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Pantheon: Book Of Trope
The Book Of Trope

All stories must begin somewhere. All people, whether they be a hero, villain, or something else entirely, have their own stories to tell, and their own exploits to define them. And somewhere, somehow, these exploits are recorded and stored.

So it is with the Pantheon of Trope. Here we open the grand book written by the author-god, and peruse its contents. Within are revealed the origins of the world itself, the rise to godhood of many of the pantheon, and the grand clashes between the gods that have changed the shape of the pantheon time and time again.

This recording is merely that, an attempt to transcribe the many, many stories left by the gods over history; some stories are forgotten, others invented, and some are misremembered; there are many gods who claim to be the Creator, for example. If you discover a new one, do not hesitate to relate it. And if a story seems out of place, or if you feel that the previous transcriber wrote it badly, do not hesitate to improve upon the translation. And if you have found evidence that a story is false, then it is your duty to print the truth.


The Tales

Tales of Creation The Beginning of the World

In the Beginning, mankind created the fictional universe, born of human imagination. Its first resident was Dream of the Endless, who built a library to store all stories that mankind told. He watched the various realms of fiction come into existence and made sure that they followed the rules of Narrative Causality.

One day he felt lonely, so he traveled throughout the multiverse, looking for people to live with him in his palace.
On the first day, Dream was going to organize the gods for this new world, but had to change a light bulb in his den and ended up reorganizing his record collection.

On the second day he went underwater and tried to invite mermaids to populate this new world. After offending the Princess of All Naiads, he went back home dejected.

On the Third Day he was on his way to try to get some Svirfneblin, but he ended up at a Dwarf commemoration party.

On the Fourth Day he was hung over. Nothing got done.

On the Fifth Day he decided he wanted a nice peaceful universe, to balance out the unpredictable multiverse, so he looked for the most average person he could think of off the top of his head. This man was busy, and had to turn Dream down.

On the Sixth Day he was concerned that there was no progress in this new universe. He had a light breakfast and went to work. As soon as he realized how much was to be done, he decided to delegate authority. He called everyone he could think of and invited them over. Thus was the Trope Pantheon born.

He probably rested on the Seventh Day.

Tales Of Ascension

The God of Wrestling is crowned

It was prophesized to be the last thing ever televised in the Pantheon. It was the most hyped match in the history of existence. What was originally supposed to be a simple 4-man Hell in a Cell with Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Edge and The Undertaker became something so much greater as demands by the entire Pantheon rose and more gods associated with Proffesional Wrestling ascended to Godhood. It became what was going to be the greatest match of all time: an 8-man Hell in a Cell elimination match with Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Edge, The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin,The Rock, CM Punk and Bret Hart, battling for the ultimate prize that could be achieved by any person who is involved with Sports Entertainment: The title of God of Wrestling! Oh, and The World Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. The cage was made of thorned, smoldering adamantium, higher than the tallest of mountains and wider than the greatest of fields. Inside of this satanic, yet majestic structure was a ring with enchanted ropes made by the most cunning members of the House of Magic and with a floor made of diamond crafted by the most skillful members of the House of Crafts.

At the night of the PPV, the stars were shining brightly as the planets were lined. Nearly every God and Goddess, Good or Evil (as well as Neutral), as well as many mortals attended in the crowd at the House of Sport, where the event was held, were able to sit together without conflict no matter what wrestler they were cheering for. There were signs made with artistic skill in the crowd aswell as the more simple ones. Witty lines, cool artworks and a plethora of variations could be seen during the event. The audience looked in awe as the cage was lowered from the sky, burning itself steadily on the ground, making sure that it was nearly impossible to move. Then there was a moment of complete silence as every eye in the crowd was focused at the entrance ramp or the titantron, their ears open, waiting for the music to play, signalizing the approach of the wrestlers coming to battle. A massive cheer was heard throughout the universe as every wrestler, one by one, walked through the ramp as their songs were playing through the loudspeakers. Michael Bay, sitting at the special effects table near the ramp, activated the pyros, setting of visuals of titanic sizes, adding even more to the unforgettable moment. One of the men who has been given the chance of becoming the new God of Announcers, Jim Ross, was sitting at the announce table, calling the action inside and outside the ring with great passion and intensity, bringing added joy to the people watching the event at home.

