[Heaven's Wrath: Hello everyone. I just finished a battle with two dragons, and dealing with some personal issues. I might be busy at times, but I'll try to help you if I can.]
The chat fell silent for a moment.
[Advocate of Gender Equality: HE LIVES! I KNEW YOU WEREN'T DEAD!]
[Shadow Monarch: Tch. ]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: MICHAEL-SAN! FINALLY!]
[Flash Goddess: Ara ara~ The mysterious angel finally graces us with his presence. We were starting to think you were too important to bother with us mere mortals.]
[Shadow Monarch: Two dragons.]
[Girl Who Loves Reading: You mentioned personal issues. My condolences if you've experienced any loss.]
[Last Master of Humanity: Welcome! It's really nice to meet you! Um, are you okay? You said you were in a battle...]
[Heaven's Wrath: Thank you for the concern. I'm unharmed. And I appreciate the welcome.]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: Michael-san! I'm so glad you're here! I have SO many questions! Which version of Michael are you? DC? Supernatural? Biblical?! Wait, did you say dragons!]
[Heaven's Wrath: Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not Michael.]
Kazuma stopped typing mid-sentence.
[Advocate of Gender Equality: Not Michael? But your title is Heaven's Wrath. That's quite the epithet for someone who isn't the commander of Heaven's armies.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Michael is my older brother. He commands the Host. I'm... someone else.]
[Shadow Monarch: Then who are you?]
[Heaven's Wrath: Just another angel. One of many.]
[Girl Who Loves Reading: You say that, yet you're titled Heaven's Wrath. Titles like that aren't given lightly.]
[Heaven's Wrath: It's a recent development. I'm still getting used to it myself.]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: Wait wait wait WAIT. If Michael is your BROTHER, then you're definitely an archangel! Which one?! Gabriel? Raphael? Uriel? Metatron?]
[Heaven's Wrath: None of them I'm afraid.]
[Last Master of Humanity: There are probably a lot of angels we don't know about. Maybe he's one of the lesser-known ones?]
[Heaven's Wrath: Something like that.]
Klein had been watching this exchange carefully, his heart racing with nervous excitement. This was it. This was his chance.
He'd just finished his first gathering above the gray fog an hour ago.
Justice and The Hanged Man had completely believed his act. They thought he was some ancient, mysterious entity—Mr. Fool, a being of unfathomable power and knowledge.
It had worked perfectly.
And now here was another opportunity. A group of people from different worlds, all confused, all trying to figure each other out.
If he could establish himself as the wise, mystical one—the seer who understood things others couldn't—he'd have a position of respect and safety.
Klein took a deep breath and began typing, carefully crafting each word for maximum mystical impact.
[The Fool: The threads of fate are converging around you, Heaven's Wrath. I can sense it from here.]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: Huh?]
[The Fool: As a beyonder, I have walked paths between the material and immaterial. I have gazed upon the tapestry of destiny and seen the patterns that bind us all.
And I sense great turmoil within you, angel. The weight of recent actions. The burden of choices made.]
Klein felt a small thrill of satisfaction. That sounded good. Mysterious. Wise.
[Flash Goddess: Beyonder? That's an interesting term.]
[The Fool: It is what we call those who have transcended mortal limitations in my world. Those who have touched the mystical and survived. I am a Seer—one who can divine truths hidden from ordinary perception.]
[Shadow Monarch: Fortune teller nonsense.]
[The Fool: Perhaps it seems that way to those who cannot perceive what I perceive. But I assure you, my sight is clear. Heaven's Wrath walks a path of vengeance recently fulfilled, yet the emptiness that follows vengeance has not brought him peace.]
[Heaven's Wrath: That's... surprisingly accurate.]
Klein's confidence soared. Yes! It was working!
[The Fool: The threads do not lie. I can see the echoes of your actions rippling through fate itself. A great battle. A terrible loss. And retribution delivered with cosmic fury.]
[Girl Who Loves Reading: You can truly see all this?]
[The Fool: I can perceive the patterns. The connections. Every action leaves traces in the spiritual world, and I have learned to read them.]
[Last Master of Humanity: That's amazing! So you can see the future too?]
[The Fool: To a degree. The future is not fixed, it shifts with every choice made. But I can see probabilities. Possibilities. The paths most likely to unfold.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Impressive abilities for someone so young.]
Klein paused. Young? That was an odd thing to say. But probably just a figure of speech. Angels lived for millennia, everyone would seem young to them.
[The Fool: Age is relative when one touches the mystical. Time flows differently for those who walk between worlds.]
