Blue Star was saved.
The news spread across the internet and into the real world within minutes. If the media in every country had not reported it, if the Astronomical Observatory in every country had not announced it, if those familiar faces usually seen only in political news had not come forward to vouch for it, and if the gods' protection had not inexplicably vanished, people would have thought it was a joke.
You announced the end of Doomsday one moment, then announced the world wasn't ending the next?
Was today April Fools' Day?
But as videos played over and over online and on television, some people found themselves torn.
"He sacrificed himself to save everyone. Is that what it means to be a god?"
"He was the one who nearly destroyed the world, and he was the one who saved it. I don't know what to make of him anymore."
"The Holy Father, the Son of God, and the Holy Spirit may be one, but to me, the Son of God is the Son of God—a loving god. And God, that one who does whatever He pleases, is someone else, even if they're one."
"I hate God because He tried to destroy the world. But I kind of like the Son of God because he saved it. I'm happy to think of them as two different people."
"Will you believe in God?"
"No. I have my own Faith, and I won't abandon it. But I'll respect him."
"Praise Chronos, the Primordial Transcendent God who protects us! You are the supreme and mighty god, the Sovereign of time and space, the source of all gods. My followers and I swear never to forsake you. Under His great power, the Son of God made the right choice. I urge everyone who