You've got to be kidding . In the world of Lord of the Mysteries, the Moon represents an Outer God—Primordial Moon, or more accurately, the Fallen Pillar—Mother Goddess of Depravity.
And ? I'm just trying to get promoted to Sequence 5.
Why the hell am I being sent here?!
? Sequence 5? Soloing the Fallen Mother Goddess? The Sovereign of the Physical World?
Fortunately, the blood-red moon before him appeared to be no more than an illusion. After a brief mont, it vanished, replaced by a faint, misty light erging from the void.
In the next second, the mist collapsed layer by layer, condensing into a shape—one that looked like a figure constructed from overlapping doors, ford by light-spheres on the verge of transformation. Its robe flowed like a tide of blood, and its body continuously shifted, flickering with visions of different planets and landscapes.
Even though this was Edward's first ti seeing such a thing, he imdiately knew:
This was Mr. Door.
Bethel Abraham.
A man with only a few appearances in the original novel, yet one who had earned the respect of nearly every reader.
But the problem was…
The man who garnered that respect—had been corrupted by the Fallen Mother Goddess.
A terrifying source of contamination.
One that could explode at any mont!
The two simply stared at each other.
Neither spoke.
Edward didn't know what to say—he didn't even understand the current situation.
As for Mr. Door, he was clearly struggling—resisting the invasion of the Mother Goddess's power, trying to hold onto what sanity he had left.
Another ten or so minutes passed.
The distorted figure of Mr. Door gradually stabilised.
He took the form of a middle-aged man: rigid features, hair the colour of void speckled with white, and eyes of deep blue layered with ripples. Draped in a blood-colored robe, he looked just like a vampire from old folklore.
"…Ah. It's not "Him"."
That was the first thing he said.
Edward blinked. Not "Him"?
Did Mr. Door think soone else was coming?
Mr. Door fixed his eyes on Edward.
"I thought…it was finally "Him"."
His tone was lucid—strangely lucid for soone ant to be hopelessly mad from corruption.
But that might just be a façade. After all, in the original story, the true Mr. Door was the mad one.
The sane version was, ironically, the contaminated one.
Edward hesitated, then asked, "You…You're Bethel Abraham? The ancestor of the Abraham family? Also known as Mr. Door?"
The man gave a slight nod.
"Yes. That's ."
"You just said 'it's not "Him"'… So you thought soone else was coming?"
"Yes," Mr. Door said.
"Can…Can I ask who you were expecting?"
He fell silent for a few seconds, then replied, "The True Creator…or Adam. Back then, I was still in a state of madness. I couldn't tell who was coming to see ."
The True Creator? Adam?!
Edward was stunned. Those two…they were the remnants of the ancient Sun God—one the divine aspect, the other the human aspect.
If Mr. Door was completely mad, it made so sense he couldn't tell the difference.
But still—why would either of them co see Mr. Door?
One's an insane Sequence 0.
The other isn't even at Sequence 0 yet.
How could they dare face soone corrupted by the Fallen Mother Goddess?
Also, Mr. Door had said "back then" he was mad…implying that now, he wasn't?
Suddenly, Mr. Door asked, "Who are you? What is your relationship to Adam…or the True Creator?"
"Uh…I have no connection to Adam. As for the True Creator, well…I'm loosely considered one of "His" favoured ones…"
"Just a favoured one?"
Mr. Door frowned slightly.
His gaze drifted past Edward and fell on the faintly glowing door floating behind him.
"Then why…is that with you?"
"That?"
Edward turned to look.
"What is it?"
"You don't know? Then why is it engraved into your body? And why did it lead you…to ?"
Engraved in my body?
Edward froze—then suddenly thought of sothing.
He looked down at the "tattoo" on his arm.
That doorway-like mark…Could Mr. Door be talking about the cheat that let him travel between worlds?
"What…What exactly is it?"
Mr. Door answered plainly:
"The Uniqueness of the Door Pathway."
"…???"
An unnatural chill poured over Edward like ice water dumped on his head. Goosebumps exploded over his arms and neck.
Impossible.
That was just supposed to be a standard cheat for a transmigrator!
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No way.
No way it was the Uniqueness of the Door pathway!
Edward's first instinct was to call bullshit.
