925.M30.
In the third layer of the Kingdom of Disorder, Nareth examined the piece of black glass. It slowly rotated, wrapped in black mist.
"Three years in reality, and I still haven't fully 'linked' with you."
The "Mentor of Disorder" activated his Spirit Vision, observing the intangible threads extending in two directions.
Fine, spider-silk threads "linked" to him.
Clearly, it was not closely "linked" to him.
Thicker, wire-like threads connected to an unassuming banner.
He noticed that between the massive Shrieking Void and the banner shaft, the wire-like threads pulled against each other like magnets, trying to draw them together.
"The Red Priest and Demoness are two sides of the same coin, representing male and female. They hold authority over that domain."
His eyes deepened. The Demoness's authorities flashed through his mind.
'Primary authorities: Primordium, Chaos, Charm, Mirror World, Femininity'.
'Subordinate authorities: Apocalypse, Dark Magic, Petrification, Disease , and Divine Kingdom.'
"They also point to the same sefirot, the City of Calamity. The Red Priest has Destruction and its subordinate authority, Disaster. The 'Demoness' has the return of all things to Chaos, leading to Destruction and End, and the Apocalypse authority."
"Without the Kingdom of Disorder, the sefirot's black mist barrier, they would merge."
He thought of how the uniqueness had been his reward from the Emperor, chosen from the vault beneath Terra after the Rangdan War.
It was also on Terra that the Emperor had entrusted the Void Glass to Arkhas.
"Perhaps this is not coincidence. It is the mutual attraction of the Red Priest and Demoness, like the natural attraction of male and female."
He thought of how, ten thousand years later, the Shrieking Void would be activated in Commorragh's arena, causing panic.
"The mirror world after activation is the Demoness's primary authority, the Mirror World."
Recognizing the Void Glass's nature, he understood why, ten thousand years later, the Carcharodons' Chief Librarian, the Pale Nomad Te Kahurangi, and Chaplain Tangata Manu, even the arena mistress, Lelith Hesperax, would collapse after seeing their soul's mirror image.
"Perhaps Manu was right."
"The Golden Man entrusted the Void Glass to Arkhas Fal not only as a contingency, but also to deliberately forget it."
He looked at the irregular black glass, sighing.
"It is the uniqueness of the Demoness Pathway."
"I didn't realize it when I first got it."
The "Mentor of Disorder" stared at the black glass.
Black mist churned, merging with his gaze, wrapping around its surface.
CRACK, CRACK, CRACK...
Like the slow shattering of glass, the void within the Void Glass suddenly changed.
A dark, illusory, unreal path slowly formed.
It connected to the glass, forming a complex, mysterious 'web,' intertwining into a deep, strange world.
He watched the slowly forming mirror world.
Mystery Pryerally, mirrors symbolize a gateway to another realm.
The mirror world is not a physical world. It is a collection of doors, connecting different mirrors, different Mystery Pryeral realms.
"The uniqueness's Black Magic authority allowed the Sequence 7 'Witch' 'Invisibility' to qualitatively change, evading my perception."
As he thought, he felt the invisible mirror tremble. Threads extended, projecting towards him.
The moment they touched the glass's surface, the black mist churned.
The threads recoiled as if burned.
The threads of law in the "Mentor of Disorder's" eyes faded. He understood.
"The source's black mist barrier. The source's power is higher than the uniqueness's level. The mirror world cannot capture or affect me."
"If I activated the Shrieking Void in reality, it would show my soul's mirror image, another me reflected in the mirror world."
After a moment's thought, he immediately abandoned his plan to activate it in reality after "linking" with it.
"I cannot control a uniqueness yet."
"The Demoness Pathway is different from the Red Priest. The Red Priest's uniqueness has the Ritual authority. It follows the sefirot's will, obeying me, the chosen of the Kingdom of Disorder."
He recalled the accidents during his three uses of the Red Priest's uniqueness at Gugann. He decided not to risk using the Demoness's uniqueness.
"After advancing to Sequence 4, my life level will fundamentally change, and my authority will greatly increase. I will use it then."
He looked at his two uniquenesses, half pleased, half self-deprecating.
"I have two uniquenesses. Unfortunately, neither is from the Black Emperor or Justiciar Pathways of the Kingdom of Disorder."
"If they were, I could use most of their power."
"Still, being Sequence 5 and having two uniquenesses is fortunate. Especially the Red Priest. I can use some of its power."
His gaze returned to the Void Glass. He smiled.
"Golden Man, thank you for 'giving me' another uniqueness."
"Perhaps I should put your mind at ease."
An idea flashed through his mind: stop wandering, return to Vostroya, let you lock onto my position.
As he smiled, he took a step, arriving before the Dice of Prophecy.
He picked up the triangular pyramid. Compared to when he had received it from Malcador, its cooldown had increased by one standard month and fifteen days.
Divining the uniqueness had added a month. The Blade of Shadows, ten days. The horn fragment, five days.
Information about the Icarus system flashed through his mind.
'Segmentum Ultima , eastern galactic edge.'
'A hive world in the system, with a large population and developed industry.'
'...'
He was not taking from anyone this time. Though Icarus IV was in the Segmentum Ultima , it was not the homeworld of any future Chapter. But the entire system would one day have a population of five hundred billion.
Its location and industry were crucial to the Imperium, especially Icarus IV.
After the information flashed through his mind, he silently intoned.
'Star chart from the Kalium Gate to the Icarus system.'
'...'
After intoning it eleven times, he tossed the dice.
After encoding the star chart on a data-crystal, he stepped to the fourth layer and extended his spiritual energy, touching an orb.
He transmitted the crystal to William Wood's orb, instructing.
"After integrating the Icarus system, conceal it."
After the Tenth Chapter had gained nearly forty thousand Faceless, its strength exceeding sixty thousand, the Twelfth Chapter was now the smallest.
He would not expand in Segmentum Pacificus for a considerable time. He decided to give the strategically vital Icarus system to the Twelfth Chapter. Its future population of five hundred billion would also be a source of recruits.
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