Chapter -5

In an unknown dimension, a council of 108 being was in session while the convergence began

“It’s begun”, an entity cloaked in darkness said while sitting on the 12th position as he observed the collision of Hermathera and Earth’s dimension

“This goes against the law”, the entity in the 3rd position said, clearly displeased by the turn of even

“I already have countermeasures in place”, the 12th entity replied

“How have you handled this?”, a low yet commanding voice questioned from the 73rd postion

“The barrier they have applied to protect their respective dimensions only affects the non-living parts. I have put in place a stasis spell over most of the living beings in both the dimensions and created a pocket dimension for the kids to duke it out in and create the new order for the resultant”, the 12th replied with a confident voice

“And what about the problematic twins?”, the 2nd entity asked

“They are bound to survive and continue till their apotheosis”, the 12th replied

At Hermathera, the outskirts of the solar system

“The Barrier that we have put up should protect the system”, Vygil spoke to Osiliya as they finished setting up the barrier

“I hope it ends peacefully”, Osiliya said in calm tone. Being the supreme goddess of all water on Hermathera she was calm when needed and raging when provoked

“Look, it’s beginning”, Vygil pointed as the sun of the system disappeared

Meanwhile, On the outer edge of the Kuiper belt

“And so, it begins”, Athena looks towards the sun as she sees it disappearing

“This is a different result than what we were expecting”, Shiva replied seeing the abrupt disappearance of the sun

“The convergence is an unknown phenomenon since the creation, so none of us know how it will turn out exactly”, Athena shrugged as she channeled her powers to strengthen the barrier

As the convergence began to reach its climax, the gods found themselves completely drained of power. The moment they were at their weakest, they experienced a similar phenomenon to Kein and the rest of the living beings in the 2 dimensions. All of the gods i.e. being of highest authority in both the dimensions were forcefully transported to a large arena. The seating area of this arena consisted of the multitude of living creatures that were evacuated by the 12th entity, from humans to demi-gods and even ants to whales were all suspended in the time of their evacuation.

“What the heck?!”, Ares burst out in confusion as he saw himself standing next to unknown beings who emitted a similar wavelength of energy as the gods from Earth

“Why are you being so loud? and who are you anyways?”, Obscurian turned to Ares and asked with a displeased look

“That’s my line, you goth asshole!”, Ares jeered as he looked around and saw a few familiar faces mixed in the crowd of gods

“What did you just call me?! I am one of the Elder gods of Hermathera, Obscurian the Dark. You dare!”, Obscurian shouted as he manifested a tome in his hand which profusely oozed a black tar like liquid which corroded the ground where it fell as he prepared to fight. Gods being omnilingual could understand the intent behind even words they necessarily were not familiar with

“You wanna take the high way eh! Fine by me”, Ares drew his Glocks which burst into flames and grew larger in size and continuously morphed their form into various different handguns as he channeled his power through them

On another side of the arena

“Vygil? How are you here and more importantly where is this?”, Athena asked as she saw Vygil approaching from a distance

“I could ask the same. Is this some sort of trick by your side?”, Vygil had never been forcefully transported in such a manner was currently under the influence of the dimension that was created by the 12th entity to ensure only a single pantheon of gods would inherit the newborn dimension without any further consequence. The simplest way of doing this was obviously: Survival of the fittest, hence the 12th entity put in place a spell which amplified negative thoughts and provocations to instigate fights which would only escalate until the criteria of 'Single pantheon' isn't fulfilled

“No, this is not us! Now that I think about it, it could also have been your side that is responsible here”, seeing Vygil’s response, Athena was thoroughly offended. Thinking about the goodwill she had sent over just to receive hostility in the end. For a second, she even thought that Ares might’ve been right and this thought of hers was amplified by the arena's influence and enraged her further

Lumia and Enki were surprisingly not present in the arena but were just a way above the arena only able to observe the proceeding and talk to each other

“I hoped that it would not come to this but I guess there are just some things beyond our control in the end”, Enki sighed as saw the tension growing in the arena

“This was inevitable. Gods are meant to be supreme; if 2 supreme beings control a single aspect, the chances of divergent behavior are almost certain in that aspect”, Lumia had expected such an outcome early on due to the fact that she thought more from the perspective of a ruler than a god

“Ture, but who do you think arranged all of this?”

“It is definitely a higher power than my creator or even yours for that matter”

“I guess so, being able to resolve 2 collapsing dimensions in such a manner is no small feat”

This is war. War of the gods! A war that raged on for millennia had begun with an audience that could not even see the spectacle that would likely never happen ever again.

Unbeknownst to all to the gods currently fighting in the arena an interesting change was happening to the dimensions they were all protecting a few moments ago. The barriers that they had created for the protections of their respective solar systems were resonating with each other and fusing together at a subatomic level.