Honkai x LOTM: Godish of Mysteries

Rita returned to the Overseer's Sanctum holding a tray cart of food. Similar to that of room service she pushed it into the room without any effort and put each plate on his desk.

"May you have a wonderful second lunch, Master."

"Wait."

She bowed, preparing to leave, but Otto stopped her for a bit and stared intently at her body. His eyes deepened as he used Spirit Vision to examine Rita's Ether Body.

Various colors flashed in his eyes before landing on the Maid's entire body slowly having a blackish gray color, meaning that particular body part has turned problematic...The source of it was a glowing chromatic mark on her back, a Stigmata.

Valkriyes were female warriors who could use Honkai to strengthen themselves to superhuman levels by a Stigmata, a design plastered on an individual's skin as a visual indicator that this human has mutated to allow for the adaptability of Honkai.

The Natural Stigmata was crafted in the Previous Era by Dr. MEI and Dr. Mobius...To pass it to the Current Era they implanted the genome in numerous women who were headed for cryosleep so that their descendants would have the potential to develop Stigmata.

It works to some extent with the creation of House Kaslana and House Schariac, wielding Stigmata and genes to combat the Honkai...There was a Third Noble House, House Apocalypse which didn't create warriors(except for Little Theresa) but made natural leaders to command both houses as Overseers.

The Stigmata used for Schicksal's Valkyries were Artificial Stigmata a product to mimic Natural Stigmata and their abilities.

The cost of using an Artificial Stigmata was it would damage one's body and lower their lifespan. That is mainly the reason why there weren't any Valkyries older than 30 as most of them would die in the war with the Honkai or overuse of Honkai leading to their demise.

They're used on Valkyries who haven't awakened a Stigmata. In Rita's case, she was engraved with an Artificial Stigmata, but thanks to her natural talent of controlling Honkai, she was able to rise up the ranks and had a slow rate of her body deteriorating.

A normal person wouldn't want to have such an engraving pasted onto their skin but those who witnessed or experienced the Honkai would gladly take the risk of an Artificial Stigmata to avenge their loved one or simply extermine it altogether.

Not wanting anyone to witness the tragedy of their family and friends being devoured by Beasts that defy normal logic, or their flesh ripped away as they are corrupted into Zombies.

Rita's crimson eyes stared at Otto's shifted pupils with a slightly curious expression, noting how they suddenly changed. 

Otto wasn't the type of person to act this way, and every action her Master took had a meaning, especially if it was gazing at her body...Even more, seeing the worry in her Master's eyes was quite weird but it wasn't bad if only he looked at every Valkryie like that instead of tossing them away like discarded tools.

Well, Rita couldn't talk after all she was a maid who followed all of her Master's orders...Even the morally gray ones.

After a moment Otto called out to her and asked. "Your last vacation was three months ago wasn't it?" His gaze turned to her softened face.

She nodded in response. 'What is Master planning...He's been acting...Thoughtful and mindful of me. Is this "business partner" of his a sort of Deity wielding absolute power to fulfill the Overseer's desire or simply a matter of figurative language?'

"Well since you've been acting so diligent as a Schicksal Valkryie for years now, I've decided to give you a vacation...A week off to energize again before anything happens."

Rita's tilted her head in surprise, "Ara ara, a vacation?... You're planning something aren't you Master or is it another Birthday Gift for me?...I'll accept the week off. Do you have any suggestions on where I should visit?"

Otto quickly replied "Why not visit the Sea of Okhotsk...It's a beautiful beachside but quite freezing. Make sure not to swim too deep in the water I heard there's a lost ruin in there. If you feel too cold be sure to visit the nearby town of Magadan."

"I'll keep note of that. When am I authorized to take my vacation...I hope it whenever I am done with my tasks, I don't want anyone to be implicated because of my absence."

"You may go after a month or earlier if you choose so."

"By you're will, Master..."

Rita gracefully bowed and situated herself towards the door. After reaching it she looked back with a concerned stare and asked.

"If you have the time or care...Visit Bianka she's isolated herself in training too much."

