Introduction of the Evolution Queen
(General POV)
Location the Warhammer 40k World-The Immaterium: Nethervoid-Castle Neo Oblivion, Outside of the Royal Bed-Chambers
Once again the Chaos Pantheon was gathered on their mountain palace, enjoying a grand celebration that the Architech of Fate was hosting, and once again proving that taking the Greek/God of War World for their own was incredible idea.
Not only was this a place that considered "sacred" for all factions of Chaos, but one of the few, true neutral places in the Warp that didn't have a exclusive ruler over, but instead multiple and there was no quabbling over it...until Slaanesh is born but that eventual event was still a longs ways away from happening...regardless with the exception of Laharl, Khorne, Nurgle, Tzeentch and Mitochondria Eve, none of the gathered Gods knew the reason for Tzeentch's sudden invite and hosting of a party.
But just as all the family, and even their lesser God under them like Nyx, Moros, Invidia, Alastor, and even old Tabes was there under the "generous" invite of the God of Fate, Tzeentch.
Which sparked some suspicion from the War Goddesses, and their pantheon, along with Aiikila who was whipping some muk onto her darling daughters Limos and Evaline's faces, cause they were too neatly eating the "hors d'oeuvres" exclusively made for the Plague Gods...meaning putrid, moldy and rotten food.
That's when the Dark One and the other Dark Gods notice the arrival of mortal but blank-like creatures, devoid of emotion and quite possibly their souls.
Laharl immediately recognized these creatures as podlings, from the Dark Crystal world, while he suspected that Tzeentch would gain a few hundred of these creatures, from when the Dark Crystal Castle that was taken from Thra alongside his new Greater Daemons the Skeksis with his Elder Daemon, SkekSo, he didn't imagine this amount of podlings to come through.
Seems Tzeentch was gathering more tireless servents throughout the years of his discovery of the multiverse, regardless the Podlings brought more food, drink, and played music...somehow...as the hosts of this festivity were approaching.
After a few moments, came Tzeentch in eldritch fashion, as he manifested as a giant blue colored eyeball appeared outside the balcony of the Banquet Hall.
Looking around before it turn still, looked straight ahead and started to create large splits, nine in total, these splits began to divide open resembling a blooming eldritch eyeball, flower with a coiled up pinkish-blue multi-eyed tentacle started to uncoil and reveal the Changer of Ways, Tzeentch with his God Artifact, the Gridarvölr held in his central left hand, and on his right all three of those arms were wrapped around daemonically, ascended and merge antagonist of the Parasite Eve Series, and the Fiancee of Tzeentch, Mitochondria Eve.
Speaking of her, or them since they are four entities combined into one Deity, but enough of that, the two eldritch Deities have emerged from the eyeball flower, strutting down it's...tongue.
Once they stepped onto the balcony floor, the eldritch, eyeball flower suddenly dissappear, behind the eldritch couple.
Once again Laharl, Khorne and Nurgle meet their future sister-in-law, as Tzeentch lead his beloved inside the Banquet Hall, as the Chaos Goddess were admiring the new addition to their Pantheon and makeshift sisterhood in the Warp...already the Dark One, could tell that Aiikila and Mitochondria Eve are going to be huge rivals, with some banter between them...then he thought when their youngest sister will be murder-effed into existence by the space elves (Eldar) it's going to a constant brawl between the various Chaos Goddesses especially with Slaanesh's pityness.
As Laharl's wives started to mingle with their new sister-in-law-to-be, Mitochondria Eve, Laharl decided to let the girls talk with each other, as he noticed that Khorne and his wives were off to the side, together on the couch of cushions, obviously for Valkia's comfort as like his dear Jade, she was pregnant and already showing a bit of a stomach of pregnancy.
He decided to see if he can join them, seeing as his wives were enjoying themselves and Nurgle was busy eating with his family, which meant ungodly, awful, rotten smelling, fermented foods...sometimes he regrets that he introduced Nurgle, Aiikila, and his nieces to those foods...
