out that he was alive.
Ancient Sun God: I know you ate me, but guess what? I survived and I'm basically Visionary Adam 🙂.
The True Creator, and the Hidden Sage, only joining Amon, because Klein was their opp.
The real mvps were Visionary Adam, who held back the 3 gods, Lord of the Storms, eternal blazing Sun, and the god of knowledge, while the Evernight goddess used her powers of concealment to save Klein on numerous occasions during the battle.
Their planning factored in all possibilities and events. They factored in Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth's will and the rate in which Amon and Klein would have to compete in order to become the Lord of the Mysteries.
However.
They failed to take in one single factor. One possibility. A single bolt that wasn't screwed in the right way when assembling a factory of machinery.
The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth was feared by every outer God. The amount of fear that "HE" gave them was much greater than anything that they encountered and ever will encounter.
More fear than when Muzan even sees a resemblance of Yoricchi in anyone and pisses his pants.
He was the Lord of Mysteries;
King of Space-Time;
Beacon of Destiny;
Embodiment of Sefirah Castle;
Dominator of the Spirit World.
The only ones who could oppose him were the Mother Goddess of Depravity and the God Almighty. Beings who were equally separated when the Oldest One divided into 3 parts.
So, how could he merely just cause them to start to lose control when "HE" awakens?
They foresaw his awakening, and failed to calculate the extent to which his will would spread.
Suddenly, the very concept of time froze, reality shifted, and the laws of the universe stopped moving. As Amon's being was evaporating while Klein looked on with a smile.
"HE" momentarily gained consciousness. "HE" gazed upon the scene with detached and impassive emotions as energy gathered within Sefirah castle.
When Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth (CW) was awakening within Amon and Klein, he was able to wake up just enough to extend his influence to carry out his plan.
The mysterious fog, the table and the seats that overlooked the throne. The marble floor, the staircase, and the cocoons within Sefirah were all illuminated by this weird light.
The last thing that anyone would see if they were to witness this scene despite the frozen laws of the universe, was a blinding light. And then…. Nothing.
Sefirah Castle vanished without a trace. Along with Amon, Klein, and CW.
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The Evernight Goddess froze as her thoughts momentarily disarrayed. She had just broken through the restrictions of the objects she had concealed during the battle and returned to reality. Klein and Amon had just disappeared to continue their battle for the Lord of the Mysteries.
The Evernight Goddess was confused on why she suddenly felt such a profound sense of wrongness.
Did Klein fail? Did Amon win? Or did CW awaken?
The Evernight Goddess paled in thoughts of Klein losing. Klein failing was an unacceptable outcome, Amon winning was even more unacceptable, and if and just if CW awakened… all of them were doomed.
As she momentarily was lost in "her" thoughts, bright flashes illuminated the sky as flashes of rainbow illuminated that sky.
She looked up to see 7 old men staring distraughtly at the sky.
Red light Aiur Moria
Orange light Hilarion
Yellow light Manithan
Green light Serapis
Blue light Kuthumi
Indigo light lesus
Violet light Saint Germain.
She vanished and reappeared next to the old men. "What happened?" She stated.
After another moment period of silence, Orange light Hilarion looked at the Evernight Goddess and said:
"Gone, Their gone."
"Who's gone?", the Evernight Goddess remarked. "Klein? Amon?"
"No" Red light Aiur Moria stated.
Looking increasingly more anxious. "All of them."
The Evernight Goddess froze in shock and exclaimed, "You mean Sefirah has disappeared?!" "How could that have happened??"
Not waiting for the old men's response she disappeared.
In the instance right before she vanished she thought, "What happened Klein? How could this have happened?"
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In the Forsaken Land of the Gods, the ancient sun god's shadow sighed and said,
"Let there be light!"
The light in the astral world brightened as it stabbed into the "eyes" of Amon's true body, avatars, Primordial Demoness, Hidden Sage, and other existences.
"They" immediately regained "Their" senses and made use of the time to respond differently. The flood of information suddenly dispersed and fused with the various symbols around it, instantly disappearing.
Adam had just finished when he too froze.
"What the?"
He had felt his connection with Amon disappear. This could have only happened when 2 things occurred. Either Amon died or "HE" had severed his connection with Adam.
"He" immediately eliminated the second option. "Then did the Fool win?" "He" exclaimed (Man putting the quotations in "He" and "She" is exhausting. I'm only going to put it in occasionally)
He searched for any indicator of Sefirah's presence and was momentarily shocked. The place above the spirit world was gone.
Moments later, the Evernight Goddess appeared before him. If it was any other occasion, they would have attacked on sight, but currently they couldn't afford to do that.
"Did you sense it too?" she remarked.
Adam continued to search for any trace and sighed.
"Yes, have the 7 lights shown any behavior?"
The Evernight Goddess looked into Adam's eyes and stated, "They have stated the Sefirah has disappeared."
Adam, having already sensed this, internly monologued any plans and thoughts to deal with this unexpected development.
"I will do what I have to, and meanwhile I will suggest that you do the same." he said. Afterwards "HE" disappeared leaving the Evernight goddess who soon also vanished.
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Meanwhile across the world others were also distraught.
Audrey Hall
Alger Wilson
Cattleya
Leonard Mitchell
Derrick Berg
Emelyn White
Fors Wall
Xio derecha
All of them felt the Fool's presence disappear as the tattoo on their hands vanish without a trace.
All of them ignoring their surroundings knelt down to pray, hoping for some response in return. All but was for naught as nobody and nothing was there to receive it.
Sefirah had disappeared and nobody knew what had happened to it…..
"...….."
Elsewhere, ??????? let out a sigh.
Hey guys this is my first Fanfiction. There might be some spelling or grammar mistakes here and there. Heck, there might be major errors dirtying your eyes. Just let me know about any errors and I will try and fix them. You can also give me suggestions about my writing. I avoid using Chatgpt to make my writing authentic. Thanks and enjoy!