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After creating Kaito and Mei, Akira was shaping the planets that would make up the living space in the universe. The stars that she had already made prior to making the gods seemed like a good place to have the planets around, so she had chosen to create the gods near a particularly large star. At the moment, they were just floating, but once she was done with the planets she would put them on one.

The planet she was currently making was going to be two layered, with a layer on the outside, which would get direct light from the sun, and an inner layer that would get light from holes in the first layer and glowing crystals that would grow.

She had already chosen a star for this planet to orbit, being a moderately-sized star not too far from the star the gods were going to be inhabiting.

She was very happy.

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I can't sleep. Or at least, sleeping is very different from it was when I was human. For starters, I can still feel whatever Akira is doing.

How do I know her name? Well, it's sort of an unconscious knowledge. When I think of her, I know her name.

She still hasn’t shown any knowledge of my existence, which is good. I don’t want anyone to know I’m here yet.

If I’m going to be a villain, I’d rather be the unseen puppet master than a dramatic in-your-face dark lord.

Back to my schemes.

I’m no Isekai mega-fan, but I know the basics.

Teen dies, god/goddess kidnaps their soul, gives them an offer they can’t refuse, sends them to another world which is under assault by your bog-standard demon king.

Akira doesn’t seem like the type to make a demon king, so I guess that's up to me.

Will she notice? You bet. But as long as I stay in the shadows, occasionally dropping hints to my existence, the story will go on.

And the other gods that she made?

Well, if Akira was a campfire, they would be matches.

I’m not sure if she made them weaker than her on purpose, or if she just can’t make things close to her in strength, but the power gap between them is quite big.

Now I know what you’re asking: what about me? Where do I stand on the power podium?

Well to be honest, I’m not sure.

I haven’t really tried anything beyond making Akira and that rock.

I could of course, but then I’d be risking revealing myself too early.

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Oh well. At least "sleeping" lets me relax a bit.

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Akira was finished with the home of the gods. It was a small planet, all things considered, and it didn’t particularly look like a planet either, but it would serve the same function, so it didn’t really matter.

It was a ring, with a large mountain in the middle where the gods would live. The ring itself was a mix of different metals and gemstones, mainly gold and quartz.

The mountain itself was largely undefined, its only unique factor apart from its size being that it mirrored itself on the bottom.

She moved the gods that she had made onto the mountain, making sure that they were comfortable despite their unconscious state. Once she was done, she went back to the other planets that she had made.

She had finished making most other planets, and although most were not suitable for life, those that were she would assign gods to protect.

Mentally, she picked specific gods for each planet, as well as some extras for planets that might become suitable later.

Sora for Gistea; a small planet around a large star, Nao for Ilmion; an enormous planet which orbited a tiny star, Gaia for Earth; an average planet around an average star, Yasu for Liiliv; a flat, wide open planet for a decently large star, Chihiro for Asyke; the two-layered planet. So many more gods and goddesses for so many more planets.

She made sure that the gods on the ring-planet– which she had named Kyou– knew about the other gods in their unconscious, and that the planetary gods knew about the gods of Kyou.

Now that the gods and the planets were done, it was time to start on life.

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Oh she’s done!

. . .

That planet looks a lot like earth.

Well, prehistoric earth.

. . .

What is she doing?

. . .

Oh I see.

Right now she’s designing the life that’s going to evolve.

That's actually very interesting. Not making life directly like she did with the gods, but rather making a design, which then will be built gradually over millions of years.

Looks like now is my time to shine.

Or whatever the opposite of shine is. Darken?

Point is, I’m going to be sneaking in my own designs to the designs that will evolve.

But I’m not going to touch humans or earth, because, well, I kinda want to see if human me shows up or not.

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Let's start, like she has, with the most common humanoid in fantasy. After, you know, humans.

Elves.

Elves themselves do have their dark version already, with the aptly named dark elves, sometimes called drow, and I will pull some strings to get them into the game too, but I’m talking opposites.

Elves are known for their magic affinity, their long lives, and their beauty.

Orcs, on the other hand, are known for their physical strength, and how relatively ugly they are.

Perfect opposites, interestingly.

My orcs will be as popularly depicted, as large, green humanoids with tusks, slightly pointed ears, and bulging muscles.

Perfect.

Next up are dwarves.

Short, bearded humanoids with great technological skill, a love for mining, and a hatred of elves.

I’m not going to add that hatred, But I have a feeling that It’ll pop up anyway.

To be honest, I’m not sure what I could make to oppose the dwarves.

Dragons are the most prominent, but they are more so majestic beasts, not the opposing race that I would need.

I could make something new I guess.

Time to stretch my writing muscles!

. . .

Metaphorically.

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