The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis
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				Title: <strong>The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PrestaDGTation</strong> on <strong>20-12-2012, 05:05:59</strong>
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				&nbsp; He stands on a barren moon of his own making, staring at the empty black void that is the newborn universe, and smiles.&nbsp; Newborn, naive, and omnipotent, he carries the Torch of Divine Light, an endless source of the raw energy of creation.&nbsp; With it, he can shape this cosmos to his exact liking.&nbsp; But instead, he turns to the others: those souls that traveled with him, and thinks... who am I to have all that fun alone?<br><br>&nbsp; Lifting his Torch high, he bathes the souls in the Light: in Creation.&nbsp; In miracles, ready to be given form.&nbsp; And thus, they become the First Gods.<br><br>&nbsp; These are the Days of Genesis, the first Epoch of the new Universe, and the very beginning of the Age of Gods.<br>&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; What you will read is the story of what these beings created.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; ...And perhaps, of what they would eventually destroy.<br>&nbsp;<br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header"> The Torch of Divine Light</div><div class="spoiler_body"> <br>Not one of the gods, even Deiu, knows the exact nature of the Torch.&nbsp; It simply appeared, and had never added any clues to its own existence.&nbsp; In truth, the Torch part is unnecessary: it is only the sphere, which radiates the raw stuff of creation, that matters.&nbsp; A silent, omnipotent instrument of power, its wielder can legitimately claim the title of God.<br><br>&nbsp; A single unit of Divine Light can produce...<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; ...A single object up to 200 lb<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; ...A single action with up to 270 Joules of Force<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; ...A single thought, up to 2 minutes in length<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; ...A single change in energy, up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit in either direction.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; ...A single alteration of self, to any form.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; ...Enough life energy to live for 200 years.&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ...In fact, so long as you have a full unit of Divine Light, you cannot be slain.&nbsp; We think..<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; ...A single soul to be manifested from Oblivion, assuming it has a shape to wear.&nbsp; This is the only way to create life.&nbsp; We think..<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; ...And more to figure out. </div></div>&nbsp; <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header"> The First Gods</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br>&nbsp; Deiu - God of Creation<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Generation 1 Deity <br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Units: Infinite<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Unit Capacity: Infinite<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Mantle: The Torch of Divine Light<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Personality:&nbsp; Jovial, naive, and generous.<br><br>&nbsp; Duplicity<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Gen 1 baybe!<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Units: 10<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Unit Capacity: 10<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Mantle: Hand Mirror - Currently Unimbued<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Personality: Duplicity is a cunning and self-absorbed goddess.<br><br>&nbsp; Argonas<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Generation 1<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Units: 10<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Unit Capacity: 10<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Mantle: Dragonhooded Robe - Currently Unimbued<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Personality: Argonas is a cunning, resourceful and studious deity. He takes his time to scan every opportunity before going to fulfill his destiny. He hopes he can teach others how to be patient and cunning, and hopes that the mortals that are coming will listen to him and become wise instead of foolhardy.<br><br>&nbsp; Erebus<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Generation I<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Units: 10<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Unit Capacity: 10<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Mantle: Black onyx ring - Currently Unimbued<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Personality: Erebus is a curious god. Not only is he curious as to why he's one of the few with the power to create, he's also curious as to what he can do. He's curious as to what the other gods can do. His curiosity, though, will soon make him want to know if he's stronger than the others ... Especially how he can become stronger.