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[Mewsland]

Another orange flash of lightning would travel through the realms and strike in front of Izon. Tali'Zora's voice echoed in the blast. "You'll go wrong, boy, mark my words." She sounded neither angry nor frustrated, but deadly confident.

[Avorez]

"Fine then, I won't tell you where I was." Varial looked down at his hand to notice that he had instinctively reached for his bow when Tali had struck out. Meanwhile, Varial had also watched and saw that Tali had done the same to him "mark my words Izon...." he whispered "I will slay you, even if it means turning away from Tali'zoras guidance." Varial looked back towards Tali and said "Must you threaten him, mistress? He is but a young boy in comparison to you, after all."

[Vetega]

"You'd strike at me for laughing? Interesting. " he replied.
He turned and walked towards the sounds of battle. A staff appeared at his side. He smiled. The thrill of battle never ceased to amaze him. He jumped extremely high and landed in the middle of a castle siege. The ground rippled around him. Several foolish soldiers charged him.
"Oh I enjoy killing weaklings. Too bad you aren't strong. That would really be an interesting fight. "
He flew forward and knocked one on his head. He went flying to the side. Izons red eyes flashed. He swung his staff and a hundred soldiers flew back screaming. He slammed his staff into the ground and the earth gave way. The army around the castle was swallowed by the massive sinkhole. Then he sent a wave of black fire in all directions. The. The fire engulfed the enemy inside the fortress.

He looked around to see the men he had helped. They bowed to him in fear. He drank in their fear and laughed.

"I am your god. You will serve me in every aspect of your lives. Failure to do so will only get you killed. " he stated.
They kept quiet. He looked around to see them all on their knees. Except one. He stood with a sword pointed at the ground.
"Why do you not kneel? "
"I kneel to no one. "
Izon was mildly surprised.
"You have a strong will. Fine, don't bow. You will become my right hand in this war. While I sleep, you will lead these people. When I return, you will give me the throne. "

The boy did not answer. Izon could read him easily. He wanted power. To get his revenge.
"Good. I have plans for this realm of mine. I will assist in the evolution of this place. You will become my heralds. Every race in this universe will bow to me. Or be destroyed. After that, I have other plans. " he stated before flying away.

He did have a plan. And through it he would get the respect he deserved from the other beings of power, and even Tali'Zora herself. He returned to the planet he called home. It flew away from the the small world he had named Terra. He sat on the Black Throne and closed his eyes.

[Konariona]

Cahill sat on the blue throne and watched his little pet worlds develop. On the devil planet, a tyrant named Yohtar trained the monstrous beasts and black clad foot soldiers, while on the main planet the soldiers of the light trained under good King Lydik the 2nd- a master swordmage. Most of the beings in Cahills realm were normal; but he imbued some with a small semblance of power that could be developed. Lydik, through wisdom and strength, had ruled the Kingdom of Artonia for over 200 years. Already the planets had aged several thousand years under the guidance of The World Devourer. And beyond the mortal armies... Cahill had an army of his own. Devourer he called them, and they were massive, bloodred soldiers with powers of magic beyond mortal beings. They were also masters of swords and all other weapons. In otherword- they were near unbeatable by mortal means; and a minor challenge for a god. The Leveler also created several legions of smaller Devourers- these known as the Reavers. Cahill sensed disturbance among the stars.
He launched from the Great Throne of Justness to the world of champions.
"King Lydek.." he said to the man in a vision, "I go to council with the All Mother, Tali'Zora. I
give into your command this conginent of Reavers. They shall shield you from harm while we the gods talk."
With that Cahill flew to the realm of Tali'Zora.
"Milady, are you alright? I sense tension and danger in the skies."

[Mewsland]

"Cahill. The balance of power becomes more and more unstable as time passes. I am extremely concerned that one of the Realms will attempt to conquer the other six. The Source has given me near-certainty as to that plan, but as to which of you may execute it remains shrouded.

Kaaysel, Varial, Vincenzo, you three must remain alert in the coming days and years. As the Lesser Gods, you three are the defenders of the Code of the Deities and are responsible for maintaining balance in all things. It is crucial that none of the Realms become too much more powerful than the others."

