Ch. 1 The Birth of My World

It was dark and cold, and all around me were shadows, and these horrid toxic fumes. I was suffocating, but I felt something wrapped around me, and it was hard and constricting. Soon there was a blinding light, and I had a new form. My skin was light, and my hair was long, it was lavender with blue streaks. My eyes were white as snow.

I was amazed soon a hole opened up above me as I saw a bright flash. I then started to float upwards towards the light. It just got brighter and brighter until I found myself in a void of blue light.

I looked below, and I saw a ball of roots. This ball of roots stretched for miles, and the opening where I came from soon closed up. This new setting was a fascinating discovery. I landed on the surface, and I walked along with the roots for many miles. I soon stopped and sat on one of the Roots it then began to glow. I was curious. I then felt the instinct to move my hand. When I lifted my hand, the Root moved with me.

I then moved the Root around a lot. This action was another exciting discovery. I immediately felt another instinct. I stood on the tip of the Root, and I held out my hand, and in my hand, a sphere of Black Matter formed. I then grabbed it and threw the Sphere in the air. The sphere induced massive amounts of Black Matter to rain until the roots were completely covered.

I walked on the mysterious Black Matter, and it felt so cold on my feet. The icy touch of the Black Matter was yet another new feeling that vexed me.

I then built a shelter out of the Black Matter. I found that I could manipulate the Matter and the roots. I promptly felt a small dwelling. I sat on the residence floor, and I endured the silence, but soon I felt a disturbance. I stepped out of the residence, and I began to walk towards the source of the disruption.I found another being who seemed similar to me somehow.

She looked at me and bowed. She had long blue hair tied in a ponytail, and she wore an outfit similar to a housemaid, but it had a pink and white, color scheme and she had angel wings.

“Hello, new Deity, you can call me Marie. I am a Deity like yourself. I have come to help you build your World,” she said.

I tried to speak with this Being, but nothing would come out of my mouth. It was scary. Marie soon came over to me, and she smiled and said, “slow down in and out, then pucker your lips and blow slowly.”

I did as instructed, and soon I started to make a sound. I then gained my voice, “Marie, you said I am a Deity. What do you mean,” I asked. 

Marie told me I was born from Chaos’s endless void, and I was given a world to create. Marie is the same as me, but she came from a group of Deities who assist fledgling Deities, as she explained. Marie took my hand and began to show me that I could fly witch, which I never thought I could do.

Marie was surprised to see that my world had already been covered in Black Matter. I said it was because I followed my instincts. Marie smiled, and I both walked into my Dwelling. Marie looked around and said, “well, this will do for now, but you will need to make a few altercations, and then you’ll be in business.”

Marie smiled and taught me how to use my powers to create a control center. I took a deep breath and began to alter my Dwelling. The Dwelling went from a black cave to a small office with white mist swirling around the room, and there was a vast starry sky all around us, but there was a Translucent Sphere in the center of the room. Marie smiled at my progress. 

Marie then taught me how to use the Sphere. She also told me that this is my Alter and I could alter my World in any way I please. Marie smiled and said that she would let me explore the Altar Bubble on my own, and like that, she flew off. I took a deep breath and entered the Altar Bubble, and I began to float inside it, and soon the Starry Sky completely vanished. 

Now I was somewhere else. I soon realized I was in the sky above my World. It was interesting. This time I felt different soon, I felt a pulse inside me, and soon four shards came out of my heart, and they floated around my hand. Each one had a different feel to it. They also gave off other emotions and feelings. It felt so warm and inviting.

I then sent the green Shard into the Sphere of Black Matter, and soon I saw green breezes swirl around the Sphere of Black Matter. Soon I added the other shards in, and soon there was blue liquid, and the Black Matter soon turned brown, and then there were large rocks growing out of the brown matter, and they started to push out this red liquid.

I soon felt another instinct, and I created two rings of light, and I moved them to my sides, and I put my arms through them. Soon the Altar Bubble had two large arms and hands-on its siding. I then manipulate the components. I started to shape my World. I created two islands, and I made mountain ranges. I then made some parts of the Ocean more profound than the rest. These were all the things that I had never done before, but from the craftsmanship and care I was putting into this World, you would think I would have been doing this my whole life.

I soon left the Altar Bubble, and when I went, my Dwelling and I found myself in a whole new world. I flew around until I found the Ocean and I felt it with my hand, and the Ocean felt so different yet so interesting I then passed to the mountain, preferably the one that was spewing red liquid.

This stuff seemed different from the Ocean. It was not clear at all, and it felt scorching hot I soon descended into this mountain. I found so much heat and yet a lot of anger. It was so interesting I soon felt something call out to me. I got closer to it. I found another Sphere similar to my own, and I started to see something below the Sphere. It was a root that was glowing red. I was curious about this. I tried to touch the Root. Still, it somehow repelled me. I decided to leave it alone. I then decided to investigate other areas.

I checked the Ocean, and I soon found another Sphere. This one was blue, and as the first area, there was a root, there was a root below the Sphere, and like the red Root, I was repelled.

I soon found a Sphere in a forest filled with green, and the last one was found in a deep cave below the surface. I felt a slight connection to each of these Spheres. 

I returned to my Dwelling, and soon I felt it again the Presence of a Deity, and I could tell it was Marie. I soon flew to her, and she was sitting on the beach. I walked up to her, and she smiled, but she was a little shocked.

“Excuse me, can you, um, alter your form a bit? It’s just a bit strange to see you as you are now,” Marie said, looking away blushing.

I looked down at my form and saw I was utterly naked. There was nothing inappropriate about my farm, but I did see what Marie meant. I soon took a deep breath and altered my body. Soon white robes covered my body that resembled a monk from 13th-century France. The only thing that was different about my attire was that there were black streaks with white trim on the sides. 

 Marie smiled, and in my form, I did resemble a Monk, but my hair said otherwise “congratulations…. Oh dear, I don’t even know your name. How unprofessional of me, please tell me your name” Marie said the only name that came to mind was Ethan, so I gave that name to Marie.

“My name is Ethan Marie,” I said. Marie’s eyes lit up like a star. Marie cleared her throat and said, “well, Ethan, you are certainly on your way. There are only a few things to do now, but one of them will certainly take time, so have you noticed any Spheres,” Marie asked.

“Marie, I have noticed at least four Spheres spread out throughout my World, and I also see roots below them. Is there a reason for this?” I asked. Marie smiled and explained that those Spheres are elemental gods high ranking beings on a lower rank.

I was curious about them, and Marie told me that these gods would manifest when the elements have properly been attuned to my World.

I was curious about this, and Marie also explained that once the elements have been appropriately attuned to my World, I could start creating other things like other Gods, Mortals, Sprites, Beasts, and Spirits.

I was curious about these creatures, but Marie stayed aloof about the entire subject. I was so curious about these other beings, but it would seem I would have to discover these things on my own. Marie did say that soon things will get interesting.

Marie then left my World, and I began to relax. I chose to walk around my World, and there was a sort of bliss that swirled around my World. I think it was because things were at peace at the moment.

I was starting to understand more about my World. For example, my World was 40% attuned to the elements, and things were still settling. I then grew curious about what was beyond the sky, so I flew up to take a look, and once I reached the top of my World, I felt the barrier keeping my World veiled from the others. I then tapped the border, and it became clear, and I saw other worlds. Many of them were in spheres, and all of them were different.

I then descended to my Dwelling, and I went inside, and I began to alter it again. This time, I added furniture. I added a couch and coffee table. I also made a tea set to go with it. I started to make my tea, and honestly, it wasn’t very pleasant, but I had time to perfect my skills.

Three hundred hundred years passed by in seconds, and as I was having my morning tea, I heard something. It was a heartbeat. It was small, and I soon left my Dwelling. I went to the source of the sound soon. I came to the forest with the Sphere. Still, I noticed that the Sphere was utterly wrapped up by the Root that was below it, and the Sphere was glowing green, and it was shining brighter and brighter until I saw a small child come out of the Sphere. I was able to catch the child before he fell to the ground, and he was light.

He was taking light breaths. I observed the child, and he had short bobbed emerald green hair, and he had pointed ears and light green skin. I took the child to my Dwelling, and as I walked home, I felt a strong attachment to him. He became precious to me.

The child in my arms looked like a two-year-old, so I was able to craft a crib out of dark matter, and I gave it a personal touch. I then lay the child down into the crib, and he began to curl up this small child was so adorable I soon began to notice a white onesie from around the child, and I saw that the onesie had a green bird pattern. I soon started to hear more heartbeats.

I then went out to see the other Spheres. I went to the Sphere in the Ocean, and the Root seemed to have morphed into Coral. Soon a small child came out of the Sphere. This one was a girl with blue skin and pink hair in a braid. She also had the tail of an eel when I picked her up, and she clung to me. I took her back to my Dwelling, and I laid her in the crib.

This occurrence with the children proceeded with the other two Spheres. Soon the crib was made round and was altered, so it was round.

I looked into the crib and saw the child from the fire-spewing mountain. I realized that the mountain was a volcano, and the child from the Volcano was a boy. He had spiky scarlet hair and orange skin. The onesie he was wearing was a cream orange color, and it had lizards on it.

 The last child came from the Sphere in the underground cave. He was a boy, and he had grey skin and mud-brown hair. His onesie was brown with white chalk stones on it. The child from the Ocean had a purple onesie with yellow starfish on it.

I watched these children for hours, and they were so adorable. I felt this strong connection to them. I didn’t know what to do with them, so I waited for them to wake up. I went to the Altar Bubble and began to work on my World. I made a desert and a few canyons. 

I soon heard a series of wails. I left the Altar Bubble and saw the children crying. I approached them. I started to sing to them, and the four children paid attention to my song, and they stopped crying and stared at me with curious expressions. 

I decided to give each of them a name. I named the green child Zephyr, the red child was named Pyro, the blue child was called Serene, and finally, I named the grey child was named Erd, 

I raised these children. I grew close to them, and they seemed to grow up quickly. In three months, these children were six, and they slowly gained their originality. Serene soon altered her form. She now wore a cyan-blue sundress with a shell and starfish pattern, and Serene also had a clam beret in her hair. She was incredibly curious about the World, and she tried to mess with the Altar Bubble a few times, but I was there to stop her. 

Zephyr had started to grow wings, and his form resembled a white poofy pirate blouse and jet black harem pants. Zephyr was a cold-hearted child. He would prefer to be alone and would be very distant from everyone. He would leave the Dwelling and practice flying on his own, and his first few attempts ended up with him being hurt. Even when Zephyr was severely bruised, he would still be distant. 

I would worry about Zephyr, but he would assure me that he was fine, but I still felt worried about him like his father. Pyro was another problematic child. He was short-tempered and would get into fights with Erd a lot. The usual cause would be something trivial, and it would annoy me when they fought because they have no control of their powers just yet, so when they would fight, the earth would shake, and flames would spread and scorch the land.

Of course, I would stop them, but the fights became more frequent, so I resolved the fighting by unleashing a terrifying display of power. I would make the Ocean churn. The winds would storm, the earth would quake, and magma would rise. This display of power would put Pyro and Erd in their place.

Then slowly, the fights stopped Pyro by altering his form, so it resembles a squire. Once Pyro calmed down, he would actively train in the Volcano to temper his powers. Erd was standoffish. His appearance would look like an ancient scholar. He had a fondness for knowledge, but he also loved to gain strength. Erd would ask me questions about the World, and I was happy to tell him Erd didn’t look all that intimidating, but he was stronger then he looked. One punch from Erd could destroy a mountain.

Over the years, my children grew in power and personality. Once they were old enough, I gathered them together, and I created a translucent shard. I then asked Pyro and Zephyr to imbue the Shard with wind and fire.

Pyro then created a ball of fire, and Zephyr made a ball of wind, and the two gods sent raw elements into the Shard. The result was a shard that gave off a soft white glow. I then created another translucent shard, and this time I wanted Erd and Seren to put their Elements into the Shard, and the result was a dark indigo shard that had a white glow to it. I took the two shards to the Altar Bubble, and soon I inserted the Shards into my World, and soon my World had a sun and a moon.

I returned to my children, and I gave them the freedom to alter their Dwellings. The four then left now you may be wondering what precisely a God’s Dwelling can do well they can’t do anything on their own, but once the Spirit of Life is born, they can create living things. Until then, all they can do is design.

I smiled as I soon felt something beginning to manifest. It wasn’t a God. It had a somewhat weaker power. I went to it, and soon I found two beings out in the middle of a field. They both had skin like mine, and one had dark purple hair and the horns of an elk, while the taller one had golden hair and the ears of a cat. The Being with the horns of an elk had an altered form. The Being with elk horns was dressed like a school student, and also the Being with the elk horns had his hair styled like a well-dressed businessman while the taller Being had the form of a salsa dancer.

I asked the two for their names. The shorter Being with elk horns said his name was Lumine, and he was the Spirit of Shadows. The taller one said that his name was Solis, and he was the Spirit of light. I questioned the two for several hours, and they seemed to be caught up on every event. This could be because these two beings were made with existing elements, so maybe their knowledge must have been passed down to these two.

The two then teleported to different parts of the World to make their Dwellings. I returned to mine, and I entered my Altar Bubble. I soon performed an additional action to connect my Altar Bubble to my Children, the Elemental Gods. We began to talk to one another. I asked everyone if they had finished their designs, and everyone but Pyro had finished, and honestly, this made me sad.

Soon Lumine and Solis were able to join the group, and I asked them both to come to my Dwelling. I also requested Zephyr and Erd to go, as well. I then exited the Altar Bubble, and I waited for them.

I then created two Translucent Shards, and I began to think for a moment about the future.

Solis was the first to come to me. Even though I didn’t inform him of what he would be doing, he was very excited. Solis’s joy seemed to resonate with me even though I chose to keep my facial expressions mostly vague. There was a reason for this, but I decided to save that for myself. 

Soon Lumine had arrived along with Erd and Zephyr, and I asked Zephyr and Solis to imbue their power into one Shard while Erd and Lumine would do the same with the other Shard. Pyro then came to me and said he finished his designs. I told him to go back to his Volcano and wait for further instruction. I then went over to Solis and Zephyr, and they gave me the Shard. It was a soft pink, and it gave off a white glow. I then retrieved the Shard from Erd and Lumine.

This Shard was black and gave off grey sparks of electricity. These shards held a significant amount of power, and this made me curious. I gave everyone another three years to enhance and come up with more designs; I then made designs of my own.

Later that night, I went inside my Altar Bubble, and I added the Pink Shard to my World. Soon a pink aura circled my World, and I chose not to use the black Shard, yet I then exited my Altar Bubble, and I called everyone to my side. I told them there would be a new God joining us, and when she came to be, she would help us create other beings. 

Everyone was happy to hear this, but Lumine then spoke up and said, “Ethan, what of the black shard I made” I took a breath and said, “Lumine, at the moment, the Black Shard will not be needed for quite some time trust in my judgment.” 

I then put my hands in my sleeves, and I then went for a walk. I wanted to search for this new Sphere that would hold this unknown God. I even asked my children to aid me in this search. Eventually, it was Erd who managed to find the Sphere. It was hidden behind a wall of vines. When I approached these vines felt a tremendous amount of energy.

I brought my hand to the vines, and my hand wasn’t repelled. I could repel them when my children tried to follow me. The vines barred them.

Leaving me to travel alone soon, I was on the other side, and all around me were pink flowers growing amidst the darkness. As I got closer, there was a soft glow getting brighter and brighter. I soon saw it, the Sphere, but unlike the others before it. This one was already wrapped in a root, and flowers were blooming all over it. 

It would seem that this God’s power was already beginning to manifest faster than the others. It should take two days for this God to form fully. I decided to leave for now. When I returned to my other children, they instantly asked what I saw. I told them nothing, and I said, “this new god would form soon, so this will be your last chance to make any modifications to your designs.”

Often my children would think I was cold, but on the inside, I loved them more than anything else as I returned to my Dwelling, and as I traveled through the land, I saw that life was beginning to bloom and spread to every corner of my World. 

My children could feel the power of life spread into their regions, and I was curious about how they would react to everything coming. I then pulled out the Black Shard, and I decided to experiment with this Shard. Using my powers, I was able to create two other copies of this Black Shard.

Soon I noticed that each Shard gave off a different Aura, one gave off gentle ripple Aura, and the other gave off a hateful and fiery Aura.

All three of these Shards were Shards of Death, but each one had a different feel. It was interesting how each of them could give off a different sense to it. This phenomenon fascinated me. I kept these two new shards a secret from my children. After all, I wouldn’t need to use them yet.

Soon life had spread all over my World. There was grass everywhere, trees, and all sorts of Flora shortly afterward, the Goddess of Life had made her appearance. The Goddess took the form of a teenage girl wearing a white and cyan blue Ballroom Gown. Her hair was soft pink, and she left her Domain, and instinctively walked to my Dwelling where she made herself known to me.

Her eyes were a bright blue, and she curtsied in front of me and said, “Hello Father, my name is Erina, and as you can tell, I am the Goddess of Life, and I am happy to be of assistance.”

I soon called all my children together, and they gave their designs to Erina, who teleported back to her Dwelling. She began to create life to help her with this. Erina made the Cocoon of renewal, and she hid it away in an undisclosed location.

A few days later, Beasts were created and started to roam the land, and then I asked all my children to come together for a meeting. I then told everyone that I would develop Mortals in Ages, so I held a vote on which Age would be created first. Everyone decided the Age of water would be started early. 

I planned out everything even how Age would end, and I realized that the World would need to be altered to meet these specifications. I lead Serene to my Altar Bubble, and she and I began to change my World so that it was mostly an archipelago. I also transformed most of the Beasts so they could be able to survive in this new World soon. All of Serene’s designs were made into reality. 

The Mortals of Age is called the OI. They had cyan skin and lavender hair, and they had two forms a bipedal human form and a mermaid form. The OI also had the teeth of a shark.

End of Chapter

Ch. 2 The Age of the Oi

The Oi seemed to be doing well. They had started so slow, but they had developed a large city that spread to every part of the ocean, and they heavily praised Serene as their Goddess the Oi also seemed to study all things in their age. They cataloged everything in mystic shells called Memory Conches. These shells could hold information that was spoken to them.

However, My World was starting to become overpopulated, and Souls’ overabundance led My World to decay, so I released the 3 Shards of Death onto my World, and soon three envoys of Death were born.

