Elias is a false prophet. His following is artificially created through the use of technology. People only dislike the Fog God because She is something they can't fully comprehend. She is a force of nature as well as an entity.

Just because someone brings you somewhere new doesn't make them evil. No matter what is thrust upon you... I am grateful to her.

[ He speaks with a certain admiration, shutting his eyes at one point with a smile as he sets his hand over his chest where his key sits. ]