Whatever it was that Doom was planning did not matter to Unknown beyond getting the Pillar of Conflict.
Unknown did suspect she was after something else. Whatever it was, it most likely had nothing to do with him. Now that she had what she wanted, a promise of non-interference from him, the least he could do was clean up any loose ends and avoid future trouble with the Goddess of Doom.
Down below, Damon held the Book of Shadows for a moment. He thought it was over. He was wrong. It was just beginning.
The Book of Shadows began to overflow with the power of the Pillar, and the red energy of the Pillar began to leak out of it, slowly seeping out.
Damon reflexively tossed the book to the ground just before the Pillar could consume him with its madness. His shadow slid towards it in a desperate bid to drag it into his shadow storage, but before he could, he was blasted out of the way.