The first envoy was 5 feet tall. He had the ears of a cat, white tiger stripes in his hair, and a cattail. He wore a White Robe with blue stripes, and he had the skin tone of an albino skin tone. His eyes were a piercing Blueish white. He smiled at me and said, “you can call me Tox the next envoy was a tall, slender woman with dark purple hair. She wore a white dress that was torn and ripped, and she wore a black-cloaked hood. She looked away from me, and when I asked her for a name, she responded with, “my name is Mercy.”

The final envoy had an icy demeanor. He was shorter than Mercy but taller than Tox. He had long sleeves that hid his arms, but when I asked him to show me his arms, it was revealed that he had an additional set of components in the sleeves of his cloak. He also was wearing a black kimono.

A mask covered his eyes, and his hair was short and spiky. I asked for his name, and he said, “my name is Cross” I took a deep breath and said, “now each of you has a special task you are envoys of Death, and your mission is to restore soul stability to my World. To do this, you must reap the souls of Mortals and Beasts I will give you an Annual quota.”  

I then created a Locket for Mercy, a Chalice for Tox. Finally, a glass Vase for Cross “now when these items are full, you will return them to me also all living things that are meant to die will appear as scarlet red to you. Now My World’s Soul Stability is at risk. I ask that you put things in order.” 

The three envoys then left to complete their chosen task. However, the three were hesitant to start their job, so when they came across their first assignment, they didn’t know what to do. Cross took the lead and acted on instinct. He grabbed hold of the elderly Oi and used his power to forcefully separate the soul from the Oi’s body. The soul soon started to turn black and began to pulse out of control. Soon, it gave off several black sparks. It ran off this shocked the three Reapers, but it taught each envoy a different lesson in this moment of fear.

The following soul harvests went much smoother. Mercy decided it was best to soothe Mortals before extracting their Souls. Mercy would create a flute and serenade Mortals, and once they were at peace, Mercy would gently take their souls.

Tox would use his claws to inject poison into his victims every time a mortal wound trip and get a scratch on their body that would be Tox injecting his toxins into you. Once a Mortal succumbed to the poison, Tox would use his claws to snatch the soul out of the body. Cross, however, had a slightly different way of collecting Souls. He would take souls from the mortality wounded or Mortals who experience significant pain. You see, when a Mortal feels the shock of pain Cross strips the soul from the Mortal.

Through the years, each envoy develops a different philosophy about the concept of Death, and at times the envoys would fight amongst themselves. Still, despite this, each envoy held a strong sibling bond with each other, but when the Oi start to experience Death, they begin to panic and start praying to Serene for salvation.

However, despite their pleas for help, Serene can’t do anything. Serene has even come to me to explain how the concept of Death is scaring her followers. I then demonstrated there was nothing I can do because Death has already been attuned to the World. 

I took a deep sigh as Serene left completely broken-hearted shortly after Serene left, Erina confronted me. The latter was utterly furious about the appearance of Death onto my World. I once again had to explain why Death was necessary to keep my Worlds equilibrium in balance. Erina was in tears but nodded her head and returned to her Dwelling the panic of Death started to calm down, the Oi soon began to settle down and somehow still held a great deal of Love for Serene.

I soon grew curious about events in the Life of the Oi, so I decided to walk among them for a bit. I soon transformed into an Oi. Still, I changed my hair to white. This change to the Normal Oi appearance gave me some exciting attention, but it didn’t last long. I then swam to a public gathering in a coral reef. I began asking about current events, and I learned that this was, in fact, the year of the Octa, and there was currently a plan to build settlements on the islands.

I then asked for the current monarch, and I was told that the ocean was divided into three regions. A different king ruled each one. There was Queen Syna, and she was over five hundred years old, and she had just given birth to her 12th child, Syna, and her Kingdom Aolix was currently going through a war with king Ilox, who rules over Pike. 

Ilox had also transformed his once-peaceful Kingdom into a country of war and fear. I then asked for information about the Monarch of this Region. I was told that the current leader was an old Oi named Enel he was currently the most senior king in all of the ocean. I was curious about the nature of king Enel. They happily told me that King Enel was the kindest and most dutiful king in the entire sea. They went on and on about King Enel’s kind and just nature.

I was happy to hear that I soon swam off, and I visited the local temple, and I saw Serene’s statue. It was made entirely out of coral and Sapphire, and it was incredibly accurate to how Serene looked now. Serene chose to wear a Bikini with a long skirt. This temple was a fantastic sight to behold. I then asked about how they worshipped Serene. The Oi Priestess said they worshiped Serene by singing divine hymns and offering Serene coral incense. I was happy to see that Serene was so well-beloved. I then left to gather more information, and apparently, the Kingdom of Pike was steadily getting ready for war with the other two kingdoms. This oncoming conflict would be an exciting development. I then returned to m Dwelling, and I began to watch as the World developed.

I decided I would try and make a new Spirit and add a little twist to the World I called Lumine, who had spent most of his time collecting knowledge from the Oi, and I called Erina as well. I told them that I would be making a new Spirit that would give Mortals a mighty boon. In a way, Erina was excited because she loved the Oi and referred to them as her children, something she shared with Serene. I soon asked Lumine to fill the Shard with the Darkness element, and I requested Erina to add Life’s power to it. They did as instructed, and soon a cyan blue and purple Shard was created, but this Shard gave off pink sparks. I then inserted this Shard into the World, and soon the Spirit of Magic was born. She was short and had black hair. Her dress had a purple and black color scheme and closely resembled a School Girl uniform. Her eyes were like opals. 

She looked at me and scoffed, and I chuckled and asked for her name. The girl gave a haughty look and said, “my name is the great Annabelle, the certified Spirit of Dark Magic” I was interested. I soon asked Annabell to spread Dark Magic to every Mortal and Beast in the World Annabell smiled and soon spread Magic’s power.

Though the Oi could only use Water and Energy Magic, it was still something when the Oi discovered the power of Magic, and things became different. For example, when Ilox started the war, Magic gave the Defending Kingdoms a fighting chance. This was an exciting thing to watch.

I soon visited Erina in her Dwelling, which was hidden in an undersea cave. When Erina met with me, we began talking about the Cocoon of renewal, and I knew it was how Erina brought the Oi into existence. I Suggested to Erina that the Cocoon could be used to give Life but what if it could be used to bring about a cataclysm, one that would force my entire World to destroy itself until all Life had been Renewed? Erina was interested in this, but she decided to take it a step further by making it so the life energy could be collected. Erina agreed to set these ideas into her Cocoon. Still, when I inquired about the Cocoon’s whereabouts, Erina kept it a secret soon left for my Dwelling, and soon I noticed the war in the distance. I then noticed the envoys collecting the Souls. I decided to watch the action for a bit. I saw the grand showdown between Syna and Ilox, and it was an exciting fight; it seemed like the fight could go either way, but soon Ilox claimed victory and went on to unite the three kingdoms under his rule. What happened next was a reign of cruelty and fear.

I then watched as Ilox began to desecrate Serene’s temple, and Serene acted on this and soon whipped up a great and powerful ocean wide storm. This was enough to force the Oi to dethrone Ilox and force him into exile.

The throne was given to High Priestess Lunil, who is currently ruling justly and spreading Serene’s teachings, who took an interest in Lunil and would visit Lunil. Serene would talk to Lunil, and from what Serene had said to me, she holds Lunil in high regard, and Serene also told me that she would like Lunil to survive the future Cataclysm; I told her I would think about it.

I soon decided to walk among the Oi again, and it would seem that the scars Ilox had created were still affecting the entire nation as I swam through the city and saw several ruined buildings. Some were slightly damaged. However, they were even repaired witch was good. I soon heard Mercy’s song, I followed it.

I soon found myself in a Healers Abode, and apparently, Mercy was playing her song for a boy who was wracked with pain. Shortly the child Died, and Mercy took his soul and placed it in her Locket. I then returned to my Dwelling, and I continued to watch the World evolve over time. The Oi did make settlements on the land. They were tiny settlements that still needed to grow. Always, the Oi seemed to be advancing every day.

Serene was growing in power as well. Serene gave the Oi a guardian beast; It was a large Lavender Kraken with three eyes. It was incredibly gentle with the Oi, and they even gave the Kraken a name they called Liezel the Divine. It was interesting how the Oi valued such a creature that could destroy them. I smiled, but I was curious about how the Oi would experience a traumatic event.

Fifteen years passed, and I called Erd and Pyro to my Dwelling. I told them that we would cause a significant event that would shake up the entire Oi Civilization. The two were curious about how this would work. I then lead my two sons to the Altar Bubble, and we both went inside it.

I then created a Tether to my World, and once I connected to my World’s surface, I told Erd and Pyro to add their power to the Tether. Once they held the Tether, I told them to focus their energy into destructive rage soon. My World started to shake violently. Lava began to blast to the surface. I could hear the Oi crying in fear at the quakes and lava that began to claim so many lives. It was sad we continued this event for five days. After that, I stopped the event, and soon Serene became furious about what I did.

I told Serene that for the Oi to continue to evolve, they must endure real hardships. Serene knew I was right, and so she respectfully left, and then she went to the Oi and began to console them by bestowing blessings upon them and answering their prayers.

Serene soon appeared before Lunil, and she explained to Lunil that there is a Deity higher above herself. She then revealed my name to Lunil, who was surprised by the existence of a being higher than Serene. It didn’t take long before my existence became a household name I wanted to scold Serene. Still, I knew there was a deeper meaning to her actions. Erina soon came to me. She smiled, saying that the modifications I wanted were ready. I was pleased.

I then gathered all my children together, and we began planning the end of the Oi. We discussed another earthquake mixed with lava, but I decided against it. Erina then brought up the Cocoon of renewal, and she said that it needed at least a hundred more souls, and then it will release a world-ending cataclysm. 

Serene was filled with great fear at the thought of losing so many of her dear subjects, and the expression on her face made me incredibly sad I then bestowed upon my children the ability of Marks I told them that those who they favor could be marked. They will gain immortality and be spared from the oncoming Cataclysm.

Serene was thankful, and so my children and I started to plan the end of the Oi. First, Solis and Pyro would lower the sea level. After that, we would cause dry winds to blow throughout the land, bringing suffering throughout the Oi, then finally, we would cause a massive decline in the food supply. With everything in order, we set our plan into motion. Solis and Pyro combined their powers and added more heat to the sun, which was slowly lowering the sea level. The Sea Levels decline went unnoticed by the Oi for quite some time. After the Oi saw one of their structures peak above the water, they slowly knew that the ocean was slowly declining.

The Oi who had settled on the islands were the first to die off all water on my World slowly vanished, and I had forbidden Serene and Zephyr to create rain Zephyr, however, did spread dry winds throughout the World, and the Oi was slowly dying.

There was only 1200 Oi living in one of the last water sources hidden deep within the castle. I sighed because I knew what would happen next Erina released the Cocoon of renewal’s power. Soon a massive cataclysm came, my World became subject to earthquakes and twisters, and then it began to rain Fire. The screams of the Oi filled my heart with dread, but this was how it had to be done. Cross Tox and Mercy then went to collect the last souls, and thus the age of the Oi has come to an end. 

You may say that this age was short, but may I remind you that you are looking through my eyes and to a Deity time is irrelevant. In truth, the Oi lasted for 12000 years, and they lived very peaceful lives until their destruction; however, Lunil is the sole survivor of her age, and she will live and work in Serene’s court.

We all introduced ourselves to Lunil, and she was shocked at first, but soon she started to get used to her immortality. I took a deep breath because I was skeptical at first. There was that incident you see while the World was recovering from the Cataclysm, there was a small Scarlet and Indigo creature it had the body of a snake and piercing blue eyes. When I first encountered it, I was horrified. I tried to destroy it, but it ran away before I could get the chance to destroy it.

This creature gave off a cold and emotionless aura. I was curious about it, but I kept this to myself. Then I returned to my Dwelling, and I began to talk to everyone about the next age. The talk was long and arduous. We ultimately decided that the next era would be the age of Fire.

We quickly started to alter the World. Accordingly, we reduced the sea level to a small fraction of itself. We added more landmass and several deserts, and several volcanoes; we created several plains. We altered the World to fit Pyros designs. My World would be the epitome of a Fire world and all the aspects of Fire from the gentle warmth to the destructive elements as well Pyro was pleased with these designs. 

We still had a lot of prep work, though, creating the right temperature to sustain the mortals and creatures Pyro had devised.

I had to adjust the sun and weather to the precise specifications, and in total, this took several decades, but there was one thing that bothered me I started to sense a presence. It was small and frail, so I began to follow it. I ended up walking to a remote island that had somehow untouched by my alterations. I flew over to the island, and I saw a gentle green sphere, and there were baby blue and pink flowers on the ground. I walked through them, and I started to hear singing. I walked closer and saw a small creature. It looked like a tiny human, but it had cat ears and a curled dog tail. He seemed afraid of me and ran off. I followed the beast until I came across a Tree.

The tree was small, and it had these small flower bulbs. I walked over and inspected them, and the bulbs held small fragments of Life inside them. Then I felt tugging on my robe, and I saw the same creatures from before cat ears and dog tails in all, but some had the wings of birds. This was interesting pretty soon; one started to talk to me.

“Master Ethan, welcome we are Shippoes servants of Gods and Spirits. This island is the place of our birth; we call it Eden. All Shippoes will be born here. We will all venture into the World once we are ready, and we will serve you and the others.”

I smiled. I called my family to Eden, and we all got to know the Shippo’s. They were a cute little bunch I loved them dearly. Some of the Shippoes started to swear their allegiance to us. Some even changed color to match their chosen master. Either way, I decided to hide Eden from mortal eyes. I also decided to make the Shipoes invisible to mortals as well; I soon returned home with my new friends, and we began to work. The Shippoes were incredibly talented. They could even make changes to the World without the need of an Alter Bubble interesting I decided to walk out into the World, and I took in the fresh air and gentle sights.

End of Chapter

Ch. 3 The Age of the Flare Sapiens

We started the Age of Fire with a massive bang, literally. As it turned out, Pyro and Erina chose to create the Flare Sapiens through an explosion. The two sent down a scarlet comet, and when it made an impact, the comet unleashed a wave of Fire that manifested into dinosaurs that were mostly made of Fire and molten rock.

We watched the development of these Flare Dinosaurs. They were fascinating to watch. Some were very docile, while a large majority of them were territorial and incredibly hostile.

These creatures fought for territory and food. You see, Flare Dinosaurs have an inner Molten Core that must be kept lit, or else these creatures will grow cold, and they will slow down until they stop moving and turn into a cool rock.

Some Flare Dinosaurs keep their inner flame lit by eating wood and burnable matter as kindling, while the more hostile Flare Dinosaurs consume other Flare Dinosaurs and take their heat and join it with theirs.

The reproduction of the Flare Dinosaurs is pretty simple. You see, they are born from volcanoes. Eggs get shot out of the Volcano and land at the Volcano's foot, and when they hatch, it's kill or be killed.

Pyro enjoyed these creatures, and on occasion, he would play with them, and when he plays with them, Pyro get incredibly rough. One time he almost got hurt, and I scolded him heavily.

I scolded Pyro many times. I eventually decided to let him get burned night time was especially hard for the Flare Dinosaurs mainly because at night, things would get incredibly cold, most of them would get cold petrify.

It was sad to see them dry up. Still, such is the way of the Age of Fire after several million years. The Flare Dinosaurs began to evolve. They had gotten smarter the Flare Dinosaurs had found a way to hibernate during the night and hold in vital heat. When the sun rose the next morning, they would awaken. I smiled as these Mortals started to form a language. They were even building structures and huts. There were even different tribes running across the land. Pyro had made several appearances, and he quickly established himself as the God of Flames. 

Pyro was worshiped worldwide, and there was at least one shrine in every settlement and rest stop. After six decades, the Flare Dinosaurs evolved further. The oldest Flare Dinosaur slowly started to harden until he became a rock, and after three weeks, the rock exploded, and soon a humanoid-shaped being with brown skin and Flames for hair rose. This being was a Flare Sapien.

This evolutionary breakthrough awakened something in the Flare Dinosaurs, and they learned that once they reach the end of this life, they would be reborn into another one soon. Other Flare Dinosaurs became reborn as Flare Sapiens. 

Flare Sapiens could now reproduce through sex, and Flare Sapiens had several abilities to manipulate Fire, and they could go into their Dino form at any time. Their absolute power was the ability to explode and reform, but the reforming process took time, and it would vary based on the explosion.

The Flare Sapiens soon built cities resembling the ancient Aztec society the Flare Sapiens have set up two small nations, the City of the Sapphire Flame and the City of the Ruby Flame. These two cities had different views. The Sapphire Flare Sapiens focused on the gentle side of Fire, a tender warmth that welcomes all and focuses on inspiring Hope.

The Ruby Flare Sapiens were much more violent. They focused on pure power and destructive force. The Ruby Flare Sapiens were happy to start fights with anyone they see fit.

Conflicts started to rage between the two cities. It got so bad that the Sapphire Flare Sapiens had to relocate their City to a far off away from the Ruby Flare Sapiens. However, there was one group that was different from the other Flare Sapiens. They were known as the Emerald Flare Sapiens.

They were a nomadic tribe with feeble pyrokinetic abilities; they followed a group of beasts called Tenglox. They were large creatures that resembled Birds. They were very fatty sheep that live in flocks. They were ultimately defenseless creatures, and they needed much protection. The Emerald Flare Sapiens were happy to provide this protection. After all, these creatures belonged to the Emerald Flare Sapiens.

Solis loved to walk among the Flare Sapiens. His favorite place to be was a volcano known to all as Mayrilla Volcano. Sadly, this was the only Volcano that could produce Flare Dinosaur Eggs. All the other Volcanoes had slowly gone extinct. Still, somehow Mayrilla had survived. Solis would disguise himself as a Golden Flare Sapien, and he would gather all the eggs together into a cart, and he would watch over them and bestow blessings upon them. Solis would get spotted very easily by Mortals, and Solis had made a name for himself as the Golden Ember's Harold. Many Flare Sapiens revered Solis as a protector of children, which was very loyal to his character. Solis loved all Children, and he would always spend time with them. I loved Solis's calm and gentle personality. Solis would also teach whenever he could.

Solis would keep his identity a secret from the Flare Sapiens, of course; however, when Pyro wanted to make himself known, he would appear at his Temple and would sit upon his throne. The Temple itself would be set ablaze by his sheer power. Keep in mind Pyro preferred to meet the Flare Sapiens in person. He would shower the Flare Sapiens with endless gifts.

Then there was another incident with the Scarlet and Indigo Serpent. This creature came up to a random Flare Sapien and bit him on the Leg. The Flare Sapien soon became incredibly hostile and went on a rampage, attacking and slaughtering those close to him. At the end that Flare Sapien was executed, and I was told something strange had occurred. Cross went to collect the Soul, but the Soul turned violet and Scarlet Red and fled. Cross also said to me about the first time this happened during the Age of the Oi. I grew very concerned. I then sent my Shipoes out to search for this strange Serpent.

