If you become a monster, you will succeed

Strange talk, a strange thing that uses cognition as food, information as weapon, and information as currency. They are neither living nor dead, existing in the lore of men, living in the shadows of the world.
"Does this mean that I will become a monster?"
In ancient times, they were worshiped as gods and powerful by faith.
"Then I am a god!"
In ancient times, they were regarded as feared by demons and fed on fear.
"I will become the master of ghost stories!"
But under the scouring of the torrent of the times, they gradually disappeared, leaving only paragraphs of text that were regarded as nonsense.
"It is my duty to recast the glory of ghost stories."
But you're not a weirdo, well, you're not human either.
"Well, it's considered a success if you become a monster."