Chapter 410: Tarot Club : Expansion!
"No way." Loki shook his head, "That is too expensive a piece of information to be given away just like that. How about something else?"
Snape nodded before speaking as if having expected this, "What about information regarding the Forsaken Land Of Gods in exchange for a list of people closest to 'Him' that 'He' has assigned various tasks to?"
Loki thought about it for a moment-
'Hmm…I could figure out if Voldemort has given out his Horcruxes that way…'
'Especially since he knows that I can use them against him…'
'He might've just given it to Bellatrix…but that's the obvious option…it's better to know the other people who he might've trusted his Horcruxes to…'
'But what if he's now become scared of me targeting them?'
'What if he keeps them on himself?'
'No that would be counter-productive…if he just kept it on himself then anyone smart enough to lay an ambush against him, say 'Adam', would be able to get rid of him very easily…'
'So he's probably stored it away in some secretive place…or given it to someone he trusts to store it away in a secretive place.'
Loki frowned.
-before answering, "Sure. that works for me, but since I don't know how much the list will help me, I will only give you a little bit of superficial information about the Forsaken Land of Gods unless I verify that the list contains what I need. How does that sound?"
"You don't have to worry about me lying because of the lord." Mr. World said motioning towards Mr. Error.
Snape nodded quickly and then spoke to Loki, "That is fine by me."
Snape quickly penned the list on parchment with the help of Mr. Error before sending it to Mr. World. The process although not new still amazed everyone else.
Loki looked at the parchment and three things stood out to him.
The first thing that caught Loki's eye was-
'...Voldemort has asked the Death Eaters to search for a specific snake? Why?'
'But…this…'
But his attention was quickly diverted by the next few lines-
'Why is he after the deathly hallows?'
'If I remember correctly…in the tales of the Beedle the Bard, there was a story that said that hinted that the owner of the deathly hallows would become the master of death…but I doubt that is the whole story…'
'Voldemort probably knows something else about the Deathly Hallows which is why he's trying to gain access to them…'
'Did he learn about it from Bellatrix? He did use her Death Blasphemy Card in his resurrection…'
Loki thought about asking Sirius for more information about it for a minute but then shook his head softly. 'No. Sirius has already told us everything he probably wants to tell us about this. If he wanted to say more he would've already told us.'
'I guess I can ask Walburga after I wake her up, she probably knows more about it than Sirius anyway.'
The third thing that caught Loki's eye however was a curious mention of some sort of a prophecy.
'....what does he need a prophecy for?'
'A prophecy would've been made with the help of someone from the Reader pathway…hmm…or 'Adam'?'
A stray thought suddenly crossed Loki's mind as he became distracted-
'Can you turn living things into Horcruxes?'
'But if you can I don't doubt it has its own risks associated with it all.'
'Hmmm…an important snake huh…'
Loki read the parchment several times in the span of a few seconds and finally lifted his head to look at Mr. Moon.
'He was prepared to give me this information…'
'Either Professor Snape was able to figure out that Mr. World was closely keeping track of Voldemort's progress, or this is 'Adam's' doing.'
'And given how it is about the Forsaken Land of Gods…it probably is 'His' plan…'
"This is decent information. What would you like to know about the Forsaken Land of Gods?"
Snape was silent for a few seconds before he spoke, "I'd like to know how one can enter the Forsaken Land of Gods."
'What a difficult question…'
'What do they think I do in my free time? Do they think I have a habit of studying forbidden information!?'
'As expected of Professor Snape. He always asks things that would benefit 'Him' the most while paying the least.'
"There is no way to enter the Forsaken Land of Gods directly. One way is to learn of its entrance through the Chaos Sea since it contains a record of information about all that has existed through history."
Loki wasn't lying or even making up the information. This was simply what he had gleaned himself by reading Rowena's books on the creation and tricks of magic.
Snape frowned.
It suddenly felt like he had been scammed.
Loki noticed this and quickly started speaking again-
"That is the easiest method to enter the Forsaken Land of Gods…"
"But?" Snape asked since he sensed that Mr. World had a different solution to it all.
Mr. World looked at Snape and spoke calmly, "...the other way to enter the Forsaken Land of Gods is with the help of Mr. Error."
