Chapter 240 - Quetzalcoatl

"LITTLE BROTHER!" A female voice yelled in excitement as a very weirdly dressed woman ran out.

"Oh, Sh*it...." Paul uttered in complete fear as she ran straight to Paul wrapping her arms around him, in instant golden barrier walls appeared between them trying to stop her from hugging him.

With a giant hug, she shattered his barrier in an instant with no resistance, lifting him off the ground with enough strength to force the air out of his lungs, "Stop.... I can't breathe...." He struggled to say suffocating to her insane strength.

"SORRY!" she apologized dropping Paul down with a giant smile forcing Paul to his knees,

"Not so hard please, it really hurt." Paul struggled to breathe and even recover himself stretching his back.

"ANNA!" She looked at Anna running into her for another hug but she just vanished behind us in a black blur.

"New friends?!" She noticed us gasping in pure excitement now approaching us for a hug forcing us all instinctively to step back. If she was strong enough to crush Paul without such little effort she could easily kill us by accident.

"Please.... Quetzalcoatl... calm down...." Paul still struggling to breathe and recover, struggling up to his feet and grabbing her arm to stop her. She instantly stopped and took a deep breath to calm herself down, "Remember you're still super strong...." Paul reminded her.

"I'm so sorry! I just got a little carried away, it's been so long since I've seen little brother and friends." She apologized, smiling at us making us, but her smile did little to calm our nerves as she effortlessly defeated Paul with just and hug and shattered his barrier like it was nothing even making Scarlet look weaker in comparison.

"Everyone please meet Quetzalcoatl." Paul introduced her making my memory cogs whirl into action,

"Wait Quetzalcoatl?" I questioned trying to remember where I've heard the name, "Isn't Quetzalcoatl a God?!" I gasped in shock remembering who she was.

"Depower God." She corrected me with a raised finger.

"Depowered?" I questioned back instantly.

"Still a God," Paul reminded us.

"I'm lost," I answered back.

"God?" Grace and Daisy asked in shock.

"Okay... let me explain." Quetzalcoatl smiled taking a seat and crossing her legs issuing us to do the same, one by one we all sat in a circle crossed legged.

"A very very long time ago, many God's existed in the world walking side by side with their mortal creations and followers. We all lived peacefully for a time, till the Betrayer Gods and the way they treated their follower began to lose followers and as a consequence began losing power. Growing jealous that the other Gods they secretly hatched a plan with the Great Devourer. Using the Great Devourer they strategically took out God after initially consuming Lesser Gods and followers making it growing in power as well as weakening the other Gods. Once all the other Gods found out everyone chose a side, all the remaining Evil Gods joined the Betrayer Gods and all the neutral and good-aligned Gods joined the other. the Civil war was cataclysmic, countless Gods died and at least half of the land was destroyed and scattered. Many species and creations disappeared along with their God and countless others perished. Several Gods of great magical power enacted a spell that used the life force of eight Greater Gods, sacrificing their divine heart to power the spell eternally, sealing the Great Devourer for eternity. That one great sacrifice alone turned the tide of war causing all the Betrayer Gods to fall and flee. The Betrayer Gods were all banished and imprisoned, the devastation was immense and the responsibility was all ours, we did what we could to repair the mortal world. Then an edict was enacted by 'The One' the one greatest of all the Greater Gods, all remaining Gods were given a choice, leave the mortal world for eternity and ascended to the Astral Sky where each will have their own domain with complete reign with their followers and a place for their followers in the afterlife. The other choice was to stay in the mortal realm with their followers and children but will now be severely depowered, our power limited to only fifty followers, weaker than even a Lesser God." She explained the whole history of Gods to us.

"Wow.... so there was a time when Gods and mortals lived side by side?" I asked.

"Yup, it was a wonderful time, till all the Betrayer Gods got jealous." She answered.

"So how old are you?" I questioned in shock.

"What's that word you use Paul?" She questioned him trying very hard to remember the words.

"Aeons." Paul smiled.

"Aeons and Aeons and Aeons." She smiled.

"Wow..." I looked at her closely, "A living breathing God." I whispered in awe, "So are you mortal?" I questioned.

"I am as mortal as any other God, my existence is directly connected to my followers if I lose all my followers, my divine heart will cease to exist and with it, my existence or another being defeats me and destroys my divine heart." She answered.

"So what is a 'divine heart'?" I question curiously.

"A divine heart is the core of a God, only Gods have a divine heart." She answered my question.

"So what brings you all the way here?" Paul questioned with a smile.

"My trusted advisors heard that you're going to be in an exciting fight and thought it would be great to go on holiday." She smiled.

"Have you ever seen him fight?" I questioned curiously.

"A few times, but when he's serious its is such a joy to spectate, very rarely do you see someone as adept as him, normal only a handful every few generations." She answered. "By the way where is little sister Scarlet?" She questioned looking around.

"Judging what's happened, she's probably with Headmaster Brann or Deputy Head Mistress. Having so many S-Ranked students here, she's probably on guard duty.

"That's a shame," She pouted.

"So how many other Gods remained?" I questioned curiously.

"Very few," She answered.

"That's so crazy...." Grace and Daisy uttered in awe.

"Yeah, I was amazed when she told me." Paul smiled.

"So how did you both meet?" I asked feeling curious.

"If I remember correctly..... Paul was investigating some cult, lucky for us he brought to light this underground cult that was secretly trying to invade my land and people." She answered.

"Wow.." I replied stunned in absolute awe being in the presence of an actual God and her story of a time beyond anything I can even imagine.

"Yup, that was my exact reaction when we first met," Paul smiled.

"If you don't mind me asking why did you stay?" I asked hoping it wasn't a too personal question.

Her demeanour became solemn, "Because I love humans, each and everyone as long as you're not evil and respect life." She said as if feeling some intense guilty and a deep love for humans.

"So what other Gods remained here?" I asked curiously.

"Very very few, and even fewer betrayer Gods that fled and in hiding somewhere." She answered.

"Oh, what's another one?" I questioned completely enthralled in hearing more.

"Sorry little sis, but they generally like to keep their identity hidden." She smiled.

"So no one here knows you're a God?" I questioned quietly almost in a whisper.

"Yes, only Paul and his friends know, and my followers of course." She answered with a gigantic smile.

"But how?" I questioned in shock.

"Because no one knows or can't believe that Gods still walk this world, psychological thing," Paul answered which made surprising sense.

"Wait so that means you have seen Serra?" Daisy asked in complete shock.

"Ahhh yes, Sister Serra, one of the only Gods whose love rivals mine," She smiled with absolute genuine joy, making Daisy gasp in complete joy and shock, "I can see a little tiny bit of sister's light and love inside you." She smiled making Daisy burst into joyful tears.