The implications of that one sentence were enormous.
Even after Lian woke from the dream, he was still pondering its true meaning.
'The Gifts don't come from Tiger? Then where do these Gifts, imbued with Divinity, come from? From Tiger's Subordinate Gods! The ones who betrayed Tiger! The Eye of the Past is part of the Eye of Misfortune… so what about the Eye of the Future? Does it belong to the Eye of Misfortune too?'
'Jari, Dani, and Mohan are the gods who create the Gifts. Because the God of Tiger is unwilling to actively intervene in the world, they meddle with reality to enhance their own Divine Status, gain more Power, and ultimately challenge the God of Tiger for the title of True God.'
'That must be why using any Gift requires paying some seemingly insane price.'
'In that case, perhaps the Subordinate Gods are stronger than the Holy Scripture claims. They might have already usurped some of the True God Tiger's authority.'
