[ You become something beyond yourself. There's a flicker of something mournful in his expression there, just for a brief moment. ]

Terrible havoc? Actually, no. [ He laughs, almost surprising himself. ] Well - not world ending havoc, in any case... some did go a tad bit overboard, I suppose... [ Himself included. He paid for that, though. He sighs, taking another sip from his glass before continuing. ]

I wouldn't call us a blight upon this world. [ He gives a slight shrug. ] No more than the catalogue of gods from my own realm. Gods are always messy when they deign to give even the slightest attention to the material realm. But the more powerful you become, the more divine [ he wrinkles his nose at the word ] - the more... disconnected you become from what you once were. The less you can meddle in mortal affairs, unless they specifically call to you. [ And even then, prayers could be ignored. ]

It was... strange, to say the least.

[ Not at all what he was expecting, let alone hoped for. But now he has the benefit of hindsight. ]