GODHOOD X: Dawn of a New Universe

[Raptarion]

Keanan was scrunching up his face in concentration as he was cleaning out the last of the pudding from his top hat. He had apparently forgotten that he could just use his godly powers to make all of the pudding disappear. He gave an exclamation of joy as he finally got rid of the last bit of the oh so delicious treat from his oh so tasteful head-wear.

"Oh? Sorry about that. Needed to clean out my hat. You wanted me for something?" he asks, tossing his hat into the star.

[Galloglasses]

"Yes, good to see you there."

Acquinas put his arm over Keanen's shoulder.

"You know you did me a solid with the Just Order, not exactly bound by the Kingdom's laws or anything but, hey, we all overlook things, and a roving band of Vigilante paramilitaries not subject to mortal law is easily fixed, but hey, enough about that, I just want you to know I feel terrible about losing my cool like that last... turn I think Kochac called it? yeah that."

Acquinas studied the sharp taloned gauntlet of his other hand, hefting up his shield as he twisted his hand about.

"See I have a temper, and you seem like a nice guy, but I must ask. Why is it the Jankhalopes of the Artistic capital abandoned me?"

[Raptarion]

Keanan looked to the god next to him with a rather confused look. From what he had demonstrated so far it might have suggested that he had not truly understood the question. Or perhaps he did and was not aware of the consequences of his actions. But in truth he found the answer so obvious that he was simply surprised that the god with his arm resting on his shoulders didn't know. With a calm voice void of any threat or menace or ill will or anything really save what he saw as blatant truth

"If you need to ask, then that is your answer."

[Galloglasses]

Acquinas looked at Keanen for a minute, as if thinking. Then shrugged.

"Have if your way then."

Acquinas left Keanen and headed back to the Holy Kingdom, specifically to the leading members of the Just order, they had been meeting in a beer hall and looked to be discussing matters of importance.

Acquinas, sparing them the theatrics, appeared in a flash of Light.

"Sup?"

"L-lord Acquinas?"

"Indeed."

There was silence for a moment.

"Uhm... Lord Acquinas? Can we help you?"

"Oh I am just thinking."

"About what?"

"About how you can consider yourself Just by ignoring the law of the land."

"What? But Lord, we are guided by right thought and action! What need do we to pay heed to the law of kings and nobles?"

"Hm, true I suppose you don't... Except no, you actually totally do."

"But why?"

"You mean besides the fact that you are without restriction? The king, for all the favour he holds with me, is still subject to my authority and the restrictions to the traditions and laws of the land. Why aren't you? Yes you have a good book of laws with which to help judge, but without context of the society you aren't enacting justice but tyranny."

"But how will we do our job properly? If we bind ourselves to the law we will be interfered with by the politics of the land."

"And you won't be interfered with by the personal ambitions and politics within the order?"

"We would never devolve to something so petty."

"If that is so, then I am a pretty mortal maiden laying in a bed of posies ready to be whisked away by some fay prince. You are all mortal, and you must be brought to account, take no meanness from what I say. Your dedication to justice and order pleases me, but you must be tempered."

"But why?"

"Because Tyranny is an afront to Justice, and without working with the authority of the land, that is exactly what your quest for Justice will result in."

"Then what is to be done?"

"I will make arrangements with the king, to establish courts of law, to determine innocence, validity of law and the dispensation of justice. You will act in their name for the good of the kingdom and of justice."

Acquinas then spent time with the King and lords of the realm in a holy assembly with the representatives of the Just Order, detailing how he wanted his Justice system to be done, subjugating the Just order to the law of the land and establishing that no one was above the law, with exception to the king who was answerable directly to Acquinas.

Afterwards, he turned to the King.

"I have heard your prayer for help. This legion on your borders, you fear its power?"

"They are so many, Lord Acquinas, we are strong but there are much less of us."

"Do not concern yourself, I know the god of the Legion, I will consult with her."

"But Lord, our cities are still not protected, we have yet to raise sufficient fortifications."

Acquinas sighed, and snapped his fingers, instantly around the towns and cities of the kingdom great walls rose and stood sentinel over the dwellings of the kingdom.
3 acts - Raising of great walls.

"Should they attack, they will have to spend most of their time besieging cities, allowing your warriors and generals to regroup and relieve the towns and cities. Now if you'll excuse me."

And with that Acquinas rose above the planet again.

[Pharmacy]

"Ñyoche, my love. We have so much to discuss ♥♥♥"

[Solaris]

"So we do."

Ñyoche looks around, making sure that they can't be heard, before continuing, "I don't think that it would be out of line to suggest that you have... something planned, something big. Now, I don't know what it is or what it could be, but I don't think I have to."

Ñyoche smiles.

"Now, I'm sure you don't really need anything from me, you've always done what you've liked, but... I'm probably not the only one to have realized that, do you get what I'm saying Kochac? They are waiting, well, not Animoras or the new people, but Aquinas and Goldberg are. They are watching you, waiting... which I imagine can't make things easy for you, eh?"

