Legend of the Seven Lights

On The Way, Part 10: The Day a God Cried

Let's start this chapter by wishing Mal Masque a happy birthday! :D He's currently the Gameverse's strongest supporter as his forces struggle to protect the multiverses from The Thirteen!

Chapter 10: The Day a God Cried

Arceus conjured a hundred suns around his enemy and had them crash into Lord English like meteors. English nimbly dodged them by slowing down time and flew to stab his golden sword into Arceus' belly. Arceus blocked the attack with psychic, then expanded a psychic bubble to bounce English away. The minute the psychic vanished, Arceus was tackled by dozens of Paradox Clones from all sides, forcing him to counter with a trillion lightning bolts. Arceus teleported a few space-miles off and watched his opponent as he caught his breath.

All along... this creature—this... phony god... It was he who brought chaos to my creation. Forced me to destroy it. Nothing has filled me with greater dread, has crushed my soul more... than what I did.

"Well, that's what I think he's thinking, at least. Arceus was always a kind god, he still is. I think he just did it out of love, 8ut the pain is still with him. You would, too, if you saw our world."

The sun rose over a small, quiet neighborhood. It consisted of ordinary houses, shops, benches, and colorful flowers within bright green grass. The sign at the entrance of the village read Gray Garden.

"Dress – up! Dress – up! Shirt – shoes – pants!" Someone was awake and spry one morning. "Eat – ing – break – fast – brush – my – teeth! Get – my – back – pack – time – for – school. Time – to – join – my – friends-and-get-to-class!"

Her name was Yosafire, and she was a troll with bright green hair, garbed in a red sweater, black pants, and red boots. She had a Cross on her sweater, bat wings, and a red hat over her right horn – hiding that it was broken. "Hey, Fuh-roze! FUH-ROO-OOOZE!" She knocked on her neighbor's door. "Wake uuuu-uuuup."

Froze opened the door. She was an angel in a gray dress with giant buttons, white boots, and had blonde hair in two long, sharp pigtails. Her big blue eyes lacked emotion. "Yosaf, class isn't until one hour from now."

"I knooooow! Doesn't mean I can't spend time with my bestest buddy ever!" She nudged Froze with her elbow.

"You didn't do your homework again, did you?"

"Pleeeeaaaase?" Yosaf made puppy eyes.

"Siiigh. Get inside."

"Angels? Were they like Nimbis?" Cheren asked.

"Yep! They were the original Nim8i! That was our intention, anyway. 8ut most of our angels were more mystical...ish."

"So, trolls and angels lived together? Gray Garden doesn't sound all that gray."

"I know, I think it's called that 8ecause we have gray skin."

"Really? I don't know any human cities called Peach Garden or Brown Garden..."

"Very funny. And yeah, races got along pretty well, I don't think we always used to, 8ut we were chill with each other. Well, may8e not completely..."

When the hour had passed, school was in session. The school building looked just like any you'd see on Earth. Hundreds of trolls and angels were in attendance. "You know Miss Greif is gonna be able to tell if you copied, so let's recap: when was the Diamond Authority established?" Froze asked.