"Wow," Cam said. On one hand, that didn't seem that old, for immortals -- but on the other hand, that was older than the entire country Cam came from, so ... yeah, that was old. And also cool. They were going to have to take some time -- later -- to wrap their head around the concept of immortality, around the idea that they could achieve immortality. They'd always been afraid of dying: not so much the fact of death, but the total oblivion they envisioned coming after, since they were an atheist. The idea of weakening and losing themself to old age. But if they Ascended, they didn't have to worry about that ... It made the already appealing idea even more alluring.
At the description of the war, though, Cam frowned, wrinkling their nose in distaste. "They just can't abide anyone not worshiping them, huh? What happened to 'live and let live'?"
Then again, such ideas of tolerance had probably never existed in Caido. Cam's own world had seen enough religious violence; they couldn't imagine how much worse it might be here, with real and tangible gods actively encouraging their followers to wipe out the "heathens."
At the description of the war, though, Cam frowned, wrinkling their nose in distaste. "They just can't abide anyone not worshiping them, huh? What happened to 'live and let live'?"
Then again, such ideas of tolerance had probably never existed in Caido. Cam's own world had seen enough religious violence; they couldn't imagine how much worse it might be here, with real and tangible gods actively encouraging their followers to wipe out the "heathens."
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