The heavens were silent — a silence not of peace, but of watching.
Below, the mortal world bled. Kingdoms once blessed by the gods had turned their blessings into weapons.
And in the heart of the Celestial Hall, where starlight poured like rivers, located at the heavenly realm known as EGO ELYSIUM — the Six gathered.
The Hall of Concord was vast — a sphere of drifting light and silver mist, where time moved as thought did. Pillars of divine flame rose and fell, carrying whispers from the mortal plane below.
At its center, upon a dais of crystal, stood BIO Phanes, the God of Creation & life.
He was calm and radiant, his presence stilling even the restless flame of the cosmos. Golden light glimmered in his eyes — eyes that had seen the first dawn, as he was given the authority by the All Father to shape the earth the way he wanted… "My brothers, my sisters… tell me, what do you see?"
Across from him, ZOE Demeter, the Goddess of Nature and Fertility, sat with hands folded neatly on her lap. Vines coiled lazily around her throne, blooming in slow rhythm with her breath…. "I see life devouring itself. The children we blessed have forgotten harmony. They poison the soil, they hunt the sky. Their wars are roots choking their own tree."
Her tone was serene, emotionless — but the petals at her feet trembled.
META Horai, the Goddess of Seasons, scoffed softly. Her hair shimmered with shifting hues — gold of summer, white of winter, red of autumn, green of spring — never still…. "They're mortals. They fight; they burn; they beg for rain. We've seen this a thousand times."
"Not like this." Bio interjected, with obvious concern in his tone.
He waved a hand, and the clouds below the dais parted. Visions of chaos shimmered — tho quiet now on earth cause of the stalemate, the gods gathered to reviewed the chaos from the very beginning together, to figure out what went wrong — armies clashing beneath burning skies; rivers
turned red; temples collapsing.
DESMOS Ero, the God of Love, leaned forward. His voice was soft — sorrowful even when smiling…. "They're killing one another in our names. Love, creation, life… all twisted into conquest. They no longer see us as guides, but trophies."
He pressed a hand to his chest. "How can they worship love through hate?"
NOUS Athena, the Goddess of War, Reason and Wisdom, rested her chin on one hand, eyes sharp and bright as a blade…. "Because love is easy to corrupt. You, of all of us, should know that, Desmos."
He shot her a playful glare. She smirked — then turned to Bio…. "But he's right. They've grown arrogant. Their kings pretend to be divine. They no longer fear consequence."
"And whose fault is that? We stopped interfering centuries ago, we had too, it's part of the ultimate rule that governs all gods under the embrace of the All Father — Let them destroy themselves. Maybe something better will grow from the ashes." Meta coldly responded to the point of Nous, as low yawn broke through her words.
All eyes turned toward NEA-ZOI Thanatos, the God of Death.
He lounged sideways across his throne, dark hair spilling over one armrest, his cloak of shadows flowing like living smoke. One crimson eye cracked open lazily…. "You talk too much. If they wish to die, let them. I'll handle the paperwork."
"You would say that." Meta replied, with a huge Sarcastic sigh
"Of course. It's literally my job… oh who am i kidding, I hope they refrain from bring harm to themselves. Would really save me from any grueling task" Nea Zoi blurted, trying to sound convincing, but sooner caved in and revealed his true lazy nature.
Meta scowled, her seasons flickering violently — the room briefly flashed between blizzards and burning sun
"Meta, breathe." Desmos spoke, trying to calm Meta.
"I am breathing! He just—!" She responded with a flushed face.
Bio's calm voice cut through the tension like morning light…. "Enough. This is not a council for bickering."
The celestial hall trembled with silent light.
The vision of the mortal realm still hovered before the gods — three vast kingdoms, their banners torn, their armies colliding in endless bloodshed.
No one spoke for a long moment, until Bios broke the silence, filled with worry… "what is happening with our children? — where did this war come from?"
"I don know, but it's getting out of hand, there's a lot of souls at the Asphodel Fields awaiting final placement…. it's too much work for me, I haven't relax since this stupid war started… sigh" Nea Zoi lamented…
Then Nous, her voice low but certain, made a strong argument…. "This war… it isn't born of greed. It's guided. Someone's hand is twisting their minds."
