The [Forbidden Fruit], the fruit of gnosis, gave those who consumed it the ability to distinguish between good and evil. Perkwunos described it as “a part of the <Fire of Origin>,’ the debris left behind by the Big Bang when it brought light to the darkness-filled, ignorance-infested universe.0

Perkwunos, tasked to protect the <Fire of Origin>, eventually began to covet it. As punishment for his sin, he was given a <Mark> and forced to join samsara.1

“Why in the world is the [Forbidden Fruit] in the <Store> window?” Chang-Sun asked.0

“You’ve used the <Store> window from time to time, yet you still don’t know what it is?”0

“It’s the legacy of <Muspelheim>.”0

Perkwunos shook his head. “Wrong. You’re close, but it’s technically different.”0

“What is it, then?”0

“It sells the items that your past reincarnations had used.”5

Perkwunos’ explanation was very straightforward.0

According to him, when the items’ owners died, the items themselves disappeared as well. However, when the past reincarnations regained their identities, the items were restored and brought back to Idea....1