Kregya toyed with her fingers as she spoke.
Her fingers, originally like white jade, abruptly took on the form of lava, then successively transformed into blue flame jets, black beams of concentrated high-temperature fire, orange-yellow plasma flames, and more.
At that moment, Shub joined in the demonstration.
"For example, I am the embodiment of the rule of reproduction, the starting point of the rule of darkness, and a ruler of part of the shadows."
The aura around Shub shifted several times.
She displayed auras of darkness and reproduction utterly different from the indescribably bizarre aura of a Great Old One.
But once they finished their demonstrations,
their auras reverted to that indescribable presence, ceaselessly broadcasting messages of mad muttering.
Now Violet Thornflower understood.
"Most of the Great Old Ones who existed relatively early in this world are embodiments of its rules. You could say they are exactly like a transitional stage between the primordial divine demons and the Chaos Gods and Demons of the Primordial World."
"But the difference is that, since the greatest and most powerful being in the Cthulhu finite multiverse is Azathoth, all powerful beings have to wear his badge."
"So rather than calling the Great Old Ones a species, it would be better to call 'Great Old One' a title-a title marking someone as a subordinate of Azathoth."
"The vast majority of the younger Great Old Ones we can currently encounter are generally just ordinary Great Old Ones. Most take the forms of Azathoth's subordinate races, having abandoned their original races to join or merge into the Great Old Ones."
"But the vast majority of the upper- and middle-ranking Great Old Ones are different. They are merely primordial divine demons wearing the identity of a Great Old One."
"If they lost that identity, they might lose