Could the black giant hand that broke out of the mausoleum and appeared on the island in Bernadette's prophecy, along with the body it dragged as it tried to leave, have been not Roselle, the Black Emperor, but the power of the Mother Goddess of Depravity descending upon Earth? Did my attack just upset some balance and turn that possibility into reality?
With the flag in one hand and the sword in the other, Angel's expression shifted uncertainly. She did not know whether to launch another round of attacks and completely tear apart the shadow that had just tried to kill her, or withdraw from the mausoleum for now to avoid provoking it further and bringing about the Crimson Moon's descent ahead of time.
But the balance has already been broken. It would be far too irresponsible to simply leave... Her thoughts raced, and she immediately decided to set aside her little conflict with "Roselle" and first suppress the blood-red radiance about to spill out. At the very least, she had to restore the balance between it and the Black Emperor's power.
And right now, only the status of a Great Old One or a sefirah can contend with a Great Old One...
At that thought, she released her grip on the Sword of Glory. The bone sword, which radiated the light of twilight and had ever so slightly dimmed the newly emerged red light on Roselle's shadow, vanished like a phantom. Then she extended her index finger.
A drop of crimson blood seeped from her fingertip, instantly turning purplish-black. Drawn by an invisible force, it rose into the air and drifted toward the raised platform at the center of the mausoleum.
As though lured by it, the blood-red radiance struggling to escape the shadow's entanglement all turned in that