Tarot club (part 2)
'That was all worth it...' Looking at the blank face of Audrey, The shocked expression of Alger, and the great acting of Klain, Yhwach mused about their reaction.
'Wait The Gods are real!? It looks like I should be very careful in my actions if what the man saying is true, The sefira castle...' Zhou mingroy was lost in thoughts after hearing this.
'The most powerful Sealed artifacts! Then doesn't it mean that this place is very dangerous and the mysterious man is, without doubt, brought us here...
I am sitting with an angel on the left...and a God on the right...' Alger was terrified by his conclusion. But he was also seeing an opportunity! Why is someone suspected to be a God calling them? The man at the end of the table is alright as there is a high chance he is an angel but he is just a mere sequence 8 and the girl opposite of him is not even a beyounder...
' This means the mysterious man is a God! But I never heard of a God like this...An evil God!!' Audrey's mind went into a panic while trying to process the information...
An awkward silent descent on the ancient palace after Yhwach spoke for some time...
Alger then finding that everyone was silent decided to speak to the girl.
"Are you from Loen?"
"If you want to be a beyounder you should consider joining the church of The Evernight Goddess, or the Lord of Storms, Or the God of Machinery"
"The majority of us will not meet a beyounder our entire lives, This is caused by the church's...' Yhwach just sat there watching as Alger explained about The cause of beyounders regression after being the main theme in the past era, and Audrey puffing her cheeks hearing him...
Audrey then said embarrassed that Yhwach noticed her childish behavior to Alger "Is there no other solution?"
Alger sank into silence, After half a minute, He turned his head to the mysterious men at the ends of the table.
Realizing that both of them will interfere with them, he turned back to Audrey and said with deliberation" I gave two sets of sequence 9 potion formula"
'sequence 9?' Klain murmured inwardly.
"Really? Which two sets?" Audrey already had a certain amount of knowledge about beyounders even if not complete.
Alger went on explaining about the Sailor and Spectator abilities to Audrey and like the original, She picked the Visionary path.
Alger then said calmly "I'll give you an address. I'll mail the formula to you, or I can tell you here, Once the Ghost shark blood reaches the address."
"As for promises, I think we both can feel assured under the witness of the mysterious sir"
As he said this, his eyes swept to Zhau mingroy who was at the seat of honor.
"Sir the fact that you brought us here shows you tremendous strength unimaginable to us. I am sure none of us will dare to violate a deal witnessed by you."
"That's right" Audrey said with sparkles in her eyes.
From her perspective, the gentleman who had unimaginable abilities is an "authoritative" witness.
How could I or the man opposite dare to trick him?
Audrey half-turned her body to Zhau and said "Sir can you please witness our deal"
At that moment, she realized she had been too impolite, Having forgotten all along to ask a particular question, she quickly added"Sir, how should we address you?"
Alger nodded slightly and asked the same question in a more serious tone"Sir, how should we address you?"
Klain was taken aback by this, he started to think about a name that would leave a deep impression upon hearing it. suddenly The content of the deviation he did a while before flashed in his mind.
He leaned back, and crossed his ten fingers placing them below his chin. he said with a light smile.
"You can address me as..."
Upon saying this, He posed for a moment. Then said amiably and calmly: "The Fool".
The simple sentence echoed through the grand hall and faded away in the everlasting grey fog. However, The answer kept resonating inside Audrey and Alger's hearts setting one ripple after another.
They never expected such a designation. But it sounded simple but when said by him it was natural for such a mysterious person. The Fool perfectly embodied The image of someone powerful, mysterious, and bizarre!
'damn that was cool' Even Yhwach was a little affected.
After a few seconds of silence, Audrey stood up, held the skirt slightly, and bent her knees lightly, curtseying to Klain.
"Honorable Mr.Fool, would you permit the liberty to ask you to witness our trade?"
"It's nothing" Klain said like he was dealing with children's matters.
"It's our honor Mr.Fool" Alger also stood up and said in a respectful tone.
Yhwach was getting bored actually, after all except him all the other three were novices. there was no pleasure in the meeting for him, He stopped paying attention to them and started thinking about getting the ingredients to advance.
