Convocation of the Gods

From Heroes Assemble MUSH
Revision as of 18:36, 11 September 2022 by Chaucer (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Following the start of the Common Era (CE), the harmony of many pantheons began to shift. The rise of Judiasm, Islam, and Christianity in the Middle East shifted human worship away from the New Gods and towards monotheistic worship of a Creator. In Asia, Neo-Confucianism and Buddhism were supplanting older shamanistic worship and creating complex pantheons, such as the Tianxia or the Kami of Shinto, which made divinity a concept attainable by humans. Human population levels were increasing at a rapid pace, and continuing to do so exponentially every decade.

Competition for harmony and therefore, souls, became more aggressive between the various demesnes of the New Gods. A state of detente lead to a 'cold war', and the primarchs sent their avatars and children into the world to attempt to make as many converts as possible.

Near 1000 CE, the worlds of Yggdrasil were poised to go to all-out war. Thousands of mortals perished and the Gods personally did battle all over the World Tree, seeking to conquer new realms or deny them to the other factions. The battles raged across the worlds between the major powers and often spilled onto Earth. Gaea attempted to intervene, but was unsuccessful in negotiating peace. The war spilled into The Garden and the contestation of power reached new heights as the godlings tried to steal the Immortal Fruits for themselves.

The wily Morgan le Fay took advantage of the conflict to furthur her own deep plans. While Gaea threatened to unleash Atum, the God-Killer, Morgana took advantage of various cosmological alignments to bring forth a darker evil still: Chthon, the ancient and malevolent brother of Gaea. At the 11th hour, Morgan was on the brink of success, and her first intention was to unbind the ancient malfeasance and set it loose on Yggdrasil. Merlyn and his allies, the Knights of The Round Table and the Captain Britain Corps, rushed to prevent Morgan from summoning the monster. Their success narrowly prevented Chthon from overtaking Gaea as the primary custodian of the Demiurge.

Realizing how perilously close they had come to the annihilation of the World Tree, the primarchs convened an assembly and agreed that the warring for the souls of humanity was to cease. No more would the various godheads stride the worlds, careless with their power. They would imbue children, or faithful adherents, with the potency and responsibility of their power. Gods could send only guides and escorts for the mortals who had felt the calling for a particular realm while still mortal. Those who had no such destination in their hearts when they perished would enter the mysterious cycle of the Astral Plane, to be reincarnated or to pass on to even higher realms yet.

The time of the New Gods was waning as humanity's future waxed bright once more.