Post by Josh Freer on Jun 3, 2016 14:47:23 GMT
(Originally posted by Bezzers at bocpw.enjin.com/forum/m/25707825/viewthread/23954282-history-how-dragon-gods-came-to-be)
A time before Orbis, when Valic roamed the empty space alone
The first God, Valic the unseen, was an ancient and omnipotent Dragon God ruling the emptiness alongside his brother, Fafnir. Valic only wanted to roam and explore the empty space, in search of other life, and his heart was good and intentions pure. However, Fafnir, his opposite, Insisted that they were the only life, and should do with the space as they pleased. Valic, however, dismissed such an idea.
Angered at his brothers indifference, he opened his mouth wide and let out a terrifying roar that tore through the very fabric of the space they roamed, distorting it and creating the occurrence we call 'time'. Valic was furious at this. Not only had his brother gone against his words, but seemingly he had damaged the only thing that they knew was certain. In anger, he confronted his brother, only to find that his sole companion would not listen to his reason, but instead chose to try and overpower Valic, and claim the space as his own.
The battle raged on for centuries, and their throes of war were so great that the space shuddered, splitting and tearing into multiple dimensions and parallel universes. Only at long last did Valic manage to subdue his mad brother for long enough to create a seal around him. And this was how matter was created. Fafnir was puzzled at this new creation, for it would not yield before his strength. For all his might he could not pass it.
However, Valic feared that this was not enough, and so added another layer. This time it was not a solid, but a brand new form, a liquid, which didnt wholly cover the previous layer. Then he created another, but as his strength began to ebb from the effort of such things, this one was barely substantial, the very thing that we call the air.
For many decades, this was enough, however as time passed, Fafnir began to learn about this new substance, and managed to begin breaking free, much to the dismay of Valic. Fearing the worst, the almighty one drew up all of his strength, and created three more, powerful seals, each in his own image and each representing a layer. These new beings were sentient and powerful, known as Ventus, Aecor and Obcasus.
The power of these three new seals managed to strengthen the older layers, and for the time being Fafnir was subdued. However the three beings were restless. They each wanted to reign the topmost layer themselves, and eventually they began to fight and bicker amongst themselves, causing the original three layers to crack. To Valic's astonishment, these three could all conjure up their own sentient beings, and used these to war with each other.
Valic then created the voice of reason amongst the three, the mother of all dragons, Matrona. She quelled their hearts and persuaded them to work together. Aecor and Ventus were in agreement, but Obcasus fought still, and was banished by the remaining three to guard the bottom layer with his Wyvern army.
For some time Valic watched over the peaceful lands, now swarming with life and activity, hiding himself away. But Fafnir was not defeated yet. Similarly to Valic, he managed to create a being that was not only in his image physically, but also mentally. Warring, destructive and just as mad, he created the God of Chaos, Labes.
It was only a matter of weeks before Labes made his way through the first seal and began to roam the lands, corrupting or killing all before him. Like the three original Gods, he could not be controlled and so did as he pleased, destroying the beautiful lands. It was only now that valic revealed himself to Ventus and his wife, Matrona. He appeared in a vision, and told them what must be done. The cycle had to start over, and so Valic mustered the power to place the embodiment of himself down upon the land, A new and powerful God named Immunis. At the command of Valic, Matrona and Ventus had a child, to accompany Immunis. His name was Caeruleum, the wisest of the kings.
The combined might of the Gods overwhelmed Labes, and nearly destroyed him. However, Valic saw use for him. Swaying the God against his own creator, Labes swore to keep his father at bay, much to Fafnir's rage.
By now, Valic had an understanding of how many seals were needed. He created as many new seals as he could possibly muster, and in the process created Tellus, who would rule the land between the domains of Aecor and Obcasus, along with Cruor, blessed with the knowledge needed to defeat Fafnir once more if it were required. However the last needed seal was not one he could make. It had to be one that came from the land itself.
And so Cruor was last Dragon King created by Valic, the only female of the group. Valic was prepared to partner her with Aecor, but then another crossed his thoughts. Surely if the child of a dragon born of the Earth was to have a child, then it would come from the land itself? However Aecor believed that Cruor was destined to be his. Surely the second dragon king would get the second female? But Caeruleum protested at the order of Valic. The two fought bitterly, both for their own beliefs. Upon the destruction of Caeruleum's wings, however, it was clear that Valic needed to step it. As one of the original three, Aecor would overpower Caeruleum eventually.
Aecor, despite his desires, stood down and let Caeruleum defeat him at Valic's command. And so Cruor became the wife of Caeruleum, and the two had a child, but not before Caeruleum had made himself a steel suit and declared his dislike of Aecor.
Born of the ferocity of Cruor and the cold steel of Caeruleum, the final Dragon King emerged. His presence froze over entire portions of the ocean, an embodiment of Caeruleum's anger at Aecor. His name was Chablys, the eighth and final dragon king. With the last seal in place, Valic could do no more for the world. He christened the world he had created 'Orbis' In honor of it's spherical shape.
Despite the peace, their world was dying, plagued by darkness that radiated from Fafnir. Valic decided to do the only thing he could without destroying what he had created. He shrunk the world down, along with himself and Fafnir, and curled up beside it, wrapping himself in a cocoon of fire that lit the world with it's warmth, before falling into a sleep that would last billions of years. His mind continued to wage war with Fafnir, and a small part of him continued to reach out across the space like he had done originally, ever searching and enjoying, creating as he goes.
