Standing beside the floor-to-ceiling window in her bedroom in Backlund, Audrey likewise saw that radiant figure reflected in her eyes.
Of course, from where she stood, she could not possibly look directly at that great existence across half the North Continent, the Sonia Sea, and over a thousand kilometers of the desolate Forsaken Land of the Gods. Even if she could, the mystical knowledge instantly flooding her mind and the whispers in her ears would have made her lose herself.
But as a Dream Weaver, a Saint of the Spectator pathway who had just finished digesting her potion and prepared for her advancement ahead of time, Audrey saw a Giant of Light emerge in the sea of the subconscious deep within her mind. It resembled the current form of Grisha Adam, who had merged with two gods and was about to become the true God Almighty, but lacked that overwhelming aura of terror.
Standing on her own subconscious island, facing a towering figure whose head remained beyond sight even when she looked up, Audrey felt no fear. Instead, she felt a heartfelt reassurance, as though she had found absolute safety beneath a god's wings.
She was not alone. Across the Northern and Southern Continents, the Saints and angels of the five pathways—Visionary, Hanged Man, Sun, Tyrant, and White Tower—all experienced something similar at the same time. They felt confusion and panic, but neither could outweigh the reassurance that followed.
And both inside and outside the barrier, all intelligent beings seemed to see a radiant giant with the boundless Astral World above its head and a chaos liquid encompassing every color beneath its feet. Behind it trailed a five-headed shadow; storms and lightning surrounded it, a scorching sun hung overhead, and it held a white tower built from countless books.
This