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Link Fangirl01: Glad to know that I had you on the edge of your seat, this was the intention all along. It is in fact often a bad idea to kill off main story characters in fanfiction, the only fic in which I have this planned I kind of replace them with alternate versions of themselves. While there is no confirmed source saying how the gods came to be, the lore is quite clear that they became gods some time after being created, thus they had to be mortal first. Ten of them became gods and the world was named world of ten, later scarier joined them and it became the world of eleven, then finally pandawa joined the pantheon rounding the number out at twelve, each with a patron race.

Yina the Darkness Selatrope: Unfortunately I have never encountered this particular problem so I have no idea how to help . I kinda did gloss over the whole brotherhood didn't I? I was running out of space at the end there and I kinda cut myself short, yes Adamai is back to the brotherhood and I will attempt to make the brotherhood more important as time goes on. It is a little hard though, there are like, seven of them to keep track of at any given time, and they aren't always together. Also I kinda feel at this point that Yugo, Adamai and Percedal. are the powerhouses, Amalia is powerful as long as she is surrounded by plant life, though that power is severely limited compared to the two powerhouses above. Ruel is certainly on his way out power wise and the cra siblings are ranged support. I added Lucian, and that brings my count of badasses a little higher as well as adding Rip for the duration of this series and an occasional cameo by Jack and Seraphin most likely.

KrazyFanfiction1: Glad to hear you enjoyed it and hope you come along for the sequel.

Author's note: The long awaited sequel has arrived! Now that I've completed a full fic and have a little more confidence in my writing I'll be working on several simultaneously, but this will be my main one. Through the mirror will be a sonic fic where Eggman kills several characters and the remaining ones flee to another zone where Eggman killed them but the others survived and Sonic went mad with rage and power. I'm working on one where Nox succeeds in going back in time, taking Yugo and Adamai with him, but the time stream becomes unstable and dimensions begin collapsing on one another. I also have a kingdom hearts one, but I'll need time to work on that one because I'm not a hundred percent sure what's going on in official cannon for kingdom hearts anymore.

Prologue: Unwilling King

It was rare for the world to see battle between two eliatropes, most of the race was dead or beyond the realm of this world inside their own. However these two battled ferociously, despite their myriad of powers they relied on their fists alone. A tall man watched as the battle unfolded his orange hair sticking up and out in a wildly unkept manner. His muscular arms crossed over an equally muscular chest that was bare for all eyes to see.

The king of the eliatropes had grown some now, it seemed that perhaps he would age after all, he was a little taller now, nearly as tall as his opponent, his musculature was more defined and his arms and legs were longer. His opponent was still taller however and held the advantage of reach, despite that however Yugo most definitely held the advantage of experience, the boy was lucky not to have had himself completely anhilated from the start.

Yugo landed a punch on Lucian's face and sent him flying into the outhouse, which thankfully didn't break open like last time. Chibi walked outside from the house and sat down, placing two plates of Gobball stew on a table and sitting patiently. Grougaloragran flew out and plopped on his head, the little dragon had grown some, soon he would be too big to flit around Chibi's head all the time, but the eliatrope child didn't seem to mind. Grougal was well spoken for a child that had only begun learning six months ago.

"I do not understand why those two seem so intent on fighting," Grougal said "neither took anything from the other."

"Their training grougal," Chibi said "Lucian needs to learn better control over his body, Yugo said in a few years he'll start training me too."

"He won't be doing that," Grougal said as Yugo kicked Lucian's back sending him to the ground "If he wishes not to be burned."

"Alright enough!" the orange haired man uttered as Lucian began to get up again, Yugo complied walking over to help the younger eliatrope up.

"Yugo, you aren't all here today," Goutard said sternly "What's the matter?"

"Nothing!" Yugo replied insistently "I'm just… off today, I'll be fine tomorrow, promise."

"I think we'll take tomorrow off," Goultard replied "Lucian could use the break. For now, go eat, Chibi's brought food for you."

"The Alibert Special?" Lucian asked excitedly in the direction of the young white haired eliatrope.

