Faced with Angel's pointed question, Antigonus gave a faint smile and shook his head.
"To be honest, neither I nor the other Kings of Angels knew much about this. It wasn't until the Four Emperors War broke out that we confirmed His Majesty's collaborations with Cheek involved research into the power of Sefirahs, and more than one at that. This undoubtedly put the gods on their guard, but it didn't seem to be anything that would cause panic..."
I already knew that, and I know more than you do. The Western Continent, for instance, or the attempt to use the symbolism of 'the Creator's priest' to attract all the sealed Sefirahs, just as the Original Creator attracted the Sefirahs of several Outer Deities when he awoke... Angel muttered inwardly. Just as she was about to comment, Antigonus continued.
"...However, Amon, Bethel, and I discussed this in private. Amon once tried sneaking into the Mirror World, while Bethel had a special connection to the space he had created. Both believed Tudor and Cheek were researching a way to become a Great Old One. This seems to be a peculiarity of the City of Calamity's two Pathways, which symbolize the feminine and masculine aspects of calamity respectively. They cannot advance further simply by accommodating or devouring one another. They must truly fuse."
Yang resides within yin, and yin within yang; from their union, all things arise... Recalling the Celestial Master's reminder, Angel nodded, accepting Antigonus's conjecture.
At the same time, she noticed that the Blood Emperor Tudor had actually managed to gather Kings of Angels from all three Pathways belonging to the Sefirah Castle under his command: Antigonus of the Seer Pathway, Amon of the Marauder Pathway, and Abraham of the Apprentice Pathway.
If the Pillar-level Great Old One who accommodated the