Divine Intervention
Five Hours After Release
It was only by sheer coincidence that Eigengrau ever found out what Amy did. One of the many who died in the city had a special soul that had to be collected personally, and when Eigengrau arrived, she discovered a silent city, toxic with the stench of Amy's horrific biological weapon.
"Amaranth, what have you done." Eigengrau whispered, shocked by the devastation. She hadn't seen anything like this in thousands of kalpas, and the fact the bodies were melted sludge deeply concerned her. "No, this cannot spread. Tempus Prohibere!"
A grey spot in the sky appeared, and slowly at first it spread until the city was completely enclosed. From that point, time never flowed again in Port Nautitus. Satisfied, Eigengrau immediately stepped away to retrieve the other Gods, as the profane work Amy had done here was well beyond the power of a simple mortal and so investigations and interventions must be made.
Crystal Halls
Eigengrau was relieved both Agbus and Vordea were in the Crystal Halls when she arrived, as it would save her precious time in looking for Vordea. The angels however, were quite surprised at her arrival.
"Eigengrau! What are you doing here?" One of them practically shouted, drawing the attention of other angels, who immediately came over.
"There has been an incident." Eigengrau answered, her voice slightly wavering on the edge of emotion. "Where are Vordea and Agbus?"
The angels looked at each other, as if nobody wanted to be the one to interrupt whatever they did when Vordea came to the Crystal Halls. Eigengrau chose to say nothing, and simply looked expectantly at the gathered angels, until eventually one of them relented.
"In the Crystal Library."
Eigengrau nodded and walked off, paying no further attention to the angels, who began to whisper at her departure, curious as to why Eigengrau was here.
When Eigengrau arrived at the Library, she first tried the door, which was locked. Of course, she thought. She walked several paths, and determined the best solution was the simplest, and after carefully taking off her gloves, she touched the door, and it simply ceased to exist, confronted with the overwhelming power of the God of Death. She smiled as Vordea practically jumped up, and put her gloves back on.
"Eigengrau! What the fuck? I'm in the middle of something!" Vordea shouted, covering up her body.
"Vordea, Agbus, there has been an incident. I had to invoke a local time stop." Eigengrau explained, paying no mind to the fact that Vordea wasn't wearing a shirt. "I am invoking Article 1, Vordea. Meet me at the front gates of Port Nautitus, both of you."
"Eigen what's going on?" Vordea asked, but Eigengrau shook her head and left immediately.
"It seems playtime is over, dear." Agbus said as he put his robe back on. "We can pick this up later."
"You should be more concerned, Agbus." Vordea replied, as she searched her memory. Eigengrau had never invoked Article 1 in all of time, not that she had knowledge of. Even during the War in Heaven, she didn't.
The Hissing Lobster
Eigengrau would have preferred to not involve Vaust at all, but Article 1 meant every God was now involved, Primal or otherwise. Waiting for a quiet moment, Eigengrau motioned at Vaust, who came over to her seat.
"Vaust, there has been an incident. I am invoking Article 1. I am sorry to say but you will have to close the Inn for some time. If you know of any local minor Gods, bring them with you."
"What's going on? To where?" Vaust asked, concern evident in his house.
"Meet me at the main gates of Port Nautitus."
"Understood. I'll make sure every minor God on Karand ends up there. What about Xellma?" Vaust answered, snapping his fingers.
"Her power is growing that rapidly?" Eigengrau asked, to which Vaust replied with a nod. "Very well, make sure she attends as well. Do you know where Sargon and Zalas are?"
Gates of Port Nautitus
Some 30 Gods were waiting for Eigengrau by the time she returned to the time stop. Uncharacteristically pushing her way through the crowd, Vordea made a dramatic entrance from a hole in reality as Eigengrau turned to face the gathered deities.
"I promise I will explain what has happened shortly, but for those of you aware of the rules, I have invoked Article 1." Eigengrau began, not taking even a moment to pause. "I see Minor Gods here that I have not yet introduced myself to yet, so we must take a brief recess. Eren, if you would?"
At the mention of the God of Time, even Vordea's eyes went wide. This must be big. Before she could dwell on that, the entire gathering found themselves suspended in a black void, much to the consternation of the minor Gods.
"Hey what's going on?"
"Where are we?"
"We are nowhere." A glowing orb above them responded. "I am Eren, the God of Time. Some context has been requested by Lady Death."
"Thank you Eren. I am Eigengrau, the Unwilling God." Eigengrau began, raising her eyebrow and forming a small smirk on her face. "The God of Death. You probably recognize my friend to my left, Vordea, the Broken Mirror. The God of Chaos and Change. To my right is Agbus, the Bones of the World. The God of Order and Stability. Along with Eren, we are the 4 Primal Gods, the fundamental forces of the universe. However, we are not all knowing, merely all powerful."
"Right so what's this about then?" A minor deity called from the back.
"A mortal has broken reality in a way that only a divine being can." Eigengrau answered. "Amaranth Waters has created a plague deadly to Gods." Eigengrau glanced over at Vordea, and Vordea could see the worry on her emotionless face. "Vordea, this is the moment, the one I told you about."
"But how could James fix this?" Vordea asked.
"I don't know, but this is it. A rotten world and a heart of guilt. To the rest of you, you must understand this problem. Many untold billions of years ago, there was an event known only as the War in Heaven."
"That sounds ominous."
"Minor Gods such as you died by the millions over the course of nearly a billion years. More powerful Gods like the God of Luck Vaust and Judge Sargon died by the thousands. Even a Primal God met their end."
"What caused it?"
"A rotten world that had to be purged. Myself and Vordea made the difficult decision to purge a kalpa before its time." Eigengrau answered, her voice wavering. "