I then went to find Lumine since the Age of Flare Sapiens started. Lumine has made small appearances. I found Lumine in his Dwelling witch was a purple tower that could not be seen by Mortal eyes. Lumine was reading a book at his desk, and he didn't even notice me, that is until I poked his head. Lumine then got up and bowed to me. I asked Lumine why he had been so absent, and Lumine said that he was studying lore his Shippoes had collected from the Flare Sapiens would seem to have started three tribes. Each one had their way of doing things. It was interesting. 

Lumine didn't share Solis's interest in the Flare Sapiens Lumine saw them as brutes who love to fight Lumine would still raise the moon and let it shine down onto my World. Like always, Lumine just stayed in his tower and would read and study. I then left Lumine, and I decided to visit Erd. He was also a scholar, but Erd preferred to research and write things down in his tome. 

Erd had made his Dwelling into a large palace full of books that he had written. His Palace was a massive library. I soon found Erd in his study, and I looked over his shoulder. I saw that he was writing a book on the fighting styles of the Flare Sapiens. I looked at the page number and saw that Erd was now on page 150. It was interesting a Shippo then climbed onto my shoulder and said that Erd had been working on this book for many years and that the challenge was that the Flare Sapiens were constantly enhancing there fighting techniques.

I chuckled and decided to leave. I soon walked to one of the extinct Volcanoes. This one was called Mount Paylo; this Volcano had an exciting myth. This Volcano was the resting place of the Flame Diva. She was a Flare Sapien named Paylo who invested much time into her subjects. Paylo loved them all. Sadly, Paylo became afflicted with a strange illness that weakened her day by day. She wanted to be thrown into the Volcano to be apart of her people forever. However, the Volcano went extinct six months after that. I took pity on Paylo. So I flew to the Volcano's crater, and I created a crimson Ember, and I dropped it into Mount Paylo, and soon the Volcano erupted with new life.

I then saw something rise from the Volcano. It was Paylo. She was clothed in a tribal dress, and a gaudy Jewelry Paylo smiled and bowed to me before sinking back down. 

I soon returned to the Volcano foot, and I saw many Flare Sapiens celebrating at the revival of Mount Paylo. I then decided to walk to the hidden City of the Sapphire Flare Sapiens, and I had to say trees well hid this City. I wondered if they planted these trees intentionally to hide.

I soon cloaked my presence, and I walked to the Palace, and I found the two leading rulers of the City. The queen had a beautiful tribal dress that was decorated in all sorts of glamorous stones. The king looked incredibly strong and kind. I noticed that the Sapphire Flare Sapiens had pale white skin compared to the Ruby and Emerald Flare Sapiens.

I also saw many children running around. It was a heartwarming sight. I decided to leave. I soon saw Cross, and I sighed because that meant someone had been brutally murdered. I followed Cross, and I was right there in an ally. A Ruby Flare Sapien had murdered two Sapphire Flare Sapiens. Luckily, guards soon came a boy and handled the situation.

I had then heard that the Ruby Flare Sapien was questioned, and shortly afterward, he was forced into Flare Dinosaur form and was cooled to the point where he became a rock. The Sapphire Flare Sapiens lacked military power, but they significantly made up for it with their knowledge. The Sapphire Flare Sapiens were able to create powerful magic sentinels and defense towers. Each one was fueled by magic. These sentinels and buildings protected everyone in Sapphire City, but after they got found by the spy, the entire City excited their defenses.

I also studied the Sapphire Flare Sapiens magical devices. They had found a way to drain heat from their prisoners, basically placing them in stasis. I was very proud of them; I then decided to check on the Emerald Flare Sapiens. I was able to find them relatively quickly. They were busy herding the Tenglox into an area where they could safely graze. I smiled at the way the Emerald Flare Sapiens could live. They chose to live freely away from conflict and fear the Emerald Flare Sapiens did not possess strong magic or powerful combat prowess. If anything, they stayed in the middle as a balanced party.

I watched them for many hours until I departed. I returned to my Dwelling, where I continued to watch the World. Over time I saw the Flare Sapiens fight each other.

At one point, the Ruby Flare Sapiens were able to find the Sapphire city's location, and a huge fight ensued. The Sapphire Flare Sapiens seemed well prepared for this fight because they managed to fight off the Ruby Flare Sapiens.

After many days of fighting, the two cities were able to make peace. The one who instigated this treaty was a Sapphire Flare Sapien named Isa. She had formed a bond with a Ruby Flare Sapien warrior named Mars. The two became the founders of the Era of the Amethyst Flame. This new Era brought a lot of joy and harmony, but several Flare Sapiens denied this union. This Era even welcomed the Emerald Flare Sapiens, but as I said, this Era began with much hostility and kindness.

Also, with this union, the Amethyst Flare Sapiens was born. They were a hybrid of the ruby and sapphire, and their abilities surpassed the other Flare Sapiens in several ways. They had advanced Mastery over Pyro Kinesis and Superior Flare Dinosaur form that was bigger and stronger than the Average Flare Sapien.

The Amethyst Flare Sapiens have made their City, but as I said, there were several conflicts. The Flare Sapiens, who still practiced the old traditions, have started small wars with the major cities. This group of Flare Sapiens was made up of both Sapphire and Ruby Flare Sapiens, but soon they began to change their color to pure Gold.

This new Flare Sapien tribe had made their City in the vast desert. They trained for days getting stronger and stronger, and soon they began their attacks on the other Flare Sapien city's. This first act was the start of the First World War that took place in the Second Age. 

I began to watch as the war raged, and I saw how Pyro was being tugged between all the tribes. The Sapphire Flare Sapiens asked for Pyro's protection. Simultaneously, the Ruby Flare Sapiens prayed for Pyro's strength, the Gold Flare Sapiens asked for Pyro's anger, and the Emerald Flare Sapiens asked for Pyro's compassion. Finally, the Amethyst Flare Sapiens asked for Pyro's wisdom. Soon all these prayers began to take their toll on Pyro's sanity. Hence, I decided to experiment with something. I went to Pyro's Sphere, and I inserted five shards into it.

Soon the shards began to shine brightly, and I could feel something happening on the surface. I observed the phenomena, and I could see that the war was being interrupted by five volcanoes erupting simultaneously. Each one sent out a different color of lava.

Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Amethyst, and Gold, soon a Golden Magma Pterodactyl came out of the Golden Volcano, and from the Ruby Volcano came a Ruby Magma Tyrannosaurus Rex. That descended onto the battlefield from the Emerald Magma Stegosaurus came from the Emerald Volcano. He went to the Emerald Flare Sapiens and led them away from the conflict. 

From the Sapphire Volcano came a Sapphire Magma Triceratops, and from the Amethyst Volcano came 3 Amethyst Magma Velociraptors.

Pyro was put at ease by this with the five Sacred Magma Beasts. The war became much more destructive. 

Pyro was able to manipulate the Magma Beasts' movements and actions. Pyro felt a tremendous amount of relaxation because he wasn't being tugged at left and right by the Prayers of his people. The Envoys of Death took this war in stride Cross Benefited from this war, and Cross carried so many souls to Erina that he came by almost daily.

Erina was furious with this amount of souls coming in every day, so she asked Seren and Zephyr to end the war by creating a massive rainstorm this was an unexpected event because the Flare Sapiens had never seen rain. When the rain fell upon them, the Flare Sapiens felt nothing but pain. The Flare Sapiens thought this rain was an ill omen soon many Flare Sapiens were cooled to the point where they became petrified the war was forced to end in a bitter truce. Erina then ended the rain, and Pyro Confronted Erina. The two then started to get into a horrible fight. Despite being the Goddess of Life, Erina did have the power to fight her magic manifested as stars. This fight lasted for many hours but soon, I put the conflict to an end, and I scolded them.

I mainly scolded them for acting childish. I was not angry about the fact that Erina conspired to end the war by herself. I knew the war would destroy them, so it had to end somehow. Ultimately, I asked Pyro to return to his followers, but I requested Erina to stay. We then talked about her mental state Erina kept exclaiming that she was fine, but I knew better.

Erina then left my Dwelling. I sighed and decided to keep a close eye on Erina. It would be terrible if the Goddess of life suddenly went mad.

I went back to Observing the World. From what I could gather, the Flare Sapien's interpreted this event as a higher beings way of ending the war, and soon the Magma Beasts revealed my existence to the Flare Sapiens began the Era of Rekindling. This Era was devoted to trying to restore the Flare Sapiens from their petrification. This project was the first time all of the Flare Sapiens got together to work as a team to undo the mistakes they made. This act of kindness made me smile. Despite their, problems Flare Sapiens were able to help each other.

As the Flare Sapiens went to work, I looked away for a brief moment to contact Lumine, but then I heard screams. I then returned my gaze to the Mortals, and what I saw was unreal. The Scarlet and Indigo Serpent bit into the petrified Flare Sapiens, and soon monsters began to rise from the petrified rock, and soon the Monsters started to attack the Flare Sapiens.

I decided to make myself known to the Flare Sapiens, and when I appeared, they were astonished. I then began to fight the Monsters. I created a white Spear, and I fought the monsters. I managed to repel them, but the Scarlet and Indigo Serpent had then vanished.

I then told the Flare Sapiens to prepare themselves for future monster attacks. After that, I teleported to my Dwelling and rested there.

As I rested in my Dwelling, I could feel the Scarlet and Indigo Serpent corrupting more creatures and items into monsters. I could sense it if I didn't prepare myself, my World would be overrun with Monsters that would cause havoc for everyone. The next day, I discovered that a Scarlet mist that I would name Esk The Esk started affecting mortals who soon began to go mad. I then gave the Shipoes the task of Purifying and Collecting the Esk from any being infected by the Esk. I instructed the Shipoes to store the collected Esk in their chosen Master's Sphere.

Every few months, I do my rounds collecting the Esk and repurposing it into raw energy I use to create Shards. The Esk is troublesome. I mean, it seems that this Serpent will not stop in its mission, whatever it may be.

I Need to find a way to end the life of this horrid creature. As I rested, I felt something stirring inside me. I woke up and saw that one of my shards was glowing a Darkish Blue, and it gave off black sparks of energy. I picked up the Shard and sent it into my World A Sphere Manifested. This Sphere was located in a valley. Erina and I were the first to appear before this Sphere. The Sphere's striking feature was that floating swords and Shields surrounded it and below the Sphere was a small boy sleeping below it. I then picked up the little boy. Once he was in my grasp, he started to bite me and kick and scream I panicked, but the Jumped out of my arms and soon ran towards Erina and hid behind her.

I was in much pain, and Erina could sense it. She came over to me and healed my wounds, then she picked up the young God, and I got a closer look at the young Godling. He had black hair with yellow streaks in it, and he was wearing a yellow onesie with white Daggers on it.

Erina and I thought it would be best if the young Godling were in Erina's care. With that out of the way, the two of us went our separate ways. I decided to cloak myself and walk among the Mortals for the day. I soon met with Erd, who gathered information from the local scholars I was curious about and joined in on the conversation; apparently, it was about medicine techniques.

Soon our conversation came to an end, and Erd and I walked to the bazaar, and we began talking about Erd's ever-changing Archive. Erd was rewriting the entire Archive for the 20th time this century, I chuckled. As we talked more and more, the constant threat of the Esk kept popping up all around us, Erd and I then collected the Esk when we saw it, and I sent it to my Dwelling to be purified Erd then left, and I returned to my Dwelling. I soon felt curious about something. I mean, if I could create divine entities with Shards, then what could I make with Shards that were tainted by the clouds of Esk? I took an orb of Esk, and I took a blank shard. I fused the two things, and soon a perfect 3-dimensional hexagonal diamond. I was amazed by this new development, I then decided to experiment. I called Erina and Lumine to my Dwelling. Once there, they imbued the Diamond with their power.

Their combined power created an Early Bird Purple Diamond, and it gave off gentle white waves. I smiled and sent Erina and Lumine to their homes; I decided to hold off on sending this Diamond into my World.

After many years I watched as the Flare Sapiens fought against the monsters, and they managed to protect themselves. I was proud of them. I also heard that the young Godling had reached maturity, and he chose to name himself Mars as it would seem that he was a God of War. The last war created a small spark of life that found its way to my Shards and slowly grew in power due to the Flare Sapiens fighting the Monsters funny how things work out like that.

Mars took a shine to the Flare Sapiens and soon began to walk among them under the guise of a young Flare Sapien, and he would participate in the Flare Sapien's fighting tournaments.

Pyro would also join in, and the two would fight against each other, and the fights would get interesting because depending on the circumstances, the war could go either way. At some points, Mars would completely decimate Pyro, but at other times it would be Pyro who used his flames to devour Mars. These fights would occur a lot, and they would get more and more unstable. It soon got to the point where I had to stop them.

The fights soon became less frequent, and I began to relax for a bit, but this Age had to come to an end like the Oi. I soon contacted Pyro and told him to choose a Flare Sapien spared from the Cataclysm.

Pyro chose to spare the Golden Pyro Sapien warlord Telco. He was a particularly odd Golden Pyro Sapien who was trying to make up for the past mistakes. Telco had started several peace treaties, and Telco had ultimately done a lot to Improve the Flare Sapiens image. Telco had put an end to a long and dirty reputation.

I gathered all of my children together, and we decided on how this Age would end; we decided on an Ice Age. Due to the recent Monster Attacks, the Cocoon of renewal was full of power Erina then opened the Cocoon and gave the Power to Zephyr and Serene, who slowly began to create Ice. Soon Zephyr spread the Ice on the wind. Slowly the World started to get colder and colder. The Flare Sapiens soon took notice and began to panic.

Pyro heard his children's cries, and he knew he couldn't help them, so he told the Magma Beasts to do what they could to ease their pain. Mercy was the main Envoy of this Age. She used her song to comfort the Flare Sapiens and relieve them, then all of their souls were snuffed out, and very slowly, the Age of Fire came to a close.

The World was now calm. The Monsters still roamed the land, but there was nothing I can do about that. I then went to the Altar Bubble, and I inserted the Dark Blue Diamond into my World, and soon a sizeable Hexagonal Diamond appeared. I found the Diamond in an incredibly dark place below Erd's Domain. There I saw Her. She was a gorgeous woman with white hair and pale blue skin. a blindfold covered her eyes, and she had the body of a normal woman that was connected to a Scorpion's body matched with scorpion Claws legs and tail

The being smiled at me and bowed. the woman then said, "hello, Master Ethan, I am Dine, the Mother of Demons, and I will assist you in the best way I know-how." 

I then asked Dine what she would contribute to my World. Dine smiled and explained that she could create Monsters and Demons that are under her control. Dine then explained that she would have been born sooner, but something was blocking her from manifesting naturally, so she was stuck in the Roots of my World, waiting to manifest into my World.

I then asked Dine what she knew about the substance I called Esk Dine said that Esk is a substance that is supposed to form naturally as well. However, for some reason, my World was significantly stunted in its growth by an unknown force, So if Monsters were going to come from Dine, then what exactly was the Scarlet and Indigo Serpent? I soon returned to my Dwelling, and I lead a massive search for the Serpent. With Dine's children, we were able to find the Serpent, and I captured it in an urn of Dark Matter. I then called Annabell to my side, and she helped me contain the Serpent in a magic circle.

I released the Serpent from the urn, and I got a closer look at it. The Serpent had gotten much more significant since the last time I saw it, and it showed no fear. The Serpent stared directly at me. I then began to question the Serpent, and after seven hours of asking, the Serpent Chuckled and soon transformed. 

Into a grown woman, she had her tied up into a long ponytail, and she was wearing a torn dress covered in blood. She smiled at me and said, "hehe, so you finally found me. Well, then I guess I should at least reveal my identity. I am Mona, one of several parasites born from anomalies in the multiverse. If I remember correctly, I was conceived through a failed soul harvest. As soon as I was born, I went deep into the roots of your World, and I slowly drained the World of its energy. Then I proceeded to infect the creatures, but my infection was going very slowly, so I made rash decisions, and now I am here."

I was furious with this entity, but at the same time, I felt sorry for her, so I decided to flex my powers, and soon, I placed my hand on Mona's head, and soon she began to split into nothingness. However, I chose to be merciful, and I converted Mona into a Shard, and I purified it.

I then fell to my knees, and I began to feel an immense amount of power soon, my form began to change, and I became a shining white entity, and four angel wings popped out of my back. I knew what was happening. My real power was returning. I then stood up and took a deep breath; then, I reverted to my usual form.

Annabell, who had been in the room, had fallen to the ground. I helped her to her feet, smiled, went back to my desk, and I began to create more Shards and Diamonds.

I asked my Shipoes to collect essence from my children and return them to me soon, my creations became so calm and careful, but this was only a side project. I then set a date for the next meeting that would decide the next Age. Until the conference, I decided to explore my World, and Pyro was spending time with his Magma Beasts. They were powerful creatures, and I adored them. They were also incredibly loyal to their master.

I was just happy to see that Pyro had someone to care for, I then descended into Dine's nest, and as I dropped down, I noticed that there were egg pods everywhere on the walls, ceiling, and floor. I soon found Dine nursing several of her hatched children, and I had to say they looked adorable. They looked exactly like Dine with her white hair and pale blue skin. There were already monsters roaming the World. Some managed to live peacefully, but there were very few of them because of the last Cataclysm.

I spoke with Dine and even helped her care for her children, and I haven't felt this way since Serene and her siblings were just Godlings. This feeling was very gentle and reminded me of the past. I soon left Dine's domain, and I decided to visit Mars when I entered his Dwelling, which was, in fact, a coliseum.

I walked up to where I could see the events, and Mars was fighting his Shippoes, who had transformed into full-sized warriors. I watched the spectacle for a while before interrupting; Mars grew furious at the intrusion and wanted to fight me.

I sighed and decided to indulge Mars in his little escapade. I summoned my spear and began to fight Mars, who called his sword and shield. We soon started the fight. We circled each other.

Until Mars rushed at me, and I blocked his attack with lightning-fast reflexes, I then pushed Mars back, and I threw my spear at Mars, and my throw was so hard that it shattered the shield Mars was using to defend himself. Mars was utterly shocked. He probably didn't believe I had that sort of power.

I then summoned my spear back to my side, and I spread my wings. I rushed towards Mars, who braced himself for the attack. Soon, I came in close, and with one powerful slash Mars was brought to his knees. I then walked back over to Mars. I helped him up. Mars looked up at me and smiled. I then healed Mars, and we began to talk. This conversation lasted for several hours until Mars looked at me and said, "Ethan can you teach me how to be strong like you?" 

