World of Gods (IC)

[Rykil]

Dhemtar, Archon of Fundamental Space

The Harridan's wounds proved enough to incapacitate it, and the daggers of Juras were it's executioner. It sputtered It's last few breaths before giving in. Dhemtar breathed a sigh of relief that the Great Harridan of Telmun had been killed, preventing a nest of them from forming in Obelora.

"I'm glad that's over, now we can continue our little investigation here."

Dhemtar decided to head forward in the web-filled left room, uprooting the layers of webbing from the furniture to search for some evidence. Occasionally he would manifest a few dust clouds to sweep it away.

[Democratic Republic of Eiria]

Juras retrieved his daggers from the Harridan's corpse, cleaning them off with a stream of water from his fingertips. He then took a peek in the room across from the bedroom, which was a small bathroom, adorned with a huge Onix mirror. He moved on to the last room, at the end of the hall. It was locked, but he used the same trick he used on the front door, and the door creaked open. He gasped instinctively at the state of the room. The bookshelves were all charred, and a pile of wood that once resembled a desk was piled next to a window. He was about to leave, when a piece of white in the remains of a charred bookshelf caught his eye. He moved the wood out of the way, and found a marble box. Opening it, he found a leather-bound journal. Skimming through the journal, he recognized the glyph for Gaisa, Athanatos, And other names. He jogged back to the bedroom and handed the journal to Dhemtar. "Found this in the study. His personal journal".

[Houyhnhnm Cities]

Oh, now they leave... Oh well, what i was going to say probably would have bored them Quiraji says looking at the two bird-gods as they fly away. Now Minerva, come, i want to speak to you in private abut that project of yours about the superpowers of the mortal world. Quiraji sprouts his wings again, and then leads minerva in his part of the town, the Polluted District. Now, here we will have our privacy. No one ever comes here willingly. Now, where was I? Oh yes, the superpowers. You see, i have received some troubling prayers as of late. As you might know, i am not invoked often in the mortal world, so i listened carefully. Apparently, Russia, Cina, The United States and North Corea are all trying to develop new biological weapons. Now, i usually do not bless this endeavours. I do not condone mortals trying to do my job. The plagues are mine to command and to create, and i will not abide some mortal upstart trying to abuse my gifts to the world. However, i noticed that all of these countries are also on your hit list. So, i propose a deal. I can either bless one, or all of these scientist, bringing these projects to fruition , and thus shifting the balance of power on Earh, or i can ensure these new plagues escape their labs, spreading among the population. These should cause enough caos to help with your holy crusade. Or i can do something else with them, if you have something on your mind. In exchage i want nothing...for now. Just the promise of a favour. SO, what do you think, Goddess of Progress? Quiraji says with a smile.

[Rykil]

Dhemtar, Archon of Fundamental Space

Dhemtar walked out of the room at the same time as Juras exited Gweir's torched study and bedroom, having found no evidence within the webbed room.

"Splendid! There should be more evidence in his own journal!"

Dhemtar would sit down and begin reading it, furrowing his unseen brow multiple times.

"Gweir had a taste in the creatures from Telmun, something that was quite apparent. There are mentions of the lights seen in the note we found in The Gaisa Case, this writing was likely before book's publishing. After the book's publishing he became suspicious due to the presence of an Angel during Gaisa's memorial patrolling near his house. He became suspicious of Athanatos and retreated into isolation, performing his expeditions to catalog animals in Telmun in absolute secrecy. He has good few paragraphs about why he captured a Great Harridan, as he wanted to use it as a watchdog. An actual canine would be too loud, but the Great Harridans practically acidic poison and armored carapace, as well as It's webs that were nearly as strong as high-quality steel. Not only that, but It was quiet until it detected prey. He domesticated it and made it into a guard. Apparently during major gatherings or social events here in Obelora, Angels appeared around his neighborhood, forcing him to stay absolutely silent and stay inside during these searches. He said that during the breach there were few and cryptic reports of demons having escaped all the way to Telmun, and he ends the journal there..."

[Martune]

Kefáli, God of the Mind, Protector of Thinkers

Kefáli floated into the room, he'd been drifting for quite some time but got bored and wanted something to do. He manifested his energy into a caucasian man.

His voice, echoing and wispy, cut the air as he spoke, "How are we? Looking through scribbles. Marvelous. I love snooping."

