Not By Chance.

LIES admitted. "You are a god, alright. But that is not exactly a good thing. Gods take the souls of believers, which means you will become our competitor."

The Tree Father didn't deny that. Demons eat both the flesh and the soul. In fact, they like the soul much better. 

He said, "We can always hash out the specifics. I will help you increase the population of the inhabitants of the land of hope, and I will take a certain amount of their souls as payment for my services. We can make an oath on it, so you don't need to worry about me betraying you."

"Besides, I am not interested in the land of hope. I am more interested in the Tyrant realm. We can work on spreading my religion in the realm, and I will give you a certain amount of their souls."

LIES couldn't help but be interested. It asked, "Tell me more."

The Tree Father told it his plan. LIES listened with rapt attention. It wasn't faking interest like it did earlier.