"Is that it? It's over?"
In the conference room, everyone watched Ubbo-Sathla get erased in one swift stroke. It felt almost theatrical.
Ubbo-Sathla was an Outer God of immense standing in the Cthulhu Mythos. How had it died even more cleanly than Cthulhu and Hastur?
But everyone knew Ubbo-Sathla hadn't been too weak. Vidar had been too strong.
"I think he just said 'omnipotent.'"
The United States diplomat spoke up quietly. "And as I recall, across all mythologies, only a handful of gods can be described that way."
"God, the Fallen God... Which one is he in disguise?"
"It must be Lucifer!"
The Greek diplomat immediately explained, "Lucifer stole the Son of God's omnipotent power in Saint-Ang Cathedral, then saved the world."
Lucifer?
The United States diplomat looked startled. But when he saw that none of the other diplomats seemed surprised, he realized the news was no secret among their countries.
So the international community has shut us out without us even noticing.
A wave of sorrow washed over him. When the United States had been the world's leading power, its intelligence-gathering capabilities had been unmatched. If something happened under the sun and the United States wanted to know about it, it would.
But as the international balance shifted, the United States had declined without realizing it. Its ability to gather overseas intelligence had fallen again and again. Now it knew nothing about news every other country's diplomat had heard. The contrast filled him with bitter grief.
"We're saved?"
Cornelius stared at the desolate continent and spoke as if in a trance. This experience had taught him never to get carried away. Perhaps the legendary Saint Seiya really could summon Shikigami, but he wasn't one of them. Next time he lied, he had to make sure he didn't fool himself