A/N: So still laying the ground for our baby <3 This time we spend a little bit of time with the primeval gods. Elpis decision to remain with Pride destroyed everything. Would we know why the primeval gods hate the SIN so much? Stay tuned! (lmao or don't:p this scene just needed to be written because it didn't leave my mind for two straight days! Now it's done!) Pride belongs to my friend Nate and Asma/Elpis belong to me
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« You didn't give me a choice Elpis. It had to be done » Lamented Ayasha.
She was the elder goddess of Knowledge when her pantheon was still thriving. She used to know everything or at least she always was one of the first to know. Yet, when it was revealed to the All-Father that her dear sister Elpis was involved with one of their sworn enemies, it was a complete shock for the goddess. How come she didn't know? How come Elpis was able to spend time on Earth without Ayasha noticing? They all blamed the goddess for her lack of foreseeing and came to her with an ultimatum. Either she convinced her sister to give up on this foolish love, either she was cast away and stripped from her goddess title. Panicked, the golden-skinned deity ran towards Ishtar, her brother and the god of War who fomented a plan to coerce Elpis into giving up her love for the Sin. They tried the soft way, conversations, and attempts at guilt-tripping Elpis into giving up on Pride. However, love was too overwhelming and too powerful to be subdued by threats.
Ayasha noticed that her magic fountain of truth, which allowed her to observe the universe, couldn't locate Elpis for short periods on time when she was on Earth and realized that it only happened when she saw her lover. It explained to her why she couldn't know about Elpis romance with the SIN and why it was even more dangerous to leave her sister alone with that monster. SINS were and had always been sworn enemies of Primeval gods because they had the power to destroy them. All the gods from different pantheons heard of the SINS when they decided to overthrow the gods in Olympus. From the moment Olympus fell, their names were all over the primeval gods' lips. It only took one of them to destroy entire pantheons and it wasn't even Pride.
As soon as Olympus fell and the Egyptian Pantheon followed, it became clear that the others would follow. Little by little Hades spread his power and destroyed the competition, ensuring that he was the only god of Death still alive and worshipped universally. Primeval gods were considered the very first deities to have existed. They existed before Earth itself was born and Gaea gave birth to several of these gods alongside to humanity. Essentially, they were the most powerful gods that there could be. Primeval goddess of Life was the strongest there was but also the most vital entity of the universe and Earth, so Hades decided not to touch her unless she opposed him, which she didn't do. Other gods, however, wanted to stop Hade's rampage and foolishness as soon as possible which led to the imperative need to destroy his « children », the SINS. The whole pantheon perceived them as soulless monsters, but Elpis didn't. She did worse than having a different opinion, she betrayed her own pantheon. She fell in love!
« Where are you little mortal? Where are you so I can kill you? » Ayasha growled.
She hit the edge of the fountain of Truth out of frustration from not being able to locate the avatar of her sister. It was crucial for the elder gods to find and put Elpis back into a cycle of reincarnation so the SINS would not come after them. It would at least be the least of their problems if Pride remained oblivious of what they did to him and didn't seek revenge. Ayasha didn't have a choice but to tell Ishtar their brother and the god of War what happened. She wanted him to find a solution, maybe rough up Elpis a little so she would give up on being with that filthy creature but even he failed to convince their sister. She was Hope after all, how could she be reasoned with?? How could she see Pride for the monster and abomination he truly was? How could she? They failed and this failure prompted Ishtar to resort to the worst. He wouldn't kill her because he couldn't bring himself to, but she would be punished. So he grabbed the dagger of Fate and stabbed Elpis in her heart, not deep enough to kill her instantaneously, but enough to condemn her to a never-ending cycle. The gesture in itself divided the pantheon and without Hope by their sides, a war quickly started.
Most of the primeval gods were destroyed. Gaea exiled herself and usually was left out of the conflict by her children and siblings. Ishtar was attacked by many who thought that he shouldn't have cursed his own sister but should have instead tried to take on the SIN itself. Others thought that Ishtar destroyed their only chance to survive the wrath of the SINS and viewed a union between Pride and Elpis as their salvation. Others sided with Ishtar and thought that he was too nice on Elpis and should have killed her. One argument led to the other and they ended up in a war that nobody wanted in the first place. Many died, others were locked in prisons, the All-Father was killed and forced Ishtar to take over as the new King and Ayasha were assigned the surveillance of her sister's soul. It made the goddess shiver because she failed twice. She didn't know Elpis would be strong enough to breach the seal and make herself known to the SIN. She didn't know Pride would find her and now she was unable to locate them unless they remained for too long in the same place.
