Like another Seer Angel knew, Antigonus did not give the answer directly, but began by laying the groundwork:
"The first subject we studied was my father, the god of the Magic Wolf Clan, the 'Annihilation Demonic Wolf' Flegrea.
"Clearly, while becoming a god with the Darkness pathway as his foundation, he also accommodated a certain amount of Fool pathway characteristics, including even that precious Uniqueness. This led to his madness, his unpredictable moods, and his lofty arrogance. Instinctive mating and reproduction led him to produce many offspring, expelling some incompatible Beyonder characteristics, such as my sister and me... Unfortunately, this process was beyond his control, and its accuracy could not be guaranteed. Moreover...
"By some coincidence, he expelled a Sequence 1 characteristic of the Evernight pathway. This destabilized the foundation of his godhood and plunged him into even more prolonged madness, filled with destructive instincts that did not spare even his own offspring.
"Of course, this also brought a Sequence 1 subordinate deity into being."
The Misfortune Goddess Amanises... Angel silently recited the name in her mind. Her eyes met Antigonus's, and neither of them mentioned it.
But Angel suspected that the Misfortune Goddess had not been the same person at her birth as she was now. Only after dying in an attack by an ancient god or subordinate deity from an opposing faction had she truly become "Amanises."
Just like Klein, Emperor Roselle, and me... She reined in her thoughts and asked:
"So one of the additional sefirot the Lord of Mysteries, that Celestial Worthy, accommodated was the River of Eternal Darkness?"
This was, of course, because the Evernight pathway belonged to that sefirah, which brought slumber, death, and profound darkness.
"Correct." Antigonus smiled and replied, "Another piece of corroborating evidence is the Phoenix Ancestor Gregrace. Her foundation for