Origin

  Origo: The Creation.

  Before the water was born, even before the vast nds, there were gods and goddesses known as Divines. Divines that were out of this world.

  They had powers that not even mortals could obtain.

  The Divines ruled over the empty void, a space filled with nothing.

  A space as if it were an abyss, never-ending. No stars, no light, and not even a single life.

  Caealum, one of the High-Divines, told his fellow siblings ‘the great pn’.

  “We ought to create an orb. A sphere filled with light and life, and dare to name this orb, Verda?” The other Divines gnced at each other, murmuring.

  “I agree.” One of the gods nodded.

  “O my! It is quite tempting. Perhaps, we shall add my verdant to this ‘great pn’ of yours.” Liero chimed.

  The Divines started to address their propositions and concerns and had a conversation brimming with ideas and chatter as if they were amazed by their astonishing ideas.

  Thus, Verda was formed. An orb, once empty and merely a miniature orb, was now brimming with life. Inside the orb, a light blue sky was formed, high and mighty.

  The nd and its vast expanse were filled with verdant pins. A continuous body of water filled the cracks in the ndscape.

  Even the cycles of the sun and moon.

  “There is one quite thing missing,” Caealum studied.

  There was only silence that filled the orb.

  It may be filled with beautiful ndscapes, yet there was nothing that would protect these ‘great pns’ of theirs.

  “How about entities? Like beings who can walk, talk like us, feel emotions, and even think like us?” One divinity spoke.

  All of the divines started to chatter because of the idea.

  “Silence!” Caealum shouted.

  “I’ll hear you out,” the Divine said.

  The Divine felt joy as she was being heard out.

  “Well, if we are to rule them, why not rule over beings that are intelligent, obedient, and even capable?” The Divine proposed.

  Caealum started to gently rub his chin.

  Eventually, he stopped, and this caused the atmosphere to become heavy, and the other Divines sat properly.

  “Very well then. I will let you indulge in this, Lux,” he said.

  The Divine smirked, jumping in joy. But then she stopped as she was reminded that she was in front of someone so mighty. She then cleared her throat and said,

  “Yes, I will, Brother,” she replied as she bowed. The Divine, Lux, created the animals, insects, and even these proposed beings ‘called humans,’ and she let them roam over the orb.

  Ever since then, all of the Divines were given a role to rule over each continent or region.

  The High Divine, Caealum, ruled over the skies and watched over the Primilial Continent.

  The Divine, Lux, divine of light and life, ruled over the Pandara Continent and the Luminaira Region in the Primilial Continent.

  Her twin sister, Divine Nox, the holder of moon and death, ruled over the Saufias Continent.

  The divine of Ice and storm, Alsius, ruled over the Coruyzacrita Continent.

  Divine Mare ruled over the Parthésh? region in the Primilial Continent.

  The holder of Fire and bcksmith, Pyralis, ruled over the Dragadjin and North Babooene in the Pandara Continent.

  Aero, the divine of wind, watched over the East and West Klyidez in the Coruyzacrita Continent.

  The divine of healing, Eleria, ruled in the Cailios region.

  Divine Liero, the holder of nature, ruled over the Hiietriien region.

  Sal, the divine of War and Hunt, ruled over the Gemora region in the Primilial Continent.

  Lastly, the beautiful and holder of music, the Divine of music and beauty, Odeanne, ruled in the Ufizeo region.

  “But Mother, is it true that there are only 12 Divines?” the young boy asked out of curiosity.

  His mother closed the book and chuckled.

  “There are only 11 Divines, Teotro,” she replied.

  The little boy looked up to his mother as he was sitting on her p, holding a brown leather book.

  “Teo! Teo!” A much younger boy called out.

  “I want to py!” he demanded while holding his stuffed toy bunny.

  “Stop it, Meph! Don’t you see that Mother is telling a story?” Teo said, his tone having a hint of annoyance as he crossed his arms, not even looking at the little boy.

  “Oh dear. Looks like little Mephisto wants to py with his older brother,” his mother teased.

  She squeezed Teo’s cheeks as she smiled at him.

  Teo jumped down from his mother’s p and looked at Mephisto.

  “Fine! I’ll py with you if Mother insists,” he pouted, his small arms on his hips.

  The little boy smiled and started to jump up and down in joy.

  There was suddenly a small knock on the door.

  “Well, I’ll leave you both to it. Mother has to do some errands. I’ll be right back,” she said as she smiled at both her children before getting up and leaving the bedroom.

  Both Teotro and his little brother, Mephisto, decided to py hide n’ seek. Mephisto was the seeker, while Teotro was the hider.

  As Teotro looked around the room, looking for a hiding spot, he spotted a narrow hole below the bed.

  That’s where I’ll hide! he thought.

  As he ran over to his hiding spot, he slipped.

  His face fell ft on the cold ground, making his forehead and nose turn red from the fall. He sat up, rubbing his forehead.

  His eyes widened as he saw a book he hadn't seen before.

  He was an 11-year-old, young, timid child who spent his time in the Capital’s library, the Artheu Grand Library.

  One of the famous and grandiose libraries in the Parthésh? Region.

  A grand library with beautiful wall patterns of long waves, as if they flowed like the wind, and ionic columns supporting the library, symbols of the Divine Mare.

  As he started to explore his interest in books ever since he was 6 years old, he spent most of his time at the Grand Library.

  Knowing each and every type of book, this was one that he hadn't seen before, as the books that he mostly used for reading were from the Grand Library.

  As his curiosity took over, he crawled over to the book.

  As he got closer to the book,

  ‘Time can be cruel for the True Heir,’ he softly read, while studying the contents of the weathered book.

  His head started to ponder.

  The book seemed familiar, yet he did not know the book nor had he seen it.

  Teotro suddenly shuddered as someone tapped his shoulder without warning, and as he looked behind him,

  He jumped.

  He started to catch his breath as if he had been running for a long time, and cold sweat was apparent.

  “You alright?” he heard a soft voice from his left side.

  He then saw a young woman who was sitting across.