God was not truly the kind of deus ex machina found in novels, nor was he omnipotent. God, too, could feel fear—could panic because of the existence of certain people…
Even the way he had "installed" those biological talents into Albert was clearly not some exclusive secret technique.
Perhaps long before God ever appeared, others in this world had already figured out the same method. It was just that Albert had arrived only recently, knew nothing about it, and had spent so many days isolated in Creek City—
At the end of the day, he simply had no idea what the outside world was really like.
For the first time, Hayes became keenly aware of one thing: "God" truly was not a god.
If he had to point out what made God different, perhaps it was only that he allowed Albert to avoid eating other people's hearts… and nothing more.
Well—there was also the fact that God could speak directly to him inside his mind.
But still.
