Part 2: A Strange Dream, Mass Marriage

Iblis had a strange dream.

In this dream, he was the God of Death, and his wife, Shamsiya Moore, was the Goddess of Life.

Their first meeting was explosive. Literally.

Separated by gender, the Gods and Goddesses in the Ethereal Realm lived in different regions. When they entered the Tower of Gods for the first time, they came from opposite directions. With every step, flowers bloomed at Shamsiya's feet, while the ones beneath his wilted to ashes. Butterflies and light fairies danced in the thick coil of her obsidian mane, as every living creature 10 feet within his radius succumbed to death.

Happiness and laughter followed her wake, while doom and gloom surrounded him.

When the two groups reached the center of the tower and came face to face, their eyes collided, and every window in the Tower of Gods exploded in a shower of glass.

Scones flared, the dead rose and morphed, while they...just stared at each other. It was like a wide chasm suddenly opened beneath their feet, creating