The Demon Monk was not dead. Quite the contrary, he had gotten what he wanted. Although the Mother Goddess was still blind and not fully awakened, the power seeping from Her had sensed Rorschach's intentions.
In the end, it accepted Gregory, who had leaped into the mutated Black Ball. This brave child was worthy of his mother's affection. All the power derived from the Mother Goddess's corruption that could be preserved was injected into the Attendant Monk. It then contracted its remaining energy in an attempt to protect both him and Hench, who had been thrown in against his will.
When Gregory emerged from the "Alchemy Furnace," his entire frame was a size larger. His body had been reshaped, and his insides existed in a state of violent equilibrium. If one were to use the medical knowledge from Rorschach's past life to evaluate him, they would find him in a state of severe carcinogenesis. However, these genetic and cellular aberrations did not affect him.