The Dagger of Fate was hidden in the ruins of the ancient Egyptian pantheon, which became a place nobody ever set a foot at. It was protected with elder magic which made it even harder to penetrate unless you were an elder. Ishtar thought that by leaving the only weapon capable of hurting an elder god out of reach, he would save himself some trouble. After all, aside from the weapon, the elder gods themselves or the SINS, it was difficult to end a primeval god but he didn't take second chances and made sure the dagger wouldn't be a problem. His only concern, now that the war of the elders was almost done, was to make sure Elpis wouldn't wake up and the SINS wouldn't come after them.
Ayasha, still frustrated felt a few tears roll down her cheeks and as she wiped them off of her face with the back of her hand, the elder goddess turned to her brother who was still in the shadow. His white hues stared at her golden form and he cleared his throat.
« You still can't see her? »
« She is the SIN. Whenever they are together I can't see her. I can only count on him being busy in the underworld so I could have more chance to see her. Eventually, she would need to go out to buy supplies or do anything her human heart would desire. When it's done, when she's vulnerable again I would kill her. » Ayasha said with a grin before she turned around and faced her brother.
« Ayasha... I have been a bit harsh on you last time we spoke. » He began with, but she shook her head.
« I made a mistake, I wasn't paying enough attention. She made herself known and he found her in a heartbeat. I have to make sure he becomes oblivious again. » She said hugging the loincloth that covered her crotch. « Do you think we've made the right decision? »
« You dare ask that question again? » His voice turned into thunder, prompting the goddess to slightly bow in front of him to calm his nerves.
« I didn't mean to... I just.. I just miss my sister Ishtar... I miss her and I wonder if she's suffering, if she remembers us, if she would come back to us or if she's lost forever. » Her voice broke as she spoke. Indeed she missed Elpis and she's witnessed what a lack of Hope could induce in both the elder realm and the human realm. « I need her back. »
«...... » Ishtar pondered her words and then looked at his sister, his white hues glowing less. « I do miss her too. I am still angry at what she did and the fact she put us all in jeopardy with her romance. She had it coming, she refused to listen to reason. There is nothing good that could come from the SINS and she desecrated herself by falling in love and doing Gaea-knows-what with that filthy creature. »
« Ishtar! She was in love with him. He seemingly treated her well. How dare you talk about her in such terms? She fell in love with the wrong person, that was all. It's HIM we have to blame! It's HIM who took her away from us! »
« Of course it's him! » Ishtar's raspy voice boomed into the destroyed room. « I might be angry at Elpis, I still want to destroy the SINS, starting with him. He has to be destroyed! I will give you another assignment. » Ayasha nodded quickly, afraid of her brother's growing anger due to his hatred towards the SIN. « Find a way to destroy this abomination. All of us can be destroyed, even the SINS. We need to destroy him for good and once it's done, we can uncurse our sister. »
« Are you serious? We're just about to win our own war, why don't we recover f-- »
« DID I STUTTER AYASHA? » He shouted, making his sister shake and nod quickly.
« I will do as you request All-Father. »
Filled with remorse, she watched as her brother vanished and turned her body once again to face the fountain of Truth. She hit it again with her fists and screamed loudly, making the walls and floor shake as she unleashed her own frustration and anger. She would find a way to destroy the SIN, she would make sure Pride die and would make sure he suffers as much as she did from not seeing her sister. He took her away from them, he started that war of the elders because of extreme measures she had to take. He ruined her life and she wanted to make him pay. Furiously, she kept looking around the world for tracks to follow all the while summoning her minions.
« You called mistress? » -said one of them-
« Yes. I want you to go to the Underworld and spy on the SINS. I want to find their weak spots, I need to know how to destroy this vermin. » One of her minions swallowed a lump, clearly afraid.
« We.. we would be killed if we go there. They.. they won't leave us alone, mistress, we can't go to the Underworld. »
« Find a way! Otherwise, you would know why I am the most dangerous of the elder gods. I know everything, including how to torture you to the point you would wish you were dead instead. » She threatened as they disappeared. Ayasha was indeed dangerous, even more than Ishtar because she did know everything. The fiasco with Elpis was a cruel reminder that she needed to step up her game and be merciless if she wanted to achieve her goals. In a decaying pantheon and with the threat of being irrelevant and worse, dead, Ayasha needed to find the solution to the « SINS problem » and fast if she wanted a chance to survive.
(TBC)
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