Zoe, ever calm, closed her eyes — roots of light spreading across the floor from beneath her feet. The visions deepened, showing glimpses of human kings and generals, their eyes glazed with an unseen shimmer…. "Their memories have been rewritten. Each believes the other stole what was never theirs."
"So they fight over ghosts." Said Meta, in a sarcastic tone
"Over lies." Desmos corrected
"That's not our only problem — Bios is right, something is truly wrong… cause just as this war started, I lost the location of one of the four Greater Dragons on earth" Zoe adds, with a huge concern in on her tone…
"what! Which one?" …... "it was the dragon with the Athanatos flame, the dragon responsible for the Black Day Twenty human years ago, that destroyed the Island Nation of Terys — the one given the name the Dragon of Last Days by humans… Teleftaia Mera".…
"what?!.. are you certain Zoe? — That dragon is incredibly dangerous, where could she be, do you think it's connected to the on going war between the mortals?" Asked Desmos, with his own worries …
"am not sure, but it's just too much of a coincidence, what do you think Nous?" now with all the gods turning to Nous, she let out a sigh as she prepared to give an answer.
"hmm, as the goddess of war, I feel more affected by what's happening down there, it wasn't my design, and it's far from acceptable — but haven't you all notice something?"…
"what do you mean? What did we fail to notice?" Meta asked
Bio's gaze hardened. He raised his hand, and golden light spiraled, replaying faint traces of energy woven through mortal minds. The air hummed with recognition…. "This signature…"
"Are you getting it now? —Temporal distortion. Reality folds in fragments. He's bending memory through time itself." Nous projecting her thought?… trying to get the other gods to figure it out.
Meta's expression turned cold…. "Only one of us ever mastered that art."
The hall dimmed.
Even the stars outside seemed to flicker in unease.
"Pluto." Bios whispered, but it was still loud enough for the others to hear
"So it's true. The seventh has returned." Desmos adds, with a concerned look
Nea Zoi yawned, slouched deeper in his throne…. "He never really left. Just hid his guilt behind the ticking of his own clock."
"hmm I see now, Pluto has been missing since this whole thing started — no, even further than that" replied Meta…
"exactly, you are right Meta" confirmed Nous...
"yes, that troublesome god is up to something again" .….. "what do you mean Nous, with that kind of punishment he received from the All Father, you don't think he's stupid enough to continues, do you?" replied Desmos, sounding skeptical…
"hmm, so what you're saying is Pluto is responsible for the mess on earth?" asked Zoe…
"yes he is, you know how Pluto's ability works right, not his godly abilities — am talking about his origin ability, the one he got after becoming a true god, bestowed upon him by the All Father"...
"yes of course, he can manipulate space and time — and he was the only one that mastered the ability to manipulate memories through time itself" Meta responded, with dread and jealousy in her expression…
"yes that ability made him one of the strongest among the gods" Desmos adds…
"(yawning) I don't understand, what has that got to do with anything, I mean Meta can also control time but still not to the point of being stronger than I am" said Nea Zoi, with a bored look on his face…
"hey shut up you lazy god, if there's anyone am stronger than at this table its definitely you… insufferable lazy god" replied Meta, losing all her composure and looking annoyed…
"I might be sleeping a lot but you're the one dreaming" …
Finally she burst — not able to hold it anymore, she throw a punch straight at the top of his head, BANG!!…
"owwww — hey what did you do that for Meta?" Nea Zoi jumped on alert, and pain all over his expression…
"hump" ..… "if you guys are done with your lovers quarrel can we continue" said Zoe…
"hey Zoe don't jest like that, this insufferable annoyance isn't anything remotely that close to me" Meta responded with a straight enough face, but still stop herself from turning a little red…
"What did I say about bickering? — compose yourselves" Bios oozing in aura, and giving a light smile spoke — Meta gave a sigh, and looked away from Nea zoi.
