Established Pinnacle: The Enigma

"Agreed. I also feel like our system isn't yet solidified, we have a lot of great ideas, opportunities and talented people, but are currently not unified."

"The idea of creating academies for children to better understand the relations of god and mortal, the idea of creating mortal artifacts with their own will, the idea of forging artifacts using the grand lady's special Divine Crystals."

"All of these are still in process of filtering and perfection as of now. We cannot give our enemies the chance to find a weakness in us, before we even start our mass domination."

"I understand my fellow sister's desire to conquer and feel high above others, the desire of power. I also desire such a thing, but let us not let mere emotions and feelings get in between the progress of our God's Kingdom." Protested another songstress, speaking against her fellow songstress sister.

"I hear your points, but we still need to spread our influence out." The first merchant said, "Like you said, most of our ideas are on standby. But if we added more from outside, we would have a greater perspective and an addition of more talents."

"Your point makes sense. But if we force them, wouldn't they just do everything in their power to halt our progress, or destroy us inside-out? Unless you propose we promise them the path of Deity-hood as well."

"How would that be possible then, if there will be some amongst us who are still mortals? I doubt that you want us to choose outsiders, over our own people... would you?" The last songstress said while nodding her head, then she continued,

"As for the talent part, honestly, I don't think that is a problem. Talents aside, I think we have plenty of those, and more, I believe our biggest problem here, to be unity." She said, matter of factly, them added sternly.

"We cannot develop because people disagree towards each other's opinions due to racial differences or league differences. Making progress halt. If we can fix that..."

"No no, I believe..."

"You guys are obsessed with Conquest!! The best..."

"A bunch of fools, look at the bigger pict–"

"...Can we please, calm–"

"Hey, don't get in between my words!! I was still speaking!!!..."

"Like I said..."

More and more people continued to argue amongst each other, creating a chaotic atmosphere within the entire throne room, as they subconsciously disregarded the higher ups.

And none of the higher ups said anything and just kept watching in silence. Their silence didn't stop the Deities, they knew that the only reason they were here was because the gods wanted to ascend and leave everything to them.

Or so they thought. But the true reason was because the so-called gods mainly wanted to go out and fight, explore or just be free. Gods governing over a place was rare and boring. They now understood why the two brothers ran away, and aren't aren't back.

'Being a God is such a bothersome aspect. Why are we burdened with responsibilities, when we could be doing as we please, destroying continents and Ascending to newer heights of greatness and power.' They all thought, listening to the younger ones ramble on.

"Everyone, silence...!!! High Lady Above, Grand Queen, Great Goddess of Life and Death, what are your thoughts on the future of the Empire? If we can get an idea, perhaps we could find a way forward and stop these childish arguments."

A young man who seemed to be a hybrid between a beatific and a nether elf spoke up. He had a mixture of brown and black hair, a pair of dark eyes and tanned skin. He was quite handsome for a mere Deity, especially with his hybrid characteristics.

"My idea, huh?" Nia felt that everyone's attention was on her, she smiled and overlooked everyone. She saw promise in this young man and hoped to take him in as her god son... hoped, though.

"Well, I was actually having grand thoughts." She ambiguously said with a smile, causing everyone to be interested in her thoughts. The young man humbly asked, "And what may that be, Grand Queen?"

"I had an epiphany not too long ago... Have you all realized, that higher races are closer to each other and connected through spirit and consciousness, thus making them see each as family." She said as she stood up.

"Indeed, it is as you say, Grand Queen." The young man respectfully nodded. He was probably the only one who called her 'Grand Queen' because she was ancient to him, and maybe the reason why Nia liked him.

His father claimed to know her from his early twenties, which were twenty-five years ago, and even now, he claims that she hasn't changed. The boy decided on 'Grand' rather than 'Ancestor' because the latter sounded rather insulting for a woman... or so he thought.

"Why do you think so?" She asked, and the boy was conflicted. The others also exchanged looks of confusion. They could feel that they felt closer towards each other after becoming Deities, but were unaware why.

Even the current argument, to them, it felt like a childish quarell than anything. It surprised them, but since they never hated each other to begin with, they believed it to be the connection of becoming fellow Deities.

"Nobody?"

Nia was surprised not even a person had a clue. But she understood them. Even she only had guesses, "I believe it might be because the Eight higher races are like a race closely related to the young Lords."

"I agree." Said Nuu, the person who everyone called the "Goddess of Discord" due to her nature of always trying to conflict with others opinions. "Like the madam said. The more I think about it, Aether, Nether, Lunar, Bestials, Beatifics, Constells, Supremities and Celestials. Have any of you heard of gods like these?" She asked.

She then added after everyone focused on her, "I heard of Heavenly, Demonic, Abyssal, Origin etc. But as of us, the madam is a Nether Goddess, while Lady Erin is a Celestial Goddess. Let alone some of us here, who are also Deities of our own categories."

