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Prologue: Creation

Pinpointing the beginning of exists is a difficult thing. Was it the time when life first took root in the cosmos? Was it the moment when all matter exploded into being? Or has it simply always been there eternal, with no start or finish that can be defined? Every culture on every life sustaining planet, in every galaxy, and every really has a different answer to these questions.

There is only one who could every truly give an answer. But that being is everywhere you look and yet impossible to find.

Among the most advanced beings of our universe there is a shared belief of what we call The Beginning. A tale that begins at the center of the Worlds Tree. A tale that begins with Midgard, with Earth.

Before time there were The Infinity Stones. Six semi sentient objects with powers beyond imagination. Then there was Chaos.

Chaos was not disorder. Nor was she the simple absence of existence. Chaos was most simply and most importantly the First Mother, the Mother of All. No one knows when she came into existence or how she came into existence, only that she did exist.

In the beginning she was alone. A Primordial Goddess of Creation with power rivaled by none that have come since. But as she lay in silence she grew bored of the lonely existence she had. Reaching out through space she took possession of the Infinity Stones. Wielding the stones as great tools of creation she sculpted a being similar to herself. She created a true equal to stand at her side and help to create the universe around her. His name was Himeros.

Himeros was the only thing that could rival to a goddess of creation like Chaos. Primordial god of procreation and beauty he stood beside the creator and together they bore their children, and with them the universe. The first to come was Tartarus.

Tartarus was a wicked god that consumed life and light wherever he went, always eager to prove his dominance. Chaos saw the evil in her son's heart and sought to create a barrier between him and the rest of the universe. To do this she conceived a second child with Himeros, this child was Gaea. Though she was only slightly better than the eldest of their children Chaos could still see the same evil in her that she saw in Tartarus. And so came the third child, Pontus.

She did not conceive Pontus with her husband and instead create him using the Infinity stones and her own blood. Still the darkness remained in the heart of her son. He remained generally calmer than the children that came before him, but on some days he released a power strong enough to rip through the earth itself. On these days it took Tartarus rising his pit deep within the earth to drive his brother's rage back, for Gaea could not stand against Pontus.

After this Chaos once more bore a child with Himeros. This time the child was even more powerful than the previous children. This child was Chronos Primordial of time. Chronos existed in all time at once as well as not at all. He could see the futures that were possible and in all futures he saw the day when his mother's creations would turn against her. He urged her not to have more children and cherish those that she had in spite of the flaws within their beings. But Chaos did not heed his advice.

Soon after the birth of Chronos she bore her final daughter, Anake. Anake, like Chronos, was nearly as powerful as her parents. Seeing the universe as it was she advised her mother on the things that were necessary for the universe to have, both good and evil, light and dark. Chronos saw wisdom in his beautiful sister's words and asked for her hand in a marriage like that of their parents. Chaos agreed with the match and soon the two were wed.

From this marriage Chronos and Anake had four children, each echoing the universes need for opposites. The first born were the twins Erebus and Nyx. Soon after came Aether and last came gentle Hemera.

Erebus became Primordial of the darkness and shadows, using his power to keep the blinding light of Aether, Primordial God of Light, at bay. Erebus took on other responsibilities as well. He used his power to help keep the wickedness of Tartarus from polluting the universe around them. He also created the realm between the Pit and the Earth that bore his name and would later become the home of dead souls.

Nyx became Primordial of Night while Hemera became the day. Together the two goddesses kept their husbands from destroying one another, while also helping their father to show the passage of time.

Gaea, Pontus, and Tartarus saw what their siblings had and together went to their parents and began to ask for the same. Upon hearing their request Chaos came to a decision. She didn't don't want their more sinister children to come to close together. Gathering up the Infinity Stones she used them to weave the stars that made up her dress into a new god. His Name was Ouranos. From up in the skies Ouranos looked down on his sister Gaea and fell in love. Soon, according to the wishes of Chaos, Gaea and Ouranos were married.

Ouranos loved Gaea more than his very existence and willingly protected her and the earth with the sky itself, burning up anything that could come close enough to harm his love. However, Tartarus sank into the depths of the earth in anger for not receiving Gaea as his bride. Pontus for his part took to the ocean's depths out of jealously for what his other siblings possessed.

