To be honest it appears Aten left a ton of psycho ideas and commands for Lucifer to follow.
"We'll have to go over the full list some time. But not now, we can deal with it after the war."
"Mainly me whining about Aten's placement of a black hole. Especially when I really should be prepping what to tell the Lords at the Palace."
*Cosmos groans and walks away*
What do you have so far? Perhaps I might be able to provide assistance for your speech.
"I've got three things: that our sole objective is ensuring the Shogun Empire is squashed flat, that we have the Duchy on our side for this, and that we've retrieved someone powerful from the Shogun Empire's grip. But here's the problem: none of it is truly coming together."
Perhaps you could say something about stopping aggressive Shogun expansionism and restoring territory to their rightful owners?
"Hmmmmm..... for that to sink in.... some of the Lords know this part already, but if we're going to make the expansionism thing truly stick, I'd need to know the expansion attempts of the previous 11 empires. You've already told me about the 8th.... and about the history that led up to the Duchy... have we got any more than those two things? We're basically grinding an empire to dust and making sure they never rise again, I want people truly sold on the idea that the Shogun Empire will never learn its lesson."
"I can feel it from here. This... it's been 100 realities since everyone bowed to dragons without a fight, and it's been 60 since we've had a reality where no one fought back against the Architects at any point. I can believe someone worshiping beings far below the gods."
Cosmos:”Which brother? Singularity?”
"These dragons likely came about this cycle as a result of Cthugha's thoughts in the first place. So I was thinking him, but if you don't think that's going to get them to listen to you then you can decide on a different brother."
Im not sure about that, if my hunch is correct reviving the 12 Divines may be a bad idea.
"Are you more worried about the binding or their level of power? If it's the binding, let me point out that once we're released from the current binding, we can't be bound under the same one again, ever. We develop immunity to repeat attempts to use the same sigils and weapons, that's part of why it took so long to bind us the last time. If it's their level of power, then you vastly underestimate what we have at our disposal."
I am afraid of the possibility of the 12 Divines being the resurrected leaders of the 12 Viles. I think Aten may have unlocked some long repressed memories during the creation of this reality and inadvertently brought them back.
"We had a deal. But he made that deal with someone that way outclasses him. Remember, the deal only said they get the skulls of the 12 Divines back. If you are insistent on not letting them resurrect, there are... endless ways to exploit that loophole."
Cosmos:”Oh sorry it’s just that I have a lot of brothers but you five are my favorite siblings”
"Just.... try to hold out a bit longer. I know you kept saying you were due for a rebirth... that process takes half a reality to accomplish. When we're unbound, you can have your peace."
Cosmos:”I just need a nap just make sure I don’t sleep for 60 more realities”