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Goblins surrounded me. Moments after we had entered the encampment they formed a reverential circle around Sombra and I. It felt... good to be surrounded by my worshipers. For a moment, all I could hear were the words they muttered. Their voices were soft and I could hear and feel both fear and love in them. This was one of those moments in which I truly felt like a god.

Goblins were curious little creatures. They all stood between a meter and a meter and a quarter tall, and of the dozens gathered around Sombra and I more than a few had very different skin tones. I saw some with bright yellow skin, others with green skin, and some of them had skin tones that were pink or even purple.

I studied the goblins for a few moments. I recognized each of them, and I was delighted at the increase in piety that I felt from many of them. Their admiration for me had shot up since I was a god who had been willing to appear in front of them.

Raiz was also here, as was the orc chieftain who ruled over the goblins, Gnorl. He and his pet, the ebony-furred panther named Hunahpu, were in the crowd, both bowing. Raiz, Gnorl, and Hunahpu were the only non-goblins in the crowd, but each of them managed to be uniquely pious.

Raiz was a direct creation of mine. She was fanatically loyal to me, in my capacity as a nature god. Gnorl was a vicious orc shaman and was a powerful creature who had successfully hunted down very weak spirits, an impressive feat. He was also thoroughly cowed by my power and served me with surprising loyalty as the chieftain of the goblins. His panther, Hunahpu, was a cat and had been awakened when I healed every lifeform in the world.

Hunahpu worshiped and loved me in the same way that other animals did. It was a sort of pure, all-consuming love. Hunahpu's love for me outshined even his love and respect for Gnorl. I enjoyed the fact that if I wanted too I could order Hunahpu to turn on his partner and the massive panther would do so without hesitation. Wielding that power was quite fun, even if I didn't intend to use it. That said I did intend to use some of my powers.

I quietly activated an auric ability of mine that made creatures around me ambiently feel sinful, physical pleasure, akin to being in the midst of a sexual encounter. This was an upgraded version of my ”Pleasure manipulation” ability, an upgrade I gained when I had gained the second tier of influence over the corruption subdomain, thanks to my innate power over lust. I heard several goblins, as well as Raiz herself, work to suppress pleasured sighs as my power washed over them. Sombra sighed openly, and I chuckled at the lustful demoness.

The third command of the Cosechian faith was for adherents to act on their desires and have large families. This teaching was a significant one that I actually quite liked. It reminded people of the Cosechian faith's ties to prosperity, which I only planned to increase in the future. Long term this teaching promised to transform agrarian communities into sizable communities devoted to me, which excited me significantly.

I quietly increased the pleasure creatures around me felt for a second, intensifying it to an incredible degree for one moment before dropping it back to more tolerable levels. As I did this I heard the rush of blood to various body parts sharply increase, and I chuckled, the sound airy coming from my incorporeal head. I also heard more than a few creatures sigh in pleasure, the sounds slovenly and animalistic. I waited until my worshipers were done sighing before I began to speak.

”Hello dear goblins...” I said, speaking soothingly. My voice was gentle.

”There are those of you here who do not know who I am. Some of you are, in a manner speaking, my children.” I explain, speaking rather cryptically.

”I am Cosecha, a powerful spirit of civilization, abundance, and the harvest. And I am the entity who is responsible for your success, rapid growth, and the joy you've experienced so far in your short lives.” I announce, my voice filled with confidence. I was speaking to the new goblins, as I had sped the pregnancies of many goblin women and then aged many of the newly born goblin infants to young adulthood in an instant following their births.

”I have come here to begin to establish a new order. To begin to reveal a new path forward.” I explained, my voice increasing in seriousness and in volume the more I spoke.

”It is time to create a new government! A new society!” I announced, which caused a shocked expression to appear on Gnorl's face. As shocked as the orc was, I was not lying. I had come here to reward the goblins and to turn this society on its head.

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