Gods born of the mother star had power bounded by heaven and earth. The limits of their followers' imagination were the limits of divine power. Their upper bounds could be known and measured; even if they became disasters, they would not disrupt the movement of the stars.
Gods born of the starry sky could extend their power across galaxies. Mortal imagination had already reached the stars, and thus divine power could bring calamity upon the stars. In theory, the upper limit of their power could even develop to the utmost limit permitted by the fundamental laws of the universe. Once they lost control, even the order between the stars would be utterly overturned within the reach of their power.
The Voyager Fleet was not invincible, and the strongest gods in the minds of Loren mortals were far from the pinnacle of the universe's dangerous forces. During the fleet's long expedition, they had also faced formidable enemies that required every ounce of their strength to defeat with great difficulty.
In the recollection, the Night Lady calmly recounted an ancient and terrifying tale: "...It was an extremely old record. The early data systems of the fleet preserved accounts of Chaotic Star Gods so terrifying that even the Voyagers deeply feared them. It was a god bred from error by a civilization that had already stepped into the stars, and its maddened power could spread thousands of light-years away...
"In the understanding of Loren mortals, the starry sky could contaminate gods, and knowledge from the stars could drive the gods mad. But what they did not know was... gods could also contaminate the stars. Gods born in the starry sky were enough to turn the universe upside down and plunge it into chaos.
"Flesh and bones piled together and condensed into planets. Filthy,