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Ultimately, Adam decided that he had to head to the Forgotten Land of the Gods to fuse with the True Creator. Only by restoring his strength to the level of a True Deity or higher, and reclaiming the first Blasphemy Slate to command a portion of the Chaos Sea's power, could he ensure success.
Only through this drastic measure could he assist Amon in achieving apotheosis and keep his overarching plans in motion. If they missed this opportunity, not only would they fail to ascend, but they would likely be hunted down by the Angel of the Fool and the resurrected Roselle Gustav.
In the past, Adam could afford to be patient and develop slowly because time was on his side. Now, that luxury had evaporated. In little more than a decade, the barrier left by the Original Creator would vanish. When those Outer Deities of the Great Old One level invaded Earth, the entire planet would be doomed.
The only drawback was that Adam was currently only a Sequence 1. Once he fused with the True Creator, the latter's consciousness and persona would take the dominant role in their shared existence.
Amon, recognizing that they were out of options, utilized the authority of the Error pathway to find a loophole in the divine seal of the Forgotten Land. With a flicker of distorted space, he led Adam into the lightless realm.
"Hahaha! You've finally come! You've finally come!"
The moment Adam set foot in the Forgotten Land of the Gods, the True Creator descended. There was no hesitation, no dialogue, and no negotiation. The True Creator simply opened his mouth and swallowed the shimmering, divine form of Adam, beginning the process of integration.
Adam offered no resistance. He allowed himself to be consumed. After all, they were two halves of the same whole. Allowing the True Creator's spirit to lead simply meant that once the Ancient Sun God was resurrected, his personality would be slightly more radical and extreme than it had been at the start.
"Let's go. It is time to take back the first Blasphemy Slate."
Following a burst of blinding radiance, a man appeared before Amon. He had pale skin and wore black clerical robes with a silver cross hanging at his chest. His hair was short, and his eyes glowed with a brilliant golden hue.
This was no longer just Adam or the True Creator. This was the man who had ended the Dark Epoch and rebuilt the order of human civilization: the Ancient Sun God, Grisha Adam.
"Father!"
A rare trace of genuine humanity flickered in Amon's eyes. As a sentient personification of a Uniqueness, the only being Amon truly recognized was the father who created him. Adam alone didn't count. It was similar to how the Lord of the Astral World and the Celestial Worthy both originated from the Original Creator, yet neither could truly claim to be the Original, leading to their mutual destruction.
Grisha nodded, and the two vanished instantly. They reappeared deep within the Giant King's Court, the very place where the evil spirit Sasrir guarded the first Blasphemy Slate.
The first Blasphemy Slate was the physical manifestation of the God Almighty's body after his fall, and it was the key to controlling the Sefirah known as the Chaos Sea. Only by reclaiming it could Grisha wield total authority over that primordial ocean of power.
With the Chaos Sea under his command, Grisha could tap into its vast reserves. Even though he lacked the Author Beyonder characteristic, he could substitute it with the power of a Visionary. Furthermore, with the Visionary's power as a foundation, he could "envision" the three pathways of Tyrant, White Tower, and Sun, effectively achieving a state of being All-Knowing and All-Powerful.
Of course, because these three pathways were merely envisioned rather than possessed, his All-Knowing and All-Powerful state was far inferior to his peak performance and carried a strict time limit. Even so, it elevated him to the level of a "Half-Great Old One."
If he could retrieve the missing Author characteristic to become a true Visionary, the effects of his envisioned pathways would be significantly enhanced, bringing him even closer to the full status of a Great Old One.
The reason they hadn't dared to claim the first Blasphemy Slate before was that neither the True Creator nor Adam were "complete." Had they tried, the evil spirit Sasrir would have used the slate to trigger the power of the Chaos Sea and corrupt them both.
"Come back to me!"
Grisha integrated the second Blasphemy Slate—which was formed from his own former body—into himself. With a wave of his hand, he purified and reclaimed Sasrir before grasping the first Blasphemy Slate.
He immediately used the slate to establish a connection with the Chaos Sea, forcibly refining his Visionary sequence and beginning to envision the Tyrant, White Tower, and Sun pathways. Once he had briefly reached the level of a Half-Great Old One, Grisha brought Amon back to the Northern Continent.
"Eye of Omniscience!"
His eyes erupted with golden light. He attempted to use his temporary Half-Great Old One status to probe the location, past, and future of the Angel of the Fool.
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In another location, George—who was busy stabilizing the immense power within his body—suddenly opened his eyes.
"Now, this strength is actually somewhat interesting," he mused.
Sensing someone peering into his existence, George waved a hand to sever the probe and cast a counter-divination back at the source.
"Amon, Adam... no, looking at this level of power, it seems Adam and the True Creator have fused. I suppose I should call him Grisha Adam."
Rubbing his chin, George muttered to himself, "Should I just head over there now, kill them both, and reclaim their Uniquenesses?"
After a moment of thought, he dismissed the tempting idea. Grisha Adam currently possessed the strength of a Half-Great Old One. If he were intent on fleeing, capturing him would take some time. If the Outer Deities lurking outside Earth noticed the commotion, it might scare them off.
Besides, during Grisha's brief "Eye of Omniscience" probe, George had already extended his own influence and secretly planted a mark on both Grisha and Amon's true bodies. Now, even if they fled to the ends of the universe, he could simply open a door and appear right in front of them. There was no rush.
Before advancing to the Multiverse level, he had to be cautious. But now, he alone could flatten every True Deity on Earth and every Great Old One outside of it. He could afford to take things slow.
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"Nothing... as expected. He likely already possesses Sefirah Castle and used it to shield himself from my Eye of Omniscience," Grisha muttered, his brow furrowing.
Amon had mentioned that while he was trying to seize Pallez Zoroast's Beyonder characteristics, he had encountered an interesting Nighthawk. It was precisely because that Nighthawk had delayed him that he had been cornered by the Angel of the Fool.
According to Adam's prior investigations, that Nighthawk was likely a soul released from Sefirah Castle by the Celestial Worthy to facilitate his own resurrection. Therefore, the Angel of the Fool was very likely a being summoned through that Nighthawk's special connection. This implied the Angel of the Fool had deep ties to the Celestial Worthy.
If the Angel of the Fool had gained control of Sefirah Castle and combined its power with his own high status, it would explain why the Eye of Omniscience couldn't see him.
"It seems this Angel of the Fool might be even more formidable than he appeared the other day."
Grisha now felt a significant amount of wariness toward this entity, who had already reached Sequence 0 in both the Fool and Door pathways and likely held Sefirah Castle. He had assumed his current state would put him above the Angel of the Fool, but now he wasn't so sure.
"Perhaps we can make use of that traitor Aucuses, or Stiano from the Church of Steam and Machinery," Amon suggested, adjusting his monocle.
If they could find a way to leak the news of Roselle's impending resurrection to the Eternal Blazing Sun and the Church of Steam and Machinery, those two deities would certainly intervene personally to stop it. If the factions clashed, they might be able to profit from the chaos.
If they could manage to kill Aucuses and reclaim the Tyrant Uniqueness and characteristics, Grisha's strength would see a massive surge.
(End of Chapter)