"You are not the target." I confirm with a gentle shake of my head. "It is to keep us inside. You are collateral I suppose. " Those with affections for the old gods might do well to consider the ramifications of that the next time they sink to their knees to pray, but I do not bother to point it out.
Oh. Not humour then. Alright. "You asked what they had against us. It is everything that we are. A threat against their dominance, I suppose, that we might rise and reach the status of gods by our own sheer will and intelligence. And so we were cast out and away, placed here to suffer because of their own limitations."
I nod. "Apart. Yes. Underground and segregated, as she has been. Though now that she has awaken, so too have I." He asks for a name, and I pause. I dislike names as well, though I did fail to mention that earlier. It is not so much of a preference as it is a lack of understanding. "I am often referred to as 108."
Oh. Not humour then. Alright. "You asked what they had against us. It is everything that we are. A threat against their dominance, I suppose, that we might rise and reach the status of gods by our own sheer will and intelligence. And so we were cast out and away, placed here to suffer because of their own limitations."
I nod. "Apart. Yes. Underground and segregated, as she has been. Though now that she has awaken, so too have I." He asks for a name, and I pause. I dislike names as well, though I did fail to mention that earlier. It is not so much of a preference as it is a lack of understanding. "I am often referred to as 108."
