Whom Goddesses Worship

I wanted to do something with this picture the moment I first saw it.
The title is in reference to the Star Trek TOS episode “Whom Gods Destroy”, which is in turn from a Greek proverb: “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.” In that context, it’s referring to the episode’s antagonist, who went mad before the events of the episode, whereas here it’s admittedly just wordplay.  A step down, probably, but I like it.

The image I used is fanart of Emma Verde (top left), Ai Miyashita (middle left), Karin Asaka (bottom left), Ayumu Uehara (left of center), Yuu Takasaki* (top center), Setsuna Yuki (bottom center), Kasumi Nakasu (right of center), Shizuku Osaka (top right), Kanata Konoe (bottom right), and Rina Tennouji (far right) from Love Live, done by ind-kary on Pixiv (first image).

Big thanks to Mango for beta reading and somehow calculating the ridiculous exponential number cited in the story.

Unfortunately, Blogspot only allows a maximum of 200 characters for labels, which keeps me from tagging every girl present, hence my using the tag "Nijigasaki" instead.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  If you search for a girl's name by post contents instead of labels, you should find this story as expected, given the credits above.

All persons depicted are fictitious, not owned by me (Love Live and all characters depicted are owned by Dengeki G's, Lantis, and Sunrise), and above the age of 18.

*Funnily enough, the reveal of Yuu’s name (formerly nicknamed Anata-chan) was announced while I was working on this story.

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The number of goddesses in a given universe can vary dramatically. Some have just one, others have hundreds. Given those odds and an infinite number of possible universes, it’s exceptionally unlikely that a given mortal will ever meet one, let alone interact with her.

So naturally, I met nine. My childhood friend was among them, surprisingly enough, along with three transfer students and five more already attending my school. I’m nothing if not charismatic, so naturally they all became infatuated with and ultimately fell for me.

It’s funny, if you think about it. Goddesses wield absolute power, to the point of being considered the absolute rulers of their universe and beyond. One would expect that to mean they’re without weakness...

...but as it turns out, their bodies are insanely sensitive--exponentially more so in the places one would expect. A massage here, a breast grope there, maybe even a handjob or twenty... and they’re hooked. The worshipper becomes the worshipped.

Goddesses don’t typically worship other beings, so it’s not commonly known just how much power there is in the act--for them, at least. It’s beyond comparison, beyond comprehension, and also thoroughly, overwhelmingly orgasmic for the recipient. You feel almost like a goddess in your own right. It’s beyond anything a human could hope to experience without divine assistance.

Now, take a moment to consider the effects of nine goddesses worshipping you. You’re right that it puts one goddess to shame, but allow me to illustrate how.

Let’s say the worship of a single goddess is numerically 2^2. That’s just 4, not all that impressive. A second goddess adds another exponent: 2^2^3, or 256. This pattern continues indefinitely in theory, but for me it caps off at 2^2^3^4^5^6^7^8^9^10, which equals 25 sexvigintriginnonillion. That number has over seven thousand zeroes in it--it’s unfathomably large.

Well, unfathomable for you. Let me put this in context for you. The number of individual atoms in the entire observable universe (never mind how arbitrary that concept is) has only 85 zeroes. This universe actually has a power cap somewhere in the ballpark of five thousand zeroes. As I exceeded that point, reality just gave up and I became omnipotent.

Wasn’t really how I expected this idol club to turn out, but I’m not complaining. On the contrary, I confidently believe I’m the luckiest person to ever live. Anyone could be born a goddess, but forming what’s basically a harem of nine goddesses is another story entirely.