<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/66/0b/93/660b9334f9930fe76f710271fb3fc7a1--anime-karakterek-anime-boys.jpg)</div>The maestro looks on Artic Fox, smiling he continues; "And I shall, this is mix of my own opinion, what was fact as I had seen and heard about it."<br/><br/>Maestro took sip on tea from a cup and continued; "Since war ended, Meru which was city of gods and resides in mount Meru in Blessed Isle, was given to solars as central place to gather and live in while gods moved to realm of Yu-Shan which was before home of the titans, primordials. Unconquered Sun gave mandate of creation, right to rule creation, to one solar in beginning; solar which would later legends named as Merela. Mandate took in shape of crown, called<em>Crown of Thunders</em>, it was both powerful artifact crafted by Sol himself as a gift and also symbol of him giving reigns to rule to Merela. Merela had been famous solar general, among first solars chosen by gods when they started rebellion. She was charismatic, beautiful, powerful and daring. All ideals for hero and warrior, but not fit for queen as she had no sense for politics and governing. She had learned sense of honor and battle skills from dragon kings, a ancient race created revere unconquered sun and give him prayers before humans were created.<br/><br/>So she by very nature, growing amongst them, had alien mind set from rest of solars and she chosen as single ruler for entire creation.....was cosmical mistake, opinion of many. Merela however was not tyrant and she gave much freedom to solars to go and do as they liked, she had firmer reins and control in her capital on Rathess and encouraged solars to push beyond Creation, conquer Wyld and expand Creation beyond it's makers design. Few solars did such explorations but most rest remained inside the old borders, focusing on various projects and subjects.<br/><br/>It was golden peaceful era where people, regular mortals, were most happiest. There was no slavery, no starvation, no diseases which caused deaths and people were awed and entertained by their celestial kin and were protected from both natural and supernatural threats. As even back then yozis plotted for freedom and amongst population there were those who wanted more power than what was healthy for mortals and thus made pacts with yozis. But overall thanks charisma and skills of solars everyone was happy and happy to serve them. It created foundation which is functional even today but which Immaculate Texts firmly bury is that any mortals who die while serving solars, get automatically send to heaven if possible and promised better reincarnation for next life.<br/><br/>Many wonders, beauty and overall happiness was created in that era. However, there was darkness rising in shadows and it grew first among the very beings which were viewed in most favor and most mighty among the chosen; Solars. Some call it madness, some call it hubris of man given power unnatural to them and to others it's simply flaw of humanity showing itself. In end it does not matter what exact cause it was, only that it started happen.<br/><br/>First victims were naturally the oldest of solars, they were most jaded, most scarred and most worn from primordial war. They demanded respect from the later chosen solars, it was not big deal but it created default ruling that older celestials are higher in social ladder and which ruled social events in later in the first age. Then eldest of solars started picker and argue on Merela's ruling, they did not understand why one solar was given right to rule despite they were roughly same age and done similar epic deeds or even some were more powerful warrior than Merela herself was. They failed understand reason why Sol gave the mandate for her to wear because Sol<em>loved</em>Merela, Merela was highest in personal favor with Sol and in truth was Sol's lover and had close connection to other incarna as well. It was simply platant favoritism and it came to light and Merela earned nickname among her rivals as the<em>golden whore queen</em>.<br/><br/>Then first war amongst solars started, Merela facing her rivals in civil war which was split even between those who wanted usurp her, those who supported Merela and those who saw entire war as pointless and wasting everyone's time and simply being below them to handle issue with violence. Considering it was between primordial war veterans who some had even grown bored with peace they used war as excuse to experiment with powers, flex muscle as you say, while making stand in regards who should rule Creation. Countless dragon-bloods died in war but it raged on.....but it ended when solars who ran out of dragon-blood troops against Merela started use mortal soldiers. It had been unwritten rule that no mortals should not get involved in primordial war nor conflict between exalts, as mortals were simply powerless against even single dragon-blood veteran.<br/><br/>Merela then decided call on cease fire since she was informed of mortal troops deployed in sheer madness as fodder against her troops, she then made compromise. The crown what she wore as symbol of the mandate will become symbol shared by all solars, forming government what would be called Solar Deliberate and becomes foundation of solar reigned government. Place where solars can form laws and society which is ruled by council where everyone belonged and followed same rules and the right to rule Creation is shared to all solars. Everyone solar having right to found and build kingdom and rule it as they please so long they follow the rules established by the council. Including allowing open traffic to all solars in given domains and reinforce laws written by the council and encourage trade and cooperation.<br/><br/>Merela may not had been much of a queen thanks slack of hand in regards governing solars, but this was perhaps her best sales pitch as everyone bought it and agreed on it. It allowed both old and new solars participate equally in government and creating laws and standards which every solar should follow. Through close connection to other exalts, it made solars make laws regarding them as well and thus give solars their ancient title as Lawgivers. A era of peace followed once again, many solar kingdoms were founded and solar deliberate central government was located in Meru. Some solars had died on civil war and thus were reincarnated and Solar Deliberate then made rules regarding inheritance to newly reincarnated solars, some basic rights like inherit housing, property, artifacts and so on. Some were not inherited like old duty granted rights or seat positions in solar deliberate. It did not make sense that solar who in life was head of medical research and master surgeon be same in next one, but it opened for reincarnation chance to study medicine fully supported by staff the earlier incarnation had created in it's life example. Inherit manse and physical wealth and property and get thus good start in life. Also schools for exalts were created, solars naturally being brigthest stars while dragon-bloods studied in either same or own academies. Same applied to chosen of Luna while chosen of Maidens studied in Yu-Shan under mentors by older sidereals or gods themselves.