I chuckled and nodded my head. Mars was so excited he then proceeded when I could teach him, I sighed and said, probably sometime around the next Age; Mars then let out a grown because he knew there would be a long wait until the next Age was ready. I then returned to my Dwelling, and I started to make more shards and Diamonds.

I soon called Annabell to my Dwelling, and I asked her to place a portion of essence inside a Blank Shard Annabell complied, and soon, I mixed the Shard with Erina's Essence and Solis's Essence. Soon the Shard gave off a wonderful white glow, and there were shining yellow ripples. I inserted this Shard into my World, and soon, a small girl that looked to be about five years old appeared she was dressed as a nun, but she didn't have the head part of the outfit.

Her outfit was white and yellow, and her hair was as grey as stone. Her hair covered her eyes. This small girl looked at me and bowed respectfully, and said: "hello Ethan I am Elf, the spirit of White magic, and my only wish is to assist you in any way I can."

I then asked Elf if she could perform some of her magic. Elf took a deep breath, and soon a white spell circle appeared around her feet, and it started to glow.

Soon I felt utterly revitalized. Elf smiled and curtsied. Annabell looked completely flabbergasted by Elf's power, and I think she was jealous even I smiled softly. I asked Annabell to take Elf to the Mystic Oasis Annabell groaned and begrudgingly agreed. I then walked to Erd's Domain, and I soon found out that Erd had extended his library. It was now like a labyrinth very extensive. I soon found a Shipoe who lead me to Erd, who was currently writing a new book.

I got Erd's attention, and I told him that I decided to give him the honor of creating the next Age Erd soon became flustered; I put my hand on Erd's head, and he began to calm down. I chuckled and called a meeting to discuss the next Age. We decided to make it the Age of Earth. We decided to give this Age the Virtue of Wisdom and Knowledge, something that Erd held near and dear to his heart.

Erd gave his designs to Erina, and we were all set to work setting the stage for the entire World. We added more rocky mountains, vast plains of green and other things related to Earth.

Once everything was made in Erd's design, we started to prepare for the Age of Earth.

End of Chapter

Ch. 4 The Age of the Terralix

The Age was off to a slow start. The Terralix evolved at a languid pace, but as I watched them develop, I saw that they had grown into Scholars and Monks. Oh, and the Terralix they are tortoises at this point. They are walking on two legs now. They have a government that seems to run on Religion. There are currently three ranks in their government, the highest being Priests and Bishops who act as the leaders below them are the Monks who act as the police force and knights. Below them are the Acolytes, witch civilians their empire has spread to at least three continents. I am curious about how my World so heavy on Religion now would experience divine punishment, so I called Tox to my side, and I told him to prepare a great plague.

Tox agreed and went to work brewing in the Palace of Dead. The brew Tox was preparing. I even enlisted Dine's help to create Monsters that could spread disease, and Dine Collaborated with Tox, and soon green birds that gave off pink mist were born. Dine named them Despair Crows.

They would carry the plague and spread it to all corners of the World. The Terralix will be greatly surprised; however, there was an unforeseen complication as I was reviewing my World's current status. I noticed something beginning to form inside my Dwelling. I stood up from my desk and saw a Terralix. This one was ancient. He had to be on his 500th year. Despite his age, he looked incredibly well off. The Terralix looked around my Dwelling before being surprised by my presence.

I then questioned this Terralix, and I found out that he was a Supreme Guru, and he had theorized that through advanced meditation and spiritual channeling, he could reach the World of the Gods.

I was surprised that the Terralix were able to reach such a high plane through preparation. The old Terralix Guru then asked me many questions, and I shared what I could with the Guru before forcing him back to his people.

I then decided what I could do at the moment. On the one hand, if the Terralix are left as they are, the Terralix will gain esoteric KnowledgeKnowledge no mortal should know. On the other hand, if I punish them, they could lose faith in us gods. I decided to be safe and ensure that the Guru's KnowledgeKnowledge would be best lost to time. I took a deep breath. I called upon Pyro's power, and I sent down balls of fire on the Guru's Temple. I sighed and heard their screams of agony. Their suffering broke my heart. 

Still, it had to be done soon after the punishment had ended Erd rushed into my Dwelling. Yelling, "Master Ethan, how could you the Terralix are my priority? You had no right to punish them" Erd had been sharing his KnowledgeKnowledge with all the Terralix granting them inspiration and ideas mainly about the last two Ages.

I didn't wish to share my reason for my action. I just told Erd that it was a must, and with that, Erd had left with a furious expression on his face. I then decided to send one of my Shippoes out into the World to gather information mainly about the event I had caused, and to my surprise, the Shippoes returned with an abundance of information. I learned that many of the neighboring Temples believed that the rain of fire was another god's act, one with incredible power. I chuckled and told the Shippoes to lead the Terralix Monks to a particular place. You see, certain areas have gone entirely untouched by the Calamities that have ended the last two ages. These places that go untouched are mainly shrines, and Mortals can't see Shrines that are not apart of their age generally unless they are directed to them by an outside force, in this case, my Shippoes. 

You may be wondering why I am doing this well. I am a deity who appreciates surprises. For example, Mona, when she first appeared to me, I was initially furious. However, as I thought more about it, Mona was an excellent source of entertainment for me, so my manipulation of guiding the Terralix to this one shrine is so I can relieve future boredom. I then teleported to the Shrine the Monk Terralix were investigating. I turned myself into a rabbit. I watched as the two explored the Fire Shrine. I chuckled now and then, but then I saw the two Monks look at the Murial of Pyro and the five Magma Beasts. The two Monks were amazed and went to report to the Bishop of the Country.

I then returned to my Dwelling, and I looked over my collection of Shards. At this point, I had a variety of Shards that gave off different Energy signs and colors. It was just using them that mattered.

I thought for a moment I already had envoys of Death, the spirits of day and night, the four elemental gods, the goddess of Life and the Spirits of Magic, and finally, the mother of Monsters.

In all, what else could I add to my World? I thought for a moment, and then it came to me as of right now, there are no regular Spirits. What I mean is there are two types of Spirits Supreme Spirits and Minor Spirits. The spirits I have now are all Supreme Spirits, so I would now introduce Minor Spirits.

I took the grey shard that gave of blue flames, and I added it to my World. The next night small six-foot-tall pillars appeared throughout the World, and these pillars secreted Glowing Cotton Candy colored water, and from the water, little spirits began to rise. Soon they began to form. I made my way to one of these so-called Spirit Springs. I was amazed at what I found small shining orbs of several different colors all floating around. I listened and heard little sweet innocent voices, all of them babbling incoherently. I smiled and then returned to my Dwelling. I decided to plan my next move.

I decided to visit the Mystic Oasis. When I arrived, I saw Annabell and Elf having one of their fights. These fights had been happening a lot recently. However, I knew they couldn't do much to each other they were both Supreme Spirits, so any injury they could sustain would fade quickly. However, this time I wanted to talk to them, so I released a silver ripple of energy that caught both of their attention with a simple snap of my fingers.

The two spirits were both caught off guard by me, and I asked what the current ratio was for both White and Dark Magic. Unsurprisingly, Elf's White Magic had been soaring in popularity with the Terralix. I then instructed Annabell to introduce Dark Magic to the Terralix Annabell happily complied. She took the form of a Terralix Bishop, but she was dressed in black, and she went to a distant Temple on the edge of the furthest continent, and she amazed everyone with her Dark Magic the Bishop of the Temple saw Annabell as a Demon.

Not only was she a Female Bishop, but she used Magic that went against Erds Teachings. Annabell laughed at the Bishop and challenged him to a magical duel. The winner would get the right to lead the Temple Annabell, and the Bishop gathered in the Temple Plaza, and they began their fight. Annabell decided to play with the Bishop and let him think he had the Upper Hand until the final blow was struck. When Annabell released her full power, Annabell created a Storm Magic wave that struck down the Bishop. Annabell had won, and she quickly went on to teach the other Terralix of Dark Magic the Terralix, now under Annabell's control, were eager to learn. She even started to plan a campaign to claim the entire Wisdom Continent for her own after two months of silence. The Cathedral of the Wisdom Continent sent a group of knights to investigate the Temple that had Erd's Murals painted over with the rune for Dark Magic.

The Knights went further into the desecrated Temple and found a group of Terralix chanting in a foreign tongue.

This behavior was so Bizzare to the Knights. However, the knights were sealed inside the Temple, where they became followers of Annabell's legion of Heretics. Annabelle was swift. She slowly conquered the distant neighboring Temples, and slowly Annabelle's army grew and grew until they came to one of the largest settlements that held many strong Acolytes. This Settlement was called Saint Disla. When Annabell came with her followers, the Knights and Monks rushed into action.

Sadly the Monks and Knights were outnumbered and outmatched. Saint Disla fell to Annabell's Army. Within two weeks, Annabell took ten consorts and proceeded to get impregnated by all of them. Annabelle became the first Terralix in history to give birth to a clutch of 1500 eggs. At this moment, Annabell died, but her followers continued her plan.

The Wisdom continent soon fell and now wore the banner of a Flaming Rose Annabelle's symbol. Erd was furious he came to the Mystic Oasis and quickly started a fight with Annabelle, who easily subdued Erd, forcing him to yield. Due to the newly formed Heretic Terralix tribe, it would seem that Annabell had a significant boost in power. Annabelle was now as powerful as the Gods. This comical fight made me laugh wildly.

Erd was furious with me. He came back to me and started shouting at me. I chuckled and gave him a hug Erd grew more and more upset; I just chuckled mainly because Erd was usually very calm and composed. Then sometimes, Erd was a little too quiet even to be noticed.

I finally let Erd go, and his face was so positively flustered Erd ended up sighing and said. "ok, fine, I yield but Master Ethan, why didn't you do this for the two other Ages?" I just shrugged and explained that the KnowledgeKnowledge and experience I have now were not in places then.

After several years Annabelle's children managed to forge their path in Life. They formed their hold culture, but the Terralix from the other two continents see the Heretics as monsters. I sigh and call Dine and Tox, and I tell them to unleash the plague. The next day small villages began showing signs of disease that soon spread to temples and, finally, the cathedrals. I smiled at this plague would be serving a completely different purpose.

The Terralix, the once peaceful race, was starting to turn on each other, and I smiled brightly. This worldwide conflict was an exciting turn of events because Erd was not allowed to erase his people's pain even with Elf's assistance. I watched on, and then I went to the Cave of Light to meet with Solis, who's been keeping himself preoccupied.

When I got further inside, I saw that Solis played with several small Light Spirits they had grown into toddlers. Honestly, I loved the adorable scene before me. Solis took notice of me, and so did the little spirits. They quickly ran to me, and I got tackled rapidly. I rose to my feet, and I began to talk to all of them. Solis then gathered the young spirits' attention and told them to play.

Once Solis and I were alone, I began to tell him about a slight proposal. I wanted Solis to have a fling with Elf Solis was very conflicted due to Elf's current form. However, I assured her that things would be fine and that I would prepare a place where they could consummate in peace. Solis begrudgingly agreed.

I soon left to prepare the proper place. I ultimately decided to make an island that could only be tangible to us Gods and Supreme Spirits on this island, and I created a alter that had a bench. I decorated the small island with beautiful wildflowers that challenged the divine. I decided to call this place the Island Of Wonders.

Once the island had been set up, I called out to Solis and Elf. The two looked at me strangely when I brought up the island's purpose, but I told them that this was an order. The two then sat on the bench and began to talk to each other; I then left the two alone.

Six months later, Elf became pregnant with twins. She went back to the Mystic Oasis, a changed Spirit. When she found out that she was having twins, Elf was excited, but at the same time, she was apprehensive about being a mother.

Elf smiled and soon decided to take a stroll outside the Mystic Oasis. She chose to keep her proper form but turned herself invisible to Mortals' eyes.

Yet somehow, one Terralix was able to see her. She was a small, frail thing. Elf walked over to her, and she smiled at the small girl. Elf slowly bent down and kissed the little girl's head, and walked away. The small Terralix was confused and soon started to feel better as if her pain and sickness just melted away.

After two more Months, Elf gave birth to two blue-haired girls. They had their Father's eye and their mother's sweet, beautiful smile.

Solis smiled and named them Mixi and Mari. I was happy to see my two granddaughters, and when I saw them, I could see they shared a blue and pink heart-shaped shard that had been split in two.

I was curious what these two could do together on their own in the future. I decided to walk among the Mortals. I chose to look around, and the continent I agreed on was the Peace continent, the Terralix Civilization's birthplace. Due to the plague I set upon them. This once shining nation is now falling into chaos.

I approached the Grand Cathedral, and I noticed the gates were heavily locked. However, I could sense a significant amount of activity inside the Cathedral. I jumped over the gates and looked inside a window. To my surprise, a massive Festival was being held within the Cathedral walls. This last-ditch scheme to avoid the plague had to be the most selfish thing the Terralix have done. I summoned Erd to my side, and I showed him what his people were doing, and he was positively furious.

I then decided to collaborate with Erd. We returned to my Dwelling, and we planned our move Erd has not had a titan Made for him, so I decided to fix that problem. 

Erd created a clump of Earth that felt different from the Earth he controls. I then placed a Titan Shard inside the chunk of Earth, and soon it formed into a massive cobra Erd named his Titan the Gaia Cobra, and he sent it to the Cathedral of the Peace Continent, but Erd Gave the Titan instructions not to harm those who were innocent.

The Gaia Cobra slithered into view of the Terralix, who instantly bowed to it sensing its divinity. The Gaia Cobra then slithered to the Cathedral and swiftly attacked it like a savage beast ate the Bishop of the Cathedral along with his blasphemous followers. Only five Terralix who served in the Cathedral were spared.

The Gaia Cobra then retreated into the Earth, and from that day on, the Terralix tried to return to a pure path. Even though the plague was still active, but that all changed when Mixi and Mari grew into Age they showed great power in the art of healing. Still, that was not their real power. However, for the time being, they walked among the Terralix and took the form of birds, both blue and white.

Mixi and Mari flew throughout the World, bestowing a silver powder that spread to the entire World, and soon the plague slowly started to vanish. This did not go unnoticed by the Terralix, who praised these birds' arrival, called the Birds of Miracles.

With the end of the sickness came a sudden realization to stop the needless violence that had plagued the Terralix world for so long. The Terralix soon created a peace treaty with the Heretics, and Erd sent a blessing as a sign that he approved of this union. So Erd gave his children fertile soil and the gift of his presence Erd was allowed to be with the Terralix for 30 years, but I told him he could not share the secrets of us Gods.

The Terralix immensely enjoyed the time they shared with their patron god, and Erd loved spending time with his children. The Terralix Erd smiled and participated in many things in the Terralix civilization, from simple farming to complicated things like politics.

Sadly like all things, Erd's time had come to an end Erd soon returned to his Dwelling with a sad heart. Waiting for Erd was Erina. She sighed and said, "Erd, it is almost time to end this age, but I don't want that to happen, so I need your help. I want you to help me destroy the Cocoon of renewal to cancel out the Cataclysm." 

Erd was shocked by Erina's request, but he didn't want to see the Terralix be destroyed, so he agreed to help Erina. The two then ran off to Erd's Dwelling, where they sought to create a weapon capable of shattering a creation of the gods Erd was able to make a type of Material my World had never seen before. He succeeded with Erina's assistance. The dagger gave off a pink and green glow, and then the two waited for the day when I decided to use the Cataclysm I was watching the two. After all, there is no being in my World who can hide from my sight. I soon called Lumin to my side, and I showed him what Erina and Erd were planning Lumin chuckled and said, "do they really think that a simple magic dagger can stop the inevitable."

"They might think so either way. When this is all over, there will be punishments to be given," I said as I walked to my desk and I went to Zephyr. He was more than happy to create the World's strongest Windstorm. Zephyr spent 5 years gathering wind energy into one orb. I had alerted the other gods of what was coming. Erd and Erina then quickly stabbed the Cocoon of Renewal before the Cataclysm could damage my World. The Cocoon then released a massive influx of Life Energy that brought all of the dead back to Life. Those who died in the previous ages. Needless to say, the Windstorm that had been prepared was snuffed out like a flame.

Soon my World's Equilibrium began to falter, and without a container for all the souls, my World began to break out into several explosions and many natural disasters. I was curious as to why this was happening. I believe that the massive influx of Life is too great, so my World is trying to stabilize its own without my say engaging.

So now there was an endless cycle of Life and Death, each one fighting, and they are unyielding. Erina and Erd instantly came to me asking for my help. I then looked at both of them and said. 

"How can I possibly help when you both caused this to happen? Still, hopefully, this will teach you both to not disobey me."

I walked away from the two. Erina had a look of pure rage with a mixture of embarrassment on her face. I didn't care. I flew above my World, and I created my spear I then threw my spear down with such intensity that it parted the clouds and made a massive crater upon impact with the Earth. The souls were sucked into the spear along with the Death energy, and my World became bare once again. I collected my spear and sucked out the Life and death energy. I separated the two into different orbs, one black and one white I then gathered all the Gods and Supreme Spirits together. We went on to fix my World Erina and Erd were both not allowed to help, and as punishment, I let them be tortured by the Guardians.

The Restoration of my World took sixty long years. I then released Erina and Erd, and I had hidden the now restored Cocoon of Renewal from Erina. With all this done, Erina spread her power throughout the land restoring Life to my World. Then we all gathered in my Dwelling, and we began planning the next Age, but this time, we had Mixi and Mari to help us this time.

I was actually wondering how I could start this new Age. The other Elemental gods had all had their turn. Zephyr told me that he didn't care if he was next or not. Zephyr always did have an "I don't care" attitude about him, and honestly, it was a little annoying. 

I then decided to give this Age to Zephyr, and in turn, Zephyr let out a loud groan. I told Zephyr to show his designs to Erina, and I said Erina to contribute to me.

The meeting came to an end, and I went to my desk. I decided to insert a new shard into my World for this time, I placed a black and blue Shard into my World. Soon a new Goddess was born her hair was in a bun, and her hair color was black with blue streaks she wore a blank white mask, and her attire was that of a witch, but it was colored silver with blue gems and in her left hand was a crystal rapier.

She smiled and bowed to me and said, "Hello master, I am Snow, the goddess of Knowledge. I see this World is in quite a state of ruin. I wish to assist in any way possible."

I soon lead Snow to my Dwelling, and she began assisting me with my planning. Snow then asked for all the Knowledge from the previous Ages.