"anyway to answer our lazy brother's question — it has everything to do with Pluto's ability, Pluto is one of four gods able to control both space and time, the others are the All Father, his holiness Spadion and Meta" Nous continued …
" correction, Meta can only control time, there's no way she's cool enough to control two super skills as that" Nea Zoi interrupted, teasing Meta….
"Please excuse me Bios" she took permission, and Bios turned his face away granting her the permission
BANG!! Meta hits him again…
"this hitting is getting out of hand Meta" …... "then keep you lazy mouth shut… hump" responded Meta…
"true, but it still doesn't explain how memory manipulation alone caused such a mess" added Zoe, ignoring the spat of Nea Zoi and Meta …
"I agree, how did that end up causing so much trouble? — I don't think he would be able to cast it on every single human on earth" asked Meta…
"Pluto doesn't need to cast it on everyone on earth, he just needs the people with authority" ..…
"the royals and nobles" said Desmos and Bios simultaneously …
"exactly, the way it works is Pluto uses his time ability to alter the memories of his targets, making them believe whatever he chooses — which we already know is each believes the other stole what was never theirs."…
"hmm, this isn't good — how do we fix this?" asked Zoe, with a troubled look on her face …
"this is such a pain, and too much work… can't we just ask the All Father for his assistant and be done with it?" lamented Nea Zoi, seeking the easy way out that is less tasking…
"of course a lazy god like yourself would suggest that.. hump" said a disappointed Meta, with an irritated expression…
"Meta's right"….. "hey… so you also think am lazy Bios? — ouch" …..
" well yes on that too Nea Zoi, but my point is the All Father entrusted us with our own world among many other gods, and it's the most important one too, we can't seek his help at every trouble we run into, would make us unworthy" ..…
"Bios is right, we have to fix this ourselves" said Zoe in agreement….
"then what can we do, the only one here with the time ability is Meta — but she can't use it to manipulate memories as Pluto can" asked Desmos, and looking open to suggestions …
"yes she doesn't, that's why our only chance to save the mortals is to find Pluto and make him fix it — if that doesn't work I have a back up plan in place" said Nous, with a confidence smile, staring at Desmos…
"Yes, we have to put a stop to Pluto ourselves — it's our fault he went this far, we were too careless around him" said Bios with anger and sadness, which the other gods noticed, as the gloom filled the room…
"yes, but where can we find Pluto, that is easier said than done — he might be heartless but he is a very intelligent god, and he must have covered his tracks extremely well" said Zoe…
"oh you think so?" asked Nous with a cheeky smile…
"remind me who was blessed with the titles of goddess of wisdom and war by the All Father" she stated with her beautiful golden wings on full display, and also with pride and determination in her voice, seeing this the other gods smiled to themselves — as they knew for a fact she was who she said she was, and if anyone would be the biggest help to them in fixing things it would be her…
"of course dear Nous, let's get to work with your help" said Bios with a warm smile…
"gladly… Zoe, remember losing the presence of the calamity dragon?" .….
"yes of course, as the goddess of nature I feel everything that touches the earth, the ocean and the creatures in it, to the skies and the owners of it, the lands and everything that grows or walks on it, to even the ray of the sun and the light of the moon — as mother nature I feel everything, but right after this bloody war started I suddenly lost all traces of the calamity dragon" ..…
"just like that?… She didn't fly or walk to another location?" asked Desmos, hoping one of it should be the case…
"no, it just happened so suddenly — that's what worries me the most, one moment she was there and then the next she just vanished, I can confidently say Mera isn't on earth anymore, that's my worry" ..…
"that dragon gave me a lot of work with her display Twenty human years ago — I still get nightmares with the amount of work I had to do that day, I was so scared I was never going to see a bed again, that was the worse" said Nea Zoi with tears in his eyes….
"sigh… Nea Zoi what was the All Father thinking making you a true god" said Meta…
"Nous, do you have a point you're trying to make by asking Zoe about Mera?" asked Bios…
Nous rose. Her eyes burned with clarity — sharp, calculating, dangerous…. "Unfortunately it's truly worse than we thought"
Her voice cut through the quiet like a blade through silk.
