Another Outer Deity? Another being at the level of a Great Old One?
Wouldn't that mean there were nine Outer Deities coveting Earth outside the barrier again? Aside from drawing out the Primordial Demoness along the way, the most important objective of the entire Vortex plan had been to eliminate the Uncertain Mist, the linchpin capable of uniting the Outer Deities, so they couldn't cooperate in good faith. But now...
Having pieced together the entire course of the Vortex operation from Klein and Gray, Angel felt both surprised and a little disappointed as she asked:
"Which Great Old One?"
"The Mother Goddess of Depravity's eldest daughter, the Goddess of fate. She is also one of the most powerful Great Old Ones in the universe."
Bethel spoke in a peculiar tone, not reverent, but carrying a sense of detachment.
Another Outer Deity's daughter? That sounds quite special... Wait, according to legends, history, and the Seven Lights of the Spirit World's explanations to Klein, weren't all the Great Old Ones formed when the Original Creator created the universe? Could this Goddess of fate be a second generation god? Something like the relationship between the Ancient Sun God and Amon?
For some inexplicable reason, Angel asked a question she immediately regretted:
"Then who is her father?"
"You've hit upon the key point." Bethel smiled faintly, his tone becoming teasing, as though discussing someone's private affairs. "The Goddess of fate's father is the Original Creator."
Then she still came from the Original Creator... No, both the Mother Goddess of Depravity and the Goddess of fate are the Original Creator's offspring, yet they're also mother and daughter... A flash of realization struck Angel, and she asked, dumbfounded:
"Do you mean the Original Creator first created the Mother Goddess of Depravity, then had the Goddess of