[IC] A New World of Gods Chapter 2, The Rise of new Civilizations

[OtomostheCrazy]

@Banana

"Ugh!"

Claire grunted in reaction to the hit. It hurt like...well a spike going through her body. Not the best thing to wake up to. It didn't help that someone that she just barely recognized was uncomfortably close to her.

Thankfully, the impalement didn't seem lethal. And apart from the initial shock, it wasn't that painful either...or maybe her earlier wounds weren't finished healing, and her body was just numb enough to not feel it anyway.

"What the hell, Xoxi?! Why would...you..."

Claire took a good look at the perpetrator, and realized that this person wasn't who she thought it was.

"...You're not Xoxi."

Meanwhile...

"Huh?"

Resin looked to Purge, wondering if he heard the guy correctly. He had been wiping the blood off his knife when the two beings arrived. Although he enjoyed the chance to see Cherry throwing a tantrum at this sudden change, the squid kid was a bit curious about all this.

"Not that I mind the promotion-"

"What promotion!?" exclaimed Cherry. "We're a band of bandits tha-Hey! Don't ignore me you fu-"

"-but why?" continued Resin, ignoring Cherry. "What's happened? Where's the others?"

While this was happening, Alias was just staring at Clariko. He didn't care about the fact that they were apparently unser the employ of someone else in the first place, nor did he care about Resin veing chosen to lead. What he was looking at was much more worrisome to him at the moment. His people knew the face of their goddess, and the face of her sister, but to see them like this...

"You..."

"Yes. Now follow me. For I have taken an interest in you. Serve me as you have my previous self, and I will make you my instrument. That which will slay my foes, and sound the coming of a new age."

Meanwhile...

"Alright, then."

On cue, the mists crept up to them, and the Slimilili cheered. A moment passed, and their voices faded away. They were no longer where they were. In truth, the place they were at was a complicated matter. Nothing but they produced sound. They were surrounded by mist and fog.

"Hey...While I look for this thing, can you tel me somethings? What exactly are you a deity of? I don't keep myself in the loop that much."

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Realm of Shadows)
"No. Well... not entirely. A lot can happen in a short time."

Xix slowly pulled the spike out of Claire's torso, trying carefully not to slay Claire in the process.

"... you missed Sans saving your life, Xoxi saving your sister, your clone and Yukiko merging together, me being created from Xoxi and Ixox, and me pretty much taking a baseball bat to Clariko's jaw. It's been a fun night."

Alex woke up from the sudden jolt of pain, and looked around. He/her ran over to the company of Claire, since most of their power was shared, and while he/her was made of shadows, he/her had more control over music than the shadows.

"What's going on...?"

(Purge)
"My boy, you witnessed the battle, didn't you? Only the four of you survived, and from the looks of things, the little mouse bastard's creator fused with her clone, making her pretty much garbage-lord of the century. Once we kill her, we will be able to rule this world. More importantly, you guys are the main group that'll lead forth a new era of life and prosperity! However, before we can do that, you guys will need more of an edge, hm? Mouse-bastard, go fetch some bones, I think I saw a few over in the corner. I'll need them for my plans with you."

The Purge had a devious smile on his face when he said that last sentence.

(Tlevran)
"I guess I can answer that question. I was never given a title of a certain 'god' about 3,000 years ago, more or less I came up with one when I came out of this earth about 1 month ago. I'm the self-proclaimed 'Lord of Genocide', and I dubbed myself as the Genocide God."

Tlevran twiddled his cleaver about as he talked.

"To tell you the truth, I hated this planet when I came back to consciousness. I really only liked your friend's presence because of the sin she committed to bring these clones here, which was wrath. I was technically a 'bad guy' for a time, then the spider-god Marie double-crossed me and sent a clone of myself here. Then I decided that it was time for a change of heart and I wanted to kill my clone before he came and stabbed me in the ass. Thank dad my ass is still fine."

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@Banana

Claire simply stared at Xix. She was out during all that? Two fusions, and one of them being between her own clone and Yuki's clone? No matter how she looked at it, it spelled all kinds of troubles in the future. She needed more information on things as soon as she could find the time. But first...

Claire looked at Alex and said,

"Uh...Hey there, kid. Are you okay? Want me to play you some music?"

Meanwhile...

Cherry had a look of rage on his face. He figured that collecting bones was a tedious and unnecessary task, and that being told to perform the task by anyone other than those he truly respected was an insult. Cherry wanted to cut the guy into pieces, but looked at Resin, who shook his head.

Cherry huffed as he went to go perform the task. He'd rio the flesh off of the bones first, out of frustration, but he'd have the task done.

