"And then - say the Braxana - Taz'hein turned on his Creator, and war came into being. The gods turned their men into warriors, pawn against pawn, brother against brother, and blood was spilled on the surface of the planet. Thus man was baptized by the treachery of the gods, to know the rich variety of conflict. And when Taz'hein was supreme in the Void, he saw what men had become, and he withheld the hand of destruction which he had meant for them. "This is good," he said, "and since you have truly learned to live, I will not take that life from you. But if you must seek guidance, look to the Void - for it is as likely as I to answer, or to care."