Zax not only thought about how to deceive the Godly Retribution, he also deliberated on how sentient it is. ‘Can The Almighty invest wholehearted attention to all Godly Retributions?’ His first deliberation was that he cannot possibly be the only person The Almighty smote with Godly Retribution. Although assuming the worse can help anticipate the unknown, in this case where Zax has to injure himself to a minimal degree, it will only thwart the purpose of his seclusion. ‘Iaura could not communicate with the Godly Retribution; she had to pray to The Almighty. And when The Almighty’s presence manifested in Niel’s soul in the form of a hand, it treated the portion of Godly Retribution as a tool that requires direct manipulation for each use…’ By now he gathered that the main purpose of his