Meanwhile...

Miriam was somewhat impressed. The guy was a deity that's actually a few thousand years old. He was a sleep for a large part of it, but it still counts. Not as many of his type around, if Miriam was being honest with herself.

"Huh...cool. I wasn't expecting the change of heart, but, hey. That's not really my business, is it? I do think it's cool that you claimed genocide as your sphere of control. I kinda just got mine as time passed."

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Realm of Shadows)
Alex stood as a small cloak wrapped around him, warming him.

"No... I-I'll be okay. Who is the lady you're talking to...?"

Xix giggled as she hugged Alex. Honestly, it's been a tough day, and it would only get tougher from here on. Alex needed to be ready to fight if things got rough. However, before that would happen, he would need to be comforted and to Xix's happiness (as well as the other goddesses around) had to feel like a member of a dysfunctional family.

"It's your mom... sort of."

The shadows in the realm were getting comfortable with one another, however the Kriegs stood near the goddesses in the room, on guard in case of any imminent danger. For being based on psychos, they sure were calm... which was somewhat unsettling.

(Tlevran)
"Honestly I'm sugar-coating it. My dad named it as genocide from what I did..."

Tlevran scratched his neck as he twiddled his cleaver.

"You know how you have the easy-to-kill-yet-adorable slimes? I had a race back when I was your age... and... um... they were all slain from me overreacting when one called me stupid. I was a bit of a dumb kid you see and... hey are we there yet?"

Tlevran wanted to change the subject, if that wasn't obvious.

(Purge: Making Monsters)
When the Myceling was busy pickign flesh off the bones, a large white hand wrapped around him, controlled by Purge. As the hand gripped tighter and tighter, Purge began to speak in Dovahzul, a long forgotten language of the dragons

"Bormah Talos, wo liivor ko ausul fah yal fiikmeyardro vosod, lig bolaav daar aar do Xoxi suleyk wah gaar volbur benix pah do Vus! (Father Talos, whom rots in hell for thine clone's misdeeds, please grant this servant of Xoxi the power to release chaos among all of Nirn!)"

A ghostly wisp of a mouse shot out from the hand, as a new body was formed. A skeletal exoskeleton formed around the body of Cherry, large wings forming from the back. A golden sword levitated in front of the Myceling, and was ready to be claimed. Purge fell to the ground as this happened, his power drained completely. It would be easier if Cherry was his own creation, but this was not the case.

"Mouse-bastard, what do you think...?"

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@Banana

"O...kay?"

Claire sat up, trying to let her pain fade away.

"You guys know more than I do rite now. What's the next course of action?"

They were there all along!

"Yeah. We got here the moment my mist surrounded us. I just needed to know a bit more about who I'm working with.

Miriam waved her hand through the mist, and had it disperse. The wavy clouds gave way, and revealed the city that they wanted to go to.

"Well? Let's get going! I wanna fight again as soon as possible!"

Miriam smiled and marched a few steps in a random direction, before stopping and turning back to him, saying,

"Also, if you call my slimilili's 'easy to kill' again, I'll train one to be an exorcist...maybe even add in another job to make it more powerful,"

The Power to Maim...

Cherry took a moment to let the spectacle register in his mind. At first, when he was suddenly grabbed, he spat out profanities as if he had just tasted the worst thing in the world, but when the power began to surge through him, and surround him, he felt a rush unlike any other. It was elevating. It was awe-inspiring. It was powerful. And it was his to wield.

The myceling took hold of the golden blade, and gave it a few test swings. He smiled.

"I think I can't wait to test this out...alright, fine. I'll stop *****ing about Resin being the leader."

Resin shook his head. He felt that Cherry changed a bit. Not necessarily for the good. Still, he wasn't one to complain about this. With the things the way they were, he guessed that anything would be preferable.

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Realm of Shadows)
"... I haven't planned that far yet."

It was true. Honestly Xix never really planned anything in advance, rather she used impulsivity to her advantage, and it made her spontaneous and quick on her feet. Right now the opposition is probably powering up to tremendous strength, but while everything is getting ready... it would be a perfect time to strike, albeit risky.

"We could try and blitz it, take them down right now and end it, but that's basically suicide... we could wait and let them get stronger as well... I can't decide... you guys have an idea?"

Xix looked at Yuki and Claire for anything for an opinion, and also included the Plague Doctor and Alex.

(Tlevran)
"Oh. Cool."

Tlevran walked forward and saw a ruined city. The Dej were near destroyed completely, and it seemed like the clones of the other gods and goddesses are nowhere to be found. A sense of blood and death was in the air, as Tlevran had a dim red aura around his hands.

