Chapter 9: 1766-1770
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On the one hand, Legion didn't like what the two god seeds were doing because the mortals they are killing are supposed to become their believers in the future. So the infighting is hurting them too.
On the other hand, the infighting will make it easier for them to annex the tribe. Legion eventually decided to leave them be so that they could fight to their hearts's content. In the meantime, they turned their attention to the other tribes.
Legion-3 had been staying in touch, so he directed Warshaw's every step of the way in annexing the Bear Paw tribe. The orcs of this tribe haven't seen any trace of gods in a long while, so he is sure that they will be quickly won over through the miracle of sacrifice acceptance and the cooperation of wolves with the Bull's Horn tribe.
It had taken over a day for Warshaw to gather this much information and ensure its accuracy. She is only about to start prostesizing after more than 24 hours.
This is the progress he has made even though he was completely dedicated. Other god seeds who have been busy hunting divine beasts or other god seeds would have done worse.
He continued to direct his Oracle with the other gods. It was boring work that took hours of time. The god seeds could only chat amongst themselves to while away the time. Things only changed when 8 orcs entered the temple after another 24 hours.
A lot of god seeds recognized them as the ones terrorizing the hunting grounds. Even the ones that had never encountered them realized their identity when they saw the large amount of divine orbs that they were carrying.
Some god seeds didn't care that they were weaker. They cursed the eight of them as loud as they could. No one could attack in Gemmis, as they would freeze and die if they attempted it. But there was no rule against cursing, so they cursed to the nine heavens.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Their curses only reduced a little when they saw the 8 warriors arrive in front of Legion-3 and drop all the divine orbs in front of him. It is because their indignance has turned to shock or surprise.
Legion-3 didn't bat an eye. He just absorbed the divine orbs one by one. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to get him to level 100. So the eight of them left him to hunt for more.
The god seeds looked at Legion-3 in a new light. Apparently, he is not some random god seed standing at the base of the divine investiture anymore. Some even approached him to speak with him.
Someone asked him, "So you are partners with the orc hunters. Are you open to cooperation?"
A lot of them had a lot to say, but only a few of them were angry with him. Most of them that cursed did so to vent their emotions, but few of them were truly angry. They haven't lost enough to have irreconcilable anger. After all, most of them hadn't reached level 5 before they were killed.
Many of them wanted to cooperate with Legion-3, but he only shook his head. He didn't say anything. Some were unhappy with his reaction, but they couldn't do anything to change his mind or hurt him. Not with the divine spirit watching.
The various god seeds had to watch as the 8 of them returned several times with more divine orbs for Legion–3 to absorb. Even though there were a lot of god seeds hiding in the city, there were still several tens of thousands of them outside hunting for divine crystals or divinity, so Legion was able to continue farming them.
It could be that they were ignorant of the notoriety of the orc hunters or they knew but were confident in their strength or they knew but were hoping to be lucky enough to avoid them. Whichever reason it was, it gave Legion a steady supply of god seeds to kill.
At this point, they have acquired the 11,000 divine crystals they need for their altar. They are only waiting on the 100 souls from the mortal realm. They could have sacrificed the people of the Bull's Horn or the new Bear Paw tribe, but they want to convert them to authority. Then they plan to use the combined might of the two tribes to subdue the two other tribes one at a time.
This is going to take a while. In the meantime, the clones plan to push Legion-3 to level 100. So they were bringing divine orbs occasionally, which was drawing a lot of attention to him.
He didn't care about the attention. He simply bought the remaining 3 divine spells available while watching their Authority increase together with the offerings from their new believers who want to test their existence.
Occasionally there would be regional announcements, but they were about the same thing. -Regional Announcement.
-Congratulations to All-father for being the 31st Godling in the Northern Realm.
He checked the ranking list by calling his angel for it and found that the names on it had indeed increased to 31. Their levels were not all at 100. The lowest on it has level 41.
But he knows that doesn't mean the god is weak. When he switched to the authority ranking, he found the level 41 god seed at the fifth rank. The Authority was not shown, but being fifth out of 31 gods proves that their strength is not lacking.
Unfortunately, he can't tell just how powerful they are because the power ranking list is still empty. His angel told him that it will only be filled when god seeds on the other ranking list fight each other. The victory and defeat between them will determine their ranking on the list.
This ranking will determine the percentage of wealth income of the divine city they earn. He doesn't know how that will work, but his angel said it wasn't available information yet, so he had to give up on it for now.
