Mysteries: Arcana Wars

"Motian...Cult of God?"

Klein frowned.

"Yes, the Motian Cult. It's normal that you haven't heard of it. It's a small and unpopular sect that only appeared in the Sixth Epoch Electrical Age."

Leonard found a chair and sat down, pouring himself a glass of water and slowly recalling. Every time he came to Klein's apartment, he always felt that he would easily become emotionally unstable, and Emlyn at that time also showed more emotions than in the Earth Church Hospital.

But this kind of abnormality is difficult to be discovered actively. If visitors do not try to use extraordinary abilities here, they will subconsciously ignore these minor problems. But now Leonard knows, he thinks any angel will feel uncomfortable if they stay in such a strange place for a long time...

"From the archives of our Church of the Night, we can see that since the electrical age, this sect has only been recorded for a few times. The rest of the time, there is no trace. However, every recorded activity has caused heavy casualties, and the entire activity period will last for a period of time. It can be as short as a month or as long as several years. During this period, they will appear frequently, but after this period, they seem to disappear from this world.

"This is exactly what scares us official Beyonders the most about this sect: where did these cultists hide during the long period of silence?"

Klein vaguely felt the difficulty of this cult. It sounded like some kind of insect swarm. When the swarm appeared in groups, people would be so scared that they would breakdance in the room. But when the swarm dispersed and disappeared in the room, people would be extremely afraid, as if their lives were surrounded by invisible insect swarms.

"Yes, this sect is not big. Yes, this sect does not have a long history. Yes, this sect rarely stirs up trouble. But what they cannot stand is the foreign gods!"

Leonard gestured in the air with a serious expression.

“They are keen on sacrificial ceremonies, but they are never afraid of having their ceremonies disrupted. This is because their ceremonies seem to have a certain continuity and inheritability. Even if they are interrupted or destroyed, the remaining residues can still pave the way for the next ceremony.

"They can even perform a series of small rituals in succession, which together will lead to a large-scale divine descent ceremony."

This sounds like some kind of ultimate move that requires a casting timer...

Klein complained in his heart.

If the reading bar is interrupted halfway through, it doesn’t matter. Use the remaining time to save up the blue bar. When the time comes, you can continue reading the bar until it is full and then use the big move.

What should I do if I am always interrupted? It doesn't matter. As long as you don't encounter any problems, you can always finish the progress bar slowly. If it doesn't work, divide it into various basic attacks to cover up the problem, and put the big one at the end.

"So where does the 'God of the Sky' that they believe in come from?" Klein asked.

"I don't know." Leonard spread his hands.

Klein almost spit out a mouthful of water and looked at him in disbelief.

...You were talking so well just now, but now you say you actually know nothing?

"To be exact, I used to know it, but now I don't know it."

Leonard looked innocent.

“This kind of secret knowledge related to the evil gods and the Outer Gods themselves is likely to attract the attention and contamination of unknown beings. I am rarely allowed to come into contact with this kind of knowledge.

“Some of the dangerous secret knowledge I knew before was sealed by you in the gray fog, or sealed in the temple by the goddess.

“I can only say that I still have some information left about the Lord of Sky.

"For example, some of the powers held by the God of Sky are related to [Difference] and [Unity]."

Leonard raised a finger on each hand, spread them apart in front of Klein, and then put them together again.

"Continuity and division, convergence and divergence... In my memory, I can always see the shadow of similar concepts expressed in the files about the Ferris God Cult...

"They killed each other in some rituals, and destroyed each other's bodies, in order to become the same flesh and blood, with no individual differences..."

...What is this? You have a pile, I have a pile, we put them all together and send them all to the factory to be used as fertilizer...

"...some also cut off their own limbs and dug out their internal organs during the ritual, in order to separate the dirty and filthy parts of themselves, in order to purify the most unique and pure self to pursue divinity, in order to ascend to the heavens and merge into the glory of God..."

This extremely uncomfortable ritual content already gave Klein a headache.

It sounds like the cultists are in a state of splitting their faith at all times, either pursuing extreme homogeneity and equality of all things, or extreme differences and a sense of division.

"...the endless brilliance above the heavens, the sharp edge of difference and unity, the banner of all things...this is the honorific name we got from their followers..."

...From this perspective, what Leonard said is actually pretty close to the truth, but the part about [All Things] makes Klein a little uneasy. It seems that the Sky God governs not only the similarities and differences of people, but this concept can be expanded in many ways, and there may be some less important powers that Klein has not analyzed...

"Klein, my suggestion is that we should also be careful about how we discuss secret knowledge in this room."

Seeing Klein thinking silently, Leonard couldn't help but remind him.

"This room is completely different from Sefirah Castle. It can suppress interference from external extraordinary forces, but you cannot seal your memories here. Just because we are not watched by people with secret knowledge doesn't mean we won't be watched by unknown beings outside the apartment after we gain knowledge.

"I can feel that we have the blessing you bestowed upon us in advance, so we can avoid most extraordinary snooping. But if we just recite the Honored Name or touch anything, there is no guarantee that they won't find out that we are abnormal..."

"Then we need to remind Emlyn next time." Klein thought for a moment and said, "You have some secrets from Sequence 2 of the Night Path, and I have some secrets from Sefirah Castle, which are somewhat helpful in this regard. On the contrary, Emlyn is more at risk than us..."

