Use the plant powers to grow the biggest strawberry ever.

What other local gods and spirits are there?
We just interacted with goddess of the river and a god of the forest.
Any other likely targets that are nearby and hopefully not too powerful yet?

>>18192678

God of the Mountains maybe?

>>18192691
>>18192678

Time to go hunt us down a mountain god.

Where there any other Gods to consider around here? The forest, the river and then the mountains. The mountains, that's it. The God of the Mountains, Haran. Was he the eldest sibling? Eluvi was the youngest, while Jorham was the middle child. "We're leaving, Felice." you walk forward and make your way out the door.

"Where are we going now?" she asks, her legs moving with no will of her own. Not that she minds, anyway.

"We're going after Haran, the last God in the area, hopefully." there were other nature spirits, animals and the like hanging around but they were small compared to a God. All of them.. they would pay for your imprisonment and for what they've done to the people of the world.

You and Felice make good progress, walking through the open paths of the forest. Very little got in your way. Up the mountain path, and after a few moments you could see the forest laid out before you. The forest was... different. A strange, gray hue took over the normally lush forest.

>What to do?

>>18192834
See if we can change the hue of the forest. We're responsible for the forest now, it seems.

>>18192834

We have control over DARKNESS right? Can we hide the darkness so everything looks bright and happy and not blatently abominatical? That's totally a word.

>>18192834

So we're acting forest God now?

Alright then, let's fix up the forest and maybe add a few hundred strawberry bushes while we're at it.

>>18192885

YES! STRAWBERRIES FOR THE STRAWBERRY GOD!

The forest lost it's life due to Jorham getting his powers stripped? Well, what do you know, the guy actually did his job. At least, the one where he cares for his grounds. You raise a hand,keeping an eye on the forest below. Before long, the color returns as does a few new additions. Flowers spring to life, vines shoot into the air, and even Strawberry bushes pop up here and there. With that job easily done, you turn away and look up back to the mountain. Haran was there, or at least you'd have to make him show up.

"Are we going now?" Felice asks, glancing back down to the newly restored forest.

"Yes." you answer with a simple word before making your way up the face of the mountain. A clear pathway on the face of a mountain? There was bound to be something up there. A clear cut passage. Perhaps a shrine? If so, better for you. You didn't feel like wasting time walking about looking for that God.

A few moments pass and you were right. An abandoned shrine in an opening overlooking the other side of the mountain.

"Ah shrine? Well people do care, I guess." Felice says, her eyes going from the old shrine to the ground. Judging from the tone of voice, she really didn't want to be here.

>What to do?

>>18192963
"It seems they stopped caring."
See whom the shrine is dedicate to.

Give Felice a quick pep talk.

We can't have the corporeal container of the greatest force ever to exist getting scared, now can we?

>>18192963
"Is there a problem, Felice? Please, do share.
"Hmm...apparently the shrine is abandoned. Seems the people don't care. At least, not anymore."

>>18192963

Toss a coin in the shrine? That'll be a good first impression.

>>18193087

If we are going to do that me might as well pray too.

Wonder what the chances are of Haran not knowing what happened to Jorham yet? The gods don't seem to get information fast enough for him to have heard yet.

"Is there a problem Felice?" the girl was reluctant to step forward, form what you could tell. Her eyes, the way she moved her fingers, all obvious signs of hesitation.

"I hate the Gods... that's all." she's obviously lying because you already knew she hated the Gods. What made this shrine so special?

"Why is it this shrine, specifically?"

"It's not the shrine, it's the God. Haran... I hate him." she looks away, her eyes closing half-way. Was she going to cry?

"Are you alright?"

"No, not really... you can't see that?"

"I can, but..."

"Hello?" a voice from the distance. Foot steps echo on the wooden porch of the shrine ahead.

Felice steps back, her head jolting from the ground up to the shrine.

>What to do?

>>18193170

Felice is going to freak out and attack him so maybe we should put her mind in the happy corner while we diplomaticalatize this fellow.

>>18193170
Time to take over and go into little girl mode.

If it's a priest then we just act natural, if it's Haran we have a quick chat to see if he on the level. If he isn't we take him down Rockman style, just like Jorham.

>>18193170
Give Felice a little more spine, no more steps back.

"Hello? Who are you?"

"Hello," you figure to speak before Felice has a chance,"Who are you?" you step forward, but strangely Felice provides no resistance.

"I should be asking you that question, Ms." the old man smiles. He was bald with his hair hanging onto his scalp by a tinge. It loops around his shoulders, stopping just on top of his pecks. His eyes show age, as does his face. He looked like a priest. A priest at a shrine, how strange...

