"..."
A few short minutes later.
"That's how it happened."
The heart said with complete honesty:
"My Female Host is an ancient being who existed before genesis. Although creatures who can live through multiple new eras aren't uncommon, my Female Host is undoubtedly the most powerful among them. Or, in a sense, whether my Female Host even counts as a 'creature' is questionable. Her standing is far too high-so high that it is beyond our ability to fathom."
Lynn absently worked the syringe in his hand as he pondered, then rubbed his dead-fish eyes and said:
"I know that. I've seen some of your Great Lord's memories, but I still don't quite understand. What exactly... is she?"
The heart stared fixedly at the needle in his hand, watching the little (beep-)(beep-) that dripped onto the floor, smoked, and sprouted like mushrooms. He answered honestly:
"A Pillar God of Chaos."
"Actually, by the time I was born, there were already no gods left in this world. All the deities had been slain by our King before genesis. But I'm talking about the gods of our ordered universe. Beyond our ordered universe, there is also a boundless realm of chaos known as the [Abyss of Chaos]."
"And from what I know, our Female Host is one of the three greatest Pillar Gods in that Abyss of Chaos."
"In even more ancient times, the Female Host had another name."
"Painter."
Lynn frowned. "Painter?"
The heart bobbed up and down, mimicking a nod, and said:
"Yes, but the only ones who still know that name are jailers like us who have always followed the Female Host. Aside from her, there are two other Pillar Gods of Chaos whose renown equals hers. One is known to us as [Joybringer] or [Singer]. However, a very long