"Oui Oui Miseur," Chibi said with flare "Made them myself this time, I hope you like it!"

Yugo smiled a small smile at his younger brother's maturity, he couldn't help it, the boy was growing up and learning how to speak more elequantly, he seemed to have a real interest in language and spinning words, he'd make a good poet or bard some day. Lucian attacked his plate with fervor, gulping the food down as though it had come in a glass.

"Slow down!" Chibi said concerned "You'll choke, and you can't really enjoy the food if you eat it so fast."

"I am enjoying it!" came the muffled response through the plate of food before Lucian gripped his throat and opened his mouth mutely, the eliatrope grabbed a glass of gobball milk and chugged, forcing the chunk of food down and taking a deep and grateful breath afterwards.

Unlike his sparring partner Yugo slowly picked at his food like bird and was barely eating anything. Chibi noticed this and felt badly, did he cook it wrong again?

"Um, Is the stew okay Yugo?" he asked sheepishly pushing his forefingers against one another.

"Hm?" Yugo looked up from his plate to see Chibi saring expectantly "The stew is good Chii, I'm just a little…" he trailed off not sure what to say. He stood up and looked around, deciding to take a walk he left the plate behind and walked off az flitting about his head as he went.

"Stay here az." Yugo said "I need to be alone for awhile."

A quartet of eyes watched the events from the bushes, uncertain of what they were seeing, this was the god-king wasn't it? Why did he deign to walk among the mortals like this, that is not what the high priest had told them. And how was it that one of their own was so close to the god-king, the high priest had assured them that only he knew the god-king's heart and intentions.

They decided to split up, one would follow the god-king the other would stay and investigate the yugolite that had been sparring and eating with him. As well as the orange haired man who stood in the courtyard that dared to give orders to the god-king himself.

His path set, the latter approached the house with caution, staying in the bushes and trying not to rustle them too much. He slowly crawled towards the table area being careful not to enter the clearing around the house and town.

"What have we here?" a dark voice said above him, flipping he caught a glimpse of the orange haired man from before standing over him, his form a silhouette before the afternoon sun. The little man could not help it, he screamed and tried to get away catching the attention of Chibi and Lucian when he did, Grougal lifted himself from his brother's head and flew over to Goultard.

"What did you find?" Grougal asked curiously.

Goultard bent over and picked up the fleeing form lifting him by his large hood which the young girl tried to keep on her head with her hands. "It appears to be another of these eliatrope children of Yugo's"

"Really?" Chibi said curiously "bring it over! I've only ever met Lucian, I'd like to see what some of the others are like."

"I'm not an it!" the girl said with a huff "I'm a she, I'm a living breathing being same as you!"

Grougal narrowed his eyes "A living breathing being that was spying on us." He said angrily "What is you want little girl? Best be honest, or I'll roast you alive."

"You're too little." The girl said sticking her tongue out

Grougal got angry and puffed back in preparation to blow fire but goultard's hand covered his mouth "Easy Grougaloragran, Let's find out a little more about our 'guest' first."

Grougal begrudgingly complied but stared at the girl with wicked intent, "Try anything and you're toast." The black dragon flew back and roosted again on the white haired eliatrope's hat.

"Sorry about that," Chibi said more graciously "Grougal is really protective, it makes him kinda mean sometimes."

"I am not mean!" Grougal said "I am just prudent!"

"In any case," Lucian finally popped up, his meal complete "We should ask what her name is and why she's here, Don't forget I was scrounging in the bushes when Yugo found me."

"How dare you!" The girl replied "He is the god-king! You can't just go throwing his name around like that." The girl yelped when goultard walked over and plopped her in a seat next to Lucian.

"I'll let you take this one," he said "I'm going to go see dally-o, make sure he's taking care of this god business seriously." The orange haired man disappeared in a flash of golden light.

"Yugo doesn't like being called god-king," Lucian said "Doesn't really like being called king either, he just wants to be called Yugo."

"No!" the girl said "The high priest was very clear on this, We are creations, underlings meant to aid in his grander design."

