Cherreads

Chapter 4 - The Light Gods

A flash of light explodes like a supernova in the distance of space. As this light dimmers down, a god takes the form of a man-like shape the size of a star with no features. You can see that this figure is surrounded by an aura that looks like a white wall with a red base, having similar inscriptions to The One's blue and golden wall you saw earlier.

" ᴍʏ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴏɴ. ᴀᴀᴛᴜ. ɢᴏᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛɪᴍᴇ, ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴘᴇʀꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ. ᴋᴇᴇᴘᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇꜱꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴀʟɪᴛʏ. ᴀꜱ ᴍʏ ᴇʟᴅᴇꜱᴛ ꜱᴏɴ, ᴀᴀᴛᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀꜱᴇᴇ ʜɪꜱ ꜱɪx ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱɪʙʟɪɴɢꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ʙᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴅɪꜱʀᴜᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ꜱᴘᴀᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. "

(( "My first son. Aatu. God of Time, Balance, Perspective and the Elements. Keeper of Space and the essence of neutrality. As my eldest son, Aatu will oversee his six other siblings and ensure that Balance will always be restored when it is disrupted with his complete control over space and time." ))

The One's voice can be heard throughout all of space as he speaks to Aatu.

" ɢᴏ, ᴍʏ ꜱᴏɴ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ꜰɪᴛ. ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴜʟꜰɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ. "

(( "Go, my son. You may create a realm of your own however you see fit. Watch over this universe and fulfill your purpose." ))

" ꍏꌗ ꌩꂦꀎ ꅏꀤꌗꃅ, ꎇꍏ꓄ꃅꍟꋪ. "

(( "As you wish, Father." ))

Aatu says in a soft tone before disappearing into his own dimension.

Looking off into the vastness of space, you then begin to see the stars glow a bright blue and melt together into a purple amorphous collective of fire and plasma. Out of this plasma, a pair of bright blue burning wings the size of many planets emerge. You can feel the warmth of this being as it glows hotter and brighter despite it being hundreds of millions of miles away. Then suddenly, the wings open and you see a burning man-like god take shape before you. Its right arm morphs into a great blade and in its left hand it appears to be holding some kind of bird. Again, this being is surrounded by another aura. This time the wall is golden and black with the same similar inscriptions.

" ᴍʏ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ꜱᴏɴ. ɪᴢᴀᴇʟ. ɢᴏᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ, ʜᴏɴᴏʀ, ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜꜱᴛɪᴄᴇ. ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ ᴀɴɢᴇʟꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇꜱꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟᴀᴡꜰᴜʟɴᴇꜱꜱ. ᴀꜱ ᴍʏ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ꜱᴏɴ, ɪᴢᴀᴇʟ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟꜱ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴛᴀɪɴ ᴏʀᴅᴇʀ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍꜱᴇʟᴠᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜱᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴊᴜꜱᴛɪᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅᴇꜱᴇʀᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ꜰᴀᴛᴇ. "

(( "My second son. Izael. God of Order, Honor, Might and Justice. Father of all angels and the essence of lawfulness. As my second son, Izael will encourage mortals to retain order amongst themselves and will serve justice to those who deserve it with his complete control over fate." ))

The One's voice can be heard throughout all of space as he speaks to Izael.

" ɢᴏ, ᴍʏ ꜱᴏɴ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ꜰɪᴛ. ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴜʟꜰɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ. "

(( "Go, my son. You may create a realm of your own however you see fit. Watch over this universe and fulfill your purpose." ))

" ꀤ꓄ ꅏꀤ꒒꒒ ꌃꍟ ꀸꂦꈤꍟ, ꎇꍏ꓄ꃅꍟꋪ. "

(( "It will be done, Father." ))

Izael says in a deep authoritative tone before he disappears into his own dimension.

A colorful liquid begins to gather from across the stars and it culminates into one point in space. Then a bubble begins to grow from the liquid larger and larger, and you notice a fetus inside of it. As this bubble grows, the fetus ages to a baby, then to a toddler, then to a child, then to a teen and finally to a man all in the span of seconds. As you see the being growing, you notice that the brain inside this god's head is visible from the outside. The brain is brighter than a thousand stars, and again, this god has yet another aura around it. This time the aura is every color and the inscriptions on the wall are more indistinct than the others.

" ᴍʏ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ꜱᴏɴ. ɴᴏᴇʜ. ɢᴏᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ, ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀɪᴇꜱ, ᴡɪꜱᴅᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏɢɪᴄ. ꜰᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴɪᴛʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇꜱꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ. ᴀꜱ ᴍʏ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ꜱᴏɴ, ɴᴏᴇʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴇʟᴘ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟꜱ ᴀᴛᴛᴀɪɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴏᴍɴɪꜱᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ. "

(( "My third son. Noeh. God of Knowledge, Memories, Wisdom and Logic. Father of humanity and the essence of understanding. As my third son, Noeh will help mortals attain knowledge and a better understanding of their universe through his omniscience." ))

The One's voice can be heard throughout all of space as he speaks to Noeh.

