Chapter 665: Divine Association and Council
Chapter 665: Divine Association and Council
"Wait, you mentioned earlier that the one who told the Divine Association about us was Earth Mother, correct?" Elena raised her hand.
"That is true." Dave nodded.
"Is the Earth Mother you refer to is the same one who governs Earth's human realm?" Elena felt that something was wrong with their understanding here. The Earth God had a neutral, male-leaning voice, but this Dave referred to him as Earth Mother?
"Earth Mother is the absolute ruler of the human realm's sky and earth. We heavenly beings even have to obey her rules if we are in her domain. The same applies to beings of other realms, without exception." Dave replied in a neutral tone.
"That's Earth Mother, not Earth God? He is the Earth itself, right? While other realms such as heaven, hell, and underworld are alternate dimensions that Earth has?" Elena pursed her lips. She was feeling a bit confused now because the more she knew, the more complicated Earth itself became
"We don't care about gender like mortal beings. It could be Earth God, or maybe Earth Mother depending on his or her will. She can be anything she wants. However, God-King always uses the pronoun Earth Mother to refer to her. Thus, we all followed the God-King for it." Dave tilted his head slightly.
After that, Elena glanced at Elysia and Rhea. After their brief telepathic discussion, they agreed to let Dave monitor them. It was also coming with heaven's help, after all.
"Hum-mm~ Very well, I hope our search will become easier with the help of the heavens and your Divine Association. Let me ask this before anything else, has anything strange happened in the last week or two? Something that might involve unknown evil energy or the arrival of a foreign entity outside the Earth's laws." Elena raised her index finger for attention.
"Hm, I presume Persy hasn't told you anything yet. However, regarding your question... Yes, there has been quite a bit of chaos throughout the heaven realms in the last one to two weeks." Dave replied and looked up.
"Please elaborate to us about what you just said, Dave." Elena was interested in listening. That might lead them to a clue about the Ruvoid God.
"In the heaven realms, there exists a neutral institution in charge of keeping the world's laws as they should be. That neutral institution is called the Council, an authority on the same level as the God-King. However, an oddity occurred without anyone knowing how or why." Dave explained a bit and took a moment of pause.
"Hmm-mm." Elena was just waiting for the continuation.
"Everything became critical when the Council held an event that shook the heaven realms and involved the human realm. They named it the God Game, a deathmatch that required the gods to have a human team worth sixteen chess pieces. The God Game will be held next month, and right now, the Gods who are tempted by the prize are doing their best to form a human team.
Our Divine Association has just formed to oppose the Council and the God Game. The God King has also implicated himself due to the gravity of the situation." Dave summed up the whole situation straight to the point.
"Council, Divine Association, God Game? As a neutral party with a noble task, would the Council possibly hold such a thing? What kind of rewards do they offer? It seems the situation in the heaven realms is more complicated than we thought." Elysia put her hand to her chin while digesting the information she had just received.
"Explain the current situation to us. This might lead us to a conjecture that we fear is happening in the heaven realms." Elena told Dave to keep talking. She should know more about the situation.
Dave then complied with the request and explained the situation of the heaven realms. However, it was only to the extent of the conflict between the Council and the Divine Association.
'Ely, is it possible the Ruvoid God is the real mastermind behind the Council's sudden odd change?' Elena conveyed her suspicions.
'The possibility is high. We seem to need to confirm that as soon as possible. It was extremely odd for a neutral institution consisting of top-tier Gods to hold such a ridiculous event. I'm sure that next month there will be a bloodbath between groups on Earth's surface. The innocent can be affected whether they are ready or not.' Elysia had the same suspicion as Elena.
'Shall we go directly to check on the Council? The God Game is beyond suspicious. Moreover, it came from the guardians of the world's laws. The divine prizes and mortal prizes, what they can get from this God Game is beyond my comprehension.' Elena suggested while holding her forehead.
'Let's start from there.' Elysia completely agreed. After that, she shared all the information she received with her group in the Vrelenian language.
"Wow, are we involved in a clash with the God faction? This is interesting. Although Earth's magic is weaker than Vrelenia, this is the Earth's Gods we are talking about. Nee, Ely, do you know anyone in the heaven realms?" Sylvia became overly excited.
"I don't have many friends." Elysia avoided questions with ambiguous answers.
"Then what are we waiting for? The clue is in hand, and the Ruvoid God is probably plotting a grand scheme there. I want to wipe him out once and for all!" Xero spread his wings upwards with a cry as if he would beat someone to a pulp.
"Wait, do you think we are ready for a divine clash now? The one we might face is not only the weakened Ruvoid God but also the entire Council. He might have planted his roots there and manipulated everything from the background. It was what those creatures frequently did during their invasion of our world, Vrelenia. Please listen to me for a moment because I have an idea if our guess is correct." Rhea shook her head because she had another opinion.
After that, Rhea explained her plan in detail. It was like a baby step at a time. They would approach and investigate the Council with camouflage. Nothing would be done in a hurry to warrant their operation's success.
"So, the Council is in the seventh heaven, right? Let's prepare ourselves while exploring each level of the Earth's heaven realms. Perhaps, we will come across something unexpected. That's not guaranteed that the Ruvoid God is the mastermind behind the Council's sudden change." Rhea looked at everyone's expressions. She was glad no one raised any objections, including Xero.
"Hm, it's more effective if we call our total battle prowess. You and Tic are not in a good state to engage in a divine clash. Let's do this in a structured and planned manner. As the ancients once said, haste is sin." Elena nodded in understanding.
"Well, I can't beat him if I present myself as a pathetic bird like this. I need to re-form my body as soon as possible." Xero looked at his current body with a sigh.
"Let's go! We have seven layers of heaven to explore!" Sylvia raised her hand with enthusiasm. She also raised the cat's hand in her arms.
"Miaw." Vanessa rolled her eyes.
"We'll go incognito. Don't shout like that again." Elysia reminded and took out her Gravy Ark. They all boarded it, and flew away from the beautiful forest in invisibility.
Xero meditated, and Rhea sat on Elysia's lap to recover herself in a recovery formation. And, of course, Elysia assisted Rhea with everything.
Meanwhile, a burly old man in a white robe was observing the sea of clouds with a thought in mind. There was a crown with a golden shimmer on top of his head to clearly signify his status.
An angel landed behind him with a scroll of light in hand. "My King, I've come to bring you a report from Dave, the Dove."
"Hmm." The God-King simply stretched out his hand to the side, and the scroll of yellow light flew into his hand. He reads the report in its entirety before it disintegrates into particles. "Alright, Dave, back to your task. Your avatar should guide them properly because they might be the key to solving these problems."
"Yes, My King." The angel stood up and flew away.
"Why is Earth Mother so wary of them and giving us several warnings regarding them? Are they divine entities from another world? However, this is the heaven realms with completely different world laws." The God-King muttered to himself.
"However, they should be on our side and will help us fight against the Council and that ridiculous God Game. I will see what they can do here with great interest. What will happen to the Council later, hmm... I wonder? Hoho-ho~" The God King stroked his beard and walked away with a wide grin on his face.
The changes at the Council were still remaining a mystery, but the threats that came were real. Not to mention the Gods and Goddesses who were tempted by the God Game's divine prize. The arrival of this group of divine entities from another world would probably solve all of these problems as the possible cause was also from another world.