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Sender: Asura
To: Everyone
Subject: destruction

Does anyone here know anything about destroying gods? How about stories from your world about spells or artifacts that could strip a god's divinity?

[Yes, that's the entire inquiry. Asura doesn't care for mincing words on this topic.]

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[Ferran wonders if his experiences counts as involving "gods"... but it's probably close, right?]

I'd think you'd need the help or the power of another god for it.

That hinges on the condition that one god is capable of destroying another.

I haven't seen any gods who can't be destroyed by another, so I guess so.

[leaving out the fact that he doesn't know if he's encountered gods at all. It seems logical, ok.]

If not just by one god, then my next guess would be several working together. Unless you know that the gods you're thinking of are resistant to that kind of thing?

Maybe, but in that world, there are no gods that can stand against that god and win.

The gods of Takamagahara forged an executioner's blade from the bones of the god of war. It was created to destroy the divinity of a god without leaving even a trace behind. Though I tried to use it on the god of destruction, all it accomplished was temporarily suppressing its overwhelming power.

[Hmm...]

That is a puzzle. [He writes casually, as if actual deicide isn't a big deal.] I'd probably want to start looking into the origins of the destruction god, or trying to find a way to use those powers of destruction against it. If it's that good at obliterating things, maybe there'd be a way to turn it on itself.

I'd prefer to get rid of its divinity without killing the god itself if possible. Though it is a god of destruction, it has no desire to destroy; its power is simply too much for its body to contain or control.

As for the origin, it was not born a god. It became one in order to avert an unacceptable ending and redirect fate, but uncontrollable destruction and constant pain were the price it paid in return.

[If he's got the cooperation of this destructive being, that does remove some hurdles.]

It still comes down to the origin of that power, I'd say. If it was separate from that person in the first pace, there must be a way to isolate it from them, and deal with it separately.

[As much as he's treating it as a theoretical exercise, he is the hopeful type.]

You say it's uncontrollable, but can they not direct it at something specific, either?

It may be possible to separate, but that god is also the only thing keeping that destructive force contained. If it were to be removed without being nullified, then the power would likely swallow up and annihilate the entire world.

They are capable of directing it, but its power constantly radiates in all directions when not given a target.

[It's a real conundrum, this dilemma.]

It sounds like the problem is in the details, then. Like how to separate them and destroy it quickly enough, for one.

[The power of creative thinking.]

I could sit here and theorize more, but I think it comes down to not knowing much about how your kinds of gods work, or what resources you have. [Hmm.] How long have you been looking for this kind of thing?

About a year.

There is a weapon in that world that was created as an executioner's blade for the gods of Takamagahara. That blade can obliterate a god's divinity and leave not even a trace behind. Unfortunately, though I tried to use that weapon on the god of destruction, all it managed to accomplish was temporarily suppressing its power.

[Likely because the god of destruction's power did not originate from Takamagahara...]

That's why I'm asking here. I'm willing to try anything.

Do you still have access to that sword? Back where you're from, I mean.

[Hopefully it wasn't destroyed in the process of trying, but he's got some other ideas if so. Without any tried and true methods, the least he can do is offer that much.]

That sword has been corrupted and is no longer of any use.

[Damn.]

I don't guess there are any more war god bones lying around, either? Or god bones in general?

I couldn't say. I have reason to believe the god whose bones were used to forge it is still alive, but I can't confirm it right now.

[Oh, hm. A lost limb, or something...? Well, gods don't have to follow usual biological norms. For all he knows, they could shed their bones at will.]

I'm guessing you don't happen to be really good friends with any of those gods, either?

[This guy—Asura was the writer?—would probably know about more options if he was, so he won't waste the guy's time on questions that probably go nowhere.]

I don't know if what we destroyed was a god, but in the last world I was in, it took the life force of an elder dragon, which was basically the equivalent in power, plus the sacrifice of a number of people to actually destroy her. The sacrifice wasn't physical, necessarily, but we had to give up something that was precious to us.

No, I'm not familiar with any of the Takamagahara gods.

Damn, it doesn't sound like that's the kind of thing that would be possible to replicate using the dream world as a medium.

[That, and he would really prefer to not have to lay the burden of that power on other people such that it would require that kind of sacrifice.]

I wouldn't think so, either. That magic was definitely unique to that place.

[And may it forever stay there and never bother him again.]

But there are a lot of powerful people here, even if they might not be gods, exactly. My thought would be if enough people contribute at least in terms of energy, maybe something so drastic wouldn't be necessary?

[Even if he's skeptical about their ability to use the dream world to affect their lives back home, he won't discourage anyone else from attempting. He'd love to be proven wrong.]

I wouldn't ask the people here to take on that burden, but thanks for the suggestion.

[Theoretically, he might be able to channel a small flow of that power into the dream world to help it dissipate a bit faster, but that would likely result in more instability. Still, it's worth considering if he can limit it to a trickle...]

For what it's worth, I'd be willing to lend a hand if I can.

[He has more than a little bit of sympathy for the situation, especially given...]

I know what it's like to have a power eating you away from the inside.

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Apologies for the late tag, RL is being stressful right now

me too, as it turns out :')