In the Beginning, there was a thought and that thought grew a Will and the First God was Born. He was a singularity, a being born out of necessity to maintain the space that was a void.
At a point not bound by concepts such as space and time, this being stood. He was fettered by neither space nor time as they were nothing but a thought away for him.
Feeling bored at the lacklustre appearance that was void, he Willed it and a sword was created out of nothing then he slashed.
With each slash, the profound meaning of all known laws was evoked and galaxies were born. In each galaxy, billions of stars came into existence and around these stars floated tens of large planetary bodies.
Three Thousand slashes later, this being felt he had made the void more beautiful, but after a while, he felt it was still lacklustre. Why this was so, he had no idea.
Creation and Destruction, Life and Death, Light and Darkness, Space and Time, Chaos and Order, These were the concepts he held absolute control over and through them, other concepts were born, yet he wasn't fulfilled.
He felt a need for Change, a need for improvement. He felt perfect but yet imperfect, for the very concept of perfection was imperfect in and of itself. Hence the need for evolution.
However, he couldn't do this alone, he felt it would be too bothersome and as a result, he created them. Beings of unimaginable power to which he gave control of each concept.
He named them the Celestials. These beings were the Embodiments of The Supreme laws from which all other laws were born. The First Abstracts.
Still, this being found them to be singular. Hence he decided to create a less powerful species with the potential to grow and reach the point he was standing, and that thought birthed the human race.
This being passed on his knowledge to these Celestial Beings and tasked them with the Task of creating the Thousands of living beings that are known in this day and age.
And overseeing them was Equity. A being of Duality and Balance, for where there was life, death follows, where there was creation, destruction follows.
He was created to maintain the balance between Each and Every Embodiment and watch over Creation.
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These embodiments, siblings though they were, found a certain level of revulsion towards their antithesis.
And so, With the Knowledge gained from their Father and Creator, they went about creating their Domain of Existence.
The Embodiment of Life, Aurora, created a Domain and named it after herself. It was a Heavenly World, filled with landscapes among a layer of clouds. Stepping in, you're immediately met by a wonderful world. One's immediate instinct would be to seek shelter, to find some form of relief from this atmosphere.
The Archangels, Servants of the Creator took great pleasure in visiting this Domain.
The Embodiment of Death, Vespera, in response to this, created a world, directly opposite to that of her sister. It was a world filled with fire and brimstones for as long as the eyes could see.
The Skies were made of waves upon waves of fire threatening to fall upon any who gazes at it. Unlike the sense of comfort one would find in Aurora, the only thing left to experience in this place was nothing but agony, pain and continued death.
The Archfiends, servants of the Creator found great relish in this environment as they found themselves inclined towards this concept.
The Embodiment of Light, Sol, was a Golden Crow who didn't see the need to form a domain as wherever her light touches was her Domain. Still, not to be outdone by her siblings, she created a world atop the World Tree, in the hope of shining her light to all of creation.
This was also an apparition of the First Sun which she named after herself... Sol.
This place held all concepts related to Light, such as the Virtues the Creator created and imbued in the Archangels.
Love, Hope, Charity, Patience, Wisdom, Purity and Knowledge.
Instinctively, anyone with a uniquely pure heart/soul would find solace in this World.
The Embodiment of Darkness, Morticia, also didn't need to compete against her siblings, as wherever her sister's light did not reach was her Domain.
Still, she chose a comfortable place beneath the World Tree, where the light never touched and will never touch her Domain.
This place also held the direct opposite of all that the Sol World had.
Lust, Pride, Anger, Greed, Gluttony, Envy and Sloth. All the darkness of Creation could be found in this World.
The Embodiment of Creation, Gaia, who had been tasked by the Creator with the creation and population of the Entire Universe, saw no need in having a Domain as she was always at work.
The Embodiment of Destruction, Arak, also felt the same as it held only one purpose... To Lay waste to everything that was created by his sister should they show no intention of progress.
As the Creator wanted Evolution and Change, those who opposed this will, were blasphemous and shouldn't be allowed to exist.
That was his role in the Creation and Destruction cycle of the Universe.
As an Embodiment of a Supreme Law, neither Gaia nor Arak saw the need to be anywhere in particular as their work was never-ending.
Unlike their other siblings who didn't need to do anything in particular, they had to make sure the Universe ran its due course of Creation, Life, Destruction and Rebirth.
Although both Aurora and Vespera had Domains. The reason was that their Embodiments weren't really needed. Gaia could always borrow Life from Aurora whenever she creates things, similar to how Arak could always borrow Death from Vespera when he wished to bestow True Death on Creation.
The Embodiments of Space and Time, Infinity and Eternity remained with Equity. They, unlike their siblings, were a Necessity to the Universe at large.
They existed before them and they will continue to exist even if they should all perish. Eternity represented the Past, Present and Future, the Temporal Aspect of the Universe while Infinity represented the Spatial Aspect of the Universe.
As brother and sister, they didn't feel revulsive towards each other, instead, they complimented each other. As Infinity could control Space and Time, Eternity could also control Time and Space.
