Author's Note: Unedited Chapter
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The humanoid deity nodded slowly. "Indeed, I called you here to discuss the Outworldly. But I am not mad. I am here because I believe we must find a new way forward."
Ignara scoffed, her fiery form crackling with disdain. "And why should we listen to you? You are the one who supported him from the beginning!"
The humanoid deity smiled as his eyes were filled with a strange, knowing light. "Because I know the Outworldly better than any of you. If you're going to have any chance of going against him and coming out victorious so as to regain your former freedom, you will have to listen to me."
The deities exchanged confused glances. Oceana spoke up, her voice cautious. "What do you mean? Why would you, of all beings, want to help us now?"
The humanoid deity stood in the center with a calm look.