[ WP ] All of the religion 's gods have been playing an elaborate game of risk to decide who controls the world . Christianity has been dominating for some time , but now another religion makes a comeback and takes over . What is this religion and how does it affect the world ?

Odin took another long swig of mead and circled the table to get a better look. He'd been eliminated for quite a while by now, one of the many religions Jesus steamrolled in his march through Europe and the Americas, but there was always a chance. Occasionally he'd get a worshiper here and there, most in northern Europe, who was promptly crushed by Athea. 
 
 Odin sighed. They'd been deadlocked for the last fifty turns. Jesus's grasp on the Americas and Australia was almost completely unbreakable, Mohammad and Buddah had spent the last couple turns trying, to no effect real effect. Fortunately a couple of disastrous military engagements in the middle east had depleted his armies. 
 
 Other than that, things remained as they had been going. Boring. Odin drained his glass, then let out a room-shaking belch. Time to make things bit more interesting. `` Hey fat man, you gon na do anything with those armies? Or just sit there growing fatter and weaker?'' 
 
 Buddah continued to meditate, responding to the jab with a single finger. However, Jesus threw down his dice. `` Enough! Odin, you're just butthurt that I wrecked you in Europe.'' 
 
 `` Not like it was a fair fight...'' Odin grumbled as another tankard of mead appeared in his hands. 
 
 `` Well, no shit, sherlock.'' Jesus's voice was dripping with disdain. `` If you sink *all* of your upgrade points into warfare and exploration, and none into cultural defense, it does n't take Gilgamesh to know that I should use cultural attacks.'' 
 
 Athea stepped forward, and feigned mediation. `` Calm yourself. It is the nature of you beings to be illogical, which is why *my* victory is inevitable.'' He voice was calm and dripping with unbearable smugness. 
 
 Mohammad lunged for her, only to be caught by Ganesh. `` I'm sick of your shit!'' He yelled. `` You sit there thinking you're so much better than us talking about how you're so -- so --'' the prophet stumbled as he searched for the right word. 
 
 `` Euphoric.'' The elephant said. 
 
 `` Euphoric, that's it. Thank you Ganesh.'' The god nodded, as much as an elephant can nod while holding a man in its trunk. Mohammad continued, `` you say you're euphoric and you're gon na change the world n'shit, but all you do is putter about in northern Europe and on that information tube thing.'' 
 
 Athea sighed and began to examine her nails. `` I do n't *need* to use brainwashed fools to spread my tenants. Any enlightened and intelligent being will soon cast you all aside to join me. It is the only logical path. Not that you anti-science fairy tales would know anything about logic.'' 
 
 Odin tried to stifle a childish-giggle as a vein popped from Mohammad's head and he attempted to lecture her on the Islamic golden age, for the sixth time. The rant was interrupt by Jesus slamming his fist on the table and pointing to Athea, `` Alright! I think it's time for another Crusade. Who's with me!'' 
 
 `` Not I.'' Buddah said quietly. 
 
 `` Oh fuck off.'' Jesus said quietly. 
 
 Odin sat back and grinned as the room descended into a shouting matching. Just when it looked like all-out war might break out, Odin noticed something odd appearing in central Russia. He pushed his way through the crowd, and bent over the table to examine the piece. The old god squinted with his one good eye, trying to comprehend what it was he was seeing. It *looked* like a human in coveralls, goggles, and with a large pair of mouse ears? 
 
 `` Hey. Hey! HEY!'' Odin called out, trying to get the room's attention. The fighting continued. Odin sighed, took a massive horn off his belt, and let out a long blast. 
 
 `` Me-dammit, why does that thing have to be so loud?'' Jesus asked, holding his ears. 
 
 `` I found something.'' Odin pointed to the piece. 
 
 The rest of the old gods crowded around the piece, each taking a turn examining it. One by one, they all had to admit they had no idea who, or what, it represented. Finally it was Athea's turn; she examined it for a moment, then looked back to the crowd with a confused look on her face. `` It's -- it's Gadget Hackwrench, she's a -- uh -- cartoon character.'' 
 
 `` A cartoon character?'' Mohammad repeated slowly. 
 
 `` A cartoon cartoon character; and not just any cartoon character. A Furry cartoon character.'' The goddess said sadly. 
 
 Odin began to laugh as long and as hard as he could. `` See friends? I wanted to start Ragnarok, but noooo, you all wanted to keep playing. Now there are Russians worshiping a fucking cartoon.'' 
 
 Jesus rubbed his temples exasperatedly. `` I knew I should bombed them back to the stone age when I had the chance,'' he muttered. 
 
 `` Ahem.'' A shrill voice said from the table. The gods turned back, to see [ a mouse ] ( http: //cs4298.vk.me/u41537243/93899574/x_63882fb4.jpg ), the spitting image of the piece, standing in the center of the board. It grinned and waved to them, `` Hi there, I'm Gadget. Oh, but you already know that... hmmm... What comes next? Oh, what're your names?'' 
 
 The gods blinked in surprise, then all smiled wickedly. This newcomer did n't even know *who* she was messing with. They'd wipe her out in a turn, then continue as normal. The mouse continued to smile at them, `` you're all smiling! Great! I hope we have a good time.'' 
 
 If Odin had n't witnessed it for himself, he would n't have believed what happened next. One, by one the major religions fell to Gadgetism. Athea was the first to go, it was hard to deny the existence of gods when there was a video record of one. With the fall of Athea, Gadget had unchallenged dominion over the inter-blog, and soon spread like wildfire across the globe. 
 
 Within ten turns, everything they'd built, everything they'd done had been wiped clean. Replaced with worship of the one true goddess. 
 
 Gadget is love. Gadget is Life. 
 
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