Decades of uncontrolled spread, pollution, and infiltration had reached a critical point. The escalating mutation and rapid spread of the forest was proof that the struggle between two powers, two wills, had reached a fever pitch.
However, one side was merely a wisp of a being whose main body was sealed, seeping into the physical world. The other was the remnant will and mortal shell of a dead divine spirit, a fragmented symbol.
'If Rorschach had to judge, and if they could be personified, both of them would qualify for priority seating on the bus.' Of course, even though both were incomplete beings, the struggle taking place here and now was still a contest at the level of Divine Spirits.
By interrupting Peterson's ritual, the investigation team had only ensured that Mother Earth could not continue to seep into this world, preventing her from raising the stakes in this contest. But that didn't mean it was over.