For a time the Primordial Gods lived in relative peace. Together they used their powers to fill the world with life. They maintained order and balance in the cosmos. But the piece was not to last.

Gaea, and Anake had never wanted the spouses they received. It was during this time that Chronos went to his mother and warned her of dangers that were to come as he had done once before. This time Chaos listened to her sons counsel. In secret she collected the Infinity Stones one final time to create a weapon unlike anything the world knows today. This Weapon became known as the Axe of Chaos.

Chaos then went to her favorite son, Ouranos, and warned him against having children with Gaea. She told him how one of his children would one day destroy the order the Primordials had work to create. The warning came to late however for Gaea was already pregnant with the first titan, Oceanus.

In his desperation Ouranos went to his brother Tartarus for help. Ouranos used his brother's hate of his marriage to Gaea to convince Tartarus to construct a prison for his children. Thus the Pit he inhabited took on a purpose, it became a prison.

When the time came and Oceanus was born Ouranos, with the aid of Erebus and Nyx, created a darkness so dense even they could not see in it. Using a scepter crafted by Hemera to guide him, Ouranos hid Oceanus in Tartarus's pit. But before he left the child he placed a kiss on his forehead and whispered into his son's ear a secret his son never forgot.

"Oceanus my son know that I don't want this. I wish for you to see this world my siblings and I have created. I want you to experience the joys I have known and the freedom Chaos has granted us. But someday one of my children will become the very definition of evil. I hope that day will never come. I do not want my children to live under that burden. You are my son and I will always cherish the time I have had with you. However brief that time may have been. On this day you have made me happier than you can ever imagine. Please forgive me for what I sentence you to now."

Oceanus heard him and remembered the words. As the great beast that was Tartarus began to approach him and as his siblings arrived he remembered those words. He would try to explain to each of them why there father had done this to them, only his sisters and perhaps Iapetus, ever listened. Only he ever forgave Ouranos.

After he left the Pit Erebus and Nyx lifted their spell. Ouranos sank into a depression his wife now hated him for his action and his son was in a prison for the damned. Tartarus saw his chance and gathered Pontus, Anake, and Gaea. Before they could begin to discuss their options however they were discovered by Himeros. Fearing what he would do, for he was the only one among them to be equal to their mother, they tried to make excuses. Himeros however had other plans.

He was the personification of procreation and therefore saw no reason to remain bound to one being and limited to having only that single form of ecstasy. He could see that Anake and Gaea wanted freedom from spouses that they hated. Pontus and Tartarus wanted the goddesses that had been given to their brothers. For millennia Himeros had waited for this moment to come. In his masterful deception none knew what was really going on with his mind. Finally he saw the opportunity to rid himself of his bonds and he was not going to waste it.

And so they plotted against their family. They were soon joined by a power-hungry Aether who craved the destruction of Ouranos feeling he had stolen the kingdom that should have been his, the sky. Their rebellion was led by the source of the evil in their hearts. For Chaos, in her blind affection of Himeros, never realized it was the evil of Himeros that had corrupted their children.

The battle began on the day that became the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. In preparation for the attack Aether drew his light into himself. When the moment was right He struck at Ouranos and the war began.

The battle that followed shaped the earth beyond any godly war since. Ouranos was forced into a threefold battle against Aether, Tartarus, and Gaea. They fought with such hatred that volcanos erupted burning way life as their lava flowed over the land. Every blow delivered to Gaea seemed to cause some new feature on the earth, and any damage to the earth was felt by Gaea. With a great slice of his sword he cut into Gaea's thigh and created the Grand Canyon. But he was not strong enough to fight all three Primordials at once. Erebus, Nyx, and Hemera joined him and fought by his side through it all.

The animals of the time, dinosaurs, ran from the battles but fell to extinction in the damage done to the earth. Anake and Chronos the most powerful of the children fought with the most vigor. Pontus stood by the side of Anake leaving only Himeros and Chaos absent from the battles.

Finally after months of nonstop war the two greatest gods entered the fray. From out of nothingness Chaos seemed to draw the Axe. Its power rippled across the universe with such force that even Himeros was knocked back by its very presence. Stumbling back to his feet he drew his spear and charged at his creator. When the two clashed the earth cracked and the single land mass of Pangaea began to separate into seven new continents.

