who's fault really is all this

"Abraxas blessed me with these, just before all this started. Before everyone got sick." She peered through the mushrooms and ooze she was afflicted with, noticing for the first time that he had crystalline quills along his back. She couldn't say she was jealous, though she wished Abraxas had blessed her instead of cursing her...despite having drunk the mushroom brew, she felt that what was happening to her was her punishment for straying and indulging in something she normally wouldn't have...for sleeping with a stranger...for even questioning her faith. And now? She couldn't get the vision out of her head. Her body was heavy with both mushrooms and pups, but she was unaware of her pregnant status. She assumed it was all part of the mushroom sickness...

Her cousin began to pace in small circles, and she watched him tiredly as she tried to wrap her head around things. "We saw a messenger, a g̵͌̈́ĥ̵̑ơ̷͒s̷͋̕t̷͌́ canine right before I was blessed. Mother yelled at it, and now she's going crazy." Her ears perked painfully as she listened, head tilting slightly as he continued. "I worry she brought this upon us." Her eyes narrowed slightly. Had Riva angered the Fallen God in such a way that he saw it fit to punish some of them for not keeping her in line? Had she insulted him so bad that the Fallen God blamed them for allowing a mortal into their fold? A mortal that dared question and insult him?

Yes...that had to be the only explanation there was...why else would he curse some of his most loyal and devout followers? All her life she had committed to him, and now she was cursed because of Riva! Her lip lifted in a quiet snarl, the ooze on her teeth dripping to the ground. "I believe your mother is to blame. I'm sorry, Asmodeus. But there is no other explanation...she is a mortal compared to us. She is not of our blood...Pyrrhic chose someone clearly unworthy, and now the Fallen God punishes us for our neglect and oversight. We allowed a non-believer to insult our God...and now we pay the price!" She hissed. She had never really had conversations with Riva...her misgivings about the woman deterred her, and evidently, her misgivings had been right about the woman. And mortals in general. If her vision came true...then she believed wholeheartedly that Riva would be the one to blame for it.