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What a clever craftsman – making gods to suit his own needs.
I should give it a go!
Someone once said in effect, if God didn’t exist, we would make Him ourselves. Sounds like these people took that to heart! I love how something as simple as a typo can trigger a clever story like this.
Now I have to wonder, what happens if the maker forgets the name (s)he gave the god?
I suppose it would be like forgetting a password, you’d get nothing out of the god!
Ah, great premise and fantastic twist at the end. 😀
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What a great read!
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lares and penates, nice
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The power of names…not to be lightly given away. And the idea of creating your own gods…there’s truth there beneath it all.
Great twist in this one, Icy. Nicely done.
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Such a dark (but totally smart) twist at the end, but lovely anyhow.
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This is brilliant from concept to conclusion. Nice work.
Thanks! I may do something more with this idea in future.
Very cool kind of magic and love the twist ending!