It had been well over a decade since the so-called gods of the Ennead Theocracy had first been alerted to the reality of the Naraku. Their civilization was ancient, far older than humanity, and in fact, they had visited humanity in the early years of their civilization.
But in comparison to the elves, they were like children. Even then, the rulers of the Theocracy, the so-called Divine Council, were viewed as gods, not only by their own people, by nearly everyone in their sector of space.
Yet these gods were not exactly beacons of hope at the moment. Or they would not be if their current states were witnessed by their legions of followers. Currently, the Divine Council was meeting at their largest temple.