Quote Originally Posted by Teah_Kaye View Post
No, iirc Hermes (Amon) post-defeat in the Aitiascope in the cutscene before Asahi drags him into superhell said Kairos was what caused that to happen to him. It imprints the memories on your soul in the process of wiping them.

Cutscene #1, "Her Children, One and All":





He used the same process to remove Emet-Selch and Hythlodaeus' memories.
Yes, the act of trying to get rid of those already strong memories, only succeeded in burning them more deeply into him. He says it right there in your screen shot. Strong memories stick with the soul. Hermes trying to erase those strong memories just made them stick more is what I was saying.