Too ambitious, but lacking depth.
Even though she had stolen Divine Power from the five God Chosen Knights through the Stature of the Ancient God and advanced a step further on the evolutionary path, it was still insufficient to fill the foundational void due to minuscule efforts.
The Dark Goddess was immensely disappointed and ridiculed herself, overestimating Wayne's potential. His level of life might be sufficient, but that was all; it was like a flower in a mirror or the moon's reflection on water, vanishing with the slightest breeze.
Thinking about it, even she found the evolutionary path arduous; she shouldn't have pinned her hopes on a mere mortal.
Mortals have limited perspectives, seeing only the greatness of the Ancient Gods, oblivious to the true essence behind that greatness.
Thinking so, the Dark Goddess's thoughts became silent, waiting for the surgery to end before departing.
