"Exactly like that. At full Kagutsuchi, demons can get pretty damn weird." After she kicked her shoes off, she began to slather her legs with the aloe. There was nothing sensual about it; Shura made it quick and efficient even if it made her hiss in pain.

"The world I live in is a world between worlds. You... probably don't know, but worlds live, die and are reborn like living things. God established this... game in the world between worlds, the Vortex. Whoever of the handful of humans who survive the death of the world can establish a vision for the next world, gather a following, summon a sponsor god and reach Kagutsuchi can remake the world according to his or her idea."

She grunted as she moved to her torso, which was more affected than her legs. "It's a trick. God is tricking humans into creating worlds where free will has been eliminated at creation because he can't handle the fact that we can decide what to do for ourselves anymore."