When Experiments Backfire
by Zenin

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"ALRIGHT PEOPLE! TWENTY-FOUR SECONDS TO ENDING THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!"

Chaos was in her element. Slaughter looked slightly annoyed as she clapped her hands, now rapidly merging into flippers, excitedly. "Woof! Meow! RIBBIT!!"

He sighed. Things just hadn't been the same since her release from the immortals prison. She'd learned such shocking language… He opened his mouth to speak, then stopped, blinking. Chaos had just turned into a tree stump, something she hadn't done since the dawn of the Human Era. He paused patiently as she rapidly turned into a bunny rabbit that immediately hopped over to him and smacked him over the head with a bat wing.

"Stop staring, you fool and get ready!"

Slaughter nodded glumly and tried to find his comrades in arms, Malady and Starvation. The Sorrows had been childhood friends with Chaos, willingly obeying her every wish even when she acted a bit strange. So far, nothing had succeeded in boosting their position in the main goal of universal domination, but this time a breakthrough had been made. Chaos was absolutely sure that they were going to succeed.

"Five…"

Malady was floating dismally in the air, watching intently as Chaos drew a triangle on her forehead that shimmered like a star. She closed her eyes tightly and clacked her beak together in fitful concentration. Starvation was lyuing on the ground dreaming of chocolate puddings again. Slaughter sighed. Maybe, one day, they'd all get to eat chocolate pudding like the Great Gods.

"Four…"

Everyone straitened with interest as Chaos' now flowing auburn hair swirled around her slender body. This was unusual. She had never managed to be completely one thing before…and now she had on a—should he say it?—normal façade of a human being. Odd…

"Three…"

Everyone held their breath as she whispered words beneath her breath, an almost insane grin on her face.

"Two…"

Uh-oh. Something must have gone wrong. Chaos' eyes snapped open, a sudden uncomfortable look entering her eyes. She still retained the woman shape, but it wasn't that. No…it was…oh, damn.

The three Sorrows muttered a folorn "One." and a brilliant boom shook the airy kingdom of the Realm.

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The next thing they knew, they were all sitting on the floor of the Totallan mortals' palace. Chaos raised unsure eyes to her cronies and froze in shock.

They weren't alone.

Mithros, the Sun Lord, was looking around the banquet hall, smiling in wonder. The Goddess was twirling a strand of ebony hair as she chewed a wad of gum. Gainel was no longer looking so pale and secretive. Instead, he stood, stretched, and walked over to a stunned Chaos; ignoring the groans of the all the other gods that had fallen into the mortal realm.

"So, what's up?"

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