[ Nero admits to the murder not with a casual tone, exactly, but as if it explains everything. And, well, it kind of does, given that the person leading this so-called holy order had turned out to be a demon himself. A megalomaniacal one.

Steve wishes he could be surprised.

He raises his eyebrows and shakes his head to himself, finally leaning forward to take a drink of water as if it might wash the bad taste from his mouth. ]

So it was rotten all the way up. And those who truly believed in the order were devoting themselves to a leader who was the exact thing they were trying to stop.

[ Yeah, it makes sense it would have all fallen apart after that, and yet there were still demons to be cut down. Steve nods, understanding a bit better now. ]

So as far as you're concerned, these 'old gods' here are no different from the demons and devils you fight back home, right?