Although I seem to be the one who has easier access to the secret knowledge of higher-level people...

……etc……

"Leonard, you probably haven't said the Goddess's name since you woke up from your restoration, right?"

"...I can only say that I haven't read it completely yet, and I just perfunctorily got by...I am still under the old man's name, so the people of the Church of Evernight won't impose any compulsory religious restrictions on me..." Leonard's expression was a little stiff, "I just hope they won't force me to take an oath with a holy vessel in the future..."

As for Emlyn... now that the Mother Earth Hospital has been strictly stripped of its "church" nature, it will not blatantly hold any activities that require chanting the honorific name. As an agent, Emlyn is relatively safe...

Klein complained in his mind as he took something out of his pocket and gave it to Leonard.

"Speaking of the Ferris Cult, I found Olga Axas's safe in the vault."

Leonard pushed his chair forward. On the coffee table was a stack of notebooks and a few worthless items.

"Is this...Oujia's diary?"

"That's right!"

This discovery cheered up the two of them.

What exactly is Nelson going to do?

At present, the two agree that David is just a puppet of Nelson. After killing his wife Olga, he used the [Holy Grail] to transform into Olga, and used David's strong emotions for his wife to perform extraordinary manipulation and make him destroy on his behalf.

But what is his ultimate goal? If it is the Holy Grail, and he has already got it, why does he continue to rob banks? Why does he need to undergo prosthetic transformation?

After their last fight, Klein believed that Nelson even gave David extraordinary characteristics, making him an extraordinary person.

This feeling... doesn't feel like operating a puppet, but rather like... refining steel...

This idea gave Klein a subtle warning, and the information Leonard provided gave Klein new ideas.

Could it be that David is not a puppet...but...an unfinished sacrifice?

He hoped to find more information from Olga's diary.

Olga had a lot of diaries, but each one was not thick and was specially folded together into one. In order to prevent any extraordinary contamination from being added to them, Klein did not open them until he and Leonard returned to the apartment.

After quickly flipping through the first few books, the two quickly found the latest one.

The book itself is very thin, but it becomes very substantial because of the many receipts and cards. A simple metal bookmark is also clipped in the diary, with a piece of pure and shiny obsidian hanging on it.

"...I went to St. Julie's Church and prayed to the goddess for me and David. I like this building. The atmosphere of this blend of modern and traditional is really great. Even if I come to attend the starry mass every week, I will never feel bored..."

"...My dear diary, today I bought a red dress that I really like. I like this vibrant color. There was also a greeting card in the package. I don't know what the pattern is, but it's pretty. I just put it in my diary..."

"…I feel that the red spots on my arms have become darker these days. They seem to be bigger than last week and a little itchy. It may be my illusion. I have been taking medicine properly…"

"…The jewelry store next to the supermarket has new products. This piece of obsidian is really nice. I asked the owner to make a bookmark for me and put it in my dear little diary…"

"...My goddess, I scratched my arm so hard..."

"…Only three days later, the red spots on my face suddenly spread all over, and there are some sores on the left side of my face… (old bloodstains) Ah! How did it break… I just wanted to write something in my diary…"

"...I'm going to the Peaceful Starlight Hospital tomorrow. It is said that they have excellent technology for reattaching severed limbs, but I don't know if they can cure my disease. Goddess, David doesn't believe in hospitals under the banner of the church, but I don't trust those Feynapotters..."

"...David initially opposed my diary-writing, saying it would affect my rest, but he has known about my diary-writing habit for so many years..."

"...I started applying the medicine. It's expensive. I tried to talk to David about the money, but failed. Since this week, David seems to be less willing to listen to me. My dear diary, maybe you are the only one who listens to me..."

"...He actually yelled at me! It's unbelievable! He never does that! I just like writing a diary! He is always so gentle and considerate, and takes care of me in every possible way...David is becoming more and more irritable, and I feel that he is becoming difficult to communicate with...The medicine is expensive, the condition is serious, and he is under a lot of pressure. I will try my best to comfort him, but I don't have the energy to say more today. My wrists are so heavy..."

"...He came to apologize for what happened yesterday, but I still feel like he's getting scary..."

"...Dr. Sander Berg of the Peaceful Starlight Hospital suggested that I be hospitalized, but it's too expensive, so we stick to conservative treatment..."

"...more sores, I feel like my skin is nothing..."

"...David is selling furniture and appliances..."

"...He wanted to sell my little diaries, but I refused..."

"…It's like going to St. Julie's Church again…"

"…Moving tomorrow or the day after tomorrow…"

"...I haven't found it yet. Let's wait a few more days..."

……

"I'm almost done with this one, the last page. It's very strenuous. I may not be able to write anymore. I hope I can get a new notebook after I move."

(The distorted and unrecognizable typos were painted with ink)

"I'll go to James in the afternoon and take out the safe while I can still move. The bracelet is valuable. Sell it. There will be a few cheap items left, and the old diary..."

(Ink and blood blend together)

"I will wander around the world, and you will sleep peacefully in the ground."

"Good night, my dear little diary."

(Blood stain)

"...Please have a good dream for me."

(A large blood stain)

"Olga Axus."