Greed and Pride ultimately spared Hecate's life.
It was not out of kindness. As the source of witchcraft, the barrier Hecate had created against the darkness was irreplaceable. If she were completely destroyed, no one would be able to create a perfect barrier against the Upside-Down Man.
But that was only temporary. Of the five portions of the Witching Hour, three had now been identified: one belonged to the deceased Circe, one was suspected to have influenced Diana, and one resided within Black Orchid of the Night Master team.
Black Orchid was the youngest, but because she had dealt with Night Master and the occult world for so long, she was actually the witch who had mastered this power best. According to Night Master, her current strength was probably comparable to Raven's in her normal state.
Diana was undergoing examination and treatment from Professor X. The preliminary judgment was that her mind had indeed been reborn, but Hecate's power of rebirth was not without flaws. It was mainly affected by mental strength and willpower, as well as the target's mental state before the rebirth.
For example, Edward's mind had also been reborn, at the time when he was about to recover and leave the hospital. Although his mental state had improved then, he had not fully recovered, and parts of his mind were still fractured.
Hecate could only rebirth the normal parts of a mind. That lawless chaos and madness were realms she could not touch. That was why Edward, when committing crimes through his madness, had been able to leave behind clues pointing to Ares in the form of riddles.
The same was true of Jonathan. He was a psychopath by nature. Though he was not as insane as Joker, his mind still contained unstable elements. Even after being