The United Pantheons Meeting

It was a couple of months after the birth of Demeter and Kronos was sitting on his golden throne with Rhea at his side on the throne next to him as they were listening to the report of their messenger on the state of Hellas. Suddenly, a popping sound echoed throughout the room and out of thin air, a falcon appeared. It appeared to have a parchment within its talon. Kronos stretched out his arm for the falcon to land on, and it did so with one leg extending the parchment. As Kronos took the parchment, he saw an emblem with the earth and a circle of seats surrounding it. The moment he saw this, he knew exactly where this was from.

𝐷𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝐾𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐿𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑅ℎ𝑒𝑎,

𝐴𝑠 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑢𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑑-𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑘. 𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑦 𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑟 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑑.

𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑓𝑢𝑙𝑙𝑦, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑈.𝑃

Kronos handed the letter to Rhea as he addressed his messenger.

"Arke, for now, you may leave. Report this to me at a later date."

"As you wish, Lord Kronos. Call me when you would like to hear the report."

Kronos got up, causing the falcon to fly away, and he turned to Rhea, extending his arm.

"Well, then it appears that it's about time for the meeting."

As Rhea took his hand and rose from her throne, she responded.

"Yes, it seems that is indeed the time for the meeting. I can go see my best friends again."

As they walked hand in hand towards the door, a portal of numerous colours suddenly appeared and they stepped through it, unfazed by its appearance. In a second they found themself in the sky upon a cloud. Looking down, they saw a flat plane the size of the Earth.

It was evident to any deity that there were several sections with varying cultures. One section had Mexican culture, the other Irani culture, another had the culture of Hellas and many more. This is what is called the Harmonith, a plane founded on peace and unity. Each section was like a booth at a fair. It was used to show the culture and the way of life of different divine pantheons and the mortals in their territory to pantheons that are far away from each other. At the centre of it all was a giant rotunda at the centre of the entire plane called the Ring of Peace or R.O.P. This is where all the godheads go for meetings. There were various sections within the rotunda, a section for the godheads of pantheons of Euvrune, a section for the godheads of Aiyul and several more.

Kronos always loved to appear in a high place whenever he comes here. Harmonith was a beautiful plane, and he loved to see its greatness.

"As always, it's beautiful. Now, let's go down, honey." Rhea said.

"Yes, let's go."

They walked off of the cloud and began to fall, increasing in speed as they got closer to the ground. They had huge smiles on their faces. They aimed for the rotunda at the centre. When they were a couple of metres away from the ground, they suddenly stopped and started to float down, landing on their feet. No one there was shocked. This was a common occurrence whenever Kronos and Rhea came, they'd always do something.

As they walked into R.O.P. something that appeared to be a mortal greeted them, yet if one was to truly peer into their entire being, they'd realise they were ultimately different.

"Greetings, Lord Kronos and Lady Rhea. I am Alistair. I shall be your new servant."

"What happened to Elliot?" Rhea questioned

"My father Elliot died two winters ago." Alistair stated.

"Such a pity. You svertals have such brief lives." Kronos stated.

"This is true, Lord Kronos. We only live for twenty years, but that's how we were made." Alistair responded.

Kronos instantly realised that there was resentment in the words of Alistair so he decided to clear that resentment.

"I can tell you are a young boy only five years of age barely an adult, but the reason you have such short lives is due to the divine power of your entire being. Don't forget that all the godheads used a bit of our divinity to make your race. And I would advise you to lose the resentment in your heart. Your father was a brave and great svertal and he wouldn't want to see you travel down a dark path."

"Yes, Lord Kronos. I shall remember what you have said."

Alistair said this as he bowed his head, keeping in the tears that started to form. Kronos and Rhea stood there for half a minute before he composed himself and led them towards the United Pantheons' meeting room before leaving. This meeting room is the most extensive section of the rotunda and has enough seats for all the pantheons that are still alive in this day and age. In this meeting room, it was unspokenly decided that all the pantheons of a continent sit together.