He floated down to the ground and began walking towards the group. He never really cared about being liked, but that didn't stop him from wanting to make a good impression on all of the gods. No matter how many times he saw them.

"I apologize for interrupting. Waiting for invitations isn't really my forte but what do you expect from a floating ball of pure energy. Besides, mind tending makes me lose my head every once in awhile. Ironic but true. So what have we found here?"

[Jerno]

Carstol God of Decisions, Crossroads, and Agriculture
While Carstol was down in the Mortal Realm he was wandering seeing around him. He observed all the Crossroads and Decisions Mortals came upon. It was thousands. While he was wandering he bumped into someone. It was a woman, and she was beautiful, gorgeous. Sorry, here let me help you up Carstol offered to take her where she was going. She agreed. Over the next two hours they became fast friends. What she didn’t know was she was talking to a god. He didn’t bother telling her either. Day became night and he took her out for dinner as well. Samantha was the woman’s name. Carstol felt something big might happen over the next few days and it all depended on her Decisions, Choices, her Crossroads. Man he couldn’t lie Carstol liked her immediately the moment they bumped into each other. The next steps should be taken carefully, He didn’t want to anger Athanatos, but their plan was going into effect. A child conquering the world, with, knowledge, Strength, control over Terrain, and the wisdom of crossing and making Decisions and Crossroads that will achieve him victory. One huge nation without Corruption that will never again face poverty or sickness and as a huge nation as a whole Colonizing space itself that was a goal . It meant destroying and sacrificing a lot of things but they thought it was worth it. For the advancement of human progress.

[Democratic Republic of Eiria]

Juras turned to face Kefáli, smiling. "Kefáli. What a surprise. Have you given up on stealth? I could feel your emotions from when you entered the house. As for what we're reading, I know that you know that Athanatos was hiding something. Wouldn't you like to know what? We could be a powerful team. But we must Hurry. We have a party this evening, that we, ah, can't afford to miss".

[Martune]

Kefáli, God of Mind, Patron of Debating

Kefáli brushed himself down. He looked up to face Juras.


"I haven't had stealth since...her...but it's always good to see you. And sure, I might have known something was being hidden. But, I know a lot of things. I'm just wondering how I fit into this equation. By the talks of it, I might be more interested in that party if they have wine."

[Rykil]

Dhemtar, Archon of Fundamental Space

Dhemtar was taken aback by the sudden appearance of Kefáli, the wispy God of the Mind and member of the Spiritual Pantheon. His appearance reminded him that pantheon and the Exalted Serpents had been inactive as of late, with even the absence of a proxy at the recent meeting at Mt. Olimpia. Not only that, but there had been more than a few mentions of Telmun in Gweir's notes. Perhaps the wispy Mind God could answer some questions.

"Ah! Kefáli! It's actually amazing to see you here. There are many questions we have but not enough time for you to possibly answer them, but I can give you a general run-down of what's been going on. At the meeting in Mt. Olimpia just recently today Athanatos dropped the news of the circumstances surrounding Gaisa, the Goddess of Lightning's death. He had killed her for both going rogue and somehow being connected to the Breach from Beyond Unera where demons piled through and into our realm. It was sealed, however. At the meeting Athanatos was strangely secretive about something and so me and other gods parted ways for whatever, I personally told the God of Black Holes, Abyss, to collapse a part of my palace as cover for some investigations. Me and Juras, as you can see here, are investigating Gweir, a worshiper of mine who published a study around Gaisa's death before disappearing completely. We're here searching his residence and now here you are In the middle of the investigation as you see before you."

Around Dhemtar was a heavy onyx tablet, a wide book full of handwritten notes, a thin leathery pouch with a note inside it, and a personal journal. The left door of the room was marked with webbing and a dead Great Harridan, a giant armored spider out of Telmun.

[Martune]

Kefáli, God of the Mind

His wispy voice bellowed from his "body", "I appreciate the run-down. And I apologize for the interruption, but I go where I take myself. So, what could I possibly do for such great powers such as you two. I'm a simple wisp. I flirt with the soul in the head and tease the brain. You have questions that I may have the answers to. If you need help just ask. I'm always available."

