But regardless of which version was true, one thing was certain: if Piscaethces, the Blood Queen, returned, this world would be in absolute trouble. They did not know whether the world itself would be destroyed, but all life within it—at least all animals—would basically die out. That was why the vampires regarded the Blood Path as a last resort. If the Blood Queen descended, the vampires would perish along with everyone else.
And the Blood Path was the beacon used to summon Piscaethces back.
Of course, there was another question: did this thing actually work?
"I remember Piscaethces being famously indifferent among the Elder Evils. It has no need for faith and never answers any summons. Can this so-called Blood Path really summon it?"
There were quite a few Elder Evils, but they were not all alike. Some Elder Evils loved answering summons. They reveled in destruction and ruin, and every plane did everything in its power to resist such evils. Once knowledge of how to summon them appeared, it was immediately destroyed. No one was permitted to use or record it.
They were enemies of the entire universe. Even the most deranged demons would not summon them. Everyone only hoped they would stay quietly in some unknown corner of the boundless cosmos and never appear before anyone until the universe itself reached its end.
But some Elder Evils were different. They were incomparably indifferent. Forget summoning them—even if you encountered them, they could not be bothered to acknowledge you. Naturally, that was assuming your SAN value could hold up after seeing them and you did not go mad and die.
Piscaethces, the Blood Queen, was one of that kind.
"Have you forgotten where we came from? Vampires are, in essence, Piscaethces's blood! We have a vague yet undeniable connection