"Did you have any unusual encounter? Like meeting someone or something that is beyond human comprehension."
Hearing the last part of the sentence, Elland's body froze on the spot, as if his entire body was paralyzed.
Scenes of him talking to the "Goddess" appeared in his mind as he tried his best to stay calm. He knew that by acting clueless can he escape this predicament while keeping the identity of the goddess a secret.
"A-as far I know, there hasn't been any unusual things happening in the village." Elland answered. Although he felt nervous for lying, he knew that this is definitely the right choice. No one should definitely know
Klein's observed Elland's expression as he calmly nod his head. He stood up as he prepared to leave the house
However, before Elland could even relax himself, Klein's next words made his heart jump,
"Do you want to be a beyonder Elland?"
Elland thought for a moment before refusing.
"I'm sorry, I'm not cut out for the job of protecting other people's job."
Hearing Elland's answer, Klein nod his head as he spoke with a gentle but authoritative tone,
"Is that so? If you changed your mind then tell me by this number." Klein said as he handed a card, written to it was "his" number as well as "his" current location.
Elland took the number and bowed his head, ot daring to look at Klein's back.
Klein gently closed the door as he left the house.It's a mystery as to how entire thing happened without anyone knowing.
...
Klein walked slowly and leisurely in the woods, as if he was just going for quick stroll in the city.
The few weak monsters that lurked has a sensed of "evil" and "corruption". They will all try to kill everyone who goes too deep within the forest, but there are still some lucky people who managed to pas through them and enter the deep part of the forest.
According to what Klein discovered, the trees have the same "age", all of them are over a hundred years old and they also have some traces of divine powers in them, most of it are disappearing though.
After half an hour of walking, Klein arrived in front of a lake.
Hr was about to go deeper through the forest when he sensed something was amiss.
He look everywhere, trying to find what is it but he couldn't figure it out.
But after looking into history and his fate, he realized something; This place is concealed, enabling the information to reach the outside of this forest.
This should be a bad thing for someone who is an angel of the seer pathway, but he wasn't just a seer angel but a dual pathway angel of Marauder Pathway.
Meaning, his marionettes can now be an avatar. The difference is just that they are unable to use a high level of power from Marauder pathway. But being unable to use the original body's Marauder pathway abilities doesn't mean that his marionettes can't use his seer pathway abilities.
In a sense, his marionettes is considered both an avatar and marionettes, enabling him to either make them fully his avatar or marionettes.
A marionettes has their spirit body thread controlled, whilst an avatar is stolen, making their destiny full themselves.¹
Klein's eyes reflected the lake, after pondering for a few moments. Klein inhaled deeply, feeling the air in the surrounding.
Using the power of an upgraded mentor of deceit and seer divination, he took a glimpse into the future.
The fact that this was a concealed place means that this should be the work of a sequence 1 or 2.
According to the knowledge Klein "gained" from Elland, he will always comeback in here, week to week, hoping to see the so called goddess.
From the date of his first and second encounter, Klein deduced that the interval was: 1 month;2 days; 3 hours; 23 seconds. Yes exactly like that.
As Klein tried to see a glimpse of the future, his entire body that was made of cluster of worms turned stiff as a terrifying corruption tried to invade his mind and corruption his brain.
Desire to mate, kill, laugh, and commit ungodly acts surged out within his mind.
Klein turned slowly into the vast distance, far ahead of the lake.
He realized that this wasn't here before.
In his vision was a cave, darker than black, as if in that darkness was a monster, guarding it.
Suddenly a name rang in his mind:
Abyss
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1: I don't if this is correct, because Error Pathway's abilities are still unknown to us. Although some of it were revealed, there still no fully detailed explanation, like how the sequence 3 of it works, what's the enhanced abilities etc.