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"Hahaha… You're really a crazy woman, aren't you?" he laughed, his original personality returning. "But I like that… among all the flaws you have as a mortal, I suppose there's one thing I like, your pride and your reckless willpower, the determination to do things, courage that stems from seemingly nowhere. I once hated mortals, I believed them to be stupid and sinful beings… But I also pitied them and didn't like what my siblings were doing. Over time, I learned to accept them and even admire them to an extent… and now, I finally understand why I'm here. It's because I was the only one among my siblings to stand up for your kind."
"If they won't stop bothering me until I die, I might as well bring war to them," I nodded. "And… well, my greatest fear?"
I looked down at the vortex, ignoring the eyes of the primordial beings prying at my "ascension," something that went beyond just a Divine Ember, I'm sure.
I looked at the system descriptions again.
