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The Servant of Time

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Prologue Darkness. Loneliness. It went as far as one could imagine Through plains Hills and mountains unseen There was no Light here after all To the horizon, to the edge of the universe But then there came one, A light So small, so frail Which I feared if I held in my hand Too tight, it would Fizzle out and restore my desolate state My mind fought my body, The latter won For the former was weak. And in the darkness, I swam The tide was unpredictable But my resolve remained unshaken ‘Twas a centimetre away now My hand outstretched My finger could but graze its edge Then it shattered And scattered in a thousand fragments…
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Chapter 1 - A Glossary Of Terms

The Singularity - The first being that was. So powerful was it that it split itself into three deities and gave consciousness to Lord time and Lord Darkness.

The Shard of Eternity- A long lost relic that was believed to have been the last remaining piece of the Singularity. It is rumored to be the one object that can trap the consciousness of any deity in a never ending prison, or destroy it completely.

· Lord Life- the physical and conscious embodiment of matter. Is responsible for all matter and living beings that exist in the entirety of the Universe. Is also known as The Inventor.

· Lady Death- The physical and conscious being given the task of maintaining the life cycle from death to re-incarnation. Is in charge of the metaphysical stream of energy that encircles the universe. Is also known as The Harvester.

· Lady Light- the physical and conscious embodiment of all pure light energy in the universe, to be specific, stars. Is tasked with the continuous expansion of the universe. Is also known as The Great Guide.

· Lord Darkness- The non-physical but conscious embodiment of the nothingness that extends and exists beyond the edges of the universe. Is enraged and disputes the expansion as it destroys his territory with every passing moment.

· Lord Time- The physical embodiment of the space time continuum. His consciousness was locked away millennia ago so that the war may go on uninterrupted.

· Herald- a lesser being e.g. a human being that has vowed to serve a deity for the entirety of their life. Death is the only reprieve excluding Heralds of Death who are cursed till the

· Brand- a deity's mark on a herald that shows the herald's servitude. It may be on an object, on the body in the form of a tattoo or an object itself e.g. a locket/bracelet/necklace…

The brands are as follows:

Lord life- A Bronze Ankh

Lady Death- Heralds of death are invisible to all but themselves and other deities, so far…

Lady Light- A Star (The shape varies with one's preference)

Lord Time- An Hourglass

Lord Darkness- doesn't have any known Heralds

· The War- a war for dominance that has raged throughout the universe since the imprisonment of Lord Time. The remaining deities took sides, Lady Death and Lady Light against The Inventor and Lord Darkness.

· Summoning- A term used by Heralds of Light. It is the act of calling upon your power and bending it to your will.