Somewhere high above in the heavens, within what appears to be an open-roofed chamber reminiscent of senate chambers and parliaments found across the world, lies a grand assembly space. Arranged in a semicircle are marble seats, facing another row of marble benches designed to accommodate no more than twelve people. Behind this row, on a raised platform made of marble, stands an elaborately adorned throne. Seated upon it is a man of immense, Herculean stature, holding a jade scepter with an air of authority. He is referred to as the Chief God.

  The Chief God who’s normally content to sit in the background and observe his planet over the centuries of its growth and development. Never interfering in the affairs of mortals nor the affairs his creations.

  The chamber itself is packed to the brim with deities from every corner of the world, organized into three distinct sections. To the right sits the evil deities, in the center sit the neutral deities, and to the left are the benevolent/ good deities, each group further divided into subsections based on their country of origin and or the cultures that worship them. Just to the right of the assembly, a unique enclosed area crafted from an array of lush plants stands apart. This space is reserved exclusively for the nature deities.

  Seated in the bench area facing the assembly are the only eleven of the twelve eldest deities created directly by the Chief God himself, during the creation era, these twelve are responsible for maintaining the world’s established orders that govern mortals.

  Yet, the oldest among all the gathered deities is undoubtedly the Herculean figure enthroned atop the elevated platform. He is said to be an ancient outer god who, whether out of boredom or some other inscrutable motive, ventured to a secluded corner of the galaxy and forged this very planet. One thing for sure is that this deity deeply cherishes the world he created.

  As the assorted gods and goddesses converse amongst themselves, curious as to why the Chief God would call an Assembly of The Heavens. The last time such the Chief God had called for an assembly was during the War in Heaven occurring right after the Creation Era twenty-five million years ago. A war that devastated the planet and left it a barren wasteland the aftermath of which became the reason why nature deities were born.

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  Once the Chief God confirmed that everyone was assembled. He stood up and with a booming voice said. “I have ordered this assembly to inform those present of a discovery I made.” He paused, scanning the assembly and noting some concerned and perplexed faces amongst the gathered deities, “Lately, I have noticed that my System has been tampered with!”

  As soon as this revelation was made, the deities erupted into a frenzy of frantic conversation. Their voices grew louder and more chaotic, filling the chamber with a cacophony of sound. But the clamor was abruptly silenced when the Chief God raised his scepter and brought it down onto the marble floor with a thunderous boom. The impact echoed through the chamber, instantly hushing every voice and restoring order. After which he nodded and continued speaking. “Not only have I noticed such tamperings but I have noticed an increase in foreign magic-”

  Worried faces from the deities whose sole domain governs magic flashed as the Chief God Continued.

  “-Which has over the course of forty-eight hours has wreaked havoc all across the world.” His gaze hardened as he clutched his scepter tighter. “Furthermore cults have begun to appear worshipping what they call the ‘Great Old Ones’ and the ‘Outer Gods’ respectively.”

  Kristina stood up from her rose and jungle vine seat and raised her hand. Before she could say anything the Chief God replied, “No Kristina, the cult worshipping you is native to my planet.” After which Kristan sat back down with a frown.

  “I have my suspicion as to who these ‘Great Old Ones’ and ‘Outer Gods’ who dares trespass on my domain. Make no mistake, if they are who I think they are, then this is a serious threat that could jeopardise the very existence of this world.” Then his gaze softened just a tiny bit. “I request from each and every one of you to root out this corruption. Have your followers hunt down these cultists, and if need be purify the foreign magic. I have already instructed Avdar of this; hence why he is missing from the assembly.”

  His gaze hardened once again, “These cultists must not in any way shape or form succeed in their plans, and above all stay vigilant.” He stated, “I shall be uncovering the identities of these interlopers and they will be swiftly dealt with. Dismissed.”

  The assembled deities without saying a word all stood up at the Chief God’s dismissal and one by one began to exit the chamber until all that’s left is the Chief God with a heavy sigh slumped down on his throne rubbing his temples.

  “This is going to be a long day…” He muttered to himself.