A/N: Bonus chapter for Rosery Fire.
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There was something that had been troubling Legion-3. It is especially so now that he is about to risk Warshaw for more Authority. Fortunately, he didn't need to be troubled by it for long. He just asked his angel.
"When will we get more oracles?"
The angel replied, "You will get another one when you become a true god. You will also get priests for your religion at that time. There's so much to look forward to."
He asked it, "What will happen if my Oracle dies now?"
"Then you will lose your qualifications to become a true god. You will even be on your way to dying permanently."
"Is there no way to get an extra Oracle now? I really need one."
"Unfortunately not. Oracles are precious. You can always replace an Oracle when they die of natural causes. It will only cost you some divine energy. But if you don't replace them quickly or all your Oracles are killed, you would have fulfilled one of the requirements for a permanent death."
"So no Oracle for now. What are the other requirements for permanent death?"
"The destruction of your altar."
"You mean the altar we are about to create?"
"That one."
"What if we don't create the altar? Doesn't that mean we will never die?"
"That is correct. But you will also never become a true god, and you need to be a true god to acquire Domains. Domains can be taken out of this world. If my information source is correct, Domains are what most of the god seeds are after. So unless you don't care for domains and are willing to while away your time here, you don't need to become a god seed."
Legion-3 understood. Legion decided to participate in this project because of the Authority of the Void Universe. In this world or project, the Authority of the void universe is called a Domain. If they are to acquire Domains, they must become gods and compete with the others for them.
To do that, they must create altars and become independent from the divine investiture. There is no other way around it.
As it is, only 4,000,000 of all the 100,000,000 god seeds can become godlings. The rest will be eliminated. So they are not given much of a choice. They either fight for the Authority of the void universe or be eliminated.
Authority of the void universe is so important that even world gods want them. That's why they sent some immortals into this world to acquire it. It means no one is likely to decide to remain as god seeds.
He asked another question, "Is there no way to descend to the mortal realm or help my Oracle?"
"Unfortunately not. At least not currently. You will have to grow stronger as a god and gain new abilities. Maybe one of them will help you. In the meantime, you have to watch your Oracles be in danger."
He sighed and thought to himself, "Fortunately, Hoggings is there to protect her. But we can't let this continue for too long."
He is hating being a god more and more by the moment. Not only do they need the belief of mortals for power, they need their daily dose of faith from the mortals so that they can continue to remain alive, and now they need to protect an Oracle because it is their weakness.
At this point, he doesn't know who is more miserable, the gods that need mortals to survive or the mortals that need the help of fickle gods. But that still didn't stop him from extending his grubby hands to acquire more mortals.
He still had to decide which tribe to attack next. The annexation of the Bear Paw tribe went well. There was no conflict in the process. All that was needed was for the glory of the gods to be displayed.
The feeling of watching their Authority increase ensured that he would be content until he acquired all that he could possibly get. His greed won't be satisfied with just one tribe.
Of the two available tribes nearby, one tribe has a god that has ascended. This god, whoever he is, must be somewhere in the Northern divine realm. They are probably in Gemmis or one of the other nine divine cities in the northern divine realm.
They did do some research on their side, which involved asking their angel for information and asking around. But they only know the title of the god and the race of the god. They can't get much information from that.
The best they could do was to check the ranking list. They relived when they didn't find the title of the god there. That meant that the god seed hadn't become a godling yet.
As for the second tribe, it has two god seeds who are at each other's throats. They are the most dangerous option for them currently. It is not advisable to have their believers attack any tribe with a god seeds, much less a tribe with two god seeds. It will only lead to a calamity. The presence of the two god seeds in the mortal realm has secured the second tribe from that influence, even though they are many times stronger than the two of them combined.
The problem is that they can't use any of their power to assist their mortals currently. If it were only one god seed, they could try to exhaust the god seed by throwing mortals at it and making it spend its divine energy to kill mortals. But that plan will backfire if the god seed targets their Oracle first. It is bound to backfire since there are two, not one, god seeds.
On the other hand, the first tribe with the ascended god will be just as vulnerable as they. No matter how powerful that god seed is, it won't be able to assist its tribe in their moment of great need.
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The next thing they decided on was how to attack the first tribe. Now that they know the importance of Oracles, they have made it a priority to eliminate the Oracle first.
