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Vowzra, God of Time
Might: 4


One by one, Vowzra's siblings gave their power to the sphere. Some more willingly than others, but all seemed to react to the orb in a more or less positive manner - or at least, it had a positive effect, as far as he could see. As it completed its circuit, the orb, which had been deathly still, began to rotate ever so slightly. The closer it floated towards Invictus, the faster were its rotations. It settled back down where it had first come into being and spun there brilliantly, all the strings of energy from his brethren spinning with it like some kind of ethereal whirlpool of colour and untold power. Then Vowzra felt the pull, far more intense and powerful than before, the pull on his essence and consciousness. And the sphere disappeared, and with it disappeared everything.

And the world was white. So very, very white. And Vowzra saw.

There was a hill. And on the hill there was a tree. And by the tree there sat an old man of wood. And to one side of him there was a ram. And to his other side there was an orb. And in the orb, there was a child. And that child called him father.

There was a hill. And on the hill there was a tree. And by the tree there was a ram. And on the ram there sat an ancient man. And that ancient man called him father.

There was a pit. And in the pit there was a fort. And on that fort there were a thousand fiends of chaos. And before them there stood a man. And that man was their lord. And that man called him father.

There were the caverns. And above those caverns there were the forests. And in those caverns and in those forests dwelled two gods. And by those gods there dwelled two races. And upon them marched a thousand fiends of chaos. And at their helm there marched a man. And that man was their lord. And that man called him father.

And Vowzra's powers drained. He was not conscious. Yet even in unconsciousness a god was still conscious, for the essence could never sleep, it always saw. The orb was draining him completely, he had no more power to give. Yet it hungered for more, it ate into him and took of his essence. He screamed a silent, inward scream. He felt like a being who stood before a great metal gate. The gate would not open or budge, and he was pushed against it. Crushed against it. Pulverised. Destr-

Then the gate opened and Vowzra felt himself fill with power once more. A silent, inward laugh.

Then he awoke.

It was complete. The sphere was gone. Invictus and Fate had disappeared. It was only he and his siblings who remained. Vowzra looked, and he saw. The rolling galaxies, the slowly burning stars, the nebulas and the holes which warped the fabric of the universe itself. And the planets, those barren, lifeless planets. He could feel them all.

Below them was one such planet. Vowzra looked to his siblings and he felt obliged to say that one word, the only word which could really capture what he felt in all its awe and horror and joy.

'Wow', he muttered. And those were Vowzra's first words, and the first words ever said in the existence of the universe. And it was written then that all creations in this universe would, upon entering the world, mutter those very words first muttered by their mother Astarte in pre-existence, and by their father Vowzra once existence had begun.

Yar, in total 1 Might is used on giving energy to the orb, and if you are level 1, the strain of giving the energy is too great to bear for a level 1 god, forcing them to tap into their reserves and thus level up. The level up can happen during the explosion too.

Anyway, will get to writing the summary post so that we can get to messing around with our barren planet >:D

Edit: Also, we don't necessarily add particular 'things' to the orb, our energy combined is sufficient to add all that is required to create a balanced universe.
'If I could stand alone, strong and free,
I'd rather be a tall, ugly weed.'

Identity; that fluid, fickle thing. The outsider; free and lonely.

'They all end alone
as you will, you will.'

Don't we all, siiggh

'And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone—'

Another of my favourites. And one of my favourite quotes. I guess am obsessed with loneliness - weird that all these poems discuss it...

"Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.'"

Edit: Think I need some alone time siighh. Night all (or morning, so damn late)
Anyone willing to share a favourite poem of theirs with this poem-lover?

A personal favourite of mine (out of more than I can count):

Ozymandias - Percy Bysshe Shelley

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: `Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear --
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.'
Haha, I would post the summary right now, but I said I'll give it till 12.00 pm and I'll stick by that. Might as well start working on it though
It's not really a matter of time, I just don't want to be forcing an introduction which most find boring. If the players would much prefer to get on with creating and growing, then this part is irrelevant. It was mainly meant to be a way of introducing the characters to the RP, each other, and introducing Fate and Invictus. All that's done now.
Yeah, thought the prologue would've been over in the first two days. Maybe I dragged it out a bit too long with my idealistic 'let's see how our gods feel first' nonsense xD
Soon my dears, soon

Edit: If we've not moved on to the last phase of the creation by GMT+0 12.00 pm on Saturday 6 June (today), I will write a summary post and skip to Turn 2
With regards to planets, many barren, lifeless planets are going to come about after our 'big bang', ready to bring to life and populate with our hellish fiends and/or loyal minions and/or dutiful worshippers. I think it would be for the best that we stick to one planet until our creations reach space-faring (if they reach space-faring) technology levels.

As for the actual creation of a new planet from scratch, it is entirely possible. Though it may well be a rather big waste of Might considering there are/will be a nigh on infinite number of planets ready made.
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