But... how should she put it?
Their Lord never seemed to care about rules or rituals.
The laws of the Present World could not restrict Him, nor could the restraints of the Dream bind Him.
From Sacrifice to Paths, to everything within the Abode, no other Esoteric Cult had ever been able to compare.
They had been able to feel how special their Cult was from the very first day they joined.
Of course, special as it was, it was also plenty sinister.
Lillian did not notice the glance the two exchanged. She continued:
"And opposite the [Immortals] are the [Undying]."
"[Undying] refers to beings who have transcended history through various means."
"Like the Elevation Ritual?"
"No, there is no fixed ritual for becoming [Undying]. Any means of transcending history will do. For example..."
Lillian tapped the ground with her toe. "Building an Abode above the Dream and becoming a Great Being also counts as becoming [Undying]."
Vanessa stared at Lillian, then suddenly asked, "You're already [Undying], aren't you?"
"Of course. Haven't you noticed how much I know? I've actually witnessed other histories."
"Other histories are..."
Lillian raised her head and looked up at the sky, her gaze growing profound.
After waiting a while, seemingly to confirm that nothing else was stirring, Lillian finally spoke softly:
"History is made up of countless coincidences. Every layer of history is a castle built from entirely different grains of sand."
"In different histories, the world takes entirely different courses. Only occasionally do certain events overlap."
"These events are so important that they can transcend the randomness of history itself. They dictate history. They carry more weight than history."
"We call them [Important Historical Nodes]."
"No one can say for certain which events are [Important Historical Nodes]. We can only guess from experience. And