AngelofDeath
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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and its been going on since the dawn of time. The Greeks didn't just pull the idea of the Olympics out of thin air, truth was they were the first to ever commit copyright infringement. The Olympic Games were a very watered down version of the Pantheon Games. Every hundred years or so every pantheon across the world gathered together to flex their godly muscles for the chance to earn the bragging rights as being the best for the next century AND a sizable energy boost. Of course as time went on and with the emergence of Christianity and Science the Gods became even more dependent on the games to make up for the energy lost with the decline of their respective followers. The rules were pretty straight forward and the competitions, reflective of whatever deities were competing. War gods did what they did best, fight. Gods of Love relied on their looks to win their portion of things, and so on. Of course as with anything there were plenty of rivalries to be found, the biggest one of course between the Greek and Norse Pantheons. No one as quite sure what had tipped things off but the rumor was that Zeus had tried to plant his flag with Freya and had gotten more than he had planned for. Attendance was mandatory, whether you participated or not, solidarity in the face of other was always a must.
In truth the rivalry had been a friendly one to start, until about the 15th century. From that point on pretty much all forms of diplomacy were out the window and any sort of fraternizing was frowned upon. The games have continued into the modern times of course, with some changes here and there to the rules and the various competitions, but the goal is still the same; power. The games have never been held in just any one place, as mortal man has spread out across the globe, so have the gods have had to become creative in their location choices to avoid detection. This year's games were to be held on one of the many vanishing isles. That Orb of Veils was the prize they strove to win. The orb held enough power to fuel an entire pantheon, no matter how large or small for a century. Last time around the Celt's had taken the Orb, in a surprising upset during the War God, competition, so everyone, the Greeks especially were not about to let that happen again. Eris, twin sister to the God of War, Ares and Goddess of Discord and Strife was especially looking forward to the games.
Loki, the trickster God of the Norse, had been bragging far too much for her liking that no could create as much havoc as he could. She of course saw this as a direct challenge and planned to show the Norther God how it was really done. Eris like many of the gods had kept up with the changing times and styles of the mortal world. Of course she had been a goth before goth was used in reference to anything but a Visigoth or architecture. Where her twin was tanned and dark, Eris was pale and dark. She sported 3 silver stud in one ear and 7 in the other, she had her bottom lip pierced with a silver hoop, a barbell in each nipple and a small silver sword dangling from her navel. Slipping on her black leather duster over the black and silver steel boned corset and the black latex pants she wore, Eris shook out her long raven black hair. The black was interrupted by two long streaks of red. One each for her nephews Phobos and Deimos. Out of Ares' four children, the twins were her favorites mainly because they had no aspect of Aphrodite to them. Not that she had anything against her sister in law, it was just that the Love Goddess rubbed her the wrong way. Then again hey were polar opposites, so it was to be expected.
Silver tipped boots clicked on the marble floor of her temple as she headed out to join the others. It was easier to transport as one to the location of the games. At least then, none of the junior gods got lost. Doing a quick look around she scoffed softly when she noticed Zeus had touched his looks up a bit. Her father suffered from the delusion that he was in fact the Sean Connery of gods and that it would be impossible for anyone, mortal, goddess or in between to resist his charms. From behind her she head area bark out, “Let's get a move on old man. We don't have all century you know.” There were perks to being the heir apparent, you could talk shit and worry about the consequences, never. Zeus just huffed silently as both Hera and Athena, managed to stifle their laughter as the wave of power passed through them and over them. When the immense glow faded they were on the island. Impressive as all their locations, this one had the benefit being resort style without all the annoying tourists. Of course be fore any of them could fully take in scenery, a wide shadow passed overhead. A quick look above, confirmed her suspicions, it was Bifrost, the rainbow bridge that connected Asgard to everywhere else.
“Come one everyone, lets go check in and get settled,”Zeus said and headed the crowd, of god, goddess, muses and junior gods towards the main gates of the vast estate that would be their temporary home as well as arena. He didn't have to speak twice, the less time they spent around the Asgardians the less likely any of them would be inclined to break the no fighting rule. Eris spared half a glance behind her to see if she could spot Loki in the disembarking group. She was going to enjoy knocking him down a peg, or thirty. Turning away from the multicolored bridge and its occupants, she followed her father and the others inside. Checking it was quick, compared to the old days when Zeus was half to rattle off the name of everyone one from their pantheon in attendance. Once that was taken care of Eris slipped her coat off and flopped onto the plush bed in her room. That was another great thing about this place. Space and time were literally folded upon themselves, so there was room for everyone. Impressive to be sure, but not out of the realm of the other powerful beings of the universe that were free agents so to speak. One of those being Kol, no one was really sure where Kol had come from or just how old he was but they were pretty sure than the same primordial forces that had given birth to the various pantheons had also spawn Kol and others like him to maintain the balance, to keep the Gods from truly overstepping themselves.
