The Guardian gods

Chapter 4: Choices

His realm is the only safe place for him around the sun but still not safe for others except for the creatures born in it, no matter that we are divine beings getting close to the sun will be just like retelling the tale of icarus

He stopped talking and looked at both me and Mahu " The reason for this meeting was because, it was meant for of a fair division of the lands and also to inform you on how to create new creatures for this planet"

"Keles and Jaus have no need for lands because of specific reasons so the lands is left for me, you and Mahu"

After saying that, his hands glowed for a bit before tapping the table and with that a projection of the planet appeared.

"I have quite an interest in developing the west" he said before tossing the projection to me.

I held the projection, thinking to myself about the dilemma that I am facing right now. I have no idea which land I should choose because it hasn't been long since I was born and I haven't explored this world yet.

I could hold off on choosing a land and choose one after I have explored this world, but first let me take a look at this projection. Maybe I can find a land that is acceptable for me.

Examining the projection closely, I realized that it was more than just a mere projection. The creatures and landscapes within it appeared alive, as if I were gazing into a mirror reflecting the actual planet. The projection unveiled a world with four massive continents, each double the size of those found on the previous Earth. These continents were primarily classified as the East, West, North, and South, with occasional smaller islands scattered throughout.

Zooming in, you could see the humans in their village discussing, nothing was stationary in the projection. From what I have seen in the projection the humans have split into different regions and that led to the people looking different.

Using classification from my last world, there were blacks, white, brown and others with asian features. They all looked that way depending on their region but one thing they all had in common was how backward they were.

Also none of them has developed any magical abilities, even with how abundant the mana in this world have. Yes, this world has a magical energy in it called "Mana" and this world has a lot of it because according to Nana, after she gained consciousness the vast chaos gave her a gift which came in the form of mana.

This gift was common whenever a world gains consciousness but the gift was also a curse because of the people out there wanting to harvest this new wave of huge mana.

So it was a surprise that no one among the humans have learned to use the huge amount of energy around them, the projection shows a lot of creatures that have mutated because of the energy and gained abilities.

Further observation led me to take a look at the western part and there I found something that made me alert.

Zooming in the projection, I saw humanoid looking bird creatures that had a thin aura similar to Crepuscular. They were inhabiting a tall mountain similar to the one I was born in, they made their houses in a way that was only possible for creatures that can fly to live in.

My guess is that they were his creation and seeing how fast they were developing with a few of them even using abilities like summoning fire confirmed it.

Now I see why he was interested in the west. Seeing how developed they were for new creatures I can tell he must have invested a lot in them. Something caught my attention in one of the buildings of these new creatures. There was an aura that matches exactly crepuscular, I would have thought it was him if he wasn't sitting across from me.

Wanting to take a closer look at what it was, Crepuscular made a gesture that made the picture become blurry.

That made me look away from the projection and look at him but he ignored me seemingly not waiting to talk about it. His action and what I have seen from the projection made me think that this might be more than just picking lands.

Maybe this land will be our area of influence and interfering in others will cause a conflict, the three gods already have a head start and who is to say that the other two haven't already had their own creation and development.

Lands and creation, I can't help but think it might be more than what i thought of it, what if these two things signifies power. Having a land declared as yours and having creation connected to you.

No one is above conflict and if there happens to be a conflict then I Might have already lost. What if conflict between gods isn't solved by frontal battle but through one's creations.

If this is as i thought then choosing a land and starting my own creation and its development should be put first above everything else. It seems this meeting is more than Crepuscular's own wish, Nana must be behind it. The sourc𝗲 of this content nov(𝒆l)bi((n))

With me now understanding there is more to this distribution, something now seems off with how Crepuscular is okay with the whole thing.

It would have been more normal if he was fighting more lands because it meant more power and he was born earlier, nothing stops him from developing and having more lands but he's okay with only west means Nana must have stopped him from wanting more.

Seeing all I needed from the projection, I tossed it over to Mahu for her to look over and make her own choice. I wonder if she will understand things the same way I do after having a look at the projection, also curious to see if she will choose the moon as her territory or something else.

Now waiting in silence for Mahu to make her choice, I couldn't help but play with my abilities. If a spaceship passed by the moon and was able to look into the realm of the moon goddess, It would find five colossal beings, each seated upon a throne-like structure.

The first being radiated an intense glow akin to the brilliance of the sun, deep in thought as they contemplated some profound mystery.

The second being resembled an amphibian, with their arms crossed and eyes closed, seemingly immersed in a profound slumber, as if communing with the dream world itself.

The third being, though initially appearing morbid and associated with death, possessed an inexplicable allure that drew acceptance from those who dared to gaze upon its peculiar visage. Its appearance, once disconcerting, became strangely normalized and even fascinating.

The fourth being exuded a mischievous energy, bearing an ape-like form with outstretched arms from which sprouted both thriving and withering plants, embodying the cycle of life and decay in a playful dance.

The last being who can only be described as breathtaking is holding what will scare anyone if a closer look isn't taken, she seems to hold a small world in her hands while occasionally swiping at it with deep interest but the interest seems to be forgone when said being squashed the small world and turned it it to small light spots.

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When Mahu was done, she crushed the projection turning it to dots of lights that slowly disappeared.

"I guess you have both made your choice" Crepuscular said, causing the other two gods to look at both me and Mahu, waiting to hear our choices.

The time Mahu took to make her choice gave me enough time to think things through and what my choice would be.

" I chose the east where I was born" My choice didn't get any reaction from the other so we all turned to Mahu to hear what she had to say.

"My choice is the north," she said.

"With that out of the way, Let me inform you on how creation for gods our level goes" Crepuscular said.

At our level of new gods, Creating living things out of thin air is obviously impossible so we have to do it the natural way, meaning that we have to pick and mate with a magical creature with enough intelligence.

According to Crepuscular, after he got the mission from Nana to create things. He was stumped on what to do but he got enlightened when he saw how human beings and other creatures give birth to new life.

That got him to think if creatures lower than him are able to easily bring forth new life then why can't he do the same as a god, but after he finally understood how to create new life. He couldn't find a way to test his hypothesis.

There was no other divine being beside him to help with the problem he was facing, so he had to make do with the magical creatures. It was then that he came across an intelligent huge bird that has a strong affinity for flame and was able to communicate with him on a spiritual level.