Incarnation was different from embodiment or alter ego. An alter ego would disappear one day, and an embodiment was something completely separate from a god because it had its own personality. That was why Apostles were sometimes called the embodiment of the god they served. Because they experienced the power of the god, their identity sometimes mixed with the god’s, but they never lost their sense of self.

On the other hand, incarnations occurred when gods imprisoned themselves in a physical body. The Three Norns on the sixteenth floor could only use their power within their holy territory, but an incarnation could freely come and go. However, their physical bodies placed constraints on their power, and there was a chance that their souls might be damaged, as well, and even experience true destruction.

This was why gods and demons preferred using Apostles. If something went wrong with their incarnation, they could die. Besides, none of them wanted to be in a position where they couldn’t use their full power.

However, the god Brahma hated the societies of the gods and demons on the ninety-eighth floor, and he decided to descend to the lower floors. He’d also left the Elohim because he thought they were too similar to the gods on the ninety-eighth floor. Since the Elohim couldn’t face off against an actual god, they could only watch him leave. 

Brahm continued to chase after legacies and myths, since the domain of the god Brahma...