[Pharmacy]

"Ñyoche, you caaaaaard ♥"

Kochac vaporized in a puff of pink, only to reappear behind the God of Monsters. She trailed her arms around Ñyoche as though she was embracing a friend she had not seen for a very long time. Kochac giggled, his veil feels so soft and squishy - quite unexpected for the Supernatural entity.

Of course, Kochac smiled as well, but who knows really. She always had her face hidden by her hair ♥.

"Ñyoche, honey. I'm not much of a planner. I'm Fortune incarnate, mastermind and schemes are not my thing. B-u-u-u-u-t. I like to think things as I go along! Yes, it's risker, but it's more interesting that way! After all, you can only earn as much as how much you throw your chances. You can say I am a gambling woman. It's a sad addiction, I know~♥♥♥"

Kochac placed her mouth close to Ñyoche. "Say do you want to make things along with me? ♥"

[Solaris]

Ñyoche smiles and shrugs.

"Whatever you say, Kochac, sounds like fun... What do you want to make."

[Kocel232]

You know who knows exactly what he wants to make?

Animoras.

The jester soars over Bachalinus, doing colorful barrel rolls as he goes, his chromatic cloak trailing behind him like a mix between a rainbow and a comet's tail.

"It's too quiet here! You guys, you guys, I just realized! We don't have any PHAT BEATS. Our societies are completely non-musical! That's horrible! I'MMA FIX IT."

Using two acts, Animoras creates a new type of crystal, naming it SYNTHIUM. Synthium comes in varying neon colors and grows throughout Bachalinus. It looks rather ordinary, but when hit with psionic power it lights up and produces a musical tone. Each color makes a different tone.

"Ooooh yeah, sweet tunes on the way, baby! Hey, we can make dance clubs next! Hehehe!"

-2 acts to create Synthium, a type of crystal that lights up and produces a musical note when hit with psionic energy. Each color produces a different note. It can be found throughout Bachalinus.

[Raptarion]

Animoras is suddenly pulled into an enormous bear hug by Keanan. Seeing as Animoras is a mask and cape this is a little awkward.

"I fucking love you man."

[Kocel232]

"Oh, hey, buddy! Be careful how you phrase that, what with the 'love' and 'fucking' and all that. Luckily I don't have a god-boner, because if I did Kochac would have already neutered me, the foxy lady!"

Animoras wraps about Keanan regardless, nuzzling the god with the side of his mask.

"But innuendo aside, I love you too, ya artsy fartsy nutjob, you! I love ALLLL MY FRIENDS. Feel free to steal some of those crystals for Retjett, but you'll need to change them up a bit, what with the Nohirs and Jankalopes lacking freaky-deaky mind powers! ... Don't give them any more mind powers, though. I mean, how can we have a good superhero line-up when EVERYONE IS THE PSYCHIC GUY? It just wouldn't work!"

[Raptarion]

"Definitely bringing crystal drums to the deer people. OH! I just remembered. I was going to give some of my knights something cool."

Keanan then flies down to the holy kingdom and finds The Just Order. Who are meeting in a beer hall again. BORING!

"Hey guys! Come with me. I got you a present!"

And so the knights followed the oddball as he brought them to the cities wall.

"TA DA!"

It was just a wall.

"Uh... Keanan?"
"Hm?"
"This is just a wall..."
"...Oh... my bad. I forgot to put something here in my excitement. BOOM! There we go"

And suddenly the wall was altered. It jutted out to contain an enormous courtyard separated from the rest of the city by an ornate gate. Inside the courtyard was a large stone building with many floors. It was stocked with training equipment and had simple living quarters.

"What is it?"
"This is your new dojo! You have a word for dojo right?"
"Uh..."
"Well you do now! It's not required to be your living quarters, but you can live there if you want. This is where you will train new recruits who wish to join The Just Order. They can train both physically and mentally. To become stronger. And when they have been admitted into the just order, you can teach them the technique I taught you."
"What technique?"
"... I forgot to teach you that didn't I? I'm sorry, it's just that time moves a lot differently for me then it does for you. I forget what I have and haven't done a lot. Here."

And then they all did a back-flip and got new powers. None of them commented on the back-flip and probably were not even aware they did it.

"There we go. It takes a bit of time to master, but now you can teach people who join your order the secret to... well not letting other people keep secrets. The greatest obstruction to justice is often the ability to lie. With this you will be able to tell the guilty from the innocent by simply getting them to say weather or not they did it, and finding out if they're lying. Good luck!"

And then Keanan was gone. Many of the soldiers stood for a bit thinking that he had to be the weirdest guy in the universe.

Alter the walls of the holy kingdom's capital- 1 Act
Crate The Just Order Dojo- 1 Act
Teach The Just Order how to use their psychic powers to detect when people lie. It is not a power exclusive to them, but they're the only one's who know the technique- 1 Act

[Cetus Amicus]

Victus observed his new flooded world, thinking... far too long and far too much. It was time to put some life on this desolate planet. Starting with something basic.