"Yeah there's nobody here, unsurprisingly. All of them must've died, which means there's not a real way to find a way to X o- there's a house."

Tlevran pointed out a modest sized house a small ways away. Although it was covered in ivy, it seemed to look well kept. It was definitely old and out of place, with a small windmill beside it.

"I think that's where we need to go."

(Purge)
"Glad you appreciate it. Now onto the Inkling, who gets a variety of choices. So you blue squiddly kid, what'll it be? Close quarters? Range? Or how about a mixture?"

The Purge intently stared at Resin, a dark smile over his face. This started to feel like Resin was going to take a deal with the devil.

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@Banana

"Don't ask me," said Claire. "Anything my sister and I think up, our fused clones would probably expect, and now that she's fought you, she'll probably have an idea on how to deal with you, or at least plan ahead. We'll need to think like some other person, if we want a chance of catching them off-guard. At least that's what I think."

Claire had just awoken, and she didn't know what else to do.

"Um...Maybe we can get others to help us?" asked Yuki, wanting to join in.

Ooh! It's like the starting area of an RPG!

The humble home close to the tragic area of battle. The taste of peace, so easily mixing and separating from the flavor of death. If only this place would collapse into the void of another world and leave one survivor to be saved and brought to yet another peaceful town to rest and recover, then she'd be even more excited! The adventure of a mortal's lifetime! The grinding of experience and money! The slaying of entire armies of feral monsters and cursed creatures! Miriam would have so much fun playing a part in that adventure!

It took a moment, but eventually Miriam shook herself out of the thought. It was a fantasy to be dreamed -or maybe even brought about- for another time. For now, her main focus should be on the task at hand...Still, there was a part of her that figured out what she'd design her next batch of weapons after.

"Race you there? No powers, though."

He's fine.

"Nah, I'm fine", replied the Squidling. "Unlike mouse boy, I'm good with my current self."

Resin was speaking the truth. He felt he didn't need to be changed or enhanced. He was created by his goddess in a certain way, and he felt fine with his form. Besides, he felt that changing up his style would be the worst choice in situations like this.

[Gardevoiran]

@OtomostheCrazy
(Realm of Shadows)
"I'll give you $20 that Tlevran is trying to find us and is outside Dej at my first house in the apocalypse."

Xix turned to Claire and spoke, with a look of excitement on her face.

"All Clariko knows is that I can knock out an entire set of teeth with one firm fist to the jaw. I can probably hold her off for a good 10 minutes, maybe 9, although she has the clone of Tlevran on her side, and he apparently draws power from living things nearby."

A portal opened up beside Xix as Sans walked over.

"Sans, do some recon and possibly some fighting."

Sans nodded and stepped through the portal, appearing a distance away from Clariko's location.

(Tlevran)
"... you're on."

Tlevran began running towards the house, looking at the scenery as he ran, and noticing how everything looked so... dead. Hell, even the sun was intimidating, the sky around it looked crimson and deadly. The house was the nicest thing around, really. Tlevran just hoped it would provide answers.

(Purge)
"Not even a weapon? Okay then."

Purge grabbed the Abomations and began to choke them, his hands glowing a bright shade of blue. The Abominations slowly started to morph into a more blobby form.

"Man it's harder to alter these guys than I thought. Inkling, go find Clariko for me."

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@Banana

With Claire and Yuki

"I'm sure she knows other ways to get you to let your guard down...Ow!" murmured Claire.

Yuki punched Claire's shoulder and blushed.

"A-Anyway, maybe we're looking at this the wrong way."

"What do you mean?"

Yuki started playing with her hair.

"I mean, well...we've been going at this like we're at war with them. Maybe we could try something else?"

Meanwhile, with Miriam

"Wow, this place got effed up."

Miriam spoke in a casual manner as she ran alongside the Genocide god.

"I guess it's because of the clones? Was it because of some fights? I mean, my fight ended up with blood covering some islands, so I guess it would explain a bit. Still, I wonder who fought here. I can't see any signs of people I might know."

The place was a wreck. Almost everything was either ruined, destroyed, or otherwise untouched. Considering the only things that were untouched was the house they were going toward, that meant that this place had seen more than its fair share of ravaging.

Meanwhile, with the Bandits

"'kay."

Resin yawned as he walked away in some random direction. Cherry still looked at the squid kid with an incredulous expression on his face, but then just shook his head, and looked away.

Resin walked, and walked, and walked...until he found himself in a void of sorts. A small boon granted by his creator. He found himself in the presence of Clariko and her little project.