introducing the holy seven from my pierced heart au! (in order of rank/power)
(helpers amounts vary depending on how many people worship this god and their powers. established helpers are ones i have decided on their identity and not the entire list of helpers a god has)
light gaia is the creator of all. they created earth, five of the gods, and dark gaia was born through light gaia's shadow.
they are but merciful and wise..if you're a mortal….in their not so humble opinion, gods and immortals should have the capability of "knowing better" as they've lived far longer than any mortal and hold much greater power. as merciful as they are to humans ans mobians, their strictness is tenfold towards non mortals. when asked why they don't need any helpers, the answer you'll receive will most likely be along the lines of "i do not need aid, my celestial being is capable of seeing, hearing, and feeling all at once". the rel answer? they've wired the rest of the gods (minus dark gaia) into answering to them unknowingly. the gods are their real helpers.
sonic is extremely laid back for a god. although he is the second most worshiped god of the seven and has the biggest amount of helpers, he likes making things simpler. being the only one without a temple, he asked of his people to just do their prayers whenever and wherever.
the type of god to disguise himself as a mobian to mingle with mortals on earth. his helpers are angelic beings he created, established angels so far are tails and celeste (a squirrel mobian i created for plot purposes).
nothing angers him more than a state of oppression, his grace will directly involve himself into matters as such to stop it. he believes in freedom and blessings for all……maybe you might be ignored if you're metal sonic trying to prove yourself worthy of godhood though…
amy rose has once fell for the god of freedom herself. but after the heartbreak of their courting phase ending without any success, she promised herself she'll help those wanting to feel a full heart again. roses are a standard whenever creating a shrine for her or decorating one of her temples.
amy had once asked of a mortal of shadow's worshipers (silver) to become a prophet for her and spread he word, but after noticing how anxious and panicky he had been about it, she lifted the responsibility off his shoulders and left him with a kiss (symbolizing a blessing), not wanting to put pressure she fears he wouldn't handle on him. silver had become devoted to her as an apology for indirectly declining her request.
her helpers are love roses, with looks inspired by cupid, valentines, and ballet. an established love rose so far is cream.
knuckles is that of a strong interior, he tends to aid soldiers and protectors. people go to him for help when they feel weak or helpless. knuckles created the seven chaos emeralds and hid them to be found by those in need of them the most. all seven branched from the master emerald that's directly attached to his spear that he doesn't use quite often.
he has had a prophet himself before, a female echidna by the name of tikal, she helped spread the word allowing more people to recognize him and seek his help.
his helpers are emeralds, silver coloured knights. established knights are the babylon rogues.
a popular story told within the world's mythology, is of how shiny gems had always been a symbol of strength. until the goddess of wealth started stealing them from the god of strength, making people start believing gems are a symbol of luxury.
people prayed to her when in need of financial aid or stability. she was responsible of allowing people in need to find gold or silver as she liked placing luxurious elements around.
her helpers, golden keepers, match knuckles a little but instead of silver knights they're gold knights. established golden keepers are blaze and tangle.
shadow is not weak in power per-say, but he never took his role as a god seriously for long. leaving people worshiping him to get less and less weakening him almost.
it wasn't until he was disguised as a mobian and met maria, one of the few mortals that still believe in his powers that he decided to change. he never revealed to her who he really was, but something about the way she was so adamant that the god of emotion was just as holy and celestial as the rest that warmed his heart. but due to unfortunate events, a god of death extremist ended up killing her as a "sacrifice" leaving him in a state of despair and grief.
a big state of collective depression hit earth because of this, leaving mortals no choice but to seek him out. when realizing the effect he caused and how desperate the mortals are to feel happiness once more, he took back his devotion to his role as a god.
unlike the rest of the gods, shadow only has 4 helpers, not whole troops. the helpers go by "tears", they all represent humans in anatomy and body shape, also unlike other gods who normally have troops of both mobian and human presenting helpers. all four tears represent porcelain dolls in a way, draped in silk that covered everything including their faces, almost like a veil. only established tear is elise.
and finally, the dark gaia, the traitor of the seven.
during the early creation of earth, the holy seven all worked on it but one, the god of death. it wasn't a willing action. if anything they wanted oh so greatly to help. but fate was not on their side. they lacked the power to create, their only power was that of destruction.
so they carved out the moon. to try and create something using their destructive power. yet the moon refused to shine without the god of life's sun. that was their last straw. with a jelouse rage they attacked light gaia. the fight lead to the earth cracking, and creatures by the name of darklings emerged from those cracks.
dark gaia was thrown down into the core of the earth and kept there as prisoner. bound to send their darklings to do their job of guiding the souls of the dead back to the core of earth, which goes by the realm of death.
awaiting revenge and against the gods, fully aware of the corrupt system light gaia has set that have made the rest of the holy ones stay silent.
established darkling is eclipse
established worshippers list:
sonic: gerald robotnik(dead), ray, mighty
amy: sally, silver(also follower of shadow)
shadow: espio, maria(dead), silver(also follower of amy)
knuckles: vector, charmy, tikal(prophet + dead)
dark gaia: ivo robotnik, metal sonic(attempting to achieve godhood), starline
(all fictional, i am not attempting at creating a religion. this is just a sonic au, mythological stories and religious systems do not apply to real life religion or mythology!!)
