17 - Mount Carion

A/N : Okay so I got notified on an error I made. Changed some formats along the story. Some were intended (you'll understand this part in the story)/others not so much. Especially from the beginning. So explaining somethings here.

Avatar body - Divinity use not divine blessings.

Divine blessings are for followers of a God.

Avatars use 1% of their true form's divinity.(Might have rounded this up a bit. 1% too small 😁)

Strength - 23 × divinity use

Agility - 20× divinity use

Dexterity - 25× divinity use

Stamina - 30× divinity use

Vitality - 50× divinity use

Intelligence - 20(His )(The inner voice -50)× divinity use

Mind - &.(Infinite. humans can't affect a gods mind)maybe.

Basically an apology chapter. Heh heh. Thanks for the comments.

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Gerasmine led us back out of the forest and into the village. It was a shocking sight watching a deity amongst humans. I mean it was one thing to walk with human unknown but she well she well.

We walked side by side as we strode through the village. Few of the villagers walking about bowed to her respectfully while the others mostly the kids and teenagers surrounded us.

"Gerasmine, Gerasmine look I finished the dress"

"Look I got my first scar"

"Move it Maro she doesn't want to see your scar."

"Who's the other guy?"

"He's handsome, Gerasmine is he a lost hunter"

"Probably a thief she caught"

The last one I heard had me turning in the direction it came from while my eyes flashed a brief gold that didn't go unnoticed by Gerasmine.

A hand grabbed mine and pulled me away from the buzz of children and to the village chief's house.

I knew it was his because well either that or it was her house or shrine. In the end I was right as the house turned out to be the village chief's.

An elderly woman with gray hair stepped out, a wooden cane in hand and a toothy smile on her face while beady eyes squinted at me. I didn't really know how old she would be but it would be very old.

"Mama Tay this is..., " she turned to me.

"Erizos " I announced. Then sighed and mentally face palmed as a flash of thunder streaked the sky.

'I thought I already had a name?'

[You Named Yourself. And You Meant The Name]

'Of course I did. I was lying here'

[World Laws Are Made From Commands. What You Say Is Your Name With Your Will Becomes Your Name ]

'You didn't think to tell me this". I complained then nodded at the old woman who looked down from the now calm sky.

[Yoh Didn't Ask.]

[In A Way. This Is Good. ]

'How'

"This humble one welcomes you to my abode great one."Mama Tay greeted attempting a bow. I smiled as best as I could while thinking with my voice.

[The World Spirit Already Announced You The First Time. Then Again When Your Curse Entered This World. Finally Now. While Your Name Is Unknown The Gods Won't Find You Fast If They Are Interest Think There Are At Least Two New Gods And Not One]

" Wait are you saying that..."

[Yes The Gods Are Aware Of Your Presence. You Made It Very Plain To Them When You Named Yourself Here]

Mama Tay shuffled into the house while Gerasmine followed with me in tow. My head was already spinning in panic at the thought of potentially facing a god.

It would be impossible for all gods to lack interest in the new announced God. Some curious cat would investigate and no matter how it went others would come.

I was in trouble in whatever way this went unless none actually took interest. Which had a zero probability of being the case.

'I'll handle all this and distance myself from here before any God comes.'

With that I looked up only to realize that both woman and deity had their eyes on me.

"So. What's this about?" I asked trying to avoid the fact that I had been lost in thought.

Gerasmine shared a look with Mama Tay who nodded before looking back to me. Somehow this two already discussed something even with me present.

'Was it some mental skill.?.Telepathy?'

"There's a reason Mount Carion is called that, Carion. I was just a girl when a being dropped from the sky and landed right here in our village. Back them we lived farther off in the forest fighting off the wild beasts of the woods.

But when the crash happened it created something impossible." she licked her lips which I found unnecessary seeing as she was a spirit. 'Deities were spirits right?'

[Not Necessarily. Some Are Formed From Reverence And Deep Love By A Huge Community Tethering Them To The Mortal Realm. Others Are Still Living When They Become Deities. ]

"I understand the dead deities but how does being alive and deity work. "

"The wave of energy from the crash spread out corrupting everything it touched. From the trees to the plants and animals. Even the humans.".