"My name is Felice Ayers." you answer with a smile, using Felice's voice to your advantage.

"Ayers... Aha, that clan! I know who you're talking about! Hello Ms.Felice!" he says with a smile. Wait, that smile. You knew it, but you couldn't place it. Memories under a veil of fog. You saw that smile before...

"Chaos, we should leave, please." Felice communicates using telepathy. "Now, while we can, please."

You look at the old man, squinting your eyes.

>What to do?

>>18193434

Oh god run. Quickly.

>>18193434

Shit, this guys a blood knight isn't he? Let's back the fuck up before he breaks us in half or something.

>>18193434

We're an unspeakable horror running from a mere human? Pansies.

>>18193434
Run? she may be a little girl, but we are not.

>>18193520
>from a mere human

You die a lot during campaigns, don't you?

If this guy isn't Haran then he's something much worse. We need to take a step back before we get one-shot.

Even IF this guy is hot shit, we're Chaos.

There's nothing to fear here.

>>18193564
Because a little girl is afraid of him? Hes probably some fucking pedophile priest.

>>18193579
>>18193597

The fact that this guy is some how badass enough to ingrain his smile in the memory of chaos incarnate more than warrants enough reason to be cautious.

It's not like we've never lost a fight before.

>>18193675
Or the memory of a little girl.

Or, maybe, he was our bro, who knows?

The question here is who's memory has the smile, her's or our's?

If her, meh, whatevs. If us, HOO IT BE ON.

>>18193434
"You look familiar. Have we met before?"

His answer might reveal whether he knows about Chaos or not.

Also, prepare a decoy and/or a means of quick escape in case this guy has surprising abilities.

The fog is still there. Why do you feel scared? Something isn't right. Something definetly isn't right here. Felice feels the same thing as she steps back. Despite the fear, you smile. You were Chaos, a shadow of millions. This mortal was nothing.

"What's wrong Ms.Felice?" the old man's smile was still there. His name, it was in the back of your mind. His name was there, lingering. You knew this man from the war so many years ago. His name.. his name...

"N-nothing." she answers, taking a step back.

"You're shakin' in yer boots, ya know?" the old man's grin remains. He was enjoying every bit of it. Felice's fear. He smelled it from where he stood. "Hey, I'll comfort ya Ms."

"Tell me," you take over for a moment, "What's... your name?"

"Ah hot shit 'My Lord', you forgot about me? Tsk tsk tsk." the man walks down the steps, opening his arms up for a hug. "It's your old pal Xerxes!"

"Xerxes..." the name clicks. The man who betrayed you. The man who caused you to be sealed. It was all coming back. This man betrayed you for the Gods. He was the downfall of your entire campaign. Your most trusted servant... Xerxes Algar.

>What to do?

>>18193717
>traitor
I think...we kill him.

>>18193717

eat his face!

>>18193717
Murder him so hard he dies to death. We do not abide traitors.

I say take him out, but I doubt we'll be successful


>>18193758
>>18193738

Just be sure we Megaman his powers before he dies.

>>18193717
play dumb.
give him a hug. "I haven't seen you in, like, FOREVER man!"

And then, when he thinks hes safe...
REND THE TRAITOROUS FLESH FROM HIS BONES AND UNLEASH THE SCREAMING FURY OF UNTOLD MILENNIA IN CAPTIVITY.

>>18193717

Have a mental break down and cry. How could he do this to me? I trusted him! I thought we were friends!

>>18193717
Say nothing to him, turn around, and walk away without showing any emotion. Be dismissive.

You'll kill him eventually, but not now.

Also, while you're doing this, keep an eye on him (Chaos should be able to see even where Felice can't, right?) and be prepared to create a decoy and make a quick escape if he chooses to attack.

The bastard. If it wasn't for him, if it wasn't for this bastard... Anger wells up from the deepest reaches of your so called 'heart'. It pours out from your body, becoming a physical manifestation of dark energy.

"OH MY LORD, yer going to fight me?" Xerxes smile was still there. Did he know who you were just by looking at you? What put him off?

"You traitor!" you raise a hand. The shadows heed your call, flying forward in the form of tendrils to pierce the target before you.

"I did what I had to." Xerxes raises his hand. The shadows below his feet mimic your own, blasting forward to intercept your own tendrils. Wait, how did he do that?

"That..." you realize it. The power you gave to your soldiers. It was like a sword you forged and cast down to your own men. Once it was in their hands, it was no longer yours. Or at least, that's what it is now.

