It's... not as uncommon of a scenario as one might think.
Humans are lustful, divisive, brilliant, jovial, and dim-witted.
But they are also simple.
They may harbor fantasies of grand destinies and being of a chosen few, but the reality is that there is a not-so-small caste of humans who would not actually know what to do with such an opportunity.
The sheer vastness of what they were being handed might overwhelm them.
But back then, Abaddon was witnessing this phenomenon for the first time and did not understand their decision.
He told them that he could make them stronger. Better. Give them power beyond their wildest imagination and gift them eternal life.
They would be able to fly, pluck the very stars from the sky, and journey to the center of the sun if they felt like it.
He didn't understand why they wouldn't take such an opportunity.
But the reason, he came to learn, was staggeringly simple.