"Speak." Bios spoke, breaking the suspense
"Pluto has the calamity dragon — I found this images while I was investigating, have a look" She lifted her hand, and a sphere of pure light appeared above the dais — a vision born of reason and truth. Within it shimmered a distorted image: a man of gold standing before a woman cloaked in black flame.
The others leaned forward as the image steadied.
"…The Dragon of Last Days." Desmos whispered faintly
"Teleftaia Mera… she was awake" Zoe watches in horror.
The hall shuddered. Even the pillars of divine fire bent slightly toward her words.
"He found her Too easily — That means he has been planning for this for a long time" Nous suggested.
"that surely can't be good, what is he planning to do with the dragon of last days?" asked Meta, looking completely lost for words …
"And we don't know where he might be, he isn't on earth or the realm of the gods — Ego Elysium or the heavens where the All Father and other true gods resides" said Zoe…
"oh, I know where he is — but the main issue is getting there" ..…
"I see — let me guess, he is in a void between space and time, am it right?" asked Bios...
"yes you are right" ..…. "but what exactly is Pluto planning — I though for sure if he was responsible for the war on earth, he would use his unique skill on the dragon of last days to make her destroy the earth too, but it's not what's happening, instead he just vanished with her, what could he be planning?" asked Meta, drawing up a very good argument….
"I do not know but—" said Nous before she was interrupted by Nea Zoi..
"ohhh, so there's something the all knowing goddess of wisdom and war doesn't know, what happen to the cool show you put on just a moment ago — ['remind me who was blessed with the titles of goddess of wisdom and war by the All Father']… (mimicking her voice) remember that, you even gave Bios goosebumps" said Nea Zoi with a laugh…
BANG!!! BANG!!!…
"owww…. what is with you crazy goddesses with hitting me today" said Nea Zoi rubbing his head with tears in his eyes, the gods were surprised of the reaction of Nous, but couldn't help but smile as they notice she was trying hard to hide the blush of embarrassment on her face.
"(clears throat)… as I was saying, before being interrupted by a lazy god — I do not know what his plan is, but I have narrowed it down to this two scenarios — I had three, which was what Meta said, but it's ruled out for obvious reasons now" ..…
"okay, so what are the other two?" asked Bios…
"the first scenario is he took her to use her for his revenge against the All Father, by using the Athanatos flame which is said to have the power to kill gods" …...
"would that even work on someone as omnipotent as the All Father tho — in fact I can bet my sleep privileges that it won't even pinch him, not to mention do any form of damage — and you all know how I take my relaxation seriously" said Nea Zoi…
"Nea Zoi is right, the All Father won't be affected by the Athanatos Flame, which mean it should be your last scenario, am I right?" said Zoe…
"yes, he might be trying to bring back a certain universal threat, and start another war" ..…
All the gods stood up from their respective sits in shock at what Nous just said…
"no he wouldn't, he just wouldn't" said Desmos still in shock…
"Nous, you don't think he wants to do what am thinking he wants to do?" Meta asked, while sitting back down…
"do you mean break another ultimate rule put in place by the All Father?" asked Nea Zoi who never even got up, but still lifted his head from the sleeping position it was in…
"well, it's not part of the ultimate rule, cause what he is planning is extremely impossible, that it wasn't seen as needed to be part of the rules by the All Father" ..… "so then what is he after, Nous?" Meta asked, impatiently…
"hmm… a Dragon God — Pluto wants to create a Dragon God" said Zoe, Nous nods in agreement, the other gods fell silent…
"IS HE INSANE!!… doesn't he remember the bloody war five thousand years ago — in which us gods, and the demons fought side by side against several Dragon Gods that were the creation of the All Father's brother… whom used their devastating power to try and take the sit of the All Father as the supreme god of gods, almost wiping us out in the process, if not for the All Father's intervention… I mean, most of us lost our loved ones then,… he himself lost his parents to the war, there's no way he can be that stupid" said an agitated Desmos …
The other gods fell silent for awhile, remembering the war Desmos was talking about that went on to be called the SUPREME WAR by the gods…
"I see… so he is after the abomination not welcomed in the heavens or underworld… a destructive force that is a huge threat to both the gods and the entire universe — the Dragon God… I see now, that's his plan" said Bios with a nervous smile…
"you all should relax, there's a reason the All Father didn't bother to make it an ultimate rule, and that's cause it is impossible — we gods can't conceive with a Greater Dragon anymore, even if we could, as true gods we do not possess the necessary level of Divine energy to create such a universal force of nature, it would just be an ordinary child, with godly and draconic blood" said Nea Zoi, with a hug yawn.
