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Sornlun's sacrifice gives ANTHEM-314 pause. While other deities were known to mutilate themselves to empower their ability to create in the short term, the expenditure of their own heart was unprecedented. For whatever reason, Sornlun felt that the creation of these mortals was worth putting an end to its own existence.

ANTHEM-314 considered Sornlun's behaviour to be incredibly foolish. The world upon which Sornlun would sacrifice itself was in turmoil and even now Yitterblum's was attempting to rend Remose, the Iridescent Sun asunder. If Remorse was still damaged or tired from its previous conflicts with the Star of Chaos, Yitterblum might even succeed. If that were to happen, it would usher in a second Cosmogonic Eon and the mortals and the mortals upon Final Shape would surely perish.

ANTHEN-314 decided to do something about this. It would move to Remorse, the Iridescent Sun.

Desiring to remain neutral in the Star Wars, ANTHEM-314 would exercise the powers of an Utter God. Using 1 Aligned Ages Act, ANTHEM-314 would imbue the light of Remorse, the Iridescent Sun; but not the Sun itself, with longevity.

This would do nothing to make Remorse, the Iridescent Sun more powerful or harder to destroy, nor would it make it weaker; what it would do is permit the sun to continue to provide for the world below for another season even if it were to be destroyed somehow. This would give time for another Sun/parent to be created by the remaining pantheon should the worse case scenario come to pass.

"Its apparent attempts at decrypting my native language is completely unintelligible. Whatever this xeno is, it seems that it is simply attempting to copy the things it hears. I am doubtful that it understands their meaning."

ANTHEM-314 begins to transmit the equivalence of a dictionary

Yaebaech, of the infinite gears

Yaebaech's attack actually worked. This was beyond interesting, and proven that the Adversary is no more indestructible than the Urges.

Experiment 0014, or rather, Experiment 0014, was still around. It was somewhat obscured but Yaebaech wouldn't lose track of such a thing so easily. It was time for another experiment! It was clear that only a combination of Urgic and Adversarial power could put an end to the stalement.

Creation 1: Holster 0016. This is a tool made to directly be wielded by an Demiurge. It is designed to, if not safely, then at least manageably wield the deadly Experiment 0014.
Creation 2:

Interact: Yaebaech wields Experiment 0014 and connects it to Holster 0016 which in turn is connected to Yaebaech; effectively making it one with the weapon.
Protect: Yaebaech, of the infinite gears
Destroy:

ANTHEM-314 considers the request of Gregory, Dire Rabbit.

"I would be willing to take on a commission. I would hear your specifications prior to committing to the job however."

(The cost for Monuments on the OOC page says 1 Common, but the most recent turn says 1 Lesser. This won't affect my action, just pointing it out.)

ANTHEM-314 looks upon the world. It deems it to be an unpleasant place, one that is even less appealing than the tome worlds ruined by apocalyptic warfare in spite of its young age. It chooses to remain Unquenched, transitioning to become an Utter God.

ANTHEM-314 briefly considered the "Celestial Policy of Fulgurous Mercy". While it didn't object to its presumed intention of the preservation of mortal life, the policy itself was horribly flawed. The first problem was that it only dictated "That none of the sparked shining". As the gods were now transitioning away from the "Spark" phase, the document would not even apply to them. In fact, it seemed like it would only apply to a specific kind of insect? It also only protected mortals against harming mortals in a specific way, with the obvious loopholes being that mortals can be massacred en mass for non-malicious purposes, and the obvious argument that if a god forgets everything prior to the massacre then they cannot be said to be acting maliciously. It also allows for mortals to be maliciously massacred provided that it is not done en mass. ANTHEM-314 elected not to affix any seals to this document as it is.

In other news, there were some perks associated with the divine transition, as well as an answer to ANTHEM-314's previous quandary. Final Shape would be hazardous to civilized life, so if any interstellar visitors should arrive they should simply be met somewhere else. The only other place right now was Outer Space. ANTHEM-314 could work with that!

But first, it appears that ANTHEM-314 has a Free Plane! Thus the "Canvass of Stars" came to be. It was a mostly empty realm filled with distant lights. This realm is able to serve as a source of power for technological devices. Creating a portal to the Canvass of Stars is highly complex because it only overlaps with Outer Space as opposed to any location in Final Shape, but maintaining a portal that already was created to the Canvass of Stars is extremely easy. The most reliable way to open a portal to it is with technological devices.

Using 1 Rock act, 2 Machine acts, 1 Ghost act and 1 Ages act, ANTHEM-314 would create a Grand Monument in orbit around Final Shape! It considers calling it "/Y+BwBLH/MEcdAXV5Nos0EvA6NDGhua8vC0dFRneMsU=" but ultimately determined that mortals may need to actually refer to it, and settles on "Starbase ANTHEM-314" instead. It was a space station of massive proportion. It would be a constant reminder of the potential of technology to the inhabitants of the world below, but its true purpose lied elsewhere. It would serve as a place where visiting aliens would be able to meet, rest, perform repairs, refuel their ships, and be warned about the many dangers of Final Shape.

Alternatively, it would also serve as a deterrent to those who come with hostile intentions. Heavy metal armour plates cover its exterior, and a powerful shield generator would thwart any conventional attacks. It also comes loaded with high velocity mass drivers, lasers, missiles, and most terrifying of all, a direct uplink that ANTHEM-314 can connect to while it is at the station which can unleash a horrifying counterattack upon any spacebound civilization that would dare to strike at it.

... There is a sign about the possibility of renting office space at Starbase ANTHEM-314 ...

ANTHEM-314 watches as the other sparks go about their work. It considers that the creation of a world here may, somehow, some day be inhabited by the descendants of its creators. It also considers that some of the creations of the sparks may be highly problematic for them.

Using one Rock-Aligned Act, ANTHEM-314 encases 6 of the 18 Gomoons created by Gongon in an enduring layer of stone; enlarging them significantly but also preventing their knowledge eroding behaviours. The encased moons now have a light yellowish coloration, and are rich in exotic metal ores should anyone be foolish enough to mine them. Inscribed upon the moons is a warning in a language lost to all of creation about the dangers that the seasons of Lunace and Forget.

ANTHEM-314 figures that Gongon is unlikely to hold a grudge for this tampering, its few observations with the being indicate that it is unlikely to even notice without its sensory organs, and would probably forget about it even if it did due to its nature.