Established Pinnacle: The Enigma

"...Lord... How can you leave us like this? You always wanted more believers right? You always wanted peace right... Why would this happen to you...? Why would the world... be so, cruel? Why...." Lulu faced the rumbles of rocks in her hands, her eyes dull and her tone bleak.

She grabbed some of the rumbles, and hugged them tightly to her chest, attempting to feel more at their warmth.

She seemed broken. She never met him even once, but the amount of affection, gratitude, faith, belief and hope she had for him was quite high. But now, all that was being fueled into something else.

Despair.

Everybody didn't say anything and just looked at the rumbles of rocks that were slowly losing the brilliance they had, a clear sign of the connection they had with him breaking down.

"Is this Fate...?" Lulu looked up and wondered, thinking back to all the things that he had gone through for them, and the unique affection that she had developed for him.

The being that she wanted to meet the most, was taken away from her before she could do so. And this, was not the first, it was, in fact, not even close to being the first time.

Her mother, whom she grew up adoring from a distance due to her responsibilities, died before she could even properly meet her daughters, and give them the motherly love they deserve.

The next was her best friend, who was always there for her, and stood side by side with her. The one who threw away the chance of godhood to herself. She unfortunately died in War... the reason being she was weak against the beastfolk Half Deity.

Then as if that was not enough,her beloved mentor, someone who raised her up as a mother, when her mother was busy. She was taken away by the higher authorities of the Elven Empire, only for her to never be seen or heard of again.

The small girl they met as they were stranded and homeless, who shared the cave she lived in with them, ended up falling into a comma the very next day. And they never conversed, even unto this day, where she lay comfort within one of the Planes that she had in her Inner Zone.

Now Enigma, the young man who seamlessly went through a lot for her and her sisters, becoming their pillar and emotional support... He was also gone.

Who next would she lose, that she cared about, right after her mother, right after her best friend, right after her mentor, right after her benefactor, right after her lord? Who?

Her sisters? All the people that she saved, who still showed no signs of gaining independence from her? Her fellow peers? Or the more likely, her own life?

One could imagine how she felt. "...If its truly Fate, then why...? Why would Fate want to separate me from what I truly love... Why would it target a woman who gave her everything for the greater good?

"Why would it target a person who was so selfless and caring...? Why would it target someone kind and compassionate...? Why would it target a young kind and pure soul...?

"Why would it target a young, benevolent god, out of everyone...? What are the requirements to be loved by Fate, if it's not anything that I mentioned above...?"

Nobody gave her answers, and she didn't seem like she needed them to begin with. She stood up and wiped the tears from her face, "Regardless of the answer, nor the danger... You... never forsakened us, even when death was imminent... Which is why..."

She rubbed her eyes, gazed up and her eyes carried a small glint of light that seemed far from something a mortal could emit. The pieces of stone still hugged close to her heart.

"I will always... Forever... hold you dear to my heart. Whether dead or alive... righteous or evil... I'll always be your number one follower." Lulu muttured to herself, her words bringing everyone back to attention.

She picked up another piece of rumble, still overflowing with faith aura, and held it to her chest. 'I'll make sure that everything goes as you expected... and wait for the day you return... or I accompany you.'

She cut a strand of her hair, which she infused vast amounts of Divine power, and tied the small piece she just took, then wore it as a necklace, as a keepsake.

Nobody stopped her.

Nobody was in the mood to.

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With that, the Green River village underwent a swift change. Everybody strained even harder, things were being set into motion. More people were brought in, Enigma's sacrifice was told to everyone.

And not even one person did not feel sad. Despite most not knowing him, they always felt his presence. When he turned mortals to deities, when he Blessed them, all myths and legends were heard about him.

And now, their lord was gone just like that? All the deities had changed dramatically even. Each of them became Devout to Enigma, wanting to help Lulu in her ambition.

Within another six months, Kuma and the three sisters had become Half Deities as well, officially become <Unique Existences>, who could influence, shape and alter worlds with their Divine power.

All the upper echelons were now Deific beings, ranging from Half Deities with Lesser Deity prowess to a Higher Deity with Deity King to Ancient Deity prowess.

The small village, no, now officially known as a small town, on its way to becoming a large town, was prospering. The population was above 200 000 and their army now had 40 000.

To show their ambition, there were twelve villages spread throughout the influence of the Green River. Each village had fifteen thousand beings and one elder leading it.

Including the three Lesser Deities, the three sisters with Noelle aside, the father-daughter pair and Gill Jr, there were nine elders. But with Noelle and Gill, there were supposed to be eleven elders.

Each elder had to make a small city out of their village, then according to the geography, each city will spread out until they Converge at the center, making one large kimgdom of more than hundreds of millions.

Their progress was clear and this was just the beginning. Things got more fun when the other two Pantheons and the demons learned of the great progress of the Green River.

Plus, the strategic and well protected area within the Great Mountain made it the perfect place. Unfortunately, though well protected, it was likewise isolated.

The Nature Pantheon preferred to stay near the Mother Tree within the Western hemisphere. The Beastfolk preferred the Southern hemisphere with favorable conditions for them, and demons preferred the more chaotic Northern hemisphere.

Plus, nobody would take notice of a couple of villages which were insignificant within the Eastern hemisphere. That was so, until the end of the fifth year.

A burst of immense Providence exploded out when Nia finally became a Deity Lord, a god with a single Planet ignited into a powerful Star within her Inner Zone.

She had something akin to a Solar System of sorts within her Inner Zone. The blessing of Enigma, made her a terrifying person with reality defying talents and potential.

And thanks to her ancient being prowess, the Providence of the entire Green River was increased even more. Rivaling even those from Federations.

Everyone was alerted of the birth of a new Deity Lord, and most probably the fouth powerhouse. The fouth because Rouli became the third before her half a year ago.

This, was the beginning of the World Forest's Qaud Games, battle between the Four Pantheons. And the moment to decided who the true Ruler of the World Forest would be.

The beginning of a battle that will stretch out to dominate the whole Green Continent. A battle that will result in a terrifying organization to be born within the Mortal Realms.

Nature, Silver, Hell or Beasts. Nobody knew which Pantheon will dominate the World Forest, then the whole Continent.

The birth of the Silver Pantheon was unexpected, but perhaps the most unexpected would be the invasion of the Higher Realms. This... was just the beginning.