There was silence for a moment, then both eliatropes and Grougal burst out laughing "Grander design!" Chibi said between fits "The only Grander design he cares about is how well we make Alibert's stew!"

"Chibi!" Alibert's voice reached from inside "customers!"

"Speaking of which." Chibi said as he hopped off the bench and marched inside, Grougal remained outside and plopped down on the table, keeping a distrustful eye on the girl."

"so," Lucian asked "What's your name?"

"N-name?" she replied hesitantly "I don't…"

"You don't have a name?" Lucian said "I didn't have one either, Yugo gave me one, well sort of, I kinda picked my own name, but it's been almost a year since we were created now, surly your friends call you something?"

"Friends…" She said "I don't know the meaning of that word." Her face felt prickly all over, what was this feeling, she had experienced it a few times before, her brothers and sisters said her face turned red when that happened, but none of them knew what that meant.

She seemed so innocent and clueless, just like he had been when Yugo had found him, but how? It had been nearly a year now, surely the others had named themselves and began the pursuit of their own interests. Unless…

"So this high priest," Lucian said "Who is he, I've never heard of him."

"What?!" she replied "How, are you not one of us? You and that boy, you're Yugolites right?"

Grougal huffed "As if my chibi was some accidental creation."

"Grougal!" Lucian said "That's harsh!"

"And?" The black dragon replied.

"Wait, The white hared one isn't a Yugolite?" she asked.

"No, he's Yugo's brother," Lucian said "one of the six original eliatropes."

"But how?" The girl asked "He's just a child."

Lucian chuckled "By eliatrope standards So is Yugo."

"You blaspheme!" The girl said angrily slamming her hands on the table and standing up "Everything that comes out of your mouth is blasphemy!"

Grougal stepped in front of the girl snorting fire through his nostrils "Sit down missy."

"No Grougal it's fine," Lucian said "I was just like this when I met Yugo, It was hard for me to take the truth, even from the god-kings own mouth, if one of my fellows was telling me, I'd surely have refused to believe him."

It wasn't like she wanted to disbelieve him, in fact everything that came out of his mouth seemed so genuine, he truly believed all of it, which made her a little confused. They had spent almost a month making sure that they confirmed the god-king's identity, so she was absolutely sure that Yugo was the one they were searching for. But this boy had made an appearance several times during that time, and he regularly spoke with the god-king and laughed with him. She wanted to believe him, but the words of the High priest echoed in her mind as well.

"Say I did believe you," The girl said with a self righteous huff "What then is is the god-king like?"

Yugo stopped in front of the zaap portal to Astrub, he had walked here almost on instinct, he supposed it made sense, there was someone he wanted to see, someone who always helped with good advice, at least when he was able to. Someone he looked up to and hped to be a king like some day. But the only way to contact him was in Astrub. Shrugging his shoulders he grabbed a crystal from his pocket and flicked in into the arc. Blue energy swirled within the stone arc, solidifying into a liquid like portal. Yugo stepped in.

On the other side the bustling city of Astrub went about its day, the one place on the world of twelve not owned by any nation, and generally used a neutral ground for political disputes. It was here that Seraphin Bartoleme and Rip Van Winkle had set up the Gilded Protectorate's embassy to the world of twelve.

Yugo made a quick trip of the city's streets, something he would only be able to dream of six years ago. He stood before the doors of the great gilded hall on the edge of the city, completely oblivious to the eyes that watched him from behind.

He stepped inside and took in the Aetherian architecture for the umpteenth time there was a woman at the front desk, if he recalled corredctly her name was Marie. She was a local citizen of Astrub that Rip had hired to help with paperwork and guests, an osomodas.

"Ah, Yugo," She said sweetly "It's been awhile, I'll see if Rip is available."

Yugo sat in a large red chair that was quite comfortable while the osomodas woman went into the back. She returned a few moments later.

"Rip can see you now." she said pleasantly. Yugo got up and went back behind the desk to the back room. Inside Rip van winkle sat going over some paperwork, Cra stood there as well chatting with the Immortal.

"Ah, Yugo, good to see you again." The blonde god said happily.