"If that won't work..." Felice realizes you weren't going to take her warning. She raises her hand as a white magical circle appears before you. Small white orbs shoot out like rapid fire, closing in on Xerxes.

"HA!" a white flash. A line rips through the air, causing all of the projectiles to explode prematurely. A glowing white sword in hand, no, five glowing white swords circle his own body. "Yer boring." he says, frowning as he takes a step forward.

>What to do?

>>18194005
We're standing on grass aren't we? Cause the grass underneath him to grow and piece him instantly as sharp blades.

It doesn't seem like we went around taking other gods' powers before, so lets use that to our advantage and surprise him.

>>18194005
Unbeknownst to him, we have a new trick. Vines that motherfucker!

>>18194005

Panic. Also try your wimpy nature stuff.

Vines from below, wrap around the neck and feet, snap his spine. See if you can reclaim your power from him; it was a part of you once, maybe we can reclaim it.

>>18194040
>>18194046
These two!

>>18194005

use the plants attack from below!

>>18193845

>>18194040
Keyword here is instantly. It needs to be quick enough and strong enough that he can't block or react. If we're not confident that we can do that, we should wait and distract him somehow until a good time.

>>18194005
Turn our power against the rock around us and crack the mountain.

Then quickly portal away before Haran shows up to see what's happened to his mountain, and hopefully Xerxes will take the blame, being the only magic user nearby.

>>18194005

Plant attack. LETHAL plant attack.

We are going for a kill,. Not tying, no smacking, just body piercing instant kills.

>>18194005
Transform the grass into poisonous thorns and have them grow up and impale Xerxes.

>>18194083

But I loved him...

>>18194144
Just because we look like a little girl, doesn't mean we have to act like one.

If anything, this should play out like that scene from the Godfather 2. "I know it was you Fredo. You broke my heart."

The white blades whirling around him, the void at his command, Xerxes continues his walk forward. You take a step back, surveying the ground nearby. Plants. Your ability over the forest. "I'm curious as to how ye got out-" he stops himself. "Oh right, that girl." he sighs, "Can't ye just leave the world alone?" he laughs at his own statement.

The traitor. The bastard. That smile, his laugh, it pisses you off. You smile, raising your hand into the air. The plants nearby rip into the air, swirling around in an attempt to ensnare your foe. They succeed. Around his legs and his arms, he's subdued. "Ahaha, is that all?" Xerxes laughs as dark tendrils rip into the air from his own shadow, cutting off the plants.

"No." you smile, fangs showing from Felice's mouth. The ground breaks. Large, towering snakes rip into the air and soar into the heavens. They open their maws, all falling down from the sky to rip into Xerxes' own flesh. The snakes multiply, over and over until their are about two dozen. They bite, they devour, they continue their attack even if they don't hit anything. Mercy wasn't an option here.

The sound of a buzzaw. Swords spin around and about, accompanied by dark tendrils that constantly whip at the air. The vines rip to pieces and eventually the grass serpents follow. "Disappointing." Xerxes frowns, stepping forward.

You take a step back, steeling yourself for what may come.

>What to do?

>>18194199
We're talking about someone who handed victory to the enemy on a silver platter. He was likely well rewarded with more power. We should snare him with plants and come back at least with a real plan.

>>18194246
He probably knows all our tricks and is stronger than when we first empowered him. Sorry to say this but we might want to make a retreat.

>>18194246
We wanted to pierce him, not bind him. Binding is too useless.

Whelp, I think a retreat is in order. Create a decoy and make like a tree.

in b4 we can't abscond and he's been ascended by the gods for stopping us.

>>18194246
I think we...need to throw up a decoy and teleport back to our sanctuary.

>>18194246
Collapse the shrine. If we have to retreat, at least let us take something from this traitor.

>>18194410
I agree, but only if it doesn't hamper our retreat.

>>18194246

I don't like it but I suppose it's time to fall back.
Get Felice to throw up something flashy and get out of there.


>>18194410
>>18194448

Pointless property damage because we're too weak to win? Since when did chaos act like a 12 year old?

>>18194489
Well, presumably it must be of some value to Xerxes or he wouldn't be lurking all the way up here.

>>18194526
Yes, that is what I thought.

>>18194526
>>18194544

Sometimes a shrine is just a shrine.
But I have nothing against wrecking it if that's the case.

>>18194526
I thought it was for the mountain spirit and he was chilling there. If its his, break it, if not, leave it.

