[3rd POV]
Morgan found the man floating outside of the barrier that was protecting Japan. The man was standing in the skies above, calmly gazing off into the distance, as if he was not bothered by the fact that Morgan had made him wait for over thirty minutes.
Morgan could tell that the man had not been unbothered by her ignoring him for over thirty minutes, but he had instead been inspecting the powerful wards that she had put around Japan. The man had not been trying to get rid of the wards or anything of course, but he was trying to figure out how they worked, and why they had kept even an entity of his level out.
He was quickly finding that the wards around Japan were beyond even him, as he had never seen anything like it before. With the wards around Japan basically being one giant ward that was made up of tens of thousands of smaller wards. Each of these wards were multi layered on their own, and included many different runic languages, making it even more complex.
He doubted that there were many that could even begin to comprehend it. If anything, there was probably just a handful in the world. And none of them would be able to break it, that much he knew for a fact. Only Ophis and Great Red should realistically have the ability to break it without too much of a problem.
The fact that she could casually make a ward system of that scale, that casually, just further confirmed his belief that they would be obliterated in a fight against her. And he knew that this was not the only one that she had placed. She had placed one around Russia at the very least, from what he knew.
He also knew that she had one around the US, Canada, most European countries, and several other Asian countries. Her wards were effectively cutting off the Gods from the most powerful countries in the world, and most of the countries of the world.
And he knew for a fact that his pantheon's Gods were not pleased, so he could only imagine how pissed the other pantheons were at the moment. They were almost certainly incredibly angry. And that was partially why they were likely at war against Morgan and her faction now.
As he felt the Supreme being in the Heavenly Demonic faction approach, he stopped looking into what the wards, and slowly turned to lock eyes with the woman. Being in front of the entity that reigned supreme over the faction was completely different than seeing her from afar or in the memories of other.
She was even stronger than he had thought, far stronger in person than he had thought, and he realized quickly that the woman before him was undoubtedly capable of crushing him like he was a bug.
"I was hoping you would come to meet with me, Shiva" Morgan spoke, staring into the eyes of the man as she smiled calmly, she had already scanned his power more deeply, and had confirmed that he was quite a bit weaker than her. She had also scanned his emotions without much difficulty, and had found that the man was not there to cause conflict.
With a flick of her wrist, a table flickered into vision in between them, two chairs floating on each side, as a cloud floated over and solidified underneath the table and chairs. She sat in her chair, as the supreme being of the Hindu pantheon looked at the chair before sitting across from her without his facial expressions changing.
"You have been expecting me"
"I have. I knew once I felt you looking into me that you were going to come here. Especially with that little battle maniac that is trying to get your pantheon to go to war against me with the Greeks and the others" Morgan replied with a calm smile, as two cups of tea glowed into form onto the table in front of each of them.
"...We stand not chance against you and your faction, do we?" Shiva asked, as Morgan chuckled.
"Shiva, we both know the answer to that question already, do we not? You have been "Checking me out" so to say, this entire time. Trying to detect my power more than you had before, but are failing, as you are realizing that my power is so much higher than yours, that you simply cannot properly track it" Morgan replied with an amused expression on her face, knowing that Shiva was freaking out, he was just expertly covering it up.
"What must I do to ensure that your faction does not obliterate my people?" Shiva asked, worried, but expertly covered it up to try to make sure she did not know how scared he was for his people.
Morgan had of course easily noticed it, but decided not to say anything about it.
"Hmm, you really have three options. One, you can remain neutral in which you will not take part in the war at all, not supporting either side, mine or the other Pantheons. Two, you become stronger than me somehow and defeat me, therefore saving your people, but this one is the most unlikely and hardest of the three. And the last is one that I do believe you would be interested in" Morgan replied, as Shiva leaned forward in interest, before she continued.
"The third option is that your pantheon is merged into my faction, joining the Shinto Gods underneath my rule. You and your people will be under my official protection, and therefore you will be free of getting involved if you do not want to. You will gain access to the full extent of the resources of my faction. However, you will in turn be expected to listen to my laws and rules, and follow my lead" Morgan explained, as Shiva's eyes widened upon hearing the final option.
It was the one he was not expecting the most, but also the one that he was secretly hoping for. As it was the easiest way to keep his pantheon safe, while ensuring that it can and will grow immensely fast, fast enough to make a huge difference.
"What sort of...resources is that?" Shiva asked, wondering. He did not know what her pantheon truly had at it's disposal, so this was the best way to find that out.
"You will gain access to specialized training methods that are specifically created to ensure the best growth of the one using it. You will gain access to ancient and powerful weapons of various types. You will gain access to knowledge that only my faction has access to, and a number of other things that I am confident will massively strengthen your people" Morgan explained once more, as the man nodded slowly in understanding and acceptance.
"I can also ensure that your pantheon will double its power at least, should you assimilate into my faction. Your Gods will jump to the next "Tier" going from Ultimate Class to Satan class, Satan class to Super, and so on so forth, well, that'll apply to most of them" Morgan added, as the man nodded once more, as the more that she talked the more interested he was becoming in the idea.
"...The idea...quite frankly sounds incredibly appealing. However, it is also a hard one to be able to accept, simply because of the actions and arrogance of the Gods in my pantheon. Many of them have become arrogant enough to believe that they genuinely can stand a chance against a being like you. And that...may prove to be a problem" Shiva replied, causing Morgan to hum in thought.
"I figured as much. Should you get your pantheon to join, I can deal with that lot. And don't worry, should you join I won't kill them or anything. I'll probably just beat the snot out of them for a few hours or something of the sort" Morgan replied, making Shiva nod slowly.
"It may take me some time, but I am somewhat confident that I can get them to agree. And personally...I already agree. I'd be a fool to fight against someone of your scale of power" Shiva replied, agreeing with the idea, and already thinking of ways to get his people to agree to the assimilation.
Hearing the response, Morgan smiled, one thought on her mind as they began to talk more deeply about the things that were going on.
'...This'll certainly be interesting'
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