"Nea Zoi is right, it's just simply impossible like truly, the All Father made sure of that by rewriting the genetic code of the Greater Dragons, they can't have offsprings and we are not powerful enough bring such a calamity to life" said Desmos…
"you are correct and incorrect Desmos" Zoe argued …
"what do you mean?" asked Meta…
"it's true a Greater Dragon can't conceive with a god blessed by the All Father anymore, but they can in fact have off-springs — be it by humans, or their fellow Greater Dragon class, the All Father knows how the Greater Dragons are still very important to the balance of the world, so he couldn't just halt there numbers or existence — plus they are extremely territorial, and they barely get the urge to do anything that has to do with having off-springs, that's why there are only nine Greater Dragons in existence, across the universe controlled by the All Father — four of which are on our earth" ..…
"you mean just three's on our earth, that lunatic of a god Pluto has one — and the most dangerous and workload inducing one too… sigh" said Nea Zoi with a tired expression…
"yes Zoe's right — and the All Father rewriting their genetics as Desmos said is responsible for them not having the hormones to lay with anyone unless a stronger bond is formed — but still why do you think after all this time he picked now to act, why do you think he knew exactly where Mera was, why do you think he wanted to do this, even though he knows he doesn't possess the divine energy needed to create a dragon god?" asked Nous, as suspense filled the entire room….
"hmm… because he has figured out a way to create the Dragon God" Bios concluded with a sigh …
"well if that's the case we are done for — well look at the bright side, we won't have much work anymore" said Nea Zoi…
"don't say that Nea Zoi, this not only affect our world but also all the other worlds" said Meta — after she spoke, the gods were interrupted by a subordinate of Bios whispering something in his ear which made his shoulder drop…
"my fellow gods, we have to do something quickly, I've just got word that the Unified Nation of Warmark are about to make a move, the war is about to resume, we have to do everything to fix this" ..…
"but we can't get to Pluto, how do you suppose we pull that off?" said Nea Zoi…
"true, we can't get to him, but we can make him come to us" said Nous with a smile…
"oh looks like you have something in mind you sneaky goddess you" said Nea Zoi while dropping his head back on the table and almost dozing off….
" well yes I do, Bios?" ..… " yes Nous?" ..… "can you please get in contact with his holiness SPADION Uranus?" ..…
"you mean the right hand to the All Father?" asked a surprised Bios…
"yes please" ..… "what do you need with Bios father Nous?" asked a confused Zoe…
"trust me, he is part of my main plan of getting Pluto to us" said Nous with a smirk…
"well ok Nous, it will be done" agreed Bios…
"thank you, in the meantime let's get ready for a confrontation with Pluto" ..…
"Meta." Nous called —The goddess of seasons tilted her head, cautious but attentive.
"I need you to stall their armies. Everyone of them." She requested of Meta
"You're asking me to tamper with the seasons of three kingdoms at once. That's—" Meta argued, but was interrupted by Nous.
"Risky, yes. But necessary. We can't let Pluto's war escalate while I track him, with the help of his holiness Sapdion. If he completes whatever he is planning with the Dragon of Last Days, even you won't have a world left to govern."
Meta crossed her arms, lips tightening…. "And what of the mortals caught in it?"
"Better they shiver and starve for a season than burn forever." She firmly replied —The words hit hard — even Meta, with her volatile temper, couldn't argue with the logic.
Finally, she sighed, eyes flickering from spring green to icy blue…. "Fine. I'll give them storms they'll never forget."
"Ah yes, a crazy goddess in her element" said Nea Zoi, in a teasing tone
BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!! Meta hit Nea Noi again..
"shut up Nea Zoi" .