My ambition has betrayed me. I failed to completely remove the consciousnesses of my victims. Some fragments of them have stayed with me, and now they torment me with their memories and emotions.

I have to get rid of them, I know how to do it, but it involves a sacrifice I'm not willing to accept. I would have to give up a part of myself to create my messengers.

I CAN'T, IT'S MINE.

I must calm down. My consciences are weakening and confusing me. I must act soon before it is too late. I will use your conscience as raw material to bring the tarot cards to life.

If I infuse your consciousness, along with a part of my essence, into each tarot card, I will create beings that are the embodiment of its meaning and power. They will be my eyes and ears in the world, and they will serve me.

But that also means that I will lose full control over them. They will have a will of their own, and will not follow my every command. UNACCEPTABLE.

But I have no escape. It is the decisive moment. He furiously ripped out the pieces that prevent me from advancing, IT HURTS ME, IT HURTS SO MUCH! I cannot falter at this crucial moment, I am not going to let them consume me, I tear them from my being.

With these pieces torn off, they can be molded for my purpose. They will be born from my pain, and their destiny will be tied to mine. The twelve major arcana will be the most powerful and conscious, and the minor arcana will be simple pawns without a will, like my brothers in this world. But it doesn't matter, as long as they serve their purpose.

I start with the highest major arcana, the World. It is the letter of totality, fulfillment, and the eternal cycle. I give you a snippet of one of the most troublesome consciences to date, a female traveler and explorer. I also give you a part of my knowledge and my curiosity. She will be my global messenger, able to go anywhere and communicate with any being.

I continue with the lowest major arcana, the Fool. It is the letter of the beginning, innocence, and freedom. I give him the awareness of a child who was an orphan and a vagabond, who lived without ties or responsibilities. I give him a part of my creativity and my madness. He will be my unpredictable messenger, capable of surprising and amusing me.

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I continue with the rest of the major arcana, following the reverse order of the tarot. I give each one an adequate awareness of its meaning and a part of myself that makes them unique. The Magician, the Priestess, the Empress, the Emperor, the High Priest, the Lovers, the Chariot, Justice, the Hermit, the Wheel of Fortune, Strength, the Hanged Man, Death, Temperance, the Devil, the Tower, the Star, the Moon, and the Sun.

When he finished with the major arcana, I feel an emptiness inside. I have lost a lot of myself in this process. But I have also gained something: twenty-two tools that will help me fulfill my plan.

Now I deal with the minor arcana. There are four suits: clubs, cups, swords, and gold. Each suit has ten numbered cards and four face cards: jack, knight, queen, and king. To each card, I give an insignificant consciousness and a minimal part of my power. I do not give them names or personalities. I just give them orders.

The wands are my messengers of action, passion, and energy. The glasses are my messengers of emotion, love, and fantasy. The swords are my messengers of thought, conflict, and truth. The golds are my messengers of matter, wealth, and stability.

When he finished with the minor arcana, I feel relief inside. I have released many consciences that bothered me and weakened me. But I have also lost something: part of my essence that I will never recover.

I have finished my work. I have created my tarot messengers. Now it only remains to send them to the world.

I am not satisfied with my reality of being trapped in this plane, where only my senseless brothers exist. I want to be able to influence all levels, where there are beings with consciousness and power.

To achieve this, I need two things: information and energy. My tarot messengers will provide me with both. They will travel through the planes, observing, learning, manipulating, seducing, deceiving, and destroying. Everything you do will report to me, and I will use it for my benefit.

They will also send me the energy they collect from each plane. Energy can be in many forms: emotional, mental, spiritual, and material. My messengers will extract it from the most abundant and powerful sources: living beings.

Every time my messengers interact with a living being, they will steal a part of their energy. That energy will come to me through the tarot cards, which are the link between me and my messengers. So I can accumulate enough energy to execute my plan.

When I have all the information and energy I need, I will act.