After a few intense minutes, as every competitor was in the ring, the wrestlers gave each other stern looks, waiting for the platinum ring bell to ring. After years of blood, sweat, and tears these men would finally compete for the ultimate prize: Godhood. Oh, and the world Heavyweight Championship. Then, after a few minutes of the chants of every generation being heard all over the House of Sport, chanting the names of their favorites, the bell made itself heard as the wrestling gods clashed in a confrontation of epic proportions. As The Rock was having yet another classic battle against his longtime rival, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker was duking it out with Bret Hart as they were throwing each other into the sharp walls of the cage. Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair wrestled like never before, trying to prove who the icon of the eighties truly was as Edge and CM Punk were putting on a 5 star act of action once again, using everything from they could get their hands on as weapons. Despite the mixture of fan favorites in the ring, not a single person in the crowd was able to boo, no matter how badly of a beating their favorite wrestler achieved. The match was far too good for any person in their heart to dislike any act happening in the ring.It was the dream of every wrestling fan come true, watching these legends having the greatest match of their life. Never before has such athleticism and determination been shown in any match before this. But all was not perfect that fateful night…

Near the end of the match, countless chest chops have been made and many punches had been thrown. After hundreds of leg drops, dozens of power bombs, several taunts from all wrestlers, craploads of submission holds and nearly every weapon used in every way possible, there was still no opponent that had the upper hand, no matter what they used in order to get closer to victory. They were at one moment laying on the floor, nearly out of energy to do anything. As the floor and the ring was covered with the blood of the wrestling gods, as several referees had been carried away in stretchers during the clash, as both ladders, chairs, tables and stairs have been shattered and beaten to dust, a sense of dread, chaos and hopelessness was felt throughout all of these great wrestlers as well as the crowd. But it was not because of the epic battle in front of them. They could feel that something bad was going to happen as two unwelcome faces showed themselves, standing alone at the beginning of the ramp: Eragon and Berii, the leaders of the Disgraces. They looked at eachothers as the crowd booed with great spite and hatred, making the earth quake a bit. Eragon and Berii cracked a small smile before both pointing towards the Cell in the middle of the arena. Behind them appeared Sean Waltman and The Gobbledy Gooker. The competitors of the match, worn out and nearly helpless because of all the fighting watched in horror at the item that the two Disgraced wrestlers were raising proudly in the sky, holding in their hands: The Money In The Bank Briefcase. Eragon made a gentle nod to his two gladiators before him and his queen walked away. It was at the moment when nearly every other member of the Disgraces appeared behind Waltman and the Gooker.

As The Disgraces slowly walked towards the Cell with powerful tools in hands, all hope seemed lost as it looked as if the two gladiators of Disgraces would get their hands on the position as God of Wrestling as well as the World Heavyweight Championship. But that is when a powerful grenade unleashed a fiery blast in the face of Uwe Boll, taking him out of action, as Jack Thompson was knocked out cold by a lead pipe to the face. Michael Bay stood behind the group of Disgraces, holding more grenades in a crate as Mike Haggar stood in front of the group, holding a lead pipe while be standing in a battle position. Though for a moment it looked like the gods making these heroic acts would be crushed by the far greater group,Arthas Menethil appeared through the crowd and threw a devastating Death Coil against Sally Floyd as Laharl shot a powerful energy blast against Barney, sending him flying through a wall. As each second passed, nearly every god and goddess of both Good and Evil (and Neutral) appeared through the crowd as they surrounded the Disgraces from both sides. Scrappy Doo simply got into his battle position, exclaiming in a cocky manner:''Let me at ‘em! Let me at ‘em!''. This resulted in Tomoe Marguerite picking up Scrappy and throwing him head first into Hawkgirl’s mace, hoping it would work as a distraction as several members of the Pantheon instantly rushed towards Scrappy to beat him up some more. Though it resulted in a distraction, it did not gain her freedom as the back of her neck was greeted by the combined roundhouse kick of Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee, sending her flying around the universe twice before she crashes into Mary Suetopia. Several Disgraces took a deep gulp as they now knew that the tide had turned against them. That is when the crowd cheered like mad as the squash match of the millennia started right outside the cell.

But in the midst of the chaos, The Gooker and Sean Waltman managed to break through the cage as every god and goddesses were distracted by the war outside the cage. They broke through the door with some of the tools that they had with them and entered the ring hoping to take them out one by one. However, before they could even get a couple of feet in front of Edge, he sprung to life and looked them dead in the eyes as his bearded face was covered in blood. He took a few heavy, angered breaths as the Gooker was backing away in fear. The man in the cheap turkey costume grabbed the briefcase in desperation and fear and tried to hit Edge with it as Waltman backed away to the corner of the Cell. As the Gooker swung the MITB briefcase, Edge caught it and bashed it against the Gookers face so hard that he broke his beak. As the disgraced bird fell to the ground, Edge backed away into the corner of the ring as he got his crazy face on. The people in the crowd roared with joy as they chanted: ''SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR! SPEAR!''. As the bird got up on his feet, Edge rushed at him with the speed of sound, hitting him with a spear so hard that they both flew through the wall of the cage, making the wall collapse on those gods not lucky enough to get away from the giant piece of smoldering adamantium in time. The fall of the gate stopped the battle between the gods and disgraces momentarily before they rushed at it again. Both Edge and The Gooker flew three laps around the entire world before finally crashing down into the middle of the fighting groups, right into the surrounded Disgraces with the force of a meteor, blowing each Disgrace away from the House of Sports while leaving a massive crater in the ground. Edge had dealt the finishing blow of the battle, thus gaining another victory for the Pantheon. The audience of fans, the wrestlers in the ring as well as the Gods themselves looked in shock at the broken bodies of the Gooker and the Rated R Superstar that were lying in the middle of the crater. Edge had helped the Pantheon score a great victory, but at the cost of becoming the God of Wrestling. He was rushed as fast as possible to the Sacred Heart Hospital, thus making him unable to compete. The fans chanted their thanks to Edge as he was carried away by medics. (FIRST ELIMINATION: THE RATED R SUPERSTAR: EDGE!).

