The Gilded Man With A Thousand Lives

184 Hallucination

"Why?" was all Tyler asked in exasperation. Now, even the gods had turned against him? He was speechless. What would Quetzalcoatl gain from destroying Kat's corpse?

The dragon sigil blinked continuously, reflecting the god's irate mood. "We will furnish three reasons, Tyler Grant."

"First, your intentions are pure, no doubt. However, the attempts to revive the dead would only have disturbed the goddess' destined life cycles."

"Second, you may have ended up preventing Tezcatlipoca's reincarnation in a new vessel."

"Finally, the sacred pool was infected because of the heinous act of murder. The ritualistic cremation purified the water and reconnected its supply to mystical energy."

Indeed, the pool water turned crystal clear within seconds and rippled with mystical energy. "You have three reasons to be thankful to us, Tyler Grant."

"Traitor!" the young man barked. "You tricked me by promising a revival, and instead cremated Kat's body without my permission!"

"You are still ignorant, Tyl