Be'lakor and Graz'zt both had their own sources of information.
Naturally, Be'lakor and Graz'zt knew about the earlier Underworld War and the battle of the Moonsea. They did not know that Aaron had secretly ascended to godhood, his Phantom authority keeping it concealed, but both had learned that the three Crowns had fallen into his hands.
Be'lakor knew a little more. From Mask, the God of Thieves, and Cyric, who had retreated into Pandemonium to recover from his wounds, he learned that the Pole Star Encampment in the Pantheon had convened the High God Council specifically over Aaron.
The final vote had been six to four. The High God Council approved the decision to bestow the Crown of Murder upon Aaron.
Afterward, the Overgod Ao appeared.
So had Aaron ascended to godhood or not?
The answer was uncertain.
Past experience dictated that if a mortal disturbed Ao but refused to accept his appointment, that mortal had to die.
Aaron had neither successfully ascended nor died. Be'lakor found that very strange.
Thus, Be'lakor reached his conclusion-Aaron had not truly ascended to godhood. He had probably become a demigod or a hero-god, and had come this time to join forces with Eilistraee and usurp Lolth's [Chaos] portfolio.
Hmph.
Be'lakor had already ascended. Although he belonged to the weakest tier of quasi-deities and occupied a seat nearest the Pantheon's entrance, a true god was still a true god! What right did Aaron have to contend with him for supremacy in the Abyss?
The Abyss had witnessed thousands of great campaigns throughout its history. Right and wrong, victors and vanquished-it was difficult to pass judgment.
But every overlord of the Abyss had noticed that it was the Abyssal Blood War that determined the rise and fall of generation after generation of Daemon Princes.
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