The purple veil, and by extension, Deborah's silhouette, was slowly disappearing. However, Kang Oh's sudden cry caused it to reopen in its entirety.

"What's the matter?" the Goddess of Death asked. Her voice was as stern as ever.

"I have been thinking of a way to reduce the risk of having the God of Creation's sources stolen, while also using them to lure in the Mayanes."

"And?"

"I would like to ask you a few questions. Can the God of Creation's sources be duplicated or faked?"

That was Kang Oh's first method of persuading Deborah.

"No, they cannot. The sources come from the God of Creation, Maya, himself. Do you think yourself capable of duplicating or forging a god? You would have to recreate one of the Primordial Gods at that."

'As expected.'

If it had been possible, then Deborah or Gainus would've done it already. 

"The Mayanes need exactly five sources to become demigods, correct?" Kang Oh asked.

"That's right."

"What if they don't have five? What if they have four and a half?"

Deborah knew what he was trying to say. "...You want to split the sources in half?"

"That's right. The sources are...