I sat on my throne, my realm shielded from the outside with carefully woven protections. They had come for me a few times so far, battering the walls of Chaos in an attempt to force me to come out, to face them, the gods and goddesses who no longer trusted me, if they ever really did.

Let them try. I would never allow entry, and even cut off Tulip, Life, and Death. For now. I needed to gather my strength, to figure out my next steps. I felt like I'd been on a ...