You emerge from the other side of the portal with Veronica in your arms and Mimi by your side to see a magnificent blue castle made of crystals towering into the sky before you. Then you begin to notice something strange about the atmosphere around you. It feels as if you're in a dream.
You're a bit confused as to where the Gods of Light are. There's nobody in sight and you can hear the wind blowing as it's the only thing breaking the dead silence around the castle. The Gods said that they wanted an audience with you, right? Where are they? Why is nobody around? After you walk up to the castle entrance, you feel compelled to go inside so you do so. As you look at the amount of doors and stairs that are in the main entrance, you feel like you're about to enter an endless maze. You walk through each crystal corridor at what seems like a random path with Mimi following close behind you until you eventually approach a room with two grand crystal doors and you can hear voices coming from the other side.
" This is outrageous, brother! I must stop Nahzgor's crusade to obtain Father's book! Thousands of innocent lives have been lost and if Nahzgor succeeds in obtaining the book, it would threaten the very Omniverse itself! "
" And how would you propose stopping the God of Domination, Izael? It doesn't require Omniscience to know that there's not a single force in the entire universe that could hope to stand a chance against the Army of Nahzgor. "
" The solution is simple! I will find the book first. Noeh, my brother, I may not be Omniscient but you are. You can simply tell me where Sowzo is and I can confront him myself! "
" Aatu has already failed to summon the book and its wielder. This means that the book is above our universal powers. Much like Aatu's control over Time and Space, my Omniscience is also limited to a universal scale. If Sowzo does indeed have the book, he could be using it to distort the Omniverse and alter my knowledge on the book's whereabouts to send you off on a goose chase. "
" It's clear that the book is able to nullify our abilities since it possesses power that is beyond our universe. My control over Time and Space, Izael's control over Fate, Noeh's Omniscience, and Faerah's control over Emotion are all unable to influence the wielder of the book, the book itself, and any other thing that's chosen by the wielder. Therefore we must also think about the possibility of Sowzo being framed by an unknown third party. Whoever has the book could be using it to throw us off of their trail and pursue Sowzo instead of pursuing them. We need the mortal here because he is the only Omniversal being that's currently in our universe. "
" But do you really trust him, Aatu? What if he turns on us and uses the book for personal gain? He is human, after all. Noeh knows the true nature of his children more than anyone else. His word holds the most weight out of us all and he can tell you what humans do when you give them power. "
" I know the nature of everything more than anyone else, Izael. You also forget the mortal is more than just a mere human. "
" I trust him. He selflessly gave my blessing to a human child instead of taking it for himself in order to protect her from harm. The child would've almost certainly lost her life if the mortal hadn't done so, and the mortal almost lost his life himself as a consequence of this decision. "
" Father brought the mortal to this universe and gave the mortal his book for a reason, Izael. The mortal is a Black Trap and thus he must be the one to wield the book. "
" Hold on a moment, Aatu. The mortal has arrived. Let us speak with him properly. "
You realize something different about the way they're speaking. You can hear them clearly and they sound like normal people. If these are the Gods, then why don't they sound the same as when they spoke before? Why aren't their words shrouded in godly symbols?
The grand crystal doors open and you're greeted by what's obviously Noeh from the way he looks. You look around the room and notice that all of the gods look like normal people. Aatu is wearing a suit, Izael is wearing armor, Noeh is wearing a robe, and Faerah is wearing a dress; each god wearing them in their respective colors from when you saw them being born. Noeh, through his Omniscience, reads your mind and answers the question out loud.
" It is because you're in Sovarohm, Realm of Izael. Sovarohm is an Immortal Realm, and thus all entities mortal and immortal exist and communicate on the same wavelength as one another. When we manifest ourselves in your mortal realm, we must tune ourselves to a similar wavelength as you mortal beings in order for mortals like yourself to comprehend us and our words. "
The gods' attention turn to Veronica and Mimi. Veronica is still unconscious in your arms and you can feel Mimi hiding behind your legs in a shy mannerism. Faerah speaks to you in an approving tone with a concerned look on her face.
