7 Alliance

Long He spent some days happily with his family. He and his father got to know each other and exchange stories.

The father recounted how he had died, and how his soul went to the underworld, where he was judged and then transferred to heaven. Long He also told his father about him transforming into a god.

"I am proud of you my son!" said his father, "Even though going against Ilah was stupid."

Long He shook his head helplessly. Tomorrow morning, he intended to do something that can change the future of his planet.

At dawn, he left quietly without telling anyone. He flew out of the volcano then out of the planet. He drifted through space while sitting on a shuttle.

After two hours, he arrived outside a water planet. He stood there in the void and waited.

A while later, a middle-aged man appeared while smiling. He spread his hands open and said, "God He! What a pleasure surprise to see you here."

"It is also my pleasure to see you, God Uion. I have heard of your many exploits," said Long He took Uion's hand.

"Hahaha! Come, my friend, let's have a cup of wine." The two walked to the surface of the planet together.

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Uion is one of the ancient gods that lived on Earth for many years. He was birthed from the heart of the seas of planet Earth.

Uion committed himself to serve Ilah. He had a wife that he loved with all his heart. However, a misunderstanding happened between the two gods.

Thus, Ilah sent one of his god servants to kill Uion's wife. The sea god was angered to the extreme.

His fury manifested in the raging waves that drowned cities and lands. The result of this was that sea water covered most of planet Earth, leaving only some pieces of land to let humans live on them.

Uion swore from that moment that he would get his revenge on Ilah, and he broke from Ilah's servitude and went to his own planet, Ulliea, and reached the level of full god.

However, Ilah's revenge didn't end. He destroyed the soul of Uion's wife, never to let it reborn. This crushed Uion's heart completely.

Long He and Uion entered the god's palace, where they reached the hall. The two sat on thrones were angels served wine.

Long He took a sip. He actually drank wine from time to time on Earth, of course before becoming a god. But this was the very first time that he drank god wine.

"Allright," said Uion, "Let's talk business now. Surely you haven't come here just to visit this old man."

The two laughed and Long He said, "Indeed, I have come here for an important matter."

"Pray tell."

"I...." Long He hadn't have the chamce to continue, since he was interrupted by a young feminine voice.

"Uion!" shouted the voice, "Come out and welcome me!"

Uion sighed and said, "Coming, Bephine." He went out after he winked Long He, then returned with a young girl that had a ferocious expression on her face.

"Bephine, this is God He, the Waterflame. God He, this Bephine, the goddess of vengeance."

The young girl's, Bephine, expression softened a bit when she saw Long He.

"You are the new god, aren't you?" she asked in a dangerous tone, but less than before.

"Yes, goddess Bephine," answered Long He respectfully.

Uion coughed to get their attention and said, "You were saying, god He, before Bephine came...."

"Ah yes. I have come here to make an alliance with you, Uion. But now that goddess Bephine has come, I would like to ask her to the same request," Long He said solemnly.

"And why do you expect us to make an alliance with you?"

"For many reasons. Like having a common enemy, which is Ilah. But as you know, my planet is still weak, as well as I am. I need reinforcements if Ilah decided to attack me. What do you say?"

"He has a point, Uion," said Bephine, "But what would you give us in return?"

"Right now, nothing at all. But if you too suffered an attack from Ilah in the future, you'll have all the help that I can give."

The other two gods remained silent, considering Long He's proposal.

Finally, Uion said, "I accept."

"As do I," said Bephine, "Let's make the unbreakable oath, just in case if anyone had any idea of betrayal."

Long He and Uion nodded. The three formed a triangle while holding the others hands.

"We, Three gods, swear to be an alliance against Ilah and his army. The one that shall break this vow will seek the wrath of the other two and taste the feeling of the soul being reaped," said the three in unison. White lines started to form around their hands, also there was a seal on their souls. If anyone thinks of betrayal will have his soul teared apart.

The three gods sat and drank wine. After a while, Uion raised his cup and said, "A toast, to our newly formed alliance!"

Long He and Bephine nodded while they also raised their cups.