(General P.O.V)

(Sphere of the gods) (Hindu Pantheon)

Shiva, the supreme deity meditated atop a peak on mount Kailash. The air was super charged with his divine energy, manifested in a perception that could feel all planes. Nothing was hidden through Shakti. The god of destruction was truly fearsome.

He opened his eyes in slight curiosity.

"Kali, do not do anything rash."

He firmly stated, as if addressing the very air.

"A mortal with the power to destroy a god. Ares might have been a grand fool but he was powerful. Only below Zeus. The mortal is incredibly dangerous. An Asura albeit one yet to shed his mortal coil."

"You confuse him for other Asuras. Raktabīja fell to your hands, do you hunger for another worthy challenge?"

Shiva cut right straight to the matter. Kali was a protector of the innocents yes but her minor divinity in war influenced her lust for a good battle once in a while. And almost no one could offer that challenge.

"How about a spar Lord Shiva?"

She asked making Shiva sigh.

(Asgard)

In the palace of the god king Odin,Tyr announced his presence by deeply bowing as soon as he stepped through the entrance. The king stepped away from his throne and walked down the steps.

"Arise Tyr, now is not a time for such formalities. You felt it, I gather?"

Odin asked.

Tyr knew the matter his father spoke of.

"Yes I did, father. My influence over the war domain...it increased."

Odin sighed.

"I see...very well. We should be expecting a guest soon."

"Hello Odin."

A soft melodic voice said, flying through the wide windows constructed above the king and queen's throne. The crow shifted into a figure that briefly warped into the image of 3 goddesses before forming into one figure.

"Morrigan...I would say it's a pleasure to see you but we both know that would be a falsehood."

"Odin," the Irish goddess of war chuckled. "Always so direct. Your inability to mince words is frustrating some times. But that is part of your charm, I suppose."

She said with a sinful smile.

"Huh...should I leave?"

Tyr asked, unsurely.

"Yes."

"No."

The other two gave contrasting answers.

Odin narrowed his one eye.

"He stays. He is also a god of war."

The Morrigan snorted, her black dress drifting in the wind as she walked out into the balcony of Asgard.

"Spoilsport."

She muttered.

"She is..."

Tyr started.

"Insufferable?"

Odin asked.

"No...I was going to say terrifying."

He said somberly.

"Yes. Insufferable."

Odin sharply replied before walking towards her.

(Elsewhere)

All across the infinite expanse of the Sphere of The gods, each of the war gods associated with earth felt a change in the war domain. One of their strongest had died. It was surprising for a god to die. If everyone forgot who a god was, then that god gained a lifespan that would expire over the years. But such cases were rare. But not as rare as what happened to the Greek Pantheon.

The Greek Pantheon was top 5 in power just below the Shinto, Jade Emperor's pavilion and Hindu Pantheon. And it could be argued that that was only half their power for they possessed other no less powerful identities as the Roman gods. But now Ares and Mars were dead. Completely erased from existence.

Things started snow balling as a recording from a demon was spread across the different Pantheons as to who was responsible for such a feat. And when they laid their eyes on the young mortal responsible for defeating the whole Greek Pantheon, their hearts shook, as they asked themselves...

Were they next?

(Olympus)

Wonder Woman woke up with a headache. She quickly tried to sit up but was pushed back to the bed by Superion.

"Hey hey...calm down. The fight is over."

She blinked her eyes and looked around.

"What happened? I...I lost? How?"

"Simple I kicked your ass dear sister."

A voice stated from behind her. She followed Superion's gaze and found Vaatu sitting cross legged a mat facing Darken. They seemed to be in the middle of something.

"So the rock smashes the scissors, the scissors cut the paper and the paper swallows the rock?"

He asked in skepticism.

"Yes."

Darken sighed for the fourth time.

"That makes no sense."

Vaatu shook his head, watching his hand go through the moves with a frown on his handsome face.

"Regardless. That's how it's played."

Darken told him, placing her hands on his fist.

"No you're doing the scissors wrong it's supposed to be two fingers not three..."

Wonder Woman decided she had heard enough. Her hand went to where she placed her Lasso and found it missing. Infact all her weapons except for her braces of submission were gone.

"Where..."

She turned to Superion.

"Are you looking for these?"

Hestia's voice sounded from Wonder Woman's left. Her aunt and arguably the most beloved of the Olympians asked holding a goblet with nectar and a silver plate with golden cubes on top. Diana followed where she motioned and saw her shield, lasso, armor and the god killer sword on a black table.

