Gods and Goddesses

Bleu sat on her bed, wearing nothing but a thin silk cloth, almost translucent. Her folded thighs exposed up to her hips, it gave off a rather sensual and indecent image.

Holding a file with a list of names, she said.

"Now with them sent to Imagi, I need to inform the other Gods. Let's see.. 12 Gods, most of them should be in their shared domain... Let's go!"

"Wait--"

Unknown himself was going to join Bleu.

Wearing a jetblack tuxedo and blood red tie. An unrefined sheen to his crudely waxed hair and eyes with big black bags underneath them-- he was to play a role as Bleu's secretary. Though.. he looked like he had been greatly abused by the one called the master Bleu.

"Those assholes probably don't understand the significance of this. If you ever need to, just tell them that we're going to re-route 50 percent of their prayer energy elsewhere if they don't comply."

"That's blackmail..."

"It's negotiation tactics, not blackmail. Understand the difference, Bleu." Unknown said in a matter-of-fact tone. Bleu could read his mind so the truth was wildly different from what he said.

"I'll take up your offer. So our first stop is Heaven's domain, then the Ares' Spirit domain and then the World Tree Yggdrasil."

"Yes."

"Let's go!" With the file, and an inventory full of documents.. not forgetting the ladle-cum-knife in hand, they teleported to their first destination.

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There were 8 Gods in Heaven's domain at the time of Bleu's coming.

Those 8 Gods were:

God of Love, Aphrodite;

God of Law, Thermis;

God of Hunting, Artemis;

God of Merchants, Mercury;

God of Time, Chronos;

God of Disease, Asclepius;

God of Creation, Eurynome;

God of Magic, Hecate;

"Ophion should be locked away for a century. A just punishment for choosing to side with war," God of Law, Thermis spoke, pounding a gavel.

"That is first if we are able to pull him back from Ares," God of Time, Chronos said while grimacing, the creases on his forehead only appeared more pronounced.

"I beg for leniency.. Ophion was my creation, leave it to me to pass judgement," God of Creation, Euynome spoke. It was her who created Ophion, and he was like a son to her.

"We can't put off the fact that his act of joining Are's side would change the course of the future forever," God of Hunting, Artemis said, wearing revealing clothing, a bow in her hand.

"Moirae herself has gone to the mortal realm, the situation has fallen to that degree of severity, what more should we defend him for?" God of Merchant, Mercury said.

"Sympathy and compassion is the ultimate virtue is it not? Let us spread peace and forgiveness," God of Love, Aphrodite said, spreading her arm out. Ephemeral doves flew from her bosom.. and struck Asclepius' square on the face.

"It is inadvisable to look at the world from only one side. It is necessary that we bestow a just judgement to prevent such misgiving to happen," God of Disease, Asclepius, tearing the dove off his face, vouched for.

"M-my apologies!" Aphrodite stuttered.

God of Magic, Hecate; sat there, busy writing her manuscripts. She disregarded the serious discussion happening in front of her.

"Wow, this is some amazing acting. Trying to get their personalities right and match this entire meeting sequence must have been hard to pull off, isn't it?" Bleu said in a mumble.

"I will have to agree with that.." Hecate agreed, her focus affixed to her latest work.

"This is getting annoying, should we just tell them to stop?" Unknown said with a flat tone.

"Should I do it?" Hecate who finished the last bit of the magic formula placed her quil aside and asked.

"Thank you very much."

Clearing her throat, Hecate clapped twice. Sound was cut off for a moment with the Gods and Goddesses flapping their mouths open like dumb fishes.

It took them a moment to figure out what was going on. Like weeping angel statues, they all turned to Hecate's direction in unison. It was quite an eerie sight.

"Administrator-sama is here," Hecate said with a blank expression.

"Ahem.. we'll make this short, our creator has descended to this world. I hope you will comply with these basic guidelines I've created. Read up the terms and conditions, sign it, pass it back after you've confirmed it all. The punishment for breaking any of what was stated here are stated within the guidelines so pay attention," Unknown announced.

"Pardon my rudeness, Your Grace. May I ask a question?" Thermis, the God of Law raised his hand.

"Ask away," Unknown turned to Bleu.

"Sorry, but no prying into other people's purpose. However, what I can say is that they just came for vacation. Just stay out of his way for this short period. You can go on with your skirmish but just don't try to drag the four of them into your fight. I get how sometimes they end up in a silly situation by their own volition so I would like you to pardon them on that," Bleu who read Thermis' mind answered his question.

"Understood," Thermis who couldn't read Bleu nor Unknown's thoughts due to the difference in position could only reply so.

"In.. somewhere in article 21 section.. 2.1, It won't be a violation if they get caught up in the conflict themselves, but it is required that you immediately resolve the issue and return peace," Unknown said.

"Ara, what a coincidence, aren't you just making that up?" God of Love, Aphrodite said in a child-like voice.

"No."

"Yes, Unknown totally forgot where he placed that clause," Bleu answered.

