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“Huh,” said Ibai. “Makes me wonder what people made by such an angry guy would’ve been like.”

‘That’s a key part of the tale,’ she said. ‘As the story goes, they took after him. TOO much so, in fact. Rather than worshiping him, they hated and cursed him at every opportunity. Never built a single temple in his honor, apparently.’

Ibai bit his lip, holding in a laugh. “Yikes.”

‘They had a long and storied history of rebelling against their creator--trying to slay him, even. Until eventually, Hada grew fed up with them and began brewing the Dáinnbolg as a form of final punishment.’

“Ah. Hmm.”

‘But his people, just like him, were far too stubborn to roll over and die. So they set to work building as many new things as they could, trying to counter Hada’s unending wrath with invincible structures.’

“Oh! So the Library was one of those, then?”

‘Yes. But even among those exceptional structures, the Library was still quite special, because not only was it built as a form of rebellion against Hada, but it was also built in dedication to three other gods.’

“Say what?”

‘I already told you that many people came together to build this place, right?’

“Yeah-huh?”

‘Well, some of them were worshipers of other gods. And the “anti-worshipers” of Hada apparently didn’t mind.’

“Ooh.” He sucked some air in through his teeth. “Ouch. That’s gotta sting, if you’re Hada, right? Not only are your own people turning against you. They’re also going to your relatives? And your relatives aren’t saying no, either? Dang, dude.”

‘Quite. So you can see how this tale might have done little to soothe Hada’s hatred of us.’

“I’d be surprised if it didn’t make him hate us even more. I kinda feel bad for the guy, honestly.”

‘Well, I wouldn’t expend too much empathy on him, if I were you. I don’t think I’ve ever read or heard a single nice thing about Hada. In fact, if he is or ever was real, then I would argue that he was the single most colossal bastard to have ever existed.’

“Really? That’s pretty harsh.”

‘Know what the first cause was for his hatred of humanity? The thing that got the ball rolling?’

“No, what?”

‘He wanted to eat us. And when we fought back, he didn’t like it. And from there, the hatred just built and built.’

“Huh...”

‘Still empathizing with him?’

“Well, I mean, that’s just one example of a bad thing. And first impressions can be really awkward and unfortunate, y’know? Maybe later on, he could’ve--”

‘He had a preference for devouring children.’

Ibai’s face scrunched up.