AITA for making my wife upset about our children?
Some background: I (?M) am a god with prophetic powers. I arrived in this kingdom, shedding my previous form, and overshadowed the former god, R (?F), as well as elevating the rest of the common people to a higher intelligence. I eventually became the king, and R was forgotten.
Everything was fine until recently; I ruled with my beautiful wife (?F), creating a vast and glorious kingdom. However, a sickness has started to spread through my kingdom, taking over the minds of my people. I believe it's the work of R, who had to retreat to the dream realm, because she's mad at me for being better than her.
Now, this is where I might be the asshole. To prevent the sickness from spreading, I locked down the city at the center of my kingdom, but it's not working. I've looked into the future, and the best path I've seen is to create a pure vessel with no mind to contain R.
I've created constructs before using void, a substance that's the opposite of R's powers, but none of them have been up to snuff, so I came up with a new plan. My beautiful wife and I will have children, and I will throw their eggs into the source of the void, merging our power with it. Whichever one climbs out will be the pure vessel I've been looking for– and it was! No mind to think, no will to break, no voice to cry suffering– it's perfect! I've closed the door, but I'm sure the other vessels will be fine down there.
It grew up in the palace, and my knights trained it while I built the temple for it to contain R in. My dreamers to seal the temple are almost ready– one of them wants more time with our daughter? Isn't it enough that I gave a child in exchange, why does she want time with her?
My beautiful wife doesn't seem as excited as I am that the plague will be gone soon, though. She left for her gardens a few days ago, and she said something about how she couldn't take what I had done to our children anymore. I don't really understand, although I've grown a fondness for the vessel, which is why I'm wondering: am I the asshole?
[Edit] The vessel has been sealed, and R with it. My beautiful wife hasn't returned, and I can't shake the feeling that something is going to go wrong, that something could've been different...
The plague hasn't receded yet. I need to protect myself from R, so I've decided to move my palace to the dream realm, where her infection can't reach me. That's not enough, though, she could just walk right in… I need something to protect myself with, something sharp and pointy would work, right?
[Edit 2] My beautiful wife has still not returned… I wonder, was she right to be mad over what I did to our children? No, she can't be… after all… there's no cost… too great…