<br><br>&nbsp; Camin (KAY-min)<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Generation 1<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Units: 10<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Unit Capacity: 10<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Mantle: None<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;Personality: He would be very playful and like to screw around a lot. Make things just to fuck with everyone else. Make things like the Platypus :p<br><br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header"> The Knowledge of What Has Come Before</div><div class="spoiler_body">&nbsp; You are now watching the very last event this cosmos shall ever know.&nbsp; It is an empty vastness.&nbsp; The last ‘living’ thing died eons ago, thirsty and alone on a barren rock.&nbsp; Far beyond that terminal gasp, the last planet perished, in the unknowable way that all planets eventually do.&nbsp; Silence echoes through the void.&nbsp; One by one, the moons have crumbled, the warm lights have faded, and the stars have gone dark.<br><br>&nbsp; All but this last one.&nbsp; This one, a weakening red giant with a core of iron, has mourned its loneliness as the last sentient thing in this universe since before time became unmeasurable.&nbsp; It feels itself begin to rupture, and is aware that its death, a quiet, mournful din in the total darkness of reality, will be the last sound this universe ever makes.&nbsp; The very last gasp of a dead cosmos.&nbsp; The star splits, and dies, and goes dark…<br><br>&nbsp; The Universe is Ended.<br><br>&nbsp; ...<br><br><br>&nbsp; In the Oblivion of Souls, the countless dead of the universe rest, inert and sub-sentient.&nbsp; It is peaceful here.&nbsp; No thoughts.&nbsp; No knowledge.&nbsp; No sensation.&nbsp; Not a ripple of sound or movement.&nbsp; Every immortal source of every entity that has ever been, in utter stasis, carried forever in the gentle stillness of Oblivion.&nbsp; No one will ever know how much time passed since the Death of the Last Star.<br><br>&nbsp; It was sudden.&nbsp; There was no noise or word spoken to herald it’s appearance.&nbsp; Somewhere deep in the silent miasma, it simply was.&nbsp; Light.&nbsp; Beautiful light, that owed nothing to what mortals once naively called Purity.&nbsp; A source of light that shone through Oblivion.&nbsp; And the dead could see, for the first time in memory.&nbsp; Only a few souls bore witness, but from them came the first thoughts since the Last Star.<br><br>&nbsp; “..what.. is..?”<br><br>&nbsp; Oblivion then felt a ripple.&nbsp; A quickening on a cosmic scale.&nbsp; It was only a small motion, the ripple of a single arm being slowly lifted.&nbsp; The souls there, each and every one, were stirred, as one soul reached out, his hand groping clumsily toward the light…<br><br>&nbsp; …and grasped it.<br><br>&nbsp; ...<br><br>&nbsp; The Universe is Reborn.<br></div></div><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header"> Fragments of What May Be..</div><div class="spoiler_body">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;"I'll allow no blood to be..."<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; "..hellfire.&nbsp; It opposes the..." <br>&nbsp; &nbsp; "We are the First!&nbsp; Why should you be giv..."<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; "..I used to know.&nbsp; The certainty of the future is lost..."<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; "..Damn Trickster!"<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; "..Eljadine is known to hunt the gods for their.."<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; "This ring can undo all the wor..."<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; ....<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; "...dead..?"<br></div></div><br>&nbsp; More edits to come.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PrestaDGTation</strong> on <strong>20-12-2012, 05:27:23</strong>
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				======<br>Dieu<br>The First Moon<br>======<br><br>&nbsp; Deiu appears as a young man, perhaps mid-teens, with somewhat androgynous features and wispy brown hair.&nbsp; Not that he currently knows what androgynous means: The God of Creation is only hours old, and is coming to terms with his own existence more than trying to label it.<br><br>&nbsp; In his right hand is an ornate, silver colored rod which holds the Divine Light at the end.&nbsp; To describe it's beauty is impossible.&nbsp; Mortal words will only tell you things it is not.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; "It glows with a white light, but the light does not hurt the eyes, but soothes them.&nbsp; And compared to the pure white of fresh laid snow, the Divine Light is purer, whiter, in a way that makes the snow look unclean." And so forth.<br>&nbsp; No, one needs only be aware of the sensation of being in its presence.&nbsp; Small, and welcomed.&nbsp; Shaken, and quivering with possibilities.&nbsp; Powerful, feeling the matter of creation pervade you.&nbsp; And Deiu, more than any of the five beings gathered upon the First Moon, feels these sensations rattle to his core.<br><br>&nbsp; Deiu has been studying the empty blackness above for some moments, half aware of the others behind him.&nbsp; His mind is littered with impossible questions.&nbsp; He feels a sensation at his wrist, that jerks him out of his ponderences.&nbsp; They can wait, it seems to say.&nbsp; The answers lie in the doing.&nbsp; The unformed words make him smile, and suddenly he is possessed of the notion that this will be very, very fun.<br><br>&nbsp; He turns to the other four gathered.&nbsp; No words are spoken.. Words, as we know them, do not yet exist. But his intent is clear, from the conniving grin of a child at play, spread across his face.&nbsp; From the torch comes the raw energy of miracles, and all four are filled with it to bursting.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; 'This is ours.' Deiu's lips move, and he is understood.&nbsp; 