Kronos and Rhea made their way towards the area where they saw several Euvrune gods and goddesses. A tall and imposing man with a muscular build walked towards them. His beard was long and the colour of gold. A wide-brimmed hat sat on his head and an eyepatch hid his left eye. His long blue, flowing cloak added to his regalness. He had a pendant around his neck with a spear insignia within a golden gemstone at the centre.

"Odin! My friend, how have you been?"

"Kronos! I've been good. How about you?"

Odin's voice was just as deep and overpowering as Kronos' voice; this drew attention to them the moment he called out to Kronos.

As they spoke, Rhea rushed over to a woman with long, wavy hair with a colour reminiscent of the brown earth. Upon her head was a beautiful golden crown adorned with several jewels and she was dressed in a long blue dress with a fur cloak over her shoulders.

"Frigg!"

"Rhea!"

They ran to each other and hugged. Frigg and Rhea have been best friends for years even throughout the Aesir-Vanir War. They had met when Frigg found herself in Hellas and recuperated there. They had bonded during her stay; it was also the way Kronos had met Odin.

As Kronos and Odin talked another god with a long brown free flowing beard and three pairs of golden wings came up to them. His eyes were fully golden, and he was dressed in a white and gold regal kandys.

"Kronos, How is your territory? Hellas, was it? Such a pity you named it that. I guess you'll just have to wait till the mortals give it a better name."

"Ahura Mazda, my favourite god-king."

The words of Kronos were laced thickly with sarcasm. Kronos and Ahura Mazda were bitter rivals always looking for a way to one-up each other or make the other one fail at something. This bitter rivalry would persist for more than a millennium, spreading to their followers.

Before they could continue, the sound of a horn echoed throughout the room. In the centre of the meeting room, on a podium, a being that seemed to be an angel appeared.

This angel had a face like lightning, his eyes like torches of fire, and his arms and feet like polished bronze, but these were not the most noticeable aspects of him; rather, six pairs of golden wings unveiled themselves dazzlingly from behind his back.

"Kings and Queens of the pantheons of Earth as well as our honoured guests, it is time for the meeting of the United Pantheons to begin!"

His voice was that of a crowd echoing throughout the room. All who heard it paused what they were doing and made their way towards a seat. Kronos and Ahura Mazda glared at each other as they walked away. The tension, whenever they were in a room, was as thick as the earth. As everyone sat in their seats, the angel spoke once more.

"I, Gabriel the Messenger declare this meeting as begun."

This was the one reason that the United Divine Pantheons existed. Heaven was the one to make such an organisation to increase peace among the divine pantheons. If it weren't for them such a thing would never have existed or it would be much more chaotic.

Kronos looked around and saw several beings sitting around a podium and clapping. Some looked like humans, others like various creatures of the earth.

Gabriel looked around and decided to start with the continent of Euvrune this time.

"For this meeting, I shall address the Kings and Queens of the Euvrune pantheons first. We shall start with the monarchs of the region of Hellas, followed by the monarchs of Midgard, then the monarchs of the Baltic regions, and more." He paused as he formed a parchment in his hand that appeared in the hands of all deities regarding the order by which they'd go.

When Kronos heard that he and his wife would be addressed first, they teleported to the podium in the centre beside Gabriel.

"Now, Lord Kronos and Lady Rhea speak of the situation of Hellas and its people." Gabriel moved to the side.

"Deities of the world. It has been a while since last we spoke. I hope the past decade has treated you well and the next one shall treat you even better. Just to clarify these words are meant for deities of high standards that obviously, does not include Ahura Mazda, his wife and his pantheon. I mean seriously, why are they even in here anyway? I thought this was a place for king and queen deities to meet, not whatever they are."

Laughter could be heard echoing throughout the room. The moment Ahura Mazda heard Kronos' words and the surrounding laughter, he became furious and shouted at Gabriel in outrage.

