The atmosphere was tense as the various Major Gods of Datar sat within a large meeting hall. They were not in Leon's Divine Kingdom, but the central ground where they usually held meetings.
"We lost many in this war, but the Army of Destruction has pulled back. I conversed with the Nexus Being, and he said that Datar has managed to prove itself worthy of its continued existence. We did it." Shorn said, but he was not smiling.
"However, there is an even more troublesome foe that awaits us now." Fazir said and several eyes turned to the most outstanding figure in the recent years, Leon.
"True God-Paragon of Undeath, has set his eyes on one of our own. An enemy of one of ours is an enemy of all. He will stop at nothing to get Leon, which means that he is even willing to settle for the destruction of this world. It is our duty to stop him." Shorn continued.
"There are several ways we can handle this threat. First, we can rely on ourselves. Secondly, we can request aid from the Nexus Being. On account of his fairness, I doubt he will let a world that is recovering from the attacks of the Army of Destruction to undergo such treatment.
Our third option, however, is to rely on the True Gods that have risen from our world in the past." His sharp draconic eyes scanned the crowd.
"I vote for the third options. Relying on our own is always better. Our person strengths will probably fall short of that which a True God is able to display. As for the Nexus Being... While I do not doubt their power, I prefer not to rely on them for this matter." A Major God voiced his opinion immediately, and surprisingly, many others agreed with them.
Leon looked at them curiously. He did not feel that their decision was wrong. In fact, they had a solid point. From what he had seen, the power of a Major God could not hold a candle to that of a True God. The overwhelming gulf in power was impossible to overcome even when they relied on numbers!
However, how could he be sure that these True Gods that had left Datar would even respond? From what he knew, True Gods rarely ever involved themselves directly in the matters of the worlds they were born in after reaching their level.
Would they even bother with Datar?
"..."
No one spoke for a minute.
Then all hell broke loose."
"What do you mean by the foundation of our world is trembling?! What is that supposed to mean?"
"Does that mean that Datar could cease to exist at any moment?!"
"Give us answers!"
The Gods could clearly understand how bad the situation was even if they did not get the whole picture, so they were panicked. Powerful Gods that always maintained a steady and strong image all looked like children that were crying for their mothers.
"Let me explain it like this." Michael said and held up his hands, using his Divine Power to project an image for all to see. The world of Datar, its mortal realm and Celestial realm included, were displayed in a spherical projection. On the boundaries of the world, cracks could be seen, and it did not look pretty.
"The Army of Destruction was here to destroy, not preserve. Their very presence already destabilizes a world's foundation. However, we did not even fight with them for long, so the damage should not have been too serious. A century or so could have restored our world to its peak without anyone even knowing of the damage.
"However, two True Gods clashed within the sphere of influence of our World Foundation, destabilizing it and damaging it even further. You can only imagine what shocks it had to endure in order to withstand the full, unrestrained power of two True Gods who are not holding back and do not care about preserving the foundation of our world."