Chapter 4
“What the hell did you think you were doing!” Chaos shouted
“The right thing, that’s what.” Order Countered
“Of course you’re taking her side, but there is a rule against Gods acting in others domains! She should be stripped of her powers for committing such a thing! I elect the act to take away all of Libra’s powers!” Chaos shouted
Death held up a hand. “Yes, Libra did step into your territory, but she did so because of her aspect, which is Balance. I elect the act to allow Libra to step into Order and Chaos’s territories, as long as she is following her aspect of balance. After all, do you not affect Order’s Power every time you take an action? Is this not different?
It is her aspect, and therefore her duty and right to interfere in the actions of Order and Chaos.
Order, do you have anything to say?”
Order shook his head.
"Does anybody else want to counter any statements, bring any new evidence to the table, or enact any acts? No?
Libra may not vote in the following acts as the pertain to her directly.
All in favor of stripping Libra of her powers?”
Only Chaos raised his hand.
‘Phew’
All in favor of giving Libra the ability to do as she pleases in the the battle of Order and Chaos, as long as she strives to seek balance?
Death, and all of the Major Gods raised their hands. Strangely, Order did not vote in my favor.
“The vote is currently 14 for, 6 against, and 1 Locked.”
He announced
Ok, so I guess that I’m the 1 locked, but why are the numbers so high?
The other Major Gods also must have wondered the same question, because an old man with a long beard and thick spectacles raised his hand. He was wearing a large brown robe, but unlike Death’s, you could see his face, which appeared to be some kind of bird with an extremely long orange beak. Above his head were the floating words Thoth, God of Knowledge and Wisdom
“May I inquire as to why the votes are so high?” he asked slowly.
Death looked up at Thoth. “It was decided that in the council of fifteen, formerly the council of three, that because we are stronger, we Entities will be given three votes each. This is enough so that the Major gods working together could outvote us if need be, yet still gives us enough votes to create a sense of superiority and seniority.”
Thoth nods.
“Hold on a second, who said anything about you being superior?”
One of the other gods shouts out. He is in a set of extremely heavy steel armor with a shield and a sword strapped to his back. His Helmet blocks out all of his features, except for his red eyes which can be seen glowing through the eye slits.
Looking at his name, it was unsurprisingly Ares, the God of War and Conflict.
He sat near Chaos, so I guess that the seat positioning kind of tells as to which side, Order of Chaos, that god is more like.
“We are more powerful than you, that is a fact.”
replies Order coldly, his eyes seeming to have a little bit more life in them than before.
Ares looked ready to argue that before Thoth cut in one more time
“May I Inquire as to the rules of the gods?” he asked politely.
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“We have few rules, but they are all extremely important." Death replies
"First off, we have no fighting with other gods. Direct battles can result in being stripped of your powers, but usually just sealing for some amount of years, depending on the offense,
Secondly, you cannot directly target the priests or temples of other gods. This usually results in a sealing for a few years.
Thirdly, you cannot tread on other god’s aspects. There are few cases of this, and they usually end up with just a sealing.
A sealing is kind of like a temporary prison, by the way.
Ah, and I should really explain things to you.
There used to be thousands of gods, and dozens of entities, except because of multiple conflicts, there ended up being a war between gods. Until finally, only Order and Chaos were left. I survived because I was one of the few gods who remained neutral, and was also extremely good at hiding. When they were weakened by battling, Order and Chaos could barely stand. I then arrived and forced them to sign magical contracts so that they will never directly fight with each other again. A couple years after the war, the bodies of the old gods... decomposed, in a sense. They mixed and mashed, and soon you were born. The essence of all of the Demigods and Minor Gods were completely destroyed, but the essence of the Major Gods turned into the now Minor Gods, whereas the essence of the entities became you guys, the Major Gods.
As new gods, that’s all you really need to know. Build up your religions, or stay by yourself. I don’t really care. As long as you follow the rules, I won’t interfere with anything you’re doing. Whether it’s slaughtering Mortals, or destroying empires.”
“What do you mean when you say essence” Thoth asked
“Well... just look at Libra.”
Everyone turned to look at me.
“She has become a kind of mix between Themis with the scale and the blindfold, and Nemesis, with her abilities, but not quite. She became a kind of... unique god. It’s really quite interesting.”
“Are we done yet?” Chaos asks
“Ah, yes. Council convened. I shall go back to my Domain. You may all visit your own Domain by teleporting there. You just have to focus on teleporting to yourself.”
Death waved goodbye, and disappeared along with Order and Chaos.
“I am Thoth, God of Knowledge and Wisdom.” Thoth announced,
“Would everybody like to introduce themselves?” He asked.
Thoth is sitting to my left a couple of chairs down.
His words instantly brought about chatter, as the gods all tried to talk at once
“Er, one a a time, please.”
We ended up with something like this
Order’s side from closest to farthest
Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Battle
Apollo, God of Archery and Music
Thoth, God of Knowledge and Wisdom
Demeter, Goddess of Harvest
Chaos’s side from closest to farthest
Kali, Goddess of Destruction
Ares, God of War
Cupid, God of Love
Mielikki, Goddess of Nature and Hunting
And then there was me, The same distance from both Order and Chaos. Guess I really can’t pick a side, can I...