The remaining wrestlers looked at each other in the eyes before they turned their heads against Sean Waltman. Their eyes were filled with a fiery rage that burned stronger than the greatest of flames as the dragged him into the middle of the ring. For this one temporary moment, they had set aside their differences and their goal of becoming the God of Wrestling as they surrounded X-Pac in order to give him a beating of a lifetime as a message towards the Disgraces as well an act of vengeance for the defeat of Edge. Sean Waltman tried to punch the Undertaker in the face, but the Deadman dodged it and responded by giving him a Last Ride so hard that it caused cracks in the floor of the diamond of the ring. Hulk Hogan then dragged him up and hit Waltman with an Axe bomber so hard that it made him spin 30 times before hitting the ground. Then the wrestlers took turns on throwing ever finisher they have ever used before in an attempt to destroy the common enemy. At the end of the beat down, Undertaker grabbed Waltman by his throat as his eyes rolled back into his head. As he held the helpless Disgrace by his neck, he climbed the monumental heights of the Cage and then dragged his lifeless body towards the middle of the roof. Undertaker raised Waltmans body into the air as he was holding his firm grip around his nearly broken neck. When he looked into the eyes of Waltman, the sky darkened as the entire area was clouded by a thunderstorm. The lighting cracked all around the world as the Demon of Death Valley slowly spoke three words that brought a freezing chill into the spines of everyone as it echoed through the night: Rest…In…PEACE!. With those words, he choke slammed Waltman so hard that he went through the roof of the cage, through the ring, through the ground and right into Hell itself! As fire and brimstone was spewed from the crack of the earth that was caused by The Last Outlaw, the crowd made a cheer louder than any cheer ever heard in existence.

As business was taken care of, the greatest match of all time continued as Hogan hulked up and punched every wrestler in the Cell with earth-shattering fists, making them fly into the stinging, hot walls of the cage. The Hulkster looked unstoppable as he was flexing and posing for the crowd in such a way that even Alex Luis Armstrong became jealous, but he then felt a sharp pain between his legs as his eyes got wide before falling to the ground. He was stopped in his tracks by a rock-breaking low blow from Ric Flair. The bleeding old man stood, nearly unable to walk because of all the damage he had suffered through the match, grabbed Hogan by his feet before he made a joyful strut, signalizing for the Figure Four Leg Lock. He finally locked Hogan in the Figure Four Leg lock, breaking the Hulkster’s legs in several places, making him tap out after holding him in the submission maneuver for over 2 hours. As medics carried away Hulk Hogan towards the Sacred Heart Hospital, The Nature Boy let out a victorious ''WOOOOOO'' that could be heard through every corner of the Pantheon’s kingdom before strutting around the rin and hitting the ground with an elbow drop. (SECOND ELIMINATION: THE HULKSTER: HULK HOGAN!).

CM Punk, who saw his chance at that moment, cracked a smile as he kicked Stone cold Steve Austin in the skull with a roundhouse kick in order to keep him out of the way. He then kicked Flair in the head with another kick, knocking him down before he picked up an unconscious Flair on his shoulders, before loudly signalizing his next move with these words: “IT’S NAPTIME!!”. The Voice of The Voiceless tossed him with such colossal force that Ric flew through the hole on the top of the cage, through the roof of the arena of the House of Sports and into the clouds. As Flair was falling down at the speed of a comet, Punk leaped up through the sky as his knee burned hotter than the Sun and nearly decapitated The Dirtiest Player in The Game with a burning GTS as the audience watched in horror and shock as he crashed brutally to the ground with a Flair Flop. As CM Punk landed on his feet onto the ring, he made a smug smile before declaring proudly and loudly that ''Straight Edge means I’m better than you'' before pinning Ric Flair for the next elimination. The Straight Edge Messiah was now one step closer of not only being the Best in the World, but also the Best in the Pantheon! (THIRD ELIMINATION: THE NATURE BOY: RIC FLAIR!).