The hate and despair from Tartarus's pit flowed up through the cracks and Pontus was forced to rush in to keep the power at bay. Ouranos used the distraction to bury his brother deep within earth. This patch of land Pontus was trapped below became known as the Yucatan Peninsula. Just as quickly Chronos slipped in and slammed a mountain down on Aether, a mountain that became Mount Everest. Chronos turned to resume his fight with Anake and struck with his staff. With a blast that lit up the entire planet, and created the Marianas Trench, the two disappeared. In shock the primordial fell back in a temporary ceasefire.

Slowly the battles continued and Hemera fade from wounds inflicted by Tartarus. The war was drawing to a close at long last after nearly a thousand years of war.

In the final battle Himeros and Chaos fought around the other exhausted gods. In a swipe of her axe Chaos burned the Sahara Dessert into the earth. Little did Chaos know however Himeros had snuck back into Chaos' palace and stolen a trump card. He stole found the Infinity Stones. Chaos, in her virtue had only ever used the stones to create, but Himeros saw how they could destroy and made other plans for the stones. Drawing the Stones out from under his shirt, he used them to warp reality and rip away Chaos' immortality. Weakened she stumbled and Himeros struck.

In that one final strike Himeros nearly destroyed the entire universe. He through his spear, now filled with the power of the Stones, at Chaos. Chaos tried to block it with her Axe but the power of the Stones shattered it before it could save her. None are certain of what followed in the moments after Himeros' spear struck. But what is clear is that the explosion that followed was so powerful that it wiped out what life was left on earth and rose the Himalayas to their glory.

The power of creation that was thrown out into the universe gave rise to new world, new gods, and even more forms of life.

Himeros did not get to saver his victory. He had overestimated his own capabilities. The power he exerted to kill Chaos, along with the power released by her death resulted in his body being ripped to shreds as the explosion through his essence into the brawls of space. He was never to be seen again. As he fled in his humiliated at his lose he used his last act to scatter the Infinity Stones throughout the galaxy.

Most shocking though was Chaos's body slowly fading on the ground. The most powerful being of all time was dying. Chaos reached out to the sea that was crafted from her own blood and gave birth to a creature that would keep her power tethered and in check so it would not destroy the universe. For already it was starting to rip the world apart. Then Chaos closed her eyes and whispered, "Seek my heir. Only one who fights only to protect those who can't fight themselves is worthy of such power. Choose well little creature. The universe will need he who would morn your loss. He will become my Avenger."

With rage at the loss of their leaders the Primordials found new energy and continued their fight until at last Tartarus was forced into a deep slumber and chained deep within his own prison by Ouranos, Erebus, and Nyx. But Ouranos, newly appointed King of the Heavens, could not bear to see his love punished and granted her amnesty. Erebus and Nyx then retreated to their posts in their mother's palace and were never be heard from again.

Ouranos turned vicious after the war and forced Gaea to continue having children with him. It was not long before the Twelve Titans, the Three Elder Cyclopes, and the Hekatonkheires all occupied Tartarus.

It was then, as is well-known, that Gaea persuaded Kronos and his four brothers Koios, Krios, Iapetus, and Hyperion to over through their father. Order was fragile at the time and the task of repopulating the world was difficult without Chaos or the Infinity Stones to help. And so the warning Ouranos received from his mother came true and in castrating their father the Titans rose to power.

Ouranos warned him that one day Kronos's own child would rise against him just as Kronos had his father. But before retreating to his mother's palace Ouranos added, "Oceanus, my eldest, my daughters, Cyclopes, and my dear Hundred-Handed ones, forgive me. I only wished to protect you from the fate your brothers have brought upon you. You were the wise ones for not seeking to bring this fate on yourselves." And so Ouranos retired to his mother's palace and, with the exception of Gaea and the brief rise of her children with Tartarus, the Primordials fell into myth and legend, even among the god.

Now nearly four thousand years after the first defeat of Kronos and the rise of the Olympians the Primordials have begun to stir once more. The Power of Chaos has awoken. Force of evil begin to converge and The Second Giant War comes to a close.