A time before Orbis, when Valic roamed the empty space alone
The first God, Valic the unseen, was an ancient and omnipotent Dragon God ruling the emptiness alongside his brother, Fafnir. Valic only wanted to roam and explore the empty space, in search of other life, and his heart was good and intentions pure. However, Fafnir, his opposite, Insisted that they were the only life, and should do with the space as they pleased. Valic, however, dismissed such an idea.
Angered at his brothers indifference, he opened his mouth wide and let out a terrifying roar that tore through the very fabric of the space they roamed, distorting it and creating the occurrence we call 'time'. Valic was furious at this. Not only had his brother gone against his words, but seemingly he had damaged the only thing that they knew was certain. In anger, he confronted his brother, only to find that his sole companion would not listen to his reason, but instead chose to try and overpower Valic, and claim the space as his own.
The battle raged on for centuries, and their throes of war were so great that the space shuddered, splitting and tearing into multiple dimensions and parallel universes. Only at long last did Valic manage to subdue his mad brother for long enough to create a seal around him. And this was how matter was created. Fafnir was puzzled at this new creation, for it would not yield before his strength. For all his might he could not pass it.
However, Valic feared that this was not enough, and so added another layer. This time it was not a solid, but a brand new form, a liquid, which didnt wholly cover the previous layer. Then he created another, but as his strength began to ebb from the effort of such things, this one was barely substantial, the very thing that we call the air.
For many decades, this was enough, however as time passed, Fafnir began to learn about this new substance, and managed to begin breaking free, much to the dismay of Valic. Fearing the worst, the almighty one drew up all of his strength, and created three more, powerful seals, each in his own image and each representing a layer. These new beings were sentient and powerful, known as Ventus, Aecor and Obcasus.
The power of these three new seals managed to strengthen the older layers, and for the time being Fafnir was subdued. However the three beings were restless. They each wanted to reign the topmost layer themselves, and eventually they began to fight and bicker amongst themselves, causing the original three layers to crack. To Valic's astonishment, these three could all conjure up their own sentient beings, and used these to war with each other.
Valic then created the voice of reason amongst the three, the mother of all dragons, Matrona. She quelled their hearts and persuaded them to work together. Aecor and Ventus were in agreement, but Obcasus fought still, and was banished by the remaining three to guard the bottom layer with his Wyvern army.
For some time Valic watched over the peaceful lands, now swarming with life and activity, hiding himself away. But Fafnir was not defeated yet. Similarly to Valic, he managed to create a being that was not only in his image physically, but also mentally. Warring, destructive and just as mad, he created the God of Chaos, Labes.
It was only a matter of weeks before Labes made his way through the first seal and began to roam the lands, corrupting or killing all before him. Like the three original Gods, he could not be controlled and so did as he pleased, destroying the beautiful lands. It was only now that valic revealed himself to Ventus and his wife, Matrona. He appeared in a vision, and told them what must be done. The cycle had to start over, and so Valic mustered the power to place the embodiment of himself down upon the land, A new and powerful God named Immunis. At the command of Valic, Matrona and Ventus had a child, to accompany Immunis. His name was Caeruleum, the wisest of the kings.
The combined might of the Gods overwhelmed Labes, and nearly destroyed him. However, Valic saw use for him. Swaying the God against his own creator, Labes swore to keep his father at bay, much to Fafnir's rage.
By now, Valic had an understanding of how many seals were needed. He created as many new seals as he could possibly muster, and in the process created Tellus, who would rule the land between the domains of Aecor and Obcasus, along with Cruor, blessed with the knowledge needed to defeat Fafnir once more if it were required. However the last needed seal was not one he could make. It had to be one that came from the land itself.
And so Cruor was last Dragon King created by Valic, the only female of the group. Valic was prepared to partner her with Aecor, but then another crossed his thoughts. Surely if the child of a dragon born of the Earth was to have a child, then it would come from the land itself? However Aecor believed that Cruor was destined to be his. Surely the second dragon king would get the second female? But Caeruleum protested at the order of Valic. The two fought bitterly, both for their own beliefs. Upon the destruction of Caeruleum's wings, however, it was clear that Valic needed to step it. As one of the original three, Aecor would overpower Caeruleum eventually.
Aecor, despite his desires, stood down and let Caeruleum defeat him at Valic's command. And so Cruor became the wife of Caeruleum, and the two had a child, but not before Caeruleum had made himself a steel suit and declared his dislike of Aecor.
Born of the ferocity of Cruor and the cold steel of Caeruleum, the final Dragon King emerged. His presence froze over entire portions of the ocean, an embodiment of Caeruleum's anger at Aecor. His name was Chablys, the eighth and final dragon king. With the last seal in place, Valic could do no more for the world. He christened the world he had created 'Orbis' In honor of it's spherical shape.
Despite the peace, their world was dying, plagued by darkness that radiated from Fafnir. Valic decided to do the only thing he could without destroying what he had created. He shrunk the world down, along with himself and Fafnir, and curled up beside it, wrapping himself in a cocoon of fire that lit the world with it's warmth, before falling into a sleep that would last billions of years. His mind continued to wage war with Fafnir, and a small part of him continued to reach out across the space like he had done originally, ever searching and enjoying, creating as he goes.