"Oshtur! According to the agreement between you and us, the Dyzakk Dimension is used to imprison creatures that once showed disrespect to us eight gods. You cannot interfere."
Valto, eel-like as ever, had shrunk himself as well. Seeing Oshtur appear, he was not as angry as before and coiled himself across the Goddess's path.
He blocked her way forward, but that was all.
"You killed my follower." Oshtur tilted her head and calmly stated her position, her tiny white eyelashes fluttering like feathers.
The eel was an old acquaintance of the Blue Bird. Back when Oshtur had not yet become a Dimensional Demon God on Earth, she had already known it. At that time, she had been far less powerful than she was today.
"This place belongs to Dyzakk. No matter which mortal soul you came here to claim, you must discuss it with him and us first." Valto's pointed beak moved as he spoke in standard london english, without the slightest trace of swamp or sea in his accent.
Dyzakk was a neutral Demon God. His common spells included the Sphere of Chthon and Cage of Chthon, a series of magic spells basically used to restrict an opponent's movements.
He enjoyed imprisoning others. He was not particularly keen on making power deals with creatures of the Main Dimension, nor did he take part in disputes between dimensions over territory. Thus, he was also known as the King of the Dungeon or the Prison Demon God.
It was not as though there were no conflicts among the eight great gods. After all, they had all fought over territory in the Broken Dimension back then, and there were grudges of one sort or another between them.
However, the Octessence were all roughly on the same level of power. Cyttorak was the