The Sun - Lord of Mysteries (fanfiction)

Chapter 8: Sequence 0 – Hermit

"Sequence 0 Hermit,

"Potion formula Three knowledge emperor beyonder characteristics and the hermit's uniqueness.

"Ritual seclude yourself and research into the 'laws' or 'truth' of the world,

"Then, using that knowledge as a fulcrum, create a new law and let it to successfully integrate with the 'World',

"Finally, consume the potion for advancement."

'Well..' Aucuses' thoughts wandered to the past as he observed the ritual for becoming a hermit. 'This ritual....'

Despite having seen the first blasphemy slate and the majority of the ritual of becoming god. Aucuses still felt the ritual for hermit was one of the most difficult to complete, because analysing the laws of the mysteries world is dangerous in and of itself, and creating a new one is even more so.

Still, the new law that can be created does not need to be particularly influential; it may simply be a new natural law that has no bearing on the grand scheme of things.

However, it must successful integrated with the world; this is the most difficult step to complete because the law can be incompatible with the world so fail in the process, resulting in the complete collapse of the ceremony.

'Will she have the potential to become a god?' Aucuses had a slight expectation of his angel of wisdom.

He was eager to see if she could become the hermit if given the chance.

Aucuses stopped thinking more about into it, because he didn't know the status of hermit's uniqueness.

However, he knew where the characteristics of the knowledge emperor were, and there was one with the mosaic ascetic order, another with the artisan, and last one was with Lilith, Earth Mother, who obtained it at the end of the third epoch.

Aucuses finally closed the book after skimming through the rest of it, which was filled with other pathways potion formula and looked at the grey tower.

A image of a black-haired woman flashed through his mind, she was unwavering in her pursuit of knowledge, no matter what it took in the path. His lips curled into a smile, which quickly faded as he considered her condition, soon, his face became sullen.

He looked up to see the top of the tower as his figure began to fade and vanished.

He appeared in a massive yet dimly lit room filled with esoteric books and various drawings of complex structures or technologies far beyond this era.

There was also a small model of the solar system in a table, with the names of the planets written on it. There was also a drawing of a starry sky with constellations right nearby.

A massive telescope was erected on a platform, and it was extended outside to face the night sky through the rather open ceiling.

There were several tables around the platform, each with stacks of paper with notes and calculations written on it.

Aucuses took a look around and his attention was immediately drawn to the woman who was lying on the ground with a pool of crimson blood surrounding her; she was completely frozen, even her painful expression and mutation were visible in this state.

The woman had black hair and wore a traditional blue robe that was completely soaked in blood, and before she was frozen, she appeared to be trying to clasp her hands together, as if she wanted to pray for help.

The woman's body seemed to have been mutating and collapsing, as her entire skin around her hand, cheek, legs, and neck spit open and the flesh inside contracted to form eyeballs around her body. Her hair appeared to be growing abnormally long.

Seeing her state only fuelled Aucuses' rage, he immediately appeared right in front of her frozen body and immediately touched her glabella on her head with his index finger.

A golden light erupted from the contact, and the light shone on the black-haired woman's mutating body.

The black-haired woman's body immediately began to heal, and the eyeballs on her body melted away, and ruptured skin fused together, and her hair stopped growing and returned to normal. Under this light, the blood in her robes also evaporated.

Her face regained vitality as it turned rosy under the light's illumination.

In the end, Aucuses looked at his angel of wisdom with some apprehension.

Her name is Diana Knight.

Diana was a popular woman in the third epoch; she was hailed as a innovative inventor and researcher, and she was even compared to Artisan by some, who was also very popular at the time.

She was born to ordinary parents, but her family was somewhat wealthy, and the money would be sufficient to support her for the rest of her life even if she did not work. As a result, she had a happy childhood.

But the good times didn't last long for her because her father became ill and died soon after, and her mother followed shortly in his footsteps, leaving her alone in his world.

She had a difficult life after that, but things improved when she discovered her passion when she went to an exhibition put on by an organisation under artisan, which displayed various new inventions.

Then, she had spent almost all of her money on pursuing her dreams and aspiring to be extraordinary. Her opportunity came, when someone her parents knew introduced her to the path of hermit.

Diana rose to prominence on the eastern continent as a result of her natural talent in the field of research. But her thirst for knowledge grew day by day, to the point where she set her goal to be to discover the "truth" of the world and unravel its mysteries when she was only just a demigod.

Soon, she suffered for her unrestrained pursuit of knowledge; she delved into mysteries of the second epoch and non-human gods, then ventured into ancient ruins. She would have died if she hadn't met Aucuses, who was on an adventure with Ourobous on their painting quest.

Aucuses saved her not because he pitied her, but because his intuition as an king of angels told him that Diana was special, and he also needed high sequence beyonder of hermit pathway in his legion.

Ourobous looked at Diana and also confirmed his intuition, by saying that her destiny is quite special and unusual.

Aucuses took Diana and allowed her to join his legion, but only after warning her about her pursuit of knowledge, saying that without sufficient strength, some knowledge should never be uncovered.

He, to be honest, didn't have much hope for her at the time, given her character. However in the end, she really managed to surprise him.

As a result of that incident, she changed and learned from her mistakes. She performed her duties in his legion to the best of her abilities, but she didn't completely lose her thirst for knowledge, though she was more restrained than before. Then, at the start of the fourth epoch, she managed to become an angel.

Now, Aucuses retracted his hand from her glabella as her brows trembled, then she opened her eyes.

He truly cared about all of his subordinates; they were the ones who stayed by his side even when he left all alone after what happened, and they remained loyal to him regardless of his decisions.

So, even though he had previously become apathetic, he still kept an eye on his subordinates and occasionally assisted them. As a result, seeing Diana in that state really enraged him.

Diana groaned as she sat up and rubbed her temples, and her blurry vision became clearer as she regained control of herself and remembered the previous situation.

'Am I still alive?' This was the first thought that came to her mind. She clearly remembered an unknown entity trying to forcefully impart enormous information and knowledge into her mind when she was about to make a new discovery.

She couldn't even stand up to that entity and she had the absurd notion that the unknown entity was the embodiment of knowledge itself.

The knowledge was so vast and foreign that even she, a sage, couldn't comprehend it, thus causing her to nearly lose control.

She thought she was going to die, and she couldn't even summon any strength to pray to her lord; she was completely helpless.

"Diana, what did I say to you before?" A deep voice interrupted her thoughts, causing her to jolt up from the ground and turn to face the source of the sound.

Diana noticed her lord who stood before her; well, she knew who saved her now, but this only made her feel more useless and incompetent, as she was always the one in the group who made the blunder and caused trouble, and getting saved. She really wanted to be better.

She also knew her lord was angry despite his emotionless face because she could tell by looking at his glowing eyes, and the surrounding temperature rose with his words.

"Don't get lost on the path of knowledge." Aucuses warned her as he approached her. Even though what happened now was not her fault, he remained her due to his worry

And, by combining future events and news, he can somewhat guess what happened here.

'The issue is most likely due to hermit's uniqueness.' Aucuses speculated. 'I hope it hasn't come to life yet.'

Yes, the entire situation is most likely related to the birth of the hidden sage, and he is now certain that the artisan played a significant role in it.

He would gladly stop the birth of hidden sage if he could. However, the situation is still unclear, and he needs to meet with artisan to clarify a lot of things.

Aucuses did not want the hidden sage to be born; rather, he preferred that an actual beyonder to ascend and become the hermit.