Death Before Defeat

Prologue

I've been working on this story for a couple of months now and I'm so excited to share it with you!
I really hope you'll like what I came up with :3
I'm a bit nervous heehee, but enjoy!

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The clearing was quiet, which was't surprising. It functioned as the God's meeting place, which meant that there were no living beings, only illusions. The grass and leaves gently swished on the non-existent wind. Fàsri stood there patiently waiting for the others, having closed his eyes and simply enjoying the scent of the forest. Nature always made him feel calm, which was exactly what he needed right now.

A sudden sound of waves announced the arrival of Farihy. Fàsri opened his eyes and smiled at her and she nodded back. Her dress, made of seawater, flowed with every step as she walked towards him.

"Veri is late again, I see." She noticed and raised an elegant eyebrow.

"That would mean you were late as well, Farihy." Fàsri said, giving her a stern look.

The sea Goddess just rolled her eyes. "I was busy. The sea won't rule itself, now will it?"

Fàsri chuckled. "I guess not. Veri said he'd be here, so he will. You know how he is with promises."

As if on cue the sound of rattling of bones was heard and a man stepped out of a dark mist. His dark hair was slicked back and piercing eyes critically took in his surroundings.

"Sorry I'm late, I suddenly had to deal with a whole army of dead souls. Someone killed an entire village, it's getting more frequent too." He sighed and nodded to the other two. "So, what's the big news you asked us here for?"

"Well, you both know about Nebe and the issues he has caused these last couple of years." Both nodded. "Good. Well, I have reason to believe he's found some allies on the planet Laetis. We need a plan to stop him from doing whatever he is planning to do." Fàsri said with a tired sigh. The sky God has been trying to get humanoids to notice him, which was against what they agreed on when they were created. They weren't supposed to be worshipped, they were here to make sure the world worked as it should work. From the shadows.

"Found allies on Laetis? How would that even work? I thought you banned him from setting foot on the planet a while back." Veri asked, leaning on his cane and narrowing his dark red eyes at the older God.

Fàsri rubbed his face, his beard feeling rough under his palms. He regarded the God of the Underworld calmly. "Yes. I did. It seems he has found a way around it somehow, I suppose I should've expected it, he's always been innovative."

"Well, obviously! He always finds loopholes, one way or another, without thinking about the consequences! We have to do something about this." Veri turned his attention to the sea Goddess, successfully preventing Fàsri from responding and ignoring the nature God's piercing green eyes. "What do you think?"

The woman seemed to be deep in thought. Her dark blue hair swirled like the waves would on a calm day, her ocean colored eyes narrowed. "You know, I don't even think Nebe is that far off. Before you say anything, you know how much we've done for these beings and they still think it's just 'mother nature'. If anything, the person they're most likely to believe in is Fàsri." The man in question raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth to answer, but Veri beat him to it.

"Farihy, are you absolutely mad?" He exclaimed, eyes wide. "We knew what we had to do, the second we were created. We knew we wouldn't get recognition and that's okay! Hell, they created this whole 'devil' being and they're absolutely terrified of him, or well, me."

Farihy crossed her arms and scoffed. "That's your own problem, if you're okay with it that doesn't mean I have to be. I've kept their seas and oceans mostly calm for the past years, so they could sail their stupid boats. And what do they do? They try to poison the entire ocean!" She growled. "If there's an opportunity to get recognition for all I've done for this planet, I'll cease it." She said, watching the other two carefully. "He asked me to join him a couple of days ago and I told him I wanted to wait and see what you guys came up with, but this is kind of pathetic. You just want to keep it the same it has always been." She snarled as her normally ocean eyes turned a cold, greyish navy blue. "Either join me or get out of the way."