Before the act of creation brought forth life… Before the celestial bodies ignited their earliest radiance… Before deities came to understand the sensation of dread…
There existed a stillness, boundless and undisturbed.
From this shapeless void arose two contrasting eternal entities:
Luminar; a light that had no start, the everlasting daybreak, Umbrael; A shadow that never ends, the timeless darkening.
Paired Rulers
Two wills, connected by a shared aim yet destined to break apart the instant life first came into existence.
The first cosmos flourished under their gaze – galaxies sparked to life like embers from godly palms.
Stars resonated with melody. Planets materialized. The concept of time started its solemn procession.
For eras that surpassed measurement, radiance and darkness presided in agreement – not as foes, but as mirrored images.
Until awareness progressed.
Until humans recognized the ability to choose.
And from the ability to choose grew yearning – and from yearning, treachery.
Umbrael observed autonomy and perceived friction, decay, Disarray. Luminar discerned likelihood, advancement, rising.
Paths diverged.
Heavenly weaponry sparked to life.
And the celestial realms shuddered.
During the initial divine battle, complete existences shattered like fragile material.
Ideas became tainted. The timeline fractured. Stars perished with agonizing cries.
And when all was said and done – quietness was restored.
But there was no triumph, no serenity.
Both Rulers collapsed, not deceased but inactive, confined within cosmic imprints predating destiny itself.
Their parting declaration:
"At the point when shadow consumes radiance, and radiance punctures nothingness – the ruler will awaken once more. "
A prediction inscribed into the very structure of existence.
An awaiting destiny for the one destined to receive both crowns.
Deep beneath human skies, in a neglected realm where deities were mere tales and legends…
a young one's eyes fluttered open under a darkened moon.
An echoing pulse resonated throughout all existence.
A rekindled fate.
The Darkened Monarch has initiated the awakening.