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Name: Heaven's Ray

Species: crystal alicorn

Gender: male

God title: god of order and creation

Elemental nature: light

I'll be controlling the gods Heaven's Ray and Issachar.

Rules:

God modding is only allowed for gods

Only gods can have the crystal alicorn form, but they don't have to be

No power playing

No blood, no gore

Your OC's will be forefathers and foremothers of the ones you use in the other role plays (mortals only)

The allowed species of ponies are: earth ponies, pegasi, unicorns, crystal ponies, nightmares, changelings, draconequui, and alicorns

Only pony swears are allowed

Remember the rules and let's have fun. The RP starts right away after you have read the rules.

The positive and negative energies have swirled around all living things for millions of years. On year 9987 BC (Before Celestia) on the summer solstice the two spiritual energies congregate at a single location and start to become visible, which two pony-like shapes are noticeable, but they are still intangible. Ponies start gathering around the two swirling masses of spiritual energy.

Quote from: Dark Hooves on 2013 Apr 08, 07:33:40
The allowed species of ponies are: earth ponies, pegasi, unicorns, crystal ponies, nightmares, and alicorns

((were you already thinking that I will join :/ and changelings aren't allowed?))

((well that is subject to change  ^-^ . I figured you wanted to join this one, so I put that in. ))

((any draconequui?))

Cypress Blossom looked up at the light show with wide and terrified eyes.  His strong and scarred Earth Pony form, shaped from years of leading his family over the rugged deserts of the ancient world in search of the rare grass to eat, was shaking now, and his tree-like legs felt weak as he saw the awesome display of power in the sky.  No dire-wolf, mammoth or sabertooth cat had ever instilled the fear he felt now, and he had been in quite a few tight spots in the past.

Unknown to him, a nearby unicorn was feeling something of the same awe, though less of the fear.  Cuneiform Scroll had been shaman, priest and teacher of his tribe since he was born, and his family line passed down what little knowledge they had of the Old Ways, so he did not feel as much terror at the display of the gods above, who obviously created and ruled over all there was on, above and below this flat world.  All the thousand gods of his tribe were above, he was certain, and their dance in the sky were a portent of the dawn of a new age.  He shook his rattle of dried gourd and cackled with glee as he began to dance in a circle and sing.

"Dance, my friends!  Dance, oh world!  The gods dance the world alive today!  Behold their power and majesty!  BEHOLD!"

((I've added it to the list of allowable species.))

The masses of swirling spiritual energy start to solidify which two distinct beings with horns, wings, and crystal shimmer pattern fur and feathers are now noticeable.

Thousands upon thousands of wild creatures begin stampeding along the ground and flying in an enormous cloud across the sky, and the sound of their hooves was as like unto the footsteps of a God.  The Hunter stormed from horizon to horizon, leading His Wild Hunt as the mortals are distracted, a savage grin on His face.  His hooves and claws are the hooves and claws of all the hunters of the world, and His wings are the wings of the raptors of the sky as He charged forth in wild joy.

Gaia sighed, mourning the trampling of good earth, as She swung Her sickle upon the earth, causing the old plants to rot and die and renew the rich soil.  Her sweat falls from the sky, Her breath makes the green grass sway, and Her voice calls forth the new and tender shoots and buds, and the richness of the earth's bounty is Her gift to all kind.

Gnosis smiled slightly as It began hearing the songs and chants of the mortals.  With a twitch of Its ink-black horn, verse and song began to flow upon papers that never rot with ink that never fades.  The song is a perfect song, and the words are perfect words, for they are the words of a God.

Cypress cowered and Cuneiform danced, both giving glory and honor and praise to the Powers on high, the Gods of their world displayed in terror and beauty and awesome power before their very eyes.  What more was there to say than praise and thanksgiving?

The first thing they do is touch their horns together and create a large temple at the heart of the clearing where they want the village which at the very top is a lone flag with the yin and yang symbol on it.

Heaven's Ray: Happy summer solstice everypony. I am Heaven's Ray, god of order and creation.

Issachar: Nice meeting all of you. My name is Issachar, god of chaos and destruction.

Heaven's Ray: Yes, we'll be keeping the spiritual energies in balance, thus maintaining the peace between all of ponykind.

Issachar: Although you don't know it, we've been watching over everypony for millions of years

((sorry i forgot to post that here :P ))

a comet hits equestria with a roar. there immobile being no larger than a colt.

Issachar: Did you see that brother?

Heaven's Ray: Yes I did.

They both teleport over to where the comet landed.

cooling down there in the middle there was a greenish-black meteorite with several spines

Heaven's Ray: What is this creature?

Issachar: I have no idea.

meteriorito seems to open slowly revealing a white interior

Heaven's Ray and Issachar charge up their most powerful spells. Which are Star Flare (Heaven's Ray) and Plasma Buster (Issachar).

nothing happens the meteorite remains immobile completely open flooding the area with a sweet odor

((they didn't fire at it, they just got prepared))

Heaven's Ray and Issachar notice the pleasant smell coming from the comet.

sweetish smell invites the senses to come and try

Heaven's Ray stops Issachar.

Heaven's Ray: Wait brother, it could be a trap.

((from star wars: o no red team is a trap jajajajaja  :D))

the meteorite begins to break down slowly. spiked fragments fall to the ground the meteorite begins to break down slowly. spiked fragments fall to the ground the smell becomes more intense honey reminding

Heaven's Ray: I do not trust this creature whatever it is.

Issachar: I know brother, we'll just wait until it reveals itself.

slender fingers appear over the edge of the meteorite, move quickly or trying out for a moment after hovering motionless left out

Heaven's Ray: This creature definitely isn't a pony.

fingers. fall. within the meteorite one to one out of sight

Issachar: It sure is taking it's sweet time.

the meteorite shows no activity

Issachar levitates the meteorite and turns the opens part downward.

ah strange thing falls to ground

Issachar drops the meteor and starts firing his mana beam at it.

with a snap the fingers close . the creature  no more bigger than a head runs to Heaven's Ray. jumping towards he

Heaven's Ray traps the creature inside of a force field.

Heaven's Ray: Vile creature.

the creature move in forcé field .no claws or teeth. seem harmless

Issachar: Come on brother, how could something this small be dangerous?

Heaven's Ray: Well I guess you can care for it. (releases it from the force field on the ground) Just keep it from causing any trouble.

Issachar: Alright.

the creature once on the ground jumps issachar face. closing his fingers around her head and tail around the neck.

Issachar: Well I guess you're my pet now. There are plenty of berries on the bushes on the outskirts of the village. You may eat your fill.

((hello is a facehugger Oo he sticks with you in the face and breathing control you leaving you in a state of sleep))

((they are gods remember so I don't think an extra-terrestrial being can affect them))

((ok ok but facehugger is in your face ^^ if you dont know or think that he is on your head))

the facehugger tail pressed against the neck Issachar may feel like something slides down her throat to the stomach

((they are both stallions :P ))

Issachar shakes the creature off of his face.

the creature falls on ground closed legs being totally immobile

Like lightning on a warm midsummer's day, Gaia was there, looming over the creature.  Like the roar of a thousand creatures heard from afar, the Hunter was there, with His herd, a trillion trillion strong.  Like the flick of ink on paper, Gnosis is there, Its mane rippling in the wind like leaves in a book.

"It is fertile," notes Gaia, feeling the life-energy of the creature.  "It longs to spread its seed among creatures, to reproduce and grow."

"And to feed and hunt and kill," notes the Hunter with a savage grin, like a wolf spotting prey.  "It is in MY domain now.  It is a hunter, a killer, one which feasts upon flesh, and all such creatures are Mine."

"Perhaps," smiles Gnosis, standing back and watching with amusement.  "It is, as of yet, incapable of the finer arts, yet there is intelligence, and a capacity for language.  Its works, and what it comprehends as beauty, will be Mine as well, Brother."

Heaven's Ray: I advise caution with this creature. It may not be able to harm gods, but it could be really dangerous to any mortals that may come by.

The All-Mother nodded gravely.  "It should be kept far from inhabited lands, Cerrunos.  You have deserts and wild lands far from civilization where Your herd hunts."

"That I do," admitted the Hunter.  "Then shall I take this creature, within My domain, to the wild regions where no mortals go, that it might hunt and feast and howl at the sky without infringing on any of Your domains and Your mortals?"

Heaven's Ray: That will do and as further protection for the mortals I'll put a force field over the village to keep that thing out.

The Hunter nodded, and with the rush of a million wings He, and the facehugger, was gone.  Somewhere in the wilderness, thousands of miles from any civilization in a place inhabited only by wolves and small mammals, He deposited the creature, His Godly omnipresence among hunters allowing the God to track the creature's every movement.

Gaia turned to Heaven's ray.  "Are My harvests sufficient for Your mortals?  I have done what I could to move the nearby nutrients to the ground around the village."

facehugger is dead

Cerrunos snorted, letting the flesh-eating bacteria and insects consume the creature's body.  "if it dies so quickly, it wasn't worthy of My attention.  Hunters these days, can't stand a hot summer's day."

Issachar can feel something moving inside he

Heaven's Ray: (looking at the food) Yes that should be plenty for now.

Issachar walks off to some far away bushes.

  a strange creature go out of Issachar body (think the best sistem please, the normal is break chest) and run out

Since, of course, Issachar is a God, He is unaffected by the facehugger, which is entirely mortal and thus cannot affect the Gods in any way, shape or form.  Cerrunos the Hunter simply sighs as He appears where His fellow God is.  "Strange it is to see such pathetic little creatures.  Then again, most mortals are pathetic in make and in form, besides the Star-Creatures."

"Only in Your eyes, Cerrunos," said Gaia as She continued watching the mortals kneel and pray or sing or whimper.  "To My eyes, they are pure and innocent.  They are something We can protect, raise up.  And they have potential, Brother.  Potential to go beyond their current nature, to rise up and become even like one of Us."

The God snorted.  "Nonsense.  Have You seen them bickering with each other?  How they grovel and beg, how they are hurt by a mere hurricane or earthquake?  They will never amount to anything."

