Hephis, God of the Forge and Earthfire, and Onik, God of Minerals and Smelting!
At the sight of the two figures who had suddenly appeared, Eiro, Goddess of the Forest, and Edathis, Goddess of the Spring, both went grim.
The Church of the Three Gods bore its name because it worshipped three gods: Hephis, God of the Furnace and Earthfire; Onik, God of Minerals and Smelting; and Gond De Frank, God of Craftsmen.
Before the Divine Descent, they had asked other gods to block Hephis's and Onik's Divine Kingdoms to prevent them from descending to help Gond De Frank.
So how were they here now...?
Watching the two goddesses' expressions, Gond De Frank's lips slowly curled into a smile identical to those of the other two gods.
"Surprised?"
"You asked two Elf Gods to block 'their' Divine Kingdoms so they couldn't descend. But I doubt those Elf Gods realized the kingdoms they were guarding were empty."
"Heh. If the two Elf Gods you brought had gone inside and looked around, they would have noticed something was wrong."
"But it seems they didn't."
"Understandable. Who would dare set foot in another god's domain, especially with hostile intentions?"
"Oh, right. There's one more surprise I forgot to mention."
Under Eiro's and Edathis's hostile gazes, Hephis and Onik stepped into Gond De Frank's body at the same time and merged with him.
"I corrupted and turned Hephis and Onik into my Avatar back when they were still mortals."
"The Church of the Three Gods is really the Church of the One God. They are both me..."
"So there's no point thinking about how to persuade them to betray me and work with you instead."
"I'm not Dark Sun Cyric. I haven't gone mad, so I'm not going to betray myself."
"I truly didn't