In the Astral Domain, many gods were gathered in a large room, with one sitting on top of a golden throne. "Anu, are you really banning us from stopping the invasion of the underworld?"
"It is not our place to interfere with that world. It is not our domain." Anu replied calmly. He looked at the few hundred gods gathered here and knew many disliked his decision.
But one person found Anu's words to be quite appealing. "Then what of those gods that are on the planet? Are they not disobeying your orders? Why don't I go down…."
"Ea, you are in no position to be offering any kind of help. You have already broken the rules once and are under punishment, are you not?" A large muscular man walked over. His long golden hair swayed slightly as he sat down next to Ea.
"Thor, you are late…." Ea gritted his teeth. He hated this man more than the one who stole Ishtar!
"Haha! I had to deal with a few things for his Grace Anu." Thor replied. He waved his hand and passed over a stone table to Anu.
"As I thought…." Anu frowned before looking at everyone in the room. "Earth is now the domain of the Goddess Destiny. Ishtar, Gungnir, and Loki are also part of this domain. Ishtar's region has been sealed off and will continue to be hers and now part of the goddess of Earth, Goddess Destiny's domain. As we are the gods and goddesses of the Astral Domain, we have no right to interfere in the troubles of Earth. If you wish to move to Earth, then do so at your own discretion. All except for Ea, who is banned from being near Ishtar. All other gods and goddesses will have their regions sealed off and connected to Earth and will officially be under the command of the Goddess of Earth if you want to help fight against the underworld. But in no way are you to bring trouble to the Astral Domain. Once you leave, you are no longer part of this council."
"Why is it that they can go, but I can not?" Ea gritted his teeth. He wanted to go to Earth and deal with that man who looks like him who stole his woman.
"Because you are full of ill intentions. Ea, do not think I do not know what you are planning. But let me tell you now that you do not have a means of getting Ishtar no matter what since I will forbid it. You will not be able to even step foot out of the Astral Domain unless I say you can." Anu waved his hand, making many magic circles appear around Ea.
"Anu! You can not do this!? Why are you siding with them!?" Ea tried to struggle, but ten golden chains shot out of the magic circles and wrapped around his body. This was a binding spell. One to make someone submit. He could feel his divine energy being drained.
"Because I am sick of your ploys! Ea, you crossed the line when you tried to harm a mere mortal girl using Loki. If Ishtar had not done what she did, you would have broken one of the most sacred laws of the astral domain. Never to kill a mortal! You would have been killed on the spot by me!" Anu replied in anger. He disliked when people did not follow his laws. And Ea was someone who always tried to bypass them. "You even sent Gungnir and Loki to Earth yourself. Sadly for you, you ended up losing to of your most promising underlings. They are now under the man you hate's control."
Ea gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He did not dare speak anymore for fear that Anu might lose his temper and kill him on the spot. He looked around to see all the other gods laughing at his expense. He could do nothing but lower his head until Anu called the meeting to a close.
"Ah, he went quiet! Looks like the fun show is over. Anu, I plan to leave for Earth in two weeks' time after I settle a few things. Is this okay with you?" Thor asked, his expression serious.
"As you wish. I know you, of all people, have a reason to go." Anu lowered his eyes. He hated losing Thor, but Thor was someone who had come from Earth. He had become a god by gaining a mystic relic called: Mjolnir. His power was not far from his own, but even still, he would not be able to do much once he got to earth if the higher devils of the underworld showed themselves.
"Thank you. I will take my leave since I have a lot to deal with." Thor stood up and bowed once before flicking Ea on the back of the head and letting out a laugh. He walked a few steps before stopping and saying: "Right. Ea, if I catch you on Earth…. I will kill you. No one is allowed to mess with my home world."
Ea kept his head lowered. He could feel his body weakening due to the chains and knew he would not be able to leave the Astral Domain any time soon. He needed to figure out a way to escape his current situation and then deal with all those who opposed him. He just had to wait things out and find a few people he could use.
While the gods were assembling, in the underworld, an assembly of another kind was taking place. "How are the troops?"
"Do you really think we need this many? It is just a mortal world, is it not? I think our forward army of over a million will be enough, no?" a large red devil with chains around his wrist asked.
"We can never be too sure. Any planet we come out on might end up being a place that is formidable. This is also to show the gods that they should keep to themselves unless they want to start another war. We are going to be freed from this hell that has contained us for so long."