Snape's pupils dilated a little but then he quickly looked at Loki at the head of the table and waited for his response.
Loki noticed it and simply nodded without saying anything else to keep his mysterious image up.
This also wasn't a castle built in the air, or rather it was since Loki was betting on the fact that by the time Snape could ask him to do such a thing he could trace the connection of the Chaos Sea to magic and exploit it to find information within it regarding the position of the Forbidden Land of Gods.
Everyone had a similar thought at that moment.
'As expected of Mr. Error. Not even a problem that keeps the other gods out of the Forsaken Land of Gods is enough to stop him.'
Hermione however seemed to be the only person confused.
'What is the forbidden land of gods?'
But she couldn't voice her question, or rather didn't have the mood to right now because of what had happened earlier.
Snape nodded his thanks to Mr. World and then settled in his chair once again thinking if Dumbledore would be happy to try and receive Mr. Error's blessings to venture into the Forsaken Land of Gods.
Silence returned once again to the Tarot club before Mr. World spoke again.
"I have another quest for those willing to take part in. This one is rather easy and can be done by anyone. It can also help you earn credit with our lord so that you can ask him for help in certain matters…you could even ask 'Him' to fulfil a certain 'wish'."
Those words intrigued everyone and Hermione was the first one to ask a question since it seemed like a ray of light shining in the darkness she was trapped.
'I can ask Mr. Error to grant me a 'wish'!'
"What is it Mr. World?"
Hermione's enthusiasm took everyone aback since she had been mostly silent until now today so they all immediately connected her eagerness with Mr. Error drawing the same conclusion at once.
'She wants Mr. Error's help with something…'
Loki looked at Hermione's eagerness guessing easily what she wanted and gave himself a wry simile that was hidden from the others.
'I couldn't resurrect her myself…what makes you think it'll succeed if you make a wish?'
'Perhaps by the time I figure out why the Disk of Wishes won't work, I can finally grant Mione's wish.'
'...but I doubt there's a way to revive Daphne anymore…'
'Especially when her Beyonder Characteristics were missing from the scene…'
Mr. World continued speaking after giving Miss Magician a short glance.
"The task is simple. All you have to do is set up a church and spread information about our lord to any possible believers. As long as you spread the lord's name enough our lord will fulfil one of your wishes!"
Everyone became slightly stunned at the words Mr. World had casually dropped. The all looked at Mr. Error from the corner of their eyes hoping to see what reaction he had, but given how Mr. Error was sitting in the same relaxed posture as he always was they felt a little surprised.
'Is it time for us to reveal ourselves to the world?'
Dominic was the least surprised since he had sort of expected this since they had already partially revealed themselves by killing Mr. X in Knockturn Alley.
Especially since most other 'Evil god' organisations did something similar too. They all tried spreading around their religion at one point or another.
But Mr. World continued speaking.
"This is an act that will help our lord return from the forgotten history of the world and return to the real world once again. So that 'He' can become the leader of the True Gods against the enemies that have tortured us once again!"
"The return of our Lord will address the change of times. It will mark the beginning of the Era of Rebirth."
"The world awaits his return and none other than him is capable of sitting on this throne without being subject to corruption."
"It is our duty as the closest followers of our lord to proselytise his faith and greatness to make the world embrace him!"
A small sense of pride emerged in everyone's hearts when Mr. World ended his short speech since they did feel great to be closest to Mr. Error but what overshadowed it was a sense of fear as they thought back to what Mr. World had told them all before.
'The return of our Lord will address the change of times. It will mark the beginning of the Era of Rebirth.'
'Is it truly possible to name an entire era based on the actions of a single god!?'
'Why do we even need to fight?'
'Can't we sort things out by talking to each other?'
But Hermione was determined.
"What do I need to do Mr. World? Is there a specific goal you have in mind that you need to hit? Are there any specific people you want to target?"
Loki looked at Hermione with a little amusement but didn't reject her eagerness.
"Our aim is simple. All of Great Britain must be aware of Mr. Error's return from history into reality!"
'...?'
Everyone's mouth hung a little loose.
'WHAT!!?'
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