"This is an injustice! Are you not going to stop this Lord Gabriel!"

Gabriel's calm countenance did not change from the words of Ahura Mazda, but he still stopped Kronos from insulting Ahura Mazda and his wife.

"Kronos, we are a council of peace. We do not tolerate insults."

Kronos bowed as he addressed the archangel.

"As you wish, Lord Gabriel. As you all know, my siblings, the Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires, are chained up in Tartarus, and I was the one who imprisoned them there."

All the deities around nodded their heads in agreement with his statement. Most of them thought that his siblings had escaped from Tartarus and were going to rebel. From the chorus of divine voices, a question was asked.

"Have they finally escaped from Tartarus and are trying to rebel against you?"

"I assure you that my siblings are still chained up in Tartarus and they have not escaped, nor have they caused trouble. However, I do believe that I should release them from Tartarus and I intend to do this in the coming days."

There was murmuring among the deities as they heard Kronos' words. Some were in agreement, while others were hesitant. His siblings were powerful and they would hold a lot of resentment for being imprisoned for a year and a half. Gabriel spoke up to address the issue.

"This is a serious matter, Kronos. The Cyclopes and Hecatoncheires are powerful beings, and their release could have consequences. You must consider all aspects before making a decision."

Kronos nodded in agreement, knowing that Gabriel was right, but his words did not sway him.

"I have considered everything, and it all leads back to me releasing them. I plan to release them by week's end."

Gabriel sighed and looked at Kronos with concern. He knew that Kronos was now a fair ruler, but he also knew that releasing the Cyclops and Hecatoncheires could cause chaos in the divine world.

"Very well, Kronos. But I must insist that you inform us of any developments or issues that may arise from this decision. We cannot have any surprises that could endanger the peace of the pantheons."

Kronos nodded in agreement, and Gabriel continued the meeting, addressing the other monarchs of the Euvrune pantheons.

Odin expanded on his marriage with Frigg and the peace between the Aesir and the Vanir. It was fragile at the moment, but Loki had advised Odin on ways to strengthen their alliance as best as possible.

After Odin had teleported back to his seat, Gabriel spoke once more.

"Dievas, you can now come to the podium."

A tall, muscular man with a long, flowing beard and brown hair appeared. He had piercing golden eyes that felt as if they could see everything happening on Earth. He had a staff made of oak in his right hand and a crown made of oak leaves on his head. Adorning his silver robe were symbols representing the natural world.

"Lord Gabriel, fellow deities, I come before you today to discuss the situation in the Baltic region. As you all know, my pantheon has been working tirelessly to protect the natural world and its inhabitants. However, we have noticed a disturbing trend in recent years."

He paused for a moment, looking around at the other deities before continuing.

"As the population of mortals increases, trees are being cut down more and more, leading to soil erosion, loss of biodiversity, and climate change. We, as deities, have the power to make a difference. We must work together to protect the forests and ensure that they continue to thrive."

Several deities nodded in agreement, showing their support for Dievas' cause. Gabriel spoke up, acknowledging the importance of the issue.

"This is indeed a serious matter. We must take action to protect the forests and the natural world. However, we must also be careful not to interfere too much in the affairs of humans. We must find a balance between protecting the environment and respecting the free will of humans. Let us discuss this further and come up with a plan that is in the best interest of all."

The meeting continued with various other monarchs addressing issues in their regions. The discussions ranged from peace treaties between different pantheons to the growth of cities and their impact on nature. Gabriel listened to them with great interest and asked questions when necessary. As the meeting came to a close, Gabriel stood up once more.

"Thank you all for your contributions today. We have discussed many important issues, and I urge you all to continue to work towards peace and harmony in your regions. Remember, we must work together if we are to achieve our goals."

With those words, Gabriel dismissed the meeting, and the deities began to teleport away. Kronos and Rhea were the last to leave their seats before they teleported away.