“Magic Gods are those who pursued magic to the point of no longer being human. But
these Golden people have remained human while using spells that incorporate even the
power of Magic Gods. But it isn’t a case of one side walking all over the other. It’s a
complex mess of mutual deception and betrayal. You could say whoever lets their guard
down just a little will be consumed.”
“Well, normally thinking, a Magic God who has mastered magic would never be outdone
by the knowledge of a magician who is still working to master magic,” said Niang-Niang.
“But these Golden people aren’t exactly the average case. Do you mind if I use a poker
analogy? A 2 might be the weakest card, but if you gather all four of them, you have a four-
of-a-kind. It’s the group effect. It’s synergy. Of course, it’s still like threading a needle, but
if used correctly, it could probably bring them pretty close to being the strongest out there.
It’s not just the kings and aces that determine who wins and who loses.”
“Even Aleister figured out for himself how to eliminate Magic Gods Zombie and High
Priest. If these people want to claim they’re the original Golden magicians like him, they’ll
have to show us something that makes even us panic.”
[...]
It could have been Israel Regardie or Netta Fornario. If these Magic Gods had run into
any of the other Golden magicians, no one could have predicted the result. But Dion
Fortune would be forced to fight with probability instead of with ingenuity or a fistfight.
Once that game of Russian roulette began, it would become an extremely boring fight to
the death in which she was guaranteed to blow her brains out in the first round.
[...]
“Now, the Golden cabal used Kabbalah as a foundation, added in Egyptian Mythology,
Greek Mythology, tarot, Enoch, and plenty of other things, extracted the common symbols
of god and light, and put it all together into a system of spells that approaches the essence
of it all. And within that, Nephthys is the Imperator, one of the three positions in the 0=0
ceremony. ...Now, surely you aren’t naïve enough to think you could use that box of yours
against a legit Egyptian deity like me. This is beyond what luck can do for you, unless you
set things up to the extent Aleister Crowley did when he brought out that being he calls
Aiwass and claimed to have complete the Last Judgment in 1904.”
[...]
“Oh, what a gentleman. But I don’t think it’s too late to get some more information out of
her as a reward for taking her in. ...Really, she’s probably the only Golden magician who
would back down so easily. Especially in their current state where they would probably
calmly challenge a god even after having half their body blown away.”
[...]
“Heh. Compared to Westcott and Mathers, she’s a complete newbie to the Golden cabal.
So don’t worry! Losing a mere Fighter A isn’t going to affect the cabal much!!”
This is actually interesting, I'd explain this as the first quote being about how her position in the Sephirot technically gives her the status of an angel without actually being one in nature.
