Chapter 24: Chapter 24
Until 15 minutes ago, the day seemed beautiful and normal in Berlin.
The day went along like every other day in the last week.
Quite a few people were playing a new game instead of coming outside, so the streets and parks around Berlin were filled with people that either did not play the game or people working.
That largely contributed to the hysteria that spread quickly as a huge decorated golden gate appeared in the sky over the Bundestag out of nowhere.
It just appeared, looking down to the populace of Berlin, menacingly.
The percentage of people believing in God was low in Germany.
But for close to all people that were staring at the gate, that number went up really fast.
It was never too late to change sides. Even if that meant believing in gods.
10 minutes after the appearance of the gate, many (now) believers kneeled before the gate and prayed for their survival.
The appearance of gods was never a good sign.
And the gate itself was too big to just let a single angel through. Either it was for an entire army to appear or the God that had to get through there was just that massive.
But not only were the people of Berlin noticing the gate, many people who prayed wanted to let the world know what was going on in case their country was to be razed off the map.
The topic however gained traction far too fast for it to be a coincidence on the internet. Either the gods wanted the algorithms to react to the gate, or some other entity was making it happen.
Before even the military arrived, many thousand people gathered on the large courtyard before the German Bundestag.
To amass this many people there, something big needed to happen in the country.
15 minutes after the appearance of the gate, a battalion of tanks tried entering the premises but were unable to because there were just too many people there.
Only the fighter jets that accompanied the tanks had a chance to get closer to the gate.
The fighter jets were ready to fire the second there came something out of the gate.
But a hurried call from General Kurz that was their superior defused the situation as he gave the command to fall a few kilometers back to watch the spectacle.
In a group call that connected most important military officials and politicians, General Kurz quickly talked about his encounter with the anomaly in space and the resulting conversation with Alexander and his plan to get more angels to help him.
Everyone was furious that the military tried to cover this story up.
they were Especially angry at General Kurz and wanted to end his career over this single matter alone.
But they could somehow understand Kurz's situation as the angel Alexander he talked about didn't care for a squadron of fighter jets and flew even faster than them.
One could only imagine the fighting power of a single angel.
If they could get their hands on a few of them, surely other countries would fear them.
"We should try to get him on our side." And other funny stuff like "Give him property and political immunity." Could only make General Kurz laugh at them.
"Do you not understand the situation we are in?" He laughed maniacally at this point.
"This is not the declaration of an alliance. Germany is just the first country Alexander will control to keep up order against the supernatural abilities that will show up.
Just imagine if he tries to get credit for the game 'choices' and the chance to get abilities within it."
Political views did not matter anymore. Everyone understood that perfectly when presented by a possible holy war against them.
No many read the bible, but most heard the stories or watched a film about it.
The chance that the heavens would fight against a single country was high enough for the politicians to shut up entirely and let the military talk business.
At least they could talk themselves out of trouble that way.
No concrete decision was made even after 20 minutes passed since the gate appeared.
As the gate opened its doors, not only the people present nearly wet themselves as the door slowly opened.
The politicians and Generals that were in a heavy debate the second before, all went silent in an instant.
There was no music accompanying the gate, just silence.
Out of that silence walked 51 angels through the air until they formed a half circle around the gate.
A single angel walked out of the formation and shouted as loud as he could with an amplified voice a few sentences that shocked everyone watching the livestreams and the people on the ground.
"WITNESS NOW, THE FIRST GOD TO WALK THE EARTH IN A VERY LONG TIME. ALEXANDER THE FLUFFY."
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For a few second, no one could express a solid feeling on their faces.
From shock to bewilderment to confusion, everything was mixed together on the faces of everyone watching.
Just what did the angel mean with 'Fluffy'?
Was this some kind of divine joke that they didn't get?
Should they laugh, rejoice, pray for their lives not to get eaten?
The gate was finally opened all the way, and out of it walked a giant white wolf that was close to 30 meters high and over 20 meters long.
As the wolf tail got out of the gate, the whole structure suddenly disappeared as if it was never there in the first place.
'A wolf that large was a God?'
Many questions ran through the heads of the people.
[I am the God Alexander the Fluffy. From today on, the world shall be ruled again by the gods.
As this is the country of my origin, Germany will be my bastion for now.]
