"Now that I've got you all here, let's go over my plan before one of you fucks it up, alright?" Michael states while taking a seated crossed-leg position in the air. "I want to form a pantheon of gods, one that includes us and the local 'Divines' that rule the current world I inhabit.
Zeus quirks a furry white brow at him, "Why? Are you not strong enough to rule them all with an iron grip? Or do you lack the required will to bring such a thing to fruition? Hmph, your youth is showing, bo-"
*Smack!*
With Zeus face-planted into the floor again, Michael turns to the others. "Any questions?"
*Squuaaaaaak!*
...
Michael picks his ear and sighs, even with his various language comprehension abilities, Phoenix is simply too difficult to understand. To his divine senses, it sounded like a dozen supernovas occurring all at once... And physically, well, he just sounded like an angry chicken.
Shaking his head, he conjures an etching pen and a few slabs of solid stone, all heavily enchanted to be fire-resistant. "Write. None of us can understand a thing you're trying to say."
...
*Squawk." the bird lets out an indignant noise before hopping over and getting to work inscribing its words into stone.
"What about you?" he asks, turning to Outworld Destroyer, "From what I know, you'd be the least receptive to this out of everyone here."
"The Outworlds are gone, there is nothing to return to. I will observe this world and judge what actions will be necessary, your scheme suits my intentions." the strange stone-creature states, seemingly unperturbed by the situation.
*Squawk!*
Phoenix holds up the stone slab towards them, "Indubitably! As long as I am granted adequate room to create my stars, this arrangement of yours sparks me as rather refreshing!"
...
Michael squints his eyes at the slap and scratches the side of his face, wondering if he was seeing things or not. "Ah, thanks for your confidence, Phoenix..."
*SHIIIEEEEEEEEE!*
...
Zeus pulls his head from the ground and brushes off the leftover dirt in his hair, "Why should I agree to this? Are you not aware? I am the King of the Gods! If I do not rule the pantheon, it is below me in all regards!"
"Then you serve no purpose. I'll shove you back into your miniature world and rule reality with just these two instead." he states, conjuring the Book of Realities into his hand, the thing looking starkly different from its form in the God-Tier.
Energies of every kind circled it, and the material comprising its core seemed both impossible and possible to the naked eye. The pages themselves seemed to be made from woven fibres of gold and gemstone, appearing white from afar but majestically complicated up close.
"H-hold on there, I think I misspoke! I meant to agree but my words got away from me!" Zeus chuckles awkwardly, "What I meant to say was, as a former King of a Godly pantheon, my advise would serve thee well!"
...
"That's what I thought." he claps the book closed and allows it to vanish from existence. "Let's go meet our friends then, shall we?" he states, opening up a Dimension Gate to Aetherius. The formless realm bent and twisted into something a regular mortal could comprehend at Michael's whim, wishing to discuss this like mortals instead of amorphous godly beings.
The other beings in Aetherius couldn't reject his will either, his powers as Fundamental Force trumping whatever strength they could muster up at a moment's notice.
"DIVINES! I HAVE COME TO BARGAIN!" he shouts, his voice echoing from every point in Aetherius simultaneously.
...
After half a minute, they come. Eight specks of golden light manifested before the group before twisting into shapes mortals in Nirn would expect.
Arkay, God of Life and Death, along with the cycles that intertwine them.
Dibella, Goddess of Beauty and Love.
Julianos, God of Wisdom and Logic.
Kynareth, Goddess of the Elements.
Mara Goddess of Love and compassion.
Stendarr God of Compassion, Mercy, Justice, Charity, and Luck.
Talos, God of Mankind, Might, Honor, State, and Law, the mortal who ascended.
Zenithar God of Work and Commerce.
"Hmm? Are you this is them?" Zeus questions, "It's a sorry lot."
Michael ignores him and quirks a brow at them, "You're missing someone."
Mara, the kindly-looking woman who radiated the wish to hug her steps forwards, "My husband is unable to accept your invitation, though I do carry a message..."
"Let's hear it then?"
"Slayer of my children, you have dealt the world a vicious blow with your mere existence, the flow of time trembles with your every step. Your ascension to Godhood has marked a cataclysmic interruption of the flow of fate, you may negotiate with my fellows, but I will always reject you. Your theft of time and fate will lead everything to nought." Mara recites from the golden scroll she's holding, allowing it to dissipate afterwards.
"... Okay? Since the lizard refused to turn up, who here feels the same? Which of you will refuse to work with me?" Michael questions as he brushes his gaze past each of them.
Talos in his shining gold armour rests a hand on the sword at his side, "Aye, I agree with Akatosh. Men should rule themselves with guidelines to strive for, you have no place amongst them." he states.
"Hah! I don't know anything of your world, but I can already tell it's got its foot in the door to the void! Let me guess, your precious mortals are warring against one another for pathetic, insignificant reasons?" Zeus smugly asks with folded arms.
"No, that shit stopped as soon as I killed Surtr and Azura. Only the bravest or craziest people dare to challenge me on this." Michael explains.
"But before that?"
He shrugs, "Yeah, it was a hellhole of constant wars, racial divides, the regular things."
