Lucia lunged forward, sensing the presence again. She tried to run, but she was too weak, so instead she walked. "What. The. Fuck." she growled as she moved with painful slowness.

  Was this some plot against her by another deity? Could it have been… No, her elder sister was far too timid for such things. Too rule-following. Perhaps Sateus? No, this would not be victory enough for him. She considered others, too, from whom she had felt enmity, but there were none who would gain from her fall since her twin would gain whatever followers she lost during this time.

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  The presence vanished again just as quickly, as it always did.

  Lucia shrieked in rage, but there was not even an echo as the sound seemed to instantly dissipate.

  After what felt like seconds later but was, perhaps, years or even centuries, the presence returned.

  She moved forward a few more steps, then came to a stop and waited.