"Because they lost something on their way. Something of utmost importance when all earthy limitations vanish: a child's heart and a dreaming mind."
She knew more than any divinities that self-created bottlenecks would impede the other lord's path when their powers grew too big without these two traits.
They would need a dreaming mind to harness their full potential, and without a child's heart, only doom awaited them. After all, the individuals they summoned wouldn't accept a tyrannical ruler. It was even truer, considering they had all died before.
Those seemingly innocent subjects had nothing to lose but a borrowed life of slavery granted to them for the god's enjoyment.
"You're adapting well, my dear contractor. Prove those impostors that even after millions of years, they still can't reach my ankle."
She glanced at Adam's sleeping frame one last time before closing her eyes.