To do that, Legion-3 instructed Warshaw against attacking the tribe directly. They have the advantage of troop size and even have wolves to assist them, but they are not willing to put their believers in danger when it can be avoided.
That's why he instructed her to sneak into the tribe and assassinate the Oracle. That way the ascended god will become cut off from the tribe. His tribe will also become cut off from their god. They either surrender or Warshaw kills all of them for souls.
It is a good plan. But Legion was still anxious because they couldn't get live update yet. Warshaw had to be updated first about events before she could update them through prayer. That kind of delay can lead to catastrophic consequences in battle. Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do but watch.
Warshaw had some warriors visit the enemy tribe during the day in the name of trading. Orcs from different tribes are usually enemies. Because they live close to each other, they compete for resources, which makes them hostile to each other. But occasionally trading is allowed.
In fact, trading is welcomed. But no tribe wants to trade with others because they feel that they are losing out when they trade. They would rather raid than trade. So when these warriors came with hides and weapons for trade, they were welcomed openly instead of being despised.
The warriors came with the façade of trading for meat, but their job was to acquire
information about the identity of the Oracle and where they live. They also scouted the tribe for entry and exit points.
Their fake mission didn't go well. The tribe they visited cheated them in the trade. It is a common occurrence. Even though the influence of the ancient Orc Empire has made orcs learn to trade instead of raiding and pillaging, they still enjoy getting more for less in their exchanges to feel superior and happy.
The warriors pretended to be angry while subtly asking about the new religion in the tribe and its leader. Their hosts were all too glad to regale them with the stories of miracles and more. So their real mission was a success.
The warriors then returned to the Bull Horn tribe to inform Warshaw. Warshaw informed the 9 Crowns, and the 9 Crowns instructed her on what to do. She passed this order to the tribe, and soon every warrior and capable wolf was assembled for battle.
They set immediately and camped far away from the enemy tribe. Then they waited until nightfall to advance on the tribe.
This is not how orcs usually attack each other. They usually attack during the day and openly, but their god demanded that they do this, so they have to do it.
There was moonlight, so walking through the forest was easy. They were able to get close to the tribe without making much noise. Unfortunately, they couldn't do anything about the birds that were scared running because of them.
That didn't change much except that it made the enemies alert. They had lookouts on the wall, staring in their direction to see what was happening.
Warshaw directed them to stay still and wait. It took two hours, but the lookouts eventually got bored and left their posts. This gave them the opportunity to advance on the tribe. This time there were no more birds or other animals to create noise this close to the tribe.
They didn't attack the gate like they always do. They circled around and approached the wall from the point closest to the Oracle's encampment. Then they helped some warriors over the wooden wall into the tribe.
These warriors are the ones that came to trade earlier in the day. They know who the Oracle is and where he lives. They also know that the Oracle is a young orc and would be easy to subdue, so they only brought 5 of them to kill him.
The second group also entered the camp silently. They were the bulk of the warriors. Their job is to set fire to the tribe, create chaos, and attack their enemies from the side.
There were more warriors in this second group. They were instructed to move into action after hearing the whistle call from the ones that were sent to kill the Oracle.
The third group would attack the gate as a form of distraction in case something goes wrong. They are composed of only the wolves. An attack by wolves in the night is sure to draw attention, while the second group would attack from within.
The fourth group is the group that will reinforce the wolves. They have a battling ram and incidiary projectiles ready to be lit and thrown into the tribe.
The fifth group is where Warshaw is. She is overseeing everything from the top of a tree. Her job is to report to the 9 Crowns when something happens. She is surrounded by warriors who are to protect her with their lives.
So there are 5 groups in total. This is not how they usually do warfare. They don't have so many plans when they attack each other. It is because of the instructions of the 9 crowns that they are doing all of this.
Most of the second group remained silent and hidden by the walls. Only the first group were moving towards the Oracle. Their actions and the whistle calls will determine how the others react.
They were able to find the Oracle's encampment without being spotted. But they couldn't move further because they found five warriors patrolling the area.
There was no way to move forward without alerting the whole tribe to their presence. So they did what they were ordered to do. They returned to get more warriors from the second group. Their numbers increased to 30. Then they returned to the encampment of the Oracle.
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Even with 25 more men, they stayed still and didn't move. They are sure that they can overpower the 5 guards and the Oracle quickly, but their Oracle insisted that they wait. So they waited.