I complied and gave them to her Snow then absorbed all the Knowledge into her being. When the day was done, Snow left to make her Dwelling. She chose to create her home in the heavens in a place known as the sky palace Snow soon grew very attached to Erd. Snow even became a motherly figure to Erd, who much appreciated Snow's presence, and he would visit Snow almost .every day.

I smiled at this bond they shared soon. Erina came to my Dwelling with the Life imbued designs. I took them from Erina, and as she departed, I sent the plans to the Cocoon of Renewal. Now we had to act fast. I enlisted all the Spirits and Gods to help us alter the World to Zephyr's designs. The Trees were now much more extensive than anything seen before. There were now grasslands Spread throughout the World. It all looked beautiful. Soon the Senal came to be the Senal were tall green beings with three eyes. They had white bird wings on their backs, They had the talons of birds on their feet. They had light green hair. The Senal were very much attuned to the air, and they quickly formed their own tribes; after some time, those tribes became colonies similar to that of an ant or bee colony.

Many wars broke out between these colonies, and many smaller colonies were wiped clean off the map. Soon there were only 4 colonies left to the east was the Kren colony. They had a powerful magical military and had survived countless wars. To the west was the united colonies of Don. This Colony was made up of 5 smaller colonies that were too weak to fight alone, forming an alliance and forming a supercolony. 

Don is a mixed assortment of various strengths and military forces. They have survived 6 wars by acting as a unified force to the north was the Wekalla Colony. This Colony is located in a place where the winds are fierce and unpredictable, so fighting by air is almost impossible; however, the residents of Wekalla have mastered air combat in their Region, but the winds keep enemies at bay.

Finally, in the south is a Colony known as Yeska that Colony specializes in physical combat. They are the second oldest Colony in the history of my World. They are pretty basic, and they are almost the same as Kren, but I believe this covers my explanation, and as this new Age starts now.

End of Chapter

Ch. 5 The Age of the Senal

So far, the Senal seem incredibly obsessed with war, so Mars is pleased to be one of the patron Gods. Mar's loves appearing on the Battlefield with his Shippoes and assisting those who call upon him; I watch from on high. Dine is a little uneasy about this age mainly because the Senal has almost wiped out the monster population, and those monsters are her children. Hence, she hates laying eggs only to have them killed once they reach the surface.

I consoled Dine the best I could. I even offered to create an oasis where her children could live free of danger. Dine respectfully declined and said that Monsters' death is necessary even though she hates the thought of it.

I then went to my Dwelling, and I looked over at my collection of Diamonds. I had only made five other Diamonds, each one a different color. I had no idea what each of these Diamonds held inside them. I was eager to find out I sent the Red Diamond into my World, and I felt a place beginning to form.

I followed the sensation, and soon I was lead to a Scarlet Forest. The flora of this area was magnificent and otherworldly. I walked more in-depth into this strange new location, where I found a boy wearing a nightgown, and he had a nightcap on his head. He also had translucent dragonfly wings. This being had lavender colored skin and white hair. His eyes were closed, but he could still sense my presence. 

"If I am correct, a Deity has wandered into my home," the boy said, smiling and tilting his head.

I smiled and introduced myself to this new being who is named Epsilon, and he is the creator of dreams. Epsilon then explained that dreams are made so Mortals can be inspired and guided by the gods without the need for physical interaction. 

Once Epsilon has spread his influence throughout My World, Mortals will be given the ability to dream, and Epsilon will be able to orchestrate those dreams and give them to the Mortals.

I then asked Epsilon what exactly he was. Epsilon smiled mischievously and opened one of his eyes, revealing a demonic cat-eye "well, I guess I could tell you I am the same as Lady Dine. We are Necessities that all Worlds need; however, our growth was stunted. We should have appeared naturally, but we need the power of those Diamonds to properly form," Epsilon said eerily.

I smiled and teleported back to my Dwelling, and I grab the other 4 Diamonds, and I inserted the Golden Diamond into My World, and I felt another location start to form. This one was in the sky above the sea. I flew to the area, and I found a Floating Hive.

I entered the Hive, and I found an exciting place. The Hive interior was like a Futuristic Garden with large lotus pink and cream-yellow bees flying around the area. When they spotted me, they were instantly on the offensive, but suddenly they stood down and made way for a woman with albino skin and rainbow-colored hair. She wore a short white tank top and jean shorts. Her eyes were covered by a blue handkerchief. 

This new being smiled and said, "my name is Sofia, and I am a Muse, or should I say the queen of the Muse's, and you are my Deity my creator my king."

Sofia and I started talking about many things. I filled her in on My World's creation, and Sofia hung on every word. Sofia then shared her role in this World.

"Well, Ethan, my job is to fill Mortals with inspiration so they can change your World naturally. Sadly my Hive will not be ready for a long time, so I would suggest you incorporate the rest of the diamonds into your World," Sofia said in an almost sad tone. I then returned to my Dwelling. I took the final three Diamonds, and I sent them into my World. Then I felt a massive tremor, and soon I felt a village to the west, and in the south was floating islands, and to the north, I could feel it, a giant flower bud waiting to bloom. 

I went to the village first; funny enough, this village was utterly empty. There was also a very lonely air about the place, then suddenly I came across an old Spirit he looked like a small old man. The old man smiled and stroked his long beard, saying, "Ah, young master Ethan you finally released me from the shackles of the core. Hehe, thank you. I should introduce myself; I am Wiseman. I am a variety of things, but I am mostly a spirit. I am the overseer of this place, which still needs to be named care to give this place a name master Ethan?"

I thought for a few moments until I said. "Why don't we call this place Saint Espalese?" Wiseman smiled at the name before saying, "well, now that this lovely place has a name, I should tell you it's the purpose. This village is where Minor Spirits, Monsters, Shippoes, can relax and can even propagate and form new creatures. I act as the caretaker of this village." Wiseman explained that this place was not meant for my children or me. Wiseman said Gods and Supreme Spirits can only propagate in areas with an abundance of divine power that was very interesting.

I smiled at Wiseman, and he gave me a tour of the village, and I had to say this village was relatively small, and soon I sensed it the gathering of many minor beings. I walked to the village gates, and I saw the two little Spirits and two monsters who looked like Griffins. They cowered before me, but I gave them a gentle smile and welcomed them to Saint Espalese. They were surprised by my kindness, but they followed me into the village. Wiseman took over from there he found a home for them, and with that, I decided to explore the floating islands. When I reached them, I was immediately hit by a massive burst of light and strange energy. It was like a wave washing over me. Once I was able to land on one of the islands, I instantly started to hear singing. I walked towards the singing. I saw a small girl with two large wings she was wearing a white dress and had a tiara on her head she looked towards me and said: "Hello big brother look I finally took form and I feel pretty."

For once, I actually knew who this being was. Who this being is a direct descendent to myself. This being is Lyndis, my younger sister. Lyndis is the governess of Heaven. You see, mortals who, us higher beings take an interest in, are granted immortality and all the pleasures of a god. Still, they need a proper place to relax and enjoy themselves, so why not a place of eternal light and tranquility, and I, for one, know my children have chosen their desired mortals. I have 20 that I have collected in my spare time. I called my Shippoes. I told them to spread the word about the Heavens. They quickly went to work, spreading the word. I also sent my collection of mortals to Lyndis, who smiled and waved goodbye to me. 

The last place I decided to explore was the Giant Flower Bud. When I got to it, I immediately felt a massive aura coming from it. Unlike the other two locations I had been to, this one did not have a being watching over it. I explored the flower bud for a whole twelve days before leaving, then I returned to my Dwelling, and I continued to watch the Senal.

While I was away, it would seem that the Senal people have created a truce. Curious this usually was not in their nature. There must be something brewing in the wings. I decided to send my Shippoes out to investigate. After at least seven hours, I was informed that a new type of Senal came into existence. This new type had the large claws of a mole cricket and hard exoskeleton shells on their backs, and their skin tone was dark brown, and it would seem that these new Senal were actually eating their green counterparts. So it would seem that the Green Senal were at war with the Brown Senal, and from the look of it, the war seemed to be bloody and brutal, with the Brown Senal destroying the colonies of the Green Senal and quickly eating the Green Senal.

I then went to Zephyr, and he actually had a worried look on his face. Zephyr looked at me and said, "Ethan, I need your help. I can't let this stand. We need to save my subjects" Zephyr, and I then went to work. I created spears out of Dark Matter, and Zephyr imbued the spears with the power of wind, and we quickly set them loose into my World.

The Green Senal were utterly unaffected by these giant spears. However, the Brown Senal were forced to retreat back underground. Zephyr then appeared to his subjects and gave the Senal the ability to call down the spears whenever needed. This power was only given to one Senal; her name was Anndra; she was known to all the Senal as the Spear Keeper. Anndra barely had to use this power. Anndra led a peaceful life, that is until reports of the Brown Senal appeared. It seemed that the Brown Senal were getting smarter; they chose to dig up under the homes and palaces of the Green Senal.

Anndra took a deep breath and chose to activate her power, but she concentrated many spears together this time. Anndra unleashed them all at once to create a hole deep down into the domain of the Brown Senal. With this opening, the Green Senal called all of their strongest sages together, and they made a powerful Hurricane that ultimately decimated the Brown Senal Colony. Once the hurricane had dissipated, The Green Senal went to investigate ruins. The Green Senal found many corpses; however, a place remained untouched the egg chamber of the Brown Senal. It would seem that Erina had intervened and took mercy on the Brown Senal, and she had created a barrier that shielded the egg chamber. The wall faded when the Green Senal approached the door. The Green Senal thought about what to do with the eggs. They ultimately decided to show mercy and took the eggs to the surface to live with the Green Senal.

After many years the two races created a strong bond, and My World soon became peaceful. Zephyr smiled upon his subjects and soon bestowed a blessing upon the Senal. Zephyr provided the Senal with gentle winds and miracles, like safe childbirths because another part of Zephyr's divinity is safe childbirths and fertility. You may be wondering what gentle breezes are; well, to a culture that is so heavily based around the element of wind, fair winds are something of a blessing. The Senal are mighty flyers, but even they need easy ways of getting around. I watched this age of peace, and I smiled upon them. I soon gave the Senal knowledge of the other gods in My World. I took a deep breath and observed everything within My World. I had spread word of the other gods through Epsilon's handmade dreams. Soon news of the other gods spread all over My World. My children soon felt tremendous amounts of power, and the Senal soon started to develop different types of Magic. This new knowledge brought diversity to the Senal; this was positively amazing how much they could grow and change. Seeing the Senal advance so much was enough to warm my heart. I was then visited by Mixi and Mari. The two young goddesses had finally realized their real power as it turns out the two were the Spirits of Prayer. Mixi & Mari even had some healing abilities as well, but they were minor.

Mixi and Mari were the ones tasked with delivering Prayers to us Gods. The two twins took the form of small Harpies the size of small cats. They had even bestowed the power of healing upon various plants, animals, monsters, and Mortals. I was incredibly proud of their achievements. I wasn't surprised when they gave me a mountain of prayers. Mixi & Mari then left, and I and my Shippoes began going over the hill of prayers. I only answered fifteen out of the forty prayers. The majority of them were simply "please let this happen" or "oh lord, make my wish come true" only a small majority of them were pure, honest, and sincere prayers.

One prayer was from a small child who simply wanted her mother to get better from a severe illness. I quickly cured the girl's mother, I smiled upon her; I decided to visit the heavens where the hero's lived. My children had sent a variety of exceptional mortals to the world above. I flew above the clouds and met with Lyndis. She was busy talking to several heroes Lyndis smiled when she came over to me, and I was embraced by a warm hug. Lyndis showed me around the heavens the various heroes had set up an arena to spar and fight with one another. As it turned out, Mars had been coming to these battles a lot recently.

I sat and watched one of these fights as well, and they were intense. These fighters gave their all in these fights, and I was getting swept up in the excitement. The hero that I took an interest in was Brone. He was a Terralix, and he was not your average Terralix; this Terralix was a great sage, and Brone could control white fire. I had only seen Elf use this type of fire, so it was interesting to see this Terralix use this same power. It made me wonder if Elf had taken favor in this Terralix. 

When the fight was over, Brone had won. I cheered for him, as did everyone else. Still, I felt a bizarre feeling. This was something I had felt years ago when Marie appeared oh so long ago. I quickly flew to the source of this feeling. I a strange Deity she took the form of a giant spider, but there was a difference. There was a woman's upper body at the top of the spider's head. This Deity had Pink hair and purple skin, and her face was covered by a blank mask.

This Deity came over to me and said, "Hello young one, I see you have made an impressive world for yourself. I see true beauty in this world, so I hope you don't mind if I explore around" I sighed and introduced myself as Ethan, and I asked for her name.

The Deity gave a slight giggle and said, "my name is Airona. I am also known as the Amethyst Spider Deity" I walked with Airona for a bit. She told me about her World. Apparently, all the gods there looked exactly like her. Still, her Mortals looked humanoid-like, and my children Airona also said to me that she was manipulating the fate of her Mortals, and she did this out of her own amusement. I thought it was rather cruel, but I didn't say anything about it.

I told Airona that my children each took turns creating Mortals and ruling over them, and guiding them Airona thought that my style of ruling was a bit off; still, I stood by my decision. I soon let Airona explore on her own she soon found Saint Espalese, and I then felt another feeling this one was warm and compassionate, and I knew where it was coming from the Island Of Wonders.

When I arrived, I found that Zephyr and Serene were on the bench. The two shared an intimate moment before actually doing anything, and before you question any of these brother and sister gods, having sex together is actually quite common; shut up!

I decided to give the two some privacy. I soon returned to my Dwelling, and I looked over my various shards. Two Shards took my interest; one Shard was red and gave off pink ripples. The other Shard was Green and gave off a golden light. I inserted these two shards into my World, and soon two gods were born. One was a woman with white skin, red hair, and pink wings. She was dressed like a belly dancer, and the outfit was colored white and purple her clothes were also adorned with blue jewels. She called herself Vio, and she proclaimed that she was the goddess of love. Vio was interesting because she was the first I created that didn't have a Diamond or Sphere. Instead, Vio had a gemstone on her chest Vio smiled and opened up her own personal terminal. She began to show me how she fulfilled her role Vio basically paired two mortals together by matching their aura's together; I was impressed by this. I was curious if this worked on all beings in my world Vio smiled and nodded her head. Vio also asked me if she could work without my interference. I thought for a moment and said, yes, you can have some freedom but don't misuse it.

Vio smiled and flew off. I then went looking for the other being who I inserted into My World. I soon found myself in the Grand Market District. This is where the entire Senal race comes to trade and sell their goods. I cloaked myself, so I wouldn't be noticed while I was searching for this new being. I saw several Muses flying about spreading inspiration, then I spotted this new being. He was small, the size of a Doll, and he was floating around spreading blessings in the form of gold. I was able to capture this being in a bubble of black matter, and I brought him over to me, and when I released him, I saw that this small being was wearing a suit similar to that of a Latin dancer. His shirt was light green and covered in black jewels, and his pants were black with red streaks. His hair was well-groomed and colored dark green. This small being smiled before floating in the air again.

"Greetings, my kind Deity, my name is Gamble, Gamble Slots, and I am the God of gambling good luck and greed, and I was just flexing my powers by providing that mortal with gold."

I was interested in Gamble overall, he seemed like a kind god, but I could still sense a shadow of Malice and Evil. I questioned Gamble about this, and he simply shrugged it off. I then asked if Gamble had a Dwelling, and he chuckled and said. "The entire Market is my Dwelling" Gamble then flew away from me. As he did so, I got the sneaking feeling I would have to keep an eye on this one. I teleported back to my Dwelling; I then decided to observe My World. I took note of a few things happening here, and there the truce that the Senal have upheld for so long is starting to break and sever. I found this interesting because when the Senal first started out, they were at each other's throats. I decided to give the Senal a little motivation to control the current ruler of the Yeska Colony. 

Apparently, she was a very power-hungry ruler. She was kind to her subjects, but I could tell she wanted more. So I enlisted Epsilon and Sofia to help me in this endeavor. I told Epsilon to create a prophetic dream of winning a battle that would unite the entire World. With Sofia and her Muses' help, the young Monarch became inspired to make that dream a reality. I pulled a few strings to make sure the young Monarch went uninterrupted.

After twelve years, the young Monarch raised the flag of war, and she went on to attack the other Colonies. With her weaponry, the other colonies were unprepared for the war. This was all fun to watch the Spear Keeper was taken to safety away from the Yeska invasion. The other three territories agreed that if things went wrong, then they would ask the Spear Keeper to use his power to end the war. I thought that plan was a little too easy.

 So I decided to put a twist in the plot. I transformed into a mortal Senal, and I spent 15 years courting the Spear Keeper. I took the form of a young maiden. The Spear Keeper was utterly enamored with me, I soon became pregnant. For several long months, I was amazed this could happen. I was the first higher being in my World to get pregnant by a mortal, and ultimately this was hell but with every pulse of my little one's beating heart, I felt an abundance of joy.

The Spear Keeper and I were currently tucked away in a hidden, heavily guarded tower. I had to say living as a mortal had some exquisite pleasures. For example, the Senal live off a diet of fruit and meat. The way they cooked their food was absolutely divine. On the night of the full moon, I gave birth to a son he was the First Senal to have white hair and white feathers. I smiled at this little life I held in my arms. He was beautiful. I decided to name him Anthony, but this happy moment did not last because, like I had planned, the Yeska Army soldiers attacked the tower.

The army was quickly approaching our room. The Spear Keeper quickly sent our son and me out by a secret passage, and Anthony and I could escape. We were soon found by soldiers who rescued us and took us to Wekalla. The stage was set, I decided to give my child to the Wekalla Royal family, who desperately wanted a child. After a long drawn out goodbye, I left my dear sweet Anthony.

From that day on, I watched my child grow, and I had to say he was inquisitive like me. Anthony had gained most of his facial and body traits from his father. But Anthony had my curiosity and compassion. Furthermore, my godlike blood Anthony also gained my white color witch he did get teased for. A lot, but he smiled and looked past it all and continued to study, and soon he discovered that he could create silver-colored wind. This was unique to Anthony alone because other Senal could only make green colored wind. Anthony was seen as a prodigy by everyone, and he quickly enlisted in Wekalla's army.

At this point, Yeska Colony was still waging war, and they had almost won without the Spear Keeper around. The three Remaining Colonies were starting to lose hope. Anthony had not been told about his parents having been raised as royalty for most of his life.

Soon Anthony was called onto the Battlefield, and with him came the final stand. The battle quickly started, and I had sapped Yeska's war machines' strength, making them weaker. Anthony created a silver twister that began to wreak havoc on the Battlefield. I smiled because Anthony was single-handedly turning the tide of battle. 