(from when you graduated in aliens? facehugger only put embryo. that grows inside the body, and then absorbs the characteristics of the host. breaking off the chest but as a god is regurgitated.)

Issachar: I better hide you. (Teleports himself and the creature to his room in the temple and locks the door then puts up a force-field to prevent others from teleporting in.) You look like a pony, but at the same time you look like that creature.

the chestbuster run fast in the dark and hide form sight

Issachar: It's alright little one, nopony can get in here.

chest busted stay immobile while his skin becomes chrysalis she is evolving  

Issachar: (rubbing his chin with his hoof) Interesting.

the creature grow grows and grows doubling in size every minute

Heaven's Ray: (looks around) Have either of you seen my brother?

with a noise of breaking the skin begins to crack, and emerges into a being without eyes. of great stature and color black

  ((reference to sice )) (*Sorry, pic contained blood. Removed.*) true form))

the creature uses a secretion to build something

((what about that other pic you showed))

Issachar:.......................

((That was the chestbuster, aliens have three-stage evolution: Facehugger, chestbuster and the drone, in this case the queen))

((I meant the one that looked like part pony and part alien.))

((yes this i found jejejejej ))
this is for drones and  warrior aliens
))

the big creature build a nest

((Where exactly is the creature gathering its materials?  Recall that it is in a confined area with nothing inside, and nothing can get in or out.  Does the creature simply violate the conservation of mass and energy in its doubling of size?  Since there is nothing to eat in there either.))

((when she is in stomach making the necessary nutrients. and the aliens do not need to eat))

((If all the nutrients and materials came only from the stomach, then she must weigh less than 20 pounds, which means that she would have less than 20 pounds with which to either grow or make a nest with.  Assuming a nest that weighs 5 pounds at the least, she would then weigh less than 15 pounds by the end of the nest-making process.  Assuming her growth causes her to become about the size of a pony, this would end up with her having a density comparable to a kitchen sponge, assuming that a pony is about three cubic feet, or even lighter.  Is this your intention?))

((sorry to tell you but if you're going to discuss everything. the best you can do is look for the information on your own in comics, and web pages. batman versus alien, aliens versus predator versus terminator, superman batman and aliens, superman versus aliens, greenlanter and aliens, aliens resurecction and a lot lot more. aliens can survived in space, dont need eat and can build nest . use other living forms for evolve, and queen put eggs, ))

((None of the listed sources have information concerning the nutritional requirements of xenomorph creatures and the rapid increase in mass and size, which would violate the law of conservation of mass and energy if nothing was consumed.  According to the Aliens RPG, it says that they eat hydrocarbon based matter, inorganic matter and water to get to adult stage but only require an electrical current for sustenance when fully grown (the energy generated by a light breeze is sufficient). They only eat when fully grown to heal from injuries and to generate resin for hive creation.  This implies that the xenomorph still needs to consume matter in order to grow and create anything.  Matter does not spontaneously appear, and neither does energy spontaneously appear from nothing.  Unless the adult-sized alien is extremely light, (and from analysis of the movement of host victims, the fetus is most certainly NOT over 10 or so pounds), all that mass must come from SOMEWHERE.  If you classify creation of matter and energy as an inherent property of Xenomorphs, then that factor alone makes it a god rather than a mortal.))

batman versus alien, one human infected is locked in a basement alien kills him breaking the chest, 80 years after the alien is found alive and has cast a nest and the corpse and the basement is intact, and please stop when i you can criticize your characters do you me, stop have me  hate, it seems that you like or something))

Issachar watches in silence while the creature builds a nest.

when queen finish nest she, move to search living forms of live. see issachar and try grab he

Issachar: (blocking her path) Please stay, it's not safe for you.

the creature try grab issachar briefly. realizing that it is useless retreats to the shadows thinking

Issachar: (thinking) I need to keep you a secret from the other's for the time being.

Cerrunos frowns.  "Issachar, Your Brother, is hiding something from Me, a creature which belongs in My domain.  A hunter, a killer, a destroyer of lives, which feeds upon flesh.  All such creatures are Mine, Heaven's Gate.  Does Your Brother not know?"

Gaia frowned likewise.  "If what You say is true, Brother, then it is a threat to all life to keep this creature secret.  My realm is equally at risk if this thing should break loose, or be set free."

Gnosis closes His all-seeing eyes, tapping the quill of fate against His chin.  "It is intelligent.  It seeks to eradicate all life from this planet and turn it into its own.  A biological weapon, My Siblings.  As God of Knowledge, I recall the civilization that this creature came from.  It is meant to destroy all sentient life upon a world and repopulate it with copies of itself in preparation for a planet-wide transformation.  Created in response to the failed experiment known as Earth Prime, the world of Humans.  Issachar is atypically unwise in His decision to keep such a creature alive and intact, although I suspect that such a creature could be physically and mentally changed to become peaceable if necessary."

Heaven's Ray tries to teleport to his brother's location but the spell fails.

Heaven's Ray: He must be blocking me from teleporting to his location. (starts flying to the temple)

Cerrunos, Gaia and Gnosis follow Their fellow God, each moving at speeds unimaginable to mortals: Gnosis like the speed of thought, Gaia like the ripple of wind across a meadow, and Cerrunos like the darting of a Swift or a Cheetah or a snake.

Heaven's Ray arrives at the temple and runs up to the door to Issachar's room then knocks on it.

Issachar: (thinking) As long as this creature stays hidden, it will be fine. (walks to the door and opens it)

The other Gods are there, and the Hunter especially.

"Eternity's good morning to You, Issachar.  Any particular reason You're h-"

"Good morning, Issachar! interrupted Gaia, giving a stern look at Cerrunos.  "What My Brother here means is, We were wondering why it was that You took off in such a hurry and prevented Us from coming to You quickly.  Any particular reason for this sudden need for privacy, if We might ask?"

Issachar: It's nothing, everything is alright. Just needed some privacy is all.

"Why is a hunting creature in My domain being hidden from Me?" asked Anwyn before Gaia could interrupt.  "I can feel its savage nature, its desire to kill and consume and feed.  All such creatures are Mine, are they not?"

Gaia sighed.  "Please don't be offended, Issachar.  It's just that some of Us, like Your brother Heaven's Ray and Gnosis and I, are worried that this sort of creature could destroy all life here and everything We created and watched over."

"It was designed and bred for exactly that purpose," noted Gnosis.  None of the Gods questioned that He knew things, as God of Knowledge, that the Others occasionally didn't.  "A biological weapon, designed to wipe out all life on a planet, and replace it with a different ecosystem entirely in preparation for experimentation.  Designed by the same race that helped create and seed Humans on at least one other world, after the Humans behaved differently than expected and got out of control."

Issachar: This creature possesses equine DNA and I sensed its kindness. I will not allow you to harm this creature! (charges up his Plasma Buster spell, but doesn't fire it)

A small flame appears out of nowhere and a small nightmare alicorn materializes from it. "Did I miss something? I felt the presence of many gods in one place and I thought that here is some sort of meeting that I wasn't informed of." Solar Flare says and takes a look around.

Heaven's Ray: Easy brother, don't do anything foolish. (stands between Issachar and Hunter then looks at Solar Flare) Hello there.

"Hello Ray. Is there something wrong?" Solar Flare says and looks at Issachar.

Issachar: I'm guarding an alien creature from Hunter. (growls at Hunter)

Cerrunos laughs.  "Harm?  Certainly not!  Why would I harm a creature that is in My domain?  But You overstep Your bounds, Issachar.  You are not the only God here, and that creature is in My realm, not Yours."

The strength of trillions of creatures, of leviathans and behemoths, of sea-monsters and dinosaurs and all things that hunt on earth, in water and in sky, was with the draconequus as He began to shift shape, becoming a mass of claws and teeth and tentacles and venomous spines.

Gaia sighed exasperatedly and stood like a mountain between the two combatants.  "BROTHERS!  This is NOT how Gods settle disputes!  Issachar, I understand Your need to care for and protect the creature.  I am the All-Mother, I know what it means to feel love for My children.  But that creature is not Yours to protect, and it can be a danger to all life if it stays here!  Please, Issachar."

Solar Flare backs off and says: "It looks like I'm not needed here and I should just leave..."

Issachar: Alright. (he stands down and releases the plasma buster which dissipates into thin air)

The Hunter likewise reformed into His usual self, sighing slightly as He did.  "Issachar.  I will not harm the creature.  I will only take it to a faraway place, away from these mortals and ponies, to a place where it can hunt and thrive freely, and allow the Circle of Life to bring death and life in turn."

the queen start to put eggs  

Issachar: Alright, it is for the best. (turns to the creature) Cerrunos will take you to a safe place where you can hunt to your heart's desire and live in peace.

the queen turn is sit in the air attached to the ceiling by massive discharges strips a giant, bulbous tail is laying eggs at room

Anwyn smiled.  "I assume that to be agreement."

With the sound of rushing hooves, the entire nest, all the eggs, the queen and everything that came from it is gone.  Somewhere in the same wilderness, thousands of miles from any settlement, in a sheltered cave surrounded by bountiful prey, the queen and her nest and eggs reappear as if they were always there, and for a brief moment a ghostly voice chuckles.

"One day, little insect.  One day you shall join My Wild Hunt.  But today, you shall have some rest."

Like the wind of a thousand wings, He is gone, and the creature is alone once again.

Cerrunos reappeared before Issachar, grinning.  "It is safe.  I have placed it in a cave, surrounded by prey and other food.  It will not lack for food or shelter."

"Umm... Bye bye!" Solar Flare says and teleports away cloaking herself with fire and vanishing.

Issachar: I wish to apologize to you Cerrunos and to you brother for being hard headed.

Heaven's Ray: It's no big deal brother, I would have done the same thing if I was in your hooves.

the queen alien walk in desert try found some big animals

A lone coyote sniffs the air, unwisely walking away from shelter towards the alien queen.

*****

The Hunter bowed to Issachar.  "I have no dispute with you, friend.  I hope You hold no grudge or ill feeling towards Me as well."

