The Mini Pro Youth Edition's Shabu Ni Gulasi was painstakingly created by Di Ka, using the abyssal lord Meishikante as raw material, mixed with the divinity of the Kuo-Toa god Bribodup and petitioners to form its nascent shape.
Compared to the endless demons of the middle layers of the abyss, the ugliness of the Kuo-Toa was barely on the acceptable side. After succeeding Bribodup in his divine office, Di Ka discovered the reason why the Kuo-Toa were so unpopular.
The intelligence of the Kuo-Toa was on par with kobolds. Excluding the oozes at the very bottom, these two races occupied the second and third to last positions, never achieving anything more.
The faith provided by six Kuo-Toa was comparable to that of a normal human. Considering the food pressure and management difficulties, it was no wonder that this racial god, despite possessing the faith of his entire race, remained at the bottom; this was his limit!
By incorporating the souls of succubi and Kuo-Toa, and processed by the Pinduoduo version of Shabu, a new species of demon without a face was born!
These bodiless demons were attracted to negative emotions such as pain and despair emitted by humans, appearing in the forms they most desired to offer comfort and guide the dying on their final journey.
They were a kind of benevolent demon that had never appeared before, feeding on negative emotions. Besides taking away negative emotions and leaving people in a state of blissful ignorance for a period, they caused no harm.
Divinity that detected alignment did not consider them evil. After a brief period of suspicion, the gods of chaotic good happily accepted their existence. Goddesses led by the goddess of love, Sune, and the goddess of joy, Lliira, even believed their appearance was beneficial for livening up the atmosphere, often summoning them to participate in ceremonies, allowing believers to cast aside worldly constraints and communicate more deeply with the deities.
Ordinary people went mad for them, hiding in the beautiful illusions they constructed to escape harsh reality. Spellcasters regarded them as treasures, clearing their minds of distractions and achieving emptiness during meditation. Even the gods offered them praise, with clerics increasing their focus and contributing devout faith.
They were a sensation! Wherever the new demons appeared, there was rejoicing. People called them dream fairies and joy-bringing sprites. Seeing the new species of demons, named "Seductive Demons" by the Abyss, occupying the Prime Material Plane at an unimaginable speed, Di Ka had to admit that he had underestimated the sin and chaos of the world of Faerûn.
Although the process was somewhat bizarre and twisted, Di Ka had achieved his goal.
More and more Seductive Demons walked openly on the Prime Material Plane. Some large temples even maintained permanent portals to the Abyss, solely for the appearance of more Seductive Demons.
The Abyssal Will was greatly pleased and, as a result, opened up more permissions, allowing Di Ka's avatar to replace Meishikante's absence and become the Queen of Seductive Demons.
From then on, demon grubs had a new path of advancement, the Seductive Demons, standing shoulder to shoulder with succubi.
After creating the Seductive Demons, the Pinduoduo version of Shabu's subsequent creations did not satisfy Di Ka; they were all abominations that fit Cthulhu's aesthetic. Except for a few with peculiar and valuable powers, the eye-sore abominations were humanely destroyed.
The identity of the Abyssal Will's spokesperson, Cang Ye, was not greatly challenged. Everything Di Ka did seemed to be in vain. With a flash of inspiration, Di Ka remembered the faint white light that had injured his true form, obtained while investigating the adventurers who saved Waukeen. After confirming that no creation god's will was hidden within it, this collection of creation god's divine power, now useless, was swallowed by the Pinduoduo version of Shabu.
The new creation was a humanoid being. Its silver-white metallic body had no gender characteristics, and its inorganic eyes carried no emotional color.
Void! Ultimate void! Di Ka could not even determine if it possessed thought.
Anything that touched it disappeared, transported to an unknown location.
"Your name is Messiah, the pure saint."
Messiah, having received a name, moved its eyes and departed amidst the demons' scattering flowers and chanting.
The Abyssal Will experienced unprecedented joy. Messiah had no alignment, no concept of good or evil, and not even a purpose for its existence.
Absolute chaos led to absolute void. Under the watchful eyes of three demon princes, who treated it as a formidable enemy, Messiah became the fourth favored one, representing the demon prince of emptiness.
With the viral spread of the Seductive Demons and the void-like Messiah, Di Ka's avatar, the creator of these beings, finally gained the favor of the Abyssal Consciousness, splitting the title of spokesperson for the Abyssal Mother, Cang Ye.
At this time, Yeg also made his move. One of the three demon princes, Orcus, who controlled undead creatures, inexplicably perished. Messiah, accompanied by demons playing sacred hymns, occupied the territory of the fallen lord, leaping to become a new powerhouse.
"Your Highness Yeg, thank you for your help."
Presenting three virtual godheads, Di Ka once again spoke to tempt him, "Your time is running out. Mystra has collected enough virtual godheads, and she will take the final step before you."
Yeg remained silent, seemingly unfazed.
"Are you still counting on Hell?"
Di Ka smiled sinisterly, "Asmodeus, the Lord of the Nine Hells, will know the method of becoming an ancient god before you can even speak. He is different from everyone else; the will of Hell chose him as its spokesperson long ago. As long as he obtains suitable divinity and divine office, Asmodeus will become an ancient god without even needing a buffer; the laws will make him so."
"But what about you, Yeg? Your relationship will be reversed. He will become the dominant party, and you will have to curry favor with him, paying many benefits to gain the opportunity to become an ancient god."
Hell was originally part of the Underdark, and its growth must have involved Yeg's intervention.
Yeg finally broke his silence, "The side of Silvanus and Corellon will also be affected because you refused me. Now I only have the choice to cooperate with you."
"I am very curious," Di Ka's curved lips did not relax. "Why don't you choose Hell? As long as you tell Asmodeus the method of becoming an ancient god and provide him with a suitable divine office, Asmodeus will not refuse you. Although it would be a loss of face, you were willing to give up your divine office to the Dead Three, so why are you unwilling to bend now?"
"The primal force of the death domain is moving away from me," Yeg replied calmly. "The divine office of the newborn death domain has begun to sprout. I cannot reverse this process, nor can I stop it. The authority of death is being transferred."
"Do not misunderstand, I do not resist the emergence of a new divine office." Di Ka looked at Yeg, only to hear him say, "Moreover, you are mistaken. Compared to you, Asmodeus is insignificant! The will of Hell will unhesitatingly abandon him and choose you because of the emergence of the new divine office! The laws are cheering for you. New life will no longer be born at the cost of primal force, petitioners will become history, and lost authority will return."