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Kaaysel listened to the words of Tali'Zora as she spoke, hearing about the decay of balance and the dangers of the coming times, as well as of the duty he, his twin brother Varial, and Vincenzo Obitus, had, the duty of upholding the Code of the Deities. When the High Lady had finished speaking, Kaaysel drew his blade, holding the hilt with both of his hands, and then held it in front of him, with the tip pointing towards the ground.

"I swear to assist the balance of the world by upholding the power and the law of the Light accross all of your creations." He said solemnly.

[Vetega]

Izons eyes flashed open with fear. Then they returned to normal. His dreams had been getting worse. He kept seeing things. Most of them ended in war. A never ending war. He sighed and connected with the worldship.
"What has transpired while I was asleep. "
"The universe has expanded. Your favored race, the humans, have grown as well. They display a high tolerance for war." a cold voice replied.
"And my Regent? "
"He now controls his entire continent. "
"Oh? How interesting. "

Izon stood up and opened a portal to Terra. He appeared in a bustling city of sorts. There was a large fortress looming over the town.

"Took you long enough to get here. "
"Rayborne, how nice to see you again. You haven't aged a day."
"Your worldship gave me some of the power you gave to it. I will never age.""
Izon raised an eyebrow.
"The Hezion did that? Interesting. I'll deal with it later. We must prepare ourselves for war."
"We're already at war."
"A war that you couldn't possibly comprehend at your current level of evolution. There is a storm coming. I will begin creating soldiers on the Hezion. You begin your conquest of the rest of Terra. We're running out of time. "
"Who's going to start this war? "
"You already know the answer to that question. Now go. I must find a way to separate myself from those that would do me harm. Or try to at least. " he replied before disappearing.

Rayborne frowned. A war unlike anything he'd ever seen. It must have something to do with this goddess Tali'Zora. The Hezion had taught him much during Izons sleep.

[Videssos]

Cotillion watched as many worlds in a massive universe developed, a skein of multi-hued coloured light flashing, millions of years passed as suns, planets, and a myriad array of other celestial objects, and anomalies developed.

He singled out a single, planet in a large solar system. This would be an important place in the universe. A number of races would arise on this world, the most prominent being human.Sorcery and more mundane things would both be prevalent here and there. Empires, kingdoms and various other countries developed upon a number of continents, with an ecosystem and climate so varied as to seem to come from the four corners of the universe. He drifted down, a shadow emerging from a dark alleyway of one of his chosen empires.
The god's chosen warriors- Dark, inhuman Hooded, cloaked and armoured warriors wielding as many weapons as one could imagine, they were as indivisible shadows and could appear one moment, and disappear the next. They possessed enormous strength and inhuman speed. They were known as Athanatoi. To the centre of the western hemisphere od the world was An island called Malaz was home to one empire, ruled by a sorceror named Kellanved, it had much promise indeed.

A few thousand miles south lay another, larger empire.
Shal-Morzinn, ruled by three Assassin-emperors for a thousand years, was a complicated empire indeed. Rife with assassinations, political manoeuvres and wars with a rival enemy; to the east, known as Yazd, they worshipped a false god named Skotos. The capital of Shal-Morzinn: known as Kelavandur. was a massive city, the biggest in that world and a formidable one indeed.

A high priest of Cotillion appeared from around a corner. "Holy one, bringer of death and shadow.... Shal-Morzinn has been expecting your.... portentous arrival for some time. If it please you, then I shall announce your return to the populace?"

"You may, servant of mine."Cotillion replied, and as he did so; the man scurried off, leaving a trail of shadow in his wake. Indeed, I grant my followers a little power, so that they will be recognised by those that are not mine.

He would continue to watch events unfold on this world, and see how things played out.

[Avorez]

Varial drew his bow and bowed before Tali'Zora "My lady, I swear upon all thieves, and those who lurk in the shadows, that I shall uphold the Code." Varial rose from his bow and began to project to his servants across the realms "Socii sumus in ore tenet noctis. Dicendum quod firmus adversus militarem et patronum, cui minaris quos deprecati sunt. Ut in Umbra dirige vos omnes in his adventum diebus." He then looked towards Kaaysal and Tali "My mortal servants shall aid us in our struggle against the tides of war, my dear brother and patron."