"It's natural...She doesn't want to lose anyone anymore especially the fate of an entire Bubble World in her hands...But if you suggest a simple visit will help her, I will. On second thought though aren't you the better candidate to visit her...You're much closer to her than you think."

The Maid's face brightened higher with his words, "I'd say the same thing as well...You choose to ignore it but she values your words more than mine." Rita waited for his response in anticipation hopeful that her Master would accept.

Hope is indeed something you can rely on and for Rita, her wish was answered.

"Alright, I'll visit my Valkyrie after my investment. I do miss her bashfulness and bold word choices." Otto turned toward the four plates of food and waved goodbye to Rita.

"Master, I am sure those mix well but I am sure she'll be "delighted" to hear such things from you...I'll leave you to your investment now...Otto."

He softly chuckled hearing this, "You should leave, Miss Maid...Before I order you to bring me more plates of food, one hundred shall do for your transgressions."

"Now I see why Theresa calls you Grandfather...Strict indeed." 

The sound of a click resounded in her ears as Rita closed the door and left, leaving Otto wondering in his thoughts.

"A first name basis already...I can't too if that's Fate playing a cruel joke on me or Lady Luck simply adores me...Ha."

Meeting a beloved character in real life is truly a wonderful experience...'I Wonder what her skin routine is?... Even her outfit looks extravagant but a bit revealing...What was Otto's mind thinking when creating such Valkyrie outfits?'

Otto shook those thoughts out of his head and prepared to set up a Luck Enhancement Ritual...To get free luck!

He took the first plate of food, a loaf of bread goods to the corner of bookshelves on the upper right. 

Next, he took another top with fruits adjutant to the right then repeated the process until each corner of the room had a plate of food.

He moved the comfy sofa toward the door so it wouldn't become an obstacle plus it provided a useless barrier for the metal door designed to tank the hardest of hits.

"Thankfully Otto made it where he can speak any language because of his unique body...I love you Previous Era! Thank you for letting me reverse engine your designs."

His foot shifted toward the plate of bread and he chanted a sentence in Chinese with a tone filled with worriness and wrenching excitement.

"The Immortal Lord of Heaven and Earth for Blessings. (Fúshēng xuánhuáng xiānzūn.)"

Otto took a heavy breath and stepped toward the bottom right where a plate of pastry lay on the ground.

"The Sky Lord of Heaven and Earth for Blessings. (Fúshēng xuánhuáng tiānjūn.)"

Next to the plate of steaming white clam chowder positioned on the bottom left the smell of the sea filled his nose as he took his position.

"The Exalted Thearch of Heaven and Earth for Blessings. (Fúshēng xuánhuáng shàngdì.)"

Lastly, the plate of fruits in his upper left, their colors responding to his dazed eyes and he took the final step of the ritual...His mouth uttering the chant.

"The Celestial Worthy of Heaven and Earth for Blessings. (Fúshēng xuánhuáng tiānzūn.)"

An eerie silence filled the room as Otto finished the Ritual and proceeded to stand in the middle of the room awaiting his investment...His eyes closed and the familiar sight of darkness engulfed his entire view.

1 Minutes... 

Sunlight reached his eyes, glowing upon his figure as time ticked in his mind.

2 Minutes...

He clenched his hand in anticipation and trepidation.

3 Minutes...

His senses toned into his pumping heartbeat as it resonated into a harmonious beat.

4 Minutes...

5 Minutes...

The once calm steady stream of sounds suddenly a roar of mysterious murmurs wormed into his ears...Veins started to surge on his forehead as they forced their way in.

"...This is already the second time I am going to be knocked unconscious onto the floor."

Otto clinched his hands tightly and braved himself through it. He experienced this familiar sensation already when drinking his Seer Potion, and was ready to face it again with more experience under his belt.

After a few moments the pressure of his head being caved in and the buzzing mysterious voices pounding at his head stopped.

Otto opened his eyes to a scene that could be described as majestic...An ancient mysterious space that was infinite in size beyond the eye could see and below the white clear space was an unending gray fog with shimmers of blues intersecting until they spilled apart and appeared in numerous positions simultaneously.