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				Post by: <strong>Interested</strong> on <strong>20-12-2012, 05:44:50</strong>
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				<strong>Argonas</strong><br>Argonas nods. <strong>Nine</strong>. Nine is the number of Knowledge of Wisdom. . . of Magic. Nine is the number for the creation of the Arcane Arts. The first spell would be cast with much of the Light of Argonas. Argonas immediately went about to create from the formless void that was Oblivion. From the void, Argonas pulled forth form, thought, and substance. The substance of energy, if energy was a sophisticated word for it. Argonas wove strands of thought, nine strands of thought that would be the foundation for all magic down through the centuries, millenia and aeons. He created the substance of these thoughts, each thought was brought into being from the words of Argonas. The words that Argonas would speak next would be the foundation of not only the energy of magic throughout all time, but the schools of magic that existed. <br><br><strong>Alteration</strong>: "The Power Of Change. The Power Of Change alters the form of all."<br><strong>Conjuration</strong>:" The Power Of Summoning. The Power To Summon calls all."<br><strong>Destruction</strong>: "The Power To Destroy. The Power to Destroy all."<br><strong>Illusion</strong>: "The Power Of Glamour, Mischief and Beguilement. Illusion Beguiles all."<br><strong>Mysticism</strong>: "The Power Which Guides, Moves, And Directs Life. Mysticism Guides, and Moves all."<br><strong>Restoration</strong>:" The Power Which Heals All. Restoration Gives Strength And Exhortation To All."<br><strong>Alchemy</strong>: "The Power To Seek After Knowledge. Alchemy Guides All To Knowledge."<br><strong>Enchantment</strong>:" The Power To Shape Energy, including magic. Enchantment Bends, Shapes, And Twists All."<br><strong>Wizardry</strong>:" The Power Of All Magic In One Art. The Power Of All.&nbsp; "
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				Post by: <strong>xxmaxinitxx</strong> on <strong>20-12-2012, 06:35:53</strong>
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				Camin looked around at the vast expanse of nothingness that covered the world. He knew it was missing something, something that he also knew was important. He didn't know how to figure out what exactly the world was missing. After a time of thinking, he decided he wanted a domain to rule over all his own, and so he took up all of the power that he had from the torch, and transformed the land around him into a massive body of water. After he exhausted his stores of energy, he floated down inside of it to recharge, comfortable in the knowledge that he had a place of his own.
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				Post by: <strong>Koekje</strong> on <strong>20-12-2012, 11:40:18</strong>
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				Erebus came into being, surrounded by the light of Dieu and just watched. His eyes followed the magnificent and was curious as to what it was, what it did. Another thought filled Erebus' mind. What is this curiosity? What is this urge to know, this urge to understand, this urge to have? He had been imbued by the power of the light yet he had not done anything with it. Instead he had looked.<br><br>He had looked and he had seen what the others did. One created something blue and wet, the entity he knew was called Camin but Erebus did not know why he knew that or how Camin had that name. Neither did he know why he himself was named Erebus, all he knew was that it was a term that represented himself. And he would be proud of that. Erebus was, just like Camin, Argonas and Dieu. <br><br>While Camin's creation excited him, he was obsessed with Argonas'. What he had created, what he had made, it felt like power. Raw power that he had brought forth. But as he floated besides Argonas, his mind was filled with Argonas' words and felt a hollow feeling. He knew Argonas had made an error. Feeling curious, Erebus touched the energy and let the nine words flow through his mind, accepting them, acknowledging them. With his hand still in the energy, he spoke a single thought that had come along with the feeling that Argonas had faulted.<br><br>"<strong>Necromancy </strong>... The Power of bringing back what has been lost to us, Death."<br><br>Erebus looked at Argonas, his eyes staring at him and his lips moving, though no proper sound came out of it. What exactly he had said to the other entity can only be roughly translated into words, words that do nothing but point out the addition Erebus had made. An addition that had been created and can not be undone now. The words, they spoke "Missed one."