" You brought the woman and her child. "
" I need you to cure her curse. "
You tell them as you walk over to where the gods are standing. Izael speaks up in an assertive tone as he stares at you.
" The Curse of the Slave can only be cured by Nahzgor himself. That woman is as good as dead. "
You feel Mimi begin to shuffle behind you and you can tell she's upset from hearing that. Noeh turns to Izael and responds.
" You are wrong, Izael. Father's book could also potentially cure her curse as well. We've already discussed the power that the book possesses and if it can nullify our powers, it very well could nullify Nahzgor's curse. "
You speak up to the gods standing before you.
" Then we need to find the book before the curse consumes her. "
" We need to find the book before it falls into the hands of Nahzgor. "
Izael responds. You then look at Aatu who is staring off to the side as if he's deep in thought.
" Aatu. You're the God of Balance, yeah? Why don't you stop Nahzgor right now and end his crusade for The Holy Omniverse Transcript to prevent unneeded death and destruction? "
Aatu looks at you and answers you calmly.
" I am the God of Balance, but I'm also the God of Perspective and Time. Nahzgor is perfect how our father created him and from his Perspective, he is fulfilling the purpose that our father gave him. If Nahzgor upsets the Balance of the universe too much, then it is my duty to see that Balance is restored. If my intervention is required, then the Time in which Balance is restored is entirely up to my judgment as God of these domains. "
You turn to Izael.
" What about you, Izael? You're the God of Order and Justice. You have complete control over Fate. Why can't you alter Fate for Nahzgor to end his crusade? "
" If the option was available, I would've already done so. Nahzgor is my brother and therefore he is immune to my power. Our powers only give us control over the mortal realms. Since we are all immortals and are equal in power under Aatu, we cannot exercise our powers over one another. Certain exceptional mortals can also be given a protection from every other immortal's power or influence via a blessing bestowed by an immortal, much like the blessing that you gave up to that human child standing behind you. "
Holy shit. The blessing that Faerah gave Mimi gives her immunity from the other gods' powers and influence? That's overpowered as fuck. That means Mimi is in control of the domains of each respective god for herself. The only person who can influence her must be Faerah.
" Yes, that is correct, mortal. "
Noeh reads your thoughts and responds out loud once again.
" Because of Faerah's blessing, Mimi is currently one of the most powerful beings in the universe. However, it is important to note that the potency of each god's blessing becomes increasingly diluted for each mortal that has it. Nahzgor, for example, blesses every mortal that pledges their loyalty to him and him alone. Therefore the potency of his blessing is divided among every one of his loyalists. Faerah blesses one mortal at a time and revokes her previous blessing when she blesses a different mortal. Therefore the potency of her blessing will never be diluted and those who are blessed by Faerah will never need to worry about others who are blessed by gods because Faerah's blessing will always be stronger or equal by comparison. "
So Faerah reserves her blessing for one person at a time, not for a selfish reason, but a selfless reason with the intent to ensure that they are safe? How befitting for the Goddess of Love.
Izael interjects into the conversation.
" Enough talking. Let's get down to the matter at hand and why we have summoned you here, mortal. We need to find our father's book and you're the only being that's capable of doing so. "
" I'll help you, but my main priority is saving Veronica and Mimi. "
You reply in a defensive tone.
" Immortal Realms exist outside of space and time, and each god has absolute power within their own respective realm. If you'd like, I'm willing to take Veronica and Mimi to my realm in order to protect them and delay the effects of the Veronica's curse while you, Izael, and Noeh act on retrieving our father's book. "
Faerah says to you in a helpful manner.
Mimi then has an outburst and hugs you while starting to cry.
" No! Don't take away Star Faller! Please! I wanna stay with Star Faller and help Mama get better! "
Noeh leans down to Mimi's level and speaks to her in a fatherly tone.
" The adventure ahead is long and dangerous, little one. Although, since you do have Faerah's blessing, I'm sure you wouldn't have to worry at all about the danger. "
You carefully weigh the options in your head. Faerah should definitely take Veronica back to her realm until you find the book, but what about Mimi?