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and its been going on since the dawn of time. The Greeks didn't just pull the idea of the Olympics out of thin air, truth was they were the first to ever commit copyright infringement. The Olympic Games were a very watered down version of the Pantheon Games. Every hundred years or so every pantheon across the world gathered together to flex their godly muscles for the chance to earn the bragging rights as being the best for the next century AND a sizable energy boost. Of course as time went on and with the emergence of Christianity and Science the Gods became even more dependent on the games to make up for the energy lost with the decline of their respective followers. The rules were pretty straight forward and the competitions, reflective of whatever deities were competing. War gods did what they did best, fight. Gods of Love relied on their looks to win their portion of things, and so on. Of course as with anything there were plenty of rivalries to be found, the biggest one of course between the Greek and Norse Pantheons. No one as quite sure what had tipped things off but the rumor was that Zeus had tried to plant his flag with Freya and had gotten more than he had planned for. Attendance was mandatory, whether you participated or not, solidarity in the face of other was always a must.
In truth the rivalry had been a friendly one to start, until about the 15th century. From that point on pretty much all forms of diplomacy were out the window and any sort of fraternizing was frowned upon. The games have continued into the modern times of course, with some changes here and there to the rules and the various competitions, but the goal is still the same; power. The games have never been held in just any one place, as mortal man has spread out across the globe, so have the gods have had to become creative in their location choices to avoid detection. This year's games were to be held on one of the many vanishing isles. That Orb of Veils was the prize they strove to win. The orb held enough power to fuel an entire pantheon, no matter how large or small for a century. Last time around the Celt's had taken the Orb, in a surprising upset during the War God, competition, so everyone, the Greeks especially were not about to let that happen again. Eris, twin sister to the God of War, Ares and Goddess of Discord and Strife was especially looking forward to the games.
Loki, the trickster God of the Norse, had been bragging far too much for her liking that no could create as much havoc as he could. She of course saw this as a direct challenge and planned to show the Norther God how it was really done. Eris like many of the gods had kept up with the changing times and styles of the mortal world. Of course she had been a goth before goth was used in reference to anything but a Visigoth or architecture. Where her twin was tanned and dark, Eris was pale and dark. She sported 3 silver stud in one ear and 7 in the other, she had her bottom lip pierced with a silver hoop, a barbell in each nipple and a small silver sword dangling from her navel. Slipping on her black leather duster over the black and silver steel boned corset and the black latex pants she wore, Eris shook out her long raven black hair. The black was interrupted by two long streaks of red. One each for her nephews Phobos and Deimos. Out of Ares' four children, the twins were her favorites mainly because they had no aspect of Aphrodite to them. Not that she had anything against her sister in law, it was just that the Love Goddess rubbed her the wrong way. Then again hey were polar opposites, so it was to be expected.
Silver tipped boots clicked on the marble floor of her temple as she headed out to join the others. It was easier to transport as one to the location of the games. At least then, none of the junior gods got lost. Doing a quick look around she scoffed softly when she noticed Zeus had touched his looks up a bit. Her father suffered from the delusion that he was in fact the Sean Connery of gods and that it would be impossible for anyone, mortal, goddess or in between to resist his charms. From behind her she head area bark out, “Let's get a move on old man. We don't have all century you know.” There were perks to being the heir apparent, you could talk shit and worry about the consequences, never. Zeus just huffed silently as both Hera and Athena, managed to stifle their laughter as the wave of power passed through them and over them. When the immense glow faded they were on the island. Impressive as all their locations, this one had the benefit being resort style without all the annoying tourists. Of course be fore any of them could fully take in scenery, a wide shadow passed overhead. A quick look above, confirmed her suspicions, it was Bifrost, the rainbow bridge that connected Asgard to everywhere else.
“Come one everyone, lets go check in and get settled,”Zeus said and headed the crowd, of god, goddess, muses and junior gods towards the main gates of the vast estate that would be their temporary home as well as arena. He didn't have to speak twice, the less time they spent around the Asgardians the less likely any of them would be inclined to break the no fighting rule. Eris spared half a glance behind her to see if she could spot Loki in the disembarking group. She was going to enjoy knocking him down a peg, or thirty. Turning away from the multicolored bridge and its occupants, she followed her father and the others inside. Checking it was quick, compared to the old days when Zeus was half to rattle off the name of everyone one from their pantheon in attendance. Once that was taken care of Eris slipped her coat off and flopped onto the plush bed in her room. That was another great thing about this place. Space and time were literally folded upon themselves, so there was room for everyone. Impressive to be sure, but not out of the realm of the other powerful beings of the universe that were free agents so to speak. One of those being Kol, no one was really sure where Kol had come from or just how old he was but they were pretty sure than the same primordial forces that had given birth to the various pantheons had also spawn Kol and others like him to maintain the balance, to keep the Gods from truly overstepping themselves.