"A god?" Twilight repeated, not sure that she had heard Celestia right the first time. "Like, a literal god, one that can move the planet and tear asunder the heavens? That kind of god?"

"Yes Twilight, that is how Thor introduced himself," Celestia said to Twilight once more. "He called himself the god of thunder."

The Ambassadors had returned to Canterlot after Ponyville had been saved by a being with a massive hammer had dealt with the titans that had been attacking the city. The titan's had been dispatched so quickly that none of the six had any idea what to make of the being before he had flown off to a different part of the nation. They had returned to Canterlot to tell Celestia what they had witnessed, only to find out that the same being had single handedly ended a war with a being they weren't sure they could beat.

None of them knew if that was a good thing.

"But...but there has never been a god in Equestria. Not unless we count Discord and I'm not sure about him," Twilight stammered out, trying to wrap her mind around what divine being had landed in their world. "Say this Thor is a god. Say he's what he claims to be. Why is he here? What would bring somepony like him to our world?"

"According to Lord Thor himself, he heard the desperate prayer of one of the foals in our land, one that was desperate enough to reach him all the way in Asgard," Luna informed the six, who all shared uncertain looks with each other. "He then proceeded to wipe out every known titan across the land. My sister and I have been communicating with our forces and they all say the same thing happened. The sky was filled with thunder and lightning, Thor descended upon them and then easily wiped the titans off the face of Equis."

"That makes him a god in my book," Shining Armor said from beside Cadence, both of who had joined up with Celestia and Luna when they had gone back to Canterlot. "Nothing we threw at the titans could even dent them. Thor wiped them off the face of the planet in a single day. If he's not a god, he's the closest thing to one that I've ever met."

"But is that a good thing?" Cadence asked, turning all heads to her. "We couldn't fend off the titans. Thor decimated them. What do we do if he turns that power on us?"

"Why would he do that? Didn't you hear the princesses? He came here to help," Pinkie stated, but all her words did was get Cadence to shake her head.

"Gods, at least what little I know of them, are fickle creatures. Look at Discord. He's on our side and we still have issues with him. Or how about the other gods of the other nations? We've seen how they've treated us and even their own people over the years. How are we to know that Thor won't turn that hammer on us?"

The group silently drunk in the possibility of having to fight a being like Thor, before Luna shook her head and regained control of the conversation. "We will cross that bridge if we come to it. Right now we should be thanking Thor for aiding us in our hour of need. Without him many lives would have been lost, but now it seems that the war is finally over."

"That's good to hear. Unfortunately, that means we must now fully deal with the casualties and the rebuilding of our nation," Celestia added on with a look of weariness. "And then I will find the foal whose prayer was strong enough to summon Thor to our world and bury them in gold and praise. It is the least we can do for them."

"Hey princesses, I've got a question," Rainbow Dash said from where she was leaning against a pillar, getting the sisters to look at her. "Why don't we have a god or goddess to help us in times like these? I mean, is it just our nation that doesn't have a deity or is it all of the other nations as well?"

Celestia and Luna shared a long look with each other, one that made the faces of every other pony in the room be filled with confusion. Before either of them could answer Dash's question, a loud rumbling was heard overhead and the throne room began to shake. A moment later the mighty Thor descended through one of the windows, landing hammer first into the center of the room.

His arrival nearly knocked every pony in the room off of their hooves, while the impact of the hammer striking the stone floor created a massive, hammer shaped dent in the center of the room that the princesses knew would be there for a long time. Celestia and Luna watched with uncertain eyes as Thor rose up to his full height, while the Ambassadors and the rulers of the Crystal Empire backed away from the god with disbelief in their eyes.

"W-what in the world?" Twilight asked with fear in her eyes as her whole body began to shake with fear. "This power. This overwhelming power. I've never felt anything like it. It's...it's beyond anything I could..."

Shining Armor had placed himself between his wife and Thor, a look of both terror and disbelief upon his features. Cadence had a look that was more angry than afraid, but even she couldn't keep out the fear she felt for the divine power that she felt. None of the ponies could believe the raw power that they could feel coming from the being before them.

"Aye, princesses. I have the same question," Thor agreed with Dash as he walked into the center of the room, intrigued to see that all of the ponies aside from the princesses of the sun and moon backed away from him. He chuckled to himself slightly before his face set like stone and he turned his godly gaze upon Celestia and Luna. "Why is it that Equestria is a land without gods? From my experiences with the worlds, there is at least a god for dead world, let alone a world filled with life like this. Why is Equestria different?"

"Ambassadors. Cadence. Shining Armor. Please leave," Celestia asked the others, who all stared at her with disbelief as they heard her words. "I know that what I am asking may confuse you, but for the time being I ask that you listen to me. I will explain everything when I am able to at a later time."

Begrudgingly, everypony in the room that wasn't Luna left the throne room, eventually leaving the two alicorns alone with Thor. Celestia nodded to her sister, who nodded in reply before she used her magic to seal off the walls and doors, along with the windows. Thor raised an eyebrow at their magic, but it was quickly forgotten when Celestia let out a sigh and used her magic to create an image that floated in the center of the room.

The image was of a white alicorn, one with a red mane that flowed down to her shoulders. Upon her flank was an image of a quill and pot of ink, while a look at her eyes showed a kindness and creativity that Thor hadn't seen in a long time. But even though it was just an image, he could still feel the divine energy that was coming off of her. And he instantly knew.

"This was your goddess, wasn't she?" Thor asked.

"Yes. This is Faust. She is...was the goddess of Equestria," Celestia whispered in a voice that would have been hard to pick up if not for Thor's godly hearing. "She is credited with creating our world, creating all of us, and then helping to shape our future for the longest of times."

