"Mr. Azik, are you referring to the apocalypse?" Klein looked at Azik with curiosity and asked, "Do you also know something about the end of the world?"
"I suppose I've remembered a bit about it..." Azik nodded, then looked at Klein with a hint of apology and said, "I'm sorry, but I can't reveal the truth about the apocalypse to you yet."
"We understand, it's because of the corruption, right?" Lynn said with a knowing expression, rubbing his chin. "Although Sherlock and I don't know the truth about the apocalypse, we do know that when the world ends, a group of evil gods will try to wipe out this world..."
"Hmm, if that's the case, if we could somehow turn the True Creator into a righteous god, then we wouldn't have to worry about Him destroying the world when the apocalypse comes," Lynn added as if he had thought of something.
"The True Creator..." Azik was stunned for a moment upon hearing Lynn's words, then quickly realized that someone must have already explained the apocalypse to them in a more gentle way. He then clarified:
"Actually, you don't need to worry about Him destroying the world. He's different from those... evil gods. Although the True Creator has indeed gone mad and causes some harm, when the apocalypse truly arrives, He might actually be one of those protecting this world."
'After all, the Outer Gods don't care whether you're a righteous god or a local evil god...' Azik added in his mind.
Azik felt a bit sentimental about the True Creator. After all, in the memories related to Lynn, Azik had gathered a lot of information about the True Creator due to his relationship with Lynn and had even come into contact with this Sequence 0 being.
Azik understood that if the cold ruthlessness of the God of Death, Salinger, was intrinsic to His nature, then the madness of the True Creator could only be attributed to the whims of fate.
The True Creator wasn't originally a mad or fallen god; He could even be considered kind and gentle. Otherwise, He wouldn't have earned such high praise from Lynn. Unfortunately, the fall of the Ancient Sun God brought an abrupt end to everything that was once beautiful and led to the fall of the once-clear-headed Dark Angel, Sasrir, into the current True Creator.
One could only say that this world is too mad and cruel, sparing no one.
"This sounds a bit hard to believe..." Klein's expression became subtle. Naturally, he didn't have a good impression of the True Creator. After all, Nighthawks had suffered due to the offspring of the True Creator. Among the evil gods Klein had dealt with so far, the True Creator had the strongest presence and was the one most at odds with him.
Given this, it was impossible for Klein to suddenly change his opinion of the True Creator.
Azik didn't offer any further explanation, simply reminding him, "Although the True Creator won't be our enemy when the apocalypse comes, you still need to be cautious when dealing with Him since He has gone mad..."
He then turned to Lynn and added, "Even you, Lynn, need to be careful. I know you have a close relationship with the True Creator, and He does treat you like His own child, but He is no longer the clear-headed Dark Angel he once was."
"The True Creator has fallen, and even if He doesn't intend to harm you, He might unintentionally bring disaster upon you. After all, you're only a Sequence 7 now, and a mere glance from a Sequence 0 being could bring you misfortune..." Azik said with a serious expression.
If, before regaining his memories, Azik had only considered Lynn an acquaintance, after regaining those memories, he now saw Lynn as one of his few close friends. Naturally, he didn't want Lynn, now only a Sequence 7, to recklessly interact with the True Creator and face potentially disastrous consequences.
The gap between gods and mid-sequence Beyonders is too vast. Azik believed that while the True Creator might not intentionally harm Lynn, His madness could still be dangerous. A single breath or glance could severely injure Lynn at his current level.
Lynn blinked at Azik's words. He understood Azik's concerns and knew they were valid. If he were really just a Sequence 7, recklessly approaching the True Creator could indeed lead to serious consequences, whether from His mere presence or an inadvertent glance.
'It's not that I don't trust the True Creator, it's just that I don't trust His madness.'
'But I'm not an ordinary Sequence 7...' Lynn thought to himself, but he gave Azik a sincere smile and said, "I understand, Mr. Azik. I'll be careful when dealing with the True Creator... Actually, I don't plan to establish direct contact with Him right now. At most, I'll just take over the Aurora Order's Backlund branch. That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
After all, being cared for always makes Lynn happy.
Lynn had always enjoyed receiving emotions from others and never hesitated to reciprocate.
"Taking over some members of the Aurora Order shouldn't be an issue," Azik nodded and added, "If you encounter any problems during the takeover, like if some members don't obey your orders, feel free to ask me for help. I've recently regained many of my old memories and some of my former powers."
Azik then turned to Klein with a smile and said, "Klein, the same goes for you. If you encounter any difficulties, you can ask for my help."
Although the developments had diverged somewhat from the original story—mainly due to the addition of Lynn—Azik's relationship with Klein hadn't become distant. In fact, it was even closer than in the original timeline.
To Azik, Klein was not only a student he had taught as an ordinary person but also a student in the Beyonder world, a unique connection between his life before and after becoming a Beyonder.
Klein had also been diligently searching for clues to help Azik regain his memories, helped him recover his son's ashes, and even sent Azik the legendary Cards of Blasphemy without hesitation, hoping they could aid in the recovery of more memories.
Not to mention the prophecy painting that Lynn had drawn a millennium ago—the cat drawing that held immense sentimental value for the former Death Consul. It marked a turning point where the once cold-hearted Death Consul began to regain his humanity. The feelings tied to that painting had naturally transferred to the subject of the painting, Klein.
So, Klein was not just a unique connection between Azik's extraordinary and mundane life; he was one of the few intersections between his past and present.
All these reasons, coupled with Klein's agreeable personality, made Azik long consider Klein as a child to be protected, much like the big cat protecting the little cat in the prophecy painting.
(End of Chapter)
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