Together, they could manipulate reality as they see fit... Ergo the reason they were under the watchful eye of Equity.
Since the beginning of the Universe, there had been Nine known and recorded Cataclysmic Level Events. And while most would see this as Cruelty from the Heavens, those with insight saw it as the heaven destroying Any and All Obstruction towards its evolution.
In short, it was Cruelty.
The World needed to evolve. Humans needed to Evolve. Beasts Needed to Evolve. Plants Needed to Evolve.
For this to happen, a Selective Culling must be carried out. That was all there was to it. Those who failed to evolve were wiped out from the Universe while those who Manage to evolve during this process gets to live only to face the same hurdle a thousand years later.
This was the Nature of the World.
It was the survival of the weakest. This was what the inhabitants of the World had come to realize quickly.
Within the first Millennium, Humans, Beasts and Plants all found that they had this Mystical Energy within Themselves which they collectively came to name Chakra.
It was an energy that came from within. Their Life force, Vitality or Aura. In a way, it was dangerous to tamper with, but after centuries of studies, Techniques were created with effective ways to manipulate this energy.
Several gatherings of like minded people were formed with the intention of protecting eachother while also amassing power and resources to combat the Millennial Apocalypse.
This all happened in the First Nine Thousand Years. On The Tenth Millennium of their existence, they came to understand one thing...
They were playthings For whoever was watching them. The Heavens, God, The Supreme Being. The Eternal. The One Above All.
Name were alluded to this very existence who seemed to announce the end of the world.
"Hello Everyone. Humans, Beasts, and all Sentient Creatures. It fills me with immense Joy to see how much you've all come to Grow in the span of a couple Millennial. Truly, I feel Euphoric at that fact. Sadly, it seems to me that without a slight push, it would Many More Millennial before you would reach the point I expect from you."
"My servants have done a wonderful job pushing you all into discovering the energies within you and the world around you. That is something of Even Greater Thrill than you could ever imagine. However, most of you have relaxed with what little power you've gotten."
"None of you have ever wondered... What is beyond this world? What makes the world spin? Why does the sun shine in the day and the moon at night? Why does death always come for the living? Why do we procreate? And the most important of all... Why does this calamity befall us?"
"Most of you have wondered, I'm aware, but you haven't done anything about it... You're satisfied with what meager power and authority you currently hold forgetting that you all are nothing but lesser beings in the grand scheme of things. Why haven't you dreamt bigger? Instead of a planet, why not conquer an entire Solar System? Instead of a Solar System, Why not an Entire Galaxy? Or Rather Star Area?"
"Or... The most important of them all... What better way to manipulate the excessive energy wasting away in your Chakra Sea. I personally created the Humans in my own image and likeness. They all have the potential to reach the level I currently stand. I created the Plant life, I created the Celestial Bodies. I created the Beasts that roam this vast expanse of Space."
"Yet... The very beings I created to reach my Level are satisfied with such meagre strength? Unacceptable! With that in mind... I would personally see to this Ten Thousand Year Blood War. I only expect One Percent of All Living Beings to survive. Amuse me. Amuse me to No End for I Expect Beings on the Path to Godhood by the end of this Apocalypse."
"I need beings With the Ability to Control the Vast Laws that are crying and weeping to be controlled by you. Your Will will decide whether you'll be amongst the Ninety-Nine percent that will be made away with or the One Percent That Will Ascend into a New Level of Existence."
"Now, without further delay, I'll will Allow every planet the Ability to Give Birth to Ten Divine Body. Monopolising The Thrones is not allowed. Everything Will depend on one's Will and Perseverance. And at the time each planet has Ten Thrones filled up. The Real Armageddon Will Arrive."
"I'll will unleash my pets. Beings That have Been in the Divine Chakra Body for Thousands of Years. They will bring nothing but Destruction wherever they pass. If you want to protect your loved ones... Be strong. If you want to rely on someone... I'm sorry for you. The one thing I abhor is reliance. If others can do it, why can't you?!"
"Now... Amuse Me To No End."
It was on this day that the humans on several Planets in different Solar Systems in different Galaxies came to realise one thing...
They were never Alone. There were others. There were other planets outside of theirs... But it wasn't untill the Conclusion of that Apocalypse did they come to understand another mind boggling fact.
There was a wider world outside of what they assumed to be their plane of existence. Forces so strong that a thought from them would mean their permanent demise.
Beings that represented the very concept they lived off of.
Soon after that declaration from The Heavens, on the center of every planet, a mountain that touched the sky appeared, and on it were Ten pillars of light.
It seems Normal to the normal eyes as anyone could see it from anywhere on the planet.
It was so close, yet far away, and that wasn't even the end of it.
For those fortunate enough to be close to it, they rejoiced at being the chosen ones, but alas, fate did have a way of playing with humans.
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[A/N: If you've read my fanfic, you'll know that the pets I mentioned are the people Shun, the MC, captured during his journey outside. Dragons, Tigers, Birds of all Kinds and Otsustsukis. We all know how overpowered Otsustsukis are so..]