Right here, right now.
After the "Bone Duke" had completely perished.
A new god, known as the "Absolver," had been born from His power.
The God of Defiance was by no means a weak deity.
He was the punisher of traitors and the guide of the enlightened. This meant that within the realm of "defiance," there certainly existed divine abilities to either punish sinners or lead them to redemption.
Thus, it was impossible for Him to become an Evil God.
The "Church of Defiance" could even secure support from the upper echelons of various nations.
Divine abilities that could discover, stop, and chastise traitors... were undoubtedly meaningful to those in power, and the ability to guide those who had strayed back to the Righteous Path also ensured that the "Church of Defiance" would be highly esteemed among the common folk and in the grey areas of society.
These were talents that even the twelve True Gods would seek to recruit.