"The City of Silver recently organized an expedition into the depths of the darkness and discovered a half-ruined temple. The statue enshrined inside was a naked man nailed upside down to a cross, with quite a few bloodstains smeared over his body. Do you know which god this was?"
"Oh, besides the statue, there were many damaged murals and terrifying evil spirits wandering around, but those were eliminated by the expedition team led by two elders of the Council of Six... In the corner of one mural, there was some unusual writing derived from Jotun. After roughly deciphering it, the elders believed it meant:"
"Rose Redemption."
Audrey, the Hanged Man, and the World exchanged glances, then all shook their heads. "We don't know."
Mr. Fool tapped the Bronze Table and said mildly, "This is the Fallen Creator."
Alger and Audrey naturally knew of the True Creator, and both were surprised. Wasn't the True Creator the evil god worshipped by the Aurora Order? But the Aurora Order had only existed for a few hundred years.
Yet the Forsaken Land of the Gods had disappeared thousands of years ago! Why would there be a statue of the True Creator there?
Klein pondered for two seconds, then deliberately said:
"We have another name for the Fallen Creator: the True Creator."
"The forces that worship Him possess a Beyonder Pathway consisting of Secrets Suppliant, Listener, and Shadow Ascetic. The later Sequences include the 'Shepherd' you mentioned."
"Shepherd?"
Derrick abruptly sat up straight, stunned. Wasn't that... Elder Lovia's current Sequence?
So she also worshipped this evil god called the Fallen Creator? Was that why her behavior had become increasingly strange? Then... had she suddenly approached him because of the evil god?
At this point, the Hanged Man looked at Edward and asked, "Mr. The Tower,