Lords of Creation: Vicious Betrayals

[planswalker]

Voimond - the Void

As Terrogar approaches, Voimond feels something... familiar about him. He knows that he's never met this deity before, but somehow, it seems to be just like something he felt in passing once. What was it...?

Oh yes, those giant lizard-things my people hunted. I hope the god is more intelligent than the followers.

"Hail, scaled one! Could you perchance tell me if you are the progenitor of those massive beasts my lycanthrope hunted for a while?"

[Arcran]

Artoran can feel the gods gathering at the Oculus. That many divine beings in one spot... There had to be a fight. In a flash the God of Carnage is there, anxiously watching to see if anyone goes for a weapon.

[Lady Serpentine]

A change. A massive one, in fact. Previously separate deities gathering, and alliances between some being broken. Preparations for war, where there has been peace, broken only by occasional skirmishes.

Naturally, such a thing attracts the Evershifting. And, unusually enough, she's actually in her true form, save for the pair of Void-dark wings she used to travel to the Occulus.

[Draken]

Terros, Gorros

Venom! Wretched tool of the weak and treacherous... Is it? Or perhaps the devious weapon of the swift and cunning. It is all a matter of perspective. But what, pray tell, what poisons could do anything but tremble before the foul, caustic chemestry that brews in the billion glands of The Host and The Swarm Within? And would these substances dare challenge the digestive toxins of his brood?

Dare I say, no. Far from any form of immunity, for sure, but the caustic blood of the karish gives itself poorly to the job of spreading poisons through their bodies.

The beasts are more successful, for sure! A charge more than enough to topple and trample a soldier... But what would these beasts do when the chtonian erupted beneath them and swallowed them whole into its titanic maw. What could they do against the speed of the dragonfly, more than capable of descending on a rider in the blink of an eye and carry the tiny being off to bloody death among the clouds?

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Vardheim

Chtonaeon stirs in fitful slumber...

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Lagun'a

Igni, a much more respectable species than the mammals elsewhere. Maybe because they are not quite edible.

A pair of kyorl'zuraj, escorted by a guard of no less than ten karish soldiers, approaches the lands of flame, striding undaunted towards the nearest obvious gate.

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The Void

In its travels, Zuraj catches a scent in the air. A defiant scent. It draws many of its eyes out of their current goal, and makes The Host and The Swarm pause.

[Lord_Asmodeus]

Terrogor, Oculus

The huge Chimeric god looks at Voimond, studying him, a tense moment struggles by, and then he speaks "You mean the beasts your people THINK they have controlled? I am."

As the gods gathered Terrogor shifted slightly

"Grouping is often seen as a sign of intelligence, as these many gods gather, let us see if it rings true for the divine as well..."

[planswalker]

Terrogor, Oculus

The huge Chimeric god looks at Voimond, studying him, a tense moment struggles by, and then he speaks "You mean the beasts your people THINK they have controlled? I am."

As the gods gathered Terrogor shifted slightly

"Grouping is often seen as a sign of intelligence, as these many gods gather, let us see if it rings true for the divine as well..."

Voimond - the Void

"I never mentioned that my people control yours. Only that they hunted yours. Why do you feel the need to protest that mine don't control yours? I also am not sure who told you that grouping is a sign of intelligence. That seems an awfully stupid measure of intelligence. Slime molds group together, as do ants, roaches, mushrooms, trees, and rocks. Perhaps your need to join a group is a sign of weakness."

[Bunny of Faith]

Tharin, The Oculus (Void)

"I would hope that everyone who has come here understands how catastrophic it would be if this many divinities were to begin fighting at once. That should be enough of a deterrent for those that are not part of this to stay of any fight that begins, although preferably some sort of peaceful resolution can be met..." Tharin looks at the newly arriving gods with a frown, his gaze settling on Voimond.

"Is it you who intends to challenge the goddess, or your brother?"

[Lord_Asmodeus]

Terrogor, Oculus

Terrogor snorted, his nostrils venting hot breath like a pair of volcanoes "That you didn't mentioned it, does not make it untrue. Your people hunted my beasts until there were only so many left, and then left them alone. They think they control them. We will see. I protest nothing, I merely mention. That you respond with such hostility says more about you than it does about me.

