Chapter 0
In the beginning, there was the forces and primordial gods. Beings that rule over forces of nature, personifications and concepts given a form when needed. After the Primordial gods created reality, time and the cosmos, they made the gods. And the gods created the Heavens, the Earth realm, and Hell with The Void being something no god, let alone human, as ever gone into or mastered and came out alive
Humanity was add within the gods image and they had a good relationship with the each other at first, offering worship and loyalty in exchange for aid and protection. But then at some unknown point, their relationship grew sour. The gods developed high egos and the humans were effectively destroying the earth as they advanced according to the gods
Now finally, after 7 million years, humanity was coming to an end. Not by alien invasion or nuclear fallout out. Mankind was coming to extinction by the very gods that created them have now chosen to destroy them...
Justin: are you sure this is a good idea bros?
Lucas: most certainly. I can't wait to see how the gods react
Carlos: it'll be fun. Oh the chaos of them all
We watch as the 3 Halfling brothers walked down a hallway together towards the door of the courtroom of the gods. Don't be fooled by the appearance of the brothers before you. They are all actually the same age although their different personality traits and maturity levels makes them both each other's younger and older brother in various ways. Their appearance though, that's merely the form they choose to appear as they also reflects a bit of themselves personality wise. Like with Justin being small almost child like due to his nativity and lack of intelligence but having big heart. Carlos takes on the appearance of the character Lucifer from the Netflix show as he likes to persuade and be a bit devilish in mischief and chaos but he is also quiet creative. Lastly is Lucas, the smartest of the group and despite his autism, he had a god complex which is why he looks a bit more divine compared to the rest of his brothers. We then see what is happening inside of the courtroom...
Zeus: welcome everybody. It's been quiet some time since we've all gathered together
Hera: yes darling, far too long
Zeus: I've called this meeting of the heavens to discuss our situation with the humans. Let the council of Valhalla now commence
The Greek thunder god smacked his gavel on the desk near him, with his wife Hera hugging his arm. The room was giant, filled with rows apon rows and many seats filled with various different gods with the less powerful and lesser known gods towards the back and the more powerful and more known ones towards the center where Zeus and Hera both sit, the king and queen and of the heavens where the gods and the souls worthy of being there live
Zeus: now let me ask everyone. Should be allow mankind to live for another thousand years and forgive them for their actions or should we put an end to them for all eternity. You all have signs at your seats to determine your vote
Shiva: here. I say we put an end to the wretched things. I been watching them for a millenia and they never seem to learn any kind of lesson we teach them, let alone their own consequences. Let's give em the ol fire and brimstone. Allow me to burn the world
Aphrodite: Shiva's right. As time goes on, the world just get uglier and uglier. The waters fill with trash, the forrests get cut down and the countless animals we made for them have gone extinct with more dying every day. So I say we destroy them, they are nothing but a cancer to the world
Anhangá: assholes! All of them! They were the biggest mistake we've ever made. I told you all humans were a bad idea
The gods takes amongst themselves and about 90% of them raised their signs up in agreement for the extinction of humanity
Zeus: now then, it seems like our votes are in. With the majority of us saying we shall put humanity to end...I call forth and extinction of humanity!-
Zeus as about to slam his gavel onto the desk once more to end the meeting but then...
Carlos: just a moment!
The gods looked towards the door of the courtroom. They saw the 3 brothers, disgusting in their eyes for they were halflings. Half human and half god however unlike other demigods such as the great Hercules or Artemis, these brothers were dispised by the gods for hating the gods and refusing to do anything for them. Unlike someone like Hercules who was a hero on earth and helped the gods with other battles, these brothers did nothing to aid the gods and simply say around in the heavens as if they were equal to them. At least this is how the gods view them anyways...
Justin: ah shit we gonna die. Big bro say you're sorry before they decide to kill us!
Carlos: pardon our intrusions you most heavenly shits but we have something we'd like to share~
Then the birds that sat atop Odin's shoulders began to speak
White bird: shut up puny haflings!
Black bird: do you dare to challenge us!
Carlos: while we will admit some sins of the humans are unforgiveable...
B&W Bird: hey stop ignoring us!
Carlos: ...however despite that, to simply get rid of them wouldn't be fun at all let alone boring. Consider this, a proposal~ a trial to determine if humanity has earned the right to live for years to come. How about something to show the power and benevolence of the gods, to test humanity
Birds: what are you suggesting? Should we flood the earth again, or maybe send the earth into another ice age
Carlos: mmm, no quiete. We've come up with a far more creative...
Lucas: ...efficient...
Justin: and badass...
Carlos: method for this test. We propose...
Trio: The Ragnarok
Lucas them opens up a book of the heavenly constitution
Lucas: it is a statement written in article 62 clause 12 of the Heavenly Constitution. It stipulates the following, "A final battle between the beasts and it's creator, a 1 on 1 fight"
Behold! The final battle between the gods and the humans, The Ragnarok. Not to be confused with the Norse Ragnarok, The Ragnarok is a series of duels with fights representing both the gods and the humans. There are 13 round and if humanity were to lose, they would face total extinction. However, if the humans were to win they would live for however long the originally proposed time was, in this case it's an additional thousand years. Despite being written within this constitution, this law has never been put into action, merely a joke amongst the gods. An event for divine amusement. An extrajudicial clause. This clause was never taken seriously as the gods never thought humanity would every stand a chance
Carlos: looks like you all don't like the idea
Lucas: looks like you all want to just end this right here and now, to avoid direct confrontation
Carlos: if that's the case then a thousand apologies for our abruption. It's very clear you all are just a bunch of pussies
Justin: we're gonna die...