I was so happy, but the Yeska Colony activated their secret weapon. It was a cannon powered by wind energy; It took raw wind magic and unleashed a black tornado. This machine was called the Devil Storm Generator. Once the devil storm was released, it tore through the Wekalla army. Still, Anthony quickly created another silver twister but more substantial this time.

The silver twister cut through the devil storm like butter, but the silver storm was starting to dissipate quickly while the devil storm continued to rage.

At this point, I was on pins and needles. I wanted to see this to the final, but I began to hear Anthony's cries of pain. Without even thinking, I sent a thunderbolt down at the Devil Storm Generator, causing it to stop. I was shocked by my sudden action. This was the first time I acted without even thinking. I stood there stunned, but I quickly came back to my senses, and I went back to observing My World.

Apparently, they called the sudden lightning strike a miracle from the gods. I then decided to aid the Wekalla Colony utilizing divine intervention. I took the form of an elderly Senal, but I was no ordinary Senal; I was a Wind Meister. A type of Magician that the Senal race holds in high regard. I made my way to the castle and introduced myself to the Wekalla Royal Family. I demonstrated my mastery over the wind, and after some negotiation, I was brought in as Anthony's teacher.

On the first day, I helped Anthony work on his magical endurance. We practiced this by creating a powerful tornado and sending it towards Anthony. As each tornado struck Anthony, he began to grow more resistant to the bombardments, and eventually, he was able to entirely reflect the tornadoes. This took one month to master, while it took an aspiring Wind Magician sixty years to accomplish.

The next thing Anthony and I worked on was Wind Manifestation Control Anthony already could create tornadoes and powerful windstorms. Still, he couldn't control them, so I had Anthony make balls of wind, and I told him to not get any bigger and or out of control.

Anthony practiced for twenty-six days, and on the night of day twenty-six, Anthony lost control, and I quickly subdued the ball of wind. I then helped my son off the ground, and I took him to eat at a Tavern.

I began to question my son about his childhood, and I was informed that Anthony's child was a mix of jealous glares and grateful privilege. Many high ranking wind magicians were jealous of Anthony's natural skill, and many of them tried to bully him, and others tried to hinder his natural talent.

On the other side of Anthony's childhood was filled with love from his adopted parents. The queen loved to read to Anthony while the king would train with Anthony. It was nice to hear that my son had a lot of love in his life. Anthony then asked me several questions, and I responded with a few fake answers, which seemed to suffice for Anthony, who quickly invited me to stay the night at the Palace. I agreed to the offer. After all, I wanted to meet the parents who made my son who he is. 

The two of us flew to the castle, and Anthony lead me inside to the living room where his parents were relaxing. The four of us had a friendly chat. I then learned that the king was named Jaska, and the queen was named Emisa. The two told me how they raised Anthony, and I had to say they were terrific Mortals. They truly cared about my son. They thought the World of him.

The night was spent with happiness and understanding. I was given the most enormous guest bedroom in the Palace, but I teleported to my Dwelling when midnight came around. I went over my collection of Shards, and I saw many of them had lost their color. I was curious about this, and I tried inserting a colorless shard into my World, and the Shard simply came back to my hand after a few more attempts, I tried adding essence to the Shard, and the Shards remained colorless. This made me sad I quickly separated the colorless Shards from the colored ones, and I held them in two separate containers.

After I sorted my Shards, I decided to visit the Palace of the Dead. I wanted to see what the Envoys of Death were up to. When I arrived at the Palace, I saw several Shippoes flying in and out with souls in their hands. It would seem that the Envoys had bestowed the power of collecting souls onto their Shippoes looks like the Envoys wanted to make their jobs easier.

I walked inside the Palace, and I instantly heard singing. I immediately recognized the song. It was one of Mercy's Dirges; this one was sadder than her normal Dirges. I walked into the east wing. This was where Mercy made her home. She would practice her songs here, and judging by all the black roses growing everywhere, Mercy had been doing some gardening. I soon found Mercy in her music room, and she was, in fact, composing a new song. I decided to listen to Mercy, and even I started to tear up after a while. This song was filled with so much longing and remorse it honestly broke my heart. 

When the song was over, I walked over to Mercy, and I gave her a hug. Mercy welcomed my hug, and I wiped a tear away from Mercy's face. I then sat down at the table, and I started to talk to Mercy about her problem. Mercy explained that she had a strong desire to raise children. I felt terrible for Mercy. I told Mercy to go to the Isle of Wonders in seven years. Mercy was a bit clueless about my offer. Still, she promised that she would be there. I hugged Mercy then I walked over to the west wing. This was where Tox had made his home, and everywhere I looked, Despair Crows were flying around, leaving sickness and feathers everywhere. 

Tox seemed to have been raising these birds in his spare time. I was glad Tox had a healthy hobby. I walked further into the east wing until I came into no small ballroom. This ballroom had bird perches everywhere, and there were feathers and clouds of sickness scattered around the floor. I then saw Tox in the middle of the room playing with the Despair Crow Chicks. It was a pretty sight to see Tox naturally had a sort of trickster like nature at times but to see Tox being sweet and caring was very bizarre. I walked over to Tox, and he smiled up at me, purring like a kitten. Tox then began to tell me about all the changes he had made to the Despair Crows. I took a closer look at the various crows, and they did, in fact, look different than the original some were bigger while others were more slender. Some of the Despair Crows had extra wings, while others had smaller wings that were of no use for flight.

Tox told me that he modified these Despair Crows with powerful potions that warped their forms significantly. I was very interested, and I asked Tox to show me what he did. Tox soon lead me to his lab, where potions and large containers were scattered everywhere. This laboratory was absolutely amazing. I had never seen anything like this place. Tox showed me how he could create poison with all these devices, and I was amazed by it all. I actually told Tox that I would return for another lesson, and Tox was incredibly excited. I then left the west wing. I then went down the north wing to visit Cross. I saw that his wing was filled with mementos from the past Ages Cross had been collecting treasures since his creation, and I think he's starting to turn into a kleptomaniac. I walked up to cross and tapped on his shoulder, and Cross jumped and almost dropped his treasure.

I couldn't help but laugh at Crosses shocked face Cross began to glare at me, and I simply shrugged it off and asked how his quota was doing. Cross explained, then he cleared his throat and said that with the help of the Shippoes, the yearly soul quota has been getting smoother and smoother. I was happy for Cross the Shippoes really did make our jobs as Gods much easier. I then offered to take Cross out to eat at one of my favorite mortal restaurants. Cross had never tasted Mortal food, so I wanted Cross to be the first god to be introduced to mortal cuisine.

Cross politely declined my offer. I smiled and told Cross to at least think about it, then left the Palace of the Dead. I returned to my World in Mortal Form, and when I made it back to the royal guest room, it was morning, and I decided to make my exit and wait for Anthony at the training grounds.

I used invisibility to sneak out of the castle, and once I made it to the training grounds, I donned my disguise as the Wind Meister while waiting for my son. I began to meditate, and I thought about all my accomplishments. I am currently on the fifth age witch is wind after this, the elemental gods will have finished their reign, and another God or Spirit will have to lead the way, interesting isn't it. Hopefully, this last Elemental Era can end with a bang. I was pulled from my thoughts by my son Anthony. I sat up and turned around and saw him flying over to the platform.

Once Anthony landed, we began our training today. We were going to focus on more control but on a bigger scale, I instructed Anthony to create a whirlwind, and he had to keep it spinning without losing control of it or letting it get stronger by picking up speed.

Anthony scoffed, thinking this task would be easy, but once Anthony created the whirlwind, it started off slow, then the whirlwind slowly began to pick up speed, and the whirlwind soon lost control. I could subdue it before it did any significant damage, then we had to start over again. This time the amount of concentration used to keep the whirlwind tame was causing Anthony to sweat, but Anthony was doing really well. It got easier for Anthony to maintain after a while, but then there was a loud screech that rang out for miles and in the distance was a Black Tornado, which means the Yeska Colony were launching an attack.

I tried to create a tornado to counter the oncoming Black Tornado, but it was too late. The Black Tornado was already upon us, and it ravaged the Wekalla Colony. I was able to get Anthony and myself into a crevice safe from most of the damage. Still, Anthony quickly flew out into the middle of the Eye of the Black Tornado, and Anthony created a massive wave of silver wind that was able to make the Black Tornado disperse.

Anthony then created a silver typhoon and sent it towards the Devil Storm Generator. The silver cyclone was able to destroy the Devil Storm Generator, and the Wekalla army quickly took to the skies to fight the invading Yeska Army Anthony joined the fight. He soon took on sixteen Wind Meisters all at once. I was amazed by this soon, I teleported to my Dwelling, and I watched the battle take place so far the war was really heating up there was a massive amount of bloodshed. Several Shippoes were taking souls left and right. Mercy, Tox, and Cross, even joined the Battlefield to take part in the harvest. Zephyr was called onto the Battlefield several times, and each time, Zephyr brought destructive winds to the Battlefield and the civilians who chose not to fight. Zephyr gave powerful blessings that soothed the souls of those who were either hurting or in pain.

Then I got an idea why we don't end this age with the entire world's death through a violent war? I called Zephyr to my side, who had a better idea and suggested that a Guardian could end my World, and I smiled at the thought, and I lead Zephyr to the heavens, the perfect place to start.

Zephyr and I went to work creating a Guardian. Zephyr chose to make a weasel his Guardian I formed the base from Black Matter, and Zephyr imbued the Black matter with the essence of wind. With that, the great Wind Weasel Kazenoss was born. Her body was long and slender like a snake. Her front limbs were blades as sharp as Platinum, and around her neck was a spinning tornado Kazenoss was then unleashed onto the World. She began to kill and destroy the entire Senal Civilization. It all happened so fast. Still, after five years, my World became silent. The only survivor was my son Anthony. He was in tears, so I came to him in my proper form. Anthony was shocked when he saw me, but then I explained to Anthony who he really was. In truth, Anthony started to cry. I soon revealed Anthony's proper form, of an angel with scruffy white hair and two seven-foot-long wings. I lead Anthony to my Dwelling, and I began to instruct my son on how I do things.

Anthony was amazed by my work, and he really wanted to try it out for himself, but I had told Anthony that he should observe before doing anything. Anthony begrudgingly agreed; now, since the Era of the Elemental Gods has come to an end, I decided to throw a party in the heavens with all the chosen heroes and the higher beings. Lyndis smiled and happily held the party in the sky. Everyone had a wonderful time. Everyone was there, all except for Mercy. I found her at the Isle of Wonders, and she seemed sad I sat next to her on the bench. I held her hand. I then slowly started to Kiss Mercy, and then we began to share an intimate moment when the deed was done Mercy was asleep in the field of flowers; I covered her in her cloak, and I went back up to the heavens.

The party was still going strong. I mean, there was so much to do, from the great food to the coliseum, it was all. Hence, the fun soon the party came to an end, and I decided to visit the Cocoon of Renewal. It was primed for bursting this was because there had been a surplus of souls from this one age alone, so in short, we needed to start the next Age pronto. I then called a grand meeting. We talked about who should get the next age. We talked for days on end until we decided that this would be the Era of collaboration.

I decided to give this Age to both Elf and Annabell. The two were surprised they were even a little disappointed that they had to work together. I made it an order from me, so what else could they do? The two Spirits of Magic went back to the Mystic Oasis. They began working on their designs. I decided to visit the Village of Saint Espalese. When I made it to the village gates, I was immediately met with bows from the Minor Spirits, Monsters, and Shippoes. I told them all to rise. I began to look around Saint Espalese, which had gone through a few changes since I was last here. There were a farm and several restaurants now. I just had to try some food when I went inside the restaurant I saw Serene working as a waitress, and when she saw me, she blushed and tried to run away. I laughed so hard. I quickly got a table in a booth. Serene soon came by and explained that she started working as a waitress. Ever since I took her out to eat at a restaurant, Serene seemed to like the outfit she was given. The clothes, in fact, was that of acute tavern maid. It had a bright blue and purple color scheme.

I then asked what she would recommend off of the menu, and Serene said the Motta Motta chicken was the best thing they had. So I ordered that the Motta Motta chicken was a black chicken with three heads, and more importantly, it was on fire. The fire continued to burn after death, so eating it was a hell of a challenge once the Motta Motta chicken was brought to me, I quickly and recklessly dug into it. I got burned several times, but the incredibly spicy flavor was so addictive, and the meat was so tender and juicy it was like having a masterpiece in my mouth.

I left that restaurant so full and happy I then went to go check out the farm. It was like going to the zoo. There were plants from every age. The same could be said about the animals. It was all so much fun to watch. I decided to leave on a high note as I was walking out of the village I heard crying. I followed the sound to a small monster child who had bat wings on her head. She was wearing a purple dress. Her eyes were shining like gold; she seemed lost. I helped the young girl find her parents, and they invited me to dinner at their house. I happily agreed and followed them home. The family explained to me that they were a type of monster known as a Night Stalker. They had some spiritual power. Still, not much, and they could even fly with the wings on their heads but not very far.

The dinner they served was actually quite impressive. It was a fish soup made with various herbs and spices, and even though I was full, I still made an effort to eat the food given to me. Once I had my meal, I teleported to my Dwelling, unable to fly or walk there.

Once I was home, I sat at my desk, and I activated my terminal, and I contacted Elf and Annabell; and I asked if they had finished their designs, and the two said yes in unison. The two then sent their plans to me, and I took the plans to the Cocoon of Renewal, and once the Cocoon had what it needed, it began to shine brightly before opening and releasing the souls into the World.

As the souls traveled around my World, cities began to form from nothing, with mortals already inhabiting them, they just appeared utterly unaware of their creation. The Cocoon of Renewal was able to create entire cultures and cities by using the past age's energy. This was how every age was made so quickly. 

The Mortals of this Age came in two forms there was the Rega. These mortals looked like elephant tusks, and all they wore Sari Robes and walked on two legs. The Rega also had the hands of humans. The other type of mortal that roamed this World closely resembled humans. Still, they had the ears of a rabbit. They wore kimonos. These mortals were called the Sia. These two tribes were both adept in the art of Magic and lived in peace with one another. Even when I introduced droughts and plagues, these two tribes lived in peace, helping one another.

I was impressed it would seem that these mortals will help each other no matter what, unlike their creator's witch was interesting. Anthony had been very busy while I wasn't looking. Anthony had managed to have a child with Dine. This child was a deer that shined like a green and gold star. This deer was named Sandria. She had an exciting power. First of all, she couldn't cloak herself from mortal eyes, and when a mortal laid eyes on Sandria, they would wake up with gold on their doorstep. The next day Sandria was a rare type of creature. Sandria was a sacred beast, and though she couldn't cloak herself from the mortal gaze, she could shapeshift into any kind of flora to hide.

I was amazed by this, but I did ask Anthony to not do this again without my consent. Anthony agreed. I then began to concoct ways to add some spice to this age because there was nothing but peace and harmony. Even though stability is good, it doesn't help mortals grow. For mortals to grow, they need to experience hardship to better themselves and rise up and overcome. So far, the normal stimuli I used to stir up the Mortals had not worked, so I had to get creative. So far, these Mortals had prided themselves on their generosity with each other. Still, what if I gave the Rega leader a sudden taste for greed, so? To do this, I will have Gamble Slots use his talents to spread a little corruption to this peaceful World.

I called Gamble to my Dwelling, and I informed him of my plan. Gamble smiled at the opportunity to spread greed to the Mortal Population. He happily agreed to my goal, and honestly, he seemed a little too eager to assist, and I started to get a bit worried about this, but I know I can handle anything Gamble can come up with.

End of Chapter

6 The Trials & Hardships of Godhood

Gamble wasted no time in spreading greed to the Mortal world. In fact, Sofia sent a Muse to a Sia Magician, giving him the inspiration to create a powerful drug that could send any being into a rage. Still, they would be subservient to anyone who gave them the medicine. This drug was called Sukoso, a Sia phrase that meant mindless slave. When this drug was created, Gamble infected the Sia responsible with a massive amount of greed. The Sia then went on to create a secret organization known as the Black Hearted.

So far, the Blackhearted had one goal, and it was relatively harmless. They wanted independence from the other two main tribes, but how they went about doing it was very wrong. The Blackhearted chose to use the Sukoso Drug to turn ordinary mortals into their slaves. Obviously, the Rega and Sia monarchs did not approve of this. They went to work trying to stop the Black Hearted, and over time the Blackhearted started to create a new form of Magic that better suited their needs. This new form of Magic was called the Shadow Magic. This unique style of Magic was a more advanced version of black Magic that revolved around Death, mind control, and manipulating darkness. Due to the discovery of this new Magic type being created, Annabelle had become pregnant.

Annabelle was not excited to have this child, but frankly, I was. Shadow magic was still in its infancy, but I knew Shadow Magic would grow stronger with every experiment the Blackhearted conducted. I smiled and went to the Mystical Oasis. I decided to take care of Annabelle during her pregnancy. Frankly, I was getting verbally and physically abused by Annabelle. Still, honestly, I didn't mind the abuse at all. It was perfectly natural for an expecting mother to be lashing out hell when I was pregnant I was lashing out on my mortal lover as well. After twelve years, Annabelle finally went into labor Elf quickly came over and assisted me in the young Spirits delivery. After sixty hours of labor, a small spirit with grey skin and dark purple hair was born. I tried to give the young Spirit to Annabelle. Sadly Annabelle wanted nothing to do with him. I was astonished, but yet again, not everyone is not meant to be a mother. I had witnessed it several times before mortals who abused their children for not wanting to be parents.

I decided I would raise this child myself, and Annabelle was ultimately okay with this idea. I then took the young child to my Dwelling, where I began to care for him. I named this child Rel, and he was a furious but intelligent child. Rel loved to read, but at the same time, when he didn't understand something in the book, he would rip it up. To resolve this, I went on to teach Rel self-control, and for the most part, Rel started to become a lot calmer.

As Rel reached maturity, he began to get more violent towards animals. I found Rel using a knife on a helpless pig. This disturbed me to no end, but I remembered that Rel was born from a magic art style that revolved around sacrifice and torture. When Rel was old enough, I allowed him to live in the Mystical Oasis with his mother, aunt, and cousins. 

Despite Annabelle's reluctance, she welcomed her son without mentioning that Rel was her child. At least Annabelle had some sense. I then went back to observing the world, and it would seem that the Black Hearted has been using Shadow Magic to their advantage. They weren't using the Sukoso Drug to take control of the mortals. Instead, they were using Shadow Magic to take control of the Mortals on a much bigger scale. Instead of just a few people going missing, now entire Villages were being abducted. This was enough for both the Rega and Sia to join together to fight this new threat. 

