Chapter 5: Creation

In the boundless shadow realm, four primordial Gods and Goddesses gathered. The first was Gaia, a beauty with green and yellow hair and blue eyes, who also possessed a mature appearance.

Her gaze radiated a unique sincerity and purity. If you carefully inhaled, you could smell the world and water around her, because she was the world. At least, symbolically.

The other was Nyx, the Primordial Goddess of the Night. She had silver eyes that shone and hair that glowed with a spiritual hum, as if made of the cold void. She was an exceptionally beautiful woman.

In contrast to Gaia, she had a very harsh demeanor. Her eyes were aggressive, like a dog ready to attack at any moment. Though she resembled a serpent Goddess, she was the Primordial Goddess of Night.

Next to her was her husband, Erebus, the Primordial of Darkness, with black hair and dark eyes. He was a weak primordial, almost a shadow of Nyx herself. Created alongside Nyx, he had been forced to marry her. Without Nyx, he wouldn't even be considered a primordial—just a weakling.

Still, he made up for this with his cunning and intellect, or at least he tried to. On the other side, there was Eros, the Original God of Love and Lust, with short yellow hair and blue eyes, who seemed to have no clear purpose in his creation.

Unlike the small Eros who took the name, the Original Eros was a true monster. Chaos had granted him an inexplicable power, which was to manipulate and control love and lust.

If Eros refused, then the entire Greek Pantheon would become infertile. For the Greek Pantheon, which thrived on sex, this was a catastrophe.

Today, the Primordial Gods gathered in Nyx's palace for an important matter. This palace, within the infinite darkness and unreachable primal forces, was a fortress so powerful it could suppress even Gaia and Eros.

It was here that beings like Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), Nemesis (Divine Retribution), and Eris (Chaos and Discord) would eventually come to stay for a time.

The Night Palace was even safer than the residence of the God King in the Greek Pantheon. But its features didn't end there. It was also something created by the Primordial Gods to suppress and restrict the awakening of Chaos.

With the combined forces of Night and Darkness, even Chaos found it difficult to interfere with the outer world. It was important to remember that Chaos's spiritual body was in a state of sleep, but its consciousness still roamed the universe.

Only monumental events, like the arrival of the Heaven God to Earth, could awaken Chaos. And even Chaos couldn't find its way in the eternal night. This was why Elyon had considered Chaos a fool.

The one who restricts and does not think, finally trapped by its own children, weakened...

Now, coming to the main topic, the Heaven God's destruction of a Pantheon after a long time spread to the Sumerians, Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, and Aztec Gods.

If you still think the situation is simple, think again. It's not. If there were a list of all divine beings, it would look like this:

1. Yahweh & Chaos – Everywhere, Always

First, God and Chaos made an agreement. God created the first light. Chaos, however, constantly disrupted the balance of everything, preventing endless chaos.

2. Apsu & Tiamat – Mesopotamia

After creation, the world was all sea. From the sea, Tiamat and Apsu created the first land, Mesopotamia.

3. Atum – Egypt

Born from Chaos's still chaotic power, Atum shattered Chaos's will by creating two beings and gained self-awareness. The land of Egypt was born.

4. Pangu – China

Pangu, born from the evil in Chaos, killed numerous Devil Gods and sacrificed his body to create the land of China. Part of his body also laid the foundation for the new Chinese Pantheon.

5. Brahma – India

In the disordered Chaos, Brahma, nearly disappearing, discovered his sanctity and enlightened himself, creating the land of India with his new power.

6. Uranus & Gaia – Greece

Gaia's body was born as the land of Greece, and she miraculously became pregnant on her own and gave birth to a son who would gain dominion over the heavens.

7. Ymir – Scandinavia

From the frozen seas of the new world, Ymir melted his own body with madness, creating the first Scandinavian Pantheon from his fractured power and the land of Scandinavia.

8. Tengri – Central Asia

With the influence of the first light of the Heaven God slowly leaving the universe, a terrestrial body was born in Central Asia. The region merged both land and sky with a piece of sky authority it mistakenly received.

9. Izanagi & Izanami – Japan

With pure power, they separated the seas, raised the main land of the world from the surface, and then mated to create the other Gods and the land of Japan.

10. Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl – All of the Americas

Born from the mindless power of Chaos, they gained consciousness and created the American continent.