He countered every attack you threw at him. If you tried piercing him, he'd probably block it with tendrils or those swords. What happened to this guy to make him so strong? He sold you out, so he was probably rewarded handsomely with power, true immortality and the like. "Felice, we're going." you reply to the girl telepathically, taking a step back. "Can you-"

"I'm on it." she raises her hand into the air, forming a ball of pure, white magical energy. Down it went, crashing into the ground. A loud pop breaks through the air. It was a make shift 'flash bang'.

"Ghh.." Xerxes holds his ears with both hands, but quickly pulls his hands away after the light wears down.

You were gone. You disappear, but not before doing some collateral damage. As the flash went off, tendrils burst up from the ground and tore into the shrine, ripping it to pieces. Support beams, the walls, everything was destroyed in a single attack. Xerxes looks back over his shoulder, frowning slightly. "Well shit." there goes his house.

Back home, a dark void opens up, dropping you down onto the throne. You place a hand on your forehead, trying to think of a way to dispose of him.

"I told you, Chaos." Felice says, tapping her foot on the ground. She was anxious, and, well, right...

>What to do?

>>18194637

training montage.

>>18194637
"Yes, you were right, Felice. I seem to have underestimated my former lieutenant. And I am obviously not what I once was.
"I am not all-knowing; do you have any suggestions?"

Ask her how the hell she knows him. How she has memories of our second in command.

>>18194681
You're kidding right?

>>18194637
"Silence." look at her memories and see how she knew who he was, and plan on heading back to the library. We have more research to do.

>>18194637
Back to the library for intelligence gathering, maybe we can find a comprehensive list of power granting artifacts or something.

>>18194637
>I told you, Chaos.
"You didn't tell much, Felice. How did you know that man, and why were you so hesitant to reveal the reason for wanting us to leave that place?"

If she isn't forthcoming, distract her with a pleasant sensation and probe her memories.

>>18194792
>pleasant
We will not reward her for insubordination, we must punish her if anything.

>>18194881
>we must punish her if anything.
Punish her for trying to warn us? That is silly.

We should be asking her how she knew to warn us.

>>18194951
saying she doesnt want to go there, and then telling us to turn around and leave, is not a proper warning.

She will learn to be clear and concise when warning someone.

>>18194881
>torture felice while inhabiting her body
>end up torturing yourself
Yeah, I think I'll pass on that one.

>>18195042
Somehow I doubt we feel everything she does.

>>18195002
Instead of trying to punish her for some reason, we'd be better off figuring out why she wouldn't be more clear and informing her that we wouldn't have gotten into that situation if she was more clear. Let her punish herself if necessary.

"How do you know him? Why weren't you more clear when telling me? I'm not omnipotent, you know." you feel to ask the question. He was your most trusted soldier, and from so many years ago.

"He was the one that did it. Remember when he said he knew of my clan? Well, there you have it. He was the one who attacked... and..." she says, biting her lips. She was hiding tears. "And..," she quickly changes the subject, "..weren't you the one that attacked first?" she says, which.. she has a point. You were the one to attack first. "I did warn you, but you didn't listen..."

You think. She did warn you, and you were the one to attack first.

>What to do?

>>18195288
"That encounter could have had a more favorable outcome for the two of us if you had been more clear. However, you are correct though in saying that I attacked first."

Make up and move on to figuring out what to do next.

>>18195288
"He betrayed me. A long time ago. I thought much about him in the darkness and when I saw his face, I could not control myself. "

>>18195288
"He was the one who killed your family? Close your eyes, and picture that day in your mind."

Let's see if we can get a sense of the extent of his powers from her memories so we can be better prepared next time.

I imagine Xerxes will come looking for us, especially since we destroyed his home.

>>18195337
>>18195340

The explanations are unnecessary, just go "hmm" and let's be on to our planning.

>>18195288
Was this before, or after, the War in Heaven? We might be responsible for her state. We should carefully ask about that, but try to avoid PTSD.

>>18195471
I'm pretty sure the atrocities that motivated her to summon us happened way after the war.

I mean, we were sealed for thousands of years and she's a young girl. Unless there's some sort of time-travel dickery going on, she wouldn't have been alive back then.

"Hmm.." you don't speak any further on the matter. You weren't going to get anywhere if you kept asking questions. Xerxes was nearby, and now that he knew you were around, you didn't think he was going to be leaving anytime soon. You also had the Moon Goddess to deal with. This was getting difficult.

"Hey, Chaos." she continues, "What are we going to do now?"

You think for a moment. Library to gather knowledge? You already 'knew' everything, so it was a matter of looking for the knowledge in the vast darkness that was your own body. You sit there on the throne, thinking of your next move.

=End=-

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