Mavis

Gods residing inside Mara were once previously different races, they just attained Godhood through various ways or when they were chosen by the Supreme Being's will.

The Supreme Being's will would converse to them in their sleep, while in a fierce battle, or just about any moment in their lives.

For example, the God of the Forest is originally an Elf, which is now the guardian of the World Tree, taking care of the Elves while the Elves similarly take care of the tree.

These Gods do not know where and how Mara was created, they do not even know what kind of creature the Supreme Being is.

All they were tasked to do as Gods was to maintain order in the worlds without directly stepping in.

When a variable would later be a threat to that order, they could be given authority to temporarily step in, similar to Tiaris personally obtaining the Spinefall, the Legendary grade spear unleashed on the Ancient War.

The Supreme Being is extremely fair to the Gods, even the Goddess of Underworld and God of Death has a space in Mara.

After all, the Supreme Being only wants certain aspects within the worlds to have a specified God.

God of the Forest Eltaor Presthyra, Sun God Savitr, Moon Goddess Artemis, God of Death Neru'ka, God of War Darthoxis, Goddess of Light Rutheia, God of Darkness Dariva Kal'eei, Goddess of Creation Tiaris, God of Destruction Ultear, Goddess of Love Freyja, God of Time and Space Zurivis, and God of the Underworld Xaveene, all of the twelve Gods within Mara, chosen by the Supreme Being herself.

In truth, the Supreme Being is a female human, her name is Mavis.

Mavis principles are simple and straightforward; she loved playing in the forest as a kid, so she imagined a great forest capable of giving life.

And without sun and moon, night and day would not exist; to know which are the sun and the moon, she needed both light and darkness as well.

To support a space for all of these, she needs time and space, but also a deeper part of that space, the Underworld.

Now that she completed her ideals, she surely needs for them to materialize into creation, but things should have limit, so she made destruction.

For things to be destroyed or taken care of and nourished, she needs both war and love.

Lastly, all life that will be created in the forest, time and space, must also face their end through time, even without going to wars, thus, death.

She designed all the worlds with all 12 aspects and from then on, she woke up on her mother's lap.

"Mavis, you are up, let's eat." The mother caressed Mavis' head while smiling brightly.

"Mhm, I want meat and juice from fruits!" Mavis excitedly hopped about and sat on the chair in front of the table.

"Of course, I already prepared that for you." The mother sat on the opposite side of Mavis.

Knock knock knock. Kuinkkk.

The door opened, the father of the family entered, they all ate peacefully that day.

The meat is soft, cooked into perfection for the kid to chew easily, while the drink made out of fruits' juice boosted their appetite.

This is on the planet called Mara, a smaller planet than others.

The entirety of Mara has only 4 different continents, Nora, Sara, Wela and Esta; so the resources are scarce due to the growing population.

Mavis' father was actually a foot soldier, being able to wield stone weapons against the enemies pillaging their land.

Mavis' father was an intelligent man, after discovering that their wooden weapons will not be able to damage wooden shields, thus, sharpening rocks to make stone weapons.

When the invaders saw the threatening appearance of the stone weapons, they vigilantly pushed forward with their wooden shields.

Crack!

The stone axe destroyed the wooden shields instantly, the invaders not imagining the possibility of using rocks as weapons.

After realizing the severity of the situation, they threw away their weapons and running away with their tails tucked between their legs.

Mavis grew up to be a wonderful girl, helping her mother in harvesting fruits and other plants.

Three soldiers then approached them on their fields with solemn looks, "Raltox has fallen in battle."

The mother, named Vie'yan, fell down on her knees and dropped the sickle on her hands.

Mavis calmly assessed the situation and supported her mother, but tears still inevitably welled from her eyes.

Mavis' heart was aching greatly, but she must live for her fallen father.

On the fateful night, their small town was under attack from unknown creatures called monsters.

These monsters destroyed everything, even the fields Mavis and her mother cared so much about was desecrated.

Mavis bravely guarded the door to their small house, however, to no avail.

The monster's claw drilled through the wall, piercing Vie'yan's heart.

"Nooo…" Mavis helplessly fell on her knees watching her mother die in her very eyes.

The monster thought that there are no more victims, thus, running away from the house.

Mavis' harsh life continued after living alone, until one day, she passed away on the middle of the plains due to extreme hunger.

She walked and walked in search of food, but unbeknownst to her, she is the only life remaining on the world.

When she fell to the ground, she was filled with regrets, not seeing her father on his death, not being able to protect her own mother.

Thoughts like those initially flooded her mind, until she remembered the dream she had when she was still a kid: the beautiful forest, sun, moon, death, destruction, creation, war, love, time and space, underworld, and light and dark.

'I wish I could still see those…' Mavis' final thought crossed her mind before losing all awareness and consciousness.

["Do you really wish to see those?"] An unknown mechanical voice suddenly entered her ears when she is drifting into the perpetual darkness.

"If it is possible to make a world governed by only those, I would love to rule it freely." Mavis answered truthfully.

["Very well."] The mechanical voice answered.