Gaia smiled.  "After all, in a way We are one family, are We not?"  She looked over at Solar Flare, who vanished.  "Speaking of which... I think I shall try to meet with the Goddess of Fire.  I shall see You all later, if I can."

She sank into the Earth, and like the rustle of wind in a field of grain, was gone.

*****

The All-Mother appeared a respectful distance to where Solar Flare had vanished to.  "I'm sorry if I'm interrupting something..."

Issachar: Of course not, I may be the god of chaos and destruction, but I'm not one to hold grudges on anypony.

Heaven's Ray: I'm glad everything has calmed down. (sits down on the floor)

"No, its okay." Solar Flare says.
The place where they are is a smallish forest with stunted trees in it.

the queen move to grab the animal  

The coyote recoiled, but was too late...

*****

Cerrunos's ears shot up, and a growl of pleasure came from His throat as a savage look lit His eyes.  "And so soon also... this is quite a skilled hunter, this creature of Yours, Issachar."

*****

Gaia sat down, stroking some of the trees with a hoof.  Flowers sprang up beneath Her as the Goddess of Fertility moved about.  "I hope the others... weren't too upsetting.  Cerrunos, well, He is The Hunter after all, and Issachar is a God of Chaos."

Issachar: Well that's good she'll needs all the food she can get.

"I know what they are and I left because I wasn't needed there." Solar Flare says and lands on the ground right in front of Gaia.

the unfortunate coyote is stuck to the wall in front of the egg opens like a flower and the facehugger was thrown at the face of his victim, in a few hours the drone will emerge

Cerrunos barked out a laugh.  "Indeed, indeed!  As all hunters do.  That is the way of the wilds, eh?  To hunt and kill and feast and hunt again."

*****

Gaia brushed the tree, which grew slightly and stretched out healthy limbs and began to bear fruit.  "I see.  Yet Gods are everywhere at once, are We not?  I am the entire planet, every blade of grass and every living tree, though I often appear only in one place or another.  And I am sure that You are in every tongue of flame and every forest fire.  Our responsibilities do not have to be Our only reasons for appearing... sorry if I'm boring You..."

*****

Something grew within... and in a moment of writhing pain and agony, the coyote is no more, and from its remains emerge another creature of the Hunter.

((i know that you like control all but i control when my drone go out and this isnt YOUR creature is my Uu))

chest buster go out of body, the queen pick in his hoof with care and love and puts it in her back

Issachar: She seems to adapting quite well to her new environment.

The Hunter grinned, licking his lips.  "Yes, well, let Us leave her be, for the moment.  Hunters shall hunt, as I always say."

Issachar: So what unique spells do you possess?

Cerrunos chuckled.  "Spells?  Spells are for mortals, My friend.  I am every hunter in all of Creation; My eyes are sharper than any eagle's, My claws sharper than the Leviathan's.  My breath is like that of dragons, and My belly more massive than that of the Behemoth.  I ride upon countless wings, and taste the flesh of every hunted prey.  When I speak, My voice is the voice of all the hunters of the world combined, every growl and screech and bellow, every roar and hiss and scream.  I think, and the wolves come to me; I move, and the waves of the ocean shudder.  I whisper, and the earth is trampled beneath a trillion hooves moving as one.  I am in the deepest trench and the highest mountain, the darkest cavern and the driest desert, for I am all hunters, all things that kill and feast upon flesh."

He smiled at Issachar, slit snake's eye and round eagle's eye peering at the God of Chaos.  "And what of You, My friend?  What powers do You hold over the universe?  What abilities have been given to You in Your stewardship of Creation?"

queen alien pick special egg, and move out of temple try find a big animal (elephant, crocodile,)

Issahcar: Interesting, by combining my power with my brother's we can create anything except for the magical relics of course, but on our own he can create anything except for magical relics and I can destroy anything at will. Of course I can do this too. (conjures up his magic armor which makes him appear to have menacing spikes all over his body)

Heaven's Ray: We also command the light and dark spiritual energies. I don't like showing off though.

A rhinoceros was grazing near the stream in front of the cavern when she came out, and its ears shot up as it heard unfamiliar sounds.  Not knowing how to respond, it trusts to instinct and turns to face the new threat, pawing at the ground and lowering its horn, snorting.

*****

"And You receive armor and weapons for warding destruction and creation?" asked the Hunter.  "Interesting.  It would make sense for Order and Chaos to be able to create anything there is in the universe, being the primeval forces of power.  But if You, Heaven's Ray, can already create anything You wish short of relics, then why is it that You would ever combine Your power with Issachar's?"

Heaven's Ray: He possess stronger magic than my own which he shares with me when I need a boost. All of his magic is offensive magic while most of mine is defensive magic.

"Yeah. Forest fires... As much as I don't like them they need to happen sometimes." Solar Flare says a bit sadly.

The Hunter grinned.  "Magic?  Force?  Energy?  Gods have no limit to their magic.  We are all-powerful, all-knowing, all-seeing, all-hearing, within Our realms.  We break the very "laws" of magic and physics that the little mortals try to put on the universe simply by existing.  We are super-natural, beyond the bounds of what mortals define as  "reality".  For Us, there is no distinction between magic and science, for they are one.  We hold the planets in Our hands and hooves and claws.  My Sister Gaia makes the plants grow in harvest and wither in winter.  My Sibling Gnosis is the only thing keeping these puny mortals sane.  We are GODS, not simply powerful creatures.  Any dragon, star-creature, and diligent mortal mage can gain power, but they will always be limited.  They may become immortal, they may never age, they may move mountains and dominate minds, but they will never know INFINITE power as We do.  Reality is Our plaything, the cosmos Our canvas to paint upon as We wish.  You two should know more than any of Us.  Did You not CREATE the universe, in a great explosion of Order and Chaos?  Before time, before essence, before anything in all Creation?  Come now, Heaven's Ray, what is this "stronger" and "weaker" and "boost" and "magic" You speak of?  We are Gods, My friend.  Limits have no meaning to Us."

*****

Gaia nodded, sympathetic.  "Many of My trees cannot grow without fires, Solar Flare.  Yes, some plants will die, and yes, animals too will die, but there must be death to bring forth life.  Plants die to give animals life, and animals die to give other animals life, and those animals die to give plants life.  Fire is one part of many in the Circle.  Don't feel bad about the things You preside over.  Your warming rays are what enable My plants to grow, after all."

"Yeah..." Solar Flare says and thinks for a while. "What about ponies? Do other gods have problems with them?" She says.

the queen see one gazelle. the queen follows from afar  

Heaven's Ray: I possess only the light spiritual energy, while Issachar possesses the dark spiritual energy. Mortal possess both energies which is why their magic is different from ours. Usually our power is evenly match, but it shifts from light to dark or from dark to light depending on the number of good or bad mortals in existence. Currently there are more bad mortals than good.

Issachar: She's at it again.

"I do not think so," smiles Gaia.  "The others watch over the mortals as well.  Ponies are not hunters, but Cerrunos has no problem with them as far as I can tell.  Gnosis requires mortals to exist.  Issachar and Heaven's Ray are manifestations of good and evil within ponykind, so I would not think they would have problems.  I myself am the All-Mother, and ponies are My children as much as any other."

*****

The gazelle continues grazing, suspecting nothing.

*****

Anwyn half-smiles.  "And yet You are also Creation and Destruction, not only Good and Evil, are You not?"

Heaven's Ray: Order cannot exist without chaos. I imagine you've heard of theexpression order born from chaos.

"Yes. But what do they want from me?" Solar Flare says and sighs. "Almost every time when I go near ponies some colts start to chase me... Does it have something to do with my size or butterfly kind of wings?"

Heaven's Ray: I'll go check on Solar Flare. (teleports himself to Solar Flare a respectful distance from her) Hello there.

"I have heard it, though I have never paid it heed," replied the Hunter.  "Such limitations always seemed... well, oddly limiting for a God.  Gods have no limits, as I see it."

*****

"They chase You?" asked Gaia with a confused frown.  "What do you mean?  I know they worship Us on occasion, but that is only to be expected, given that We are Gods."

"They follow me trying to get me. I always run or fly away to a spot where they can't see me and teleport away." Solar Flare says to Gaia and turns to Heaven's Ray. "Oh, hello again Ray."

Heaven's Ray: How you've been?

"Well... I've been having the usual problems with ponies." Solar Flare says.

Heaven's Ray: What problem would that be?

"Aaah! You still don't remember... I've told this to you already a couple of times. Anyway, I tell it again. Mortal colts chase me and I don't like it..." Solar Flare says.

Heaven's Ray: Oh, right. Well if any of them give you problems here I'll banish them.

"You think chasing me is one of that kind of problems?" Solar Flare asks surprised.

Heaven's Ray: If they are causing harm to you in any way they don't deserve to live among gods. Even though we gods are immortal we still have feelings.

"Maybe you should tell them to not chase me." Solar Flare says. "I'd hate to use my powers to get away from them..."

Heaven's Ray: I would if I knew which specific ones were chasing you.

"They are not always the same and I don't stay there to see their faces. They would get me if I did that." Solar Flare says.

Heaven's Ray: If I catch any of them in the act I will banish them.

"Do you then banish all other colts that chase fillies around? No, that is not a reason to banish them. I just have to live without any mortal pony as a friend and avoid going too close any village..." Solar Flare says.

Heaven's Ray: Well we have plenty of rooms at the temple, you can stay there if you wish.

"I prefer outdoor life." Solar Flare says and starts to think. "Hey, Gaia! Could you help me create a special creature?" She says to Gaia.

Heaven's Ray: Well if you change your mind there will be an open room for you.

"Certainly," smiled the All-Mother.  "What do you have in mind?"

Heaven's Ray: Well if I see any pony try to harm any other pony here they will be banish from this place. (teleports back to the temple)

The All-Mother snorted as the God vanished.  "He speaks as if the act was a simple thing, banishing.  What does He know about mortals?  He thinks of them as pawns, as insects to be ignored or crushed when they move unexpectedly.  He does not care for them like children, like sons and daughters."