His gaze peered onto a closed door made of light high in this mysterious space. A single step made from the same light was made toward the door, and it was incomplete but it had a sense of being the only way towards it. 

The door was formed by countless clear transparent tentacles overlapping with each other forming spherical light that squirmed around like maggots and a grayish-white fog was constantly being produced from it.

The mysterious space above the gray fog...Its true name was the Sefirah Castle and the golden finger of the main protagonist of Lord of the Mysteries.

This same Luck Enhancement Ritual transmigrated Zhou Mingrui to an alternate Victorian Era world and into the body of Klein Moretti. Once he tried to do the Ritual again to return back to Earth he was transported in the same place where Otto was.

'...Ha, that worked! If it didn't I would be crying in embarrassment if I was caught doing that Ritual...Social Death indeed. Oh, Mr. Mingrui how do you do such a thing with a straight face? He truly is Mr. Fool!'

The true nature of this place was simply...A Sefriot is one of the pieces to ascend beyond a True God of a Sequence Pathway, an Above the Sequence. 

It was a space infinitely above the Spirit World but in the Honkai Universe or the Imaginary Tree to be more specific there was no such thing as the Spirit World in this Universe and the closest thing to it...The Sea of Quanta and both were reflections of the World that housed infinite information.

Based on his speculation, when he drank the Seer potion he resonated with the Sea of Quanta but now that he had the Sefirah Castle, he could use it as a sort of substitute for the Spirit World, slowly creating one on this Earth or dominate over the Sea of Quanta...The Former it is...

He didn't want to mess with a fundamental force of the Honkai Universe, not until he had several Pathways and High Sequences under his belt.

Now that he had Sefirah Castle...He had many plans to bring to action. The Sefirot brought many benefits and buffs to his current combat power.

His Divination couldn't be interfered with while in Sefirah Castle unless his target was experienced with such matters, a low chance but not impossible, or a being of high status, like an Aeon that can track him but not pinpoint his location. 

Along with that, any high being couldn't sense he had this Sefirah engraved into his Spirit Body unless he showed it off arrogantly, but he wasn't stupid enough to do that.

He can use Sefirah Castle to store items in it akin to an inventory by the use of a Sacrifice Ritual...Sacrificing his desired object into the Sefirot.

It could also answer prayers by using an Honorific Name and save such calls in the form of red stars floating in gray fog for him to later see and hear. Otto can interact with the stars and bring them up here. Whenever someone prays to him he can see their surrounding position by viewing them through the red star.

Upon entering manifesting inside the Gray Fog, Otto had knowledge of Ancient Languages that can stew up the force of nature engraved into his brain, Elvish, Dragonese, Jotun, and most importantly Ancient Hermes...They were all used to conducting rituals, but the more common ones couldn't.

Otto suspected the same individual who transmigrated him gave him this privilege and a free Sefirot. He shivered upon this thought after all there is no such thing as a free lunch. But it was clear that "They" didn't have any malicious intentions towards him...

Maybe he was their only entertainment...A toy to play with on their whim. Even if he was just a Clown meant to amuse them, he might as well put on the greatest show...Who knows maybe they'll be so infatuated by his acts they won't one-shot him into oblivion once they get bored...

'What a Dogs*it situation!' Otto lampooned to himself.

He shook his head of these depressing thoughts and stared long at the endless gray space...He snapped his fingers, and soon, the gray space filled with an ancient grand hall made of white marble with colors the same as the fog surrounding it. 

Pillars were erected from the ground and held up the ancient hall with crafted marbled patterns inlaid in it. 

An ancient bronze table lay under the ceiling of the palace, and a singular chair was directly on the host's position. A small symbol of a pupilless eye and distorted lines was plastered onto its backside and constantly flickering Tyrian Purple, the symbol of the Fool (Seer) Pathway

Otto took that seat with shifting eyes at the newly appearing mark on the seat he created...As the owner of Sefirah Castle, he wished the Sefirot to change its interior design, and in honor of Klein Moretti, he made it strike a bare reassembles to that of what Klein manifested for its design.

