After some playful roughhousing, the Mirror World fell quiet again, and Angel continued her questions:
"Are you equivalent to a complete 'Conqueror' now?"
Gray extended her right hand and ignited a flame on each fingertip, the same deep purple as her eyes. Letting them weave nimbly between her fingers, she nodded and said:
"That's right, and I've retained the traits of the Demoness pathway as well. This will let both of us possess the dual-pathway Sequence 1 abilities of 'Conqueror' and 'Apocalypse' at the same time, without needing the City of Calamity's boon.
"If I wished, I could even go further and accommodate '0-01,' becoming a King of Angels of the Red Priest pathway. But that would balance the powers of the two pathways within us, which would actually have adverse consequences.
"When that happens, becoming neither male nor female would probably be the least significant side effect."
It might also bring about the reawakening of the Original Creator. What he wants is balance between the two pathways of the 'Calamity of Destruction,' thereby balancing his feminine and masculine aspects. At that point, we could only follow the 'Primordial Demoness's' example and find a way to partially awaken God Almighty's consciousness to resist the Oldest One's mental imprint... Angel silently added to herself. She glanced at Salinger's Blood Banner, which fluttered without wind nearby and had nearly turned traitor just moments ago, then continued:
"What about Tudor's lingering consciousness and the Oldest One's masculine aspect?"
Gray's appearance made it clear that she had successfully advanced, but given the sudden signs of losing control Angel had shown after accommodating the "Demoness" Uniqueness, she still worried about Gray's condition.
Sensing her concerned gaze, Gray smiled. Her face now differed slightly from Angel's.
"The 'Blood Emperor's' influence was weaker than I expected. He