The water in that illusory river was not the River of Eternal Darkness itself, merely the aura it gave off... After all, even with the "door" Roselle had designed, it was impossible to open Sefirah Castle's seal upon the other Sefirah. That was something even Mr. "Door" and the Night Emperor working together could not accomplish.
Now, Abner could use a tributary of the River of Eternal Darkness that had seeped through the seal to draw in a trace of an aura close to the real thing. This was only possible because of his connections to Vincent, the Lord of the Dead, and the two previous Gods of Death, as well as the fact that the Dominator of Mysteries of this era was particularly skilled at prying loose power.
Even so, the Abyss, which likewise had not fully entered reality, was still unable to withstand the backflow of the River of Eternal Darkness's illusory tide. Thus, Farbauti decisively ended this descent and abandoned the entire portion of the Abyss's first layer that had invaded Trier.
In an instant, the Abyss, having lost its source of filth, abruptly collapsed beneath the washing of the River of Eternal Darkness's illusory tide, swiftly reforming into a human figure.
That person bore some resemblance to Prime Minister Charlie Delien, but a greater part of him was the Abomination Nois Farbauti, who had directly descended upon him.
That Demon Monarch had actually abandoned even his direct descendant and contingency for escaping his predicament, displaying extreme coldness and decisiveness.
After recovering his consciousness, the Abomination Nois wanted to use the Spirit World to escape... But although the River of Eternal Darkness's tide was merely an aura, as part of a Sefirah, it was not something a Sequence 1 could easily break free from.
Charlie's figure suddenly