Shadows of the Forgotten

The energy around Orion crackled as he slowly descended back to the ground. His limbs tingled, his breath coming in sharp gasps. He clenched his fists, feeling the celestial force pulsing through his veins.

It was intoxicating—overwhelming—alive. Kael remained motionless, his sword still gripped tightly. His silver eyes, once hardened by battle, now held something else: fear. "Orion…" he began, his voice barely above a whisper. "What… are you?"

Before Orion could respond, the beast that had bowed before him suddenly let out a deep, guttural growl. Its massive form trembled, and in an instant, it sprang to its feet. The air around them shifted, heavy with unseen tension. A new presence emerged from the darkness.

From the shadows of the crystalline forest, a figure materialized. Cloaked in black void-weave, adorned with symbols that seemed to absorb the light around them, they walked with purpose, their very essence exuding an unnatural stillness. 

The Velorian Theory:

Long before the Big Bang, Earth was not alone. It was part of a twin world—Veloria. Veloria and Earth were once a single celestial entity, bound by an ancient energy core that predated time itself.

When the cosmic explosion split the universe into its current form, Veloria was cast into a dimensional rift, existing between the fabric of space and time. While Earth evolved in the known universe, Veloria remained lost, its inhabitants frozen in an age of eternal conflict and power.

Among them, a being lay dormant, forgotten by time. When Orion awakened his celestial bond, something else stirred in the void.