The armor floated in mid air in its full set, ready to be worn with a single thought from Wonder Woman. Diana felt at ease knowing that if she wanted to defend herself...her weapons were close by.

"The food of the gods...aunt Hestia I can't have that, I'm not a god..."

"Trust me Diana. This will not harm you." She said placing it on the table that manifested infront of Diana.

"You might feel a little uncomfortable heat but you will be back to your full strength and more after consuming this."

Hestia further explained. The Amazonian princess swung her feet off the comfy couch. Hestia might not have been one for material possessions like say Aphrodite but her temple was non the less adorned with beautiful things.

At the center of it was a burning hearth that seemed to flicker with every breath Olympus took.

Diana took a bite of one small cube ambrosia and marveled at how it seemed to melt in her taste buds. She almost moaned when she brought the goblet to her lips and sipped the godly Nectar.

"Ok, that's enough."

Hestia said taking away the plate.

"Wait, I'm not done."

The demigod said frantically.

"You ate everything on the plate Diana."

Connor's voice seemed to break her out of her stupor.

She looked at the plate and found that he was right. She had indeed devoured everything on the plate. And then it hit her.

"Excuse me."

She got up and went to the bathroom, relying on Hestia's brief directions.

She stared at herself in the mirror. There was a heat...a heat that threatened to consume her. Her eyes started glowing golden, the light almost taking over sight. Inside her the intense energy threatened to buckle around. A soft knock sounded out on the door.

"Hey are you...are you alright?"

Diana absentmindedly noted that the voice belonged to The White Shadow's partner, Darken. She didn't answer, too focused on riding out the turbulent heat threatening to take her over.

Just as it was getting too unbearable, the heat suddenly disappeared leaving behind a soothing feeling that spread through Diana's whole body, before ending on her forehead in the Glabella.

A symbol manifested that gave her pause.

"Fuck. Me."

Diana cursed out softly. She knew what this meant...she had accidentally ascended to the next level. Diana was no longer a demigod. No, Wonder Woman was now a full fledged god.

The god of Heroes, Diana of Themyscira.

She could feel the domain she now possessed, pulse in confirmation. The faces obscured in her mind, shone from the light of past deeds. Great feats. Both bad and good. The one thing they shared in common was the central figure driving the legend forth. A hero.

She understood everything about the bastions who stood vigil to ensure the protection of mortals. She was one of them...no, she 'had' been. Now she was something more.

Diana sighed.

"Atleast I know who to blame." Her face turned determined.

"Aden Strong."

A few minutes later, Diana came out looking composed. Luckily the symbol of a shield on her glabella had disappeared. She threw a complicated look Darken's way.

"Thank you, for your concern but I am fine."

"Oh...cool. So... Now what?"

Darken trailed off.

"The truce still stands." Diana assured, reverting to her Persona of Wonder Woman.

"This matter is too critical to botch it up by trying to capture you."

Darken visibly breathed out a sigh of relief. She knew that if she was truly in danger, Aden would have been there in a flash. But that would have exposed their relationship and anyone in the know would have figured out that Aden was The White Shadow. So far they had managed to avoid that from happening. Aden's plans relied on the separation between his two identities.

She was about to say something else when a strange rumble spread along the floor across the entire realm.

"Let's go. Something's happening."

They made it to the lounge and found Superion and Vaatu facing each other. Superion was blocking the exit with his hands crossed on his powerful chest.

"Superion what is happening?"

Wonder Woman questioned, quickly strapping her weapons across her body in practiced ease.

"There was a strange tremor. Your...aunt went to investigate. He..."

Pointed to Vaatu only for the god to swat his hand away and say cooly,

"I tried to leave and he thinks he can stop me."

Superion narrowed his eyes.

"I know I can."

Darken beat her to the punch.

"Are you two idiots going to posture all day or can we work together and come to a sensible conclusion?"

The gazes from the two clashed in mid air before Vaatu snorted and turned to Diana.

"Don't forget my mercy."

Then he teleported away.

"Dammit. He could frigging teleport?"

Superion said, aiming to fly off after Vaatu. Only for Wonder Woman to stop him with a shake of her head.

"Whose side is he on? A minute after the fight was over, he peacefully accompanied us to Hestia's temple. Was it all an act?"

"Let him go Superion." She said, touching the armor and allowing it to clad her form.

"We need to address something even more serious. The tremor you all felt was from the realm losing stability due to the Sky Father throne being empty. And that begs the question, "

That caught both of their attention.

"What is Aden planning?"