"Now isn't that a thought? That'd almost make us gods after a fashion wouldn't it?" She laughed like she clearly meant that more as a joke than a serious consideration. She didn't think of herself as a creator.

"I did." There were a lot of people who would have considered a Hashihime evil. Appeased. Valued. But not a good spirit. "But I guess you might say a necessary dark side. Shadows to the light that is starting to pour down from above. I'm not quite sure what else you might call it, though."