Good deflection. Vague but wise-sounding.
[Heaven's Wrath: Indeed. Time is a curious thing. Tell me, how long have you been walking these paths?]
[The Fool: Long enough to recognize power when I sense it. And you, Heaven's Wrath, carry power that few beings in existence can match.]
[Heaven's Wrath: You're very perceptive. I'm impressed.]
Klein allowed himself a small smile. This was going perfectly. Even the powerful angel was acknowledging his abilities.
[Heaven's Wrath: Your abilities are quite remarkable. The way you can sense the spiritual traces, read the patterns of fate. It's almost as if you were made for this.]
[The Fool: The mystical chooses those it will, not the other way around. I was blessed—or perhaps cursed—with this sight.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Blessed or cursed indeed. And this blessing came to you when, exactly?]
Klein frowned slightly. That was a specific question. Too specific.
[The Fool: The mystical does not mark time as mortals do. Moments of awakening exist outside conventional chronology.]
[Heaven's Wrath: That's a very poetic way of avoiding the question, Mr. Klein Moretti.]
Klein's blood ran cold.
Klein Moretti. His current identity. The name he was using. That was... fine. That was public information in this chat. But something about the way Heaven's Wrath typed it felt wrong.
[The Fool: That is my name, yes. I see no reason to hide it.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Of course not. Though I'm curious. You speak of walking between worlds, of gazing upon the tapestry of destiny. Tell me about this tapestry. What does it look like?]
Klein's mind raced. This felt like a test. Like Heaven's Wrath was probing for something.
[The Fool: The tapestry is vast and complex. Threads of gold and silver, crimson and shadow, all woven together in patterns that shift and change with each decision made. Some threads are bright and clear, others dim and uncertain.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Beautiful description. Very poetic. Now tell me, when you look at this tapestry, do you see it from above? Below? Or perhaps from within a gray fog?]
Klein froze.
Gray fog.
How did he..
[The Fool: I don't understand your question.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Don't you? Let me be more specific. When you pull people into your space, rather your Sefirah, do they appear in a grand palace surrounded by gray fog?
Is there a long bronze table? Do you sit at the head of it, shrouded in that same fog so they can't see your face?]
Klein's hands were shaking.
[The Fool: ...]
[Heaven's Wrath: You held your first gathering this afternoon, didn't you? Two participants. One you call Justice, a young noble lady curious about the mystical. The other you call The Hanged Man—an experienced man cautious about everything. You created an ancient palace and played the role of Mr. Fool, a mysterious entity of unfathomable power.]
[Shadow Monarch: For real?]
[Flash Goddess: Oh my.]
[Last Master of Humanity: As expected of an angel! He could see through it.]
[The Fool: How could you possibly know that?]
Klein's mind was racing. This was impossible. The gray fog was his secret space. The gathering happened in a realm only he could access.
There was no way Heaven's Wrath could know about it unless—
Unless he had something like omniscience.
[Heaven's Wrath: The same way I know you're doing exactly what you're doing here. Pretending to be an experienced mystical sage when you're actually...]
[The Fool: I'm not pretending. My powers are real. The gray fog is real. I CAN pull people into my space. Everything I said is true.]
[Heaven's Wrath: I didn't say your powers weren't real. I said you're inexperienced.]
[The Fool: You're making assumptions based on—]
[Heaven's Wrath: On what? On the fact that you became a Sequence 9 Seer exactly three days ago? On the fact that this was your first time successfully holding a gathering? On the fact that you're still figuring out what half your abilities even do?]
Klein stopped typing. His heart was pounding.
Three days. Sequence 9 Seer. First gathering.
All true. All completely, terrifyingly true. Some things even he didn't know.
[The Fool: ...]
[The Fool: Even if what you're saying were true, and I'm not confirming it is, how could you know? You're in a different world. These things happened in my world, in a space only I can access.]
[Heaven's Wrath: That's rather simple really. Omniscience, Klein. I can perceive things across time, space, and dimensional boundaries. I had some trouble before, but Millenias of practice tend to make you an expert somewhat.]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: Wait, OMNISCIENCE?! Like actual knowing-everything omniscience?! One one of the big 3 omni words?!]
[Heaven's Wrath: To a degree. Not everything, but enough. Knowing everything takes the fun away.]
The chat fell silent.
[Flash Goddess: Omniscience. True omniscience. That's...]
[Shadow Monarch: That's the kind of power gods claim to have.]
[Girl Who Loves Reading: If you possess such an ability, then you know everything about all of us. Our pasts. Our secrets. Our futures.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Not everything. The ability isn't perfect yet. But yes, I know much about each of you.]
