Lord Fluffy was not panicking.
No, gods don't panic. They strategize under duress.
So what if he was now divinely bound to the name "Lord Fluffy" until he earned 10,000 God Points? So what if his first worshipper was a sticky-handed child who thought he looked like a magical beast from a forgotten tale? This was all part of a divine… long-term plan.
Totally.
> [New Quest Available: Establish a Cult.]
Objective: Secure 3 total worshippers.
Reward: "Divine Cluck" skill + 500 God Points.
He glanced around the coop—the holy prison of straw and mud he now called home. The child—his first worshipper—was carefully constructing a tiny altar using corncobs, rocks, and an old wooden spoon.
"This is your throne," she said, solemn as a high priestess, placing a cracked clay bowl upside down.
Lord Fluffy flapped onto it with all the poise he could muster. He imagined golden rays bursting behind him. Instead, a feather fell dramatically.
The child clapped. "You are divine!"
The faint warmth of faith stirred within him again. This time stronger. The girl's belief was raw and real.
And where there is belief…
There is power.
But peace is never eternal.
The coop door creaked. A shadow stepped in. A boy, perhaps thirteen summers old, with calloused hands and a face always stuck in a scowl. Her older brother.
"Sis said you showed her a trick," he muttered. "What are you, some enchanted farm fowl?"
Lord Fluffy tilted his head. That was better than "fluffy."
> [Passive Skill Activated: Mortal Aura Analysis.]
Name: Darnell
Disposition: Highly Skeptical
Threat Level: Minor Bruises & Bruised Ego
Faith Resistance: High
This one would not be won with barley cake.
The boy stepped forward. "Dance, chicken."
Lord Fluffy did not move.
"You hear me?" Darnell raised his foot as if to kick.
Wrong move.
> [Optional Quest Triggered: Smite the Non-Believer (Mildly).]
Reward: Skill Upgrade – Flicker of Flame → Ember Pulse
The divine ember within flared.
Heat shimmered in the air.
Fwsssh!
A small golden flame sparked beneath Darnell's feet—not enough to burn, but enough to puff a cloud of smoke and send the boy stumbling back into a pile of straw.
Lord Fluffy descended onto his clay bowl throne, wings flaring like the rebirth of dignity itself.
The boy blinked through the smoke, stunned. "That… wasn't natural."
"No cluck it wasn't," Lord Fluffy thought.
> [Quest Complete: Smite the Non-Believer (Mildly).]
Faith Status: Darnell – Hesitant Believer
+150 God Points
Skill Upgraded: Flicker of Flame → Ember Pulse
He wasn't just a chicken.
He was a god.
And this world—this humble, rough, barley-eating world—was starting to remember.