Chapter 1888: How Gods Fight
The gods fighting against the Goddess of Light Luminaria were struggling at first, but the God of War Virtus made sure that they become organized. It took quite a while but the gods that were not coordinating are now seamlessly integrating their attacks. The God of War Virtus had to step back from attacking always and actively participated in war strategies.
The discoordination of the descended gods earlier made it difficult for even the dragons to attack the Goddess of Light Luminaria. The God of War Virtus connected all of the followers' minds with the other followers of the gods. This made it easier for the other gods to know what their fellow gods are thinking.
Since the gods cannot link themselves telepathically without the Goddess of Light Luminaria noticing or interjecting, the God of War Virtus used a mediator which are the followers of each god. Since each god can learn of the other's intention if the most powerful priests pray to them. This would have been impossible for gods that descended but the summoned gods in holy relics are still connected with their divine realms.
Unlike the Goddess of Light Luminaria who has completely descended, the gods summoned using a holy relic is only partly descended. The true godly essence of gods summoned using holy relics are still left in their respective divine realms. The only thing that the gods that were summoned using holy relics have to look out for are other gods attacking their divine realms, but that possibility is extremely small.
The Goddess of Light Luminaria felt it as well, but she knew that she would win if she hung on until the end. The summoned gods that are called upon using holy relics cannot stay forever to fight her. Each of the gods will be unsummoned when the faith embedded in the holy relics are used up. This is also the reason why the Goddess of Light Luminaria could see how the gods that came to fight her are in a rush.
"The most they have is two days if they used faith equivalent to prayers for two decades. That is a lot of faith to use on mere holy relics." The Goddess of Light Luminaria thought as she was also actively suppressing the gods from above to descend.
The Goddess of Light Luminaria made sure to control part of the laws of the mortal realm when she managed to integrate with it. She made a meticulous decision to forego extreme power by creating a temporary law that will prevent gods from descending. She created a temporary law that gives a portion of the divine energy of gods that descend to her.
She made this law or rather she has already thought of this law back when she materialized her idea of descending. Other gods would have opted for full control over their respective element, but the Goddess of Light Luminaria knew better than other gods. She knew that other gods would actively stop her which is why she made sure that every god that descends to stop her will pass a portion of their strength to her.
The only ones that are not affected by this law are the gods that are summoned using holy relics as these types of summoning are special cases. This law is the reason why the gods that wanted to descend to fight against the Goddess of Light Luminaria are not attempting to fight her. She knew that those gods would need a holy relic as well but preparing holy relics are not easy. One would need a minimum of three weeks to prepare a holy relic for a god to descend.
The Goddess of Light Luminaria knew of this because she has also attempted to descend back then using a holy relic. She only descended with the strength of a demigod but that was enough to create a miracle. The land where she descended back then is now called the Nation of Holy Light where her main church is located.
"In this fight against gods, the god that prepares the most will be the victor. Struggle all you want but I shall be the one that prevails." The Goddess of Light Luminaria thought as she made sure to only defend against the attacks of the other gods.
"I did not think that I was able to enter the mind space of a goddess." Ark stated as he was now in a place that could be called the core of a god.
This happened earlier when he was concentrating to find a focal point to enter the mind space of the goddess. It was the time when the Goddess of Light Luminaria had to forcefully end her world integration due to the presence of the gods of death. The small Samael could also see that Ark has succeeded and wished him well as he touched the forehead of the Chosen Nephilim before vanishing to dust because he has already overexerted himself.
"Once I vanish, this divine realm will now truly belong to the gods of light. Still, they would not be able to control it as they lack the qualifications. I entrust it to you, chosen one. The one that was reincarnated with the soul of my child." The young Samael stated as he has truly vanished.
Ark, on the other hand, found himself in a place with a golden temple and altar. On the altar is a golden statue of a goddess where some parts of her golden body have turned into a spirit. If Ark could see the current form of the Goddess of Light Luminaria now, then he would have gotten the impression that the missing parts are actually the armored parts of the goddess' battle form.
The only body part that is left in this mind space is the golden head of a female humanoid. Ark did not know what to make of this but something inside of him told him to start preparations. He must create as much havoc as he must in this mind space in order to escape.