CM Punk, who felt that he has become better than ever, ran against The Rock with great confidence, as he was about to deliver a flying knee to his face. But as he was just inches away from Rocky’s face, He was greeted by a middle finger as Stone Cold Steve Austin had awoken from the brutal roundhouse kick and delivered a kick of his own against Punks upper belly. The force of his foot was so powerful that it ruptured many of Punk’s internal organs while also shattering the lower rips of the Second City Saint. As CM Punk puked a puddle of blood, he was hit by an epic Stunner that sent him flying through the top of the cage, causing many nasty cut and burn mark and onto the floor as he fell down. Jim Ross was cheering with great joy as his best friend was getting closer to victory. Stone Cold reached his hand into the sky as a beer can appeared from nowhere and into his hand. He opened the icy container of alcohol as he poured half of it on Punk’s face, adding insult to injury, before drinking the rest of the beer wile pinning CM Punk for another victory in his long career of ass kicking and mud stomping. And that’s the bottom line ‘cause Stone Cold said so! As Punk was carried away to the GUAG Medical Division, the match was now down to the remaining stars of the Attitude Era: Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Bret Hart and the Undertaker. (FOURTH ELIMINATION: THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS: CM PUNK!).

The Rock and Stone Cold looked at each others with an intense stare for nearly 3 minutes before unleashing the beating of a lifetime upon one another as Bret and Undertaker were still fighting like never before. As the crowd never stopped cheering, Austin would try to hit another Stunner on the People’s Champ, but it proved to be a big mistake. As Austin gave the Rock two middle fingers, he tried to unleash his devastating kick, but the Rock caught it and gave him a middle finger of his own. The Brahma Bull tossed his leg aside, making him spin around a bit before catching him and throwing him down on the ring with the Rock Bottom, nearly shattering the spine of Austin. The People’s Champ made a Kip Up as he smelled the air before looking deeply into the crowd. He stood over the helpless Texas Rattlesnake as he slowly took of his elbow pad as a massive surge of electricity gathered from the energy of the Millions (and Millions) of The Rock’s fans and onto exposed elbow. He tossed the People’s Elbow pad into the crowd, making a few people fight in the crowd in order to get their hands on it. He ran across the ring and over Steve Austin as the energy in his elbow raised itself the more he ran. The energy was unleashed as Rocky finally hit Austin in the chest with The People’s Elbow, resulting in a fatal shockwave that greatly weakened the structure that they were fighting in as well as a massive lightning strike that blinded the audience for a moment as the light could be seen from nearly anywhere in space. When the light cleared after a while, a large, black burn mark could be seen at the chest of Stone Cold Steve Austin as the Rock laid on top of his ultimate rival while the half-blinded referee counted to three, making sure that the People’s Champ picked up another win. The Rock stood proudly in the ring as he once again asked the crowd if they could smell what he’s cooking. (FIFTH ELIMINATION: THE TEXAS RATTLE SNAKE: STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN!).

As only three men remained in the PPV Main Event, The Undertaker tossed Bret Hart through two of the ring posts, making the ring collapse under its own weight. As The Rock fell down together with the ring, The Undertaker grabbed him by the throat and tossed him up on the roof of the cage through the hole that was caused by Sean Waltman’s defeat, before teleporting himself to the roof. The Rock bravely tried to fight back against the Phenom by throwing a series of punches at him, but it was of little use as Undertaker lifted him and held him near the edge of the cage. He then turned him upside down and prepared to hit The Rock with the devastating Tombstone Piledriver from the top of the mountain-sized cage and onto the announce-table of Jim Ross. The people watched in cheer amazement as both men fell down at a breathtaking speed before they both collapse into the table, causing yet another shockwave that made the Cell crumble, crash and burn before them. Because of the positioning of the collapsed ring and himself, Bret managed to crawl out of the hellish scraps of Satans Structure, but suffered many cuts and bruise marks in return. Though both rocky and Undertaker suffered damage because of this act, it was still Undertaker who was able to sit up as a gong was heard through the arena while The People’s Champ was laying on the ground, unable to compete any further. It was at this point when it was clear that the Demon of Death Valley would stop at nothing to gain the position as god of Wrestling. Oh, and the World Heavyweight Championship. Undertaker stood up on his two feet and made his famous cut throat motion at The Rock before turning his attention to the last opponent, standing on top of the ruins of the once glorious cage: Bret “The Hitman” Hart! (SIXTH ELIMINATION: THE PEOPLE’S CHAMP: THE ROCK!).

