In the beginning of time immemorial, there existed nothingness for the universe was empty.
A stone slab of unknown origin materialised, its surface etched with the ciphers of a language lost before it was ever spoken.
The Akashic Records anchored itself to the loom of reality, then faded into the folds of space-time, a silent witness to all that was yet to come.
Then a heartbeat resounded, the first primordial came into existence, birthed by abundant primordial energy.
His left eye was a sphere of pure blinding white-the Law of Time. His right was an abyss of absolute black-the Law of Space.
A third eye, formed between the brows of his forehead. A fusion of yin and yang, black and white, in perfect balance.
It peered into destiny itself, seeing through the fate of all things.
He then extracted both his eyes to birth his first progeny, a pair of twins, each controlling the supreme law of time and the supreme law of space.
To populate the universe, he gathered clusters of primordial energy to form planets and stars.
Which in turn created major laws of darkness, light, fire, water, earth, and air.
To create life on desolate planets, the major laws of life and death were soon created.
The first habitable planet with rivers flowing, volcanoes erupting,and lands quaking was named Gaia by the Gods of time and space.
From then on, each god sculpted planets in their own likeness and image.
The first primordial called out to all gods to convene a meeting between divinities in the realm.
"The laws of fate dictate I shall seal myself outside of this universe, and another child shall take my place," he said.
And thus, his body started fading into nothingness as he traversed outside the universe to be sealed for all eternity.
All gods then claimed this to be the first prophecy, a child born with the power to control and bend fate to his liking.
Thousands of years pass by, gods created mortal beings, sculpted divinities and created legendary creatures to obtain strength from their worship.
Temples were erected by mortals, sacrifices and tributes began as different worshippers of various gods started obtaining powers resulting from faith.
Beasts started wielding the power to manipulate the elements in their domain:
Elves, whisperers of Fujin, dancing in the wind
Dwarves, born of earth, child of Terra, forged in deep stone
Dragons the living embodiment of Ignis
Humans, the youngest with the most potential, are gifted with a hollow spark, with the ability to manifest any element in the universe.
The gods came together after the first millennium and convened the first conference of gods.
The first agenda was to bestow names upon themselves to serve as a means of identification between each other and to their followers.
The God of Time – Chronos
The God of Space – Nyx
The God of Fire – Ignis
The God of Water – Poseidon
The God of Earth – Terra
The God of Wind - Fujin
The God of Life - Hebe
The God of Death - Hel
As time passed, 2 gods fell in love: Chronos and Nyx, the overlords of planet Gaia. Both having dominions over the western and eastern continents, their continuous interactions over time created a relationship that both did not expect to blossom.
In their union, the first child of the gods was conceived. From the core of Gaia, a pulse started beating.
The entire universe heard of its magnificence.
A child who was never meant to exist sent an aurora of primordial energy streak across the stars.
Suddenly, the elements revolted.
Ignis, Poseidon, Terra, and Fujin came together to launch a full-scale attack on Gaia.
Afraid of an almighty existence that could control fate, reign over the universe, and suppress them.
"HE IS JUST A CHILD, HOW CAN YOU ACT ON AN INNOCENT BEING JUST BECAUSE OF A PROPHECY!!" Chronos bellowed.
"We are rulers of our domain, Chronos. Over the past millennia, we have seen the 7 deadly sins sprout from the hearts of mortals." Ignis calmly replied.
"That's right, how are we to know if your child would not have thoughts over ruling the entire universe once his power matures? He could turn into a tyrant and suppress all beings under absolute power." Poseidon nodded in agreement.
"He's nothing but a child, we can guide him to be a kind and benevolent being. How could you pass judgment on him when he has not matured yet?" Nyx cried.
"IT SEEMS THAT EVEN GODS COULD FALL TO THE DEADLY SINS. I SEE THE SINS OF ENVY IN YOUR EYES. COWARDS ALL OF YOU," CHRONOS EXCLAIMED
"FINE! IF YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN CORRUPTED, THERE IS NO SAVING THIS UNIVERSE," CHRONOS EXPLODED.
The sisters of life and death whispered, "The decay of this universe has begun; their corruption is merely the beginning. Brother Chronos and Sister Nyx, life and death is never absolute. We'll await your return."
Chronos and Nyx imparted both the laws of time and space to their child.
In a weakened state, they are unable to fully utilise their combat powers to fend off the assaulting gods.
They decided to fuse their energies and detonated all of their faith energy to protect their firstborn child.
The instability of space-time surrounding Gaia made the 4 other gods retreat.
They started a 4-elemental array formation to prevent the time-space instability from spreading.
As the vortex of space and time energy stabilizes, it begins to devour Gaia and form a black hole.
"Mark my words, your betrayal as gods against us will be your biggest folly," Chronos solemnly swore.
Chronos screamed as he burned all of his faith energy into stabilizing the space-time energies with Nyx to ensure Gaia was not destroyed while being encapsulated in the black hole.
Gaia suffered under the strain, reality itself bent as space-time energies tore through all living beings.
"I'm sorry, my children, for the sake of our firstborn, many may suffer, many may die," crystal tears fell, as Nyx felt the pain of her followers perishing, mortal bodies torn apart by extreme space-time instability.
Temples collapsed, followers perished, and their connections to their gods were severed.
And so, the first planet in the core of the universe disappeared into a black hole the size of 80 billion solar masses.