[Mewsland]

"This Realm, at least, is secure. If need be, if we really are to face war, then we will hold the greatest asset - the Seventh Realm itself. With the other six Realms bound to this Realm, whoever makes their move will move on this realm first. Unfortunately for them, the Source can give us nigh-limitless power to defend it. Kaaysel, Varial, Vincenzo, make yourselves ready for battle."

[Vetega]

Izon paced quickly. His dreams were now visions. That much he could tell. The Hezion was running its scans and tests, but he already knew what it meant. Fate had something planned for him. Whether it was for him to die or for him to do something greater he didn't know. All he knew now was that he had ruffled some feathers. He could feel it when others spoke about him. Whether they used his name or not didn't matter. He was a threat now.
"Rayborne, how is the war coming?"
"Well enough I suppose. Giving some of your power to a select few has decreased our casualty rate enormously. This world will fall to us soon."
"It's only been 20 years since we last spoke."
"As you said. Time runs differently for you since you are of a different breed."
Izon raised an eyebrow.
"While this is true that is no excuse for failure. Remember this in the future." he replied.
"Of course my lord." Raybonre said with a bow.
Izon looked away at the planet below. Half of Terra was covered in dark storm clouds. He was using his power to do damage to the enemy of his favorite race. Soon they would advance technologically.

[Zarkenis Ultima]

Upon hearing the High Lady Tali'Zora's command to prepare for imminent battle, Kaaysel immediately began doing as he was told. Under the hood that perpetually concealed his face, two red lights flashed for a moment before everything under the hood became dark once more. He stood, with his sword held firmly in his hands and facing the ground, and focused. The blade of his sword, made completely of light, suddenly vanished, and the hilt began glowing a bright golden, creating fifteen more of them. All the hilts fell into place in Kaaysel's belt.

"I am ready for battle, High Lady." He said.

[Vetega]

Izon awoke and stretched his arms. He stood up from his chair and walked around to give his legs some usage. He checked the date. His right eyebrow raised slightly. 250 years had passed in his realm. He left his chamber and walked to the Command Center on the Hezion. He passed several people along the way. As soon as he reached the Command Center he was a little surprised.

"Rayborne, what's going on?" he asked.
"Good morning sleepyhead." Rayborne replied.
Izon frowned and took in his surroundings. Things looked slightly different, despite the obvious presence of other people.
"Why are there people on board my temple?"
"You've been asleep for quite some time my lord. We have long since taken control of Terra, along with seven other worlds in this solar system."
"Seven? How? The human race has yet to reach the space age."
"We've worked around that somewhat. The Hezion has given us insight into its technology. We are currently experimenting with industrial systems. Soon we will be able to enhance our soldiers. The Hezion also agreed to ferry our troops across space to other worlds to achieve your goals. We are currently assaulting another world called Havar. They are the most powerful foe we've yet to come across." Rayborne explained.
"How so?" Izon asked as he looked out the window.
"They actually had space age technology."
Izon whipped his head around.
"How many ships? Did they do any damage to the Hezion? Did we take heavy losses?"
"They only had 17 vessels ranging in size. The Hezion took no damage, your power protects us even when you are asleep. We took heavy losses at first, but the Hezion gave us an advantage. We quickly bypassed their defenses and dug in. They are resisting, but we will prevail."

Izon grew tense. Things were progressing farther then he expected in such a short period of time. Soon he would catch the attention of those who also wielded great power, like Tali'Zora and her underlings in the Seventh Realm. He turned around and his eyes glowed green.
"Prepare the supersoldiers. I am leading this war from now on. I no longer need to sleep for another thousand years, I've built up enough to power and I've created several new attacks to keep us from harm." he stated.

"Who would want to harm us?" Rayborne asked.
"There are those of us that are of the same calibre as myself. One of us is even stronger. She will most likely begin to notice our advancement. If she hasn't already."
"She? What's her name? Is it Eana?"
"You know of that name? Let me guess, the Hezion told you."
"I did tell him. I told him a vast amount of things."a mechanical voice answered.
"Hezion, you've been busy."
"Indeed I have. your supersoldiers are ready. They've been beamed down to the surface of the main battle for a city called Deifin. They await your arrival."
Izon nodded. Then, he turned to Rayborne.
"Do you know of my superior?"
"Not much. But I know she's powerful. More powerful than you, and she's got a temper."
"Then that's all you need to know for now. I'm going down to the surface. Watch over things from here."
"As you wish."

