The Great Belligerency [Round 4: Static]

Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.

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"Fine. Have it your way."

Balance raised his hands, and the wall vanished.

"Are you satisfied now, mortal?"

"For the moment," Cole said. He changed his course, heading for the roof of a nearby building. "But I'd also like your help with something."

"And why should I assist you?"

"Because you're concerned with balance. And from what I've been told, one of our fellow contestants has been disrupting it. I intend to stop him, and it would serve your interests to help me do it."

Cole set the god down on a rooftop. Balance stared at him for a few moments before answering.

"Apartment 392, 4517 Raenforth Street," he said. "If I told you any more than that, I would be favoring you too heavily."

"Of course you would," Cole said sarcastically. "Fine, I'll investigate. But if this turns out to be a wild goose chase..."

"It is not, I assure you. The path it puts you on is one where you may succeed. Whether you actually do... well, that responsibility is now in your hands."

Cole glared at Balance wordlessly, then flew away, leaving the god alone on the rooftop.

"Worthless gods, always think they know better than us..." he muttered under his breath.