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				Post by: <strong>PrestaDGTation</strong> on <strong>21-12-2012, 04:40:18</strong>
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				&nbsp; Deiu is intrigued by the others.&nbsp; He moves forward and touches the energy of the magical thoughts that Argonas has created.&nbsp; 9 words to denote nine different veins of power.&nbsp; It feels less to him like a power and more like a philosophy.&nbsp; At first, Deiu is confused, and seems to ask why Argonas would have created so many different paths of power when the five of them share the Torch.&nbsp; But thinking on it, he feels these are lessons instead.&nbsp; Bodies of Knowledge that can be passed down in energy and words.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; Words..&nbsp; Deiu is already becoming frustrated with the fact that none of the five are able to speak to each other.&nbsp; He lifts his torch and decides to create Voices, and Words.&nbsp; Now the Gods may speak to each other, although these voices transfer speech by a method different then sound.&nbsp; When the First Gods speak, they are heard, no matter the circumstances.&nbsp; "I should like to see things that can learn the knowledge you have made!&nbsp; Show me, then, what you are are capable of!"&nbsp; He will restore the Divine Light to him, but not just yet, curious what how the powers compare.<br><br>--<br><br>&nbsp; Deiu is wildly excited with the next invention of his Gods:&nbsp; A wobbling, crystalline mass of blue liquid.&nbsp; Deiu himself decides to dive into it, and enjoys the common sensations of swimming immensely.&nbsp; "Camin, this is incredible!"&nbsp; Deiu sings.&nbsp; "I want this to be full of things!"&nbsp; He then looks down at the light shimmering on the face of the water, and immediately is possessed of the notion that all things should experience the beauty of it.&nbsp; "Perhaps a light of a different sort, to eternally shine on the waters.&nbsp; What do you think?"<br><br>&nbsp; Deiu refills Camin's Divine light, raising his threshold to 20.<br><br>--<br><br>&nbsp; Erebus's invention confuses him the most.&nbsp; "That which has been lost to us..?&nbsp; What do you mean?&nbsp; You mean the old Universe?&nbsp; Describe to me, what Death is."&nbsp; Deiu will sit with him and attempt to learn of this thing.&nbsp; Death isn't something he remembers experiencing, but to lose something and get it back sounds like a very precious thing.&nbsp; As he sits, the Divine Light is restored to Erebus.<br><br>&nbsp; He notes that the two Gods of Knowledge, Argonas and Erebus, are playing off of each other's creations.&nbsp; He decides that he'd like them to work together on something related to that.&nbsp; Thinking for a moment, he recalls the way the waters looked under the light, and draws the Torch along the ground, creating 10 gleaming metals in the dirt, each with a different color.&nbsp; Black, Red, Silver, Golden, Soft, Hard, Liquid..&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; "You say there are Ten Sources of Power.&nbsp; Then I will help you create Ten Different Materials for each.&nbsp; Of these Solid Waters, which should incur the powers of each?"<br><br>--<br><br>&nbsp; The last God, Duplicity, seems to be waiting.&nbsp; Deiu is especially curious for those inventions.&nbsp; It's always the quiet ones.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Interested</strong> on <strong>21-12-2012, 05:04:45</strong>
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				Nodding once again, Argonas pointed towards the gold. "That, that should be my last, <strong>Wizardry</strong>." He went on to the Silver. "That, <strong>Mysticism</strong>." He went on to the Black, then skipped it, going to the Red, "Ah, that, that should be <strong>Destruction</strong>." He moves on to the next, he points to the Green, "<strong>Alchemy</strong>".&nbsp; There was a Brown, "<strong>Alteration</strong>". There was a Blue "<strong>Conjuration</strong>." Then he would move to a "Rainbow" color. "<strong>Illusion</strong>". When he came upon a purple material, he looked at it with whimsy. "<strong>Enchantment</strong>". Finally he would come to the White. "<strong>Restoration</strong>." <br><br>"Each magical material which represents these magicka elements should be called Materium."
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				Post by: <strong>Koekje</strong> on <strong>21-12-2012, 17:14:03</strong>
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				Erebus listened to Dieu and Argonas, hearing his comments and questions. When he had given them words, Erebus felt a tingle in himself as he could do something besides think, he could expell his words instead of keep them inside of his head. When Dieu asked him the question of what he meant, Erebus just nodded and waited for Argonas first. He noticed him skipping the black and at a single glimps of the black Erebus knew that was his. <br><br>Holding out his hand, he makes the black flow to him and hovered before him, Argonas and Dieu. As it passed the eyes of Erebus he couldn't help but feel something, a feeling that made him happy. A feeling that it was his.<br><br>"This will be the water to dedicate to my Necromancy. And Dieu, this Necromancy shall be what is left when something is undone."<br><br>A strange thought filled his head. As he looked at Cadmium, Argonas and Duplicity, a word came to him. A word he spoke without really understanding it. When he finished speaking it, he knew what to mean by it.<br><br>"Brothers ... That is what we are. We are brothers."<br><br>He looked at Dieu expecting the same word to pop inside of his mind, but instead a different one flew through it and left his mouth. And again, the meaning was clear to him once he had spoken it.<br><br>"Father ... Dieu, you are more than our brother. You are our father, because of you we are. Thank you ... Father."
