Chapter 564 Battle Front: Astral Realm Part 2
In the astral domain, the sun was shining brightly as it normally did. Ishtar looked at her floating island that was now resting in a clearing within her domain. The entrance to their new base was right underneath it. Massive defensive barriers covered the entire floating island and the surrounding area.
Ten magi mechs stood a hundred meters tall in the air around the base. Each one was manned with a team of five people. Blake was in the control room, which would be used for wartime efforts. All the generals and leaders of each race were in attendance. "According to Ishtar, we should start with the minor gods, Andoins and Achelous. They have small territories and can only be considered no more powerful than myself, but they will bring about a decent amount of power to us."
"Lord, are we going to make all the minor gods submit first before moving on to the higher gods?" Bret asked. He was trying to make sure all his current battle plans would work.
"Yes. If some higher gods step in to stop us, we can always subdue them in the process. We need to first show Anu that we are not to be messed with. This domain is filled with millions of gods. Those who lived in my era will know them well. From Greek to Mesopotamia, to gods of every race, we will not let a single one off. Even if Anu stood before me now, I would still say fight." Blake knew there was no going back. They were here now, and they had to do something to save their planet. If they did not, then they would be forced to leave and find a new home. He did not want this. He loved his planet and worked hard to stabilize everything. And now that it was all tossed to ruin, he had no choice but to keep going.
"Blake is right. Anu only listens to those with power. He looks down on everyone else. Once we force half of the gods in this domain to submit to Blake, he will be forced to make a move toward us. Until then, he will most likely not make any moves. The minor gods also stand no chance against lower or higher gods. They will easily submit without much work.
"Anu also knows this, but he wants to see how many will actually put up a fight. While Myself, Loki or Gungnir can easily force these gods under our control, we will not step in right away. Blake has asked me to allow all of you to take down these minor gods into submission through our sheer will and ability.
"Only by doing things in this manner will we be able to show Anu that mortals are not to be looked down on. That mortals can take down the gods who are said to stand above them." Ishtar's words resonated with everyone there. They also knew they could not just rely on Ishtar's power to make things easy. They had to show their strengths as one.
"What happens if we accidentally kill one of these gods? Mike asked.
"Very good question. Nothing at all. In fact, I chose these two gods first because they are particularly useless. We will kill Andoins and make the other minor gods realize that we can easily kill them. This will make Achelous more like to submit without a fight. If we can get out of this without fighting, we can save resources and manpower."
While Blake was having his meeting, another meeting was taking place among the higher gods and Anu. Ea was also present. "Anu, are you really just going to let Ishtar do as she pleases!? Her domain is now filled with mortals and even a devil!"
"What she does in her domain has nothing to do with us. It is her own ability to force a devil into a contract." Anu replied. He did not wish to touch anything that Ishtar was involved in.
"Why are you always turning a blind eye to her deeds!?" Ea was completely angered. Her stood up and slammed his fist on the table. "If these mortals are here to stir up trouble, what are we supposed to do?"
"Ea, what are you afraid of?" Anu turned his cold gaze towards Ea, causing Ea, who had stood up. "Are you afraid some mere mortals will be able to take you down? Are you afraid that you will be dethroned from your domain and forced to submit under the man you hate most?"
Ea gritted his teeth. He was actually afraid of this! He knew that that man was not stupid. He would not have come to this place to start anything if he had not prepared. He had no idea what they had planned, but if things looked grim, he would have to go all out fighting, even if he had to fight to the death.
"Ea, I think you should first deal with your own insecurities before questioning my methods. This goes for the rest of you as well. These mortals have not even acted yet in any way, and you are all here rallying against them. If they attack, so be it. If you can not fight off a bunch of mortals, then what good are you? I will say this now: even if they are to arrive on my doorstep, I will not make a move. Until they are standing in front of me, I will not make a move against mere mortals. I do not care if you are forced to submit or not." Anu had different feelings about this situation. He did not know why the mortals had gathered here, but he felt like he knew why.
They refused to help the mortal realm when invaders from the outside appeared. He just did not wish to get into a conflict with the underworld. The tactful agreement between the two realms has long stood and has avoided war between the two and allowed them to raise more gods by sending hopefuls to the underworld to escape. He knew it was wrong since they were going against the old pact they had with the mortal realms. But he prioritized what he felt was more beneficial to his realm.
If the mortals really did stand on his doorstep and stood in front of him, he would submit without a fight. But they first had to make all the other gods of the realm submit first.
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