Once upon a time, three gods lived alongside each other in relatively near space and time.
The oldest of the three was the only female and the kindest and the most generous. While the other two were born almost at the same time from a single act of creation.
The only woman of the three was Ayja, the Goddess of Creation. Then, the other two were the God of Space and the God of Time, Andrius and Anatoli.
It was said that Ayja loved them both equally, but Andrius always knew that Ayja's love for Anatoli was a different kind of love.
"It's weird."
"What's weird?" Andrius asked Ayja.
On the edge of that vast lake reflecting their domain, Ayja sighed.
"Something inside me is weird."
Andrius understood. He knew that Ayja was conflicted about her own feeling.
"What? You envied humans?" Andrius asked.
After Andrius killed Anatoli, coincidently, a human with divine potential was born.He was not a mere saint. His power was not based on sheer holy energy but also on wisdom and his high adaptability. His appearance was bright, like the sun... and he was warm, like the first sunrise after a long blizzard.Andrius was secretly happy when he found out about him. Was he the Anatoli he knew? Was he genuinely reborn in that world as a mortal?But then, the second bet was set. He needed to kill Ayja, too. If she got reborn, he would test their love. Until the highest limit, until they were both broken and perished for their feelings for each other.In a way, it was also to punish them.For falling in love as gods.Even in this second chance, he wanted to mess with their life, envying their freedom as mortals. That was why he tried to kill him, ensuring his despair a
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