**THIS IS NOT A MEME! > read disclaimer! < LESS LAG: https://turbowarp.org/736805288 the description is too long, so there's a lot of things not explained here! please look inside for more info! - - gods: ivorine / ivory - creation remuri - emotion kai - healing aetherius / aethi - balance **look inside for full story aetherius was born poor, with no family. raised on the streets, he worked to establish a reputation. he wanted to change the world, but his efforts would never be appreciated. so, imagine his delight when Ivorine, the daughter and the only living descendent of the universe's creator, invited him to join the council as the god of balance. of course he accepted! abandoning his job as a fisherman, he gladly became the kingdom's 4th god. he didn't question why they would choose someone like him. he was too enamored with happiness to care. during his first debut to the public, everyone loved him. as they chanted his name, a new feeling of confidence flooded throughout him, and for once, he was sure he was going to make a change. things went smoothly for the next couple years in the kingdom as aethi learned the ways of the gods. he got especially close to kai, and they bonded over deep connections and silly jokes. but soon, he began to notice changes in the kingdom. these were sudden outbursts of rebellion and ridiculous accusations to the divine gods. those people were immediately silenced by Ivy and Remuri, but he was still shaken by how cruel and pointed the accusations were. citizens began to go missing at random locations, but aethi shook it off, telling himself that it wasn't his job to worry. after all, his role was to stay in the palace, passing laws and tending to the needs of his people. until one day, it all changed. kai went missing. the gods searched far and wide, but they couldn't find him. as he cried desperately into Ivy's shoulder, he prayed and wished for kai to return... but he never did. weeks passed, and aethi soon fell into depression. remuri and ivy would take over his duties, aethi rarely leaving his room but trying his best to continue his job. one sleepless night, he had woken up in the brink of dawn and took a stroll down the massive hallways of the palace. half-asleep and looking for water, he stumbled into a dark alley and found himself leaning against a wall and softly closing his eyes. the world rocked softly beneath him, as he fell... he opened his eyes. wait, fell-? the wall behind his back caved in, and aethi fell down, down into a pitch-black room, the wings on his head flapping uselessly as he plunged, and landed on something cushioned? as he looked around, he realized he was in a dark room. he looked down, and saw files scattered all over the floor. he picked one up out of curiosity, and nearly screamed. hundreds and hundreds of records of citizens' deaths. an autobiography about Ivorine, who possessed the power of mind control, and used it to manipulate everyone surrounding her. everything was a lie. many centuries ago, Ivorine had murdered the only righteous god of the universe. she wasn't the creator's daughter; she was her rival. and this same Ivory had the world in her paws. trembling, aethi slowly leafed through the files, and his eyes caught sight of kai's record. skimming through the text, he realized that kai wasn't missing, he was dead. died to ivorine's paws because he had discovered this very room, and confronted ivorine about it. "what a shame. I really thought you'd last longer." horrified, he slowly turned around to see ivorine. no, this wasn't ivorine. he didn't know this greedy feline before him at all, eyes glowing a bright threatening amber that didn't feel warm. ivory smirked, and her tail flicked over a hidden switch in the wall. "oops, no witnesses. nighty night, aethi! you'll join your friend kai soon~!" the ground beneath his feet shattered, and he fell. fell down into the same abyss countless others had. as fresh glittering tears flew from his eyes, he realized how naive he'd been. he'd walked straight into Ivorine's trap. everything he thought he knew, was only a lie, merely a puppet show for Ivy's own entertainment. on the day of his debut, the people weren't crying out of joy. they were crying out of pain, yelling his name in hopes of him seeing the truth and finally freeing them from this prison. but he never did. he had failed them. meanwhile, hundreds of feet above ground, a new remarkable occasion was occurring. in the span of minutes, ivorine had found aethi a replacement. and as the new god of balance stepped into the spotlight, flashing her white teeth and smiling as the crowd gapped and cheered for her, she thought she was finally going to make a change. she knew she would. as the people wept, and the young god laughed in joy, unbeknownst to the fact that she had only become a mere marionette; Ivorine watched from her seat behind the stage, and smiled. - - credits inside
