The final part to the puzzle.
It was the transcript of that human woman. The one called prophetically mad!
You need to read it with an open mind. A mind able to detect nuance in a phrase.
That great succubus that ruled all the living had an immense diversity of experiences to enjoy.
There was a specific issue. 'Perceptual Distinctness'.
Being a parasite to the experiences of others.
Being a mother to the child newly born and also being that child.
It caused the Succubus to shatter.
She was detached and deific. She could understand them both.
Or she would have to let go. Just be the mother and relinquish her grasp of the child.
Loving it wholly. As a mother would.
A child that is perceptually distinct.
A child to lavish every aspiration unto.
That was the key to a shattering of all powerful.
The succubae have no trouble turning mithrl inert. They feed and render it a blank and curious ore.
The fae hold mithrl as a toxin. Burying it away when it develops hunger or influence.
The tenshi pass that kind of thing to those of high angelic birth.
They consult the succubae to end the curious hungers of mithrl.
I have seen how the tenshi and succubae parry in word, and stance, and menace.
What an intricate balance.