Amanises, sitting opposite Lynn, noticed the change in his expression. She did not interrupt but watched him intently, knowing she might have accidentally touched on a crucial question.
Suddenly, Amanises saw Lynn react as if waking from a nightmare. He stood up abruptly, knocking over his tea cup and dishes.
"No!"
Amanises heard Lynn say. Despite his young voice, there was a firm determination in it.
"I cannot walk those two paths, or He will descend upon this world instantly."
Amanises was stunned, looking at the child who appeared no different from before, but she sensed a significant change in him. Lynn no longer seemed like a mischievous child; he was more mature, colder, as if the world meant nothing to him.
This change made Amanises think that the divinity within Lynn had overpowered his humanity or that a part of some existence within him was awakening further.
Lynn, however, was too preoccupied to care about Amanises' thoughts because he had remembered why he instinctively rejected becoming the Lord of Mysteries or God Almighty.
Because these two entities represented aspects of his True Form in this world. This correspondence wasn't about power but a symbolic meaning. For ordinary people, this symbolism was irrelevant, but for his True Self, if Lynn, as his avatar, became the Lord of Mysteries or God Almighty, it would strengthen this symbolic link. Lynn would not only be unable to break free from his True Self but also cause it to descend upon this world.
This was not intentional but a natural consequence.
Of course, his True Self could refuse to descend, but who would take that risk?
Lynn certainly couldn't.
He knew his True Form's descent wouldn't just mean his own end but also potentially the world's destruction. Not because his True Self intended to destroy anything, but simply because its existence was too massive for this world to bear.
It's like adults don't usually intend to step on ants, but just by walking, they might crush ants underfoot.
'Wait, I think I remember why my True Form looked at the Mother Goddess of Depravity. It was related to an entity of similar status. What was its name again...' Lynn's thoughts drifted for a moment. He had many questions, like why his True Self, clearly having dominion over knowledge, didn't correspond with the Demon of Knowledge he aimed to become.
Perhaps there were details he didn't know, such as his True Self symbolizing not just knowledge but omniscience and omnipotence, which corresponded to God Almighty's omniscience and omnipotence but not the Demon of Knowledge.
However, Lynn knew he couldn't think too deeply. He was sure he had lost some knowledge and memories, but this loss was a self-protection measure.
Some knowledge, once recalled, would end his journey of seeking independence prematurely.
He would return to his True Form, becoming...
So Lynn closed his eyes and sat back down, calming his emotions by thinking of happy things to escape his current state. Recalling this knowledge had put him in a state of assimilation, even more severe than borrowing Sequence 0 power, but fortunately, it was still reversible.
Suddenly, Lynn felt a serene calm, not the coldness of divinity, but a genuine sense of peace.
In this calm, Lynn gradually regained his composure. After a few seconds, he opened his eyes and saw the Evernight Goddess standing beside him, watching him. He suddenly gestured and said, "Amanises, you look so short like this. Have you considered wearing something to look taller?"
Amanises: ...
The Evernight Goddess silently tugged at her cloak, stepped back a few paces, and sat down again. "It seems your state has returned to normal."
"Sorry for losing my composure. But you share some blame. If you hadn't asked that question, I wouldn't have recalled things I shouldn't." Lynn first apologized weakly, then shifted to confidently blaming her.
"It is indeed my fault." Amanises did not get angry but said, "I hope it didn't cause you too much trouble."
Amanises was probing Lynn's current state of the unknown entity's awakening.
Before this incident, Amanises might have hesitated to help Lynn become a Paragon, but now she was determined. No matter Lynn's personality, he didn't seem hostile to the world or humanity. However, the entity influencing Lynn, potentially awakening within him, was undoubtedly a threat similar to the Lord of Mysteries.
Such an entity's descent would spell disaster for humanity.
Of course, Amanises had other options, like killing Lynn, the resurrection vessel, early. But it was extremely difficult. A being that could walk freely through various times and spaces, existing simultaneously, couldn't be killed in one place without considering his presence in another.
Moreover, Amanises had some affection for Lynn and needed him to save her family. So, she wouldn't try that method unless absolutely necessary.
"Don't worry, it's not severe enough to cause irreversible damage." Lynn waved his hand, then tidied up the overturned items on the table. He remembered something and fetched a pile of boxes.
Lynn took out a black box with a star design and handed it to Amanises. "These are clothes I made specifically for this gathering. This is a Hanfu for you, styled after the Tang dynasty. The size might differ, but it won't affect wearing it."
"If you want to wear it, you can change in the building next door. If not, keep it as a souvenir." Lynn appeared very casual about it.
(End of Chapter)
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