After the Best Actor award announcement ended, the God of Flowing Water finally recovered from the agony of having both eyes blinded.
Joshua returned to the consciousness space as well.
The God of Flowing Water was still resisting the corrosion of rage.
But at the very least, the god was willing to discuss "going to another continent" with Joshua.
"The Watchers... set up a barrier in the Profound Sea..."
The God of Flowing Water relied on the faith power within to resist rage's corrosion while telling Joshua some very useful information.
"The Watchers?"
"The only sea route leading to Aleslota has been blocked by a powerful barrier... but a breach appeared in it a few years ago," said the God of Flowing Water.
"I think I understand what happened. Just tell me how I can get to Aleslota."
Joshua had always wondered what exactly the Watchers were guarding. Now, it seemed that it was far more than merely an avatar of one of the Things from Beyond.
"Are you one of the Watchers?"
The God of Flowing Water staggered to the edge of the cage. Merely by looking through the "eyes"... the god had determined Joshua's true identity.
"More or less," Joshua said.
Upon receiving that answer, the God of Flowing Water sat weakly back down at the edge of the cage. Deep-blue flowing-water runes appeared in the god's hand.
"I don't know how you found these new gods... but perhaps you truly can cleanse Aleslota's filth."
A pile of runes that Joshua could not understand gradually formed in the God of Flowing Water's hand. Their color shifted from light blue to deep blue, eventually taking on an almost purple texture.
"My body is imprisoned deep within Aleslota, but this soul-linking spell can allow your consciousness to enter a body