The greatest battle of all time was now down to two wrestlers. Both of them were Hall of Famers. Both of them were former multi time World Champions. Both of them were legends, masters of their art. They have endured the dangers of the ultimate Hell in a Cell and were now the last men standing. Without wasting a single moment of bloodshed, the two gods ran against eachothers, unleashing bone breaking punches and earth shattering kicks. They pulled of throws that made the ground quake and tremble as they used the remains of the Cell as weapons. No matter how much damage they caused the other person, no man would stay down for the count. They threw eachothers into the barricades, rammed eachothers through walls and brawled through the massive crowd. They both had an unbreakable determination for victory that drove them through it. An undying lust for the gold. A Never-ending desire to become the true God of Wrestling. Despite being worshipped by millions around the world, they would not be satisfied and they would not quit until the battle was over. Until there was no question about who the better man was, the battle would not end as the match waged on for days and weeks without rest. But it was finally decided one night who the better man was. Both men had fought with everything they had used everything they could. In one swift movement Bret dodged a kick that would probably have ended his life before hitting the Undertaker with a massive piece of the cage, ramming him into the ground, causing a massive crack on the ground. As the Undertaker was laying on the ground, Bret slowly grabbed his legs and put him in the move he made known worldwide: The Sharpshooter! He knew that it was impossible to make the Undertaker tap out, but that was not his goal. He kept holding the Sharpshooter on the Undertaker for an entire day until he heard how something snapped loudly in the Deadman’s back and legs. That is when he knew it was his time to finish the job. He used his last ounces of strength to pick up the Undertaker as he walked towards the titantron. He then slowly climbed up the structure with the Phenom on his shoulders, feeling that he could collapse at any moment. As he stood at the very edge of the titantron, he looks towards the ground, as he puts the Undertaker in the position for the Spike Piledriver. As he looked down on the floor of the ramp, he thought about every up and down in his life: his first world championship, The Montreal Screwjob, his vengeance against Vince McMahon at WrestleMania, his career-ending stroke and his induction into the Hall Of Fame. He closed his eyes as he leaped into the clouds before coming crashing down, hitting the Spike Piledriver. As the planet trembled by the force of his last finisher, Bret and the Undertaker were both broken and beaten. Bret could feel how his vision blurred and how his heart was racing as he crawled inch by inch towards his opponent’s body. He laid his right arm over the Undertaker as the referee, still in chock of what he witnessed, slowly counted. The awestruck crowd was counting in unison with the refree, each second feeling like a lifetime.

….1

……….2

…………………..3!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(FINAL ELIMINATION: THE DEMON OF DEATH VALLEY, THE AMRICAN BADASS, THE BIG EVIL, THE LAST OUTLAW: THE UNDERTAKER!)

(LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: THE NEW GOD OF WRESTLING ASWELL AS THE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: THE HITMAN, THE BEST THERE IS, THE BEST THERE WAS AND THE BEST THERE WILL EVER BE: BRET HART!) It had finally happened. A God of Wrestling has been crowned after years of waiting. The crowd cheered with the greatest of joy as Bret Hart had gained the ultimate prize. After all of his downfalls, after becoming a fallen god, after what felt like an eternity in the Purgatory, after having his life ruined, after all of his struggles he had at long last made it to the top when it seemed like an impossible act. He got on his knees as he shed tears over his victory. He had without a doubt become “The Best there is, The Best there was, and The Best there will ever be”! He was handed the golden World Heavyweight Championship by members of the House of War and House of Weapons, congratulating him for his victory as he raised it in the sky, feeling how the power of his newfound godhood was filling every atom of his body. Everyone in the arena suddenly became silent, their eyes wide as they saw something unthinkable: the broken, shattered, bloody body of the Undertaker, staring at Bret Hart while standing on his destroyed legs, shards of bone sticking out of them. He slowly approached Bret with a lifeless look in his eyes as thunder was crackling through his body as a smoke-like darkness emitted from his mouth. They glared at eachothers silently as Bret had no idea what The Undertaker had in mind. Undertaker then slowly reached his hand towards him in respect. Bret looked at his undead, gloved hand before shaking it in an act of respect and good sportsmanship, causing nearly every person in the audience to tear up because of the heartwarming moment. The entire crowd applauded and cheered for both men as they were carried away by several gods in order for their wounds to be treated. With that moment, the greatest match of all time came to an end. It nearly took the lives of the competitors and most of them went home empty-handed, but despite all the broken bones, all the blood loss, all the torn flesh and all the burned skin, it was probably the greatest moment in their careers.

Though the rumor of the PPV being the last thing televised was shown to be untrue, it did live up to the other half. It truly was the greatest match of all time. A match of such caliber that it’s greatness could not possibly be recreated by anyone or anything. This became a day that no mortal nor deity would never forget.

