GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

Back then, the consumption of a Supreme Law was a risky plan that had a 50% chance of success, even with copious amounts of cosmic energy to fuel his gluttony. But now he is immortal, and the crown of dominion has greatly improved their chances.

Even so, they have to be careful of what they comprehend, or a world god might appear in their minds one day.

---Door Kicking.

In a peaceful plane that is about to become not-so-peaceful, the weather is nice and the day is bright. The plane is not prosperous, but it is fertile, as can be seen from the amount of forest that covers its surface.

This plane has enjoyed peace despite the lack of a divine plane because the bubble that holds the plane is one that is hidden amongst the cluster of planes in the realm. Besides that, their gods are very strong and have a lot more freedom now that they are landed gods.

The peace that the plane is enjoying currently is a relatively new thing. The presence of gods on the main plane meant that divine wars were a common occurrence. But divine wars have ended after the last great war.

Some call that great war a disaster, the likes of which have never been seen. This is because the disaster killed more than 90% of all living things in the plane.

Fortunately, an end was put to the disaster, and peace was brought to the plane. The Church of Lightning Supremacy claims that the disaster was ended by their Celestial and that it is through her greatness that the plane is enjoying its current peace and serenity.

The other churches, particularly the ones that belong to other Celestials, claim that the disaster was caused by the evil Celestial of lightning and that she aims to enslave the whole world.

It is what they truly believe. They are not fabricating false stories about her and are fear-mongering. But they are lying about the plane being the "whole world."

They know that there is a greater world out there, but it won't do for their believers to know that. Their believers might start to think that they have options if they know that they don't have to remain under the yoke of gods, so they lied.

Besides that little white lie, the Celestial of Lightning remains the evil god who sacrificed most of the inhabitants of the plane and her son, who was the child of the plane, for power. If that isn't evil, then what is?

They got their answer after more than 10,000 years of peace. A group of truly evil beings who can sacrifice their mothers for power got a hold of their planar coordinates and opened a portal of damnation to it. They came to complete what they had started.

The Celestial Supreme sensed the intrusion immediately. How could she not? The mana of the plane practically rioted and became tainted. It is a taint that she is very familiar with.

The realization of what was going on made her angry and predisposed to violence.

She roared in anger. "Who is responsible for this?"

She is truly angry. She made sure to roar loudly to show just how angry she was. Her roar spread to every part of the plane and brought with it the sound of thunder. Even the sky became cloudy. It is mirroring the mood of the Celestial Supreme, who is also the child of the plane. Both she and the sky are just about to let loose a storm.

Her question was directed towards the gods, but she didn't care that everyone in the plane heard her roar. If they didn't know what she was angry about, they definitely did when they saw a black, swirling portal in the sky. But no one answered her.

They kept quiet, either out of fear for her or shock at the sight of the black portal. Either way, their silence didn't appease the Celestial Supreme. It couldn't because it was the opposite of what she wanted.

"Answer me! Who did this?" She roared again. "I know one of you did this. How many times do I have to tell you that I didn't consort with a demon to take over the plane?"

Again, no Celestial owned up to it. It only made her angrier. There's no way she is going to believe that this demon invasion is not the work of her enemies. It could be a total coincidence, but it is unlikely because her enemies have accused her of doing the same thing. It is just like them to replicate her feats. After all, they are desperate and without other recourse to counter her strength.

She snorted when no one stood up to take the blame or the credit. "You can keep quiet about your crime, but actions speak louder than words. I hear you loud and clear. So prepare yourselves for the consequences of this transgression. Be assured that I will visit untold violence on you after this."

She promised more punishment. Then she turned her attention to the portal. It is a tear in space caused by two rotating black rings. The rings are close to each other, but there is a space between them filled with dark abyssal runes. The runes indicate the identity of the invaders beyond all reasonable doubt. No respectable person will teleport about with such questionable means.

She decreed with majesty, "Begone from here, demon."

The red tattoos on her blue skin lit up with power with her declaration. A magnificent power accompanied her decree. It was enforced with her Authority. Even the power of the world moved. As a Celestial, her words are law, and as the Child of the plane, her words are the words of the plane.

Her Authority and the majority of the world power of the plane moved to seal the portal. The dark clouds in the sky finally let loose. A pillar of blue lightning fell from the sky and struck the portal. It is the only welcome that this intruder will get.