This stuff is really fascinating and I like how you try to link the literal in-game text / events with your hypothesis instead of just jumping to conclusions everywhere and 'filling in the gaps' however you see fit. I even read the links about VoG and fWc. I really wish someone out there was doing a lore breakdown video series like EnB did with Dark/Demons souls. I started to try and compile the Grimoire into a more viewer friendly and narrative friendly coherent body but I just got too busy. Do you have a link on the Nine?