GREED: ALL FOR WHAT?

The god of knowledge continued unaware that space is being created between him and the nearest god. "We were looking for a solution to bypass the need for Celestial Authority. That would have been a cool solution. Your solution is obvious and boring. Frankly, it is not a solution at all."

The grand gods knew it wasn't going to work and also why it wasn't going to work. Without a Celestial Authority, the GodSlayer is a grand god-level weapon at best. Adding a Celestial Authority will make it a Celestial weapon. The challenge is how to make a grand god-level weapon kill a Celestial. It would have been cool to find a way around the need for a Celestial Authority. It is why the Celestial Supreme's answer is disappointing and why the god of knowledge is ranting about it.

"And to think I was looking forward to the answer. It was a waste of..." The god of knowledge froze when he realized what he has just done.

He looked around but found no one close to him. He looked at them as if to ask them why none of them stopped him but none of the gods were looking him in the eye. They have made it known by shifting away that they don't want to have anything to do with him. So they avoided making eye contact at all. He is on his own right now.

The god of knowledge groaned audibly. He wished he could reverse time but unfortunately, he can't. It is not for his lack of trying either. Research by the numerous generations of gods of knowledge on that issue has not borne fruit.

He coughed. "I apologize for my inelegant behavior. I got carried away. Generations of gods of knowledge have invested a lot into it and I hoped that an answer has finally been found. My behavior is unbecoming but it is rooted in my eagerness for a solution. I meant no disrespect."

Zernon snorted. He would used the god of knowledge as an example but he has more important things to deal with right now. So he overlooked the disrespectful behaviour and returned to the subject of this meeting.

He said to them. "The GodSlayer will become powerful enough to harm a Celestial once we add Celestial Authority to it. It will be a match for that demon king too. If we add two Celestial Authorities to it, then it will surely vanquish the demon king."

What he didn't say is that It will also be able to work against any other powerful being like the hidden god, Helios, and maybe any Celestial that he wants to kill. He never thought the day would come that he will need something created by the traitorous grand gods. He is desperate so that day has come. It doesn't matter anyway. Everything in Zargoth plane belongs to him after all. He is just using what he has to its fullest potential.

The god of knowledge raised his hands this time around. He has something to say but he feels he should show some remorse for his earlier rebuke.

He spoke when the Celestial Supreme signaled that he could speak. "That's good and all, but there are good reasons why we haven't been flaunting the weapon. It is very expensive to use in terms of divinity, it needs 10 grand gods to supply divine energy at once and it also has a long loading time. It is sure to take longer to reload now that we intend to put in Celestial Authority and two at that. How do you suppose we solve that?"

Zernon answered. "We don't solve anything. We use it as it is. Reworking it will take too much time that we don't have."

"What about the army that we sent to the demon stronghold? They will certainly reach their target before the GodSlayer is ready."

"They will distract the demon king and buy us more time."

He tried to convince Zernon against that notion. "How about we let them stand back? They are obviously no match for a demon king."

Zernon waved his hands unconcerned about the fate of the army. He said, "Stelios will be there with some of his vessels. It will give them a fighting chance and help to delay the demon king. The demon king is at the fortress so we can nail the two of them at the same time without needing to reload the GodSlayer for two separate shots. We will take out both the demon king and the fortress at once. Any sacrifice is worth it."

Helios wasn't able to kill all those loyal to the sun god. The most loyal ones are the vessels who are willing to sacrifice their life for their god. Some of them escaped and answered the call to action of Stelios. Stelios told them that the bad things that they went through were a test of faith and he has one last test for them with a reward of a seat by his side in his divine kingdom. The suckers bought it hook line and sinker. They are en route to the liberation army now to finish the test which is killing the demon king.

That's the thing about people of faith. Faith makes them blind to reason and the situation of life. The death of their family members because of the infighting in the church of the sun and the lack of support from the god they serve during the time they needed him is not enough to make them lose faith in him. He called it a test and that is good enough for them. Now they are going to face the demon king and liberate the plane from his terror.

The god of knowledge sat down unwillingly. He has said his piece but the Celestial Supreme didn't listen to him. The vessels will only give the army a fighting chance. A fighting chance only means you can actually fight without looking like a fool. It doesn't mean that they have a chance of victory. They will still die. But they will die without being squashed like bugs.