[Several Factors Are Necessary. Love, Faith, Fear Atimes But Also Reverence. Deities Are Like Mini Gods. Gods While Born Out World The Deities Are Made In World.]

'But you're wrong there after all you said we were made from the birth of a multiverse. Which means..'

[A Little Thing Called Energy Created A Pocket Of Space With his Crash. Called A Dungeon.]

"When I investigated I found out what energy it was..?"Gerasmine muttered.

[Dungeons can only be made with the use of divine energy. ]

"It was divinity."

Through out the tale I kept my head down to avoid the fact that I was partially spaced out so not to be noticed. But with this revelation I looked up.

I wasn't interested in the fact that divine energy had somehow created a dungeon. No I was more interested in the fact that a god had crashed here.

Weren't true forms supposed to split reality if the entered into the worlds.

"It changed us but it also keeps affecting everything. The animals that were affected have grown a desire for it now. Always coming when the sun is at it's lowest in the year."

[When The Sun... The God. It's A Sun God. And Somehow It's Weak]

"You realized it from just that line."

[The Sun At It's Lowest In The Year. The God Rests. At It's Highest It Spreads It's Signs Calling For Help To The Other Gods. ]

'Is that your actual logic. And your smarter than me how exactly?'I thought

[It's A Valid Concept]

"So what do you need from me?" I asked deciding to get to tbe point.

while ignoring the voice.

"This is the time of the year when the sun is at it's lowest. The creatures have already made several attacks. Whilst I and the villagers can hold them off, I can't do much."

"You're a deity shouldn't you be more powerful than a beast?"

"I would be. But the are mutated by divinity. It makes them stronger and I barely just keep them out with my mana."

"Your forest folks?"

"They can't help. They always fight the call of the divinity each time, them not attacking too is already help enough. "

"So what do you need from me. If you wish me to help defend the village your planning would be flawed. I won't stay here forever and as for the beasts even if I kill them all the divinity would surely find and mutate new problems."

"So what do you want?" I asked. I was already thinking of things. This was obviously the key to a lot of problems for me.

"I know. Can you... Can you end it permanently?" She whispered the last part.

"You ask me to kill a god. I'm nothing but a demigod" I prodded pushing for hidden lies or anything else.

"If you can't kill him, there is nothing we can do. sooner or later the beasts will overrun us and then there will be no point. My powers are slowly dwindling. The villagers are losing their faith in me and I know it. Soon I'll cease to exist and then there will be nothing to stop the beasts" A tear dropped down her cheeks and I watched it roll till it fell and dropped to the floor.

'I wonder if anything special happens when a god weeps?'

[That's The Entire Thought Process To Seeing A Crying Girl. And I'm The Weird One]

'First I never said you're weird. Just dumb. Second she's a deity not a girl. Third well I'm trying to know things so, yeah'.

[...]

"Fine. Nevertheless I will only help on one condition."I continued. She nodded and then looked at me a bit of hope shining in her eyes just as much as that in Mama Tay's.

" Whatever happens in this village stays within it"

"Do you mean because of the god you mentioned. Erlezos. I already know you are a god. That's why I sought your help"

The shock hit my brain but I refused it access to my expressions. Shaking my head I realized that she had been acting all the while to keep my secret safe from the tree or woods people.

"Why hide me if you know?" I asked curious.

"I don't know what you are hiding from or why. But as a Deity I can tell when someone means something. I knew you really didn't want to hurt anyone when you kept trying to leave and also when you kept me silent".A smile adorned her face.

[Learn From Her. She's Smart]

'You just called yourself dumb '.

[Nope just you]

'You are me dimwit'

[...]

[I beg to differ. After all there's a reason we have two intelligence stats. ]

'I'm beginning to doubt you didn't just set that to look wise'.

[...]

Rolling my eyes mentally I focused on Gerasmime. " This god you wish me to end. What can you tell me about him"

"Just his name.As most gods there are many names and depictions But here we known him as Carion, sun god of Fiarin"