The echoes of forgotten tales often reverberate through the corridors of time, left behind by the hand of fear and the veil of secrecy. Among these, one story stands out—the tale of the end of the gods, an epochal event referred to as Ragnarök. This was no ordinary war, nor was it a mere shift in the tides of power; it was the dawn of an era where the divine was no more, and the world was forever altered.
What drove the gods to their downfall? Why did the celestial powers fracture and descend upon humanity, gifting and cursing them with cosmic might? These are questions that remain enshrouded in mystery, for the gods' silence is as profound as their absence. All that remains is the aftermath—a world in turmoil and a history that reshaped humanity's very essence.
When the last divine entity fell, chaos unfurled like a storm. Nations scrambled, and new powers arose as mere mortals, now imbued with fragments of the gods' powers, vied for dominance and control. The landscape of the earth was irrevocably changed, not just in its geography but in the very fabric of its reality. New kingdoms rose from the ruins, and the old world maps were rendered obsolete.
Amid this pandemonium, let us turn our gaze to a kingdom nestled within this changed world—a place where our story begins. In an abandoned house, a young boy stirs from his sleep. The once-grand structure now stands as a shadow of its former self, a relic of a bygone era. Dust settles on shattered windows and broken furniture, evidence of a time when the house was filled with life and laughter.
The boy awakens with a sense of urgency, as though he has been waiting for this moment for a long time. He slowly rises from his makeshift bed of tattered blankets and gazes out of a cracked window. The clouds, heavy with the weight of recent turmoil, begin to part, revealing the changing sky above.
As he looks up, his eyes reflect a blend of determination and resignation. He mutters to himself, "So it's time already."
What awaits him in this new world of fractured powers and shifting alliances? The answers lie ahead in the journey that will unravel the mysteries of his past, the secrets of the gods' demise, and the future that is yet to be written.