Chapter 2: Runaway system gets Hijacked Midway
AltheriaThe Goddess of Balance, stood frozen in silence, staring at the space where the mortal had vanished.
The portal had closed. The light had faded. And with it... so had her chance.
Her arms slowly lowered as the weight of what had just happened sank in, settling into her chest like a cosmic curse. Her lips parted, but no words came out.
She wasn’t just frustrated.
She was devastated.
All she had wanted was to correct a simple mistake — a premature death. It was supposed to be routine. A basic reincarnation. Handled cleanly, quietly, within her private domain.
She never imagined her kindness would cost her everything.
"@#?$@#&&?!" she snarled, spitting an ancient curse in a language so old that mortal minds couldn’t survive hearing it.
Her fingers cut through the air, and glowing strands of causality shimmered into view. Threads of fate, tangled but traceable — until now.
She began chanting softly, drawing sacred sigils as she followed the connection between herself and the soul she’d just tried to help.
For a moment, the spell held.