Toltiir paused. "Hmmm. A possibility."
"What's a possibility?" asked the Ninetails, disliking the look in the eyes of the cat-being.
"In the land of Aramar, a dimensional nexus, I am recognized as Chaotic Neutral - one of two deities of that realm," said Toltiir. "The other being Varros - the god of greed, hoarding, secrets, and wealth."
"Varros, eh?" rumbled the Ninetails.
"Yes," said Toltiir. "In that land, the gods once quarrelled when a powerful type of magic was developed to address specific problems in the 'soft' style of physics that had developed. It was called a Wish. Naturally, all the gods wanted to make sure such a powerful thing was either in their control - or at least not in the hands of their opposite numbers among that pantheon."
"Naturally," said the Ninetails.
"It ended up being ceded to myself," said Toltiir. "Because all agreed that my handling of wishes meant that things would go wrong for the wisher unless the effect were very specific and localized in effect."
"And so balances of power would remain, and the status quo would only change when it would be most amusing," said the Ninetails. "You're an elder god though. Why bother with such things?"
"Because, like these adventures of Naruto, it can be of interest," said Toltiir. "Don't underestimate how boring a lifespan in excess of a 4D universe can be."
"So what has this to do with the brat?" asked the Ninetails.
A paw waved. "Back to original flavor, all changes wiped out. Now, I simply allow THIS to occur."
"An old brass lamp?" asked the Ninetails after the cat had apparently literally pulled something out of his butt.
"The old Three Wishes thing is usually good for a laugh or two," said Toltiir. "Hmmm. Things still don't look quite right. He was only supposed to be shunned, I thought. He's still getting his butt whupped and in that particular instance was nearly killed. That shouldn't have happened."
"Well, wasn't it you who said that you weren't omniscient because it was 'boring' that way?" asked the Ninetails.
"True," admitted Toltiir. He'd just arrange for Naruto to find the lamp while injured.
(Posted Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:00)
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