[Last Master of Humanity: That's... really scary actually...]
[The Fool: ...]
Klein stared at his screen. His mind was working frantically. If Heaven's Wrath truly had omniscience, or even partial omniscience, then he was exposed. Completely exposed. Every secret plan, every desperate gambit he'd been forming in his head.
But he couldn't just give up. He had to know the extent of what Heaven's Wrath knew. Had to understand how much danger he was in.
[The Fool: You claim omniscience. Prove it. Tell me something only I could know.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Seems a bit childish. But I'll humor you.]
There was a pause. Klein held his breath.
[Heaven's Wrath: Klein Moretti was a Nighthawk of the Evernight Goddess in Tingen City. He died three days ago under mysterious circumstances in his apartment.
His brother Benson and sister Melissa found him dead. The official story was suicide, but that wasn't the full truth, was it?]
Klein's blood turned to ice.
[The Fool: ...]
[The Fool: That information could be discovered through investigation. It proves nothing.]
He was grasping now. Desperate. But he had to maintain some control over this situation.
[Heaven's Wrath: You're right. Let me be more specific then.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Klein Moretti died. And Zhou Mingrui woke up in his body.]
The name hit Klein like a physical blow.
Zhou Mingrui.
His real name. His original name. From his original life. From the world where he was a university student who died in circumstances he still didn't understand.
Nobody in this entire world should know that name. It was impossible. It couldn't be!
[The Fool: ...]
His hands hovered over the interface. His mind was blank with panic.
[Heaven's Wrath: Zhou Mingrui was a university student from Earth. 21 years old. He died and woke up as Klein Moretti three days ago. He inherited both sets of memories—Klein's life in this world and his own life on Earth. He's been desperately trying to figure out how to survive in a world he knows is full of dangers he can barely comprehend.]
[The Fool: Stop.]
[Heaven's Wrath: He just became a beyonder. Sequence 9 Seer of the Fool pathway. He discovered he could access a mysterious space above the gray fog.
What he doesn't know yet is called a Sefirah Castle. He held his first gathering there today, trying to establish himself as a mysterious entity so he'd have allies and information to survive.]
[The Fool: I said stop.]
Klein's vision was tunneling. His breath was coming too fast.
[Heaven's Wrath: He's terrified. Completely out of his depth. But he's smart, so he's pretending to be confident and mysterious because that's the only survival strategy he can think of.
And it's not a bad strategy, it worked on Justice and The Hanged Man. It almost worked here too. If you stick to it, it'll play out nicely in that world.]
[The Fool: How...]
That was all Klein could type. One word. Because his mind couldn't form anything more complex.
[The Fool: How do you know that name. Nobody in this world knows that name. Nobody CAN know that name.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Perks of having Omniscience, Klein. I can perceive across dimensional boundaries.
I know Zhou Mingrui died on Earth and transmigrated to Klein Moretti's body in your world. I know you've been terrified and confused and trying desperately to survive.]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: Wait. WAIT. Zhou Mingrui? Transmigrated? Like me?!]
[Flash Goddess: Another person who died and moved to a different world...]
[Shadow Monarch: So The Fool is a transmigrator. And he's been lying about his experience.]
[The Fool: I wasn't lying about my powers. Everything I said about my abilities is TRUE. I can perceive spiritual threads. I can pull people into the gray fog. I can grant blessings. The only thing I—]
[Heaven's Wrath: The only thing you lied about was how long you've had these powers and how much you understand them.]
[The Fool: ...]
[The Fool: Yes.]
Klein slumped in his chair. There was no point denying it anymore. Heaven's Wrath knew everything. EVERYTHING.
[The Fool: You know my real name. My original name. You know I died and transmigrated. You know about my powers and how new they are.]
He trailed off. If Heaven's Wrath knew all that, what else did he know?
[The Fool: What else do you know about me?]
[Heaven's Wrath: Everything? Not really, I have better things to do than snoop around. But I know you're smart and adaptable. I know you're terrified but pushing through it.
I know you have incredible potential if you survive long enough to develop it. And I know you were trying to scam this group the same way you did Justice and The Hanged Man.]
[The Fool: I wasn't trying to scam them. I was trying to survive.]
[Heaven's Wrath: I know. That's why I'm not angry. But Klein, Zhou Mingrui, whoever you want to be called. Pretending to be an experienced mystical sage will get you killed. Not by me, but by someone else who sees through it and doesn't appreciate being deceived.]
