"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.
"What exactly do you think I'm planning?" WIS replied.
"Just finish up. Then I'll tell you if it is what I was thinking".
"No. Just say what you were thinking. Who knows. You might be perfectly right".
The Chair went silent.
Every god within the hall followed suit.
All waiting to hear what HE was about to say.
"Forget about it".
"Pfft... No way he just did that". THE GODDESS OF PURITY says to herself.
"Oi... BOOM... BOOM... BOOM... Just say it. If it's indeed what WIS is planning and I don't like it. I'm dipping. Your reaction already said it doesn't sound good".
"Screech..."
The Chair stops in front of THE GOD OF EXPLOSIONS.
"And if I am wrong... I'll look like a fool... I'd rather not".
"Haha. You really are something... Alright, out with it WIS. Let us hear what made HIM move".
"Screech..."
And the Chair was back on the first level.
"LIKE I WAS SAYING. USING THE DEMI GODS AS REFERENCE. I THOUGHT OF THE PERFECT SOLUTION TO CURB ANY AND ALL PROBLEMS WE'VE EVER HAD".
"WITH THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT BEING THE GOD OF EVERYTHING. NO GOD WILL DEFY HIM, NOR CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS THAT HE CANNOT SOLVE. AND NO ONE WILL CHALLENGE HIS DECISIONS AS HE ISN'T JUST THE STRONGEST GOD, BUT THE GOD OF ALL GODS..."
"WIS, just say it already. What exactly is the catch. Why would we not challenge someone who just beat us once". Said S.
Ignoring S, he continues.
"WELL, THIS ALONE WON'T DO I THOUGHT TO MYSELF".
"THE GODS WILL ONLY KEEP CHALLENGING AND WANT TO HAVE THAT POSITION TOO..."
He stops and looks at all the gods present.
Then turns to the Chair.
"I CONCLUDED THAT THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT OF GODS WILL BE GRANTED GOD ESSENCE FROM EVERY GOD WHO LOST TO HIM AND EVERY GOD THOSE GODS DEFEATED AND EVERY SINGLE GOD OF SOMETHING TO COME, INCLUDING THOSE WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURNAMENT".
Every GOD stood up the moment they heard those words from WIS.
"GOD ESSENCE".
~{GOD ESSENCE!
IS HE HIGH.
HOW CAN WE GIVE OUR VERY ESSENCE TO A SINGLE GOD.
THAT'LL GIVE HIM ACCESS TO EVERY PASSIVE.
HE'S SURE TO ABUSE IT.
THIS WIS IS REALLY GETTING AHEAD OF HIMSELF.
HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS COMING.
INTERESTING...
WIS REALLY IS A SCARY BASTARD.
GOD ESSENCE.
A LOT OF YOU INFERIOR BEINGS SHOULD ALREADY KNOW WHAT ESSENCE MEANS.
SO THIS SAVES US A LOT OF WORDS.
GOD ESSENCE ISN'T JUST THE CORE FOUNDATION OF EVERY GOD.
IT IS WHAT KEEPS EVERY GOD EXISTING.
A GOD CAN KILL A GOD BUT CANNOT DESTROY THE ESSENCE OF THE DEAD GOD.
ONLY 3 GODS SO FAR HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COMPLETELY DESTROY ANOTHER GOD'S ESSENCE.
GOD ESSENCE DICTATES EVERYTHING ABOUT A GOD OF SOMETHING TO COME.
FROM OUR PASSIVE.
TO OUR EVERY ABILITIES.
EVEN THE STABILITY OF OUR REALMS.
AS LONG AS THE GOD ESSENCE OF A GOD OF SOMETHING TO COME IS INTACT.
NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY DIE, ALL IT TAKES IS A MILLION PIONS AND BOTH THEIR REALMS, ABILITIES AND GOD FORM WILL RETURN.
HOW CAN THIS FOOL TELL US TO GIVE OUR GOD ESSENCE TO THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT OF GODS... WAIT HE'S THE GOD OF WISDOM.