Vuimmmmm…

Mavis woke up in an empty flat space with blue skies and the floor is a mirror stretching beyond the horizon.

When she wandered about, she discovered that she still loops back to her previous position no matter how much she run or walk.

"…" She ran out of ideas and stopped until she heard the same mechanical voice.

["I am the system. I am the ruler of everything that exists."]

["I am both limited by and beyond parameters."]

["I am going to grant your wishes only if you receive me fully."]

["I am you. You are me."]

["I am now bestowing all my authority to you."]

Crackkkk…

The floor where Mavis has been sitting down cracked and disappeared like a broken glass.

She fell into a bottomless abyss; during her freefall, she discovered she gained control.

Whenever she thinks of an object she knows, it would appear in front of her, thus, for hours, she tried to remember the dream.

Vuishhhh!!!

Everything, every ideal she has constructed from her dreams have now become her reality, when she thought of a paradise, she finally hit the ground, stopping her endless fall.

There, she created a space, her own realm called Mara, the similar planet she was living in.

She was the last life in the planet Mara, and now in the new realm Mara, she is the first life.

A long time feeling like an entire eternity passed, she created an infinitely expanding system of worlds that flow in a linear time, never breaking off the continuity.

She desired for a self-providing and an ever-evolving system capable of growing and holding life: just like the fields she made with her mother.

From then on, every planet gained different races depending on the environment from across the infinite universe.

Her ship sailed smoothly, she even discovered extraordinary individuals that are just shining among their fellowmen.

She handpicked 12 to administer the aspects of the system she built.

Since that day, the entities known as Gods have arrived on Mara, Mavis now has a company.

She thought them the ways through her voice, capable of reaching the ears and hearts of many, even without her physical presence.

This system went on for hundreds of years, until the darkness seemingly took over the worlds.

The negative feelings sprouting from the hearts of the very lives she has been nourishing have given birth to totally new and unexpected entities: the Dark Clowns.

These Dark Clowns are outside the 12 aspects of her system, thus, could go against her own rules and set parameters.

One Dark Clown especially, from among every single one that perished, has been ruining the lives across different worlds.

The Dark Clown Kafka seemingly exists in every planet of the universe, all under different forms and aliases.

When everyone thought that Kafka is only on Terra, Kafka exists everywhere, breaking the rule of space.

However, how about time?

From the different timelines, when the linear flow of Mavis' system is to be multiplied, Kafka seems to only exist in this particular continuity.

Mavis then took action herself, seeing that the Gods are following their rules, all except Urziel, the one who replaced Darthoxis for the war aspect.

[…]

Kafka slowly approached Azazel before killing her mercilessly; the former's claw piercing the latter's heart.

Splatter.

Azazel fell down lifelessly on the ground as blood blooms on her chest.

Kafka looked evilly towards Veil remaining motionless, which in reality was fighting for her consciousness and control.

Her body is moving against her will, she did not even want to absorb the powers of the Demon God Cronos.

When Kafka is about to dash towards Veil, a blinding light took shape of a person before them, blocking their way.

Vuooommm~

The light slowly gained other colors of a person's skin.

"I am the Supreme Being, the one addressed as the One True God. Your evil schemes will now be over." Mavis picked up the Holy Sword Excalibur stabbed on the ground behind Azazel's corpse.

"Supreme Being?!" Kafka visibly felt surprise due to their trembling voice.

"Why… does the Supreme Being look like her?" Darthoxis breathing heavily, noticed that Veil's face is perfectly the same as the Supreme Being.

Sylphy was also surprised while trying to heal Nerula but to no avail, the battle against the flaming golems is not as easy and smooth since each golem is tougher than even Dragons.

Nerula faced her demise when she ran out of mana to control her sand.

Sylphy met Veil's true appearance hundreds of years ago as Riveria, and the Supreme Being has the same exact face.

Universal Authority: Supreme Being.

Mavis' eyes glowed with golden hue; she slightly levitated off the ground.

Celestial Skill: Manifold Purgatory!

Swing!

The Excalibur became pitch black with millions of stars on its blade, looking like the universe.

When the Excalibur's wave reached Kafka, they could not even scream in pain, the entirety of Kafka's being has been erased throughout the continuum of this linear timeline.

Vuizzzzzz! Crack!

The impact of Mavis' slash stretched out to the next continent, crossing different seas and oceans, across a quarter of the entire planet.

The aftermath of her attack is a massive cone of destruction stretching out from a single yard up to millions.

Even the sky itself trembled; the dark clouds are similarly split.

The golden light leaking out of Mavis' eyes gradually dissipated, her feet landed on the ground.

Celestial Skill: Spiritflame Purification!

Mavis lifted her right arm and silver flames flew towards Veil; the shadows crawling and devouring her entire person is fighting back, but to no avail.

The shadows and the darkness filling her mind instantly got washed away by the silver Spiritflames.

Veil kneeled on the ground while panting, beads of sweat visible on her forehead.

When Mavis saw Veil's appearance, she lost her emotionless demeanor, shock painted her face.

"How…" That was the only word that came out of Mavis' mouth; even she could not determine the reason why her face is exactly the same as the human she saved.