Back in Apollo's temple, everyone fell somewhat silent. The news they had just received was simply too shocking, and they all needed time to process it.
They had once assumed that the mastermind possessed the ability to mentally control others, making them do certain things before erasing their memories.
But it was not until Hera revealed the power of Hecate's Mother aspect, one of her three forms, that they realized it was not so simple. This was not manipulation—it was directly altering a person's personality.
In other words, Hecate did not need to control anyone. She only needed to rebirth someone, and she would gain exactly what she wanted: a person sincerely loyal to her and willing to do things for her.
That was far more terrifying than manipulation.
When one person was controlled by another, there were bound to be flaws. Even if all their memories could be read, there would always be subtle differences in their words and behavior. Those flaws would be even more obvious when they were being made to act. Not even Professor X would dare claim that someone could be controlled and sent wandering around their loved ones without anyone noticing something was wrong.
But with Hecate's kind of remolding, that person was still that person. Their memories, habits, behavior, and personality itself had not changed in any apparent way. It would be difficult to spot a problem through their outward behavior.
In other words, to unravel this kind of remolding, one would need telepathy—and even telepathy might not be useful. No matter how deeply one read, one would only find normal memories. Personality was something abstract, something concrete mind-reading could not decipher.
Dick rubbed his temples in frustration, but Jason said firmly, "I don't think this ability is completely without flaws. Think about