Village Head's Debauchery

"However, unlike the gods you are aware of now, the gods of before were beings with only one personality. As such, even though we could understand the complexity of the things around us, we were still simple-minded beings who could focus only on one thing, no matter how far our minds could stretch."

"However, several hundred million years later, as the first universe became clearer and clearer after its first light had pierced through it, we no longer wanted to merely observe but interact with it. After all, this was a place that had yet to be touched by the gods, so our curiosity for what lay within was unfathomable. However, when we tried to infiltrate and interact with the universe, we encountered an unimaginable problem," Aerialia said. 

"Can you guess what it is?" she asked.

Orion shook his head in response.

"We couldn't get into the universe no matter how hard we tried. To us, who thought that our powers were boundless, this was the first time we had encountered something like this. In short…" Aerialia said, but Orion continued, completing her sentence for her.

"You were trapped in the heavens," Orion said wide-eyed.

Aerialia nodded in response, "Yes. Since this was something new to us, we tried with all our might to break through; however, no matter how hard we tried, we were unsuccessful. Seeing that we couldn't get into the universe, we decided to see if our powers could, and surely it worked."

"Since only our powers could interact with the universe, we decided to use them to the fullest, causing the once dull universe to spring into life as every god wanted to see how far they could go. This continued for several hundred million more years until we discovered that no matter how much we interacted with the universe, it remained lifeless and empty, unlike the heavens that brimmed with life."

"The discussion about creating life in the universe sprang into a debate because we had never created anything like another life before, so no one knew how to go through with it. After a while, several hundred million years later, various gods, myself included, who had settled, came together to create life in the universe."

"The first life was born. Like the gods who observed the universe from above and viewed it as a plane below them, the first life was created to be larger than the universe and given the divine might to interact with it, just like the gods did. However, we overlooked something."

"Unlike the gods who were in the heavens and sustained by it, this being, possessing even more personalities than the gods and larger than the universe itself, was not in heaven. For sustenance, this being could not survive on anything other than the universe itself."

"But the gods didn't care. We aimed to fill the universe with life and allow them to interact with it, so regardless of his sustenance, our goal was complete. However, because of this, the universe went through countless rebirths. When he was lonely, they created another to be with them. And then another problem arose. Unlike the gods, who were all-powerful and all-seeing, several hundred million years were nothing but a few seconds within their patient existence."

"The first beings, created to interact with the universe in the presence of the gods, grew tired not only because their whole existence was under the control of the gods but also because the universe did not provide them with enough sustenance. Although the gods couldn't do anything about their control over the first race, as that was their purpose, they helped expand the universe into countless more universes so that the first race would not lack sustenance."

"And because of the complexities of creating beings that would interact with the universe in their place, they interfered in their creations, giving them a way to multiply and spread so that they could interact with more universes."

"However, after several hundred million years of watching the birth and rebirth of countless universes while being under the control of the gods to interact with the universe in their place, one by one, the first race soon succumbed to weariness. They died on their own accord, their bodies merging with the universes and expanding into countless others."

Orion's eyes widened. His mind raced as he thought about the first created race in existence, who was larger than the universe itself. It was more than absurd compared to the other races he had seen. 

And most of all, considering how powerful the gods were before, he couldn't help but wonder how they had become like this, which were far weaker than how unbelievably powerful they were before.

Nonetheless, as Aerialia continued to speak, Orion kept his ears open, understanding that he would get some clues to his question.

"As this was the first time we had encountered mortality, unlike the rebirths of the universe which we had seen previously, we decided to see if there was anything that we had done wrong that had led to such an outcome. After a million years passed by, we decided to create our second race."

"This time, the second race was created within the confines of the universe, endowed with the will to either accept or reject the commands of the gods who sought to use them to interact with the universe. Unlike the first race, this new creation found everything they needed within the vast expanse of the universe."

"As they multiplied, the expanding universe, fueled by the remnants of the first race, ensured an unending supply of sustenance. However, after several hundred million years, we soon encountered another problem," Aerialia sighed.

"As the second race was granted the will to obey or refuse the commands of the gods, they gradually grew tired of following orders and began to rebel. Initially, it wasn't a significant issue, but as more and more of them chose to defy the gods, a debate arose among the gods on how to regain control over the race they had created."