He had done it now. Through the many streams that the people were sharing with the world.
Even remote countries were able to see the declaration of world domination from Alexander.
This was largely the reason for his 20-minute wait before entering.
To hype up the people for what was about to come.
[For why the gods suddenly decide to rule again is simple.] The huge wolf scoffed and looked at three individuals that were hiding in the crowd.
[Through a new game called 'choices' the gods try to bring mana back into the world.
But many people will misuse their newfound power. It was decided that I would be responsible so that there isn't too much chaos in the next years and that order is held up.]
Through a quick application of Alexanders version of mage hand, he lifted the three individuals he looked at previously, up into the air
[Here you can see a good example of what I mean. These three here were hiding in the crowd while already having powers. Tell us, what can you do, and do you intend to do good with it?]
The three that got lifted up consisted of two men and one woman.
They all looked terrified to their bones.
In the game world, Gods were omnipotent beings and just visiting a church once would forever brand a clear vision of power into their minds.
There, Gods were not simply beings that ruled from above and do nothing all the time. They would actively participate in wars or other stuff as long as it was fun for them.
To be presented with a God in their own world was to be expected but not so soon they thought.
One brave spoke up.
"I- I am Markus, God Alexander. My specialty is only a passive ability that cannot harm anybody directly."
Alexander knew that he was telling the truth. However, for dramatic purposes he would stretch it a little bit out.
[Tell us what your passive ability is. It is important for the world to know the difference between active and passive.]
It was not an unreasonable request from the God thought Markus.
To demonstrate it was impossible but to tell was okay.
"My ability has to do with aiming. It's called Sharpshooter. If a target is in my line of sight, I have a hard time missing it."
The giant wolf nodded in agreement. It was a good ability but at low level not too overpowered.
At least this one didn't seem to be a mage. Homing magic missiles were a pain in the ass for everyone involved.
[Thank you for your honesty. Passive abilities grant different kinds of benefits to the holder.
Active abilities on the other hand most often cause some kind of destruction. That brings us to the other two remaining ability holders. Tell the world like Markus did what you can do.]
The middle-aged woman spoke up first now.
"My name is Alina. I can control wind and can fly a little bit. It is not powerful right now, but the ability is still growing. In the other world I can compensate with mana but the density here is just too low for me to fly fast and high."
Alexander was pleased. That was even more information he got out of her than he wanted.
She even indirectly told the world that the mana here was scarce.
Theorists will thrive with the information Alexander told them plus what Alina had told them.
In his Wolf form he nodded again and looked at the last remaining man that was sweating bullets. His stench could be smelled for miles. If they still were in a game, his name would surely be dark red.
[I can practically smell the blood coming from this last one. You are the reason why I came down in the first place. People that mercilessly kill with their newfound powers are dangerous.]
The teen knew that this big wolf was right. He killed hundreds in the other world and had already lost count of how many he killed in his own world.
"Is it too late to beg for forgiveness, God Alexander?"
Sheepishly the teen had the guts to ask for forgiveness.
It was one thing to start believing in gods if one appeared before you.
To sin to this extend and expect to just be let go was another.
[One of my tasks as a god is to assure that the people of this world do not make deals with demons. The power of demons can only consume and cause destruction.
History that has long been forgotten would tell you why.
Eons ago, this world was nearly destroyed because of some shitty demons. Only through the sacrifice of mana could they be repelled.]
Alexander morphed from his giant wolf form into his human form.
The distinction between him and the other angels became clear.
His clothes were different. Almost looking war ready.
The angels Alexander brought with him looked plain in comparison.
Simple tunics with nothing special about them.
His clothes however were covering everything.
It looked like an angel armor if something like that even existed.
Breaking formation, Alexander walked through the air towards the teen that was struggling against the pressure that was holding him in place.
[His powers stem from the blood of his enemies. In our world and in the other he took the lives of many.]
Seeing that struggling was not effective. The teen quickly casted a beam of destruction.
Alexander was not shocked by this development.
He caged a beast. Obviously, it was trying to fight back.
Sadly the difference in power could not be greater.
Surrounding them were 10 holy swords and Alexander that gave of the power of purity.
This beam would have been disastrous if not for the restriction.
However it faded away before it could reach him.
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