This continued for 20 minutes until there was the howl of a wolf outside the tribe. The howl rang out clearly through the night and woke everyone up. The warriors of the tribe reacted quickly. They got their weapons and rushed towards the gate.
The Oracle was also awakened. As a young orc, it is not his duty to defend the tribe. He should stay out of the way. But he is the Oracle, so he should at least be aware of what's going on. The young Oracle wanted to go to the gate, but his guards advised him to stay away from danger.
It was good advice in that it prevented the first group from ambushing them on their way to the gate. But it also made the distance between them and the bulk of the warriors of the tribe increase by every passing moment.
So the first group waited until most of the warriors had gone to the gate to defend it. Then they pounced on the Oracle and his guards.
It was a massacre. They were outnumbered 6 to 1. The fight was quick, but they still drew attention.
The guards screamed, "Help, intruders."
This would have been very bad had they attacked when the warriors of the tribe were around. They would have been surrounded quickly and would suffer. But the warriors were at the gate defending the tribe.
The first group finished their mission and whistled loudly into the night. Their whistle certainly drew the attention of the warriors, if they hadn't heard the previous call for help. They looked back in horror and anger. Then they rushed back to assist.
They were on their way back when they were ambushed by the second group. Their situation became worse when the first group joined in the fight. The fourth group threw in the burning incidiaries into the tribe, broke down the gate, and rushed in with the wolves. They attacked the warriors from behind to complete the encirclement.
The warriors were doomed. They were caught off guard and surrounded. They thought they were defending from wolves from the safety of their walls, so they had only taken their bows, and they didn't wear any armor because they were in a rush. Their enemies, on the other hand, were well prepared. The result was set in stone. They surrendered quickly after their strongest, the chief, was killed.
Warshaw waited outside of the tribe with the fifth group until Axec came to inform her of their victory. Only then did she enter the tribe.
She first informed 9 crowns of their progress and waited for direction. If Legion-3 was not on standby, she would have had to wait for a long time. Fortunately, he had all the time in the world to dedicate to the mission, so his instruction came very quickly.
She said to the captives, "You have done wrong. You have gone astray. You have worshipped false gods. For that, you must be punished. 99 of your most sinful will use your blood to atone for your sins in hopes that the 9 Crowns will save your souls. The rest of you will denounce the false god that led you astray and accept the embrace of the 9 crowns."
The 99 that were selected were the family members of the staunchest believers. Warshaw found them through the unpleasant glow of faith she saw on them. That glow marked them as believers in other gods.
They were not up to 99, so she added the family of the dead Oracle to make up the number. Then she personally slit their throats on the new altar that was erected for the 9 Crowns.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Everyone from the expanded Bull Horn tribe cheered as each sacrifice disappeared into golden motes of light. They also sacrificed all the gold coins they could find. Then they danced until morning came to celebrate their victory.
----Up In Divine Realm.
One of the god seeds in the temple roared in frustration. Legion-3 didn't think it was the god seed whose Oracle they just killed, as many god seeds have roared recently. But he can imagine that the god seed will also be frustrated for losing their Oracle.
The repercussions of the death of the Oracle are dire right now. With their Oracles dead, the connection of the god seeds to the mortal realm has been cut off. They will need to create an altar very quickly so that they can interfere directly in the mortal realm again. But how can they do so when they have stopped receiving prayers and sacrifices?
Without prayers, god seeds won't be able to replenish their divine energy, and without divine energy, a god seed is on their way to death. Plus, there is no way to get the souls they need to build the altar without an Oracle to connect them to the mortal realm. So, without an Oracle, god seeds are all but doomed.
Legion-3 chuckled, thinking about the reaction of the god seed whose Oracle they just killed. Then he looked at the 100 souls in his inventory with satisfaction. This was the main prize, but the divine energy they received from the sacrifice wasn't so bad either.
Legion finally accumulated everything they needed to build their altar. They have their divinity, divine crystals, mortal souls, and mortal gold. All it took them was three days of dedicated work by all the clones.
Legion-3 remained in the temple while the other clone began their journey back to Gemmis. It was after they had reached the gates of Gemmis that he moved away from the divine investiture to go to their destination.
The clones went to the auction house first to buy the core of the altar. They can buy a lot of other things in the auction house, but they need to be godlings for them.
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Only the core of the altar didn't require them to be godlings to purchase. It cost them 1,000 divine crystals to buy the core.
