"Ugh, what's taking her so long?" Ji Hyo tossed a small peddle on the ground in frustration, the rebound almost hitting Death. Oops.

He shot her a look.

"It's only been 30 seconds..."

Really? It felt like forever. Ji Hyo sighed, until she felt a gentle presence appear next to her.

Oh. It was the Goddess of Mercy.

"Sorry about earlier. I didn't actually mean to ditch out on you. That God of Fire is such..."

The God of Fire had teleported himself and the Goddess of Mercy away out of fear; but he was currently sat trapped in the Lotus where the Goddess of Mercy spent much of her time on, as punishment.

"I know. No hard feelings. But what did you show him that scared him so bad?"

"The potential futures. Because the moment you threatened to start war, you opened up a new box of possibilities for me to see."

The Goddess of Mercy had the power of foresight. But she could only see the things that had a chance of happening based on the decisions others made.

For instance, let's say you have a crush on your neighbor. If you do nothing to act on it, the Goddess of Mercy cannot see the potential future your crush holds. However, if you decide to confess to your crush, the Goddess of Mercy will then be able to see if they will accept you, reject you, or run away in fear.

"What were the possibilities?"

"There are many things that could potentially happen if you were to start a war. But in every single one, you win."

Really? The Goddess of Luck smiled, her ego filled to the brim.

"But why do I win?"

"Because your intent is pure. You want to fight for love. Even in the worst case scenario, you win."

"What's the worst case scenario?"

"Would you like to see?"

Ji Hyo nodded, curious. She felt the Goddess of Mercy place her hands on either side of her head.

She could see the end of the war in heaven. She was chained up, hair a mess, appearing defeated. But there was a sly smile on her pale face as she let her last tears fall in heaven. Then everything came collapsing d