"Dead?"
"Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos—messenger and representative of the Outer Gods on Earth, one of the Three Pillar Gods of the Cthulhu Mythos, second only to Azathoth, the Nucleus of the Original Core of Chaos, and Yog-Sothoth, the All-in-One—died just like that?"
"That was a Cauldron that came crashing down, right? Don't tell me the one who threw it was His Majesty the Yellow Emperor. If I remember right, he created the first Cauldron."
"It might have been His Majesty... But if it was, that makes sense. His Majesty the Yellow Emperor is a god on par with His Majesty Fuxi, who created a world in Huaxia Mythology. Fuxi could well be a creator god, and if the Yellow Emperor is his equal, he can't be far behind, even if there's a difference in rank. Besides, judging by Gija's prayer, the Yellow Emperor is probably the central Heavenly Emperor who rules over all gods—or was at some point."
"Even so, isn't this a bit much?"
"Nyarlathotep seems to have countless avatars. Maybe that little girl was just one of them. Nyarlathotep also seems to love deceiving and tempting humans, taking the greatest pleasure in driving them into terror and despair. In the Cthulhu Mythos, Nyarlathotep often pops up when people least expect it. What if Nyarlathotep is playing dead on purpose, waiting for the people of Universe Country to pop champagne over their narrow escape before jumping out to scare them?"
"I don't think Nyarlathotep is dead either, but for a different reason: the Cthulhu Evil Gods can't die. The Child of the Evil God captured in America can still communicate with Yog-Sothoth. That suggests a Cthulhu Evil God's 'death' only means being driven outside the universe and unable to return for a while. Of course, 'a while' could mean