The Changes in the Material World

The situation in the Material World had fallen into an awkward position.

By all past precedent, when the first Deities appeared in the Material World, the Gods would have entered a period of civil war, fighting over faith and waging one divine war after another across the Material World.

But that was no longer an option.

The reason was simple.

The God of Death had previously made a promise: the pioneers would not oppress those who came after them, and everyone would be guaranteed a chance to rise.

Now that the foreign enemy from the Wizard World had retreated, the God of Death had earned the Gods' gratitude for saving them and protecting the Material World. He was now on the verge of becoming their leader.

But if he failed to honor the promise he had made, and let the Gods wage war across the Material World, the authority he had worked so hard to establish would go up in smoke.

So from any angle, he could not allow a divine war to break out in the World of Gods. He had to put a stop to it.

But stopping it was by no means as simple as using force to suppress it.

Suppressing the pioneers through force might work in the short term, but over time it would create considerable problems—and do the God of Death himself no favors.

So the God of Death could not choose that option unless absolutely necessary.

Thus, how to reconcile the various sides and soften the conflict between pioneers and newcomers was the first problem the God of Death faced—and the first challenge he would have to overcome if he wanted to become the King of Gods.

Fortunately, the God of Death had prepared for this well in advance.

In the Material World,