The Ascendancy of Life
Before the beginning of Time, when the Void was all and life and light were merely dreams in the minds of Those Who Watch, a spirit dwelt alone in the depths of the Void. Born of a purpose unknown to himself or to anyone that would follow him, he had no knowledge of his past, only of his future, and to himself he whispered the one truth that he knew. Yahweh. I am.
Then prompted by inner urgings, arising from an unknown source deep inside him, Yahweh began to pursue the many threads of the future, watching and waiting and marveling at the infinite possibilities that could occur. He saw futures of light, of darkness, futures where creatures spread across the entire macrocosm of their existence, and others where only twinkling pointing lights gave evidence that something was there.
After uncounted ages, Yahweh made up his mind to put these marvels into action, to mold the fabric of the Void to allow any of these magnificent futures to come into being. And so he sent forth the strength of his mind and his spirit, and cried aloud, "Let These Things Be!"
And they were.
In an instant the gray nothing of the Void was shattered by an immense explosion, as masses of energy poured from a point deep within it's heart. Coalescing, dancing, moving ever away from their source they collided with one another, exploding further into magnificence until at last they were stabilized, attracted to one another but still moving fast, faster than even the eyes of Yahweh could see, streaking their paths outwards into the Void.
At length Yahweh chose one of these pretty sparkles and descended from Outside this burgeoning universe, becoming one with it's fabric and passing through Space unto the point which he had chosen. Then once again he exerted the strength of his will, and created what men would later call Gaea, the Mother Earth.
Upon her awakening Gaea saw the face of Yahweh looking down upon her and called him Uranus, the One from Above. They were wed and Gaea bore Uranus six children, Kronos, Prometheus, Oceanus, Odin, Metelna and Haras. But they were forbidden to come into their heritage, for Uranus, mindful of the destruction he saw in the myriad futures, withheld from them the knowledge of Magick which was their birthright.
But Gaea grew wrathful at this restriction, and secretly instructed her children in the arts which she and Uranus had bequeathed to them. And by virtue of their inherent powers, the Titans spread over the face of the Earth, becoming numerous and ever more powerful.
Uranus, looking from afar perceived the growing strength of the Titans and knew in his soul that Gaea had betrayed him. Peering once more into the future, all he could see were death and destruction, nothing more. Wrathful he arose once more in splendor and sent his vast will towards the Earth, with the intent of destroying the children of his body who threatened the entirety of creation.
Thousands of Titans died in that War, before the powers of Kronos and his brother Prometheus were able to be joined into one with that of their mother, Gaea, and resisted the force of Uranus' mind. Using the combined power of their wills, and that of their heritage, they sealed their planet away from Uranus, preventing his power from touching the Earth at any point. And then they began to rebuild their shattered world, once again rising to splendor and dominance before Uranus at last found the borders of their might, and sent his own power down upon them, no longer in the form of an attack, but insidiously, slowly, until he was once again fully meshed in their world.
For Uranus foresaw the death of his creation unless a check was created upon the rampaging strength of Kronos and Prometheus, sole survivors of the Titan race. He stretched forth his will once again, creating from clay and dust the beings known as man. For in the many futures, the only salvation he could see would come from these weak, short lived beings, who when the secrets of magick were revealed to them, would finally be able to break the Earth free of the domination of Kronos, and ascend from their planets, outwards into the mass of stars that shone eternally above, in the skies which were Uranus' domain.
Uranus promised these early men that one day a savior would come, armed with the body of a man but the power and wisdom of Yahweh in his breast. This one man would overthrown the powers that threatened to overcome his people and would sow the seed for the reclamation of the world from the Titans, and would lead to the ultimate ascension of life itself.
The people bowed before Uranus' wishes and began excited preparations for the coming of the Chosen One, the one who would set them free from the evil powers
and dominance of their oppressors.
And they named him the Messiah...........
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(This message has been edited by Andiyar & Celchu (edited 03-11-2002).)
-Andiyar