The Grim Reaper's Arrival


Tales Of Falls From Grace The Prophecy of Operation: Axe To The Face

This prophecy was found nailed to the wall of the Main House door one morning, possibly with a sledgehammer:

Beware, gods of trope and tale
As the doors of the Main House crumble and fall
We'll take what's ours, by extreme force
As we show you, we'll show them all!

The Thirteen Knights will lead our charge
As mages three summon storms and gloom
Your defenses nulled by a proton discharge
Helpless you are to WITNESS YOUR DOOM!!!

You'll probably win, maybe gain a great boon
For our greatest enemy is the status quo.

Forensic examination found an empty can of Pepsi Max, a donation to the Guide Dog box, and a hobo trying to eat the can and the dog-shaped moneybox. The results are inconclusive. Briscoe said "We'll find out next time".

The Sins of the Father

The funeral for Subject Delta had just finished. Eleanor had finished crying and was now headed to House Justice for her mother's trial. There were rumors of Lamb being not only acquitted, but ascending as well. Angela Patrelli being dispatched, and the vacancy needing to be filled. Also, Eleanor had expressed some feelings about asking for mercy on her mother's behalf. However, Bryan Mills wasn't worried about that. Right now, he had his own trial to attend. This one would be held in his own quarters. He opened the door, and looked at the man. Mark Meltzer was watching his daughter sleep, quietly stroking her hair. He didn't look up.

Mark: I'm sorry about Delta, I thought it would just take one of the other Big Daddies.
Bryan: And you think that would have made it any better?
Mark: No, just less guilty I suppose. Are you going to kill me? Send me to the Disgraces?
Bryan: No. I understand what you did, why you did it, and I can't say if I was in your position, I wouldn't do the same.
Mark: I'd do it again, too.
Bryan: I know...but there will be a price to pay, Mark. You'll have to say goodbye to Cindy.
Mark: What? No! I won't let an-
Bryan: Mark, it's not her. I promise you this, she'll be protected. I vow nothing will happen to her. But...you belong to the Curtain now Mark. I have to turn you away.
Mark: I...understand. Thank you Bryan. Do...do I have to leave now?
Bryan: You have until dawn.

Bryan Mills left the small room. Mark Meltzer spent the night watching his daughter sleep, and writing a long goodbye note for her. Then, he quietly left the room as the first rays of the sun appeared in the window. He didn't want to wake her.

Tales Of Battle

See Operation Axe To The Face

Also Ultimate Showdown Of Ultimate Destiny

Also Tales of the Alliance


Tales Of Redemption

Nina, Homer and Jar Jar's Redemptions

Nina Einstein was escorted to a small room, which had a long table of food, all Japanese, one from each Japanese deity within the Pantheon. She removed her shoes and socks, kneeling onto the hardwood floor. The table was padded, which confused her.

Nina: Hmm? Is this some sort of Ele- *ahem* Japanese custom?
Death: No. We've just been told that with you, it's best not to take chances...

Nina blushed, flustered by that statement. She unwrapped the chopsticks she was given and grabbed the first dish, made by Orihime Inoue. When she finally figured out how to use the chopsticks, having once dealt with them before on the school's "Strange Utensil Day" she took a bite. It took at least three tries to force a sample of Orihime's food down.

Nina: If this is how all Japanese foods taste, this may be more difficult than I thought...

Nina tried to brace her stomach for what lied ahead of her. She watched as people walked by, seeing Captain America walked by. He entered through one door, exited through another, and came back through the second door, with Suzaku Kururugi in tow.

Nina: Suzaku... good luck...
Suzaku: Thank you, Nina, I guess I'll need it more than you...

Sonic the Hedgehog walked by, heading for his own task. Nina looked away from him and saw a stage in front of her. She was curious as to who was performing. The curtain rose to... Jar Jar Binks. It was his task to perform a comedy routine where something didn't get thrown at him. And it turns out she was the audience. She watched the show, occasionally laughing softly at his bumbling, but for the most part confused about some of his jokes. A hour passed and soon, Nina's patience with the Gungan grew thin. She reached for the sake bottle on the table, calculating her throw so she could knock him out, when... she burst out laughing.

Nina: Wahahahahaahahahaahahahahahahahahahaha! Hahahaahhahahahahahahahaha!!!
Jar Jar: If yousa liked that, then yousa gunna love this one!

The show went on and Nina kept laughing hysterically. The show ended and Nina's laughter subsided. She turned around and saw that there was no one behind her, despite the fact that she knew her laughter wasn't genuine...

