"Every time we've helped humans too directly in the past, the system stopped us. It's a fundamental rule, gods can't interfere beyond certain limits. But now? I've removed my chains, given you divine corruption, practically handed you the tools to break the game... and nothing."
"Maybe the system's broken?" Elio suggested, but Dionz shook his head.
"No, it's more like... like it's allowing this." He studied the cube again. "My note warns about memories, insists on waiting for maximum level. But why? What happens then that's so important?"
"What if it's not just allowing it? What if this was always the plan?"
Dionz froze mid-gesture, another half-formed hologram dissipating. "What do you mean?"
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'It changes everything! You've spent all this time judging humanity, testing us, deciding if we deserve to exist, when the real reason you've been so harsh is because you couldn't handle your own feelings!