"Hm." Nia nodded in appreciation.

"But then again—"

Neon immediately covered Nuu's mouth before she could sprout contradicting words to her own thoughts. What was worse, both her views made sense despite contradicting each other, which only brought internal discord to anyone listening.

Everyone gave Neon appreciative glances, including Nia. "Now as I was saying, becoming a higher race is just like being part of the young Lord's Descendents... or something of sorts."

"What are you getting at?" Krishna asked casually, not minding the difference in status between them much. Nia didn't seem to mind as well and everyone was used to this behavior of hers by now.

"I'm trying to say that we can solve some problems by just becoming one... big, whole family." Nia shrugged her shoulders as she responded.

"...Won't lie, that sounds corny coming from someone like you." David said with a bitter chuckle, and Nia sighed to such comment. "I know, right? I had to convince myself I'm not mad before I said that."

"Wait, so... hold on... you mean...!!!" Krishna hurriedly stood up and exclaimed in shock. A slow response, but a response nonetheless. Everyone else understood what she was trying to say and looked at Nia in shock too.

"That's impossible..!!"

"How long will that take? Millions of years?! Perhaps billions of years!!"

"Such grand ambitions."

"The lot of you should shut up, or did my languid behavior give you the impression that I'm a beent queen...? Anyway, as I was saying..." Everyone, who were almost shook out of their pants and dresses slightly calmed down.

Everyone knew that Nia was a person who was constantly bored. Almost bored at every inching second, and she liked turning things around, or acting temperamental, or even playing with people's feelings for her own entertainment.

Like now, it was as if she was angry, but nobody would guess that she was just playing around. The problem lay in the fact that nobody knew when she was joking or being serious.

"Inventative Magic Sketcher, Designer King, Tech Pioneer King, Spontaneous Idea, Grand Alchemist, Alchemy King, Matriarch of Pharmacy, Queen of Craftsmanship, Divine Anvil, Metallurgy King, Wizard King, Grandmaster of the Green River Magic Union, Resplendent Chemist, Twin Songstress of Dawn and Dusk, and Producer of Life." She suddenly called out titles of the most famous people around her.

Though surprised, those called out hurriedly went forward and bowed before her, and knelt down on one knee, including the young boy she was interested in. He was the 'Spontaneous Idea'.

"I want you to take these things, and find a way to let them be consumable by mortals, especially those that are pure mortals, anyhow is fine. Do you think you can do that?" She presented a hundred Fragments to them.

"This... is her majesty's special material, the Divine Crystal!!!" Divine Anvil exclaimed in wonder and fanaticism when he saw the Fragment of pure Divine power before him.

They all knew that these things came from their lords, probably high rated resources or materials of the God Realm. They were very powerful and could turn instantly Saints to Deities, which was bonkers in and of itself.

And they were now bestowed to them, something they deemed to truly belong to the Gods!! How can they not be excited and not shocked out of their wits?!

"Your majesty... you mean to..!!" Exclaimed the Resplendent Chemist as she could now guess what Nia was trying to do. She was trying to turn every Mortal into Deities, through a new unique method forged by them!!

Such grand thoughts!!!

"Such grand thoughts!!!" Exclaimed thr Metallurgy King, what was on everyone's mind right now.

The other higher ups also thought the same. As for them, they hurriedly took the fragmented and seemed to be anxious, ready to leave at any moment.

"You old hag... you're cheating!!" Exclaimed David in anger. The others were surprised, but Nia laughed and shrugged her shoulders, "A bet is a bet old man, there were no rules on how I was going to achieve my side of the bet."

"...."

Nobody knew what was going on, but they didn't want to know either. Even Erin, Nature Goddess and Leon stood way at the back without doing nor saying anything at all. A couple's quarell did not need their involvement.

"You may all leave, until we turn this entire place into a small "God Realm", we will not invade or form relations with anyone... Oh, and the mortals don't need to know how to fight or act like Deities to be Deities." Nia said, and then added.

"Just include basic training and divine power manipulation classes in the academies, in case this experiment succeeds. We don't need them for war or anything, but to create higher beings and a Divine Kingdom." She concluded, and everyone nodded, speechless.

With this idea, everyone, including David wondered where they would be in a hundred years. Maybe, maybe then, they could be an Empire of nothing but Deities, how many star ratings is that?!

Five Billion Deities!!!

Such an idea bloomed, and as it bloomed, it threatened to corrupt everyone's view on the process of growing stronger. Why would they worry, even they could just create countless gods?

"Yeah yeah, you're all not dismissed. There's still more we need to discuss. For example, the Grand Mountain that is also the wall of Green River, the status and rules of our new Divine Kingdom, punishments for those brats up there, and many more." Nia sat back down and sat, her words shocking most people.

'What brats? You mean the twin Overlords even higher than you in authority?' Everyone thought, yet no one was brave enough to say it to her directly. After all, she was the publicly renowned Goddess of Life and Death... Nia.