Lord of the Mysteries: Lord of Order

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Within the Astral World, an endless, serene darkness stretched out, filled with plants like Moonflowers and Night-scented Grass.

In the depths of the darkness, a lady in a black classical long dress, her head resting as if on the moon, opened her eyes.

Her clothes were layered but not intricate, embedded with points of starlight, like the deep night sky.

Her body was somewhat ethereal, showing signs of rippling outwards. Her face seemed veiled by layers of thin gauze, hazy yet exceptionally beautiful.

She wore a layered but not intricate deep black long dress, dotted with countless specks of brilliance, like the myriad stars embedded in the night.

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Aaron felt as if he had fallen into a hazy, indistinct dream. His senses were sluggish and unreal, but his consciousness remained clear as he frantically mobilized his Spirituality to connect with the Nation of Disorder.

It felt like a long time had passed, yet it also felt like just an instant.

Aaron opened his eyes and found himself in a serene darkness, surrounded by Night-scented Grass and Deep Sleep Flowers, exuding a sense of peace and tranquility.

Not far away stood a Gothic palace that seemed to blend into the surrounding darkness. It was exquisitely detailed and dark in color, yet it did not lack grandeur.

"Hmm... it's not that Foggy Town."

"This... could this be the Astral World, the Divine Kingdom of the Evernight Goddess?"

"Could the Evernight Goddess be inside that palace?"

As Aaron walked through the clusters of Night-scented Grass and Deep Sleep Flowers, he mused inwardly, gradually approaching the palace not far away.

In the deepest part of the palace, the "Evernight Goddess" sat on an ancient high-backed chair, still wearing that layered but not intricate deep black long dress.

The specks of brilliance on the long dress reflected the glow from the palace's dome, walls, and pillars, creating a quiet, dreamlike cosmos.

Aaron respectfully walked slowly into the palace. Just as he was about to look up, his spiritual intuition frantically warned him, and an unprecedented sense of death washed over him.

"Thump, thump." Aaron clearly heard his own heartbeat, and his brain pulsed with pain.

The "Evernight Goddess," whose face seemed veiled by layers of thin gauze, seemed to sense something and slowly raised her hand.

Aaron felt as if everything before him was covered by a layer of black gauze. His spiritual intuition gradually returned to normal, the throbbing in his brain subsided, and the sense of mortal danger slowly disappeared.

"Do not look directly at a god!" Only this thought remained in Aaron's empty mind.

This also served as a harsh wake-up call for him. The superiority complex of a transmigrator with foreknowledge and the confidence brought by the Sefirah had inevitably made him somewhat complacent.

Although he kept reminding himself to be cautious, his actions were still somewhat reckless.

This is a true Sequence 0 deity. I actually forgot to follow basic common sense like 'Do not look directly at god'.

This is a real world of mysteries. If I die, I'm really dead. I don't have Klein's ability to resurrect within the Sefirah Castle.

The only thing related to resurrection is the Black Emperor's return, which is still a distant prospect from my current level.

If I keep being reckless, I will really die. Thankfully, it was the Evernight Goddess this time, and she didn't try to kill me; she just pulled me into her Divine Kingdom. What happened just now was me courting death.

Sigh, at my current Sequence 9 level, if I died, I wouldn't even qualify to become a wraith.

Aaron's thoughts raced, a mix of reflection and self-admonition.

Feeling his state return to normal, he didn't dare to delay. He lowered his head and bowed respectfully.

"Respected Lady of Crimson, Evernight Goddess."

His voice echoed in the quiet, serene palace, but there was no response. It seemed like she was examining, observing.

Suddenly, the voice of the Evernight Goddess sounded like a serenade, bringing tranquility and peace:

"You carry some auras that are very familiar to me, and even..." She paused, "...a being of very high rank is closely related to you."

Aaron's mind raced. Familiar auras, did she mean the residual auras of the Lord of Mysteries and the Celestial Worthy?

No, the Evernight Goddess was sealed and slumbering in the Sefirah Castle by the Celestial Worthy. She shouldn't be familiar with the Lord of Mysteries.

Then why did she use 'some' to describe them? Do I have some issues or hidden dangers that I don't even know about?

The being of very high rank should refer to the Sefirah Nation of Disorder. I wonder if the Evernight Goddess doesn't know that the Nation of Disorder wasn't sealed in the Western Continent, or if she sensed it but didn't plan to tell me.

Not daring to delay, he immediately responded: "I am from before the First Epoch, that..." He paused, "...relatively beautiful world."

"Back then, due to a shipwreck, I was absorbed by the Sefirah Nation of Disorder. With the help of the Celestial Worthy and the Lord of Mysteries, I merged with this Sefirah, but because of this, I had to slumber until the Fifth Epoch, descending upon the East Chester family 15 years ago."

Her voice, like a serenade, sounded again, bringing tranquility and peace:

"The Sefirah Nation of Disorder, the Lord of Mysteries, the Celestial Worthy, before the First Epoch; it seems you do know quite a bit."

"How do you know my true name, and what is your purpose?"

Aaron inwardly complained, 'I can't possibly say I learned it from reading a book.'

However, he didn't panic and responded according to the draft he had prepared earlier:

"Although I was asleep within the Sefirah, I could occasionally obtain some information from the outside world. Since my descent, I have been exploring the history since the First Epoch."

"I learned the true name of the Goddess of Misfortune from the Dark Epoch of the Second Epoch and that she might belong to the Darkness pathway, and your honorific name, 'Empress of Misfortune and Horror,' further confirmed my guess."

"And I wish to go to Backlund, but the angels of the Arbiter pathway in the Loen Royal Family can discern my peculiarity, so I hope to become yourBlessed, receive your concealment, and conceal my peculiarity."

I must think clearly about what I can say and what I cannot.

I absolutely cannot mention being a 'fellow countryman', at least not now.

The Evernight Goddess also comes from before the First Epoch. This secret is probably only guessed by the Creator of the City of Silver back then, who is now Adam.

Later, Klein also confirmed it through the number of broken cocoons of light within the Sefirah Castle and a series of deductions.

And I come from the Sefirah Nation of Disorder. Logically, I shouldn't and couldn't possibly know this secret.

Trying to use the 'fellow countryman' angle now would only backfire. Instead, I can proactively state that I am from before the First Epoch, letting the Evernight Goddess herself infer the 'fellow countryman' identity and gain some recognition.

As for the angels of the Arbiter pathway in the Loen Royal Family, I can explain it with talk about the hidden records of the East Chester angel family. But I absolutely cannot say that George III might already be Sequence 1.

Just explaining how I would know that would be impossible and would greatly affect the subsequent conversation.

She responded indifferently: "A very bold guess, and you are also very clever. But why should I help you?"

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