The long table was supposed to have seats aligning with it, but he wasn't so sure if he wanted to bring others up here.

The Tarot Club was an organization formed by Klein in an accident when touching those red stars floating by in the Sefirot, he mistakenly pulled up two individuals and had to pretend to be a God known as Mr. Fool...Very funny. 

Otto would want to do a similar situation, but considering he didn't find any practical reason to create a Tarot Club...Finding information was easy with Divination, and gaining more hands to help would be negated by future Sequences and Pathways. 

In the future, though, if the opportunity presents itself, he will create one...It will be nice to talk to people in other 'Worlds' and light years away from Earth.

'There's a possibility I can meet people with the same face as me...Playing cards with a group of Otto Apocalypse sounds like hell and, simultaneously, a lot of fun.' Otto fantasized with a chuckle

Before he returned to his physical back, as the Sefirah Castle only pulls in your Spirit Body, he had one last thing to do.

He imagined a pendent within his hand as he sat on the ancient chair, constantly glowing purple on its back. The palace answered his call, and now he was grasping a tear-shaped topaz gemstone attached to a white pendant. 

It was a projection made from the Sefirot, only a copy of an item, and couldn't be brought into the Real World.

Otto was going to perform another Divination Method, Spirit Dowsing. He switched the pendant into his left hand, closed his eyes, and chanted seven times in his mind.

"Is Raiden Mei the Third Herrscher."

The pendant started to move clockwise, symbolizing success or good. This method of divination is normally used to visualize if a situation is dangerous or not, but currently, it can be used to answer yes or no questions.

"The Will of the Honkai didn't change its Herrscher Host and is still a high school girl." 

The Honkai had a "Will" of its own, not in the Previous Era, but instead in the Current Era. "It" chooses what Herrscher appears anytime, anywhere, and allows a most suited human to be chosen as a Herrscher.

The Host it chose was Raiden Mei, a high school student attending Chiba Academy, the daughter of the CEO of a famous electric company, and most importantly...One of the three main protagonists of Honkai Impact 3rd Part 1.

Otto speculated on why the Will of the Honkai would choose young ladies as Herrscher Candidates. Their affinity toward Herrscher Authorities, Mental State, Stigamata Potential, and Honkai Adaptability.

One thing for sure is that males tend to have extremely low Honkai Energy adaptability, with some rare expectations, like the First Herrscher of the Current Era being male.

Each Herrscher can manipulate a fundamental law of the universe called an Authority. It's limited by the Herrscher's imagination or mindset, leading to the bare uses of it and the inability to grow it than its main concept. 

The First Herrscher, Reason manipulates Matter to construct any creation that human civilization has crafted ranging from thousands of weaponized vehicles to replicate a Divine Key and they also gain analytical and logical reasoning at a superhuman level to do such feats of mimicry.

The Second Herrscher, Void, manipulates Space and Imaginary Space to create unbreakable barriers, and portals that can redirect attacks, bypass any obstacles, and even crossover to other 'Worlds' lightyears away.

Manipulating a law of the universe doesn't mean a Herrscher can destroy a Universe...They can only use it as a tool to manipulate reality. The only beings who can achieve such a feat are those who embody universal concepts and have complete authority over that concept...An example would be Finality or a Calamity of Destruction.

The source of a Herrscher's Authority was its Herrscher Core, which acts like a beacon to draw power from a higher dimension called the Imaginary Space. An Honkai Eruption is when Honkai Energy gathers until its breaking point, but its true nature is an Imaginary Singularity that allows the Imaginary Space to seep into reality in the form of Honkai Energy (Imaginary Energy).

Otto clicked his tongue in confirmation of his Divination of the current status and made another one with his pendant and thought in his mind seven times.

"Will the Third Honkai Eruption occur in Nagazora?"

The topaz gem swung clockwise, signifying a yes. He was getting used to having his Spirituality drained after each Divination and becoming more and more accustomed to the Seer Potion.

He did one more Divination with his eyes locked on the gem.

