Who was calling out to the Earth Mother, Omebella?
Angel's thoughts had barely begun to wander when her gaze fixed on the dressing mirror in her hand, which she held sideways to avoid directly reflecting herself. The wisps of crimson mist were expanding and contracting with the repeated calls, as though breathing.
She heard herself draw a sharp breath and asked in surprise:
"The Mother Goddess of Depravity? Has her voice passed through the barrier, entered the Mirror World, and reached the projection of the City of Calamity?"
The Mirror Person, who looked identical to her apart from a slight difference in demeanor, shook her head.
"Even a Pillar like her cannot influence another sefirah through the barrier that Creator made."
"A Pillar?"
This was not the first time Angel had heard the term, but because of the Moses Ascetic Order's concept of the Ten Pillars, she had always assumed it was merely another name for the Great Old Ones watching hungrily from beyond Earth. Yet the Mirror Person's words seemed to carry another meaning—a concept above the Great Old Ones.
"You can think of them as beings at the very pinnacle of all Great Old Ones. Because of their authorities and symbolism, Pillars are stronger than other Great Old Ones." Whenever the Mirror Person taught Angel something new, she wore a serene, peaceful expression that left Angel somewhat entranced. "After the Original Creator split apart, only three beings could be called Pillars. Of those, only the Mother Goddess of Depravity still exists."
"What about the other two?" Angel immediately asked.
"They perished long ago while fighting each other. One was called God Almighty, and the other was the Lord of Mysteries."
"God Almighty? The God of the Old Era? Is there a connection between them?"
"The faiths of the