Regardless Laharl, started making his way to Khorne and his wives, as Bellona was sitting beside of Valkia and Khorne stood in front of them drinking Redrum Ambrossia, as they converse and ate some food.
As Laharl got closer to them, he started to hear what their conversation was about their excitement of having a child, and heir to the Blood Land, this made Laharl smile and mentally chuckle, as he thought, "No matter the origin, mortal, beast, or immortal, the paternal nature is always strong and in their own way caring." so Laharl continue to approach his brother, Khorne, and his wives.
After a few steps closer, Khorne looked over his right shoulder, and saw the Dark One, obviously sensing him getting closer.
They exchanged greetings, and Laharl was allowed in their conversation, the Dark One, he even gave a few tips to his brother on handling a baby, while Khorne gave the appearance of ignoring his older brother, in truth he was listening, very attentively, cause this will be his first son or daughter, regardless of the gender, he/she shall prove to be a great, and fearsome warrior, worthy of lineage of the Blood Gods.
The conversation progressed Bellona commented that she'd love to have both gender of kids, and then looked at Khorne giving him a suggestive look, Khorne chuckled and continued to drink his drink.
That's when Laharl commented that they can adopt, just like Nurgle and Aiikila did, all three War Gods, looked at him, because he was completely right.
Then the Blood God, asked his brother, "So brother. Any suggestion of worthy, child to be our child." Laharl quickly thought of myriad of characters that he knows of from various worlds of media, and eventually recalled one that not only suited what Khorne represents but also some of Valkia and Bellona.
That character is Painwheel from the Skullgirl World, a poor girl that was turned into berserk, bloody, monster fueled by anger, bloodlust, and vengeance.
She was made to weapon, and tried to regain her stolen life only for fate being even crueler to her, and she decided to huntdown that man that made her into Painwheel.
As for Painwheel's backstory, she was once a normal schoolgirl named Carol, and she was kidnapped by Valentine and delivered to the Anti-Skullgirls Labs' secretive Lab Zero, there she was implanted with the synthetic "Buer Drive" and "Gae Bolga" parasites and infused with experimental Skullgirl blood, transforming her into the monster she is today, named Painwheel.
Painwheel used to lived in Maplecrest with her parents, she was friends with Filia despite her Medici heritage and she's the one who found Dog and Samson at some later point in time she was found in a Medici slave camp along with no man's land refugees, it is currently unknown what happened between her normal life and her appearance there but its known Filia feels responsible for what happened to her.
When "The Last Hope" rescue the refugees Valentine comes across Painwheel, and, finding her blood suitable for their next experiment, takes her back to Lab 0 under Brain Drain's orders with the intent to turn her into an anti-Skullgirl weapon, and becoming violent and unstable as a result of these experiments, as a precaution she's mentally controlled by Lab Zero's powerful psychic director, Brain Drain.
Fueled by rage, she draws her power from her pain and fury, despite that, the soul of that scared young girl still lives on inside this monstrous body, desperately fighting off the onslaught of voices that would control her.
Soon after she was transformed and had her newfound abilities tested by Lab 0, she was sent by Valentine to deal with a Medici operation Painwheel seems to recognize the name "Medici", but carries out her mission.
Afterward, she tells Valentine that she wants to stop, and Valentine reveals that the Medicis were actually the ones who kidnapped her months ago Painwheel still resists, and Valentine decides to let her leave, telling Brain Drain that she's performing a test.
Painwheel travels to Maplecrest, which she recognizes as her previous home, and feels calm. When she arrives at her home, she fears her parents won't recognize her and attempts to remove her mask to no avail.
Brain Drain calls her back to the lab, and, terrified of her parents seeing what she has become, she laments her fate and returns.
After defeating Marie and destroying the Skull Heart, Painwheel goes home to face her parents, hoping they would still accept her as their daughter however, the adults are horrified upon seeing her and shun her because of her appearance, a heart-broken and despondent Painwheel goes off and is confronted by Brain Drain, and she swears she will come after him as her eyes turn into skulls like Marie's.
