"They already covet the individual Sefirah on Earth. Even without the Oldest One's influence, they would seize every opportunity to invade Earth, kill you, destroy the 'passage' between the two worlds, and then destroy this world."
"So, how do you intend to deal with them?"
"That's everything I wanted to say. Good luck! I hope we can meet again alive, rather than reunite in the resurrected Oldest One's 'belly.'"
The message ended there.
Edward sank into prolonged contemplation, thinking both about the world's ascension and the possibility that the "Oldest One" was secretly meddling.
What gave him the biggest headache was that all the information he had so far came solely from that "Creator." Edward had no way to judge whether it was true.
At that moment, he truly understood Adam's earlier actions. No one would willingly entrust the future and their hopes to a completely unknown person, much less someone like Adam, who harbored such a powerful desire to "save the world."
"Wait, did he just say the 'Oldest One in the Mirror' was the Oldest One's doing? But wasn't that something Primordial Demoness Cheek created? Wasn't it a manifestation of the Demoness Pathway's authority? Why would it have anything to do with the Oldest One?"
Surely the Oldest One wasn't trying to use the "Oldest One in the Mirror" to resurrect?
A mess.
What a complete mess!
His thoughts grew chaotic, all the different clues tangled together until he could barely distinguish truth from falsehood. Edward raised his arm, looked at the lines symbolizing the Uniqueness, and murmured, "Try it and die, then."
Early the next morning.
Audrey was woken by a scream.
The "Evernight Goddess" sat on the bed, her eyes filled with shock. She looked around in panic, shouting, "I... where am I? Medici? Medici!