?1144 The Request.
The origin gods have different forms and they are in groups. Each group contains origin gods with similar forms. One group is full of shadows and dark entities of various shapes and sizes. Most don't even have definite forms. They are masses of energy that are constantly shifting in shape and size.
Another group is full of giants made of wind and lightning. This group consists of entities that are mostly humanoid. Some groups contain humanoid books or statues made of layers of paper. Some are just towers of books and others are a single colossal book.
There are several types of groups here that a knowledgeable person will identify as the domains of the previous grand gods. The only group absent is the group of the sun domain. After all, no grand god of the sun has passed the trial of heaven and gone on to become an Origin god.
And so the true enemies of the kingdom of life moved. They are the backers of Tanya's rebel alliance. They are the ones who gave her the artifact. They are the ancestor of gods. Each one of them used to be a grand god until they were replaced. They are all Origin gods now. And they have returned to take their share of the plane now that Zernon and the divine plane are no longer here to stop them.
An apparition appeared in front of them. It is a humanoid figure made of green leaves with bright yellow eyes and a head of hair made of white fire. The apparition is hollow and translucent so it is clear to the Origin gods that this is not his true body.
This apparition smiled and said, "Welcome to my kingdom. What can I do for you?"
He is all smiles and being polite because he is acting like a good host. He didn't even need to show an apparition to acknowledge their presence. He could have spoken to them with his divine sense that is spread throughout his kingdom but he decided to consume some divine energy to be a good host. The Origin gods didn't appreciate his action though.
"You are the god of life?" Someone asked him rather rudely.
The apparition continued to smile. It said, "Surely you must know who I am. Or are you lost?"
He didn't call them stupid or ignorant for asking that question but he might as well have considering that he is accusing them of losing their way and stumbling into his kingdom like fools.
Texira stepped forward. His translucent body made of wind enlarged just a little and the hair of white lightning on his head glowed brighter. He said with anger, "Watch your tongue, lowly god."
He has always had it in for the god-king so he was quick to rebuke him.
The apparition asked in a voice bereft of any tone. "And why should I?"
Many more origin gods behind Texira stepped forward to support him. They were storm gods like him. "It seems you are the ignorant one. We are immortals. You are just a god. A lowly Celestial like you should know how to speak to his betters."
"Is that so?" The apparition asked.
Then numerous other apparitions appeared. There are 98 more apparitions to be exact. That makes for a total of 99 apparitions which match the exact number of Origin gods here.
The tree father folded the arms of his apparitions confidently and smirked. "If I am so lowly, how come you brought so many of you to confront me? Why didn't you come alone." He asked in derision.
The storm gods took in the sight and became prepared for battle. The tree shook his head at them. If they needed him to duplicate his apparition to take him seriously then they don't know what they have gotten themselves into.
He warned them kindly, "You are in big trouble."
This is what they get for barging into a god's domain. The rules of reality bend to the will of the god within their domain. Their authority makes them a Sovereign here. That's why it is a bad idea to fight a god in their domain. It is a worse idea to fight a Celestial in their domain that happens to be empowered by the divine plane.
But these so-called immortals even took it far. They dared to disrespect the god in his domain. They dared to think the god would be subservient to them because they came in large numbers.
The tree father had half a mind to show them the error of their ways now. Fortunately, he is not alone in that thought. The storm gods also want a fight.
Some of the previous gods of knowledge stepped forward quickly to mediate before this turned into a full-blown war.
The leader of the gods of knowledge said, "We are not here for battle."
All the apparitions spoke at once. "Then what are you here for? I already asked this question. It was the second thing that I said to you ever since you barged into my kingdom. But you didn't answer. Instead, you started to disrespect my hospitality. That looks to me like you want a fight."
She maintained. "I assure you that the last thing on our agenda is a fight. We want to make a deal with you?"
"At the risk of repeating myself, I will ask again. What do you want?"
A third group stepped forward. It is a group of Origin gods that used to possess the domain of power and might. They are the ones that still look like giants the most. Their form is burly and muscular. Each one also has an armor around them.
They were the ones that answered his question. "We have seen what you have done with the plane. It is very good. The plane has become better in our absence. We admire you for your effort and we would like to join you in doing good things for the plane."