…as in, a full-fledged deity, if not “the” God. Not yet, anyway. I’m biding my time.
Now, of course, most religions naturally tend to shy away from describing how to slay their own almighty. But I’ve still managed to find a few, possible, methods…
•Fenris
Not the doper, the Nordic Demon Wolf. Sired by Loki, Fenris is fated to kill and devour the god Odin.
However, the Norse gods always were a tad bit more “mortal” than other pantheons of gods, so there’s not necessarily anything special about Fenris’ killing of Odin. Besides that, even controlling Fenris would be impossible. For a mortal human, at least.
•**The Spear of Destiny**
The fabled weapon that supposedly pierced the side of Jesus, killing(?) him. It has the added bonus of being within relatively public access (Monday through Saturday, 9am-6pm. Free admission) at the Hofsburg Treasure House. If, of course, this is the real spear.
But there’s always the problem of getting close enough to a god to pig-stick him or her with a shiv. But hey, nothing in life is perfect.
And last, and probably least,
•Stop believing in the deity
Modern folklore holds as one of it’s central tenets that if you stop believing in something, it loses it’s power. This has been demonstrated to work against lesser supernatural creatures (Like Tinkerbell), and even deities (The Great Pumpkin).
However, for this approach to work, you need the majority of the population to lose faith in, and abandon worship of, the target god. This process is likely to take thousands of years. If it happens at all.
So…any other suggestions? Anything from fiction that might be useful, even?
Ranchoth
(Standing on top of a hill during a thunderstorm wearing wet copper armor.)