[Flash Goddess: The angel has a point. Deception is dangerous when discovered.]
[Girl Who Loves Reading: I would have lost all trust if I'd discovered the deception myself later.]
[Shadow Monarch: Same. I don't tolerate lies.]
[The Fool: So what now? You've exposed me completely. Everyone knows I'm a fraud. What happens now?]
[Heaven's Wrath: You're not a fraud. You have real powers. You're just inexperienced. There's a difference.]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: DUDE! You're like me! Another transmigrator! We should stick together! And please tell me you're not a chinese young master.]
[The Fool: I died. I don't know how or why. I just woke up as Klein Moretti with his memories and my own.
Everything is strange and dangerous and I've been trying to figure out how to survive without anyone discovering I'm not really Klein Moretti.]
[Last Master of Humanity: That sounds really scary. I'm sorry you're going through that alone.]
[The Fool: I thought if I acted mysterious and powerful, people would respect me. Fear me. Maybe help me because they thought I was valuable. I didn't expect someone with omniscience to be in this group.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Bad luck on your part.]
[The Fool: ...]
[The Fool: Will you tell anyone else? About Zhou Mingrui? About me being a transmigrator?]
[Heaven's Wrath: No. That's your secret to share if you want. I only exposed it here because this group needs honesty to function. I can't work with people with hidden agendas or trying to take advantage of others. But I won't tell Justice or The Hanged Man or anyone else in your world.]
[The Fool: Why not?]
[Heaven's Wrath: Because you deserve privacy. And because exposing transmigrators is how they get killed. I don't want that.]
[Shadow Monarch: Why should we trust that? You claim omniscience. You could know everyone's secrets and use them against us.]
[Heaven's Wrath: I could. But I won't. Jin-Woo, I know about the Architect and what he did to you. Robin, I know about Ohara and what truly happened. Yoruichi, I know why you left Soul Society. Ritsuka, I know about the incineration of humanity. Kazuma, I know about Aqua's debt. And I haven't shared any of it publicly.]
The chat fell silent again.
[Flash Goddess: ...]
[Flash Goddess: You know why I left Soul Society. The real reason.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Yes. And I won't share it unless you want me to.]
[Girl Who Loves Reading: You know about Ohara. About what the World Government did.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Yes. And I'm sorry you had to experience that.]
[Shadow Monarch: The Architect.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Yes. And you have every right to want him dead.]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: ALL of Aqua's debt?!]
[Heaven's Wrath: Unfortunately, yes. I'm deeply sorry you have to deal with that.]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: IT'S JUST SO MUCH ! SO MUCH! IT KEEPS INCREASING ONLY! ]
[The Fool: ...]
[The Fool: You really do know everything about everyone.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Not everything. But enough to understand each of you.]
[The Fool: That's... terrifying. But also... you haven't used any of it against us. You exposed me, but you did it to protect me from worse consequences later. That's... surprisingly considerate for an omniscient being.]
[Heaven's Wrath: I'm not omniscient for the sake of manipulation. I just want to help if I can. And I like to turn it off when not needed. It's not fun to see the darkness of the worlds.]
[The Fool: ...]
[The Fool: Thank you. For not sharing everything. And for stopping me before I made things worse. I suppose I should be honest now. My name was Zhou Mingrui, but I'm going by Klein Moretti in my current world. I transmigrated three days ago and I have no idea what I'm doing most of the time.]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: WELCOME TO THE TRANSMIGRATOR CLUB! We have crippling anxiety and survival instincts!]
[The Fool: That's... accurate, actually.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Klein, your powers are real. Your potential is real. You'll grow into something incredible if you survive long enough.
Just stop pretending to be something you're not yet. Be patient. Learn. Grow.]
[The Fool: I'll try. Though being exposed by an omniscient angel wasn't how I expected my day to go.]
[Heaven's Wrath: Life rarely goes as expected.]
[The Fool: True.]
[Advocate of Gender Equality: But now I'm curious about you Wrath. I have never heard of an angel with Omniscience level powers. Even Michael. Who are you truly? ]
[ Heaven's Wrath: Maybe I'm some eldritch horror like the outer gods. ]
Kazuma chuckled nervously.
[Advocate of Gender Equality: Ahahaha, don't joke about about things like that man.]
[Heaven's Wrath: ...]
Kazuma panicked and sat up , then typed. [You're Joking, right?? Right???]
Aqua who was drooling beside him rolled over to the ground and woke up with a startle.
The silence wasn't comforting.
*****
Wow! Less than 15 chapters yet reaching the top ranks. That does put a smile on my face 😁