Hi! This is the first new chapter that happens after the Exposition Dump. The plot drop had to happen, sad though it is. That said, how do you feel about this story in general? Is it still good, or has it lost its spark? Tell me these type of things, please. Send me reviews or PMs telling me how gold, trash, or golden trash I am. With that outta the way:

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2. Special thanks to those who have made the effort to get this far.

3. I hope you have a good day! Enjoy reading.

06/03/2019: Chapter 8 has been moved to Chapter 7.


[New POV]

Year 16, Week 3, Day 2 –

It had been three days since the attack of the Corruption Pests, as the Elder Gods call them. We Gods have hosted plenty of ceremonies celebrating the first of hopefully many successful galactic negotiations. The Cybertronians left just yesterday, and already I miss the scientific mind of Ratchet, the medic assisting Optimus Prime. With our guests having left and the streets being cleaned, us Gods have turned to a more pressing matter: the Hunt for the Infinity Gems. According to the source, a mysterious voice, there are six, so it made sense for each of us to go for one Gem. I have been elected to search for the Magma Gem, said to reside in the core of its power.

I know, from centuries battling the Gods, that the Gods' focus is always this planet. How many eons have I sought to destroy them, and yet, here I am among them. Fate is a fickle thing. Who would have thought that new Gods could rise from the meek and humble mortals that this planet bears? Nevertheless, the point I must make is that Okoto Magnus, this planet, is the focal point of the power of the Gods. Here is where we are strongest. If I am to hunt for the Magma Gem, I must search this planet thoroughly and scientifically, as I have adapted to do in my tenure as a God.

Unfortunately, the remaining Gods must go off-planet to search for their Gems, leaving me the sole protector of Okoto Magnus. If Pontus is to be believed, these Gems were scattered after the Infinity War, as their power to great for mortals to handle, let alone have knowledge of. Special individuals were selected to protect these artifacts with their life, and their locations' coordinates sealed away on entirely different planets. I wonder who I will battle to obtain my charge?

Tafum, Pontus' son, is charged to find the Hype Gem, which is appropriate. He must locate Atonu, the Atom, whom Tafum claims is an old friend. I only hope that this Atom isn't the same Atom that fought the Mad Tyrant during the Infinity War. If they be such, they are surely dead, and the Hype Gem would be in vile hands. Ouranos shall find the Aether Gem, hidden within the Sky Fortress, of which was designed by the former God of Earth to be impenetrable. Ouranos' usual style of appearing out of nowhere and breaking everything will not work.

Genesis is tasked with locating the Life Gem. Ouranos says it is on a 'Planet of Whole Metal'. Why does he say such, and what clue does it give? Genesis surely must know, for after she heard the words, she made way to her chambers to prepare for interstellar travel. Pontus is the most proactive I've seen him yet, the go-with-the-flow attitude, that he usually has, has left for a more stern, stormy approach. He asserts that he must find Atlantis, the sunken city of legend. It certainly isn't on Okoto Magnus, so where? Again, off in space, on a different planet. Finally, Regalis will obtain the Force Gem, which belonged to the lost God. It is said to reside in the great void, which has many of us stumped. I, however, suspects it to reside in the Supermassive Black Hole residing in the center of our galaxy. Though, what could withstand that immense gravity, let alone who? Regalis, I presently feel, has the greatest task before him.

In other matters, the state of Okoto is... well. It seems that only the Palace was targeted by the Corruption Pests, so the only damages to repair are there. However, it will be very pricey, as they crashed through the roof, and the room was quite spacious, both vertically and horizontally. The press released news of the attack just today, and tomorrow, the Hunt for the Infinity Gems will be unveiled. How will the people react to these? We were just attacked, and already we are launching off-world? Even to a God, this whole ordeal seems hasty, reactionary. And I, as the resident God, will have to provide answers. How do I answer? With half-truths, or absolute honesty?

I cannot know yet, because I have to prepare for my own hunt. Please, primordial deities, let no issues pop up while we hunt for the artifacts you forged for the Elder Gods. Keep us safe, and guide us and the people as we progress through this tumultuous time.

- Umarak