Gods and Subordinate Gods (Web Novel)

The God of Darkness, who lived a lonely life for a long time, one day met the Goddess of Light. They fell in love, married, and eventually had four children; The Goddess of Water, Flutrane; the God of Fire, Leidenschaft; the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria; and the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh. The births of these deities is what lead to the creation of the world.

There was also a Goddess of Chaos, who fell in love with the God of Darkness, despite it being taboo.

One day, the God of Life, Ewigeliebe, fell in love with the youngest daughter, Geduldh, at first sight. He asked the God of Darkness for her hand in marriage, to which the God of Darkness happily agreed, hoping that they would give birth to many children. However, the God of Life’s love for the Goddess of Earth was a jealous and possessive love, and so he froze the Goddess of Earth with ice and snow, hiding her, as well as impregnating her, creating the season of Winter.

The Goddess of Light, who had not seen her daughter since her marriage, began to worry, and upon finding the frozen Geduldh used her sunlight to melt the ice. The Goddess of Water washed away the melted ice that was the weakened God of Life, revealing the children, the seeds. Along with the goddesses that served her, Flutrane lent her strength to the seeds, allowing them to bloom, creating the season of Spring.

Once Flutrane and her goddesses were exhausted, Leidenschaft and his gods picked up the torch, spreading warmth and allowing the planted lives to grow and ripen, creating the season of Summer. However, as the God of Life, the growth of life empowers him, leading to his pursuit of the Goddess of Earth once again. To keep him away, the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria, combined her powers with the Goddess of Earth, sending a gale to keep the God of Life away, and bringing about the time for the crops to be harvested, creating the season of Autumn.

As killing the God of Life would prevent any new lives from being born, the deities could only grit their teeth and allow the cycle to continue anew. And so Winter, the season of the God of Life, began again.

Each god and goddess wields a divine instrument that serves as their symbol. Additionally, each god has their own divine colour. Each of the divine instruments is coloured in the divine colour of the god it belongs to, or has gems embedded in it that are coloured in the corresponding divine colour.


 * The symbol of the God of Darkness is a cape. The divine colour is black, representing the dark of the night sky.
 * The symbol of the Goddess of Light is a crown. The divine colour is gold, representing the light of the sun.
 * The symbol of the Goddess of Water, Flutrane, is a cane. The divine colour is green, representing life coming into bloom after the harsh winter.
 * The symbol of the God of Fire, Leidenschaft, is a spear. The divine colour is blue, representing the vast sky which all warmth comes from and that all life grows toward.
 * The symbol of the Goddess of Wind, Schutzaria, is a shield. The divine colour is yellow, representing grain, fat and ready for the autumn harvest.
 * The symbol of the Goddess of Earth, Geduldh, is a chalice. The divine colour is red, representing the fireplace that keeps you warm against the cold of winter.
 * The symbol of the God of Life, Ewigeliebe, is a sword. The divine colour is white.

The Eternal Five and the God of Darkness and Goddess of Light each have twelve subordinate gods in their service. The names mostly derive from German words. The Goddess of Earth, Geduldh has no subordinate goddesses.


 * The Goddess of Healing, Heilschmerz (ルングシュメール)
 * The Goddess of Childbirth, Entrinduge (エントリンドゥーゲ)
 * The Goddess of Sprouts (芽吹き), Bluanfa (ブルーアンファ)
 * The Goddess of Lightning, Verdränner (フェアドレンナ)
 * The Goddess of the Sea, Verführmeer (フェアフューレメーア)
 * The Goddess of Fortune, Greifechan (グライフェシャーン)
 * The Goddess of Flowers, Efflorelume (エフロレルーメ)
 * The Goddess of Business,
 * Four Unknown Deities


 * The God of War, Angriff (アングリーフ)
 * The God of Smithing, Vulcanift (ヴァルカニフト)
 * The God of Cultivation, Anwachs (アーンヴァックス)
 * The God of Hunting, Schlageziel (シュラーゲツィール)
 * The God of Mountains, Elbberg (エルプベルク)
 * The God of Passion, Brennwärme (ブレンヴェルメ)
 * The God of Looking Far, Sehweit (ゼーエヴァイト)
 * The God of Guidance, Erwachlehren (エアヴァクレーレン)
 * The God of Trial, Glücklität (グリュックリテート)
 * Three Unknown Deities


 * The Goddess of Wisdom, Mestionora (メスティオノーラ)
 * The Goddess of Art, Kunstzeal (キュントズィール)
 * The Goddess of Time, Dregarnuhr (ドレッファングーア)
 * The Goddess of Flying, Ordoschnell (オルドシュネーリ)
 * The Goddess of Gale, Steiferise (シュタイフェリーゼ)
 * The Goddess of Patience, Duldsetzen (ドゥルトゼッツェン)
 * The Goddess of Partings, Jugereise (ユーゲライゼ)
 * The Goddess of Harvests, Forsternte (フォルスエルンテ)
 * The Goddess of Words, Grammalatur (グラマラトゥーア)
 * The Goddess of Weaving, Ventuchte (ヴェントゥヒーテ)
 * Two Unknown Deities


 * God of Alcohol, Vantole (ヴァントール)
 * God of Cooking, Cuococalura (クウェカルーラ)
 * God of Longevity, Dauerleben (ダオアレーベン)
 * God of Dreams, Schlaftraum (シュラートラウム)
 * God of Blizzards, Schneerst (シュネーアスト)
 * God of Treasure, Beischmacht (バイシュマハート)
 * Six Unknown Deities


 * God of Evil, Chaosfliehe (カーオスフリーエ)
 * God of Concealment, Verbergen (フェアベルッケン)
 * God of Exorcism, Verdräos (フェアドレーオス)
 * God of Stars, Sterrat (シュテルラート)


 * Goddess of Marriage, Liebeskuhilfe (リーベスクヒルフェ)
 * Goddess of Purification, Unheilschneide (ウンハイルシュナイデ)
 * Goddess of Order, Gebotordnung (ゲボルトヌーン)
 * Goddess of Advice, Anhaltung (アンハルトゥング)

Praying to the various deities or their subordinates will result in different kinds of blessings/spells.

God of Darkness - Power to sap mana. Can bless weapons to give them power to drain mana. Conjure a black haze that drains mana from spells that touch it.

Goddess of Light

Goddess of Water - Power to heal. Heal wounds.

God of Fire - Power to grow. Boosts mana when praying to the subordinate deity, Angriff, God of War.

Goddess of Wind - Power to protect. Conjure a dome made of wind that blocks physical and magical attacks as well as people with ill intent to those within its protection.

Goddess of Earth

God of Life

German-English dictionaries for gods/goddess names:
 * Japanese Ascendance of a Bookworm Wiki
 * Cambridge Online Dictionary
 * LEO Online Dictionary