"Well, that's Ray. He should think more before acting. Anyway, I thought that if I can't be friends with existing ponies I could create new, a bit different race of ponies." Solar Flare says.

"A different race, you say?" asked Gaia, curiously.  "What do you mean?  Rock ponies?  Crystal ponies?"

"No. More like ponies that are similar to me." Solar Flare says.

Queen walks through the desert followed by the drone and the huge royal guard recently born. move looking for a hunting area

Issachar flies out from the temple and sees Solar Flare talking with Gaia and comes down and lands nearby.

Issachar: Is everything alright here, my brother returned to the temple all worked up about something.

He stood there biting his lips, as he watched some of the random mortals wandering about.  There was just too many options, it would be tough to decide.  After a while, he finally settled for Lightning. ' [glow=black,2,300]Yes Lightning would be perfect, It would both inspire fear, and awe in the mortals.  But where should it strike first, and how... yes I must remember how difficult my power is to utilize... Let's see.  Ah yes, a little bit here, and a little bit there...[/glow] ' This would go on for a while, as he began his machinations; and sure enough clouds began to gather over the area, " [glow=black,2,300]not as many as I would have liked, but enough to do the job.[/glow] " he Stated as he extended his finger with a bright smile on his face. [glow=black,2,300]*KA-POW*[/glow] roared a large lightning burst upon the field below, startling the mortals.

Issachar sees the lightning and starts flying toward where it came from.

The mortals, as expected, ran about in terror and confusion.  Some were trying to figure out what just happened, others where hiding in cover.  [glow=black,2,300]*snerk*  "hehe, look at them run around, they act like they've never seen lightning..."[/glow] He chuckled as Issachar approached from the distance, [glow=black,2,300]"Looks like I caught the attention of a god.  Now for the real question, do they approve? ... Who cares, I don't"[/glow] he continue the chuckle as he flew about.

"The Gods are angered at our insolence and lack of respect!" cries Cuneiform Scroll, shaking his rattle and shaking in holy rage and awe and fearful joy.  "Bow, ponies!  Bow before thine Gods!  Shout thine praises to the most high Gods!  Praised be Their Names!"

"Blessed be!" shouts Cypress Blossom, weeping and shaking in fear and awe at the majesty of the Gods above and the powerful voice of the shaman-priest.

Many others of the tribes bow down and begin worshiping the Gods on high.

*****

Gaia tilted Her head.  "Like You?  You mean like Gods?  Or-"

She whipped Her head around, feeling a new sensation.  "The mortals... they are praying to Us.  Can You feel their faith, their fear and their awe?  They ask Me for healing and a good harvest, for good rains and fertile fields..."

Star did his best to hid his laughter. [glow=black,2,300]'This is too much. with just one lightning strike I created a religious following...I got idea'[/glow] he thought as he giggled away.  The clouds parted a bit to let some light shine upon the mortals, [glow=black,2,300]"Eat more Apples!!"[/glow] the Glow bellowed.

"No, not like gods. And no. Mortals almost never wants something from me." Solar Flare says. "But I felt a huge difference on the temperature at there. Like a lighting or something." She says pointing at the place where the lighting stroke.

Some transparent spheres gently floating close to Gaia and Solar Flare, then these are gathered and begin to circle until in the middle appears another God. This God is blindfolded and the spheres of before float gently around him.

Issachar: Hello there sir. My name is Issachar, I'm the god of Chaos and Destruction. I enjoy a good prank like anypony, but you really should pay heed to whom you prank, not everypony can take it.

[glow=black,2,300]"What are you talking about? that ain't no prank, this is a prank!"[/glow] he stated before pulling out an apple.  He proceeded to paint the apple in gold paint, and after he finished he dropped the apple down to the mortals.  It fell to the ground with a loud [glow=gold,2,300]*thud*[/glow].  [glow=black,2,300]"See now that's a prank!  Since they're going to be all about apples for a while, they're liable to start worshiping that apple as a holy artifact... fortunately for them I was considerate enough to preserve it so it won't rot on them."[/glow]

((please use a color that I can read without having to highlight the words))

Issachar: (laughs lightly) Yeah that is funny.

((testing something.   why do the settings for glow, not do anything? other than color))
[glow=black,2,300]"the key detail about a prank, is that it's all about the laughs.  What I was doing earlier was all about making mortals more feisty."[/glow]

Issachar: I do understand the reason for pranking others. (shape shifts into a copy of the pony he sees in front of him)

((what is his name))

((Draconequus   :    Guiding Star))

"I'm flattered.  All should aspire to be like me." He replied as he stroked his horns with his claws.

((ok))

Issachar: (copying Guiding Star) I'm flattered. All should aspire to be like me. (returns to his form and starts laughing)

"Quite...now this begs the question; What do you you do? I mean really do; not your power, but what you do with it."

The mortals begin to bow and pray to the Apple of the Gods, the sacred artifact delivered from on high.  The Apple Family was also elevated to a priesthood in an instant, and shamans from one group or another began discussing family lines and distant relations furiously in an effort to seem "more sacred" than the rest.  Somepony suggested building a shrine of some sort and an altar, and the idea began to spread like wildfire.

*****

"Indeed... I certainly hope this is not a prank of some sort," replied the Mother Goddess.  Before She could continue, however, several large bubbles appeared and formed into another God.  She turned and blinked.

"Ah... good day to You."

*****

Gnosis eyed the apple and the fanatical herd darkly, but felt the restlessness of the pen calling to Him.  Sighing, He begins to write the consequences of the actions of the Gods in the Book of Fate.  Perhaps good would come... but He doubted it.  Though He was forbidden to turn the pages of Fate, He remembered, or knew, the Fate of other civilizations that gained this fervor: Death.  Destruction.  War.  Genocide.  Dictators.  Inquisitions.  Crusades.  Abhorrent sacrifices.

But Fate called.  Destiny called.  The Pen called.

Gnosis Wrote.

*****

It began as a dark cloud-like shape on the horizon, which grew at impossible speeds into a flock of birds of prey trillions strong.  Eagles, owls, hawks, and more formed the screeching wave of hunter's flesh as its sound echoed from mountain to mountain.  Wolves howled as one, bears bellowed, lions roared, and the mortals were distracted by yet another Sign and Wonder of the Gods.

The flocks coalesced into a shadowy, snakelike form taller than the clouds, and its claws and hooves made great rends in the earth that would soon become filled with water, one day to be known as Anwyn's Seas, worshiped and left as a wild place where carnivores hunted.

Cerrunos, Lord of the Hunt, stood and looked down upon the gathering and their ridiculous little "sacred object", then turned and looked at the "newcomer".

"And exactly what do You think You are doing?  You're worse than Loki.  Do You have any idea what You might have caused?"

"Good day to You too, I'm Soul Gaze, God protector of souls. I noticed an interference in the soul stream, so I came to check what was happening." said the God to the Mother Goddess.

"An honor to meet you, Soul Gaze," replied Gaia with a bow to a peer.  "Well-Come and Well-Met.  Apparently, one of the other Gods have been making signs and wonders at the mortals.  From the sounds of it, Cerrunos is trying to fix the problem.  I think, though I am not sure, that a new God was... trying to 'prank' the mortals.  Stupid and easily dangerous in consequence, I believe, but I suppose some just would not care if a genocide came of it.  I do think it immature in any case."

"I concur, it is dangerous to interact in this way in the lives of mortals, these are easily frightened by anything they do not know, and as You have said, can easily lead to disasters." said the blindfolded God.

Gaia bowed again.  "Will You be investigating the situation with My Brother the Hunter?"

of course the aliens do not worship any god, is more deep resentment saved them escaped with their lives because of their claws, the aliens continue walking through the desert. the drone queen and royal guard

Cerrunos, the Hunter, continues to stand where He is, glowering and waiting for a reply to His question to Issachar and His new and immature "friend".

"This is starting to feel like a meeting..." Solar Flare thinks.

Star looked back at Cerrunos, "Hey, don't compare me to Loki.  he...or she, just didn't give a buck most of the time.  At least I have a valid agenda.  Besides, pranking them was Issachar's idea.  I just wanted them to do something interesting with their lives."

"Of course, the soul stream need to return to its normal flow. I'll see You another time Goddes Gaia and Goddes Solar Flare" the God said bowing "Farewell" said while he vanished into a group of transparent spheres which disappeared shortly after.

"Farewell!" smiled Gaia as the God left.  "So... a new species of pony, that can interact with You?" She turned back to Solar.

*****

"Interesting, You say?  And Issachar?  Typical of a God of Evil and Chaos and Destruction."

The Hunter thought for a moment, then began to grin savagely, lips pulling back from razor-sharp teeth.

"But perhaps I had ought to thank the two of You.  HUNTING will gain a new meaning, if this continues.  Rather than just a chase, a run, and a kill for food and meat... to kill for fun, to destroy and tear, to use the flesh of other creatures for clothing and tools... to harry and surround, with spears and arrows, a score of bloodthirsty warriors with faces painted and gleaming eyes..."

The spines upon the God's back bristled with a Hunter's glee.

"Is that Your intent indeed?"

"Careful there.  That is dangerous waters your crossing.  You never know what kind of abomination might come from such ways of thinking.  This isn't to say that the idea doesn't has merit.  Just the whole killing and maiming bit might be a bit much."

impassive aliens always continue walking north towards colder and forested lands

"O-HO!  Quoth the Pot to the Kettle, 'and how black and sorry YOUR flank be indeed'.  Amusing, did YOU not think, the exploitation of these mortals' ignorance and naivety?  Yet look and see!  Already a cult, a religion, a divergence, jealousy and anger and strife as one family is raised above others, pride and arrogance, and soon...."

He licked his snakelike tongue over His pulled-back lips.

"As I have said.  But I merely show You the most likely consequence of Your actions.  Or did You not consider that perchance Your little games might turn into something much, much more deadly than You intended?"

"Something like that. I need you to create the living bodies and I will do the rest" Solar Flare says.

