Tyche saw the God of Suffering again as the Cataclysm of Saints was nearing its end.
"Your Highness Ilmater, are you saying a group of adventurers retrieved the lost tablets of fate?"
Ilmater's face lit up with joy. "Yes, the God of Guardians has permitted all saints to return to their divine realms. Heim must have received orders from Ao."
"The three gods of death who stole the tablets of fate have also perished in this accident. Bane, the god of tyranny, and Bhaal, the god of murder, were drawn into the Astral Plane, greatly weakening the forces of the evil alignment!"
The God of Suffering had as many enemies as allies, but his primary adversaries were not these powerful deities, but rather those who spread destruction and brought forth suffering and hardship. Particularly Loviatar, the goddess of torture, and Talona, the goddess of poison and disease. These two lesser deities served Bhaal, the god of murder, and now, without Bhaal's protection, these two goddesses, whose doctrines were completely opposite to the God of Suffering's, were in danger.
Ever since Tyche allied with the God of Suffering, she had been frequently harassed by the churches of these two goddesses. During the Cataclysm of Saints, the fact that these two lesser deities acted so high-profile was due to the protection of the god of murder. Now was the time for them to face retribution.
Although he had reservations about Tyche's cooperation with thieves and assassins, Ilmater earnestly helped Tyche plan her ascension ritual.
After bidding farewell to the benevolent God of Suffering, Tyche dismissed her priests and communed with the Weave to check the recovery status of the Goddess of Magic.
The Goddess of Magic, now renamed Mystra, had not been idle. She had secretly contacted her allies and subordinate deities, making thorough preparations for her reappearance.
"It seems you have fully recovered."
Tyche smiled as she looked at the black-gowned goddess who appeared before her.
"Our agreement has been fulfilled. It's time to return what belongs to its rightful owner."
Upon receiving the ruby necklace from Tyche, Mystra's face, hidden by a black veil, held an unreadable expression.
"In a way, you created me, so I do not wish for us to become enemies."
Caressing the intact Weave, Mystra smiled in the same way Tyche did.
"We will certainly not be enemies. On the contrary, I am willing to share the divine portfolio of magic with you."
Tyche was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and chuckled. "This is the foundation of your existence. I will not covet it. You don't need to test me. To hold sovereignty over the Weave under the covetous gaze of all gods, even Ao, undoubtedly means that the authority of magic has been occupied by you alone from the very beginning, and no one can shake it."
"To be honest, I don't want to join your pantheon and become a pitiful wage slave. I will not pursue anything you have done."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Mystra's face immediately vanished.
Mystra's initial plan for Tyche's destination was not the Greek world. Gaia's interference had disrupted her plans. The moment Tyche became a deity, she understood Mystra's intentions! She wanted to induce Tyche into becoming the new Goddess of Magic, and then usurp her place and be reborn within her! This was also why Tyche had always used the Weave as a tool.
After weighing her options, Mystra abandoned the idea of going to war with Tyche. "Since that is the case, I am willing to support the continued growth of your church and form an alliance with you as compensation for your generosity."
Mystra was referring to the world where the Witchers resided. The sorceresses had accepted the new magical system, which had brought considerable benefits to the Goddess of Magic.
The last thread of karma bound to her divine fire snapped, and Tyche felt an unparalleled sense of ease, an unprecedented sense of transcendence washing over her mind.
Tyche suppressed the temptation to take the final step. Her own accumulation was still far from that of Kelemvor, the God of Chaos, and Ilúvatar of Middle-earth, not to mention the inscrutable stance of Ao, the Overgod.
As one of the oldest deities, Mystra did not seem to trust this king of gods. The mere fragmented consciousness of the laws was enough to make Tyche act cautiously. As a goddess with a creation myth, Selûne, the Moon Goddess, and Shar, the Night Goddess, were only powerful deities in their prime. This world did not even have a primordial god! This was too bizarre, and Tyche couldn't help but suspect there was a deeper reason behind it.
With neither of the seemingly friendly-yet-enemy goddesses maintaining their pretense, Tyche was happy to play the role of a pig eating a tiger. Everything she wanted to know could likely only be obtained from Mystra.
The resurrected Goddess of Magic was not foolish either. Tyche's success in autonomously returning to the Forgotten Realms world was enough for Mystra to treat her as an equal.
The relationship between Tyche and Mystra was like plastic flowers – beautiful but false. Tyche needed this alliance to gain the opportunity to become a creator god and was happy to play the role of close sisters with Mystra.
After leaving an invitation to the Moon Gate, Mystra quietly departed.
Things were becoming increasingly interesting. In their brief meeting just now, Mystra had hinted at wanting to recruit Tyche, which piqued Tyche's interest, and she readily agreed.
With Mystra's assistance, Tyche's faith quickly broke through the limitations of Waterdeep and took root in various human kingdoms.
The following period was calm. The fall of the three gods of death sent shockwaves through the gods of the evil alignment, but it also ignited a covetous desire for the portfolios of the three gods of death.
Along with the news of the retrieval of the tablets of fate, the emergence of the new Goddess of Magic, Mystra, also spread. During the Goddess of Magic's absence, there were indeed deities interested in the authority of magic, but the one most likely to obtain the divine portfolio of magic was the elven chief god, Corellon Larethian!
Unlike the loose pan-human pantheon, the elven pantheon was truly united. For a long time, elves had been the rulers of the Prime Material Plane. How could the human gods stand by and watch the elven chief god become the new God of Magic! And there were almost no human deities who could compete with Corellon in the field of magic. Amidst the power struggles, the divine portfolio of magic remained vacant.
However, the subsequent news overshadowed the rebirth of the Goddess of Magic. Cyric, the thief who, along with the human sorceress Midnight, the vessel of the Goddess of Magic, had retrieved the tablets of fate, was bestowed all the divine portfolios of the three gods of death by Ao, the Overgod!
From a mortal to a powerful deity, Cyric was momentarily glorious. Tyranny, murder, and death were all powerful portfolios with bright futures. Furthermore, Cyric took over the churches that originally belonged to the three gods of death. Even Shar, the Night Goddess, an established powerful evil deity, was overshadowed by his brilliance.
Compared to these bombshell news, the birth of a new lesser deity was not a significant event. Apart from Ilmater, the God of Suffering, who publicly expressed his support, causing the good deities to cast a slight glance, the Goddess of the Protection of Women and Children did not make much of a splash.