Cutting to the main office of Purgatory, the Overseers of the Tasks were in a bit of a debate as to whether or not Jar Jar had completed his task. Some argued that Homer Simpson's interference by tickling Nina's feet with a feather should have made the task null and void, while others pointed out that the task did not say that they needed to laugh, but that Jar Jar had to avoid something being thrown at him. Finally, the decision was made that Homer's actions counted as a good deed, and thus were allowed in this case. Jar Jar was the first to be de-powered and placed into the Unsorted, where he will remain until he is given a new deification.

Finally not having to deal with Jar Jar's routine, Nina continued her task, eating a bit of almost every food she had in front of her. After the first dish, it all seemed to taste much better, most likely because everything tasted better after Orihime's meals. She kept eating and eating, dealing with Death's terrible service until she finally finished. She was the second to enter the Unsorted.

Sonic's Redemption

Sonic continued down the long, unending road, each complaint stinging him viciously. Slowly, the thought of giving up grew in Sonic's mind, no one cared about him anymore, he may as well die out. He kept going, thinking about when it would be the right them to turn back... but then, he saw it! A pedestal with a glowing light! It was the light at the end of the path. But he didn't have the strength, he collapsed onto the ground. But then he thought about everything he accomplished... his beginnings, Dark Chronicles, Unleashed, The cartoons, The comics, his spot in Brawl. He got back up and continued walking, climbing up, working through the pain and then finally stepping onto the pedestal. Bathed in the glowing light of praises from his fans, and the hopes of a better future, Sonic was lifted up, healed, and sent to the Unsorted. There he would run around the track that had been summoned upon his arrival, biding his time until his return to the Pantheon.

Suzaku's Redemption

Suzaku followed Captain America into the House of Defense. Cap stopped at a small desk loaded with paperwork.

Captain America: Okay, kid. This is your work station, you have quite a number of cases to work through. You'd better get started. This is what I'm having you do to work your way back in. Got it?
Suzaku: Yes, Captain.

Suzaku sat down and looked over the cases. First up was Darth Vader's request to change into his RotS form. Suzaku pressed down the accepted stamp. Next, Captain Gordon's request to allow for a barrier around Earth when he couldn't be there to defended. Suzaku accepted it once again.

  • Hayate being allowed regular visiting hours with his parents: Rejected.
  • Gla DOS's request for more test subjects: Rejected.
  • Ciaphas Cain's request to be depowered and out of the Pantheon: Rejected.
  • Power Girl to be allowed to freely attack members of the Love House when they stare: ...Accepted.
  • The 501st to be allowed full health care: Suzaku took a moment to think about it and accepted.
  • The ODST to be put in guard the Disgraces gate: Accepted.
  • The Taskmaster to be paid for his work in training the 501st: Accepted.
  • Request for a battle between Tifa Lockhart and Motoko Kusanagi over which is the true Goddess of Female Asskicking: Rejected.
  • The SCP Foundation's permission to regularly record the Disgraces: ... Accepted.
  • Goliath to be given a much higher area of rest during the day: Accepted.
  • The Basterds to be allowed to freely attack Red Skull: Rejected.

Suzaku sighed, looking at the paperwork in front of him. It was going to be a long day...

He finally finished his first stack of papers.

Suzaku: Captain? I finished.
Captain America: Hmm? Oh, good. Well, I'll just send you the next stack.
Suzaku: Next stack?
Captain America: Yep. You'll have quite a bit of work before you can leave.

Suzaku kept working. He managed to finish the forms for the Main House, Beast, Commerce, Craft, Emotion, Family, Food, Heroes and Villains, Justice, Knowledge, Life and Death, and Love houses. Then came the stacks from the newest Houses...

As Suzaku worked, he had more and more papers tossed to him. Moving out various Castaways, adding pictures to Gods, filling up the Combat Pantheon and much more. One day, as he filed, his eyes grew heavier and heavier. He heard something placed on his desk and looked up. It was a mug of coffee.

Suzaku: Huh? Oh, thank you, Cap.
Captain America: You're welcome. And please, call me Steve.
Suzaku: Steve... how long will this take? Until I'm redeemed?
Captain America: Perhaps you can help another person with their task, Marneus Calgar. He's preparing for an attack on the Sons of Ward, a chapter of Marty Sue Marines. If you help him to destroy them, I'll declare your task completed.
Suzaku: Very well. Thank you, Captain.

Johnny's Redemption

Johnny Lawrence entered the temple of Bruce Lee, Orihime in tow. When they entered, Bruce was waiting, breaking bricks of Adamantium with his bare fists. Bruce stood up, bowing his head to Johnny, who bowed in return. The two began Johnny's training, with Bruce destroying the inexperienced Lawrence. Orihime healed Johnny of his wounds, bringing him back to full strength, as he went back to sparring with Lee. The pattern continued for many months, with Johnny gaining small advantages over Bruce only to have Bruce defeat him again. Throughout the training, Johnny was tempted to Sweep The Leg, but he remained steadfast in wanting to win cleanly. Eventually, Johnny slowly comes closer and closer to his goal, finally hitting a One-Inch Punch on Lee, winning against him and being allowed into the Unsorted.