"Oh I'm well aware of what my 'GAMES' are causing and will cause.  but do you?  This is just the tip of the iceberg, I can't even begin to describe what is to come to pass... but I'll give you a hint" he stated before leaning over and whispering "It's called irony." he straightened back up and stated, "Observe!" and in an instant he stood before the golden apple, picked it up, and took a bite.

"Certainly!" smiled Gaia.  "What sort of material do you have in mind?  Just normal flesh and bone, or something special?"

*****

The ponies watched and wondered at the God's actions, and whispers began to grow of less-than-friendly things to do to the ponies that had just moments before been called priests, and of death and deadly feasting.

"HA!  And Who was it that JUST spoke against killing and maiming, My good Paragon of Righteousness?  NOW the Hunt shall TRULY begin, the folly and the loss of it, unless You do something quick!"

*****

Gnosis Wrote.  Evil feasting.  Death.  Black cults arising.  The actions of one God, like the pebble that starts an avalanche.

"Hmm... I quess I can make them special, so yes. Normal flesh and bones." Solar Flare says.

Gaia smiled and closed Her eyes, and began humming a quiet tune like a Mother to a child.  Clay began to rise up from the ground and form into a small village's worth of pony shapes, all lying down.  Color began to come as the earth miraculously changed to flesh and bone, and soon there were many quietly breathing bodies lying upon the ground, though generic and not yet given true form or mind.

"Are the bodies now ready?" Solar Flare asks and looks at the breathing bodies of ponies.

"STOW IT AND OBSERVE!!" were the thoughts projected to Cerrunos.  To the mortals he cried as lightning bolts shot across the sky, "FOOLS, Did you not heed the gods wishes?! Your were to eat the Golden Apple, not put it on a pedestal. What part of 'Eat More Apples' did you not get?  granted, In your defense you did eat more apples in general, and this Apple taste quite terrible; so I will not hold it against you.  But when a god gives you a task, you must use your heads and understand that which they ask of you.  With that said, enough of this folly; eat some alfalfa if apples aren't good enough for you.  As for you priests, to redeem yourselves for not eating the golden apple and instead starting a religion, go forth and plant apple trees across the land; such shall be your calling in life from now on!" with that said Star disappeared with the apple and returned to the other gods.

"They are ready for form, color, and mind," smiled Gaia.  "As You can see, they don't have horns or wings or special marks just yet.  I can add in any special features You might want, such as glowing fur or something."

*****

"You REALLY want to start a Holy War, don't You?" chuckled Cerrunos darkly.  "Going and doing all that.  What in all Creation are You even trying to do, if You even have an agenda?"

*****

The Apple family immediately set about the task given to them by the Gods, planting rows upon rows of apple trees and dispersing.

"I think I will be able to do this for now." Solar Flare says and gazes at the place where Star had his speech. "Something is going on at there..." She says.

"Look closely will you.  The ponies who are mad will forget the whole mess after a while, due to a combination of things Including; that the Apple's are already being punished by the gods, so there is no need to go any further.  Also, because they are no longer around the others as much, reducing agitation.  But here's the important part; the rest of the mortals are now addicted to apples, and thus will forgive the Apple family eventually, in order to have the succulent taste of apples once more.  In the end the Apple family will become a more tightly-knitted group due to surviving on their own, and will most likely become a legacy for the ages, once reintegrated into society." Star rambled before pausing for a moment, "Now this isn't to say a few things wont go awry.  But, that is why we have the term, fine-tuning."

after a moment, "hmm...though there is one thing bugging me.  The Apple family is spreading about a bit to quickly.  I need to make sure they stay in range of each other." he stated as he waved his fingers a bit. It was subtle but, the paths the Apple's took didn't diverge nearly as much as they could have, causing them to frequently meet with each other over time, as they preformed their Sacred Task.  "There we go.  That will keep them from being anti-social"


((If this works, Guiding Star just created the premise for all of the Apple Family's major traits:
family, hard work, honesty, funny accents, and most of all... APPLES!))

Issachar watches Guiding Star as he guided the ponies.

Issachar: I guess that is one way to do things.

"Manipulative and deceiving, a trickster and a chess-master at once.  Quite interesting, Star," murmured Cerrunos.  "Though You should know, You ARE a bastard for it regardless."

*****

Gaia shook Her head.  "I feel anger and resentment at My children being manipulated so, and especially My own Realm being used by another.  All fruits are to be eaten equally, none raised higher than the other.  No family should be punished or lifted up more than any other.  They are all My children."

She sighed.  "I will have to do something of it after this."

"No more than you, for motivating me to intervene.  All I want them to do is have interesting lives; but, if the rest of you gods are going to be picky about it, then I guess I have to be a bit under-handed, in order to make everyone happy."

"I think I can finish this alone so you can go if you want." Solar Flare says.

"...Besides, who's to say that this turn of events isn't a good thing.  I bet you can't even comprehend what it is that I have done... no matter, you'll understand in time" "...if you're still around." Stars words trailed off quietly at the end, foreshadowing events to come. "I have things to do;  dreams to sow, lands to stimulate, and celebrations to be had.  Till me meet again." With that said Star flew off to cause life to flourish across the world.

the aliens are crossed with a camel caravan. the drone. and royal guardian. wanting roared assault. but the queen with severe hiss stopped them and followed in the footsteps of the caravan in the opposite direction to which were these, way better land

Gaia smiled kindly at Solar, then nodded, looking at the seemingly sleeping forms on the ground.  "Thank you."

Like earth sinking into earth, the All-Mother was gone, yet eternally present.

The group of ponies were yet again amazed as crops and fruit and flowers began to spring up in the center of their herd, forming into the shape of an enormous and fearful yet wonderful and Motherly figure.

Her voice was like a Mother's voice to Her Children as She spoke.

"My Children, why do you fear?  Why do you run about and bring trouble to one another, elevating one or denigrating another?  Is not the earth's bounty Mine?  Are not all harvests My blessings to you?  Therefore eat and be filled, drink and be thirsty no longer!  But live in peace with one another and with all creatures, and care for the Earth, for I am your Mother and all are My Children.  Love one another, do good to all and bless each other.  When you rise up in the morning, give thanks for that which is given to you, and when you sleep, do likewise.  When you encounter a stranger, meet them merrily and well.  When you depart, part merrily and well.  When you eat, give thanks for the bounty given, and offer a tithe of what you have to those who have little or nothing, for all are My children.  If you have been blessed with much, then share your blessing with others.  Waste not, for all things you receive are gifts from My hooves.  If you give offerings and sacrifices of food and grain, do not burn it or let it spoil, but immediately share it with those who have the greatest need for food and cannot attain it themselves.  Store up that which is not used for when there is less, that you might use it later and live in bounty all year round.  Feed the earth, for Earth must be fed.  When you eat fruit, place the seeds in the ground and give it cold charcoal from the fire and water, for when you do this then even from death may come life, and from the seed will come forth more fruit and grain.  Be patient, for the Circle of the Year is long, and complain not.  When you request, bring an offering of food and place it upon an altar, and ask politely, for I am your Mother.  And do not burn or waste the offering, but divide it among those who need it and are unable to get it.  Here the words of your Mother, for I am Gaia."

Many fruits and grains and vegetables sprang up there, and the ponies were amazed and awed by the love of the Goddess for them.  They built an altar to the All-Mother, and began to share the earth's bounty with each other, singing praises to the Most High Gods.

*****

Cerrunos smirked as Star left, speaking quietly now.  "Such arrogance will be Thine downfall, Star.  Think Thee the only one with plans for war and death and rending and feasting?  I shall consume Thee before the end, and Thou shalt beg for mercy, and I shall not give it, for I am the Hunter, and I am Anwyn, and I am Cerrunos.  So Mote It Be, in My True Name I say it.  So Mote It Be, and Twice I say it.  So Mote It Be, and it is Done, and what is said cannot be unsaid.  Thou dost think Thyself the warrior, the hunter, but Thou cannot be more wrong.  Thou think Thyself clever and full of wit, but Thou knowest not the first measure of wit and cleverness.  Thou art a fool and a knave, and Thou shalt see all Thou hast made come to ruin before I come for Thee."

*****

Gnosis Wrote.  The beginnings of strife.  A war of minds.  The threat of death.  The portends of Ragnarokr.  Plans and mischief.  Chaos and destruction.  Souls and Hunters.  Who shall be victor?  Yet all shall suffer loss.

"Okay. First I need to take these to a safe place so nothing can hurt them when they are still unfinished." Solar Flare thinks and teleports to an empty area in the wilderness with the bodies.

((and Bleyd, if you come here prepare to be burned down to ashes))

((you can read i try go out of stupid desert but caution in desert have a abandoned nest with a lot eggs  and if one of your babys go isnt my problem))

the aliens see new landscape. sand dunes have been left behind and the vegetation begins to be more extensive

((I know but you can be too reckless sometimes. No offense X3))

Solar Flare takes meditating stance. Her horn starts to glow and the bodies are lifted up and covered with flames. "I am only the Pixie of Fire, so this can take a while." She thinks.

Quote from: Laebenal on 2013 Apr 30, 14:52:15
((I know but you can be too reckless sometimes. No offense X3))

(sorry but today i have a horrible bad milk ¬¬ and the last thing that i need is know that more and more people think that i am bad))

((don't get it wrong... Yes, at first I was annoyed with your "monster" takeover but now I feel bad for you and I'd like to protect you from haters...))

((thaks boy))

Quote from: bleyd on 2013 Apr 30, 14:45:39
((you can read i try go out of stupid desert but caution in desert have a abandoned nest with a lot eggs  and if one of your babys go isnt my problem))

the aliens see new landscape. sand dunes have been left behind and the vegetation begins to be more extensive

((besides Heaven's Ray put up a force field over the city which prevents your creature from entering the city))

Issachar: I wonder how they will react to me if I were to calmly visit the ponies.