As to your... comments on groups, I find them somewhat amusing. They betray your ignorance of the natural world, and of my meaning. Slime molds and trees do not group together, they propagate close to their kind. Roaches do not group together, they merely seek common sources of food. Rocks do not group together, as it is impossible for them to actively do anything, seeing they are not alive. Ants though. Ants are intelligent. They form a large collective and work together to achieve common goals. This is when grouping belies intelligence, for it says that a kind of creature is either sophisticated enough to have developed an intricate self sustaining system, or that they have learned to problem solve, and are intelligent enough to co-ordinate. I have merely pondered as to whether we deities come together as the roaches do, merely following a common calling, or if we are as the ants, capable of working together. I'd say we're off to a rocky start"

Terrogor grins wide at Voimond.

New Draconia, Terros and Gorros

The Cthonian indeed begin to take their toll, dragging down beast and kobold as they tear from the ground, and though the toxins slow them somewhat, they do not do any appreciable damage to their fighting ability, and many are ripped out of their howdahs or out of the water to be killed by the dragonflies.

However, with the water level rising, more and more the holes the Cthonian opens up become flooded with water before they are covered. Now when they come up to strike at a beast or kobold, they are greeted with huge crocodiles and snakes rushing to crush them in their jaws or with their steely strong coils, and those they devour now excrete extremely potent acids, which melt their hosts in seconds... what more might they do to the Cthonian digestive tract?

As to the Dragonflies, the Kobolds meet speed with speed, their best warriors and strongest crocodiles are given massive bursts of magical speed, to strike faster than a viper, driving acid covered spears through their foes, and crocodiles, already beasts with a faster bite than even a serpent, or to leap from the waters in the blink of an eye and drag the flying insects beneath the waves to be ripped apart in a frenzy.

[TechnOkami]

Sephyrdiam- Off to the Occulus

The God of Nature follows the new God of Nature, Voimond, into the depths of the void, the both of them to see this one who would be Queen.

There, Sephyrdiam beholds Terrogor, the deity of these massive reptilian beasts who now stride so simply upon Nature's face. As brashly as he speaks, Sephyrdiam is all too well reminded of how brash a creation these creatures are, and how greatly they threaten it's already precarious balance. Instead of saying or doing something stupid, as was Sephyrdiam's unfortunate state of actions at the moment, he did the simplest thing.

He remained silent.

[Lady Serpentine]

Tharin, The Oculus (Void)

"I would hope that everyone who has come here understands how catastrophic it would be if this many divinities were to begin fighting at once. That should be enough of a deterrent for those that are not part of this to stay of any fight that begins, although preferably some sort of peaceful resolution can be met..." Tharin looks at the newly arriving gods with a frown, his gaze settling on Voimond.

"Is it you who intends to challenge the goddess, or your brother?"

Kansheri laughs, landing lightly besides Tharin.

"Forgive me for not taking your words too seriously, friend, but you're a god of peace. Any conflict seems catastrophic to you. Besides, in some ways we're all part of this fight; my mother, if I recall correctly, is an ally of Yiasial, and, even for those without family ties or direct alliances, it's a direct choice about what philosophy prevails."

[stack]

Alorn feels a familiar presence, though it has grown cold and strange. He seeks it out, his search ending with the scaled beast, Terrogor.

He arms himself and draws near, shouting his challenge. "What wickedness is this? I felt your presence, a fragment of my own divine being twisted and debased. What have you become, my shadow? Why did you not pass into oblivion?"

[Lord_Asmodeus]

Terrogor, Oculus

Turning now to this new arrival, Terrogor twists his long powerful serpentine body around to face Alorn fully, the grin he had directed toward Voimond not fading a moment, his massively sharp teeth, glistening in amusement. "Well well, my old flesh appears. It was you who took the scales from your eyes and cast it out, that which was an aspect of your divinity. If you had meant for me to be destroyed, you should have destroyed me before I became Me. Now I am alive, will you seek to destroy that which you cast out, now that I have a mind of my own, without provocation? That never seemed your way Alorn."

[Bunny of Faith]

Kansheri laughs, landing lightly besides Tharin.

"Forgive me for not taking your words too seriously, friend, but you're a god of peace. Any conflict seems catastrophic to you. Besides, in some ways we're all part of this fight; my mother, if I recall correctly, is an ally of Yiasial, and, even for those without family ties or direct alliances, it's a direct choice about what philosophy prevails."

Tharin smirks at Kansheri, shaking his head slightly.

"Both points are true. I am a god of peace, and so it's my duty to at least mention the possibility for a solution that does not involve violence. And as it stands I have had little contact with my only familial contact, my father, and am beginning to worry about what has happened with him... But that is not important for now. I do have ties to one side, though in the sense that one of them is seemingly indebted to me, partly.