Marneus' Redemption

Marneus Calgar suited up, preparing himself for his mission to battle the Sons of Ward when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to see Suzaku Kururugi.

Marneus: Suzaku, why are you here?''
Suzaku: I'm under orders from Captain America to help you battle this force. You and your men cannot act alone. And if I help you I shall have completed my task.

BelialVandemon's Redemption

Melkor entered the realm of Purgatory, sword in hand. He stopped at BelialVandemon, stabbing him in the chest. The sword was used to channel dark energy into the weakened Digimon. He felt his power growing within. Soon, the sword was removed, the wound healing itself instantly. Melkor left, his work done for now. However, BelialVandemon felt like he was about to explode with how much energy was poured into him. He thought that he was going to burst, until...

BelialVandemon: BelialVandemon digivolve to... NeoVandemon!

He had become a changed Digimon. More powerful than he was before. He liked it. But for now, he was depowered until he found a new position in the Pantheon.

Silver's Redemption

Silver looked at the Time Stone in his hand. Thinking over his choice. He was allowed to alter the timeline once. Prevent one disaster. Stop the ascension of one Evil or Disgraced God. He thought deeply about his choice before gripping the Time Stone.

Silver: Chronos Control!

Silver looked at the area around him. It was years ago in the beginning of the forming of the House of Shape. He looked at the stack of papers at the desk, searching for the one he looked to remove. He found it. "Brian Griffin as the God of Anthropomorphism." Silver grabbed the "Rejected" stamp and pressed down, heading back into the future, hoping he changed the timeline. When he returned, no evidence of Brian's existence in the Pantheon was left. Only him and a few members of the House of Time and Space knew he was even there, and Snoopy was the God of Anthropomorphism. Silver had completed his task and entered the Unsorted.

Kim's Redemption

Kim entered the House of Defense, cans of Powerthirst in hand, as she got to work. She started with cleaning Captain America's shield and Darth Vader's lightsaber. This didn't mean much until she took two hours to clean Captain Gordon's ship. She then cleaned all of Nagi's house, taking at least 3 days, 5 cans of Powerthirst and a map to get the job done. Then she ran an obstacle course for GLaDOS, taking 10 hours to complete that. Remaining time to task: 60 hours.

Next was cleaning the armor and weapons for the 501st and 7th ODST Battalion, taking 5 hours. Then she did organizing for the SCP, taking another 5 hours. She then spent her remaining 50 hours with nonstop paperwork. She watched the timer click away slowly, finishing her last stack as the timer hit zero as she was depowered and sent to the Unsorted.


Tales Of Life

Short stories of life within the Pantheon. Very much like a Pantheon Sitcom.

Episode 1: Teaching Paid Off! Kotomi's Recital!

The Celestial Idol stage lit up as the final performer came up to the stage. Many dreaded who it was that awaited them. As Kotomi Ichinose stepped onto the stage, she was about to be pulled out by a shepherd's crook when an audience member stood up.

Brook: Let her play!

The other gods looked over to see the God of Violin standing up, proclaiming that Kotomi should play for them. The judges sighed and started pulling out the earplugs before letting the Lesser Goddess knwo that she can play. Kotomi smiled and pulled out her violin. The judges braced themselves to hear.... beautiful music?

Yes! The sound coming from her violin was not that of Wolverine's claws on chalk but of a beautiful melody. They were both surprised and impressed. The song played for a good 4 minutes and when it ended, the entire stadium applauded. Kotomi looked up to see that her mentor was gone. She sighed, she had hoped he would be there to applaud her on her success...

When she headed backstage, she heard an odd sound, following it. She found it to be sound of skeletal hands clapping together. It was Brook clapping his hands.

Brook: Bravo, Kotomi! Bravo!
Kotomi: Thank you, Brook. I'm glad I could so so well.
Brook: Such a shame though, that now you can't stay in the Pantheon.
Brook: Well, since you were the Goddess of Dreadful Music, and you no longer play dreadfully, you no longer hold the position. But, don't feel so glum, Kotomi. You were my student, so you will always hold a special place in my heart... but, as a skeleton, I have no heart! Yohohoho! SKUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLLLLL JOOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEEEEE!!!

Kotomi laughed along with her mentor, smiling even in a sad moment such as this. She hugged Brook goodbye and waited back at the House of Music for her change from Lesser Goddess to mortal human back on her Earth. To pass the time, she paid a soothing melody, to mask the pain she felt in her heart at leaving the Pantheon.


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