Isma had realized that the bizarre life form that had torn itself out of Ohara's belly was a temporary body for Set, who had been planning to take form by possessing Loki's child.
According to his theory, summoning a demon via a computer would require creating a magnetic field with which to summon the demon and the processing of the demon's data to be materialized, both of which would have to be done at virtually the same time. If the magnetic field was weak, the point of connection between the demon's world and the Assiah world would narrow, constraining the amount of data that could be processed. On the other hand, no matter how powerful the magnetic field was, unless the digital data could be processed quickly and concisely, the demon would never be able to take form. It was quite possible that even a supercomputer would not be able to handle the massive amount of data that would be needed to materialize a high-ranking demon.
Despite that fact, the high-ranking demon Set was able to to take form in the Assiah world, even if it was only in a makeshift body. Something must have added a great deal of power in setting up the necessary magnetic field for a summoning; this in turn would ease the restraints on the data processing.
Isma was convinced that something was Yumiko. Most likely, the high concentration of biological Magnetite within her body had been a major player in creating the magnetic field for the summoning. The divine constitution that she had inherited from Izanami was nothing but a giant retention of that highly concentrated Magnetite. While meager in comparison to that of Yumiko, ordinary humans also retained some biological Magnetite. If enough of it was collected, it might be able to create a permanent overlap of the Atziluth and Assiah worlds entirely.
Therefore, having already formed a contract with Set, Isma borrowed his power to summon many people and attempt to create a tower of human flesh. And everything was proceeding just according to plan. Even know the heavens split with a terrible thundering, and Set's most powerful servant, the great serpent Typhon, reared its head into the air as if slithering from behind a black curtain, knocking over the Soga Forest's trees as it went.
"Typhon, welcome. Breathe deeply and take in the air of the Assiah world."
Isma looked kindly at the enormous snake. "Take a look, your first victim awaits in the shadow of that tree."
As Isma pointed to the copse where Officer Nimura was, Typhon vanished beyond the trees. Meanwhile, Set had transformed into a gigantic, vile pillar of flesh, his sinister, red glowing eyes at its peak darting all around the area.
Typhon's presence is proof that the demon world Set rules is starting to meld with the Assiah world. Now all that remains is to gather more biological Magnetite and solidify the connection...
Isma's eyes shimmered even brighter with madness.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
Oooh. Magnetite. What a wonderful goody to find in the novel! I'm surprised that nobody else had the urge to feel excited about that. Thanks Masakado!
Appreciate you blogging thiss
Isma is truly crazy, trying to gather magnetite in such a crude way. Two thousand people disappear and he thinks no one is going to question it? It really dwarfs the "disappearance" of the student body for the Loki summoning! Then again, what has he to fear, if he has already summoned a high ranking demon, and he has Yumiko captive? For all he knows, Nakajima's only weapon is Kerberos.
On another note, nice, magnetite mentioned. I'm surprised to see it's a real element, I thought it was made up! Seems Atlus really did their due research of the source material to craft their game!
It's me again, to write about Typhon this time. According to Wikipedia, he is a (serpent-like) Greek titan/deity, who came to be identified with Egypt's Set. Much like Set's famous conflict with Horus following his killing of Osiris, Typhon is famous for his struggle with (and loss to) Zeus.
Much like the Apep, who went from being an enemy in myth to Set's subordinate in this story, Typhon goes from being his equivalent in myth to his most powerful subordinate.
While it's true Loki had the "Lord of the Flies" sequence in the first book, Set's truly seems to be in a whole different level, when it comes to his portrayal. He and the underlings he was given are truly formidable, from a conceptual point of view! This is a powerful evil god, with a host of powerful evil at his service!
Post a Comment