[Gourtox]

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Lagun'a

Igni, a much more respectable species than the mammals elsewhere. Maybe because they are not quite edible.

A pair of kyorl'zuraj, escorted by a guard of no less than ten karish soldiers, approaches the lands of flame, striding undaunted towards the nearest obvious gate.

Lagun'a

"You are strange creatures and certainly not from around here. What are you're intentions in Lagun'a?" They hear yelled from behind an giant obsidian rock. Soon a large group of Igni come around the stone.

Agone, The Oculus

"Well Alorn, this little divinity is yours?"

[Q'telun]

"Ladies, gentlemen, there is no need to fight when civil discourse is an option. we should simply ask Yiasial for a parley, allow each side to present their arguments, and then if an agreement cannot be reached we will simply pummel the other side into submission, and force a peace through might. Does that work for everyone?"

[Draken]

Lagun'a - Voices in Your Head

The igni who spoke was adressed, not by any sound he could identify in any language he ever heard, but by a distinct understanding of communication deep within his mind, like a thought, but not one his own.

"We are kyorl of Zuraj..." - The man might feel a proding, unusual feeling - "Igni. We hail from distant lands as envoys of our Hive. We seek..." - There goes the proding again, not unconfortable, not painful, but it is there, like a search for words - "Diplomacy."

[Gourtox]

Lagun'a- Bugs In My Head

He scratches his head uncomfortable with the feeling inside it. "Diplomacy? Often those come bearing words of peace have something they desire. What is it you kyorl desire?"

[Draken]

Lagun'a - The brain bug is, in fact, not afraid.

There is an odd clicking sound, but it is not mental, it is very audible.

"Minerals... Volcanic. Knowledge... Culture."

Chittering, the delegation is chittering, that is the sound.

"Meat. Fungi. Herbs. Spices... We offer, our own... Delicacies. Resources. Culture."

The staggering is it finding the right words, but not in the igni's mind.

[planswalker]

Tharin, The Oculus (Void)

"I would hope that everyone who has come here understands how catastrophic it would be if this many divinities were to begin fighting at once. That should be enough of a deterrent for those that are not part of this to stay of any fight that begins, although preferably some sort of peaceful resolution can be met..." Tharin looks at the newly arriving gods with a frown, his gaze settling on Voimond.

"Is it you who intends to challenge the goddess, or your brother?"

"Who ever starts the fights? When has my sibling ever been the one to initiate hostility? Only once, and that was a special occasion."

Terrogor, Oculus

Terrogor snorted, his nostrils venting hot breath like a pair of volcanoes "That you didn't mentioned it, does not make it untrue. Your people hunted my beasts until there were only so many left, and then left them alone. They think they control them. We will see. I protest nothing, I merely mention. That you respond with such hostility says more about you than it does about me.

As to your... comments on groups, I find them somewhat amusing. They betray your ignorance of the natural world, and of my meaning. Slime molds and trees do not group together, they propagate close to their kind. Roaches do not group together, they merely seek common sources of food. Rocks do not group together, as it is impossible for them to actively do anything, seeing they are not alive. Ants though. Ants are intelligent. They form a large collective and work together to achieve common goals. This is when grouping belies intelligence, for it says that a kind of creature is either sophisticated enough to have developed an intricate self sustaining system, or that they have learned to problem solve, and are intelligent enough to co-ordinate. I have merely pondered as to whether we deities come together as the roaches do, merely following a common calling, or if we are as the ants, capable of working together. I'd say we're off to a rocky start"

Terrogor grins wide at Voimond.

"I find it hilarious that roaches don't "group together" they just stick to common food sources... together... as a group. I'll grant you that the slime molds and rocks were meant as insults to you and not as an actual constructive argument, but ants? You really think their grouping belies intelligence? Instinct-driven pheremone-controlled insects that have no free thought? Yes, I see why you believe ants to be intelligent. They at least know what they are doing. I came here to demand that the Spy Queen either dismantle her spy network and renounce her self-appointed role of tyrant over the divine or have all this forcefully taken from her. Along the way, I have tried to manipulate things so that as many who would find this exchange relevant are present. Then I saw you and the more I speak with you, the more I find you hilariously pathetic. I care not what you think of me or any other divinity, that is your delusional privilege, just as I have mine. I was just pointing out that your rubric of intellect leaves a LOT to be desired."

"Ladies, gentlemen, there is no need to fight when civil discourse is an option. we should simply ask Yiasial for a parley, allow each side to present their arguments, and then if an agreement cannot be reached we will simply pummel the other side into submission, and force a peace through might. Does that work for everyone?"

