2 Divine countermeasures

Ten years before in the spiritual realm.

Elza the deity of Fate has summoned some of the most renowned deities in the world. At the appointment, however, they only appear in four.

Elza presents itself in its humanoid form in respect of the others present. A woman with elven features and eyes covered with a white bandage like the dress, the soft white dress resting on her shoulders. Slightly inclining the head in greeting makes the others gesture to sit down.

The hall is the exact copy of a human observatory and the stars shining beyond the ceiling illuminate the central table. The meeting begins. "Dear comrades, as you know, divinities hardly meet except to decide on very important topics."

Immediately a cross between a man and a dragon sitting on the right interrupts the goddess "But what do you talk about Elza, every ten years you get bored and call all the deities to tell us some of your absurd predictions. This year, only four of us presented ourselves simply out of respect for you. "

The other three in chorus "Let her speak. First start first ends ".

Elza as if nothing had happened: "I'll go straight to the point, I saw clear and frightening images in the stars, the signs indicate that the demons will be able to reopen the portal in less than twenty years"

He gets up and starts to turn around the table, placing his hand on the shoulder of those present. "We must prepare ourselves, the men, the monsters and the beastmen have lived years of peace, no one even remembers their existence."

Odi gods of the Order, the sturdy man seated beside Gord, the dragon god of Nature, moves his shoulder from the hand of the divinity of Fate and announces solemnly: "Believing me does not cost me anything, like the last time the men led by the order and justice will fix the problem. "

Gord instead: "I'm not going to put beast men in the middle of it all. They are quiet on the minor continent and I do not want to hear your follies again. "

The woman next to Elza, Temora divinity of chaos, a pale woman with long pointed canines, "I had already intended to resolve once and for all this demon story left halfway by humans, so even if the information was a hoax I I will give my power to one of my monsters in order to exterminate that cursed race. "

The last woman, an elderly lady with gray hair and half-closed eyes, moving her head to the side, puffing without saying a single word.

Elza asks: "What's the plan then?"

Odi: "I will give the power of light to a hero and with her strength she will recede the demons in their cave bringing back the order."

Temora: "Of course, will you take advantage of this to make the monsters lazy? I do not think. I will give the power of dark magic to one of my favorite sons and I will reduce to ashes the demons and anyone who tries to set foot on our land. "

Elza: "It would not be better to coordinate, the enemy is strong, the last time all three of the strongest armies are needed to win."

Gord: "The last time were rooted in the major continent and were more prepared. This time they know nothing about us and will have to go through the portal a few at a time. A reduced force will suffice to drive them back. "

Odi: "So I would say it's clear that I'll have to take care of it"

Temora: "If you are so convinced of your strength, why do not we bet which race will win this war?"

Odi: "Deal done"

At that point both deities stretch invisible hands towards the stars and with a decisive blow they drag towards the table of small lights. Every light is a soul. With determined and sure movements both start to infuse power into the two luminous spheres.

Odi: "My hero will be the daughter of a king, her strength will have no equal on earth. She can hold the sacred sword of his ancestors. With her power she will bring back the order or she will destroy everything in the attempt! "

Temora: "Silly, my pupil will be intelligent as only a deity can be and his source of mana will be infinite. With its magic, chaos will make all its enemies tremble. "

Elza: "So we will not cooperate in this thing? I do not have enough power as you gods blessed by an entire people who adore you. "

Gord: "Then let them do, I, you and Madame of the Mountain will enjoy the show of this bet."

Elza: "I will not stand still, I think I will prepare a reserve plan" stretching out her hands towards the stars and taking a small dim light "I cannot give all that to a soul, but I can give it the power to unite people in exchange of all its characteristics. It will have an unprecedented ability but it will have the strength of a newborn, the dexterity of a stone, the intelligence of earthworms and the spirit of a leaf. "

The eyes of the other barred while laughing, Odi says: "You really want to hurt your children to do something like that. That poor guy will never be able to use his skill! He will die before he can use it! And who will follow a newborn earthworm! What an absurdity! "

At this point the old lady: "I am the weakest of the assembly but I believe that collaboration is the right path and not this stupid bet. I will work together in my little for the backup plan. The child of Fate will live under my protection and one of my strongest children will grow up with him to protect him. I cannot give power to a soul but I will reap all the favors I can to help Elza. "

Odi: "What a waste of time but go ahead!"

Temora: "I do not care"

Watching the two get up from the chairs at the same time and disappearing in clouds of smoke leave the meeting.

Gord: "I will be neutral but I guarantee you that if the demons reach the minor continent where the beast lives, they will bitterly regret not having died before." And in a flash of light even the dragon man leaves the table.

The Madame of the Mountain to Elza: "I do not have a name like you greater deities but I have seen the war against the demons and I will do what I can to help your pupil. A child of mine destined for the way of the Warrior will help him ... always that he will consider him worthy! "And this last declaration of his, with a tremor of the earth, also the lady disappears from the room.

Elza looks at the light in her hands and says: "Little one do not worry, I'll look after you too until you're strong enough to do it yourself. I hope you will not hate me for what I did to you. Your ability will give you the chance to gain power from the people who will follow you and share this power with them. "

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Ten years before at the foot of the mountain with no name.

Richard walks back and forth out of the hut when a baby's crying awakens him from his state of torpor and agitation.

Coming in the doorway "It's a boy, Doris! It's a boy! ... a little fragile but there is everything there must be" with an exaggerated smile "I'll call him Simon! "

Meanwhile the baby in the arms of the mother is calm. The luminous lady in front of him had told her in the hall of the stars that everything would be all right.

"My parents seem like good people, as Elza told me, but I'm really small and I can hardly move my arms, my thoughts are fleeting and I'm terrified by anything I see ... it will be hard"

Immediately Elza sitting in a corner of the hut, invisible to all "see Simon not to bask too much into your mother's arms, we must immediately start working. On your strength and dexterity for the moment I can do little but for your intelligence I have already prepared a suitable study plan and your spirit will have a surge thanks to all the challenges over your possibilities that I will introduce you "

Elza's evil laughter resounds in the hut, leaving Simon scared as never before in his very short life.

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At the same time in two distant lands born the heroine blessed by light, a child with overwhelming beauty and super-human strength and a little vampire illuminated by an unparalleled intelligence and an infinite magic power.

A few days later, in the minor continent, land of the beastmen, some hooded dudes silently proceed towards a circle of stones.

The first in line: "It will take more years than expected but to create a completely new portal instead of reopening the old one in the country of humans will allow us to evoke the demons in peace"

A female voice adds: "Of course, and if the oracle received by our priestess has been interpreted well, while we work quietly to open the portal here, humans and monsters will fight each other out of their strength."

Man: "Get tidy and start singing, we have a lot of work to do, but once finished we'll be heroes!"

The group in a circle inside the ruins begins to synchronize the voices and in the air an ancient and terrible song rises. Nothing seems to happen to the naked eye, but waves of magical power seem to disappear in the center of the stones without leaving any trace.