Meanwhile, the Rega and Sia priests began to pray for a hero to save them. Mixi and Mari then delivered the prayers to their mother and aunt, and the two began to create a hero to save them. This Hero came in the form of an angel. After twelve years of hardship, the Angel was sent down to the Mortal World. One of his wings was pure white, while the other was as black as night. This Angel appeared to the Rega and Sia priests, who bowed in respect to their savior. The Angel was kind and told the priests to rise. He also asked for information about the situation.

The priests explained what the Black Hearted were doing. The Angel met with the Rega General, who was currently holding a tactics meeting. When the Angel stepped into the tent, everyone was immediately on their knees. The Angel then went to the Rega General and told him that he would fight alongside them. The Rega General was grateful for the help, and the very next day, the real fight began.

As the sun rose high into the sky the Rega and Sia soldiers charged into battle they confronted the Black Hearted's mind-controlled army and the fight was going no where the Rega and Sia army were slowly being overwhelmed by the Mind-controlled soldiers who at this point had long since been dead but then the Angel arrived on the Battlefield and began to spread light all across the Battlefield this light drove away the Shadow Magic manipulating the corps causing them to fall to the ground and quickly decompose the army then seized the Black Hearted's Palace and as it turns out there were only 15 members that were running the Palace all of the members were captured and imprisoned in a underground cavern this cavern was sealed with a powerful Talisman that was given to the Angel to protect with the war finally over the Rega and Sia began to celebrate in peace the Angel was given a name his new name was Lucas and he was given his own village and he much cared for his subjects teaching them inspiring them and just spending time with them. 

This was a breathtaking development to behold. I enjoyed every part of it, and honestly, I could build from this after twenty years passed. I teleported to the ruined Palace of the Black Hearted. I found several spellbooks all about Shadow Magic. To my surprise, it would seem that the Black Hearted were planning on creating their own savior. Still, it would seem that they couldn't finish that I smiled and teleported to my Dwelling with the books in hand in time.

I then started to look for a Mortal who had been dealt a lousy hand in Life. After searching for years, I found a Rega sold by his family to work as a slave late at night while the girl slept. I dropped the books on her nightstand, and I told Epsilon to send her a prophetic dream of her spreading Shadow Magic to every part of My World. 

The young Rega girl then got up, and she discovered the books. As she reviewed them, the Rega girl started to think about her dream, and to my surprise, she threw the books away. Huh, this was a surprise to me. I mean, a Mortal who was dealt a cruel hand in Life has no intention of getting revenge. How unexpected now I had to try something else. I then moved my observation terminal to the Black Hearted, who was currently sealed in the cavern. As it turned out, they were building their own tribe underground. In a way, I guess this is what they truly wished for freedom to start their own city.

I then entered the cavern, and I made myself invisible. I walked among the mortals, and they had gone through some unexpected changes. The Blackhearted group was made up of both Rega and Sia, but now they all started to look the same. They all had become humanoid with jet black hair. With cat ears and tails, they wore clothing similar to that of an ancient Egyptian, and they even had an elected monarch. I was very impressed with all this advancement. I also noticed that a majority of the Black Hearted had come to terms with their imprisonment. Still, I could sense it there was one who had a strong desire to see the sun. I found this member of the Blackhearted His name is Adam, He is the queen's son. He was a direct descendant of the original Sia who started all this. Apparently, his family has kept records of their history. Adam really wanted to see the sun. I then sent the books to Adam's room, and I went back to my Dwelling to watch how this all panned out. Adam quickly discovered the books and began to do an in-depth study of their contents.

Adam was amazed by these books, then he stumbled upon the books blueprints for the Blackhearted's savior. Adam knew that by completing these blueprints, he could save his people and let them see the sun, so the young monarch made it his goal to become the savior of his people needed. 

Adam found a private place to conduct his research. He studied for days upon weeks until he found the key to the unfinished blueprints, making a contract with the Spirit of Shadow Magic. Adam soon prepared for the ritual witch required a blood offering and an offering of a heart. Adam was determined to see the sun, so the young monarch abducted an elderly Blackhearted and cut out his heart. Then he slit his hand, then wrote the rune for Shadow magic on the floor and placed the still-beating heart in the middle. Then Adam recited the incantation. The room soon started to fill with red & black mist until Rel came out of the floor, sunk his teeth into the heart, and began to eat it. Rel smiled and greeted Adam, who was too stunned to say anything. Rel walked over to Adam's research notes and began to look through them all.

Adam then slowly worked up the nerve to say something he said that he wished to become the Blackhearted's Savior. Rel was not surprised by this desire like myself; Rel had been informed of this plan all the way back when the Blackhearted lost the war. Rel said he would agree to help Adam. After all, he felt indebted to his creators. 

Rel soon asked for Adam's hand, and once they touched, Rel began to transfer and alter Adam's mind, body, and soul. Adam soon grew black wings, and he gained a third eye; His pupils were completely black, Adam then grew dragon claws, and he was even taller than he was before. Adam stepped out of the house and revealed himself to the general public, became amazed by this new creature. Adam then gave a speech about how he would restore the natural order where the Black Hearted will reign supreme.

Adam then leads the people to make powerful weapons of war that were powered by black crystals. Many of the Blackhearted didn't want this war mainly because the Blackhearted were vastly outnumbered by the Rega and Sia tribes. Still, Adam reassured them that they could win. With his help, after sixteen years of preparation, Adam created a war hammer. He began to attack the entrance that sealed the Blackhearted underground. After four power strikes, the door broke open, and the Blackhearted was finally free.

Meanwhile, in Lucas's village, he felt a painful burning sensation in his heart. He stopped what he was doing and looked out the window, and Lucas was full of dread because he knew what was happening. The Blackhearted were now free. Lucas called out to the Rega and Sia tribes, and he told them what happened. The two tribe leaders then started to prepare for war.

 However, do I really need to go over what happened next because the war pretty much started the same way and went on the same way? However, I didn't want it to end in the same way. In fact, I intend for this ending to be unique, so I hovered above my World, and I created several Black Spears. I imbued them with Fire and Earth essence. When these two elements combined, they created the magma element. The Magma element was potent and oh so destructive, so once things got intense, I sent down the spears, and once they made contact, Magma soon erupted from the surface. There was absolute chaos. The earth started to shake and tremble, and Magma consumed everyone.

The only ones who were spared were the Monsters and Minor Spirits who resided in Saint Espalese. We gods and Supreme Spirits were unaffected, but the Mortals all died horribly. My World became a baron wasteland. I then landed on the surface, and I soon started to hear crying. I followed the sound until I found Erina crying over something. I looked over her shoulder and saw that Erina had a half-dead Rega man in her arms.

Erina glared at me and said, "are you satisfied now, Ethan? You have successfully ended another age, but this time you took everything from these poor mortals. They could do nothing but suffer by your hands. Why do you do this? Why must so many mortals die for your amusement, you horrible, horrible man."

I put my hand on Erina's shoulder, and she angrily slapped it away, and as Erina tried to give Life to the Half-dead Rega, her arms, but it was too late, his soul had left him.

"Erina, I didn't tell anyone this, but I had a plan for this Age. It is not over, not in the slightest, you see I have been working on designs of my own, and I think you will like them. Now for this next step, I need your help, so can you hold out a little while longer?" I said, outstretching my hand to Erina. She converted the Rega into a flower before coming with me to my Dwelling. I soon called Serene to my Dwelling. I instructed them on what to do next Erina and Serene then flew into the heavens. The two began to dance with one another. From this dance, rain clouds began to form, and when they unleashed their downpour, the water was a beautiful white, and when it hit the ground, Life started to form. Plants began to grow, trees, grass flowers, you name it all, growing on the surface. I smiled because things were going smoothly now. For the next step, I went to the Cocoon of Renewal. I created a Black Matter spear, and I then began to pierce the Cocoon until it exploded, causing all of the souls to burst out completely. I then gathered all the souls, and I converted them into clay, and once the clay was made, I took the bowl to my Dwelling.

I then sent a message to all my children saying that the Cocoon of Renewal had been destroyed. Thus Mortals will now be sculpted by mystical clay. Everyone was incredibly skeptical about this new form of creation, but it was how I wanted to do things from now on.

I was the first to sculpt with this clay. I made ten mortals; they were in human form, and then I placed them in my world where Erina gave them Life. I also scattered ruins from past Ages into the landscape. I then hid them beneath the earth or on the side of mountains.

I decided to let these humans become independent so they could choose their own fate. I would still observe but not as much as I did before hell I made a vow that I wouldn't interfere with their lives. I soon called another meeting, and I told everyone that they can interfere with the humans' lives as much or as little as they liked. I also explained that I will be exploring Yggdrasil for a while to see the other worlds. 

Everyone was anxious, but I had announced that I will be leaving Anthony in charge in my stead. I soon flew up past the sky and past the sun until I left my world, and I was surprised to see Yggdrasil in its full splendor. It was amazing the beautiful leaves that shimmered like a star. There were worlds everywhere hanging from Yggdrasil's branches I just had to explore. I flew around the World Tree aimlessly for a few moments before settling in a world that had a fiery red color. I flew into the world, and I soon came to the surface, and this world was blistering hot. There were lava and fire everywhere.

The Mortals of this world were large Multan rock golems. They were more extensive than mountains, and I flew to observe what was on their backs where I saw smaller Mortals. They had scales and resembled dragons. I was amazed, but then I sensed it another Deity like myself. When I turned around there, he was a massive magma worm with a gaping maw. She looked at me and began to speak to me.

"Hello fellow creator, I am Lusalva. I am an earthbound Deity I rule over this world known as Rollosa. How may I be of service" Lusalva said as she leads me to her Dwelling, which was the core of the planet itself. I spoke with Lusalva about many things, and I learned that Earthbound Deities don't need to create lower beings to manage their world. Earthbound Deities can do it all on their own, but Earthbound Deities do suffer from hunger. They have to eat their creations on occasion to survive. In Lusalva's case, she eats the elderly Magma Golems that can no longer support Life. 

Lusalva also told me that she had witnessed many wars, some of which required her intervention; Lusalva also saw many Empires' rise and fall. Lusalva also said that she was just an egg when she first woke up in this world, but it unleashed Magma and Rocks when the egg hatched.

After that, Lusalva spent many years carving and molding the world of Rollosa. After several decades Lusalva made eggs within her body. These eggs held her creations, and when they were ready, she shot them to the surface. The eggs hatched, revealing the designs Lusalva made very few appearances around her Mortals. When she did appear, the Mortals addressed her as the Godly Lava worm, which was a very accurate description of Lusalva. 

Lusalva allowed me to explore her world, and I soon took the form of a Dragon humanoid. They had a very civil society despite the very destructive climate. I talked with several Mortals, and they told me that the Magma Golems that they live on have volatile landscapes. Sometimes the Golems have lava plumes that burst at random intervals. 

I asked why they live anywhere else, and they gave me blank expressions and said that there is no other place that is as stable as a Magma Golem. I was very interested, and I was about to ask them something else when a loud bell started to ring, then the Dragonoid beings took to the skies. I was curious, so I did the same, and as it turns out, the Golem was being attacked by a large Lizard that was the same size as the Magma Golem. It would seem that the Lizard was trying to fire powerful acid at the Golem. I looked closer and saw the Dragonoid beings were fighting the Lizard. 

So this is how it works the Dragonoids defend the Golems, and in return, the Golems provide the Dragonoids with a home. This was a great fight that seemed it could go either way, but the Dragonoids ultimately won. They flew down the now dead Lizard and began to cut into it with their harpoons. They took all the meat they could back to their home, and the Golem ate the rest. I then joined the Dragonoid beings for their feast, and I saw that the Dragonoid children were being cared for by several females who had no wings. What followed was a serving of delectable meat that was cooked so well.

I stayed in Rollosa for a total of 3 years until I left. I thanked Lusalva for her kindness before leaving. Once I was back in the branches of Yggdrasil, I continued my exploration. I climbed until I reached the fourth level of branches I began to explore. I saw a world that looked similar to my own, I went inside it. I landed on the surface where the sun was shining bright the breeze felt so lovely, this was so relaxing I then spotted a mortal. He looked just like an anthropomorphic cat. I quickly altered my form to match the inhabitants. As I was exploring, I ran into a familiar face; it was Marie.

Marie smiled when she saw me, and we began talking. I told her about all my achievements, and Marie was positively amazed by my progress. Marie then asked how long I had been outside of my world, and I honestly couldn't answer her Marie then gave me two strange fruits. one was to plant in my World, the other was for me to use. I asked what it was for Marie told me it was for warping back to my world quickly. Marie explained that when a Deity stays outside of their world for too long, they will slowly start to die off, and when a Deity dies there, the world goes with them. I became terrified. I quickly bit into the fruit; I was then warped to my Dwelling, where I saw Anthony sitting at my Terminal. I asked how things have been. Anthony flashed me a worried smile and said: "well, Dad, we did have a few problems. The Humans were out of control. They started populating way too fast, so we had to introduce some disasters to cull the population. Then there was a war between the earth and fire Guardians that didn't turn out so well, and I guess the last thing is that Tox unleashed a plague that is still in effect."

I ruffled my son's hair because I was honestly expecting a lot worse, so I went to work. I called Elf. I told her to create a cure, and I added that the medicine must be given to the humans utilizing a Muse, then I went outside my Dwelling. I saw that the Magma Beasts were fighting the Gaia Cobra. I unleashed a ripple of energy that alerted the titans to my presence.

When the Guardians saw me, they coward because they could tell I was not amused. The Group of Titans then warped back to their masters. I went back to Dwelling, and I grabbed a white Shard and filled it with Fire, Water, Wind, and Earth, essence. Finally, I added a large amount of Death essence. The result was a Shard that resembled Rainbow obsidian I then inserted the Shard into my world, and a new god was born. Her name was Helen. She was the Goddess of Disasters, I found her sleeping in the grass. Her body was as black as night, and her hair was multicolored, and Helen gave off Rainbow Lightning.

Helen was dressed like a greek goddess with a blue and pink color scheme. When Helen stood up, I saw that she had four arms, and Helen's eyes were pure white. When she saw me, she bowed and said. "Greetings my creator, I am Helen the Goddess of disasters. With my powers, I can create typhoons, flash floods, and wildfires and finally earthquakes all of those are at my disposal." Helen smiled and spread out her hands and each handheld a different element. I then told Helen that she will be working with the Envoys of Death. Helen would organize Natural Disasters on a varied schedule, and the newly formed Goddess agreed to this task. I lead her to the Palace of the dead.

Helen quickly made herself at home, but then I heard a baby's cry. I entered the Palace of the Dead. I followed the crying until I found Mercy. She was holding a baby with white skin and jet black hair Mercy smiled at me and said, "he's beautiful, isn't he" Mercy then calmed our child. I smiled when I saw him. Mercy then informed me that he was born five years ago, but his body hasn't changed in that time.

I was inquisitive, but I could tell this child did have hidden potential that he wasn't showing us still. He made Mercy Happy, and I loved him. I should make it a personal goal to visit more often.

I soon left the Palace of the dead, and I was curious about how the humans were getting along. Hence, I invited Anthony to come with me on a walkabout to see what the humans had accomplished. Anthony and I took the form of merchants, and we went to a large city, Anthony. I began to ask around for current events, and everyone was still talking about the Guardians. It was unsurprising the Guardians were fighting for a long time. I then asked about the local religions. The Human I spoke to told me that there were religions about the elemental gods. There were even religions about the three angels of Death. Then there was the Mother of Life Erina and her Brother, the Consort Ethan.

I was amazed the humans had a place for everyone in their mythos, all except for the spirits. I then asked about the topic of Magic the Human told me that Magic is a sacred topic and that only a select few humans can use Magic. I was curious about this, so I asked where the practitioners of Magic resided. Anthony and I were directed to this building called the Emporium.

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I went inside and saw many young magicians, each one using a different type of Magic. A majority of them were using white and black Magic, a certain few were using elemental Magic.

It was really amazing soon. Anthony and I were lead on a tour of the Emporium, and there were teachers for every magic type. It was interesting to see I ended the tour early, and I took Anthony out to eat. As we were getting ready to walk into a tavern, I felt another being in my world. On instinct, I headed toward the visiting being. Anthony then followed me. Once we were outside the town, we reverted back to our higher forms and took to the skies. We soon found the being in the mountains. The being resembled a Black Dragon, and he was covered in Purple Mist. I felt uneasy about this strange being. I readied myself for a fight, but the Dragon laughed at me and said. 

"Now, now, young Deity, I do not need to fight beside you. Couldn't even dent my scales with your feeble powers," the Dragon chuckled before getting close to me. Anthony and I noticed that the Dragon was leaving behind patches of purple mist that tainted the land. I took offense to this; I tried to stay calm. Still, this Deity was really getting on my nerves. Everything about him was setting off red flags to me.

The Dragon flashes a scary grin before saying, "now down to business, young Deity, do you wish to become more powerful? Do you wish to join a higher purpose? Then please consider joining the Shadow Legion our society is dedicated to helping young Deities unlock their true potential, so care to join?" 

The Dragon offered me a black crystal, and I refused it. The Dragon chuckled and said, "noble till the end, huh well don't worry, you'll see it our way soon enough" The Dragon soon flew upwards and left my world. I tried to purify the land tainted by the black mist. It took a while, but I succeeded. I felt a strange chill in the area where the black smoke was. 

Anthony and I returned to my Dwelling, and I began to grow curious about the black mist. I took a deep breath, and I decided to go inquire about the Shadow Legion. I left my world and went back to Marie. She explained that the Shadow Legion was a group of Deities who stunted and deprived their Mortals and made their worlds a living hell. They used black crystals to enhance their powers at the cost of their World's life force. So the Worlds that belong to the Shadow Legion are basically devastated landscapes that serve as power conduits. Marie and her associates referred to the Shadow Legion as the Fallen because they chose to fall from the light of godhood.

Marie also explained that if they had their sights on me, they would not give up until I joined them. I bit into my fruit and warped back to my World. I then called a meeting. I asked everyone to be alert because we could be invaded by the Fallen. I was honestly scared this would be the first war I will have experienced between other Deities. I wondered if we were prepared. I took another deep breath; I used my clay and my powers to sculpt a new type of being to live alongside the Mortals. I called them Titans! I sent the first two titans down to the humans, I gave the Titans the form of Bears. They were both the size of large skyscrapers. One of the Titans was sky blue and bright green. The other was pink and cyan blue.

