In the endless halls of the Celestial Thrones, where time bent like thread and stars danced in golden cups, there lies the seven gods, each one a primordial force incarnate of Life, Death, Nature, Time, Space, Creation and Destruction.
Their very thoughts shaping galaxies, their mere presence fracturing reason. The gods grew bored as they sat on their throne.
For eons, they had watched over creation, watched it bloom, wither, and rise again. Mortals prayed. The Mortals have sinned. The Mortals died. It was all... predictable. Tiresome.
The gods, once mighty arbiters of balance and fate, now lounged like children restless at a feast, craving something new. Something cruel. Something fun.
The Goddess of Life, known as The Incarnate of Divine Magic, her essence a blazing front of endless vitality. From her breath came angels, from her laughter the dawn. She was the spark in every newborn's cry, the miracle in every resurrection. To her, creation was not an act it was a heartbeat.
The God of Death, known as The Final Bastion of Souls, the very end of mortal life. He was the silence before the fall, the cold in forgotten tombs, the shadow cast by time itself. He did not just simply reap souls. He claimed them, effortlessly, as the natural end to all things, it was him, Death.
The Goddess of Nature, known as The Primordial Womb of the Elements. She was not limited to trees or rivers—she was the storm, the volcano, the mountain, the tide, and the creation of atoms itself. Fire danced in her hair, winds sang her name, and earthquakes trembled with her fury. Every storm that split the sky was her voice. Every avalanche, her wrath. She was the elements in divine form, both creator and destroyer. And yes, she is the being that gave birth to all elements.
The God of Time, known as The Chrono Sovereign. He lived across past, present, and future in a single breath. He had seen the end before the beginning and held all fate in the palm of his hand. With a glance, he could shatter a century or stretch a second into eternity. He did not follow time—time followed him.
The God of Space, known as The Sovereign Walker. His limbs could stretch across galaxies, and in his gaze was the paradox of closeness and distance. He folded realities like parchment, layered dimensions like paper dolls, and traveled the universe not with steps, but with intention. The concept of "place" was his toy.
The Goddess of Creation, known as The Divine Architect. Her voice carried the language of reality, her dreams stitched with equations that gave birth to stars. She did not sculpt with hands, but with will. Universes were her sketches. Magic was her breath. Concept was her meaning. Even math was just an entertainment. She was the origin, the infinite canvas, and the sacred spark of everything.
The God of Destruction, also known as The Chaos Cataclysm. He was not evil, he was the end. The end of things. Suns imploded at his own laughter. Galaxies collapsed where his fingers brushed. Destruction did not follow chaos—it followed purpose. He was the silence that follows the very last scream.
Seven thrones shimmered in the Celestial Chamber, each anchored in truths deeper than mortal minds could bear. These were the creator and the incarnate of existence. And they were, for the first time in eons, they have gotten... bored.
"I have watched them for centuries," said the Goddess of Life, her golden voice echoing through the dimension.
"And yet, they do the same. Love... Kill... Die... Hope... Mourn and Repeat~" From her golden voice, a weary sigh could be noticed.
"I guided them into the next world," said the God of Death, his whisper like the last breath of a dying star.
"And none of them carry the fire they once did. They die... quietly."
"Then let us awaken the blaze," rumbled the Goddess of Nature, fire crackling in her pupils, storm winds rustling her gown.
"Let them suffer. Let them roar. Let them fight."
The God of Time chuckled, ripples of causality coiling around him. "I've seen their future. It's dull. Let us write a new story... One even I cannot predict."
He smirked as silence grew for a moment before he spoke again. "I know perhaps I could see the future it doesn't mean I will do it... Where would be the fun somehow?"
"Let them be lost," mused the God of Space, curling infinite paths through the air.
"Let them wander through a realm so vast it breaks their minds. Let them crawl towards meaning."
The Goddess of Creation raised her hand. With one breath, she could build paradise or birth apocalypse.
"Then I shall make the arena. No... A tower with many trials. Each level a world. Each trial a revelation. And each trial rewarding."
"Let it rise," thundered the God of Destruction, his grin tearing cracks in the dimension.
"Let them climb toward despair. And if they reach the top do let them grasp for the stars with bloody hands."
Thus, the gods fashioned their masterpiece.
"The Ascendant Spire"
It was no ordinary tower. It was alive. Controlled by the gods and forged in myth and concept, its base lay buried beneath the crust of forgotten realities, its peak obscured by storms. Within it churned shifting realms, trials of terror, tests of wisdom, battlegrounds soaked in the dreams and nightmares of those who dared ascend.
There were rules—but also none. The tower cared not for fairness. It changed. It punished. It whispered to the desperate and laughed at the proud.
But as the spire's foundation was constructed into reality, a rift sparked among the thrones.
"They are too fragile," spoke the God of Death, his voice rolling like a midnight tide.
"Most will perish before they reach the first floor. What sport is there in corpses that break before the game begins?"
"Let all come," the God of Destruction boomed, amusement crackling in his eyes.
"The weak will die. The strong will rise... That is the game."
"No," came the cool, measured voice of the God of Time.
"Destruction without tension is dull. If they all die too soon, there will be nothing left to witness."
"Then what?" the Goddess of Nature asked, flames and frost dancing along her arms.
"Shall we coddle them?"
It was then that the Goddess of Creation raised her hand, her voice steady, resonating like a sacred chord echoing through the bones of the universe.
"We do not need to open the gates to all," she said. "Let worthy sparks be drawn to the flame. I shall create a system, divine and self-aware."
"It will peer across dimensions, across realms, through dreams and deeds. It will find those with potential, those with desperation, and those with fire... that could either forge divinity... or burn the tower down."
The other gods turned toward her, curiosity flickering like stars in their eternal gazes.
"A selection," she continued.
"A cosmic choosing. Not based on strength alone, but will, resolve, obsession, and regret. The system will know them. It will judge them. And it will summon them."
The God of Space folded a layer of reality into a cube, smiling. "Now that is interesting."
"Let the interesting ones come then~" the Goddess of Life said softly, her tone laced with ancient thrill.
"The chosen. The mad. The dreamers. Thedamned."
"Let them entertain us."
And so, the system was born—woven by the hand of the Goddess of Creation, infused with the essences of the others. A silent sentinel, searching endlessly for those who might dare to climb.
As the gods scattered their invitation, not with fanfare, but with subtle cruelty. Through nightmares, omens, and flashes of impossible light, the offer echoed:
"Climb the tower."
"Survive its trials."
"Win anything."
"And a reward."
"Will be granted."
"One wish."
Some saw it as salvation. Others, damnation. Most dismissed it as madness. But the chosen ones came at the end; only a few declined. From many dimensions... They came... From ruined kingdoms, lost cities, shattered families, and unknown worlds—everyone came. Each one harboring a specialty.
For revenge. For glory. For love. For escape. For power.
And the gods? They watched as they laughed, very amused. And they waited and peered through the game that was starting. Watching...
For THE GODS HAVE GROWN BORED.