Izon disappeared in a flash of light. He reappeared on the surface. Surrounding him were his soldiers. They were donned in black armor that the Hezion had created. It was called Beskael. Their faces were covered. In fact they had no faces. Or bodies. They were made of pure dark energy. Their true forms were smoky. If they were ever destroyed, they would simply float away into a new body and rejoin the fight. He turned his back to them and faced the besieged city. It was ablaze with war. His eyes burned with fury.
"No one resists me." he muttered.
The sky turned red. He literally glowed with power as he unsheathed one of his swords. He pointed it at the ground, then slashed upwards. A crescent shaped energy wave tore into the city and left a massive scar on the ground beneath it.
"Advance." he stated simply.
His soldiers walked forward and began the slaughter. As the screams of the enemy reached his ears, an evil smile spread across his face. His soul grew corrupted a little more every time an innocent died.

[Mewsland]

Tali suddenly noticed a spike in energy burning from the Sixth Realm. "And so it begins." She once again sang to the Realms, this time, one solemn note - a signal. The war has begun. Prepare yourselves for battle.

Turning back to the Gods and Deities in her presence, Tali left them with one final message before fading into the Sixth Realm. "I was nearly certain that Izon would be the first to challenge my rules. Now he begins to advance his realm beyond the others. We must make our move against him before we run out of time. I am sealing this realm to everyone but the Lesser Gods and the Greater Deities of the first five Realms, as well as myself. I must begin to take action..." she finally said before she faded away into orange mist.

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Sixth Realm, location unknown
283 years after creation

Tali would appear as a blindingly white object in the sky, hurtling down toward Izon and his forces.

[Vetega]

Izon pulled his sword from a dead body and looked upwards. He frowned. He could feel her without even looking.
"Tali'Zora. You have decided to make an appearance." he stated.

He turned towards the falling sphere and waited. His soldiers simply disappeared as they were beamed back to the Hezion. In fact, all of his forces were pulled back. The Hezion began to move away from the planet. It knew what was coming. The war had begun. Izon had made the first move, now the goddess herself was responding in kind. Izon sent Rayborne a message via mindlink.
"This is the time I've foreseen. The war has begun. All forces are to be put on high alert. I am advancing the human race to its fullest potential over a period of several decades. We must be prepared. I am also sealing the gates to this realm from the others. Only the goddess herself can enter."

He cut the link and prepared himself for Tali's rage.

[Nature-Spirits]

Sorry for not posting in forever. I've been busy and kinda lost track of this RP.

Eana opened her eyes and glanced down at all of the separate worlds of her Realm. She'd given the Songs to her people not long ago, though to them it had felt like decades. The worlds were now populated with sizable villages, and their inhabitants were fairly tolerant, all following the will of the Tree Mother.
Suddenly, hearing the ethereal voice of Tali'Zora, she looked up, her fiery green eyes blazing. "I see..." she said, and stood, stepping off of the ninth Throne World and landing in the eighth as a creature that appeared as partly tree and partly woman, her iridescent hair cascading down over her shoulders. The eighth world of the tree was a mountainous one, and she'd landed on the peak of the tallest mountain in the Realm; in that moment a hole was ripped open in the sky of the other seven worlds of the tree and all could see her. "My children!" she called, her voice booming around the Realm. "A war is upon us, upon my brothers and sisters and mother! And you, my children, must develop weaponry in the case of an attack upon my creation, these nine worlds that you all inhabit! However, you must remember to always follow the path that the Songs speak of, for otherwise you will be smitten down! Now, go forth and create weapons for your protection!" She smiled, though it was more terrifying than loving or encouraging, and then, as an afterthought, finished, "If ever you have need of my power you need simply cry my name, my true name!"
And with that she disappeared and the tears in the skies sealed up as though nothing had ever happened.

She reappeared in the Seventh Realm in her Metaphysical form, the sound of water tumbling from her head and lightning crackling around her hands reverberating quietly through the room. "Hello," she said, and though her volume was barely conversational and she was standing several metres from the Lesser Gods, they could clearly hear her.