Warning: This is more a collection of my general ramblings and speculations on the FFXIII universe than anything else. I like playing with theology and other Completely Serious Subjects. Also, my humor tends to be very twisted and not-funny. Sick, really.
What is it: is man only a blunder of God, or God only a blunder of man?
—Nietzsche
I.
When god is dead, the world will be fine. When god—that insatiable monster with gold-felt wings—is no more, he (steady now) will sleep. Will breathe. Slowly, quietly, deep in a vault somewhere hidden.
"Yeul. Wake up."
And she does (she will always obey him).
Taking her hand, Caius leads them out of the debris and ashes—away from the graveyard of gods and immortals.
...
He thinks he has won. Slew Etro (god itself) and brought time to a halt. Here, in this endless stream between existence and nothing, he can be with his Yeul again. The eternity is supposed to be.
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Caius is only slightly surprised when he sees the humans rebuilding their civilizations. Hope can be eliminated (he learned that the hard way). But perseverance in mundane affairs, the plebian dreariness, is something that escapes death entirely.
Amused, he takes a sip of tea and continues watching. Yeul squirms as he pets her hair. Recalcitrant, even after all these years.
"Stay still."
Good girl.
...
Religion is a peculiar mystery. With its nasty teeth and enticing scent, it easily captures hearts (pollutes the mind). Something astonishing happened with the humans. He tells Yeul:
An archaeologist and a historian discovered a slab bearing inscriptions, which they promptly endeavored to decipher. The stone originated from Valhalla—yes, the original one—and contains an alleged formula for godhood.
Two weeks later, the first temple dedicated to Bhunivelze starts undergoing construction. Infinitely amused, Caius wonders how long it will take them to figure out their noble god's true intents. Or that it's really all a scam.
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Apparently, it takes them a very, very long time. Five hundred years to be exact.
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Eventually, he grows bored and contemplates awakening Lightning. Just to have something to do—even if she hadn't been an adequate opponent (no one likes excessive pathos). But thankfully, he always has Yeul to coax him out of these moments.
Today, she is pretending to be a cat and only responds to presents of fish nibblets.