Long ago, THE GODS OF SOMETHING TO COME always resorted to a battle to death, whenever they had an issue with one another.
This became a norm amongst them.
It then proceeded to become bullying.
The law of the jungle became what ruled THE GODS.
The strong bullied the weak.
The weak joined forces with each other to cripple the strong.
This went on for Trillions of PIONS.
So much that even a little disrespect to another god could lead to destruction of that very god.
In order to stop this barbaric nature.
THE GOD OF WISDOM came up with the idea of THE HALL OF GODS.
A place where disputes between gods could be settled.
This brought about a long period of rest between THE GODS AND GODDESSES.
Whenever a matter came up, THE GODS OF SOMETHING TO COME will be summoned to THE HALL OF GODS.
The GOD or GODDESS with whom the issue had risen from presents their side of the story.
And those with whom they had issues with followed suit.
And with an unanimous decision from the gods currently present at the presentation of the issues, most were settled.
For those that couldn't be settled through this means.
THE GOD OF JUSTICE AND THE GOD OF WISDOM were left to resolve those issues.
Every god knew best not to go against what JUSTICE AND WIS decided.
Not because they were wiser than all nor because they always knew the right and just decision to make.
But because they had some of the most powerful of THE GODS OF SOMETHING TO COME backing them up.
No one wanted HIM to move.
No one wanted anything to do with the other 2 backing them up.
who never show up for the meetings.
Cos' the powers they held were something even the gods were scared of.
A power even THE HALL OF GODS may or may not withstand.
But, this rose disputes once again.
The weaker gods began forming together again.
To them, it was just wrong for 2 gods to decide the fate of the issues between others.
But this time they stuck to stronger gods.
Unlike in the past, where they banded together to fight back with numbers.
This time they decided it'd probably be best to stay under the service of a stronger god.
For to them the thought that two gods had that much power wasn't just nor right.
Who then will settlee issues between those two?
Who then will stand and judge the 2 gods backing them, when they harm other gods?
Or who even amongst all the gods will want to stand against HIM?
Or against the one who moves only to destroy the REALMS of other gods for the fun of it.
This lead to a decision by WIS.
He communicated with HIM.
And he agreed immediately.
For he knew, if they went with this every god will have no choice but to accept the results.
The waters were tested and the stage was set.
Every god were told to break up whatever factions they had formed.
For, from now on it was going to be every god for himself and every goddess to her self.
Some gods agreed. Some decided to stay in their factions as they were literally sub of some other gods.
These gods were called DEMI GODS OF SOMETHING TO COME.
Gods that had their own REALMS but in comparison to the god they attached themselves to, it was a dot.
The DEMI GODS were mainly gods that the very thing they represent had part of it's origin from the gods they attach themselves to.
One of these DEMI GODS was THE GOD OF MUSIC.
A god who's very power revolved around sound.
Obviously he decided to stay under THE GOD OF SOUNDS.
Many more factions similar to this started forming.
Gods sticking to gods who had part of what they represented.
This lead to a serious shift in power.
Some gods weren't happy with this.
Some didn't care.
While some had so much DEMI GODS under them that it became unfair to both those who cared and those who didn't.
After all, this type of faction could literally make THE HALL OF GODS. useless.
WIS being WIS decided to cash in on this.
Modifying his original plan of having the gods battle through a tournament.
With the winner having the power to rule over both him and JUSTICE.
Which will in turn have the winner above the gods backing both of them.
Perfect but this won't settle the gods.
This won't make them obey.
That's where his new plan came in.
Using the idea of DEMI GODS.
WIS decided to make the tournament more interesting.
One that even the DEMI GODS can take part in and come out above the very god they have origins from.
The catch was simple.
But he needed every single god to hear him out and to corporate perfectly.
Any GOD could become THE GOD OF EVERYTHING.
THE GOD OF GODS.
It was a simple plan yet complex.
Not for WIS of course.
He had nothing to loose nor gain.
A perfect strategy to end every form of squabble that has ever existed between the gods.
But there was one problem.
Gathering all the gods and having them within THE HALL OF GODS till the end of the presentation of the idea he had come up with.
Well...
That had already turned out to be a massive failure.
All still part of his plan.
Which was to have a lot of them gathered.
Then have them leave without hearing the idea from him directly.
A perfect way to tease them into accepting the offer when they receive it.
Although, this was also to protect himself from direct harm from the other gods while he presented the offer.
With only 19 gods now present within THE HALL OF GODS.
It was now the perfect time to share this new idea.
The modified TOURNAMENT OF GODS.