But his spirituality scread that Mr. Door was telling the truth.
Suddenly, a flash of mory surfaced in Edward's mind.
It all started to make sense.
"That's…what it was all about…"
He rembered the night he drank the Apprentice potion for the first ti.
It wasn't a full moon.
It wasn't a blood moon.
He had no Abraham bloodline.
And yet…that night…he heard Mr. Door's rambling whispers.
He nearly lost control because of it.
If the Door's Uniqueness was inside him, wouldn't that explain everything?
Originally, it belonged to Mr. Door.
But for unknown reasons, it beca his "cheat."
And when he beca an Apprentice, the Uniqueness sohow reconnected to Mr. Door, triggering that horrific night.
Then there was his strange encounter with Fors upon arriving in this world…
Then Klein…
Then Sefirah Castle…
Then Christine, Botis the Saint of Secrets, Verdu, the Marauder demigod…
Weren't these all part of the Beyonder characteristic convergence law?
In that mont, Edward felt as if a fog had lifted.
So that's why everything happened the way it did.
So that's why all this chaos kept coming for .
So that's why even the Rose School of Thought took an interest in .
So that's why I keep being targeted everywhere I go…
All because—directly or indirectly—he was affected by the law of Beyonder convergence.
Wait a second—
If the Uniqueness of the Door pathway was with him…
Then Mr. Door only had 3 out of 4 Beyonder characteristics.
He couldn't beco a Sequence 0 true god.
And that ant…
Amon also couldn't replace him to ascend.
Which also ant…
Klein couldn't beco the…the Lord of the Mysteries?!
Holy sh*t.
This was a huge problem.
In another world, Edward might've started thinking:
"Why shouldn't I beco Lord of the Mysteries?"
But in this world?
Becoming Lord of the Mysteries ant facing the revival of "His" consciousness.
It ant fighting the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for control of his body.
It ant fusing with the indestructible psyche of the Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth, even IF he sohow won.
And Edward knew damn well he did not have what it took for that.
Let Klein handle it.
He's the chosen one, not .
At worst, he'd just…hand over the Door's Uniqueness when the ti ca.
But wait—if I've already fully integrated the Uniqueness into myself, how am I supposed to extract it?
Mr. Door simply stood there, gazing quietly at Edward. His layered, ripple-like blue eyes revealed nothing of his thoughts.
After a long pause, Edward finally cald himself and asked in a soft voice, "Mr. Door…Based on what you just said, you handed over the Door Pathway's Uniqueness to either the True Creator or Adam…is that right?"
Mr. Door nodded.
"Yes."
Edward asked again, "But…why?"
His tone was still flat, "In exchange for removing the madness and loss of control brought about by the Outer God's corruption, I gave up the Uniqueness."
"!!!"
Edward was stunned.
"Then…you've broken free of the Outer God's…?"
"No. I'm still deeply corrupted," Mr. Door replied calmly. "But I no longer suffer madness, loss of control, or the risk of having my personality consud by the evil influence."
That explained it.
No wonder the whispers he had heard before were all "Don't save , don't save "—not the frantic "Save , save " from the original story.
Edward hesitated, then asked, "Did Adam or the True Creator say…what they planned to do with the Door's Uniqueness?"
Mr. Door shook his head.
"I don't know. Maybe they said, maybe they didn't. I was still lost in madness at the ti—I can't rember clearly."
"Then…how exactly did they cleanse the corruption of the 'Pillar' that had invaded you?"
Even if Adam and the True Creator had fused into one, even with the added power of the Chaos Sea…did they really have that kind of power?
Mr. Door seed to think for a mont.
"They extracted part of the corruption from my body—along with the Uniqueness. That allowed the Outer God's influence to remain at a level I could endure."
Edward froze.
So the Uniqueness of the Door Pathway—tainted by the Fallen Mother Goddess—was passed on to …
Is that why I've been able to endure the higher-level corruption without going mad?
But he quickly shook his head.
No, if that were true, the limit of what I could endure should still cap at the level of the Fallen Mother Goddess's corruption.
But I've been chatting face-to-face with Mr. Door—who's literally soaked in that corruption—and I still feel fine.
"Be careful…of the pollution."
Once again, Edward recalled the cryptic warning left by the version of himself that had erged from the Mirror of Erised.