" ɢᴏ, ᴍʏ ꜱᴏɴ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ꜰɪᴛ. ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴜʟꜰɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ. "

(( "Go, my son. You may create a realm of your own however you see fit. Watch over this universe and fulfill your purpose." ))

" ꉓꍟꋪ꓄ꍏꀤꈤ꒒ꌩ, ꎇꍏ꓄ꃅꍟꋪ. "

(( "Certainly, Father." ))

Noeh says in a wise manner before he disappears to his own dimension.

You begin to hear beautiful singing behind you as the fourth god begins to manifest. By the time you turn around to look in the direction that the singing is coming from, you feel the warm embrace of the most beautiful woman you've ever seen. Her ethereal pink arms glow beautifully and feel softer than silk. As you're in her embrace, you feel as if you and her are connected as a single person. You get an unexplainable impression that she can feel your emotions just as if you're feeling them right now, and she looks up at you and giggles a bit before letting go of you and standing back in front of her aura. Her aura is yet another wall, this time being pink and having more delicate inscriptions than the others. You take the time to notice that it seems as if she has stepped out of her aura to come and give you a hug as she stands in front of it smiling at you gently instead of remaining inside of the aura like the other gods.

" ᴍʏ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴏᴜʀᴛʜ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. ꜰᴀᴇʀᴀʜ. ɢᴏᴅᴅᴇꜱꜱ ᴏꜰ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛʏ, ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴍᴇʀᴄʏ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴜᴄᴋ. ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ ꜰᴀᴇʀɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇꜱꜱᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴇᴍᴘᴀᴛʜʏ. ᴀꜱ ᴍʏ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ, ꜰᴀᴇʀᴀʜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴀᴠᴏʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ꜱᴛʀɪꜰᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛʀᴜᴍ. " 

(( "My first daughter and fourth child. Faerah. Goddess of Beauty, Love, Mercy and Luck. Mother of all faeries and the essence of empathy. As my first daughter, Faerah will guide mortals in their endeavors of love and emotional strife with her complete control over the emotional spectrum." ))

The One's voice can be heard throughout all of space as he speaks to Faerah.

" ɢᴏ, ᴍʏ ᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ. ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ꜰɪᴛ. ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴜʟꜰɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ. "

(( "Go, my daughter. You may create a realm of your own however you see fit. Watch over this universe and fulfill your purpose." ))

Faerah gives you a smug glance before responding to The One.

" ꂦꀘꀤꍟ ꀸꂦꀘꀤꍟ, ꀸꍏꀸ. "

(( "Okie dokie, Dad." ))

Faerah says in a friendly tone.

You try your best to contain your laughter but by the time you catch yourself, Faerah is already giggling and it causes you to lose your composure. After you and Faerah have a laugh for a moment, she gives you a wink and says one last thing before disappearing into her own dimension.

" ꀤ'꒒꒒ ꌗꍟꍟ ꌩꂦꀎ ꍏꋪꂦꀎꈤꀸ, ꉓꃅꂦꌗꍟꈤ ꂦꈤꍟ. "

(( "I'll see you around, chosen one." ))

The One reads your thoughts.

" ꜱᴛᴏᴘ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ. ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀʏ, ᴀꜱ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟꜱ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ, ʙᴜᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ɢᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴛᴀʟ. ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪꜰɪᴄ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴇ ᴇxɪꜱᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴜʟꜰɪʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ ᴀꜱ ɪ ᴡɪꜱʜ. "

(( "Stop. It is not going to happen. I do not blame you for thinking this way, as all mortals would, but she is a god and you are a mere mortal. I have created her for a specific purpose and she exists to fulfill her purpose as I wish." ))

You begin to think about how pleasant and nice these gods are turning out to be. Aatu, Izael, Noeh, and Faerah all seem awesome and are really good gods to have in this universe.

The One interjects into your thoughts.

" ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀᴀᴛᴜ, ɪ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʙᴀʟᴀɴᴄᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜱᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴡɪᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ɢᴏᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴɢꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜱɪʙʟɪɴɢꜱ. "

(( "When I created Aatu, I said that there would be a Balance. You have seen the Gods of Light in this universe, but now you will witness the creation of the Dark Gods that will reside over this universe alongside their siblings." ))

Your stomach turns as an overwhelming sense of fear and nervousness begins to fester inside of you. Deep down, you know that things are only going to get worse from here…

More Chapters