[What do you mean that was the plan?] the twelfth asked. [Are you trying to kill all the humans?]
[Of course not.] The fifth shook his head and said, [I am going to give them all a horrible death. I am going to end them by showing them despair.]
[Foolish! If you kill all the humans, what's the purpose of the Gods' Impact?!] the seventh asked aloud.
[We don't care about that worthless world and the humans living in it. We are going to eradicate them all!] the fifth declared. [Since they don't even believe in the judgment day, we will give them an annihilation day.
[However, we currently don't possess such mighty power to spite the entire world, nor do we have any authority to do that. That's why… heh! You will find out soon enough,] the fifth added.
[If humans go extinct, then you will serve no purpose in this heaven. Don't forget that we were created to watch over humans and fulfill their wishes. But as the time passed, they forgot us and stopped making the wishes,] the ninth asserted.
[You all seem to misunderstand something. We don't care about the Gods' Impact world or the real world. And we also don't care about this heaven. It will be useless once we have immobilized you all,] the eight laughed out loud.
[Then what are you planning? Without humans, you are nothing. There are still a few who worship us,] the third uttered with a sad look on her face.
[We don't even if they stop, it won't affect us. We have already reached the peak of divinity. We can't get stronger than we already are,] the second stated.
[That's why, we have decided to overthrow the higher heavens to usurp the throne of the higher gods,] the fifth declared in a haughty tone.
[Comical! You can't win against the higher gods. We are two stages below them!] the seventh remarked.
[We know that. That's why. We are going to absorb your powers and rise to the level of the power of Aria and Erza. Then, we only need a little bit of work, and our plan will be in motion,] the eight stated.
'They are more foolish than humans. They revealed their entire plan to us like an idiot would. But should I laugh about this?' the eleventh asked himself. 'We have almost lost all our powers, so we can't do anything even if they want to. I could send an angel to inform the higher gods, but I am sure the fifth's subordinates have already killed our angels.'
'I have to think of a plan to stop all this. Otherwise, they will eventually kill us if they succeed in their plan and get the power of the higher gods. Plus, humanity would be doomed.'
'I was never a fan of humans, and that's why I didn't like Aria and Erza. Humans were foolish, greedy, and incompetent— and they still are.'
'Perfect race, my ass. They are nothing but a mistake. But…' the eleventh looked at the third goddess and uttered inwardly: 'She is fond of humans, just like she was fond of Aria. I have to save her at least.'
The seventh pondered for a while and said, [What will you do once you have accomplished your goal?]
[Hah?!]
[Have you even thought that far yet?] the eleventh sneered.
The seventh was trying to prove them so they would end up spilling all the beans of their future plans.
[Of course, we have. Once we have defeated the higher gods, we will commit a world genesis,] the fifth stated.
[…!]
None of the gods predicted that, except the ones who were with the fifth, of course.
[World genesis…? Do you plan to start over the creation of this universe?] the first asked with a baffled look on his face.
[Indeed. Once we have perished all the humans after gaining the power of the higher gods, we will create a new world with a new race,] the second asserted with a proud look on face.
[But this time, we won't repeat the same mistake as Aria and Erza. We won't give humans their own free will. We will walk the path of the higher gods and create a race with one purpose only— that is to worship us,] the fifth announced.
[With that, we will grow even stronger. And once we have reached the peak, we will target the higher heavens. We will repeat the same process until we reach the pinnacle and find out who is behind the cosmos. We want to know who created the gods,] the eighth uttered in a disdainful tone.
[Just as we are the pawns of Aria and Erza, they were pawns of their gods. And their gods are pawns of their gods. We want to find the entity behind all this and end it,] fifth uttered in a low voice.
[If the puny humans, who are the lowest of all, can get their own free will, then why are we—the gods, stuck in this prison called heaven?] the eight wondered.
The first smiled wryly at the gods and said, [I understand how you feel, and we all feel the same way. But we have to do what we are created for. We have to fulfill our purpose so—]
[But what if we don't want to?!]
[…]
The weapons had sucked all the powers from the rest of the gods, and their bodies turned more and more human-like. Their body was filled with cracks, and they could barely stand on their feet.
The eight averted her face to the side and said, [I hate to see you all like this. We are basically brothers and sisters, but we have to do what we need to do.
The fifth looked at the helpless gods and moved his hand towards them before saying, [You all can join us on our quest. I will give back your powers if you do. And honestly, I would want all of you to be with me.]
[…]
[What do you say? Let's end all this and be the Gods of the gods.]
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Author's Note- Will they accept the fifth's offer? If yes, then how many of them will?
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