"Mm, I suppose - I thought the Gods might be perhaps happy to see a Demi God, a child of one of their fellow deities...but you would know better." He shrugged; he was aware that it was hardly all happy families among the Gods, but Gideon found it hard to believe that Seren would be turned away from most shrines. It was charming to see her admit her ignorance in some areas, especially with the questions she asked, many of which sounded just like other queries he'd heard from children and teenagers.
He smiled and raised an eyebrow. "Do you actually want answers? Love is when you prioritise someone in your life above everything else and people are often hypocrites." Gideon shrugged. "Personally, I'll tell you openly: I will hurt anyone that stands in the way of the God's victory."
Now they were getting into the nitty gritty, the dark and often difficult answers. Gideon leaned forward, elbows on his knees and fingers pressing on the tips. "The Voice dared to try and elevate herself to the level of Gods, to challenge them - that enough would be a crime worth a life. But now she uses her Ascended to destroy the natural world the Gods provided with, that we are meant to care for. Her acts destroy nature, destroy the way of things; corrupt the very hearts she claims to take in." He shook his head. "We have to stop it before our world is too changed."
He could understand the conflict about Abandoned; he felt it himself. Gideon had seen it sometimes that the Abandoned could get themselves sanctified, raised by the Gods...but it wasn't common. "That...is a dark answer. Are you sure you want to know? I will tell you that they do not survive."
He smiled and raised an eyebrow. "Do you actually want answers? Love is when you prioritise someone in your life above everything else and people are often hypocrites." Gideon shrugged. "Personally, I'll tell you openly: I will hurt anyone that stands in the way of the God's victory."
Now they were getting into the nitty gritty, the dark and often difficult answers. Gideon leaned forward, elbows on his knees and fingers pressing on the tips. "The Voice dared to try and elevate herself to the level of Gods, to challenge them - that enough would be a crime worth a life. But now she uses her Ascended to destroy the natural world the Gods provided with, that we are meant to care for. Her acts destroy nature, destroy the way of things; corrupt the very hearts she claims to take in." He shook his head. "We have to stop it before our world is too changed."
He could understand the conflict about Abandoned; he felt it himself. Gideon had seen it sometimes that the Abandoned could get themselves sanctified, raised by the Gods...but it wasn't common. "That...is a dark answer. Are you sure you want to know? I will tell you that they do not survive."
GIDEON
You claim to be virtuous, but you're a liar
And you'll feel the heat of the flames
And you'll feel the heat of the flames
