I could have gone home, retreated to Chaos to talk to Seth and maybe spend the next several hours-or days-wondering what happened while doing the safe and smart thing. The responsible realm ruler thing. After all, maybe I had done damage to Undertown without knowing it. I was Chaos, wasn't I? The bringer of trouble and the maker of messes.

But the mist within didn't react until we felt something happen, until the attack started. It was a reactionary response, not an ...