Chapter 5

Chapter Player.2 Vs. Titan, the Giant God —Divinitag— Gods’ Games We Play 1 The gods on high summoned humans to play in their games, the rules of which had been set ever since the days of the ancient magical civilization. They were thus: The Seven Rules of the Gods’ Games Rule 1: Humans granted an Arise by the gods become apostles. Rule 2: Those with an Arise will receive either a Superhuman or a Magical power. Rule 3: The gods’ games take place within Elements, the superior spiritual realm. Rule 4: Arise powers may be used only within Elements. Rule 5: However, as a reward for obtaining victory in the gods’ games, a partial measure of an Arise power may be manifested within the real world. Further victories will unlock greater expressions of the ability. Rule 6: Apostles who lose three games in total are disqualified from further participation. Rule 7: Ten victories against the gods will be considered a game Clear. Clear: Anyone who achieves ten victories against the gods will be granted a Celebration. The gods often acted impulsively. What kind of game apostles played had everything to do with the mood of the god who had invited them. Even if they found themselves playing a game they’d encountered before, the difficulty would be different each time. When the game started and how long it took depended on the god, too. “Leshea? Hey, Leshea!” Fay called. He was on a path made of light, in a tunnel made of light, although one less than a dozen feet long. He gave a frustrated little sigh. Leshea wasn’t there. She’d gotten so excited that she was already through the tunnel. It’s not too late to back out, Fay thought. Until you leave this path, you can still return to the physical, human world. It appeared, though, that Leshea hadn’t left him that choice. She was already waiting for him on the other side. “She sure looks excited. Practically skipping…” Fay sighed again to hide the wry smile on his face. When you got right down to it, they were two of a kind. They both loved the gods’ battles of wits. Just imagining what kind of contest might be waiting for them was enough to get them bubbly and excited. “Fine. That’s perfect!” Fay clenched his fist. He could feel his pulse starting to race. “Isn’t this exactly why I came back?!” Then he went running toward the waiting realm of the gods.