Chapter 1: The Birth of Gods and the First War
In the beginning, before the first sun ignited and before time itself was given form, there was only the Void. An infinite abyss, neither alive nor dead, where only silence reigned. But from that silence came a name—one that could not be spoken, not by gods nor mortals. Dei Atol’Zorath. The Creator of All.
From the unknowable will of the Creator, twin forces emerged—one of absolute order, the other of endless chaos. They were not mere deities, but concepts given form, their very existence shaping reality itself. The first was Ashborn, the Supreme God of Order, the embodiment of structure and law. His presence stabilized the boundless cosmos, his very essence the foundation upon which all would be built.
The second was Nyxorn, the Primordial Abyss, a force of entropy, his existence unraveling everything into its base form. He was neither evil nor good, but he sought the freedom of unshackled chaos, opposing the construct of law that his twin represented.
For eons uncounted, the twins existed in harmony, balancing the fragile essence of the nascent universe. But balance is a fleeting thing, and harmony between two opposing forces is but an illusion. And so, the First War began.
The War That Shaped Reality
Ashborn sought to shape the cosmos, to build something lasting and pure, while Nyxorn wished to let existence flow freely, untethered by the restrictions of law. Their battle tore through creation itself, scattering fragments of their power across the void, giving birth to stars, planets, and realms beyond mortal comprehension.
The war lasted for an eternity, and from their conflict, lesser beings arose. Some were born from Ashborn’s divine essence, beings of light and order who would later become the first gods. Others were shaped from Nyxorn’s shadow, creatures of hunger and destruction—the first demons.
Realizing that the war would only bring the unmaking of all things, Ashborn made a decision. With divine authority, he sealed Nyxorn away, trapping him within the Abyss, the prison-realm where chaos would remain bound forever. But doing so came at a great cost—his own power was fractured, his omnipotence limited, leaving him as the strongest but no longer absolute.
The remnants of his power took form as the Supreme Artifacts, divine relics that would one day shape the fate of gods and mortals alike. Among them, the most feared was the Scales of Zorath, a relic that held the power to judge the very existence of a being and erase them from reality.
And thus, the war ended, and the universe truly began.
The Rise of the Pantheons
With Nyxorn sealed, Ashborn gathered the first gods and granted them dominion over various aspects of existence. He formed the Divine Council, a pantheon of twelve deities, each given rule over different facets of creation.
The Council of Heaven consisted of:
- Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Athena (Greek Gods)
- Odin, Thor, Loki, Freya (Norse Gods)
- Ra, Anubis (Egyptian Gods)
- Orunmila, Oya (African Gods)
Each god wielded immense power, shaping mortal realms and guiding their worshippers. But Ashborn himself remained distant, watching, guiding only when necessary.
Yet, while peace reigned in the heavens, the remnants of Nyxorn’s chaos still lurked. And deep within the Abyss, something stirred.
A New Era Begins
Thousands of years later, the world had settled into an uneasy balance. Empires rose and fell, gods gained and lost believers, and the mortal realm became the battleground of fate. But in the shadows, a hidden force was growing—one that sought to uncover the deepest truths of creation.
Far from the heavens, in the heart of a grand empire, a young warrior stood at the edge of destiny. He was but a mortal, unremarkable in the eyes of the gods, yet he carried within him an ambition that surpassed kings and conquerors.
His name was ????
But he was not the hero of this story.