"heh, and now they worship Gaia.  How ironic;  instead of solving the problem, she created a new one.  Though, I doubt she'll ever understand what it is; and thus, the cycle of madness continues... hmm, those 'aliens' are a peculiar sort.  I should probably study the planar implications at some point.  It might lead to a fascinating discovery." Star rambled as he flew about, looking at the various creations. "well, anyway. I should prepare for the worst.  No doubt some god might try something extreme down the road." he stated as he landed on a open and empty field. "It's always a good idea to have a little insurance." his finger stuck out and from it a peculiar droplet fell to the ground.  As it hit the ground it disappeared in a ripple like effect.  It's machinations not to be seen for ages. "There we go; I wonder if anyone would have guessed what would one day occur here; or on many a day for that matter...Speaking of time, I have far to much of it at the moment.  Whatever shall I do?"

Cerrunos begins to create a temple of power for Himself, using His omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience to His God's infinite extent.

He is invincible, unable to be defeated or killed in any way, shape or form.  He is everywhere, knowing everything that occurs in all of space and time at once.  He sees Star's droplet and knows exactly what it is, for He is a God, and He knows everything that there is to know.

He is everywhere at once, since He is a God, and He is already by Star's side before it even happened.

"And what do You think You are doing now, Star?  You of all Gods should know that We know everything, are everywhere at once, and have infinite power to do whatever We want, whenever We want, however We want to do it.  I know everything You are thinking.  You know everything that I am thinking.  I know the past, the present, and the future with equal clarity, to infinite end and infinite beginning, for I am a God, as are You."

Issachar walks up to the ponies.

Issachar: (very invitingly) Greetings everypony. (sits down)

"Well at least your paying attention...though I think you maybe mistaken on the range of our ability, no offense.  Even I have limits, and I'm quite well aware of them, even if they are rather enigmatic...as for this, well.  I'm sure you already know how badly things will turn out for us gods.  This is just my way of saying, 'Buck You Fate!'" Star cried, waving his fist in the air. " ...Ahem.  Don't worry it'll only come into effect after our age, so nothing to worry about.  Speaking of worries, I've become dreadfully bored, you wouldn't have anything in mind for passing the time?"

"Limits are for mortals," grinned the draconequus, showing teeth.  With a thought, the God was sitting in a throne and surrounded by delicacies and fawning lionesses.

"As for the future, fate is overrated.  I adhere to the quantum theory of infinite possibilities and infinite probabilities, and as for Myself, I choose the best of all possibilities.  Eternal life, eternal youth, and the faith of every sentient creature in the whole of Creation bowing down and worshiping Me day after day for all eternity, saying 'Glory to Cerrunos in the Highest, Holy Holy Holy is the Lord Cerrunos Almighty, Who was and is and is to come!'  And what is there to be bored of?  We can do anything We wish however We wish whenever We wish just by thinking about it.  For instance, I feel like having a temple all to Myself."

And with but a thought, the temple was there on the hill that wasn't there before.

"And perhaps a racetrack, some shops, a large pool area for the sharks, and a cliff for the raptors."

And as the God spoke, so it was.

"See, Star?  We are Gods.  Not little mortals, who have to build things with their hooves, or plan things, or use fancy spells and such."

*****

The mortals looked at Issachar in awe and wonder and some trepidation, though they continued to share the food that was given to them with each other, storing whatever was unused as they had been commanded.

A few came up to the God and knelt in worship, offering some food to the God.

"Greetings, oh Lord our God.  We thank You for having come down to us and visiting, Lord."

The Irony was too thick for Star to respond,  so much pretense had shoot up and taken form both literally and figuratively.  It was as if fate had said, 'well buck you too'.  After a moment of looking around, his ears folded back as he placed his hand of his face and shook his head. "I don't even know where to begin.  look, what you said was for the most part true, but do not let your own words fool you, even gods can die under the right circumstances.  Just try to make the collateral tolerable when you do OK?  Seriously, I've seen one too many a 'God' bite the dust in such terrible ways, simply because they pushed themselves past their limits...But enough; Enough of this banter, I need an outlet for my discontent.  Would you have a suggestion, less you want me to get creative again?"

Issachar: You're quite welcome and many thanks for the offering. (levitates the food then looks at the ponies) (reassuringly) Dark energy isn't bad, it's only as bad as the pony who wields it. Since I like ponies and actually I want to pal around with all of you. If that's alright.

"Ha!  Irony?  Perhaps You should examine Yourself.  Only when this world ends, or the Shadows Who Play cease to find interest, or the Creator Of All shuts it down, will We truly 'die'.  Or, perhaps, if the Shadow Who Plays that takes interest in YOU decides that Your time has ended.  For Myself, fortunately, MY Shadow will not cease until the Creator Of All has learned somewhat from this, and most certainly I Myself, and My siblings, will not die on Our Shadow's watch.  For You, of course, things may differ.  But as for things to do, go create Yourself a new world and start exploring, or try to make something of Your own, without interfering with the mortals.  Or talk with Heaven's Ray.  We are creatures of change, We Gods.  We thrive on it.  Personality shifts are completely natural.  Or perhaps You could try and simply create another planet and start making mortals there.  So long as the mortals remain unaffected, I see no reason to stop You.  The only reason I objected the first time was because You were clearly manipulating the mortals proper; outside of their view, We can do literally anything We want, short of killing one another or controlling one another's actions.  A world without rules in a WONDERFUL thing, eh?"

*****

"Of course, Lord," bow the ponies.  "Although... what is... a 'pal'?"

"I can't tell if you're serious, or just rambling off the top of your head.  How is it possible for you to know so much and so little at the same time...unless your just messing with me...given your sudden interest in me, I would not be be surprised.  and what is with your strong affection for the mortals? are they important to you? and as for making a world... well, lets just say that I've had a hand in such an affair already...even if no one knows..."

"What, Your 'help' with My Shadow's little world underground with the dead city?  Your 'help' with this one?  Some other world in this multiverse of Legends, built by Equestrians?  And as for why I have such affection, it is merely a reflection of My Shadow's affection and attitude.  You know of Whom I speak.  A Wanderer?"

"I hope not for the first, though I probably am somehow.  Definitely for the second, good luck figuring out what or why.  The third...not sure about that one yet, too many looped variables to determine responsibility; Feathering Logic Paradoxes.  As for the Wanderer...I'm aware of his existence... Likes being Dramatic if I recall..." Star looks around, "huh, still stable.  I suppose that's a good thing."

Cerrunos smiled.  "Logic paradoxes and meta-knowledge only destabilizes a world if the Creator of All and the Shadows Who Play wish it to.  My Shadow Who Plays chooses not to allow it to destabilize at the moment.  How about Yours?"

"erm, I wasn't talking about stability.  More like how blindingly dynamic the time-space is there, it hard to be sure of things in a place that constantly evolves, so to speak...anyway, what are the other gods up to?  the only one I've noticed doing anything is Solar Flare and I suppose Issachar as well."

at the end of a village in the distance, protected by a fence, the Queen does not think for a moment and with a shriek. charge against which there are ponies followed by his two sons. the queen and her loyal guardian. loaded into the buildings while the smaller drone addresses ponies capture all possible.

Gaia sighs, raising an eyebrow, and like the ripple of wind on grass, the queen, her guardian, all her sons and all her drones are swept away by a tornado, blown to the farthest reaches of the earth in the blink of an eye, for Gaia is a Goddess, and All-Powerful.

(( Well made post and all... but that's crossing over to the power playing side of things. Sending some of bleyd's characters almost literally out of the RP. There's a reason why we have no god modding as a forum rule and RPs that omit this rule are risky. Tbh, I do not like god sign-up RPs because they have a tendency to upset others. If it's not pampered or manicured enough, the ability to god mod can easily power play since what they do already effects other characters sometimes without being able to retaliate. I'm making this post null and keeping the part of the post of question as a reference to what and why I've done so. As a friendly warning, even though you're all gods, don't over do it. You're welcome to make a new post but the warning has been made. -Ateren ))

((I am hereby making a report for excessive violence and antagonistic movement towards other players on the part of Bleyd and his characters, after extensive warning in the Sign-Up and OOC, as well as in the game itself.  The purpose of this particular post was to nullify his creature's movements against the mortal players here.  If this is not otherwise addressed, then I will consider his post null and void, and will ignore it and any effects it has.))

Solar Flare continues and sees one body moving restlessly. "I hope nothing goes wrong." She thinks.

Issachar: A friend. I want all of you to be my friends. :D

((I am hereby making a report for excessive violence and antagonistic movement towards other players on the part of Bleyd and his characters, after extensive warning in the Sign-Up and OOC, as well as in the game itself.  The purpose of this particular post was to nullify his creature's movements against the mortal players here.  If this is not otherwise addressed, then I will consider his post null and void, and will ignore it and any effects it has.))

((what ,

excessive violence and antagonistic movement towards other players on the part of Bleyd and his characters.

we are in the same world?¿?¿ you are the only that use violence and antogonistic versus me ))

((Bleyd, I only allowed you to RP as your creature b/c I thought you would keep your OC's actions towards ponies friendly. Any more complaints about your OC will result in you being banned from this RP.))

((Bleyd, usted usaba violencia ante los animales, y ahora ante los ciudadanos del villaje.  Como Dark Hooves dijo, la usa de violencia y sangre en este juego es prohibido, y tambien como se dijo Dark Hooves en OOC/Sign Up, la unica rason que esta usted permitido ser en este RP es porque dijo usted que estaba en acuerdo con la regulacion que no ataqara otras jugadores e animales.  Que mas, usted tambien dijo que estaba en acuerdo con Laebenal en no ataqar el villaje.

English translation:
Bleyd, you used violence against the animals, and now against the citizens of the village.  Like Dark Hooves said, the use of violence and blood in this RP is prohibited, and also as he said in OOC/Sign Up, the only reason that you are permitted to be in this RP is because you said you agreed with the rule not to attack other players/creatures.  Additionally, you also said (earlier) that you agreed with Laebenal not to attack the village.))

si no recuerdas estoy a bastantes miles de kilómetros de la villa. yo dije un pequeño poblado, nada que ver con el vuestro, pero si lo prefieres llamare amablemente a las puertas, y llevare a la gente en brazos, para meterles una criatura en el estomago. si la gente esta encantada en ayudar con esas cosas

.if I remember quite a few thousands of kilometers from the villa. I said a small town, nothing to do with yours, but if you prefer call you kindly to the doors, and take you to the people in arms, to put them a creature in the stomach. if people are pleased in helping with those things.))