Shattering all final hopes for the supposed anti-skullgirl weapon, now turned into the next Skullgirl, in her specific storyline in the game but she fits Valkia, Bellona, and Khorne's vision of a daughter, and the Dark One told them her origins, abilities, and desire to have a family that accepts her the monster, of course they were impressed with the backstory and rage of this Painwheel.
They asked more about her, which Laharl was more than happy to comply to his brother and sisters-in-law request.
Meanwhile, Aiikila was with her family, when her future sister-in-law, Mitochondria Eve, started to make her way to the Swarm Queen of the Plague Garden.
Aiikila mouth insectoid-pincers, started to twitch when she sensed Mitochondria Eve, approach, while there wasn't any animosity or bad blood, between the two Chaos Goddesses.
Aiikila petted both her lovely daughters, and turn to Nurgle that was eating beside them, he said to her, "Go...my darling...I'll watch...our...girls." Aiikila thanked him, and presented a creepy, insect like smile to her darling husband, but to the Decaying God, that smile was lovely and beautiful to him.
Then the two Goddesses, left to have a more private conversation between the two of them, sitting on a nearby Greek table, as mortal fanatics came to serve them Ambrossia, they began to speak with each other and know each other better.
In Aiikila's view on her future sister-in-law, and new member of the Chaos Pantheon...she obsessive and curious...mentioning, that she wanted to experiment on her swarm, and evolve them.
Letting out a malicious aura around her, that affected the insects inside of Aiikila's, green, heavy rounded armor, were skittering around inside her armor, clearly they felt scared and threatened by the Queen of Evolution from the Realm of the Sorcerors.
But despite that Aiikila could sence she was a very proud, and regal woman, and eventually Aiikila asked her about her past, which Mitochondria Eve, they were more than happy to share, she began talking of her ascension from inferior mortal, to the pinnacle of cellular evolution, and finally obtaining Godhood.
While it sounded more like preaching, to Aiikila she could admire Mitochondria Eve, love and devotion towards brother Tzeentch, as she began talking about their "amazing encounter" with her dear, Lord Tzeentch, and to her shock, since Tzeentch was actually a romantic, as they showed Aiikila, their flowers and ring that the Changer presented to them.
Aiikila, she'd gushed at that story, soo much so that she had to call her fellow Goddesses, to hear Mitochondria Eve and Tzeentch amazing engagement, and immediately all the Chaos Goddesses and even Chaos Princesses, Limos and Evaline joined to hear it as well, with Aiikila picking her daughters up and placing them on her lap, as Mitochondria Eve, they told their story again...meanwhile...
With Khorne, Nurgle, Laharl, and Tzeentch who seemed embarrassed that his fiancee was revealing what he did, this made the older Chaos Gods, laugh their little brother was being bashful and shy from romancing his lover, while Khorne doesn't do much PSA, even he isn't that proud to not his affection to his wives.
Regardless it was time for them to mess with the Changer of Ways, and enjoy the festivities, since even Dark Gods need some R&R with their family and pantheon.
Location the Realm of the Sorcerors-Yggsgard, the Castle of Loki
After the introduction of Mitochondria Eve, was successful and the Dark Gods all returned to their respected domains in the Warp.
Tzeentch was both happy that all Pantheon was accepting and liked his dear Mitochondria Eve, and also embarrassed since his image was slightly tarnished, as every Chaos Goddess in the Immaterium knew he was a romantic, regardless it was all worth it and the celebration went without a hitch.
Returning to their domain, of the Realm of the Sorcerors, Tzeentch decided that it was about time for him to summon his Asgardian Elder Daemon, Loki Odinson.
As part of the promise to reward Loki service with his own kingdom, a darker mockery of the once radiant kingdom of gold, and splendor that was Asgard.
It was a city of sapphire and eldritch horror, with Pink and Blue Horror skittering around the halls, and city of their new Elder Daemon's domain, and in the tallest point of this tzeenchian city was a grand castle of crystal and frost, a hominage to Loki's true patronage as a Frost Giant.