What exactly was I supposed to be careful of?
He thought a mont and asked, "Do you rember what state Adam—or the True Creator—was in when they ca to see you? Even though you've been trapped in the star realm, you should have so awareness of the current world, right? After the Four Emperors War, the True Creator lost most of "His" anchor points. Right now, "He's" basically insane."
Mr. Door fell silent for a few seconds.
"I'm certain…they were sane when they ca to see ."
So…it was Adam who ca?
But the strange kindness the True Creator showed when I t "His" Son the first ti…That seed more in line with soone linked to the Door's Uniqueness.
And that "response" from the Twilight Hermit Order—could that have been a token of goodwill from Adam?
Right now, the real question was—why did the Door's Uniqueness end up with ?
If this was yet another "arrangent", then what was the goal?
Also…how could the Uniqueness of the Door Pathway enable to travel between two worlds?
If he rembered correctly—even the Pre-Split "Oldest One," a being on the level of a solo-universe god, couldn't just break through the barriers between worlds and travel to other universes.
Wait—if my "cheat" ca from Adam or the True Creator, that must an…
They already know I ca from another world?!
Edward's heart suddenly filled with chaotic emotions.
"Ah—"
Just then, Mr. Door let out a sigh.
"When "He" took the Uniqueness, "He" said the next ti we t…"He'd" be able to cleanse the Outer God's corruption completely, so I could finally…return ho."
He looked directly at Edward.
"Can you…do that for ?"
Edward slowly shook his head.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Door. I don't think I have that power."
"I see…"
Mr. Door muttered to himself, "Yes…"He" must've run into so kind of unexpected delay. Otherwise, it shouldn't have been you who ca today. Never mind. I've already waited long enough. At most…it'll be another decade or two before everything is decided."
A faint smile crossed Mr. Door's face.
"But, as a certain little fellow who once chatted with put it…I think I'm still salvageable. If…if possible—when we et again, I hope you'll help …return ho."
…Was he talking about Emperor Roselle?
"By the way, do you know the current state of the Uniqueness inside ? I'm only Sequence 6—or, well, Sequence 5 now. There's no way I should be able to accommodate a Uniqueness. If I want to expel it, how do I do that?"
Mr. Door thought for a mont.
"When you truly master and integrate the Uniqueness, you'll naturally know how to separate it. Of course…you can ask soone else to help extract it, but at your current Sequence…you'll die."
So in other words—I haven't really integrated the Uniqueness.
It was just forcibly implanted in by soone.
And its primary function…is to allow to travel between worlds?
But could the Door's Uniqueness really be that powerful?
…Or could it be that everything Mr. Door just told is total nonsense?
What if he's been lying since the mont we t?
What if he's still under the Fallen Mother Goddess's control—and this version of him is just the mad, corrupted one?
After all, if I really had the Uniqueness of the Door Pathway, wouldn't soone have noticed by now?
Surely the Evernight Goddess would have noticed—
Or did "She" see it…and simply chose not to say anything?
So many unanswered questions.
"All right, little one…I can't hold on much longer. If fate permits, we'll et again."
As he spoke, Mr. Door's figure began to blur and twist again, transforming into a light-and-shadow silhouette of overlapping doors.
And then—he vanished.
Edward suddenly snapped out of his daze.
"Ah—wait! Mr. Door, could you give the formulas for Sequence 3 to Sequence 0 of the Door Pathway?!"
His voice echoed into the boundless starry void.
A few seconds later, Mr. Door's reply ca faintly:
"Seek out the descendants of Abraham Family."
Before Edward could say another word, an overwhelming force pushed in from all sides.
His body was yanked backwards, thrown through the faintly glowing door and back into the previous starry sky.
In the next instant, the door shattered into countless stars, scattering toward him and rging into his body.
His consciousness blurred, and he once again experienced that feeling—where ti and space ceased to exist.
Suddenly, he knew.
He felt it.
A new power had awakened—one that allowed him to shatter spatial barriers, to go anywhere, anyti.
Then, as his awareness again…
He realised he had successfully advanced—
To Sequence 5.
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[*] [DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS]
(Author's note: The protagonist wasn't sent here by Adam or anyone else, nor is he a puppet being manipulated. Full truth to be revealed later...)
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