The Mother Goddess of Depravity's declaration struck like thunder out of a clear sky, stunning all the Great Old Ones on Earth's side, and even the other Outer Deities still fighting.
But to Klein, the Lord of Mysteries, this development had not exceeded his expectations.
Before the War of Doomsday, he and Angel had discussed using the Mirror Creator as Earth's ultimate deterrent, attempting to ensure that the war would never truly end in total defeat. After discovering that the fourth pillar also required the Monarch of Decay's symbolism, they had repeatedly used this danger to provoke the Circle of Inevitability, forcing it to reboot time and influence the course of the battle.
Given that, he believed the Mother Goddess of Depravity, who likewise possessed the means to bring forth a new Creator and destroy the current universe, would certainly use this as a deterrent at a critical moment, forcing Earth to concede and securing benefits for herself.
Born Great Old Dominators often acted on instincts granted by their divinity, but that did not mean they lacked intelligence. Their ability to cultivate believers, bestow gifts upon them, and even exploit the humans inside the barrier to further their own interests was proof enough.
This pillar-level Great Old One had come to the Solar System and remained outside Earth's barrier for ten thousand years. Her primary goal was naturally to reclaim the torn-away portion of the Brood Hive and the Moon and Mother Beyonder pathways, making herself whole again. But beyond that, she had other ambitions: gaining another Beyonder pathway or two that could strengthen her symbolism without exceeding the limits of a pillar, helping her eldest daughter, the Goddess of fate, accommodate the key of light, and preventing God Almighty and the Lord of Mysteries from truly coming into being,