From his chest, Solomon then came out, causing the gods to become even palest they have ever been. "S-Solomon?!" They exclaimed with trepidation.
"Oh? What do we have here? The gods that eliminated me are now mortals that are now weaker than the average human on Earth? How amusing." Solomon looked at them and smiled teasingly.
Andre turned his gaze to Solomon and asked, "Why did you come out?" Solomon chuckled while still looking at the gods with a jesting look, "Why not? I want to see them miserable! Haha!"
"H-How?! Aren't you dead?!" Zeus yelled with agitation. "Why, oh why, Zeus of Babylon? Don't you want to see me once more?" Solomon smirked.
He then vanished from his position, reappearing close to Zeus' face, "Are you scared?" He vanished once more and reappeared behind his left ear, "Have you been naughty?" and his right, "Are you going to piss yourself down there?"
He vanished once again and finally reappeared in front of him, "Don't you want to be bashed in the face another time?!" He then laughed wholeheartedly as he flew back beside Andre.
"Cower, gods who are mere mortals! This man has once forsaken you, but not anymore! Suffer in eternal damnation! Hahahaha!" Solomon laughed evilly while looking at them with disdain.
Not having the guts or even the power to resist the urge, the gods knelt and begged with desperation. "Forgive us! Forgive us! Don't let us suffer, we're begging you!" They said in their own way one after another.
Looking at them, Andre felt nothing but disgust and contempt. "Take them away." He ordered once more.
Immediately, Daemon and Reaper casted their Purgatory chains onto the gods' wrists and dragged them into the abyss, where they shall be kept for the rest of the realm's existence.
When the Godkings disappeared, Andre flew to the highest platform and gazed at the gods below him that were prostrating towards him.
He looked at them with indifference and after a few hours of scrutinizing every single one of them, he finally talked. "I shall now bring judgement upon the remaining gods."
The gods gasped when they heard him. Because of what he announced, the gods below shook with nervousness.
"Hades, step forward." Andre called.
From the group, a 8-foot tall man that is as bulky as the old Zeus stepped forward. He had a long and curly brown hair and beard, his garment is the same as Zeus', but darker, and in his hand, he held a black bident that's pole is made of a wood from purgatory and its metal made from iron that is of the same origin.
"L-Lord, what is your judgement?" Hades asked with nervousness. Andre didn't respond and continued to call names, "Heimdall, step forward."
Hearing his name, the man in front of another group of gods steeled himself and stepped forward. Even larger than Hades, his height reached 10 feet, and with his muscular build, he could be considered as one of the tallest beings inside the court. On his back, a huge greatsword that is even taller than him at 11 feet hung on a scabbard that is strapped on his golden armor. Adorned on his head was a golden helm that had two three meter-long horns at its side.
"I am ready, ?sir." Heimdall stated with calmness. "Hmm.." Glancing at him, Andre just hummed before resuming, "Wukong, step forward."
"What in the underworld?!" Suddenly, a shout was heard from the gods' ranks. A human-sized monkey jumped high and landed in the middle, "Yo, Andr– I mean super strong god, I don't know what I did, but please don't kill me. If you want to kill me, please let me eat my fill first, Okay?"
"Sun Wukong! Stop your nonsense and behave!" A man in the gods' group hissed.
"What? I just don't want to die hungry. The path to Purgatory is long, so I don't want to leave without eating, you understand?" Wukong retorted.
Andre just looked at the bickering monkey and resumed once again, "Bishamon, step forward."
From the Buddhic Gods, a man covered with yellow light emerged. On his right hand, a nine-layered golden pagoda levitated on his palm while on his left hand was a golden crescent moon halberd acting as a walking staff while he moved in front of the Buddhic Gods.
"I have already done many great deeds of punishing evil. I have met my goal." Bishamon sighed with relief.
"Takemikazuchi, step forward." Andre stated before looking at the part of the group where they were scattered and there, a long-haired japanese man wearing a worn-out kimono moved. His hair was tied up in a high ponytail with a long, golden silk. Strapped on his side was a 15-foot long katana covered with a long strip of thin fabric.
His entire being radiated with a sharp and thunderous aura as he walked forward. The other gods that were in his way immediately backed off because of the suffocating and rending pressure that was surrounding him.
"Gather in the middle." Andre commanded. Hades, Heimdall, Bishamon, and Takemikazuchi moved beside the monkey. Of course, Sun Wukong was already in the middle, without showing any signs of subservience towards him.
When they finally gathered, Andre just looked at them with indifference, and of course, the other gods who weren't called saw that.
"Die!" Suddenly, from the ranks of gods, a woman's voice could be heard screaming her heart out, shocking every god. When the gods turned to look, they saw a woman in the ranks of the Greek gods, glaring at the direction of Hades.
"Demeter?" Hades blurred out in shock. For the gods and even the mortals, it is widely known that Hades' wife is Persephone, and Demeter, of course, was her mother.
Demeter glared at Hades and snarled, "Your fate is sealed! That's what you get from stealing my daughter from me!"
Following her, other gods suddenly yelled at the five.
"Sun Wukong, finally you're going to die!"
"Bishamon, just give me the Nine Seals Pagoda and vanish!"
"Takemikazuchi, you can finally die!"
"That's what your rightful fate is for always hindering our plans, Vindhlér!" Several other insults were thrown at them with hatred.
Hearing their chants of hatred, Andre just gazed at the five to see their reactions. They were shocked and overwhelmed by their abusive words, especially Heimdall. He was the protector of the Bifrost and the man who warned the gods against attacks. Hearing the hatred in their voice, he couldn't even process anything. He didn't expect to be insulted by those who protected him.
Seeing that it was enough, Andre shushed the frantic crowd silent before announcing, "I have decided on instilling the five of you to be the new Godkings of Neo Era. The five of you shall protect the world against the threats that would harm it."
Gasp! The gods that were once cheering for the 'fate' of the five suddenly gasped with shock when they heard Andre's judgement. Slowly, they realized what they did and started to desperately praise them.
"What we said was wrong! You five are so great to be chosen by the powerful god! Your glories are everlasting!"
"You can take my daughter wholly, Hades! It wouldn't matter anymore because you're my son-in-law, right!"
"I'll give you my Kashran Rings as a congratulatory gift, Fellow Friend Bishamon!"
"Sun Wukong, you have finally ascended and reached eternity! Don't forget us, okay?!"
"Heimdall, you are now the Godking of Asgard! Let us celebrate!"
"Takemikazuchi, I'll teach you the Ice Blade technique, just reserve for me a seat beside you, okay?!"
Looking at the two-faced gods shouting and praising them, the five couldn't help but become nauseated. At first, they were cursing them, but now that they were given a position, the same people who cursed them started licking their feet? How ridiculous.
"As for the remaining gods, your punishments would be greater than that of the former Godkings." Andre stated coldly, frightening the gods.
"No, Lord? Do not do this to us, we beg of you!" They started kneeling and whining while facing towards him.
"Your punishment?" Andre gazed at them, "Death by siphoning."
The gods paled and became so silent that they could hear a pin drop. A second later, they started to panic.
"No!"
"I won't go down without a fight!"
"F*ck this! I'm going out!"
"I don't want to die!"
"Don't do this to me!"
Multiple gods started dashing at him with high speeds as they aimed their weapons at him. The others started to charge their energies and blast him away.
Looking at them, Andre couldn't help but sneer. He then said to them, "Resistance is futile." He raised his hand and waved it down, sending everyone except the new Godkings down with an overbearing pressure.
"Your death has been decided." Andre continued as he slowly spread his palm wide open before raising it up while slowly forming a reversed teardrop shape with his raising hand.
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