The golden fingers "Iridescence" and "Pilan" both originated from the authority of two Outer Gods. The former could return all things to their origins and reverse cause and effect, while the latter could make everything eternal, imprinting it unchanged.
The two truly conflict with and oppose each other.
Gilan considered Mr. Clark's words.
So the Outer Gods "Mad Dream" and "Final Moment" were very similar to this world's original creator gods, "Moth" and "Eternal Sun"—their powers conflicted, like sworn enemies.
No wonder that in the myriad secret histories, Mr. Clark and I were always enemies, slaughtering each other over the position of February Director until one of us died.
Because at the root of it all, Mr. Clark and I were respectively pieces placed in this world by the Outer Gods "Mad Dream" and "Final Moment."
At that moment, Clark's voice rang out in Gilan's mind again, accompanied by a rustling static:
"I suspect that the meeting between 'Moth' and 'Eternal Sun' was no accident. There was some invisible connection between them, drawing them toward one another... much like the Outer Gods 'Mad Dream' and 'Final Moment' who control you and me. They were drawn here by Mahaber's supreme law and lingered beyond this world, never leaving."
"After 'Moth' and 'Eternal Sun' collided and perished, the reason they were able to form a new world was likely because of one crucial factor: 'love.'"
"'Love' destroyed the two Outer Gods, but it also fused their powers together, ultimately giving birth to a new world."
"'Love' was something unique to the Outer God 'Moth.' Because of Him, 'love' exists in this world. It is one of His legacies."
Clark's tone turned grave.
After a brief pause, he continued:
"Gilan, I think that if you wish to escape the fate of being pawns