Quote from: bleyd on 2013 May 01, 09:21:32
at the end of a village in the distance, protected by a fence, the Queen does not think for a moment and with a shriek. charge against which there are ponies followed by his two sons. the queen and her loyal guardian. loaded into the buildings while the smaller drone addresses ponies capture all possible.

((@Bleyd. This is the post you made that's is against the agreement.))

((the agreement say others, if you think that others is all npc ok is my fault because for me other is players, is common sense that if i need another life form to evolve i cant be friendly with npc. thin a big monster come to village and call to door, and say hello you have one moment? i need your chest form one of my babys born, i only need that you put your face here. thaks))

im going to copy paste what is in the OOC
Ok here whats going on
get back on topic and follow the rules or Im closing this RP
I dont want to ruin the fun for everyone but Im not afraid too
Instead of making a big deal just report the post that you think breaks the rules and we will take care of it

Quote from: McSleuthburger on 2013 May 01, 20:09:30
im going to copy paste what is in the OOC
Ok here whats going on
get back on topic and follow the rules or Im closing this RP
I dont want to ruin the fun for everyone but Im not afraid too
Instead of making a big deal just report the post that you think breaks the rules and we will take care of it

((I understand, you're just doing your job. Back to the RP.))

Issachar continues smiling.

Quote from: Dark Hooves on 2013 May 01, 17:15:50
Issachar: A friend. I want all of you to be my friends. :D

The ponies bow; some are uncertain, but the younger colts and fillies grin and hop up and down in excitement.

"We'd love to be friends with you, Issachar!"

Gaia smiled from where She was passing out food and treats.  "It seems You have gained a few friends, Issachar."

She turned to the older ponies.  "Do not let your hearts be troubled; suffer the little foals to come unto Us!  For blessed are those who come to Us with a foal-like faith and trust."

Issachar starts levitating all of the foals and starts making them fly around slowly so not to scare them.

Issachar: I know that some of you can fly, but I figured I'd do this for you. (smiles and continues making them fly around slowly)

The foals giggle and whoop with delight as the parents watch, first nervously, then joyously and thankfully.

Issachar: Don't worry sits and ma'am s your children are safe.

They kneel, and one stallion smiles as he worships the God.  "Now I know, Lord.  I was blind, but now I see the light of truth.  Please forgive my unbelief and my doubting, Lord."

Issachar: That is alright sir. (Starts making all of the foals fly in formation)

Solar Flare continues what she is doing. "Almost there..." She thinks and it looks like she is soon ready.

Gaia finishes distributing the food, and shows the ponies how to dry, preserve and store the food that they're not using.  She then walks over to Issachar, shrinking down to just a head over normal pony size.

"They can be a joy, these mortals, can they not?  Such innocence, but such potential."

Issachar: Yes, they are filled with joy and the potential to become whatever they want to be

"Not just desire... for their desires are still limited, founded upon the minute experience they have in this world.  But also a potential for things they could never imagine, never even dream of," smiled Gaia.

Issachar makes all of the foals land in front of all of the mares and stallions and releases the levitation spell. He walks over to them and lies down.

Issachar: You all will make this world a wonderful place to live in. (smiles)

Solar Flare puts the bodies back to the ground. Now they have almost black coat and mane and tail similar to her. "Bodies are now ready. Now they need to get "thoughts"." She thinks while watching the bodies. She sighs and takes a meditative stance. The ponies are lifted again but now only their heads are covered with flames.

The ponies smile and lies down with the God.  "Teach us how, Lord," begs a foal.  "How can we make the world better?"

Issachar: Treating everypony fairly with kindness and friendship is the way to do this.

"I'm kind to everypony, Lord!" piped up one foal.

Issachar: Very good young one, I see you having many friends. (Rubs the foal's head with his hoof)

"I like friends!" she smiled, jumping up and down.

Issachar: I know you do, I can sense it.

"Can you sense everything, Lord?" asked a colt, awestruck.

Issachar: Just the spiritual energies that are a part of the world and all living things.

"What's spiritual energy?" asked a curious filly.

Issachar: The spiritual energies, yin and yang are an invisible reactive force to all living things and the world which when your spirit is pure the spiritual energy reflects this and shines as bright as your spirit, but when your sprirt is tainted by sadness, fear, or anger, the spiritual energy also reflects this and turns dark like the night sky. Although only myself and my brother Heaven's Ray can sense the changes in the spiritual energies. To my knowledge.

"I beseech Your forgiveness, Lord, but what do You mean 'to Your knowledge'?" asked one of the older ponies, confused.  "Gods know everything in the world, don't They?"

Issachar: There are things that even we gods don't know.

Gasps are heard everywhere.  "What don't You know?" asked a filly, fearfully.

Gaia sighed, sitting down and taking a foal onto her lap.  "There are infinite possibilities, My Little Ponies.  Each decision is not fixed, though there are some decisions that are more likely than others, and some that are so improbable as to be nearly impossible.  Yet only Gnosis knows at the moment."

Issachar: Yes, thanks Gaia for helping me explain that out to them.

"We should build a temple for all of You," piped up a young colt suddenly.  "And have different places in it for everything!"

There were murmurs of interest all about the herd.

"Even if not everything is known... perhaps with Your guidance, we might choose the beset of possibilities?" asks an older mare, visibly still worried about the issue.  "Perhaps a temple... to... Learning, and Growing, and Balance, and Defense?  We need each of these desperately, with predators on all sides."

Issachar: Of course.

Heaven's Ray flies over to Issachar and lands next to him which he places a scroll nearby the elder mare.

Everypony leaned in to look as the mare cautiously opened the scroll, looking inside.

In the scroll contains in writing all the materials, tools, and blueprints of the temples so they can build them.

The mare blinks at the strange marks on the scroll, and looks helplessly at the others.  They, in turn, look at Cuneiform Scroll, who points at himself questioningly and walks forward.

"Father Scroll, are you familiar with these marks?" asked the mare.  "I am but a healer..."

She brushes her pinkish mane away from her yellow-coated face as she gives the unicorn room to see.

"Ah... yes, Posey.  These are materials for building the temples.  Cypress, you remember where the grove of trees were?"

"Yes, Father Scroll."

"We'll be needing some branches... and apparently... red rocks?"

The shaman tilts his head at the mention of iron ore.  "And... charcoal... and rocks... and pounding tools..."

He shakes his head.  "I do not understand, Lord, but we will gather the materials as You have commanded."

Heaven's Ray: We could just build these ourselves, but we want to teach you all how to be self-sufficient so you all can build your own house the way you want them.

As the ponies divided up into groups to gather the materials, Cuneiform Scroll turned to Heaven's Ray.  "We thank You, Lord, for allowing us the privilege of doing this for You."

Heaven's Ray: You all are quite welcome.

Gaia pursed Her lips as the enthusiastic herd went about gathering items.  She took Her leave of the small group of shamans and went over to one group that was helping with cleaning up the rest of the harvest.

"Perhaps you could go down to the river and fetch some clay?  I will show you how to create something for storing food."

The ponies started, but bowed and immediately went off.

Heaven's Ray: Well borther, things are underway.

Issachar: That they are.

They both start flying around keeping watch over all of the ponies.

Cerrunos snorted, flying down from the sky to land on a cloud nearby.  "So, it seems You all have the mortals working double-time now, eh?"

Issachar: One of the colts said they wanted to build a temple for us.

"Indeed?" mused the God of the Hunt, stroking His chin.  "Well, I suppose that I would appreciate the gesture.  And perhaps I can teach them a thing or two about defending their little settlement against attack."

Issachar: Don't be too rough with them.

He laughed and waved a claw.  "I won't, I won't.  Besides, they break too easily.  But that doesn't mean I'll be soft on them either."

Issachar: I guess I'l watch over them just to be sure that they'll be alright.

Cerrunos grunted and flew over to where the "guards" were standing.  "YOU THERE!"

They stood at attention almost immediately.  "Y-yes Lord!"

A smile crept over the Hunter's face.  "Good!  You respond immediately.  But your skills need polishing.  No, not polishing.  A complete overhaul.  You there, what is that you have in your hoof?"

The soldier blinked, then shouted, "A spear, Lord!"

"FALSE!  That, boy, is a STICK!  A SHARPENED STICK!  You think that's going to do ANYTHING against attacking animals, son?  YOU!  NEED!  A!  SPEAR!"

The guard winced and Cerrunos leaned all the way into his face.

"Don't WINCE when you're spoken to!  Stand at attention and take it like the soldier you are!"

The stallion did the best he could to stand up and look the God in the eye.  "Yes Lord!"

"That's more like it!  Now!  BOTH of you need to see to your weapons and armor!  ARMOR!  Where is your armor?"

They looked at each other nervously.  "We do not have armor, Lord!"

"WELL YOU NEED IT!" the God shouted, nearly bowling them over with the force of His voice.

"Y-Yes Lord!"

"And I'll TELL you why!  When some rabid ravaging timberwolf comes stalking by and takes a good look at your tender muscles and little sharpened sticks, and there it is standing there with no food and no water, what's the first thing that passes through its mind?  It wants to GET some food and water, and the easiest way to GET it is through YOU.  That's right, straight through YOU, and if you're not wearing any armor or carrying any weapons other than sharpened STICKS, what you gonna do?  Do you KNOW what it's like to be unarmed and attacked?"

"No Lord!"

"Well you'd better be THANKFUL son!  That isn't going to last!  You two need some ARMOR, something to put between your tender vulnerable skins and that timberwolf's long, sharp claws!"

Issachar:  O:

Gaia followed the mares and fillies down to the river, where they began to gather the soft clay.

"Are you all familiar with making a fire?" She asked.

"Y-yes, Mother," whispered a filly in awe.

The Goddess smiled.  "Well then, that's good!  Now, I'm going to teach all of you how to make pottery.  Do you know what pottery is?"

