[There's no PROOF that really happened, but if it did, it's not like his world could be any worse off than it already was...]

...I like that idea. Like the whole earth is one protective golem. [Or that there's one guardian sleeping beneath the earth. Ha ha.]

I wasn't expecting pacts to be so widespread across the worlds! Especially since they don't seem to be in practice right here. This is the second time I've heard someone else mention them.