LET'S SEE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY FOR HIMSELF.
COS' EVERYONE'S ABOUT TO JUMP HIM IN...
5, 4, 3, 2, 1}~
"BOOM"
And his seat destroys as he stands up.
"BOOM... BOOM... BOOM... WIS". He says as he started floating with the explosions around him.
"ARE YOU FUCKING HIGH... BOOM... BOOM... BOOM..."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN... BOOM... BOOM... THE WINNER TAKES OUR GOD ESSENCE?"
"Yea... What do you mean by that? Please explain". S adds.
Murmuring could be heard from every corner of the hall.
All of which were directed at WIS.
It felt like blades piercing every part of him.
He frowned... Then sighed.
"This is exactly why I to got rid of the earlier crowd". He said to himself.
"Please do me a favor and sit back down, GOD OF EXPLOSIONS". He said looking at him with a dull expression.
"What's the... BOOM... BOOM... face for..? BOOM... BOOM... Why don't you do us a favor and explain what you meant by, give the winner of the tournament our GOD ESSENCE".
"Your seat has been repaired. Just sit back down please".
"Oi... WIS you really should answer his question. All of us are dead serious here. Cos' that joke you made wasn't funny". THE GOD OF SLEEP said in reply.
"I know you probably have your reason for saying that. But, giving our GOD ESSENCE to another god literally means submitting our very godhood to them".
"Thank you GOS. I didn't expect the every god giving their god essence to the winner. But, I expected we'll have to create a GOD ORIGIN LINK with the winner of the tournament. Since you brought up THE DEMI GODS".
WIS looked at The Chair as it spoke.
"I honestly didn't expect you to say, GOD ESSENCE. Why no one will agree to this should be very obvious, except you have a very good reason behind why you said that..."
"I can understand why GOD ORIGIN LINK won't be enough. Since the only benefit GOD ORIGIN LINK gives the god who becomes the ORIGIN GOD of other GODS OF SOMETHING TO COME gets, is immunity to any and all forms of attack from the gods who now have their ORIGIN from another god". He adds.
"This is still an enticing offer. One I myself will accept, if I ever loose. And every god here knows why". He concludes.
"Well. if you idiots could shut up and let me talk. Maybe you'll know why". WIS says within himself.
"Honestly I too would prefer the GOD ORIGIN LINK". SPEEDY says, as he stands from his seat.
"It's a better and safer gamble for every god, just like HE said. We all know this. With GOD ORIGIN LINK we can always cut off the ORIGIN LINK and become a god of our own again. But with..."
He stops and looks at WIS.
Who looked uninterested in what they all were saying and about to say.
"Was I spea-king too fast?" He asks.
WIS shook his head, telling him. to continue.
But this was because he wanted every god to have their say quickly and let him who brought the idea continue his explanation.
"Okay. Like I was saying... With GOD ESSENCE, that's not possible. GOD ORIGIN LINK can always be severed, we know this because of the incident that happened with GOLIN billions of PIONS back".
The other gods nodded in agreement.
WIS joined them in nodding. All to quicken the yapping.
"And with the GOD ORIGIN LINK we still get to keep our passive, which protects us in case, the ORIGIN GOD becomes a tyrant. GOD ESSENCE on the other hand gives access to our PASSIVE and the very CORE that makes us the gods we are. So why should we take such an offer?"
No GOD nor GODDESS spoke fir a while after SPEEDY's talk.
They all agreed with all he had said. But were waiting for WIS to reply.
WIS on the other hand was waiting for all of them to speak to their hearts content.
"Bzzz..."
And the silence broke.
"Wanted to say something SECT?" WIS asks.
"Bzzz... nahhhh. It's all yours... Bzzz..."
"So, you all have nothing else to say?"
He asks, looking around this time. While floating from the center level to the top level and from the top to the bottom level. Then back to where he was at the center.
"HAHAHAHA..."
Every god were confused at this reaction and answer from WIS.