The core of the altar was a cube. It was black with golden runes on its surface. They took it to the hotel where Legion-3 was waiting for them. It is where they have decided to set it up.
The altar can be set up anywhere in the divine realm. But it is important that it is set up somewhere safe, as enemies will try to destroy it to cripple the foundation of the god it belongs to.
The altar will be their foundation in the divine realm, while their Oracles will be their connection to the mortal realm. Together they form a connection that will allow a god seed to receive faith and offerings on their own. Together, they form the weak link of gods. So they need to be protected.
Just like divine orbs, they can't put their altar in their inventory. The best they can do is carry it around in their hands or hide it somewhere. Wherever they hide, it is important because it is where they will respawn when they die.
The only place they know that has that kind of protection is the hotel in Gemmis. It is in the divine city, which means no one can attack it. The hotel is a secure place, so no one will steal it. It will cost them 1% of their total divinity every day for each room, though.
1% of their total divinity is undoubtedly expensive to keep things in the hotel. That means they will pay their total divinity in 100 days of renting the room.
Right now, 1% is just 10 divinity, but it will increase in the future. Some god seeds currently don't even have a total of 10 divinity in their divine bodies. But they can afford it.
They are very rich, thanks to the generous donations of many god seeds. Besides, there's 9 of them. So they are only paying a little over 1 divinity each per day because all 9 of them count as one. That is a bargain price for total protection.
The clones entered the large building. Then their angel helped them perform the registration. They were teleported into their room as soon as they paid the fees.
Legion-1 said in appreciation, "We are really getting our money's worth out of this. No one will know what room we are staying in, so they won't be able to track us. They will only know that we keep our altar in the hotel and that we can afford the fees."
The room is very large. They can't actually see the ends of it. Only the part they are occupying is illuminated, but they can see beyond the darkness around them to know that the room is limitless.
They are liking the hotel more and more. The teleportation will also cover the fact they are all using one altar since no one will know their destination.
"Let us begin."
Legion-2 held the black cube and activated it. He received a notification.
-Consume 100 Divinity to activate?
-Yes or No?
He selected yes. The golden runes began to glow. But then he received another notification. -Altar core activated.
-Consume 100 mortal souls, 100 mortal gold and 10,000 divine crystals to build?
-Yes or No?
They didn't have much of a choice so he selected yes again. The materials were pulled out of his inventory and consumed by the black cube. This made it expand in his hands.
It expanded rapidly, so it soon became too heavy to hold on one hand. So placed it on the ground. It finally grew to be 3 meters by 3 meters. It looked like a black boulder that had been carved into a cube and decorated with golden runes and gems.
Legion-2 chuckled and said, "I don't think anyone will be carrying this around. It is too large and too heavy."
Legion-3 agreed, "Not if they don't want everyone to swarm them."
Legion-7 asked their angel, "Can something be done about its size?"
The angel replied, "The altar can be reduced in size but its weight will remain constant. A god will need about 1,000 divinity in their strength to be able to carry it without stress."Nôv(el)B\\jnn
They received a notification while they mulled over that information.
-Congratulations for building your altar.
-You have become a godling.
-You connection with the mortal realm has strengthened and your place in God's Domain has been secured.
-Congratulations! You have completed the main quest. You can become a true god now.
-You have completed the side quest. You will have a free pick of heroes.
The first thing they noticed after the altar began working was that they could now see through Warshaw's eyes and experience everything happening to her. It was as if they were in her head. She noticed their presence in her mind and bowed in respect.
All of Legion was impressed. Legion-3 said, "With this we won't need to sit by the altar all day long to communicate with our Oracles. I can finally let loose myself. Not bad at all." The other clones chuckled at that. The strengthened connection to the mortal realm is just the least of what has put them in a good mood. Not only did they make it to the top 1,000,000 godlings, they also made it to the top 100.
That last part is the most valuable one. They don't know what heroes are, but they are looking forward to it.
They received even more notifications.
---QUEST RECEIVED.
(Main Quest 1: Become A True God)
(Main Quest 2: Chose A Hero)
(Main Quest 3: Acquire A Domain)
(Ultimate Quest: Become The Supreme God)
-Check Your Altar For More Information.
Then a regional announcement appeared soon after.
-Regional Announcement.
-Congratulations to 9 Crowns for being the 33rd Godling in the Northern Realm.
Legion-5 waved away the notifications and said with anticipation, "Let us see what this altar can do."
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