"Of course there is. Yiasial may willingly destroy her spy network she has set up and give up her self-appointed role as divine busybody. If she doesn't like those options, I will forcibly destroy her Occulum and show her empirically that I do not bow to her."

[Gourtox]

Lagun'a-Brain Bugs, Troopers Needed?

"So it's trade you want. Well trade is something I think we can manage. Although considering we don't eat meat or plants, I'm sure there is something you can offer us." He walks down towards the strangers whispering to an Igni beside him as he does so. "Our leader shall be here shortly, I'm sure things can be negotiated more finally with him." An Igni with a regal attitude soon approaches, a strange sword on his hip. "I am the Imperator, the leader. I am told you want trade and trade is good. You mentioned your people have resources, could you elaborate as to what these would be?"

[Arcran]

Artoran- The Big Party
At the words "forcibly destroy" Artoran perks up. "Does that mean smashing? If we're smashing something I'm helping whether you like it or not."

[planswalker]

Voimond - the Void (Occulum)

"Help or not, as is your conviction. I make no demands on any deity present. I ask only that you think of how you wish this world run and whether or not you feel the spymistress should be allowed to continue her voyeurism. Aid me, oppose me, or stand aside as you feel convicted. But if you do choose to oppose me in this, know that I have never lost a conflict of divine wills, and I do not intend to start today."

[Jeriah]

Akna, the Void/Occulum

Akna suddenly wanders into the area.

Hi, Voimond! Um... why is everyone here?

She looks a little uneasily at the gathering of gods.

[Arcran]

Akna, the Void/Occulum

Akna suddenly wanders into the area.

Hi, Voimond! Um... why is everyone here?

She looks a little uneasily at the gathering of gods.

"We're smashing the mean ladies spy stuff!" Artoran cries with glee. "And then there might be a fight and we can smash some gods!"

[TechnOkami]

Sephyrdiam- An Explanation

"I and company has come to watch Voimond confront a goddess who is spying on all of us with a device called the Occulus, and who apparently wishes to be a Divine Adjudicator of sorts."

Sephyrdiam turned to her.

"I apologize, I should have let Voimond explain."

[Jeriah]

"We're smashing the mean ladies spy stuff!" Artoran cries with glee. "And then there might be a fight and we can smash some gods!"

Akna blanches at the stranger addressing her in such a cavalier manner.

To Voimond: What kind of crowd do you associate with these days? You seem to have... slipped.

Sephyrdiam- An Explanation

"I and company has come to watch Voimond confront a goddess who is spying on all of us with a device called the Occulus, and who apparently wishes to be a Divine Adjudicator of sorts."

Sephyrdiam turned to her.

"I apologize, I should have let Voimond explain."

Ah, Sephyrdiam, there is at least one... slightly reasonable party here. Of whom do you speak? Surely not my friend Yiasial.

[Gourtox]

Ah, Sephyrdiam, there is at least one... slightly reasonable party here. Of whom do you speak? Surely not my friend Yiasial.

Agone, The Void(Occulum)-Lynch mob

"That name has been thrown around quite a bit here and I do believe that is who they are talking about. Although I have never met this goddess, I have heard nothing good about her so far."

[Shmee]

Nysv, the Oculus

Nysv turns around and watches as all the gods seemed to have gathered. Within the Voidcloak its Mask has already clicked anti-clockwise at all these meddlers. "Listen well... all of you. I am the one who has been wronged, and I am the one who decided to make this visit here. The accusations were aimed at me, and I am here to set the record straight. False and groundless accusations can be bad for business as you can understand. After that, feel free to burn this place down for all I care... try all she wants her spying abilities have no effect on me. So I kindly ask of all of you... allow me to clear my name, and once that happens you can go around killing each other. "

[TechnOkami]

Ah, Sephyrdiam, there is at least one... slightly reasonable party here. Of whom do you speak? Surely not my friend Yiasial.

Almost completely ignoring Nysv's argument, Sephyrdiam continued talking with Akna.

"Yiasial is her name? Apparently so, since Agone has now confirmed it. Yes, I believe she is the one that now not Voimond, but Nysv will most likely combat. Or he will let Viomond initiate and "offer his services", one of the two."

[Shmee]

Nysv, the Oculus

"Or perhaps someone else will make me an offer that I can't refuse. My services would go to the highest bidder. So please... I don't pretend to understand how your nature works, so don't pretend that you understand how I conduct my business when you know little to nothing about it."