The Titans were accepted by the Humans and were seen as friends. I named the first two Titans Tamera and Colas. The two titans shared a whirlwind romance, and they started to have children. I asked Zephyr to bless Tamera with an abundance of Fertility.

So she gave birth to fourteen eggs. I smiled at them. I also wanted to create a new God, so I grabbed a shard, and I gave the Shard a pinch of my essence, and I mixed in the powers of Erd, Lumine, and Pyro. I inserted this Shard into my world, and soon a God similar to myself was born. She had an average figure and looked incredibly beautiful. Her hair was short, and it had a mixture of colors, but the primary colors were red and brown. She wore long brown pants covered in black soot. She had thick bandages covering her upper torso, and she wore thick black gloves, and on her back was a large hammer on a skinny ruby handle that was the size of a human.

Her eyes were ruby red. She looked at me with an angry expression on her face. She turned to me and said, "I'm guessing you're the one who brought me into this world, huh I have to say it's rather tacky and shoddy looking."

I spoke up and said, "I prefer if you don't mock my designs, miss…." the Goddess took a deep breath. She said, "my name is Becka. I'm the Goddess of the Forge. Also, judging by the tacky designs scattered all over this world, my assistance is greatly needed" Becka took her hammer and slammed it to the ground. A Dwelling made from iron started to form. Becka explained that she was going to get started. Still, I asked her to construct an army of celestial machines for the possible war. Becka's eyes began to twinkle. She said, "I'd be happy to create this army."

I soon left Becka's Forge, and I began to place unique pillars around my world. The humans saw these pillars as a gift from me, but their real purpose was to act as a security system. Whenever the Fallen appeared, the pillars would fire a concentrated beam at the Fallen until they were incapacitated. These pillars would also alert me of the Fallen's location. I will not take any chances with the Fallen; I don't know what they can do. Still, I want my world to thrive, so I must be ready to fight for it. I decided to train with my fellow gods and spirits. We improved our fight skills. Even Gods and Spirits who didn't have a weapon chose to create one with Becka's forge.

Ten Decades have passed, and so far, the Fallen haven't arrived in my world. I started to become relaxed all my caution had melted away, I decided to meet with Dine. She had remained underground for quite some time, and she hasn't been alerted of the oncoming war at least to my knowledge, she hasn't. When I arrived at Dine's domain, I soon found Dine eating a goat, and Vio sat across from her, and the two seemed to be having a conversation. I walked over to them, and Vio saw me and waved. Dine also turned around and smiled at me, and I sat in the middle of the two. Dine started to ask what exactly was happening on the surface. I told Dine about the preparations I was making to fight the Fallen. I kept their descriptions vague as to not worry Dine.

Vio then asked what she could contribute to the fight since her powers were not combat-oriented. I told Vio that she would be responsible for a fail-safe if this world would be consumed, and to do that, I would need her to come to my Dwelling and find a Feather hidden there. Vio smiled and said she would do so.

I then noticed several Monster children playing in the cave. They were all Dine's children; I smiled and decided to play with them. The children really seemed to enjoy my company. Dine smiled at the sight of her happy children. I then told Dine that she had several hundred grandchildren on the surface. Dine simply smiled. She knew her children were procreating, and she was fully aware of her grandchildren.

I soon started to stand up and fly out of Dine's Dwelling. When I saw them, purple clouds beginning to gather in the sky, I tried to part them. The clouds would not budge whatsoever. I became infuriated by these clouds. I called all wind Spirits Shippoes Zephyr and my son Anthony to my side, and we tried to clear away the clouds. They remained unfazed. The Humans thought this was a grave omen.

The Spirits, Monsters, and Shippoes felt the same way to calm the higher beings, but the humans were different. They panicked, calling upon us gods for salvation but for the first time in a long time, their prayers had to be ignored. As such, our powers were weakening when I was alone. I had tremendous power, but since I started creating things, my energy became divided with every god and spirit I cared for. Every mortal I molded my power became significantly divided. I had to supplement my energy with the prayer of the mortals.

This was the same with all of us higher beings. We had to rely on the power of the mortal prayers. Still, we could do nothing to help them at this point, so we were losing the Human's trust, and this was only the beginning due to the lack of light, crops wouldn't grow. When Serene and Zephyr would perform their dance to create rain, the purple clouds would turn the shower into purple crystals that began to harm my World. So I couldn't let it rain. The Humans were in an uproar. More disbelief started to rise; the Humans started to deface and tear down our temples. This was a hefty blow to us.

We were forced to take on mortal forms to save some of our powers. Still, I soon noticed that the Spirits and Shippoes were starting to suffer. I became worried for them. The Monsters in Saint Espalese had started taking them into the village to help them stay alive. Yet, sadly some of the Spirits and Shippoes were dying at different rates. They faded out of existence.

This broke my heart, but there wasn't anything I could do for them soon us Gods and Supreme Spirits came together in an abandoned church. We began to plan the next move. We also agreed to help the Humans without using our powers. The decision was final. Soon we started a guild dedicated to helping those in need. We managed to help the sick. We fed the hungry we became known as the Nova Disciples, and many joined our guild, and they assisted in helping us make my World a better place.

The following event took place, a sickness spread throughout Monster kind, causing fits of violence and hostile temperaments, so many Monsters needed to be killed to keep the peace. This was another thing that broke my heart because I cared for those Monsters this needed to end. Still, I haven't seen or sensed any Fallen. This was getting too much for me.

My children and I tried to encourage the Humans to put their faith in us, but they only criticized our intentions. It seemed humans really have abandoned us, and frankly, I don't blame them. My world is slowly dying, and I'm starting to fall with it. Honestly, it wasn't fair.

I went to bed early the next day. I was starting to succumb to the poison that was plaguing my world. I just laid in my makeshift bed writhing in pain. I couldn't even feel the Fallen entering my World at full force. They flooded in, and they came in hordes. My children quickly took action and started fighting the army of Fallen. They were severely weakened due to my lack of power, but they still fight the Fallen. The humans did all they could to join in the fight, but ultimately their cowardice reared its ugly head, and the Humans ran. My children were in this alone in this battle.

With the last of my strength, I used my power to turn into a small spirit. I began to search for someone, the one person who would ultimately bring light to this melody of darkness. Soon I found her Vio! I lead her to the largest temple that I was worshiped in. I instructed her to perform a ritual I soon started to fade, but Vio did as instructed.

Vio took the Glowing Feather in her hand and let it float in the air. The Feather then started to admit a powerful light that grew brighter and brighter. The Feather then began to radiate a strange power. Several temples from all over my World started to shine all at once. They were cleansed of the defiling graffiti and other marks, and soon they unleashed beams of light into the heavens. The pillars located near the temples suddenly sprang to Life. They released powerful beams at the Fallen the Humans became drawn to the temples. They started to pray soon I began to manifest before the Humans. My Children were restored to their former glory; I told my children to remove their cloaks and reveal their proper forms. 

The Humans then rose up with us, and we started to fight the Fallen. Soon the leader of this army came before us. He took the form of a human with black devil wings and the legs of a horse. His hair was prismatic, and his eyes were covered by a pink handkerchief. This Deity wielded a gigantic cannon on his back. He smiled and said, "Hello Ethan, I see you found a way to resist my poison just when it was about to take full effect too. Very clever to utilize the Hope that all the mortals possess, but you will join the Fallen, or you will die," the Deity said, raising his cannon.

"I will never join the Fallen, not after all the things you put us through this world shall remain free," I said as I created several shining spears. The fight then began this Fallen Deity, who called himself Pythis. He fought at a distance using his cannon to shoot concentrated orbs of toxin at me and everyone else me. I sent my spears to intercept them at every point, causing the spheres to shatter on impact.

Meanwhile, down below, my children were fighting with everything they had. Serene used a trident to manipulate various water forms that shot like daggers at the Pythis's soldiers. Pyro used a flare pistol and was shooting down soldiers left and right. Annabelle was with her son Rel. With the Human Magicians' help, they unleashed a flurry of magical projectiles, and I thought we were turning the tide of battle. We just needed to kill Pythis.

I created a thousand spears, and I shot them all at Pythis, who was still avoiding them so quickly, but I did manage to hit one of his wings, causing his speed to fall drastically. Erina, who had taken the role as a medic, soon saw that Pythis was slowing down. Erina then creates an intense ball of fire and shot it at Pythis, who severely burned by the attack Pythis tried retreating. Erd stopped Pythis by creating a large hand made of stone Erd then dragged Pythis back down to the ground.

I then flew above Pythis, and I created a lance, and I came crashing down on Pythis's heart. I killed him Pythis soon shattered, and I soon raised my hands towards the sky. I parted the Purple clouds, and Solis began to rise into the sky and spread sunlight to all things Pythis's soldiers soon fell to the ground. I felt terrible for them. Hence, I applied a wave transforming all of the soldiers into Eggs, which were then collected by the Monsters and taken to Saint Espalese. Then I approached the Humans, who were very apologetic for losing faith in us. I simply smiled at them. I said, "I am not angry with humanity. Instead, I thank you for providing the Hope needed to undo the poison that had almost consumed us all Life is precious. All Life deserves the choice to choose their own path as long as I exist this world will always be free." 

What followed was a fabulous Party between us, Gods and Humans alike. Even the Hero's who resided in the heavens joined. Still, soon there was another attack by the Fallen. This time they were just soldiers. It was a small army at that this was odd. I sent Zephyr with a small army to fight them. Still, as Zephyr got close, he was blasted out of the sky, and Zephyr fell from the sky. He was covered in purple crystals I came to Zephyr. I took him to safety. Erina and Elf did their best to heal Zephyr. Still, the purple crystals were repelling their Magic. I soon called upon the Titans I sent them into the fray to attack this oncoming army. The Titans seemed to be unaffected by the Crystals.

I aided the Titans from a distance, launching spears at the enemy from afar. The soldiers of this army looked like black stone men. They had Purple crystals trusted into their backs, and they would explode when attacked. Thankfully, the Titans were unfazed by these explosions, so fighting with them in the lead was of tremendous significance. Still, more soldiers appeared in all sorts of places. 

So I had my children release their Guardians to aid us in battle. Meanwhile, I summoned Becka onto the Battlefield. Becka told me that she could not complete the request entirely. The Divine Soldiers were few in number. Still, I had no choice I told Becka to unleash what she had. Becka nodded and released the Divine Soldiers she had made, and soon several masked warriors descended onto the Battlefield. They carried partizans in their hands, and they fought the Fallen's Soldiers. Meanwhile, I had encouraged Erina to lead the humans to safety. Though I had barred my other children from fighting, they chose to fight anyway.

I could not stop my children; this was their choice, after all. We fought for several years, and we being worn down by this constant flurry, which meant that someone was controlling these soldiers from afar. I temporarily left the Battlefield to search for this puppet master. I quickly began to look for this puppet master. I soon realized that Erd had been absent the last time I saw him creating a shelter. Still, after that, he disappeared I went down to Erd's Dwelling.

I soon found many black Crystals scattered around Erd's Dwelling. As I walked further into it, I saw several Shippoes wholly turned to stone. I was even more worried. Soon I found Erd. He was bound to several Purple Crystals witch I began to shatter with all I had. I rescued Erd, but soon I heard some devilish laughter. I looked behind me, and I saw a small child. She had purple Crystals that pierced her entire body. She looked like she had been stabbed in several places. Her left eye was covered in bandages. She smiled and then tried to attack me; I picked up Erd and blocked the attack. Still, I could tell this Deity was holding back. I saw a spark of light inside her, and I needed to set it free. I ran towards this small Deity. I began to absorb the Purple Mist that surrounded her into myself. Once the young Deity was free, I fell to my knees and began to convulse. I coughed up purple liquid; I knew I couldn't afford to lose here. They needed me. Hence, I spat up the rest of the Purple Mist. I destroyed it. The Purple Crystals around Erd's Dwelling slowly started to shatter and disappear. I took Erd and this new Deity to Erina to heal then I went back on the Battlefield.

When I was above the clouds, I saw that the Black mud men were starting to Fall apart. So my assumption was right the Deity I had cured was manipulating Erds power to create the army. I soon called everyone to the Capital for a meeting.

All beings in my world started to talk about our next step to fight the Fallen. At first, they tried to poison my World. They tried to send a Deity to corrupt one of my children to create an army to fight us and drain our resources. Serene suggested that we could upgrade the pillars. I ultimately had to shoot the idea down because it would drain our powers even faster if I were to do that, then every beam, the pillars fired. Snow then chimed in, suggesting that we should probably try asking the Deity Marie for assistance. I knew it was the right thing to do. Still, I was hesitant to leave my World without its Deity Anthony assured me that he could hold down the fort. I decided to put my faith in Anthony. I quickly left to visit Marie. I flew as fast as I could to visit Marie; when I got to her World, I went straight to her Dwelling where I completely interrupted her meeting.

I rushed to Marie, and I was frantic. Marie had to calm me down before we were able to talk. Still, after I calmed down, I began to explain my situation. Marie's interest peaked when I mentioned the young Deity I purified. Marie told me the key to repelling the Fallen was a special seal that can only be created from the bond between two Deities. I asked what this seal was. Marie simply said that I already had the seal in my World; I just had to find a Deity that had not yet formed a bond with any other.

I asked if I could form a Bond with Marie herself. Marie simply turned her back on me and said that she couldn't because she had already created a bond with another Deity stronger than me. I returned to my World, Remembering that there was one Deity currently residing in my World. She was just unconscious when I came to my World. I saw that the Fallen had invaded again. I quickly joined the fight. I sent down several thousand spears that devastated the Fallen's army. This display of strength was enough to send the Fallen running. 

I quickly flew to Erina and the surviving Humans, and I asked about the Deity who was still unconscious. Erina told me that the young Deity had recovered completely, and she was actually in the back of the shelter.

I soon discovered the young Deity singing a song. Her form was completely different than how it was before. She was still a young child, but she had more colorful wings, and they resembled a Birds wings. Her hair was a soft pink and blue, her dress was pink with flowers on it. Her skin was covered in blue runes. The Deity flew over to me and said, "my name is Elizabeth. I am the Deity of the World known as Helopitosa."

I then asked about what happened to Elizabeth and her World. She frowned and landed in front of me, and clung to my robe. Elizabeth started to cry. She then began to recall how the Fallen had invaded her world and took everything from her.

What made this even sadder is that Elizabeth was told how to repel the Fallen. Still, no other Deity would bond with her due to her appearance. I then asked how forming a bond with another Deity would repel the Fallen. Elizabeth told me that when two or more Deities form a bond, they strengthen each other's powers and abilities. This would help us fight better and reinforce our barriers, making it harder for the Fallen to enter our Worlds. Elizabeth also said that some Deities are limited on the number of bonds they can establish.

I then knelt down and hugged Elizabeth. I said to her, "Elizabeth, we will fight this together. I will form a bond with you" Elizabeth smiled. She was delighted, but there was one problem neither of us knew how to officially establish a bond. For the first time ever, my instincts did not kick in whatsoever. This worried me, then Erd came to me and told me that the Fallen had returned.

I instantly stood up and took to the skies. Elizabeth followed me; she wanted to fight as well. I allowed it; I created my spears, and Elizabeth made a staff. I lead my children into battle. This time I recognized the leader of the soldiers. The Dragon I met oh so long ago, the first Fallen I had ever met, he was the cause of all this pain. I quickly came over to him charging spear in hand. The Dragon blocked my attack and started to fight me with his claws. My robe was slashed I was able to push the Dragon back; I then threw two spears at the Dragon. My spears couldn't dent his thick hide. The Dragon then flew towards me. I tried to put up my Defenses. Still, I was knocked out of the sky and sent crashing down into the mountains. Dragon Deity chuckled and said.

"So is that all you got you to fight with. your simple spears can't even dent my scales, so I'll give you another chance to join the Fallen and live… or die and lose everything."

I started to cough violently, not saying a word. The Dragon Deity then picked me up by the throat and began to beat me senseless. I was soon thrown to the ground, and I was pretty sure I was about to die. 

I wanted to accept it. Besides, it would seem I am not cut out to be a Deity. I had decided to let it all end here, my legacy a foolish dream, my Life a failure. I then started to cough more, trying to work up the nerve to say that "I choose to die here."

Then as I was about to say it, I felt a sudden burst of energy. I looked up and saw Elizabeth with Erina and my children. They both came down and started to fight the Dragon Deity. Elizabeth then helped me up and gave me a hug saying, "you say you want to bond with me, but then you choose to roll over and die. You're a terrible friend Ethan, but I refuse to let you fall here."

I then asked how Elizabeth how she knew my name. Elizabeth said that Erina had told her I soon began to stand up. I began to feel something warm inside my body. It started off warm, then it started to grow in power. I saw a vision of the giant flower bud in the middle of the sea. I took Elizabeth to the flower, and as soon as we landed on it, the flower bud began to shine brightly.

I bent down to Elizabeth's level, and I said, "Elizabeth, from now on, you and me are family, and I will always protect you!" Elizabeth began to tear up from my words. Our bond was something special. Our bond was that of Father and Daughter soon, the giant flower bud began to bloom, and soon my World began to shine bright blue, and soon the entire fallen army was purged completely. The war had ended. We were safe at last.

End of Chapter

Epilogue 

It has now been two thousand years since the Fallen were repelled. In that time, my World has been restored to its former glory. The humans who partook in the war against the Fallen have all passed on. The details of the war are now passed down through the generations as a story. With several varying accounts still, I have allowed the Human race to live on far longer than any other race in my World. The Hero's who reside in the heavens are furious with me for this, but I have told them that I plan to revive the other races, just not now.

My children are all starting to relax. They spend most of their time with the Humans. Some have even had intercourse. Did you know that if a god has intercourse with a human, then a prophet is born? Prophets are the Same as Anthony; they have godly power. They're just bound to a mortal shell.

Some countries in my World have chosen to make these Prophets kings and leaders. It was interesting still as I sit at my Terminal surveying my world. I think for a moment about how the Fallen were repelled. They were basically sent away because of the pure love I feel for Elizabeth. It is odd I have felt the desire to protect my World, my family, and my subjects.

Still, my desire to Protect hasn't been this strong, and it only happens when I'm with Elizabeth. I wonder if it is the same for her? I stood up from my Terminal, and I walked out of my Dwelling, and I took in the sights; my World seemed to be at peace for the moment, but I knew deep down this peace would not last. I mean, nothing lasts forever. The same can be said for us gods. I'm sure that one day I will vanish from the hearts of Mortals, or this world will come to its end suddenly and without warning. Either way, I will accept whatever happens, but for now, I will live.

To be continued

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