How can THE GID OF WISDOM laugh over an important issue like this, they all thought to themselves.
"We're not joking here WI..."
"Please, just shut up S". He cuts him short, completely switching from a laugh to a serious look.
"Gasp". "He didn't just say that to S right?". THE GODDESS OF BEAUTY whispered to THE GODDESS OF PURITY who was currently sitting by her left.
"NOW... TO BE HONEST, YOU ALL MUST EITHER BE DEAF OR STUPID".
The shock on the faces of every god within THE HALL OF GODS could surprise even THE GOD DISGUST if he were present.
"Bzzz... Hahaha... Bzzz... Hahaha... Carry on WIS. I'M LIKING THIS YOU".
WIS takes the initiative and continues.
"WHEN DID I EVER SAY WE'LL BE GIVING OUR WHOLE GOD ESSENCE TO THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT OF GODS".
"DAMN... YOU ALL NEED TO TALK LESS AND LISTEN MORE. DO YOU THINK I'LL BE STUPID ENOUGH TO SUGGEST SOMETHING LIKE GIVING MY GOD ESSENCE TO THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT OF GODS.. SOMETHING THAT'LL WIPE ME OUT OF EXISTENCE?"
"THINK FOR A MOMENT. IS THAT SOMETHING THE GOD OF WISDOM WILL THINK OF?"
"ANYWAYS... LIKE I WAS ORIGINALLY SAYING..."
"... I CONCLUDED THAT THE WINNER OF THE TOURNAMENT OF GODS WILL BE GRANTED GOD ESSENCE FROM EVERY GOD WHO LOST TO HIM AND EVERY GOD THOSE GODS DEFEATED AND EVERY SINGLE GOD OF SOMETHING TO COME, INCLUDING THOSE WHO DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE TOURNAMENT".
"WILL BE GRANTED GOD ESSENCE"...
He looks at every god, then repeats himself.
"WILL BE GRANTED GOD ESSENCE".
"DO YOU ALL HAVE SOME COMPREHENSION PROBLEMS OR IS THE GOD OF FORGETFULNESS STILL PRESENT WITHIN THIS HALL?"
"Sigh... You guys really are funny". He adds without the amplifier.
At this point, every god sat back down and waited for his explanation.
Then he started.
"The idea for the granting of GOD ESSENCE from every god to the winner of the tournament is simple. We will all have parts of our essence, not our very GOD ESSENCE. Just part of it given to the winner".
He stops and looks around. Then smiles.
"Yes, yes. I know I know. So..."
He turns to the chair.
"I'm pretty sure every god is wondering how that'll be possible..."
"...Well ETON, are you up for it? Can you create THE GOD ESSENCE ORB?"
"This will be more tasking than GOD CALL orbs". WIS adds with a provocative smile.
"SCREECH... DOOM... BOOM... SCREECH".
The Chair pulls out of the first level and started morphing into a cream colored GOD FORM.
A smooth body, with well structured features.
Standing at 15 feet.
He raises his head and opens his eyes.
THE HALL OF GODS began shaking vigorously.
Much more than it ever did.
And he spoke.
"WIS!"
"Yea?" WIS replied with a smirk.
The 15 feet figure floats to the front of WIS, towering over THE GOD OF WISDOM's 12 feet GOD FORM.
And looks down on him.
"WHO DO YOU THINK I AM?"
The hall shook even more.
"HO HO... HE's finally up". Said THE GOD OF DURABILITY.
"THE GOD OF CREATION". WIS replied.
"WHO!?" He yelled.
The Hall began falling apart from the trembling.
"YOU ARE ETON. THE MAKER OF THE HALL OF GODS. THE MAKER OF THE GOD CALL ORB. THE MAKER OF GOD ARENA. ETON OF THE 5 GREATS..."
"ETON THE GOD OF CREATION". WIS concludes.
"THEN I, ETON. THE GOD OF CREATION SHALL CREATE THE GOD ESSENCE ORB".