Diga looked at the shadow before him, pondering the abilities it had gained after advancing.
A moment later, the shadow suddenly changed shape, becoming a middle-aged man wearing a soft cap with a high-bridged nose.
After appearing, the man's eyes first held a trace of shock and confusion. Then the shock gradually faded, and he looked at Diga warily.
"Are you—"
Before he could finish the sentence, the man reverted to a formless, shapeless shadow.
"A 'shadow' that no longer requires a vessel can change freely, including into Extraordinary beings, and can even possess a certain degree of their extraordinary abilities. The specifics depend on the gap between both sides."
After a pause, Diga shook his head again.
"However, that usage somewhat deviates from its essence. Combining with an enemy's desires and becoming their fallen self is the proper way to use this ability."
The fallen self was somewhat similar to an inner demon. Its most troublesome aspect was that it was fundamentally a part of the other person. It was not born from outside influence, but had always existed within them.
The struggle against a fallen self could only take place on the spiritual level, and both sides drew upon the same pool of mental strength.
"This 'shadow' can not only merge with a fallen self, but can even be used as a substitute for death. Let this Sequence Three be called Corpse Demon. It just so happens that when one first enters this pathway, there are only three shadows."
Adam was rather satisfied with this power, because once his ritual reached its final stage, this ability would be particularly effective against Yahweh, that fellow who had not even sorted out his own self.
Although the many pathways Adam controlled had all begun to come into preliminary contact with