In the vast oceans of Talpidae a microscopic organism would be born, feeding off solar rays and thermal energy, multiplying rapidly and becoming a ubiquitous presence within the waters. Areas where these creatures are extremely dense turn to a viscous red-orange jell.

Forming the next step in the food chain would be the Shimerind, tiny grazing herbivores living off the vast deposits of Sea Slime in the oceans. Silvery in color and delicious in taste, vastly preferable to the jell that they consume themselves.

The first predator of the sea world, the Gordite is a small omnivorous fish creature vaguely resembling some kind of degenerate hominid. They possess bronze colored scales and bony faces, armed with spry limbs ending in dexterous hand-like fins. Their quick breeding abilities and nutritious bodies make them ideal as prey for larger, more sophisticated carnivores.

Carnivores such as the Murkuda, large shelled creatures with vice-like pincers, durable teal carapaces, large compounds eyes, and a maw riddled with gnashing teeth. Their relatively high intelligence enables them to take the position of apex predator on Talpidae. They are particularly fond of Gordite meat.

(-1 Act) Sea Slime, a collection of microscopic organisms feeding off thermal and solar energies.
(-1 Act) Shimerind, tiny silvery grazing creatures that are an excellent addition to any meal.
(-1 Act) Gordites, small bronze fish-hominids with some dexterity and fast breeding capabilities.
(-2 Acts) Murkuda, large teal crustaceans possessing great strength and durability along with some intellect.

[Solax]

"Hmm," Calvul pondered, "I think it's time to appear to some of the mortals.

"But first, I would like your permission," the Tome asked as he appeared next to Acquinas, "Your kingdom on Bachalinus looks like the perfect spot for a knowledge loving sect. Before you say no, I promise to not detract from your followers any more than I need.

[Kocel232]

"OOOOOOOH fishy folk! Fun! Well, not fun YET. They're actually pretty BOOOORING. What they need is STUFF for BUILDIN'. And you know what? I CAN GIVE THEM STUFF. HERE FISHIES, HAVE MAH STUFF!"

Animoras sends out a violet spark of energy towards Talpidae. As it approaches the planet, however, it splits into three. Then the three split into nine. Then the nine split into eighty-one... And so it went on, until Talpidae was being rained upon by a multicolored hail of sparks invisible to the mortal eye.

Suddenly, from the floors of the oceans grew a strange sort of colorful coral. The coral was varying shades of green and purple, however, they also grew bright red ribbons of seaweed, which were strong but could be easily plucked from their root in the coral. In the absent of light, the coral glowed with a dull light of its hue.

"THERE! All sorts of potential! Weeee!"

And with that, Animoras spun back off to Bachalinus. He had more plans, after all, and he was a very busy jester.

-1 Act to create Chromacoral, coral of varying shades of green and purple that grows long ribbons of scarlet seaweed from its top. The seaweed is very strong, having a high tensile strength, but it can be easily plucked at its root. Chromacoral glows slightly in its color in absence of light.

[Raptarion]

Keanan sat at a table in space. He needed no chair, and just rest on his coiled tail that rested on a floor that was not there. He drank calmly from a cup of tea. He then put the cup down, uncoiled the tail bellow him, gripped the table, and flipped it into the star.

"I'M BORED! WE'RE HAVING A PARTY!"

He pulled a small confetti popper party favor out of nowhere and pulled the string. Dozens of flyers that existed only on the godly plane exploded out from the party favor. Far more then should have been able to fit.


You are invited to the spring festival!
There will be a party at the artistic capital of Rejtett in celebration of Art, Spring, and Good Cheer!
You can come in godly form or as a mortal. But either way keep the rules in mind.

1.)No killing mortals. I feel like I shouldn't have to mention this but you would be surprised.
2.)No destroying anything. Again, some people need to be told this.
3.)No fighting. If you have a problem with one of the guests, deal with it somewhere else. It ruins the mood if gods start trading blows.
4.)Have fun! Get drunk, or set off some fireworks, put on a magic show for some mortals! It's a festival! Cut loose and show everyone a good time!


Next Keanan flew all across Bachalinus picking up shards of Synthium before flying to Rejtett and droping the shards near Jankalope settlements. The shard grew until their multi-colored glory was everywhere. He then flew to the artistic capital to spread the word that there was going to be a festival and that everyone should prepare. He also told them to collect the Synthium near the capital and bring it into the city. Happy that the everything was ready, he flew off to orbit the star, humming to himself all the while.

Invite every god to a festival at the artistic capital. The festival starts at the beginning of the next turn- 0 Acts
Put Synthium near Jankalope settlements and tell people in the capital to collect it- 1 Act

[Palamedes]

"So, Kochac, are you and Nyoche done talking yet? It feels like it's been weeks since you started, and you had something you wanted to say to me?"