History

In the beginning, many millennia ago, the land was peaceful. Devoid of war and turmoil. A perfect place. All kinds of creatures walked upon the world, oblivious to darkness. Until an ancient evil stepped in.

In the legends, the world originally had no magic. However, it did exist in the Ethereal plane. Gathering from a mystical cup called 'The Bounty of Deities', magic encircled everything around it.

There were six Deities. Earth. Water. Wind. Flame. Creation. Destruction. These ethereal beings governed the ethereal plane and watched over the mortal world, giving them what they needed. The elemental deities gave the mortals what they needed to survive.

Earth gave them the land to step, graze and plant on. Water brought life to them and their farms. Wind brought them the air that they needed. Flame gave them the warmth of a day. Creation livened their minds, inspiring them to create. However, Destruction encouraged them to end those that they have created. And the cycle continues.

Time and time again, the cycle loops. Destruction did not appreciate how he could only will himself to do his purpose only after Creation has done his. For once, Destruction wanted to come first. He wanted to tilt the balance of Creation and his own. Yet, five voices argued against it. If Destruction had come first, it threatens the cycle for Creation. Chaos would ensue and consume everything.

Angry, Destruction threw himself against the Bounty of the Deities and spilled its contents. At once, the infinite darkness of the ethereal void immediately got filled with magic. The surge overcame everyone. Magic that passed through the elemental deities became elemental magic. Magic that passed through Creation became creation magic. Magic that passed through Destruction became the darkness itself. Magic that did not pass through anything became the simplest form of magic.

The Ethereal plane was so full that rifts began to appear, spilling its contents to the mortal realm. In a moment, all kinds of magic attached itself on all beings it could find. The first scholars of magic called this period, "The Great Surge."

The deities were horrified. Except Destruction who realized that its magic is now within many of the mortals on the other side. The only thing to do now is to escape to the mortal world and seized control of everything. The five other deities realized Destruction's evil deed and immediately worked together to stop it. But...

Without Earth, the land will dies. Without Water, nothing will grow. Without Wind, nothing will live. Without, Flame nothing will feel warm. Without Creation, the will itself would be gone.

Together, holding Destruction in his place, they looked through the other realm. Time differed strangely, as if centuries had now passed. They realized that the mortal were using their own essences of magic to survive. And it made them happy. Now... they have no worries. Together, all deities, Earth, Water, Wind, Flame, and Creation willed Destruction into lost time.

At once, the rifts closed. The deities disappeared. And the Bounty of the Deities lay toppled and untouched.

"From the darkness I came."

"And from the darkness, I will return."