"Cra?" Yugo asked unsure what his reaction should be "What are doing here?"

"Just setting up some things for later," he said "after all I think after the whole achron incident it would be better if we gods were more involved with our children."

Yugo tilted his head "I guess," he said

Cra scratched the back of his head "Yeah, not all the other gods agree with me." He said "Sacrier in particular thinks we should stay aloof."

"Because that woked out so well the first time." Yugo said sarcastically.

"I know, I know, and I'm sorry," Cra replied "But it's gonna take some time to get everyone on board."

Yugo sighed "It's okay."

Rip butted in before the conversation got to much deeper "You needed something Yugo?"

"Yeah," Yugo replied "I was kind of hoping to talk to Seraphin if possible."

"Hmm," Rip replied "one of those days huh?"

"Yeah."

"I'll see what I can do." Rip said.

"And I'd best be off," cra said "Someone needs to keep Sacrier from riling the gods entirely." The deity disappeared in a golden flash.

Rip reached over and activated a console at his desk initiating communications with the Gilded fleet.

Yugo watched the screen as an image solidified, he could hear voices.

"…Calling right now." Seraphin's voice filtered through once the visual stabilized The gilded king looked at the screen and sighed.

"Yugo," he said sadly "I'm sorry son, The fleet is about to engage in a very important offensive, we've been tracking this guy for some time now, I need to command."

"It's okay," Yugo said "I understand, I'll see if Rip can help."

"Thank you," Seraphin said "Please don't take this personally, I really wish we could speak."

"I don't," Yugo said "I'm a king too remember."

Seraphin smiled "Good, you're fine a king at that, Seraphin out."

The display went black, Rip shrigged his shoulders "Sorry, it happens sometimes."

"It's okay." Yugo said "Maybe you can help, Serphin says you're a lot older than you look."

Rip huffed a bit "Well, sort of, a lot of my memories are jumbled, Even Seraphin and his healers couldn't reclaim them all."

Yugo sat down heavily, as though a great weight forced him downward. Rip immediately understood that something was wrong.

"I'll do my best," The blonde said "What's up?"

"I told you about Eliatropes in the sub dimension right?" Yugo said.

"Yeah, you fought a guy there once," Rip replied "What was his name…"

"Quilby." Yugo said

Rip snapped his fingers "Oh, yeah, there was a dragon too, Beltchazar or something right."

"Close enough," Yugo said "Well Belshazar has summoned me to that dimension again, I think he believes the world ready for the eliatrope's return."

"That's a good thing ins't it?" Rip said "You're not much of a king without you're people."

"I know, it's just," Yugo sighed "I'm not sure I'm ready to be king yet, I've been a cook my whole life, a little adventuring here and there sure, but a king? I don't know if I even want to."

Rip smiled "You're like Percedal," he said "You just want to settle down with that girlfriend of yours and have a happy life as a normal man with his wife and children don't you?"

"Kind of, yeah." Yugo said.

"Well," Rip said "Speaking as one who woke up one day only to be thrust into the role of hero, with no knowledge of the world or anything in it. There comes a point where we have to accept that a normal life is beyond us, we give that up, so other people can have it. Some of us are thrust into it, some are forced, some carry the burden willingly, all perform the same duty to the best of their ability."

"You are wiser than I gave you credit for." Yugo said "And brutally honest."

"I know," Rip said "But I can't think of a softer way to say it."

"It's okay," Yugo said getting up, "Maybe you're right. I'm just not ready to go there yet."

"Well a word of advice," Rip said "A king should not keep his people waiting too long."

"Thanks," Yugo said "I'll do my best."

The boy walked out of Rip's office and outside ignoring the osomodas woman when she asked how it went. He stepped into the streets and back to the zap portal, through the portal and back towards emelka, he stopped in his tracks and turned around. As he did an eliatrope boy stepped through the zap behind him, it took him a moment to realize he had been seen.

"Who are you, and why are you following me?" Yugo said darkly.

Author's note: Sorry to keep you waiting, I seem to have gotten lost on the path of life. But it is here and more chapters will follow.