Perhaps it was in answer to Lucifer's omnipotent power. Or perhaps he felt that a place where he had once left his mark should not be dragged into a war between two supreme beings for no reason.
"Sigh!"
A sigh rose from Egypt. In an instant, it rang across Blue Star, the vast sea of stars, and the infinite multiverse.
"What was that sound?"
The people of Blue Star had been driven to the brink of madness by the Old Ones' Hymns and Old Ones' Nursery Rhymes ringing ceaselessly in their minds. At the sound of that sigh, they felt as though they had swallowed some miraculous tonic. Their minds and bodies eased at once.
How could they not feel better? The Shadow Magic Net had bestowed a mental blessing on every one of them. Even a healthy person would have felt refreshed by it, let alone those who had nearly broken under the torment of voices only they could hear.
But the people of Blue Star knew none of that. They only knew that after the sigh, the voices of the Old Ones had vanished without a trace. Warmth welled up through their minds and bodies, leaving them wonderfully at ease.
"Has a god come to protect us?"
The thought filled them with wild joy.
At last. We've waited so long. My god, you've finally come. We've finally lived to see you.
Since the gods' arrival, Blue Star had weathered several crises. Each time, a god had descended to protect the Believers and hold an Evil God's power at bay. It had given people the illusion that they were blessed, that they were the gods' favorites, and that no matter how much danger they faced, the gods would never stand aside.
In fact, before the Fallen God dragged their