Invasion

“An Alien God…” Hearing Suwako’s words, Miketsu’s eyes widened. She had previously thought Chang’e was an Ancient God who had flown from Earth to the moon. She never imagined that Chang’e wasn’t a native deity of Earth from the very beginning, but a complete and utter Alien God!

“Yes… Chang’e is an Alien God born on a distant, unknown planet, and almost the most powerful being on that planet. Her original planet was destroyed for unknown reasons, so Chang’e, along with her retainers, began to wander among the stars, searching for a new home…” With a very troubled expression, Suwako spoke in a low voice to Miketsu. Her state had been poor ever since Miketsu mentioned Chang’e.

“So, the planet they finally found was here?” Miketsu asked, frowning, and Suwako quickly replied.

“Yes, after a long journey, Chang’e, wandering among the stars, finally found her desired destination—our planet, this world.”

“Indeed… The environment of our world seemed to be the closest to Chang’e’s former homeland, so she targeted it. Billions of years ago, she arrived from beyond the heavens, first settling her retainers on the moon. Then, using the moon as a base, she led her retainers in an invasion of the Earth. At that time, the Earth was in the midst of fierce conflicts among the Ancient Gods.” Suwako continued, and Miketsu seemed to have already guessed the next part of the story.

“So… the Ancient Gods joined forces to fight the alien invaders?”

“Precisely… In the early stages of Chang’e’s invasion… everything went smoothly. As the strongest deity of an alien star, she possessed power that surpassed most Ancient Gods. Her former homeland boasted a highly advanced civilization, so her retainers wielded advanced technological weapons capable of contending with Ancient Gods. With both factors combined, Chang’e’s side held a complete advantage in the early war, slaughtering several Ancient Gods in one fell swoop…” Suwako slowly recounted the apocalyptic disaster of that time.

“So… after that, the remaining Ancient Gods felt a sense of crisis and teamed up?” Miketsu swallowed, then looked at Suwako and slowly spoke.

“No, as I said, all Ancient Gods are self-absorbed and extremely arrogant. They wouldn’t move until disaster truly struck them. The main reason some Ancient Gods first joined forces wasn’t Chang’e’s threat to them, but rather Chang’e’s alteration of the world, which caused a shared sense of revulsion among them.”

“A shared… revulsion?”

“Yes, no matter how strong or arrogant the Ancient Gods were, they were still beings born on this planet. But Chang’e attempted to transform this planet into an alien environment identical to her homeland, even eroding and rewriting the very rules. This alien transformation caused a shared discomfort among some Ancient Gods, and so, by chance, several powerful Ancient Gods jointly attacked Chang’e… No, perhaps it wasn’t a joint effort. At best, they all disliked Chang’e and launched an attack on her and her retainers at the same time.” Suwako said, shrugging, and Miketsu couldn’t help but twitch her lips after hearing her words.

“You mean to say, those Ancient Gods didn’t communicate at all or form a unified front?”

“No~ They just happened to fight together. In the chaotic battle, there were quite a few instances of those guys fighting each other. This war wasn’t a multi-party siege against one, but a free-for-all. The resulting conflagration completely destroyed a continent and triggered another mass extinction event… But in terms of killing life, the deaths caused by this chaotic battle far exceeded those from Chang’e’s invasion itself.” Suwako spread her hands, speaking with a hint of helplessness. Hearing her words, Miketsu’s lips twitched even more violently.

“What a… hopeless bunch…”

“Yes, hopeless, but each one ridiculously powerful. That’s why I said it’s best if they all died. In this era, it’s best if none of them revive, including myself.” Suwako said, shaking her head and sighing. Miketsu calmed herself before continuing to ask.

“And then? Chang’e wasn’t just defeated in that chaotic battle, was she?”

“Yes, although Chang’e’s strength was formidable, and with her retainers, she could kill one or two Ancient Gods, she was still defeated in that chaotic battle. A peak Ancient God defeated her and completely destroyed her physical form. Chang’e’s retainers on the moon supported her with extremely powerful long-range weapons, but after hitting several other Ancient Gods in the melee, they provoked an enraged counterattack. The cities built by Chang’e’s retainers on the lunar surface were completely destroyed in this counterattack.”

Suwako continued, and upon hearing this, Miketsu immediately realized that the so-called former Lunar Civilization had been destroyed in this way. The Lunar Ruins Tsukuyomi later found on the moon were its remnants, and the moon rabbits beneath the ruins were Chang’e’s surviving retainers.

“So, what happened to Chang’e after that?” Miketsu asked curiously, and Suwako continued to answer.

“After that, that powerful peak Ancient God discovered that they couldn’t completely destroy Chang’e’s spiritual energy body, and her physical form would continuously regenerate. So, that Ancient God, with immense power, cursed Chang’e, condemning her to be forever forsaken by matter, forever unable to possess a body. Then, to prevent Chang’e’s spiritual energy body from continuously polluting the Earth, he took her to the moon, and finally sealed Chang’e’s spirit within the moon, completely ending this war of invasion.”

Suwako finished, and silence fell upon the scene for a moment, before Miketsu continued to ask.

“What about those Ancient Gods in the chaotic battle?”

“As for them… they either killed their opponents or got tired of fighting and went back to wherever they came from, to be honest. In this war of invasion, ultimately, far more Ancient Gods died from infighting than from the invader Chang’e. After this incident, the number of Ancient Gods once again successfully plummeted, bringing them a step closer to their self-destruction. How delightful~” Suwako said with a smile, looking quite pleased as she spoke of this.

Her expression was as if to say that just thinking about those guys dying one by one brought her immense joy.

Meanwhile, a chagrined Miketsu roughly understood how the Ancient Gods had fought each other to complete extinction.