"You're going to abandon this door of mine!" the House in a Book cried, utterly unable to understand.
"How could you do this? I'm a being favored by a true god! If this is how you treat your Disciples of the Door, how can you expect anyone to follow you?" the House in a Book cursed. "How can the organization grow when you treat your own disciples like this? You're shutting out even me, someone favored by a true god."
"On the path toward omniscience and omnipotence, there will always be sacrifices. House in a Book, I haven't abandoned you. I've only abandoned this door. After all, a Traveler in the void has set their sights on you. One day, disaster will befall you, and I cannot allow this door to connect to the Door Organization's transport hub." Sect Master Jin gave it a long, searching look.
The child from Room 101 also looked grim. "House in a Book, you're on your own now."
With that, the two vanished before the door.
Enraged, the House in a Book conjured two transparent hands from the house and thrust them toward the main entrance, trying to catch the two retreating figures.
A blade swished, light flashed, and the two illusory hands were severed cleanly before they could catch anyone.
By the time the House in a Book formed another pair of hands brimming with terrifying energy, the two had already disappeared. It grabbed nothing but air.
The doorway no longer led anywhere, as though some force had cut off the House in a Book's connection to the region beyond.
"Why, why, why..." the House in a Book howled, repeating the word over and over like a madman who had lost all reason.
Like a shrew tricked into giving herself away, the House