Merlin stumbled out of the sanctuary, fortunate enough to witness the process of the sky being torn to pieces. Once again, the colossal entity that loomed over the City of Truth transformed into fragments, plummeting towards the ground like raindrops.
Perhaps Observer 009 experienced a similar scene when it fell.
Different times, different places, but the same ending.
After centuries, the committee mentioned that the Holy City had made what they believed to be the most thorough preparations, conducting billions of simulations, only to face yet another tragic failure... It was at this moment that Merlin realized the difference between Ethan and the Old Gods—he completed evolution, just like those humans with souls.
Yet, the Holy City's understanding of Ethan remained stuck on that of the Old Gods.