Sitting a grand throne of sapphires, connected to a multi-tentacled and eyed blue tree, another mockery of the white tree of the Nine Realms, Yggdrassil, and cause of this dark symbol of majesty and arcane power, the daemonic king, Loki Odinson, named his realm Yggsgard. (For an idea on how my version of Yggsgard looks, take the Marvel Cinematic Asgard, combine it with Avengers Assemble, and utterly tzeentchian-fy it)
Currently Loki was as stated sitted in his throne, with the colossal royal hall filled with unspeakable tzeenchian corruption and arcane artifacts floating around the area, with his legion of change daemons all praising and showing him reverence to him, thus making the Asgadian Elder Daemon smirk in amusement.
With his tzeenchian mind-scepter, resting and glowing in eldritch magic at his side, he enjoyed the glory and power, he achieved what no other Loki has, which was obtaining glorious purpose and power untold, as he extended his left hand out and conjured three floating ethereal greenish-blue fireball over his outstretched hand.
He smiled more malignantly, as in his grasp were the essences of Frigga his dearest mother, Hela his older sister, and Sylvie a female Loki of an alternative timeline, these were the only women in the multiverse that he ever shared a deep bond with, and various alternative reality they were the only ones that cared and connected with him, again he was grateful to his dark master for not only sparing them, but bestowing them to him, free from the Allfather's foolish manipulations, the bandages of cruel fate from false Gods and men, and much more.
The only reason he hasn't summoned them into the realm of Tzeentch yet, was for he was cleansing them of all connections to the soo called "Gods" of the Marvel world, the One Above All, the Celestial, and that bastard "He Who Remains" Victor Timely, as the meer though of that man sent Loki into a rage that Yggsgard shuke in response to his anger.
Calming himself down, and apologizing to the ladies, as he dismissed their essences for safety, and adjusted his posture on his throne, he commanded his minions to continue expanding and making his kingdom more grandeur in ever perpetual change.
Praising and laughing excitedly the lesser tzeenchian daemons, left their master alone, as he though more of those enemies that he still needs to punish, back in his original home-verse, those bastard in many alternative realities these entities have always interfered with his destiny, and bound these...his family...to ever damnation, another reason that he was grateful to Lord Tzeentch for taking him, as the sixth Elder Daemon of Change.
He knows that he must amass his own daemonic legion, like his brother Kairos, Vilitch, SkekSo, Zelos and with exception of Bob Barbas that was more happy causing untold Chaos, personally and also crushing his enemies on his own, he was the only one amongst their kin that doesn't leads armies directly, but permits daemons to follow him in the art of anarchy, propaganda, and chaos, something that Loki respected as a fellow schemer.
That's when he sense his latest servent, in a burst of eldritch light blue magic, appeared the Herald and Trickster of Tzeentch, the Changeling.
The Changeling, who having found a fellow wicket, and talented trickster, he decided to serve under Loki...for now, as long as Loki can prove entertaining, Loki respects the herald, and made a contract between them making sure that they can't betray one another, and as long as they abide to the words of their contract, the Changeling would serve Loki, as long as his orders don't clash with Lord Tzeentch's commands.
Loki stood up from his throne, and said to the floating, multiple armed, hooded high-daemon, "Ahh. The Changeling, come we have some, scheming to do. Our Dark God, needs some more souls and knowledge from the eldar." as Loki, walked passed him and the Changeling floated right behind him.
Now with the addition of Daemon Queen, and two powerful Elder Daemons, Tzeentch's power grew and in the Anarkarr Stars in the Materium, were shifting the tide of power to the Changer's favor, seems it will be an era of Change, Complexity, Scheme, and Magic across the Mortal Space, which meant a lot of battles in the latest chapter of the Great Game of Chaos, was proving to be quite exciting for the Dark Gods, especially for Khorne, Tzeentch, and Laharl that had the most significant changes to their lives still coming.
[Author-Note: Hello everyone, Overlord_Bloodfall here, saying thank you'll for your support and being with me as this story progress. N also happy 2025!!! I'm back and writing more chapters, so stay tuned and enjoy!!! Cyall later!!! 👍]