Bang!!!
Within a strange space of pure white.
The spectral figures of the Three Gods Church's Popes and senior clergy had all gathered here.
They sat around a huge, long table.
One of the figures slammed a fist onto the table, producing a deafening crash.
"Damn it! We fought for justice, yet we suffered a complete defeat in the very first battle? What will everyone out there think of us?"
"They're laughing at us, of course! Laughing at how we're all thunder and no rain.
"Laughing at how little we amount to, laughing at our posturing..."
"Damn them! Those evil Elves! And the Dragons, Titans, Vampires, Beastmen... aren't they afraid all their wickedness will send them to the 666th Layer of the Abyssal Hell after they die?"
"The most hateful of all is that Evil God World Tree!
"Our forces were already close to the World Tree Sapling. We were about to destroy it.
"But that sapling could actually summon Ancient Trees... that's what caused the whole rout!"
"This is nothing but the power of an evil god..."
As the group argued, someone raised that final point, and they fell silent.
Then Kekayin, Pope of the Church of the God of Holy Light, said with a composed expression:
"The World Tree was a god's remains. Now that it has revived, it possesses incredible power... destroying it doesn't seem to be so simple..."
"So... what should we do?" a senior cleric asked.
"Perhaps we should pray for the gods to send down more Angels?"
"How could it be that easy?
"Domirank Star has long since become unsuitable for Angels to live and fight on.
"Summoning them endlessly will only damage their souls."
"So we can only watch those evil creatures run rampant?"
"We still need to consider everything carefully... from the