[Democratic Republic of Eiria]

Juras gestured to the evidence "I mean, you could join us in the investigation, if you have the time-". He tensed up. "Someone else just came in". He drew his daggers and rounded the corner...
Only to come face-to-face with an exhausted Aqualite. Juras relaxed and put away his daggers. "Alexei, what are you doing here?!'. The Aqualite broke into a hurried rush of Geminus Celestial, which Juras held out his hands to pause. "Calm down. Could you talk in Standard Celestial, so my friends can understand?". Alexei nodded. "We found something else in the museum, from Gaisa's lockbox. I asked a few Telocultists where you guys were, and they directed me to here". He handed Juras a picture of two human boys, twins by the look of things, about ten years old. "Who are they?". Alexei shrugged. "I don't know. I'm just the messenger".

[Martune]

Kefáli looked upon newly established conversation with interest. It had been awhile since he'd done something meaningful for the other gods and he wanted to join in.

"I'll join in. It couldn't hurt. If you have any pertinent or important questions then I don't mind answering."

[Ah-eh-ioh-uh]

Oh, now they leave... Oh well, what i was going to say probably would have bored them Quiraji says looking at the two bird-gods as they fly away. Now Minerva, come, i want to speak to you in private abut that project of yours about the superpowers of the mortal world. Quiraji sprouts his wings again, and then leads minerva in his part of the town, the Polluted District. Now, here we will have our privacy. No one ever comes here willingly. Now, where was I? Oh yes, the superpowers. You see, i have received some troubling prayers as of late. As you might know, i am not invoked often in the mortal world, so i listened carefully. Apparently, Russia, Cina, The United States and North Corea are all trying to develop new biological weapons. Now, i usually do not bless this endeavours. I do not condone mortals trying to do my job. The plagues are mine to command and to create, and i will not abide some mortal upstart trying to abuse my gifts to the world. However, i noticed that all of these countries are also on your hit list. So, i propose a deal. I can either bless one, or all of these scientist, bringing these projects to fruition , and thus shifting the balance of power on Earh, or i can ensure these new plagues escape their labs, spreading among the population. These should cause enough caos to help with your holy crusade. Or i can do something else with them, if you have something on your mind. In exchage i want nothing...for now. Just the promise of a favour. SO, what do you think, Goddess of Progress? Quiraji says with a smile.

"Whilst I am undoubtedly pleased that you believe a small alliance of sort between us might be in order, I'm afraid I may not be able to oblige you on this. Not only do I have something of a more immediate concern-" she began, still not quite being sure they weren't being monitored now simply because this area of the city was unpleasant.

"But I am quite wary of striking up bargains with others with only vague terms of repayment" she explained, knowing she possibly sounded paranoid but knowing she did not like the idea of someone later down the road being able to compel her to do something unfavorable on the basis of having done her a favor beforehand.

"You should know that being an ardent femenist, I prefer having some control over how I repay my favors" she said, knowing there was danger in one party having sole control on how a deal will be upheld.

[Democratic Republic of Eiria]

Juras Held the pictures gingerly, inspecting every detail, when a thought came to him. "Wait, they look a little like her. Could they really be.... Her sons? That's why she would travel to the mortal world. And could that ring from her lockbox.... Be a wedding ring? Did he kill her for having a family in the mortal world?". He dropped the picture on the table, hand over his mouth. "Oh no.... He'll come for me now.... What do I do?!".

[Martune]

Nervous and anxious, Kefáli's mortal form began to lose its shape and he began warping between his true self and his mortal form. "Calm down. Don't cloud your judgement with fear. Just think."

Kefáli had engulfed the room in his aura. It radiated outward from him in little tides. While he couldn't handle the actual fear in Juras, he knew the mind and helped the best he could.

"Listen, stay calm. There's no point in thinking hypothetically if you don't plan for them. What do you do? That's something you need to plan out. I mean you can't let yourself just be targeted."

[Democratic Republic of Eiria]

He shook his head. "It's not just me. I have a relationship with a guy in the Mortal Realm. He's the guy in the sketch in my notebook. Athanatos could kill both me and him. And the more time I spend with you guys, the more I endanger you. I suppose you're right. I can't let fear keep me frozen. Apologies for freaking out. It's just.... If anything happened to James, I don't know how I could live. And he could have killed Gaisa's husband and the twins as well. He could be a mass-murderer, of Innocents no less. We must expose him for who he is. I assume we can trust you, Kefáli?".

[Martune]

"You can have full faith in me. Just point me in the right direction and I'll be happy to help."