Similarly, the Celts and many other Pantheons, after gaining their first consciousness, gradually united the world, causing a chaotic mix again.

Then, with a great earthquake, the Heaven God restored order to all the realms, bringing the world into a new order.

Afterward, gods like Tiamat created creatures such as dinosaurs, and once again, all living beings on the world were destroyed by the God.

Naturally, not everyone rose to create chaos in this process. The Heaven God's message was clear: Do not plunge the world into chaos.

And other Pantheons adhered to this. Until Heaven became isolated for a long time. Here was the problem: this time, it was Heaven that created Chaos.

A small Pantheon had been completely wiped out. Along with the entire Heaven army. This was perceived as a warning by the Greek, Sumerian, and many other Pantheons. This panic had been present from the very beginning.

Why had Heaven, which seemed weak and peaceful, suddenly become so aggressive? No one knew. Even though the Greek Pantheon had Chaos protection, it was only in name.

The Greek Pantheon had chained their own creator-father. Many Pantheons, such as the Sumerian, Egyptian, Chinese, and Scandinavian Pantheons, were still focused on their own power interventions.

The Greek Pantheon would protect themselves for a while with the Chaos protection and then try to rely on themselves, multiplying, instead of Chaos. But surprisingly, Heaven suddenly became involved in the great game and gave a warning.

Moreover, they claimed territory in Italy, which was right next to Greece. The Greek Pantheon naturally didn't want their pride to be crushed and wanted to retaliate, seeing this as provocation.

Now, they were having a meeting here.

"War should be the last option," Nyx immediately stated firmly. Eros smiled. "Why, my dear? Maybe we should solve the problem at its root?"

Seeing Eros mocking her, Nyx furrowed her brows. "You don't seem to take this seriously? If Heaven invades us, who do you think will protect you?"

Eros laughed. "Yeah, who would protect us, with numbers? Maybe Chaos would, but guess who crippled Chaos?"

Hearing Eros' words, Nyx clenched her fists in anger. "You must understand me, brother. Our father is mad. If he wants to consume us again, we won't be able to stop him!"

The Night Authority, which would shake all the stars, trembled, causing the entire palace to shake. Eros wasn't scared and grinned. "Why don't you say it, sister? You crippled him just so our father wouldn't give Gaia more power. You were jealous..."

"Everyone, please calm down for a moment..." Gaia spoke in a soft voice, but the Life Authority suddenly suppressed the Night Authority. Though she had a smile on her lips, it was a threatening smile.

Nyx laughed and leaned back. "Well then, dear sister. I won't argue with you."

Erabus laughed nervously. Then Gaia spoke gently. "The last thing we need right now is war. Instead, we need more children."

Hearing Gaia, Eros gave a playful laugh. "What do you mean?"

Gaia's smile grew. "Our father, Chaos, created us in such a way that we can never be weaker than our children. No matter how many children we have, we will always be stronger than them. Both Fate and power will be with us."

Then Gaia paused for a while. She looked at Nyx and smiled. "We'll be a little weaker, but it will only be by a gram. Our children, however, will be our army. Just imagine an army where each one has managed to take half of Uranus's power?"

Encouraged by Gaia, the Primordials paused for a moment. Then they fell into thought. Generally, Nyx controlled Fate and the Night, Erabus controlled Darkness and mystery, Gaia controlled Life and Creation, and Eros ruled over fertility, love, lust, and many other things.

With these powers, they could naturally control their internal politics, but the problem was: no one trusted anyone.

There was a cold war between Nyx and Gaia. Both were trying to create their own factions. Gaia was having problems with Nyx because she had already stolen the God King position for her son.

Now, Gaia secretly wanted to borrow Nyx's Fate power for her own strength. This way, she would control Uranus and increase her influence.

Yet, due to the return of Heaven, the two factions were close to an agreement for now. At least for a while. If Heaven became more aggressive, the delicate agreement would be severed.

"Alright, I agree," Nyx said after a moment of thought. Likewise, Erabus and Eros agreed, and they made the agreement.

Then a silence fell, and Eros stood up with a big smile.

"Alright, go and make children!" Eros said excitedly, and a mist spread from his hands, enveloping all the Primordials in an instant.

Though the Primordials weren't pleased, as soon as they started thinking of nothing but sex, they hesitated for a moment due to Eros's power, and slowly began to disperse.

Eros, on the other hand, went to his luxurious forested area and left...