Because the body Ebner was "playing"—the "Father of Succubi, Lord of Desire, Source of Depravity"—already carried the aura of the "Tenebrous World" and the "Brood Hive," and with the "River of Eternal Darkness" water that Vicente Miranda had poured into the nearby streams, Roselle only needed to find four additional items containing the aura of Sefirot to complete the preparations for the ritual.
Among these, items related to the "City of Calamity" were the easiest to obtain. Because of the "Seal of Calamity," Roselle had quite a number of such items on hand.
The aura of the "Knowledge Moor" was obtained through an exchange with Yaloran, after all, she had acquired the corresponding characteristic of a special soul related to the "Knowledge Moor" during the "God of Luck's" experiment.
The origin of the "Key of Light" aura was similar. Roselle found the temple—or rather, the mausoleum—of the "God of Luck" and extracted a portion of the "Key of Light" aura from it.
—As a special soul originally in the "God's Box" related to the "Key of Light," the "God of Luck" naturally possessed its aura.
The "Nation of Disorder" was the most troublesome. Roselle initially tried to find a way through the "Lamp God," but failed. Later, he found a method to board the "Ghost Empire" within the Dennett Labyrinth, and only then, by following that ship, did he arrive near the "Night Emperor's" divine kingdom, from where he obtained the aura of the "Nation of Disorder."
Lying inside the coffin, Ebner listened as Roselle explained the origins of those auras to Aglea, and couldn't help but recall the half-year gap missing from the late Roselle diaries that Bernadette had given him.
Perhaps this period right now is that missing half-year…
Bored out of his mind, Ebner listened to the conversation between Roselle and his "cheap" daughter while letting his thoughts wander.
Very quickly, Roselle finished setting things up here and left once again, and the "Memory Theater" seemed to press the "fast-forward button." In the blink of an eye, a hundred years passed, arriving at the day the "ritual" was officially held.
A group of children, seemingly "born from sensing the moon," were brought into the ritual room, but in the end, only five survived.
During this process, the lid of the "God's Box" split into five parts, each merging into the bodies of the five girls, allowing them to communicate with the Sefirot that held the dominant position within them, suppressing the influence of the "Mother Goddess of Depravity" inside their bodies.
At the same time, just as Ebner had previously deduced, many of the masterminds behind the scenes also took the opportunity to obtain what they wanted.
Meanwhile, Ebner, lying inside the coffin, could only let out a helpless sigh, since he couldn't see anything at all…
Speaking of which, among the seven special souls in the "God's Box" that can communicate with Sefirot, I actually already know the whereabouts of most of them.
The characteristics of the "Tenebrous World" and the "Knowledge Moor" were both stripped away by the "God of Luck." The former is currently in the hands of the Mother Tree of Desire, which is using it to track the "Tenebrous World";
while the latter was granted by the "God of Luck" to Yaloran, allowing her to completely separate from Ghosinam.
The special soul corresponding to the "River of Eternal Darkness" was originally the "Primordial Phoenix" Gregrace. Its soul stone likely fell into Vicente's hands later, and is now probably under the Goddess's control.
The special soul corresponding to the "City of Calamity" was the first one I learned about—it was the "King of Elves" Soniathrym. The soul stone he left behind after his death is in Yaloran's possession, and it is said to have already been contaminated by the "Unknown."
The special soul corresponding to the "Key of Light" is precisely the "God of Luck," which is why He was able to use Himself as a reference to establish the current "Liu Bo" reincarnation system…
The only unknowns now are the whereabouts of the special souls corresponding to the "Nation of Disorder" and the "Brood Hive."
The special soul corresponding to the "Nation of Disorder" is the "Night Emperor." After His death, the soul stone went missing. I even accepted a task from Vera to find this soul stone.
As for the "Brood Hive"… Ghosinam once said that it originally corresponded to the "Queen of Giants" Omebella, but later that characteristic capable of communicating with Sefirot was stripped away. The remaining empty "soul stone" shell was then traded away by Roselle from her.
Back then, I thought Roselle took Omebella's empty "soul stone" for this ritual… but now it seems he didn't need it… hmm, perhaps it was sacrificed to the "Mother Goddess of Depravity." That existence likely has a way to use it as a medium to make moves…
While Ebner was letting his thoughts run wild, the ritual had already ended, and the five surviving girls were taken away separately.
Maria, whose body was dominated by the pollution of the "Nation of Disorder," joined the "Spiritual Order" under the guidance of Princess Bruna of the former Balam Empire, later becoming the "Pale Admiral";
Lophia, whose body was dominated by the pollution of the "Key of Light," was taken away by a Saint of the Aurora Order, later becoming "Lady D";
Abby, whose body was dominated by the pollution of the "Tenebrous World," "believed" in the Mother Tree of Desire and became a Saintess of the "Cosmos Sect";
Felina, whose body was dominated by the pollution of the "Knowledge Moor," joined the "Life School of Thought" and is now the owner of a small museum;
Bianca, whose body was dominated by the pollution of the "City of Calamity," worked successively for forces such as the "Moses Ascetic Order" and the "Intis Embassy," and is now the head maid of Ebner Brain's manor in Trier.
Looking at the rows of text that suddenly appeared before him, Ebner inexplicably felt like he was watching the ending credits of a documentary from his previous life…
Will there be a cast list and acknowledgments next?
Just as Ebner was making this quip, he felt his consciousness suddenly being "lifted," as if he had leapt out of the "screen" and arrived inside a grand "theater."
But before he could carefully observe his surroundings, his vision blurred again, and in the next moment, he had already returned to the "ritual room"—the ritual room in reality.
Ebner took out his pocket watch and glanced at it, discovering that while a hundred years had passed in the theater, only one minute had gone by in reality.
Although I could clearly feel the "fast-forward," I should have stayed in the "Memory Theater" for at least a month…
Time between higher and lower dimensions isn't equal?
One of the authorities of the "High-Dimensional Overseer"?
Hm? No… my lifespan has decreased a bit… although it's only about a month, I've "analyzed" a "Worm of Time," so I'm very sensitive to my own lifespan—I wouldn't be mistaken!
In other words, I really "lay" in the theater for a month…
I see, so this is the authority of "high dimensions"… it can adjust the time of the "low-dimensional" world…
Is this the prototype ability of "Mystical Reenactment—Game of Time"?
As his thoughts turned, Ebner examined himself once more, and unexpectedly discovered that aside from losing a bit of lifespan, he had also formed a faint connection with the "Source of Depravity" body inside the coffin at the center of the altar.
It seemed that with a single thought, he could mobilize the residual power of that body.
What's going on? Even though I "played" it in the "Memory Theater," the theater concluded smoothly just now, so it shouldn't have caused any "information overwrite" on reality…
With that question in mind, Ebner controlled that body to restrain its "pollution," then crossed the "ring-shaped blood river" and arrived before the coffin.
Only at this moment did the "Apocalypse Demoness" Aglea seem to regain her senses.
She looked around, then asked blankly, "What just happened?"
(End of Chapter)