Juras' talk about his own relationship only made Kefáli even more anxious. He had returned back to the ball of pure wispy energy that he is and couldn't muster up the ability to morph. He was engulfed with the fear and guilt that only a god could handle.

He thought of her all the time. Her human beauty rivaling that of any other being. Her sweet heart and kind soul besting that of any "saint". She was love eternal and Kefáli loved her eternally. She was the mind he would poke. He had never shown any creature that kind of respect, love, and pure adoration. He missed her. He wanted her back.

"If it'll help I'll try and calm down my aura but I'm not much for self-control anymore."

[Democratic Republic of Eiria]

Juras extended his hand to the ball of energy. "Let me help. After all, I am an Empath". He projected self-control and calm into Kefáli, and sensed some of Kefáli's love. "You love someone as well". He said, finally taking his hand away after calming Kefáli down. "So you know what I mean about not being able to live without them".

[Martune]

Calmed, Kefáli spoke in a hushed tone,

"I...understand. Love is powerful. Enough to tame me. I don't doubt your concerns at all. If I can help you protect someone you love, it might help me with my own inhibitions."

He had stopped sending out waves of energy in such concentrated tides. He morphed into a tiny wisp and floated in the air.

In a faint and echoing voice he spoke, "Thank you."

[Democratic Republic of Eiria]

He smiled. "Of course. If we can protect our loves ones, we have won. There is a Geminus Celestial phrase, Ameta Lisele. It means Linked Soul. We can protect out Ameta Liseses, and find the truth, by finding the true story of Gaisa's death. I should probably go to Olympia soon, to invite Athanatos to the party. You and Dhemtar can search his residence. Thanks for your help, Mons Dramie."

[Rykil]

Dhemtar, Archon of Fundamental Space

Dhemtar simply watched the interaction between Juras and Kefáli take place. He didn't necessarily know all that much about the Spiritual Pantheon aside from the wispy God, but he never really knew what Kefáli was like in person. The radiating waves of energy from Kefáli affected him as well, easing his mind and the lightening burden that he had turned a blind eye to the case in the first place. He went back to the black tablet Juras had found, pondering over the mirrored text. Whatever Gweir had hidden here, it was important. He backed his head out of the evidence, stacking it neatly in preparation for the infiltration. The time for the party was closing in, meaning there was no more time for investigating Gweir's case as of the present time. He stood up.

"I'll get a squad of Teloculists to search this place one more and ensure it is torched sufficiently. I hope you can put on a damn good party, Juras, because this is likely the most pivotal part of our operation. I'd also like to say this Kefáli, you are really helpful when it comes to calming somebody and concentrating. I hope we can pull this off without a hitch, what of you?"

With that, he conjured and raised a gold meteor, molding it into the Obeloran glyph for destiny.

[Martune]

"A double-edged sword, my aura is. But I assure you that if you can keep me calm then I can keep you calm. And I'm sure we can do this as long as we do it together. But alas, we must get going. I have a bit to travel."

Kefáli began to warp and morph as he was preparing to speed travel to the party.

[Democratic Republic of Eiria]

"Well, I will see you guys at the party. If you see me with Athanatos at the bar, that's your cue. Also, if you hear or see fireworks from Geminus, get our of there. And do be careful". He grinned at Dhemtar. "Well, to throw a 'Damn Good Party', you need music, dancing, and alcohol, and I happen to have all three!". He dissolved into water, heading for Olympia.

[Houyhnhnm Cities]

I undestand. Though i must say, i would never ask you to do something that goes against your nature. Juras asked me enough times to chagne mine, so i understand how awfully annoying that would be. Oh well, that was worth a shot. I will just send them on a merry goose chase for a perfect disease that will never come. That should each mortals the futility of trying to control my domain Quiraji says with a chickle.If that's the case though, i will not ask you to stay away for your projects any longer. Still, i am a bit curios. What are you ging to do about that space project? Are you going to inspire some scientists directly? Some artists, so that they can inspire entire countries? Unless of course those projects of yours have nothing to do with the space race at all... Quiraji says with a knowing smile. Also, don't worry, it is not just my taste in outdoor decorations that protects our privacy here. I have put some defenses around this places, powerful enough to make even a god think twice before starting snooping around. Nothing will here what you will say but me

[Martune]

Kefáli collapses his aura into his center of energy. He began to pick up more energy until he vanished from the air. He warped through space to his destination. He morphed into his human form and waited for the party to begin.