Zeus looks to the eight Aedra present, "See what your actions, or inaction causes? Are you proud? Proud of all the 'innocents' you've indirectly slaughtered? All of your followers that begged you to save them while you just sat and watched?"
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Michael sends a sideways glance at Zeus after he'd finished his rant, knowing that Zeus and his Pantheon had acted as bad or worse as the Divines had. Say what you would about their inaction, but none of the Divines ever raped mortals as far as he knew, and that wasn't even the worst of Zeus's history.
The Divines themselves looked thoroughly ruffled by his statements, the elderly and robed Stendarr stepping forwards while stroking his large white beard, "Are you in such a place to lecture us? God or not, I can feel your sins, every crime you have committed, every laugh you have shared as you did it." he raises a frail finger at Zeus, "The guilty have no right to judge others," he then at Michael, "I expected nothing less for a destroyer of worlds, the company you keep speaks more than words could ever express... The blood on your hands stains your being, how you have not devolved into a beast of lower instinct is beyond me."
Michael sniffs at him, "Cut the crap. If you want to decry me as a bloodthirsty amoral piece of shit, be my guest. But don't hold it against me when I act like it, and rid reality of you and your companions." he warns, causing Stendarr's eyes to widen.
"I believe they have a point." Julianos states, "Clearly, our methods are not working. Tried and tested for millennia, yet has the state of the world improved? Have the lives of mortals become better? Or, are we simply just complacent with the state of things?"
"The world is for mortals to manage. Our action could result in catastrophic consequences." Talos presses, "I would rather the end of Nirn be at the hands of men than us."
"Pathetic. When presented with a moral quandary, you choose not to answer at all." Outworld Destroyer rasps at them before turning to Michael, "Such cowardice would not suit this 'pantheon', I suggest you seek others."
Michael shrugs, "I mean, there are other options... The Hist, for instance, might be something to think about... If we can even speak to it?"
"Hmph, I don't know about you all, but I think it's high time we started properly contributing." Dibella states, stepping to Michael's side and looking him over with a mischievous grin. She wraps an arm around his shoulder but he just floats her away, "I'm taken."
"And?" she squirms in the air, "No one's ever denied my personal blessing before. Maybe your two women could accompany us?" she offers.
"Not interested, besides, for a goddess of love, my elf's got bigger tits than you."
"Hahahahahaha!" Zeus burst out laughing at than, boisterously slapping Michael on the back but finding his head firmly planted in the floor for the Nth time.
"You speak of deals, but you haven't yet offered anything." Zenithar questions.
"I offer you a place in my new Pantheon, one that isn't afraid to intervene when the stakes become too high... It's a shame Akatosh refused already, he was the only one who really did anything when Mehrunes Dagon invaded."
"Hey! We were ordered to stay put! Akatosh wanted to deal with it himself!" Dibella exasperatedly retorts.
"Hm, forget my earlier words then, you're all deplorable." he shakes his head, "I don't want to rule the world either, I just want things to not explode while I'm off elsewhere. Let me just be perfectly honest with you all, I basically want you to manage the world while I slack off and enjoy my life."
...
All the gods, even Phoenix just turn and stare at him as if he'd grown a second and third head.
"Wait, what?" Zeus wonders aloud, terribly confused. "What's the point then!?"
"I just told you the point, I'll technically be leading this 'Pantheon', but you guys'll be doing the real work. I'll only step in when I see something stupid." he turns to face the Divines, "This way you can all be involved with Nirn, instead of doing what I was originally going to do, that being wiping you all out and stealing your essence."
...
"What about our respective followers? What about Akatosh?" Mara questions.
"People can believe in whatever they want, I don't give a shit. As for Akatosh? He'll be banned from going anywhere near Nirn, he can twiddle his thumbs in Aetherius for eternity for all I care."
...
Talos looks to his fellows, "You cannot all be considering this..."
...
"Unless you think you can best him, we lack any proper alternative." Julianos responds.
...
Talos looks to Michael and reluctantly nods, "Aye... You've forced my hand, I accept."
The other Divines also nod, even Stendarr, who claims that he needs to be there to prevent Michael from committing any more atrocities.
"May I ask, what are their roles however?" Mara questions, gesturing to Michael's companions.
He shrugs, "Zeus, God of Thunder." he pauses at Outworld Destroyer, "Do you have an actual name?"
"Refer to me as... Harbinger, God of the Outerealms and Omens."
Michael nods, then gestures at Phoenix, "Phoenix, God the Sun, Fire, Rebirth, and Stars... Ah, before I forget... Sheogorath will be joining us."
...
"The mad one? Why!?" Talos exclaims, horrified.
"Because, I trust him more than I do any of you. Besides, you and him have quite a lot in common. Both former heroes turned gods, both formerly loyal to the Empire, and now both completely mad!"
"I'm not mad! Don't compare me to him!"
Michael chuckles, "No, you're furious no doubt. Anyway, let's quickly hash out the specifics, I've got a hot tub at home with two girls waiting for me."
*SQUAAAA!*
"No, you can't join us." Michael rejects the flaming chicken before pulling out a blank scroll, one conjured via his concepts relating to bargains, pacts, etc. "Shall we?"
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