World Setting and Background Establishment

Note: If you don't want to read the setting of the world, skip ahead to the chapter titled "The Boy in the Forgotten Woods."

Eons ago, there was nothing in this universe. Nothing to do, nothing to see, nothing to experience, nothing but an eerie stillness in the vast, black abyss, that was somehow equally a vast blank white canvas.

For how can humans comprehend what the void truly was.

Grown bored of this emptiness, the Goddess of Creation, "Lord of All," and the God of Domains "Shephard of Souls" decided to create something new for them the experience.

They decided to create the Alpha Universe.

The Alpha Universe was created using the two deities' powers in unison with one another. They first began by introducing their elemental affinities into new creations.

The first to form was the Goddess of Fire, "Tiflos." There then came the twin Gods of Wind and Water, "Aspherus" and "Apphasis." Lastly, the God of Earth, "Duranas" came into being.

The four deities were born into the Alpha Universe from the powers of their parents.

However, as the gods and goddess grew and realized their beings, they found themselves in the nothingness of their universe. They were still in the vast blank beyond that was both a black abyss and a white stillness.

The four siblings were then tasked to mold a realm they each saw fit to rule. These realms were to become the Primordial Plains, realms generated by the Goddess and God of creation.

First to be created was the Primordial Plains of Fire, ruled by the Goddess Tiflos. A realm vast enough to be comparable to the universe itself, it was an endless sea of flames.

The flames had their specific order that they followed; the hottest, most destructive, flames ruled supreme. Of the flames created by Tiflos, there were the seven Genesis Flames.

1. The Genesis Flame of Life

2. The Genesis Flame of Power

3. The Genesis Flame of Knowledge

4. The Genesis Flame of Wisdom

5. The Genesis Flame of Creation

6. The Genesis Flame of Destruction

7. The Genesis Flame of &@^(!#$

Then there were the primordial plains of wind and water, jointly ruled by the God Aspherus and Apphasis.

This realm was a sprawling ocean, enveloped by hurricanes, tsunamis, tornados, and whirlpools. All of the elements of this plain fought against each other in a futile struggle for the dominant force of the plain.

Finally, the Primordial Plain of Earth ruled by Duranas. The wondering Primordial Plain of Earth was made entirely of staggering mountains, rolling hills, endless prairies, oceans of sand, canyons deeper than the mountains were tall.

The laws of this primordial plain were to be counter-intuitive to the senses, as Duranas enjoyed fooling around with one's senses.

The higher you climbed the mountains, the heavier gravity's effect would have on your body.

You would weigh more on top of the mountain than you did on ground level, and if you were to jump into the endless ravines and canyons, as you fall, you would find yourself slowing down, you would feel lighter. Until the point in which you would just float in mid-air, repelled by the primordial plain's gravity.

With a devilish grin, Duranas smiled and said "Oh, this will be so much fun."

Within the Primordial Realm of Earth, Duranas was devising ways to utilize the powers he had been given from his parents, Lord of All and Shephard of Souls, at the time of his creation.