"Shut up. Moving on, I'll leave a few copies here for reference," Unknown pulled out a stack of paper from some unknown portal, "Including a letter with a list of possible Q and A's you might have."

"Hold on a moment, how would you know about the kinds of question we would query?" Artemis, the God of Hunting raised her voice in suspicion.

"Algorithmic generation using AI," Unknown replied with a shrug.

"Toodles then, enjoy the fight!"

"Wait! How about Moirea!?"

Saying that Bleu and Unknown teleported away, leaving seven of the eight Gods in bewilderment.

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A rose petal fell from the sky.

It touched the ground, ripples formed amidst the darkness.

12 blood red thrones with gaudy gold embellishments arranged in a circle around a large black marble table.

Of those 12 blood thrones, two were occupied.

"Check."

"Haha! You fell into my trap! Trap open!"

"Check."

"Not yet! I move my knight to A5 to intercept against your attack!"

"Check."

"Shiit! I'll have to use my trump card. Queen! Defend the King!"

"Checkmate, and that's game."

"Awh man.. I still couldn't win," Ophion, the God of Spirit grunted.

"Don't be so crestfallen young one, you may have lost, but this will only serve as another step towards glory," in a low humble voice, the God of War, Ares-- otherwise known as the Demon God hummed to Ophion.

"Whatever you say.."

"What a cliche way to practice war games," Bleu said.

"That doesn't work in reality, this is fiction," Unknown adjusted his glasses.

"Forgive this lowly me for the late greetings, Administrator. What brings the two of you here?" Ares stood up from his seat and knelt.

"Hah? HAH?! A-A-Administrator?! My apologies, I was late in noticing your presence!" Ophion prostrated to the ground.

"Don't sweat the small stuff," Bleu said, holding the blunt end of the ladle towards Ophion.

"Y-your words are wasted on this lowly me," Ophion shivered.

Unknown rolled his eyes. What bullshit drama is this? Some 19th century crap the world generation algorithm did here, he thought.

"Get up, get up. I just want to convey to you that 'He' has descended to the mortal realm of this world together with his future wife and friends."

"I see. Then do you request that I present myself to The Almighty?"

"I think he wouldn't like that. Just call him Noel when you meet him, here, a letter with some questions you might have about this time-out Unknown and I decided on. The period is until the end of winter."

"Bleu you forgot the legal document," Unknown pulled out a stack and dropped it on the table, the sound of paper smacking the solid reverberated in the silence.

"Cool, I like this domain of yours," Bleu said, impressed,

"It is my honour to receive your praise," Ares replied.

"Speaking of which, you do know that your plans are going to go down the drain with Noel's interference right?"

"That I understand. However, what I seek is not blood shed nor victory, but the process in which a victor is decided."

"Okay, good luck with that, but read the documents properly ya? Wouldn't want to ruin your world domination plan just because you broke one of the guidelines we've set in place," Bleu said.

"I will keep that in mind. If I may request, I would wish to send my regards to Noel and his fellow followers in my name and in the name of The God of Spirit, Ophion," Ares bowed.

"Fine by me."

"Point taken," Unknown typed something into his UI.

"Then we'll be taking our leave.. next is the Yggdrasil right?" Bleu asked Unknown.

"Yes."

"See you two! Then let's go!"

Leaving the Demon God and God of Spirit behind, they left for the world tree Yggdrasil where Miss God of Nature, Gaia was dwelling.

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"Uwaa.." The God of Nature Gaia yawned, stretching her arms into the air before looking at her guests with drooping eyes.

"Apologies for our intrusion," Unknown said politely.

"It's okay," Gaia rubbed her eyes.

"Here are the documents for the one season peace treaty, but I'm sure you won't do anything crazy throughout the duration of this time," Bleu slid the envelope and legal document across the table.

"Ah, it's that time already? So how are the children?" Laying flat on the table she asked. Light pouring in from the crystal clear resin window outside, illuminating her ethereal figure.

"They'll get used to it, I'm here for them so it should be fine."

"It must have been a harsh journey for the four," Gaia yawned again.

"Bleu, don't we have something else we need to check on?" Unknown nudged.

"Right, don't push me, so how's Miss Laura?"

"That child? It seems she has awakened something inside of her. I'm still curious as to what you have done?"

"Is she well? It must have been shocking to realize that she suddenly regained the memories of her past."

"Ara, that explains how she had solved many of the crises. For a moment there I thought she had awakened some unknown skill for foretelling the future."

"I pitied her so I thought she should have a second chance in life."

"I owe you my gratitude for the renewed peace of the elves then?"

"She did it for self satisfaction, don't mind it."

"I'm being nice okay?!" Bleu retorted Unknown's complaint.

"Also, just asking but do you know what happened to the God of Fate Moirae? I heard she broke the taboo and descended to the mortal realm?"

"That girl full of worries? It seems she was worried about the future. Thus why she descended to change the fate of the world by her own hands."

"That makes sense. I'll need to trace her movements then," Unknown nodded.

"No wonder we couldn't find her.. Hey! Isn't that bad news?! Laura will have a love rival now?!" Bleu exclaimed.