' I could just go to some gatherings and look for them or...I could go the other way...hehe.'
Before the meeting began, He already thought of many ways to get the ingredients, from the options he had. The one he preferred was the faster one. what's the fastest way to gain potion ingredients not only for sequence 9 but even the following sequences?
Simple, Attack and borrow *cough* steel *cough* from his 'believers', He can hear their prayers so... as long as he can 'connect' to them as Klain did to him and the others in the Tarot club, he should see their surroundings as well.
"what about you Mr.?" Yhwach's thoughts were interrupted by Audrey's cheerful voice, He looked at her questioning.
" mmm, we decided to call each other by code names that correspond to Tarot cards in future gatherings to not expose our identities, I have chosen Justice, and the gentleman in front of me chose the Hanged Man so we were wondering what will you go by?" Audrey said with slight confusion because she didn't expect him to be rude enough to ignore them.
"Death, I will be Death" Yhwach said in his usual deep voice.
"Alright then, This will be formally the foundation of the Tarot Club" Audrey didn't pay attention to him anymore and said excitedly, only to look fearfully at fog-concealed Zhau mingroy afterward "Is that alright Mr.Fool?"
Klain was amused by her "You can think of such trivial matters by yourself"
"It's decided then" Audrey blurt out with happiness clear in her voice "And Mr.Hanged man can you please repeat the address from before, also how can I deliver 1000 pounds to you, Mr.Death?"
'1000 pounds...' Klain felt like crying hearing this number once again...
"Alright" Alger readily agreed since she was taking the trade seriously and repeated the location.
Once Alger was over Yhwach said to Audrey with a chuckle, ready to blow their minds with his greatness ( brag )" Just put the money in the same location where Mr.Hanged asked you. I'll be there by tomorrow night" He can travel through the spiritual world so the distance doesn't matter to him.
"Ahh...Ok" Audrey replied after a short surprise since she didn't expect him to do that.
"I hope that is not a problem Mr.Hanged man" Yhwach asked him but he knew he wouldn't refuse. and as expected.
"Of course, you can Mr.Death" Alger didn't want any bad blood from the suspected angel so he agreed immediately.
Audrey repeated the address to herself thrice then she said with excitement " I heard that emperor Roselle invented Tarot cards, in fact, don't they come with the ability to predict the future?"
Yhwach listened carefully to Alger since what he lacked the most at the moment was not high-level knowledge but low level.
"Got it" Audrey nodded in agreement with what Alger said but shook her head after " That's not what I meant, I am not doubting The tarot cards, However, I heard that Emperor Roselle created another set of cards that held unknown power in them. And the Tarot cards were a simple replica of them"
She turned her head to Klain in an attempt to get an answer from him but Klain just looked at Alger like he was testing him.
Alger subconscley straightened his back and said in a deep voice "That's right it was rumored that Emperor Roselle had looked into the second blasphemy slate and that set of cards was said to hold the profound mystery of The 22 paths of Divine"
"Twenty-Two path if Divine..." repeated Audrey in a longing Tone.
Before they could further discuss Mr.Fool said " That's enough for today".
"By you will" Alger bowed his head respectfully.
"By your will" Audrey said similarly to the Hanged man.
Yhwach got too, bowed slightly, and said without care "See you later bro".
Before they can show surprise they are kicked out of the castle, After all unlike the original Klain had to get 3 people instead of 2 so the consumption of spirituality on him was harder.
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Caulderon city
"Well, that was...boring" Yhwach mumbled after he came back.
"let's get started, if everything went good I will be a Corpse collector by midnight".
Closing his eyes He once again reached out to his 'believers' but this time he was using The River Of Eternal Darkness to strengthen the connection.
'my lord...I beg you...my lord...
I pray for you......' Thousands and thousands of sounds echoed in his mind...some were even in different languages, he cleared the none useful ones and looked for those 'believers' that guarded the storages and warehouses of the Numinous Escopate.
Yhwach stood in the same position for some time before opening his blue eyes which were now Shifting color.
"Got you" He said before climbing the stairs while at the same time entering his Mythical Creature Form.