The journey that never happened

In the primordial void, before the cosmos stirred into being, there existed an impenetrable darkness. Then, from this abyss, emerged the universe - a sprawling, enigmatic expanse that held within it both wonders and horrors beyond reckoning.

From its unfathomable depths arose Aether and Lumine, entities that could scarcely be called "children," for they were more like manifestations of the universe's capricious nature.

Aether and Lumine materialized in tandem, their formidable potential evident from their very inception. It wasn't the universe's favor that accompanied them, but a cold and indifferent current of existence.

Born as twins, their connection bordered on the symbiotic, their bond less about familial love and more about an interdependence borne of shared origins.

As they traversed the cosmic expanse, Aether and Lumine discovered their capability to shape reality itself, although this gift carried more weight of consequence than one might expect.

They could bend time and space, coax forth the birth of stars and the demise of worlds, and inadvertently set into motion the emergence of life. Their power was staggering, but it came without an instruction manual or moral compass.

Their creations were far from idyllic. They ignited stars that birthed cataclysmic conflagrations, spun nebulae that devoured light, and engendered planets that hosted life forms as grotesque as they were ingenious.

The universe's very essence was imbued in their works, the reflection of a cruel and indifferent cosmos.

Notions of gods were hardly benevolent; rather, they were embodiments of primordial forces, existing to exert control. These "gods" harbored no jealousy; they only recognized Aether and Lumine as formidable competitors that threatened their hegemony.

As the twins' powers swelled, the gods' disdain transformed into malevolent intent, fueling a plot rooted in ancient enmity.

One god, perhaps more malevolent than its kin, discerned Aether and Lumine's vulnerabilities through years of observation. It sought to obliterate them, not out of jealousy or fear, but out of a need for dominance. The universe's scorn for its creations bred a god driven by a hunger for control.

The god's meticulous plan culminated in a ruthless strike, its savagery driven by cold calculation. Aether and Lumine fought with desperation, but the god's prowess and guile overpowered them.

Their existence fractured, fading into the void as the universe watched, neither mournful nor sympathetic, for it was a universe devoid of sentimentality.

In the wake of their obliteration, the universe's reaction was not one of anguish, but of Stoic resignation to its capricious nature.

The cosmos unspoiled as stars guttered out, planets crumbled to cosmic dust, and galaxies devoured themselves in darkness. There was no cosmic retaliation; it was simply entropy's dance, the universe succumbing to its indifference.

In the aftermath, only the abyss remained. The memory of Aether and Lumine was expunged, a tale extinguished in the annals of time. The universe's fury, devoid of the concept of maternal affection, consumed all in its path, leaving only the void - an emptiness that echoed the universe's true nature.

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{This chapter is majorly changed from the original one, it might be right to call it a new chapter a unique chapter exclusive to the web novel how ~ exciting I suppose}