The gods then erupted in what sounded like laughter as well as growls in anger filled pride. The gods did not like the mockery
Zeus: well this is quite interesting. I'm glad you brought it up. Why I can already picture it in my head, don't you all see it as well...
Hera: oh my yes darling~
The gods watches as Zeus's souless empty eyes had his anger filled yellow pupils appear
Justin: wow the gods are really angry at us
Carlos: seems like the gods are much shorter tempted than the humans
Zeus: What do you say, everyone? It's been a while, so wouldn't you like to see the thundering of the gods and our overwhelming ferocity? How about it, everyone? Let us gods fight it out against mankind!
And just like that, The Ragnarok was approved
Justin: we're alive?
Lucas: unfortunately...
Justin: don't be like that bro. You know we love you and would be sad if you died
Lucas: yeah. Kinda the only reason why I live anyways. Anyways, what do we do
Carlos: guys I just found a loophole
Lucas: mmm?
Carlos: the clause says it needs representive fighters for the humans
Justin: yeah what's your point? Humanity is gonna get screwed. No one is as strong as the gods
Lucas then smirked as with his big brain he had already realized what Carlos was going on about
Carlos: who said we were using humans. Why not allow humanities creativity to come to life. How about humanities creations come to life to defend their creators
Lucas: wonderful idea brother
Lucas and Carlos both chuckled menacingly while Justin shuddered nervously, unsure what kind of trouble they were going to get themselves into. The grand hall was empty now. The divine courtroom where the fate of humanity was decided was now silent and empiry. We shift our scene to a smaller meeting room where the gods were discussing matters of The Ragnarok. 50 thrones encircled a circular table of divine stone, each seat occupied by a god. Zeus sat across the long table with Hera by his side
Zeus: Well then, looks like we’re doing this the fun way
A low murmur rippled through the chamber. Some gods scoffed. Some laughed. Zeus giggled like a school girl at the thought of fighting again with Hers chucking to herself as she watched the spark of light in his eyes appear once again. It had been awhile since Zeus had fought which was one of his passions aside from her
Zeus: Ragnarok, Thirteen rounds. Gods versus humanity’s champions. First to seven victories decides everything
A god near the table snarled. “Overkill. We already voted.”
Zeus: And yet, here we are
He leaned forward
Zeus: Besides...this isn’t about necessity anymore. It’s about certainty
A projection of light formed above the table, displaying thirteen empy slots on a list. Zeus tapped the first.
Zeus: as for the ground rules...
He raised two fingers
Zeus: Maximum 2 gods per pantheon, just to keep things fair and representing enough of as many as we can. Other than that, anything goes
A few gods shifted uncomfortably.
Zeus: if you want to enter to Ragnarok, please step up and claim a spot in it. We'll figure out round placements later. I myself will already be in the Ragnarok of course
Hera: just wonderful darling~ my big strong man~
There was silence for a moment. Then a god stood up, electricity crackled in the air as he picked up his hammer
Thor: I wish to enter. I want to test out the humans and we if they are a challenge. I doubt they are anything like the Jörmungandr but it'll be an amusing and hilarious minute of time
And just like that Thor carried his Mjolnir and left the meeting room
Zeus: and already we have our 2nd combatant. Anyone else want to participate?
Hephaestus: how about me father? I'd like to participate
Ares: no way! A tournament like this is fit for me, Area, the god of war!
Hera looked at her 2 special boys and smiled, in her eyes they were still small babies and looked as if they were arguing over a toy or something
Hera: oh boys calm down. Ares why don't you take a step back this time. You've already participated in many wars and your father in various fights. Why not let your brother participate in this Ragnarok. Besides it's a clear win for us gods, just a fun little game honestly
Ares: fine...but I get to be in the VIP room to watch from afar
Zeus: then it is done. We have our 3rd fighter now. Anyone else? We need 3 more for our initial 6
Shiva: I would like to fight. Afterall I'm the number 1 Hindu god under the sun. Don't you all know about my fight with Rudra...Rudra...
Shiva started getting a few sad memories before snapping back
Zeus: alright then. We need 2 more
Baldur: I wish to fight. I can't feel anything so I should be a fun punching bag to watch for a match
The gods chucked at what Baldur said and agreed
Zeus: alright then shiny punching bag, you can enter as well. And with that the Norse and Greek pantheons are closed. Who will be our 6th fighter
Then a shadowy figure emerged and shifted to a white deer, the a naked woman, then a naked man before a dark and mossy cloak appeared and covering them from the shoulder down and deer antlers growing from their head
Zeus: ah Anhangá. I don't supposed you wish to be a fight for Ragnarok aren't you?
Anhangá: I do. I wish to be gone if those humans. They were a mistake from the begining, especially giving them complex thought. Now look what they've done with it. They tip the balance of nature out of control and kill the innocence of the animals!
Zeus: ... alright then. You are next. And with that, this meeting is closed. I doubt it will happen but we'll at least come back here for the final round to determine our victory whether it be the 7th or the 13th
Then the remaining gods dispersed and left the meeting room. Our scene shifts from the room to now the fighting arena. Both gods and humans alike filled the seats however from opposing sides on the arena. We seen Heimdall in the middle of the arena. We watch as Zeus, Ares, Hera and Hermes all sat in the VIP section for the gods while the demigod brothers were in their own room watching over the arena. The first round of Ragnarok was about to begin
To Be Continued...
