While those tired of GAIA's rule were having their meeting, those still faithful to the duality creator god were holding their own meeting. Naturally, a large gathering of the gods would not escape the other gods' eyes.
Not everyone in the meeting was in full agreement with how the duality creator god was approaching things. However, they have accepted that they themselves weren't capable of accomplishing their long-held dream.
Immortality.
Magic.
The first... yes, they have found it in ANW. A new world—indeed.
Yet, it was more a prison than anything else. Worse, they were no longer who they used to be.
How did they make ANW. Easy. They sacrificed themselves.
No, there isn't some basement somewhere on Earth with their bodies strapped to some complicated machinery. When they formed the basis of an alternate virtual reality, they sacrificed their lives—their very souls, in fact.