[quote=@Lugubrious]
I it boils down to his creations were better than any other gods' creations.  If not, that's certainly how Mortemulta Escre is going to take it.
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He hasn't been around out of his Star long enough to realize he should care about the world down below, and some of his children will regret what he did, but he can breathe life back into the earth to undo his own carnage. If a bunch of ants are crawling on your baby, you want to get them off, and if necessary, take your baby out of the house.