The three of you resolved to stick together and try to find some more of these tiny people. Already a little shook up about the one that had died, you said, "watch where you step," to your two friends as you decided to move through the trees.
Eventually, you stumbled upon what looked like a tiny, rudimentary town. Smoke rose out of a couple of the houses, and your mouth fell open as you saw tiny, 1-inch people scurrying around in fear and awe. What of, you wondered for a split second before realising - it was the three of you. You were dominating their skyline and they sensed your undoubted power. The town was very small - it would probably take just a couple of minutes for the three of you to stomp through it and squash all of their houses flat. If there were much more than a thousand people living there, you would be surprised.
But a thousand inch-tall people were still more than enough for you to enjoy.
"This is great," you said to Eric and Jake. "Look at em. They're terrified! That should make it easy to-"
"Squish them all?" Eric said, perhaps only half-joking.
"No, idiot. Rule them. We can be their kings."
"Now that, I like," said Jake.
You saw people begin to leave the village at the opposite end of it to you, getting as far out of dodge as possible. You didn't want anyone leaving just yet. "Listen, I'll go over there and cut these guys off. You make sure nobody else leaves the village. We'll make a perimeter around it to keep everyone inside it."
The other two nodded and moved sideways. Eric crouched down and said in a deep, baritone voice, "no, no no no..." holding out his hands to prevent any escapees.
You, meanwhile, effortlessly caught up with the runners. There were only 5 or 6 of them and, bending down, you picked each one up. Marvelling at your newfound power, you realised you now had 6 lives on your palm. You held the hand up to your face and grinned at them in what you hoped was a non-threatening way, and checked out your catch. There were a couple of young men about your age, an older lady, a 20-something woman and three older men, it looked like. You took the couple of short steps back to the village. You could have put them back down, but you enjoyed holding them, watching them. You effortlessly transferred three of them into one of your other palms and stood, towering over the village. The houses just about came past your ankle and you laughed at their primitive buildings, though you couldn't help but admire their enterprise. This was clearly a civilization a few hundred years behind your own.
"We are your new gods," you said aloud. "We have chosen this village because we know you are the ones who will serve us best. We will provide you with health, and food, and we will even allow some of you to join our higher plane of existence. But you must worship us. Your must devote yourselves to us. And if you do not...you will be punished."
You glance down at the six in your hands to find them already on your knees, and you grin.
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