Elio, uncomfortable but direct as the new leader, held the gaze of the being who claimed to be God.
"I killed him."
The silence stretched like a rope tensing to its limit.
God's expression remained unchanged for what seemed like an eternity, until finally he tilted his head and his lips moved.
"You kill... You killed him?"
The entire group instantly went on guard.
Elio, grateful to have recovered his leg in time, adopted a defensive stance. The tension in the air was so dense it could almost be cut.
But then...
"OK!"
God's cheerful voice, exactly the same enthusiastic tone with which he had congratulated them, broke the tension like a soap bubble.
The group exchanged confused looks.
OK?
Was that the reaction of a god to the news of the death of someone he apparently knew?
