Divine Intervention at a Supermarket Ch. 02
 

In the Baking Needs aisle of an ordinary, mundane grocery store, an extraordinary exchange was taking place.

Although most mortals couldn't perceive it, two siblings were discussing the finer points of the human condition, and the debate would have been heated even if the siblings hadn't been beings of flame.

"A grateful gift from her masters?" the Red Flame said. "And a benevolent brother ... who also happens to experience success in the midst of a plague? You're far too generous with these humans! You can't just bury them in gold and ? and ..." she looked around, "... icing sugar!"

"And how, exactly, does giving the girl a shameful craving to suck her brother's penis improve her fate or advance our goals?"

"Brother, you haven't studied humans like I have," the Red Flame said. "They were made in our image, but they were sculpted from dirt. They may look like gods, but they're really just beasts, ruled by their instincts and their urges."

"That's no reason for me to be callous," said the Blue Flame. "We have the ability to improve their lot and bring them a little piece of Heaven."

"If you intend to change the earth into the sky with the consent of the worms, then you're going to be here for a very long time."

"'Worms'? I didn't realize that you hated these creature so much."

"I don't hate them! In the time that it's taken for you to bargain with one human, I've saved the lives of two."

"More shameful desires, sister?" the Blue Flame said. "I hope not. You're far too creative to be so repetitive."

"Brother, listen to me: focus on the important ones, let them make their petitions, provide the fates that fulfill OUR needs and THEIR desires ... and move on!"

With that, she disappeared.

"'Saved the lives of two', you say?" the Blue Flame thought. He scanned the weave of the supermarket, followed the strands of fate into the recent past, and spotted the humans that his sister had altered. "Clara and Michael, eh? I believe I'll ask them whether they feel 'saved'."