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Flowua suffered a different kind of misunderstanding. Humans, viewing her through the lens of her predecessor, saw her as a force of divine progress, of endless change without consequence. They sought her favor not to challenge stagnation or push the boundaries of knowledge, but to justify reckless ambition and unrestrained upheaval. Revolutions, once meant to be a means of positive transformation, became chaotic destruction in her name.

This realization struck deep. Björn had warned them that their previous methods were never foolproof—that each era, each civilization, would interpret divinity in their own way. The godlings had believed that by ascending and taking control of their faith, they could guide it into purity, yet humanity had found a way to alter its meaning all the same.