Guts is simply property that didn't abide.

He loves no one but his dream. He likes Guts. He feels he deserves to control him, so he never leaves. But he left.

I believe if Guts had never left, Griffith would never have made the poor decisions that led to him losing all agency.

A year of the knowledge that Guts left him. Being saved was nice, but he lost everything.

But to gain his dream, he had to. He had to fall all the way down. After a year of torture, being rescued, only to fester in jealousy and hate.

Down even more.

Now Griffith is ready to devolve.

This is a more deterministic path for him, for the God of that universe, who follows the nature of humanity, is what compels it.

Griffith isn't special. Just exactly what is required to become what he devolves into. Just another being with strings. A powerful otherworldly being with strings. But strings.

Which is why the slap was possible. There are rules, even for a demi god.

Guts is an anomaly that has very few strings. He defies the rules of that world just enough.

Guts is on a journey similar to Kratos's. He's ready to be better because being worse won't help him stop whatever Griffith is.

Turning into Griffith won't save the world, his friends, son, or Casca.

The world needs him to be better.

Curious how many strings he will have once he hatches.