The mares and fillies shake their heads.

"Well, watch and learn!  First, you take the clay in your hooves like this."

She takes some clay and begins kneading it into a round shape.  Quizzical looks appear on faces all around, but the ponies follow Her lead, shaping their own little balls of clay.

"It doesn't need to be perfect, just as long as it's usable.  These will become pots, and you can use these when they're finished for storing food and water."

She began to shape the clay into a round shape, with an indentation in the middle.

Issachar watches Gaia with a smile on his face as she teaches the ponies to make pottery.

Gnosis wrote quickly, then flew down to the village where the shamans were, the Book floating beside It all the while.  The priests immediately bow down and kneel.

"Peace be upon you all."

"T-thank you, Lord."

Gnosis looked around, a quiet expression on Its face.  "This is a good village.  Full of life.  But there is something lacking."

It opened the Book, and from within it came many tablets and scrolls.

"You write, it is true, but your writing is ethereal, without permanence.  But a single day, and your marks wash away, a year, and your charcoal is gone.  I will teach you to write with permanence."

The shamans bow low.  "Thank you, Lord."

The God nodded gravely.  "And one more thing.  You must teach writing and knowledge to all, not simply keep it for yourself."

Cuneiform nods.  "Yes, Lord.  We will teach as best as we can."

Issachar watches Gnosis happily as he teaches them writng.

The rest of the ponies came back, carrying (very inefficiently) individual red pebbles and stones, or trying to push large boulders, as in the case of the earth pony stallions.

None of them quite knew what they were doing, especially the pegasi, who were doing their best to bring bundles of sticks or individual logs.

The unicorns were doing the best of all of them, though they could only carry a small amount.

It was rather pitiful, the way they worked so hard to carry so little back to the village.  They laid the pile, not enough even for making a hut, down in front of the Gods and looked up at Heaven's Ray with a questioning expression on their faces.

Heaven's Ray: I know you all are trying, but this isn't even enough to built a single hut. (uses his magic to build carts out of wood from the trees and sets them near the ponies) Please try again and pile everything neatly into the carts so you can bring back enough materials for everypony to have a hut to live in.

The ponies stare fearfully at the wooden creation.  "L-lord, w-what is that... thing?"

"And what are those round things that move on the sides?" asked a filly, bolder than the stallion who spoke first.

Heaven's Ray: They are called wheels which they allow the carts to move when you attach yourself to the harness on the front. All you do is load the stuff neatly like so. (levitates a few rocks and places then neatly in the cart) Although not all of you have magic.

There is excited murmuring as the ponies examine the cart, poking it and touching it or trying to climb inside it.

"Father Scroll never thought of anything like this!" whispered a colt as he ran a hoof reverently over a wheel.

Heaven's Ray: I have built four carts, but if you need more you'll have to chop down some trees and cut the trees into wood then hammer the wood together with nails. The instructions to do so are on the scroll that the elder mare has.

Solar Flare puts the bodies back on ground but now they stand up and start to look around. "Everything looks fine." Solar Flare thinks. One of the new ponies sees her and walks a bit closer. "Who are you? You look a bit different?" The pony says. "Who? Me? I am the one who made you living." Solar Flare says to the pony. "Are you going to lead us?" The pony asks. "They seem to be wiser than I thought."  "Not really. I help you to learn how to live and get food. The rest lies on you." Solar Flare says to the pony. "I should start already." She says and teleports in the middle of this new pony race and starts to teach them some basics of living.

The ponies reverently take up the enormous task of gathering the items and building the holy "carts" gifted to them by the Gods.

He smiles while the work more efficiently.

By midday, Gaia's followers have created and begun firing more than enough pots and jars for preserving all the food in the village, and had begun working on making bricks for laying foundations.

Meanwhile, Gnosis's shamans and priests have been furiously writing down their entire oral history into a form that can be preserved, as well as all their songs and rhymes and sayings.  They are careful to jot down pronunciation guides as well, so that future ponies would be able to pronounce things accurately and hear the music exactly as it was meant to be heard.  They made several copies in multiple mediums, and buried a few in places where it would be difficult to destroy but easy to discover ages from now.

Cerrunos had the "guards" marching in formation and going through an exercise routine, and more than half looked exhausted already from just a few laps around the village.  Still, their eyes were shining with excitement, and their heads held up higher than before, proud that they could be taught by the God Himself.

Heaven's Ray conjures up a prism and shines his white magic through it making a rainbow for them all to enjoy.

Some of the less busy villagers look up and cheer at the miracle, while the others continue in their chores.  The Eternal Sun and Moon begin to change their places in the sky as day turns to night and evening falls.

Issachar builds a pile of firewood in the fire pit and lights it using his fire magic.

As night falls, the gatherer ponies bring back the cartloads of supplies, and the mares and fillies take the pots and jars and set them around the fire near where the food is sitting.  Cerrunos has the guards stationed around the village to defend it, and Gnosis instructs the priests and shamans to begin telling stories and leading the villagers in songs as all begin pitching in to preserve and store the food in the jars.  Gaia begins humming as the villagers husk the corn.

Lily crack corn, and I don't care
Lily crack corn, and I don't care
Lily crack corn, and I don't care
My papa's gone away

Big old owl with eyes so bright
on many a dark and starry night
I've often heard my true love say
Sing all night and sleep all day

Lily crack corn, and I don't care
Lily crack corn, and I don't care
Lily crack corn, and I don't care
My papa's gone away

When I was young I used to wait
On foals and serve 'em on their plate
Give them milk whenever they cry
And brush away the blue tail fly

Lily crack corn, and I don't care
Lily crack corn, and I don't care
Lily crack corn, and I don't care
My papa's gone away

Heaven's Ray and Issachar join the mortals and sit down.

They continue singing on into the night, husking corn and pounding wheat into flour, crushing oats and filling up the jars one by one.  Some of the younger fillies and colts weave mats with the dried leaves, under Gaia's guidance, so that they can have a soft place to sleep on.  Older villagers begin packing together forges and taking some of the mats and making bellows, also under the Mother's guidance.

Gnosis nods and smiles as the songs and stories drift through the air with the smoke and embers.  There's a group of colts who've decided to act out one of the old stories of Cerrunos defeating an Ursa Major, wearing masks and dancing about while chanting the song.  Some of the shamans are sitting down with the youngest of the foals and teaching them the old sayings.  Some of the older mares are pounding herbs into salves and medicines for cuts and scrapes and bruises, then writing down the instructions on scrolls and in bound-together manuscripts.

Cerrunos barks an order, and fresh guards relieve the previous sentries, who go to the armory to put away their weapons before joining the rest of the villagers in their nightly activities.

Heaven's Ray: You all are doing so well here my brother and I have something else for you.

He sets down spools of thread and sewing needles for making a national flag.

"Okay. You should now be able to survive on your own." Solar Flare says to her ponies and watches on them. She teleports them all back to the small forest where she likes to live. "Just remember what I taught to you and you should be all fine." She says to the ponies and thinks: "Maybe I should go and see what the others have done." She then teleports close to the village to see what the others are doing there.

The villagers turn and look quizzically at the sharp metal things and the tiny rope thing.  Most continue with the important work of putting away the food for storage throughout the year, making medicine, making beds to sleep in and instructing the foals, but some of the ponies without anything to do look at each other and walk over.

"Lord?  What is this?"

*****

Solar Flare sees the village is now much improved from its previous condition.  There is a low wooden wall around the hill to keep out wild wolves, a few small A-frame huts, a campfire in the center, several carts of supplies waiting for tomorrow's construction, and circles of ponies everywhere, as well as a large number of pots and jars full of grain and flour and medicine.

Some ponies are preparing and storing food in the jars, some ponies are making medicines, some ponies are teaching the foals, and some are writing down instructions.

There's also guards stationed around the wooden wall to guard against night animals, now with newly made wood armor and spears with obsidian tips bound with dried nettle stem rope.

Cerrunos is overseeing the guards, Gnosis is overseeing the writing and instruction, and Gaia is with the mares and fillies teaching them how to prepare and store food.

Heaven's Ray: These are sewing thread and needles for making a flag.

"What's a flag?" asked a colt, looking up at the God.  "Is it like a mat?"

"What's a needle?" asked a filly, tilting her head.

He gestures the flag at the top of the spire on the large temple at the heart of the village.

Heaven's Ray: That's a flag, the elder mare has the instructions to use these.

The ponies blink, looking at the temple.

"Why would we ever need a piece of cloth on the end of a stick?  Can't we just all wear a colored piece of cloth and make a couple statues?  And why do we need to build a temple, if you already have a temple?"

((historical note: flags were not used until the invention of mass warfare, and were mainly used for signalling and telling enemies which army they were fighting.  It was not until empires conquered large areas and needed a standard for showing themselves that the modern flag was utilized, and even then it was not flown in cities, only on the battlefield.  The modern flag did not appear until after the late medieval ages, during the Age of Sail.  Villages today in South America, Africa, and Asia still often do not have flags or any need for flags.))

Heaven's Ray:We have it up there for decoration.

Issachar:We didn't ask you to build a temple we just wanted to teach you all how to build houses and shops.

"But I thought you gave us the blueprints and list of materials for building temples, not houses and shops," said a colt, confused.

Issachar: Oh, we were supposed to give you these blueprints. Those were ours for the temple. (gives them the blue prints for houses and shops)

Surprised, and somewhat shocked at the thought that a God could make mistakes, the foals look at each other nervously.  "I thought only the Elders were supposed to touch those..." said a wall-eyed pegasus, who looked and acted like she was particularly clumsy around here, though smart in her own way.  The others agreed, especially the younger colts and clumsier fillies.

"This place have changed a lot since my last visit. I wonder what the others have done." Solar Flare thinks and start to search the village to find any of the other gods still keeping herself somewhat hidden from the ponies inhabiting the village.

Gaia was humming quietly as She guided some fillies and mares in corn-husking, and Cerrunos was standing in the shadows by the wall, brooding as He watched His guards.

Heaven's Ray and Issachar watch over the ponies as they harvest the corn and other food.