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“Intriguing,” Justice commented, her lips pursed in thought. “It could be interesting if we alter things. We are not removing those titles; they are receiving them on a different day.”
“Without enough change, everything will wind up the same,” Fate predicted. “As long as most titles are the sameeventually, it will be fun to experiment with a different timetable for how the roles are dispersed.”
“Races remain the same? No dragon becomes a sorcerer?” Death asked.
“It would make them different people,” Life said. “Dragons are dragons. If you take that away, they are fundamentally not the same person. That is not the premise of this realm.”
“What other rules must apply?” Justice asked.
“Can we bend when people are born? Or must we keep to brothers being exactly two years apart?” Eternity asked.
“If it makes sense to move things about, I have no argument,” Death answered. Thankfully, no one disagreed, because she already had a flurry of ideas she wasn’t yet ready to reveal about certain members of their experiment.
“What about children?” Life asked.
“We cannot take away their children, though sometimes their births will have to change,” Eternity said. “I can think of a certain Valzadari elf who will be demoted to nothing more than an egg donor, for example.”
“Since we want things to play out naturally, we should not intervene overly much once we have added someone to the realm, right?” Life asked.
“Agreed,” Eternity responded. “They should have free will, just as our current favored people on Earth do.”
“Are we giving them a magic-rich realm or a recreated Earth?” Justice asked. “You spoke of adding magic to the former demonic realm, but that changes the fundamental circumstances of their birth.”
“Good point, we must recreate Earth exactly,” Life insisted.
“I agree,” Fate said. “What of the Fae? They have no realm.”
Death glanced at Eternity, and they both shrugged. “Perhaps treat them like the demonic beings and hide them on our new Earth?” Death suggested.
“That will work,” Eternity responded. “We need changes though. Daravius and Drekkoril are together from the start. They rule the Fae. Zarasha is never turned into ato’faer, and the only difference between Light and Dark Fae is their magic. Dark Fae are born, not turned as we did in the past. We give them the Faedrekans but no ability to dream travel.”
“We will have to explain the sparse population as I have no desire to recreate all the people now living as elves and sprites,” Death remarked.
“Oh, the sprites. There is a group that could use a few twists to their story,” Justice commented. “As for the Fae, a disease, perhaps?”
“Yes, I believe that could work,” Eternity replied, her silver gaze narrowed in contemplation. “But I do not want them scared of it. They have an antidote now to protect themselves.”
“Agreed,” Fate said. “As for other races from other realms, we add them as necessary and alter their memories to have them believe they once lived somewhere else.”
Tilting her head as she stared at her sister, Death wondered what plans Fate was making to suggest they worry about other realms. As far as Death could tell, they had already decided everything. But perhaps they needed to account for future matebonds from other realms and make arrangements for these strangers.
“What other goddesses do we allow to have some say in our realm?” Death asked, not bothering to pose questions to Fate. She didn’t mind a few surprises.
“This was your idea,” Justice stated. “What are your thoughts on the matter?”
“The more people involved, the more chaotic it grows,” Death replied. “I vote we do not add any of our sisters unless we agree unanimously.”
Fate wiggled happily on the sofa. “This is beginning to feel like a D’Vaire weekly meeting. I am so excited about this.”
“A twist on things is always fun,” Eternity replied with a grin.
“Have we finished with the rules?” Justice asked.
“Minimal restrictions are best,” Fate said. “We recreate Earth, add in our favored people with them eventually getting their beloved mates, and titles follow in the same succession. Everyone is immortal. Each person who loses their life will send power to Death, and our sisters may notice our project.”
“Anyone in disagreement?” Justice inquired. No one spoke up, and she nodded. “Good. We agree. Is there another goddess we need to add in right now before we begin?”
“Absolutely not,” Fate decreed, then rubbed her hands together. “When do we begin? How do we start? Which matebond do we put together first?”