<br/><br/>This peaceful era lasted many thousands of years, perhaps five times longer than Merela's own sole sovereign lasted, but then things changed again. So far it was believed solars, besides death by violence or accident, they lived forever. But then one day, first solar exalt, a elderly night caste, died on old age around six thousand year of age. This caused massive panic amongst solars who had so far believed they had aeons to do their goals, desires and settle rivalries. This caused eruption of violence between some solars, several skirmishes and overall reckless behavior which caused catastrophies until everyone learned to accept that even to solars and celestials in general have definition to die on old age. Albeit time for it is extreme compared to most chosen. Seeking immortality became default goal to most veterans of primordial war, many achieved it but few veterans did die on old age among them as well. Merela remained alive to very end of first age and on her prime, method is unknown but suspicion lays in close connection to Sol.<br/><br/>Either case what many would call beginning to end of first age came with breaking one oldest and ancient laws; dragon-bloods had strict rule never to mate with mortals. Needing always pick fellow dragon-blood either as spouse or as breeding partner as it varied clan by clan and by standards of solar whom each clan served. Dragon-bloods were subservient to solars, working on as staff members, concubines, military personal and servants. Considering they lived longer than mortals, solars formed emotional attachments to them than to mortals and favored them as lovers as well.<br/><br/>However, there was taboo relationships between dragon-bloods and mortals but it was strict rule never give birth to child which was essentially 'half-mortal'. However the day came when it was done and at the time Solar Deliberate voted on the issue and deciding revoke the ancient law. As normally breaking it resulted in killing the mother and the child and castrating or otherwise make dragon-blood incapable breeding. Solar Deliberate at the time decided spare the child and mother and not punish anyway dragon-blood for it's crime, this created the beginning where dragon-bloods started take mortal lovers and children they had exalted so at first it was viewed as not problem. Until it was discovered centuries later that dragon-blood children born from mortal stock lived shorter lives, were incapable mastering some charms which asked purity of blood and some clan hereditary artifacts ceased function upon detecting watered down bloodlines.<br/><br/>Many theories abound why Solar Deliberate did this, but some say it was subtle sabotage to dragon-bloods as means permamently weaken them and thus reinforce their rulership over them as later in line abuse towards dragon-bloods grew expotentially. Not all solars did it, but there is one recorded case where one solar repeatedly raped it's own clan women day after day to slate his carnal lust and thanks oaths the said women had taken in age of ten, could not utter even whisper of protest or report the crimes their solar overlord did to them. This and much more events created growing chasm between dragon-bloods and solars and created grounds where grander future disaster will become possible.<br/><br/>Further signs of hubris from solars was event known as Wyldhand, entire operation was literally create zone where to pull fair folk and create battlefield where to test weapons and skills of solars of various generations. Entire operation pressured to happen by request from primordial war veterans who all were growing bored and wanting 'loosen up' themselves in doing unrestricted violence against fair folks which were common enemy on Creation's borders. However operation Wyldhand was disaster; instead small zone it created enormous zone and rapidly spreading it killed millions of mortal lives as wyld suddenly erupted out of control! Yet at end of disaster when it was contained and mortal lives counted, the primordial veterans held more smiles on their faces than tears for loss of mortal lives. Including rulers of the domains which got swallowed by wyld energy and instead saw it oppturnity to create exotic manses!<br/><br/>As this and that, more and more solar arrogance grew as time went on as did grow pride with newer generations. They abused dragon-bloods openly and nobody objected or could not object, lunars who were close seconds in command were disregarded or abused as well by many. Very few solar and lunars retained their close relationships and camaradier which they founded on common interests. Oh, I had forgot; at end of primordial war both Sol Invictus and Luna connected their chosen shards. In short to every solar there is lunar connected to it and lunars are driven to find and connect with their solar half. Solars have no such urge, only lunars deal with it. So do not be surprised if some stranger shows up and you feel sudden familiarity with said person, as they carry the shard of bonded lunar in them. The entire reason was that albeit solars are perfect in any ability they choose to pursue, they often lacked versatillity. Lunars other hand are chosen who are most versatile and adaptable of all chosen, capable becoming whatever they want to achieve their goal or find way to cheat around obstacles which solars power drive through. Also it's because of connection Sol has with Luna the entire pact and bond was made.<br/><br/>Anyways, even this two incarna blessed bond started to be abused and it grew darker as elder solars started to trick and abuse their younger and more naive solars to progress their aeons old plots for them with expense of younger lives. Then around this time a first akuma's were discovered. Akuma is term which is related to darkest sin what any celestial exalt, or any exalt, could do; they surrender willingly to their defeated enemy, yozis, in return becoming their slaves they gain power beyond imagination to achieve a singular selfish goal. A solar akuma was discovered and learned it was one primordial war veterans send shockwaves of panic across solar deliberate, not because of deed what single person did; but that how many there was hiding among their rank and how much damage single solar had done. Crimes which never was solved, stolen artifacts, sudden emergence of yozi cultists in some cities.<br/><br/>It all left everyone afraid and paranoid each other being akuma and that just escalated the already bad behavior solars were having. They started disrespect sidereals and gods and bully them truth told. So some tales of horror and horrible deeds descriped in immaculate texts are real referances of real crimes, but those crimes were done by the few and worst cases as possible, as solar host as whole remained benevolent if bit too proud on itself. Younger generations were admirable and some primordial war veterans were cold but still fair to younger generation solars and made magnificent mentors who had got years and aeons develop their wisdoms. But there was certain growing distance between solars and other exalts in the later half of first age.<br/><br/>But as all things in Creation, there is beginning, the journey and then the end....." Maestro remains now silent, give room for questions and inquiries before he/she continues with the tale. As there was much to cover and explain from the first age and explain the beginning darkness which started shround said age and create 'facts' which from Immaculate Texts founded the ideas of dark golden tyrants.