"No, I was not Osiris." Astaroth laughs a little at that idea. "I was worshiped as Astarte, if you're familiar with that mythology."

"I would agree, but I'm far more fluid than he is." She glances around. "The Nexus offers the type of acceptance that will help with the transition."

And then there's a full, high laugh. "Lucifer doesn't even want to be our king. He does it because it's necessary and he has the mind for it but he'd much rather live out his eternity creating, reading and bedding lovers than wearing a crown." A little more serious. "That is a concern of ours about the Nexus. No one is sure if there's a creator or other force. Having various gods here is one thing for a supreme being that might inhabit this place. A powerful creator known for glorious rebellion is quite another. We've been looking to see if there is such a being in this universe, a prime creator or entity."