"But then one day, she vanished," Luna added on, though her tone was more reverent than her sisters. "Nopony knows why. Some say that her power ran out and she vanished. Other's say the other gods of our world forced her from her position. Nopony knows. But ever since that day we have been without a divine being we can rely on to aid us. We...have hidden all records of her existence from the ponies of our nation. If they knew that we had been abandoned by our own deity..."

"I see. I am sorry to hear of this," Thor said with a nod of his head, before he swung Mjolnir at the image and changed it to an image of Discord. The princesses eyes went wide at how easily he manipulated their magic, but Thor never noticed. "I heard mention of this being called Discord and how he is a deity as well. Why does he not take up her role?"

"Because he is a god of chaos and hates to be bound by anything," Celestia replied, getting Thor to sigh with a shake of his head. He had dealt with enough gods of chaos to understand. "Not to mention that he really doesn't act like the other divinity in this world. If anything, he is more like a child than a god."

"Tis a shame. Yet you have just said that there are other divines in this world. Why not ask for their aid in your hour of plight? Why was a filly forced to call upon the aid of one beyond the stars of her own world?" Thor put forward. The look that Celestia and Luna gave each other after he spoke told him that he would not like the answer.

"Each race or nation in this world has their own deity, one that is there to protect them and only them," Luna eventually replied, wincing slightly as Thor's face became thunderous. "They care not what happens to those outside of their own jurisdiction and have been known to let entire species been wiped out. As long as it is not theirs, they hardly bat an eye."

A flash of lightning cracked across the sky above the castle, followed by a massive boom of thunder. Celestia and Luna took a step back from Thor as they felt their castle rumble slightly, shaking from the anger that Thor felt within him. But his restraint took hold a moment later and he mastered himself. "Celestia, ruler of the sun, and Luna, ruler of the moon, why do the two of you not take the place of your missing goddess?"

"Because we're not gods," Luna replied with a sarcastic smirk, getting Thor to raise an eyebrow at her. "We aren't anywhere near powerful enough to take on the role left by Faust. The titans made that clear when they trampled over our land."

"Pity. Are there any within Equestria that could take up the role?" Thor asked, but to his disappointment both princesses shook their heads at him. Thor crossed his arms and lowered his head onto his chest, losing himself in a thought that neither of the princesses dared to interrupt. Then his eyes seemed to thunder and he raised his head once more, his expression telling Celestia and Luna that he had come to a decision.

"Then here is an idea. Until I am able to find one that is capable of replacing your lost goddess, there is only one course of action for the time being," Thor told the two princesses, who both looked at him with some confusion. "Thor, the god of thunder, shall become Equestria's god."

The princesses eyes went as wide as they could go at Thor's words and both of them opened their mouths to speak, yet nothing came out of either. "Do not try to change my mind. Thor has spoken," Thor told the two, neither of whom had yet recovered from his words. "And do not believe that I shall take away your power or position. I have no desire to do either. My task shall be to aid your land and aid those within it until either another god is chosen to take my place or your land no longer needs my aid. Only then, when all of the nations prayers have been answered, shall I leave."

"B-but what about your world, Thor?" Celestia managed to stammer out. "Will your world not be needing your power to protect it?"

"The champions of my world are more than capable of defending the world. And I am not the only god on Midgard," Thor replied with a smile, one that was as flashy and strong as the lightning he could conjure. "And from the prayers I have heard in the short time that I have been here, it is clear that your world is in dire need of divine intervention. Unless of course, you both believe that you are up to the tasks of a god?"

Celestia and Luna both averted their gaze from Thor, knowing that recent events prevented them from answering. Thor smiled as he turned towards the window that he had entered from and he began to spin his hammer, yet before he was able to leave the throne room Celestia stepped forward.

"Thor. God you may be but...I will only allow you to take the role of god of Equestria if the ponies of my nation accept you first," Celestia said with all the courage and strength she could muster into her voice, masking the unfathomable amounts of terror she felt within. Thor turned back to look at her, surprise written clearly upon his features. "I may rule over them, but I am not a dictator. What they wish is what I do. And I will not allow anypony to force their will on them. Even a god."

Celestia stared Thor in the eyes as she said this, using every last ounce of her willpower to keep from breaking down under his thunderous gaze. Luna glanced at her sister like she was crazy, before glancing up the sky to make sure no lightning came down to smite her sister. For a moment Thor considered Celestia before a thin smile crossed his face.

"You have courage in you Celestia, a courage akin to those that I call my allies," Thor told her with a small nod. "Very well. Thor shall heed your request and allow those you protect to determine whether or not they wish for Thor to take the place as their god. Yet even if they do not, I will remain in Equestria until a new god is chosen."

"That...I have no objection to," Celestia agreed, knowing better than to push her luck. "Three days. Give me three days to find out what my nation wishes, if you would not mind."

"Excellent. Then during my stay I shall require the aid of those that know of this land, so that they may explain its customs and culture to me," Thor said aloud as he began to spin his hammer once more.

"We have plenty of ponies that we assign to ambassadors of other nations when they come to our land," Luna informed Thor. "We can assign one of them to you if you like?"

"Nay. Thor already knows which two ponies he will ask to aid him during his time here," Thor replied before he hurled his hammer towards the horizon and flew out of the castle, leaving the princesses to watch him sail away.

"Sister...are you alright?" Luna asked.

"No, sister. My life is still flashing before my eyes. I can't believe that I actually did that."

"Did what?"

"I argued with a god and didn't die. I'm...terrified."

"...yeah, that kinda terrified me too. Think he's upset?"

"If he is, we will find out very soon."