"The Chosen One of Death's 'Fated Death' really is formidable. That statue was originally a surprise prepared for you, yet I didn't expect it to be dealt with so quickly. And the power of that card of yours, God Summoner..."
The snake's eyes stared straight at Shade:
"I am very familiar with that power. If I weren't certain that I possess uniqueness, I might even suspect that you had captured one of my brothers or sisters."
"Fate of Destruction" did indeed share similarities with those Doomsday Evil Beings. Perhaps at the beginning of some month in the future, Shade would encounter it again in his own square beneath the endless yellow sands, with Adele as witness.
Seeing that neither Miss Eden nor President Lenormand spoke, and after Sister Devlin retreated to his side, Shade spoke for everyone:
"Whose body have you taken over?"
Its main body was surely still beneath the Snow Mountain. Using consciousness to occupy a mortal body seemed to be a method all such sealed things possessed. Destroying this shell now would therefore be meaningless; it could return at any time.
"This is the corpse of someone who died on the Snow Mountain long ago. Human death is not complete 'destruction,' but it is enough for me to use."
It said:
"Your pursuit of me to this place was not part of my original expectations, but it is good to meet you now. Thus, I have waited here for you."
It looked in turn at Stella, Old Man Charat, and Mr. Mortis:
"Candidates of Fate, I will be your final opponent. I am the final villain of this grand tale, one Lord of the Ring decided upon long ago. For that reason, I cannot be eliminated by you before the story ends, but before the story ends,