"Will the Third Honkai Eruption occur within a Year?"

It answered a clockwise and Otto took a breath of relief.

"It seemed that event was the same, but I can't be complacent and rely on the Knowledge from the source material. Every action I take will inevitably change things for the worse or the better. Hopefully, the latter...One step at a time, one step."

Noting that the Herrscher Host was still the same he would soon descend back into the real world.

His Spirit Body returned to his body still on his office floor and stood up to shake the feeling of spiritual and mental exhaustion.

He took off his right glove and didn't seem to be surprised as four black dots appeared on his hand in the shape of a square and after a few seconds, it disappeared.

A sign that he was now the owner of Sefirah Castle.

'Within a couple of hours, I became a Seer and unlocked a Sefirot is this not the definition of a speedrun? 

I'll unlock the Spectator potion once I am mentally prepared and well-rested to not lose control and become a humanoid abomination of a Dragon...

I don't want to even try what would happen if I took the potion in Sefirah Castle, and the fewer abnormalities the better.

Doing back-to-back Divination was being like lightly tapped on the soul for a bit and it consumed a chunk of my Spirituality.'

He moved back to the couch of the middle room and soon noticed the four plates of food still in the corner, untouched by anyone and motionless.

"...I have to eat those, don't I?"

...

Rita Rossweisse, S-Rank Valkryie, Deputy Captain of the Immortal Blades, and most importantly Maid of Schicksal walked the halls of Schicksal HQ.

She greeted those who waved at her, Valkryies asked for autographs, and whenever a maintenance worker required help, she assisted them swiftly.

Truly an Angel! 

That was what everyone thought of her who worked in Schicksal HQ...She even knew everyone's name!

Once she turned into a distant corner away from all the masses, she pulled out a phone with a cover of roses plastered on its back, growing wildly and elegantly crimson.

She opened her contacts and started to message her dearest friend, Bianka.

Maid of Roses: I Brought a surprise for you, guess what it is, Dudu!

Hallow Blade: Is it another Goose again? 

Hallow Blade: It was amusing, but I had to give it to an adoption center.

Hallow Blade: I don't want a pet to be in a possible battlefield or attack on HQ.

Hallow Blade: Sorry!

Maid of Roses: Ashame, I spent a lot of my salary to buy that gift for you.

Hallow Blade: Didn't you say someone gave it to you as a gift?

Maid of Roses: Oops, my mistake.

Maid of Roses: I must have misremembered.

Hallow Blade: o_o I am going to ignore that statement

Hallow Blade: What's the surprise?

Maid of Roses: Master Otto of course.

Maid of Roses: He was in quite a good mood.

Maid of Roses: I felt as if I was speaking with a different person.

Maid of Roses: But I wouldn't mind if he kept like that.

Maid of Roses: Aren't I such a good friend, Dudu?

Hallow Blade: You are a good friend and the closest one I have.

Hallow Blade: But it was just an off-hand comment!

Hallow Blade: I didn't expect you to get him to visit me this suddenly.

Hallow Blade: I didn't want to bother him.

Hallow Blade: He always seems busy with work.

Maid of Roses: Ara, Ara didn't expect you to be so flustered.

Maid of Roses: He made a breakthrough with his research in his goal.

Maid of Roses: I even caught him saying phrases in pure joy.

Maid of Roses: Sent Otto.mp3.

Hallow Blade: Who is "The Fool"? Also, I don't see Otto as a religious person.

Hallow Blade: Unless he started getting a fondness of the Sun.

Hallow Blade: Thank you, Rita...I appreciate it.

Maid of Roses: Fufu, your happiness is my fulfillment.

Maid of Roses: Another thing, have you seen Master Otto eat a lot?

Hallow Blade: Aren't you his proclaimed Maid? Shouldn't you know that?

Maid of Roses: I do but I was asking for your opinion.

Maid of Roses: He asked me for four plates of food.

Maid of Roses: Saying it was an investment for Mr. Simpleton.

Maid of Roses: What a man of mysteries.

Hallow Blade: What a piece of work.