...
"ALRIGHT. WE WASTED A LOT OF TIME ALREADY. SO I'LL GO STRAIGHT TO THE POINT".
"I HOPE I'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION GOD OF SILENCE". He added.
"FIRSTLY WE ALL ARE FULLY AWARE OF HOW AND WHAT LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF THE HALL OF GODS".
"FOR THAT REASON, THERE WAS REST AFTER IT'S FORMATION..."
"BUT, A LOT OF GODS DIDN'T LIKE THE IDEA OF JUSTICE AND I DECIDING HOW THEIR DISPUTES SHOULD BE SETTLED".
"AFTER ALL, WHO WOULD BE HAPPY WITH TWO OF THE WEAKEST GODS DECIDING HOW YOU SHOULD SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS WHEN ALL THEY HAVE IS BRAINS AND BALANCE". He adds.
"How is this going straight to the point WIS?" Asked THE GOD OF EXPLOSIONS.
"THIS IS THE POINT. JUST LISTEN".
"LIKE I WAS SAYING..."
"THAT DISAGREEMENT LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF FACTIONS WHICH LEAD TO THE EXISTENCE OF DEMI GODS".
"ORIGINALLY, TO CURB THIS PROBLEM. I CAME UP WITH THE IDEA OF THE TOURNAMENT OF GODS".
"A TOURNAMENT WHERE EVERY GOD IS ALLOWED TO TAKE PART OF".
"THE IDEA WAS SIMPLE. THE WINNER WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY OVER EVERY AFFAIR OF ALL THE GODS OF SOMETHING TO COME".
"INCLUDING OVER ME".
The gods present began talking one to another.
It wasn't a bad idea, but it had a flaw.
And they were all sure WIS of all GODS knew this.
"BUT. THERE WAS A FLAW".
"IF ALL OF US WERE UNDER THAT ONE GOD OF SOMETHING TO COME, THEN WHO WILL BE OVER HIM AND OVER THAT ONE AND THE OTHER. JUST LIKE THAT".
"AND USING THE DEMI GODS AS REFERENCE. I DECIDED...".
He stops.
"Bzzzz... Bzzzz..."
Insects began appearing one after the other on a seat at the left wing of the 3rd level.
"NOR, JURST NOR. WHART'S HE DOING HERE. THIS FREAKING BUG". Said THE GOD OF BEAST as he transformed from his furry beast form back into his GOD FORM.
A red scaly Dragon with white flames around his neck.
He rose from his seat.
"What is it DRAGO?" WIS asked.
"You already know the answer to that. I, THE GOD OF ALL BEASTS will never sit in the presence of that bug". He replied pointing at the seat across him.
He stands on the edge of the 3rd level where he sat.
"Bzzzz... Bzzzz..."
More insects flew from all over the place gathering on the seat DRAGO pointed his finger at.
A GOD FORM everyone was probably familiar with, because of how disgusting the GATE leading to the arrival of that god was.
"ROARRRR..."
And DRAGO breath out Reddish Blue flames.
Forming an oval flaming GATE at the center of the hall.
As the gate opened up, the god form from the insects was almost done.
Two flaming Pegasus with a chariot rode out of the multicolored flaming gate with fire following their trails.
DRAGO jumped upon the Chariot as it circled THE HALL OF GODS heading to the first level.
"SAGE. Please. deliver everything WIS says about this tournament to me. I already accept. But, will, can not and shall not sit in the presence of THE GOD OF INSECTS to hear the details". He said as he rode back up and into his GATE.
"Fwoosh..."
The GATE burns away.
"Bzzzz... HAHAHA. He ran away".
" I purposely used this GATE to draw his... Bzzzz... attention".
"Anyways... What is this about a TOURNAMENT OF GODS I'm hearing WISzzzz..."
"Welcome GOD OF INSECTS. You're late".
"BACK TO WHAT I WAS SAYING". WIS says turning away from SECT.
"I USED THE DEMI GODS AS REFERENCE TO DECIDE HOW THIS TOURNAMENT WILL GO".
"AS WE ALL KNOW THE DEMI GODS ARE GODS OF SOMETHING TO COME WITH THEIR ORIGINS IN ANOTHER GOD".
"WITH THAT..."
"Screech..."
An empty seat moved out of the 1st level.
THE HALL OF GODS went silent.
"WIS? I HOPE WHAT I AM THINKING, ISN'T WHAT YOU ARE PLANNING?"
Asked the empty seat which was now floating in front of WIS..
"HE SPOKE?" Yelled all the gods but WIS.