The process by which a Great Old One influenced ordinary creatures was very simple. The Illusion Master who had caused Raphael trouble this time, for example, had become a believer of the Mother Tree of Desire merely by looking at a symbol representing her.
Raphael "paused" this memory and carefully examined the symbol representing the Mother Tree of Desire.
The main body of the symbol was a large, leafless tree, with a monster resembling a giant snake coiled around its trunk.
With the protection of the Dark Hut and the barrier, Raphael could examine this symbol closely without any danger.
Raphael then continued watching. These scenes clearly "skipped" ahead. After all, this was only an avatar, so its memories were bound to be incomplete.
Raphael noticed that the Illusion Master had already possessed some Beyonder abilities before becoming a believer of the Mother Tree of Desire, and seemed to have advanced again afterward.
Although Raphael did not know much about Saints, he roughly sensed that the other party was somewhere between Sequence 4 and Sequence 3.
At this point, the scene changed again, revealing a more detailed memory.
The Illusion Master received a divine revelation and flew into the pitch-black cosmos.
After flying for an unknown length of time, a bright symbol suddenly appeared in the dark cosmos. It was the very symbol that represented the Mother Tree of Desire.
The Illusion Master immediately flew toward the symbol. In an instant, a colorful Surreal Passage appeared before it. The moment it entered the passage, the voice of the Mother Tree of Desire rang in its ears once more.
Its mission was to go to Earth and lie dormant, to be awakened when needed.
It had been chosen for this mission because its level made it relatively easy for it to