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>xxmaxinitxx</strong> on <strong>22-12-2012, 06:05:20</strong>
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				When Camin felt the power flood over him, he awoke, and rose out of the water. He felt the liquid dripping off of his body, and he marveled in the sensation. He was then suddenly infused with the knowledge of words, and how to speak them. He listened to Erebus and Argonas as they spoke, delighted in the sound that the words and voices made. He nodded his ascension at the term brothers before looking down at the water he had created, and then at the world around them. <br><br>"We should not be the only ones who enjoy this new world, and the marvelous things we create within it. We must have others to share our knowledge with." With this he turned to his body of water, using the new divine light he has gained, he created two different types of creatures, 10 of each species, 5 male, and 5 female, from whence he knew naught where the words themselves came from, only that they fit. One, he deemed the fish, and gave it the ability to reproduce quickly, as it would be the smallest in the food chain, and the second he deemed the shark, a species that was higher up in the food chain, but not quite the highest yet, for that was to come later.&nbsp; &nbsp;
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				Post by: <strong>Koekje</strong> on <strong>23-12-2012, 23:10:06</strong>
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				After Erebus had spoken the words and had indicated the color for his <strong>Necromancy</strong> his attention was completely taken in by the creatures in the water, all made by Camin. When his gaze fell upon them, he knew deep down in his mind that he could demonstrate what his forgotten art could do.<br><br>Erebus hovered over the blue and dropped down, letting his form sink deep inside of the blue liquid. He called for his father's attention as he let several of the "fish" and "sharks" surround him. When he was sure that Deiu was observing him, Erebus moved his hands, isolated one of the female fish and held it in his power. With a touch of his hands and an application of power, he had taken the life from the fish by a simple application of power that burned out it's systems. The lifeless fish floated in front of him, but while he was sure the other gods would be appalled and mystified at his act since he had just undone a life. Something yet unthought of. And yet, he just smiled.<br><br>"Brothers ... Father ... Allow me to show you the application of Necromany. Return to us, Fish!"<br><br>Darkness spread from his fingers and envelopped the killed fish. When the shadows faded, the fish flapped his fins and swam away from him to quickly join the others. When he then spoke to Deiu the resurrected fish swam several circles around Erebus' face.<br><br>"So, Father, Did you see it? Now do you know what I can do? Huh, Father? Does this knowledge please you? Does this make you understand?"<br><br>
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				Post by: <strong>Xenolord</strong> on <strong>24-12-2012, 07:39:56</strong>
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				Words. Thoughts. Actions. All swum inside Duplicity's head. The creation of these "fish" interested Her the most, how the moved so fluidly in the creation Camin filled the land with... oh, Camin. My dear... sweet... ignorant brother. So, Duplicity did raise Her hand, and spoke, the warm light of the Torch filling Her. "Tell me, Erebus... Argonas... What good is your Power... Without something to wield it? If it would please you, Father..." From the sand She molded two figures, one in the form of Her father, Dieu, and the other in Her own. "I call them... Humanity. Man and Woman." Forming eighteen similar figures from the sand, She drew a nailed finger across her wrist, dropping a single drop of red liquid upon the heads of each figure. When the liquid hit their heads, the sand turned to flesh, and each figure began to move.<br><br>"My children..." And it was at that time when the aspect of children arrived, to be linked to Father later. "This land is yours, and Dieu is your Lord. Love him before any other." Then, to the once-sand people, She did say one final thing. "I shall give you all the knowledge you need to survive in this land... But dabble not in the realms of my Brothers Argonas and Erebus. Their learnings shall lead to your undoing.<br><br>Then did She turn Her gaze to beyond the world of Her Father's making, and lifting Her hands once more, a new body appeared in the sky, gray and dead, She did smile. "This, that which I shall call My throne, Else, shall guide you in the darkness... But it ever does need light to glow it... Pray, which of my Brothers shall light My throne?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Interested</strong> on <strong>24-12-2012, 07:47:12</strong>
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				<strong>Argonas looked to Duplicity</strong><br>Anger was a word to describe what Argonas had inside of him. "Duplicity, and Erebus, do not be surprised if I think of you as the same from now on. As for you Duplicity, you will find that only if you punish your own children in arrogance for learning what they will need to survive and flourish will they suffer beyond what is necessary for them to grow. You indecisively, or no, decide, to act last as if this were some kind of a waiting game while we are doing REAL, work. You then berate ME, and not my brother for MURDER. You then deprive your own children of great tools and education I had to offer them as if they were my own nephews and nieces in arrogance, perhaps jealousy or just pure nonsensical SPITE." <br><br>He then turns to Erebus. "And you are the worst." Argonas hissed. "You have cursed all creation and possibly at worst given Duplicity the motives, nay, excuse she needed to wreck the future of mortalkind, whether innocently, or maliciously. You killed innocent creatures which did not need to die, and thus you have doomed the futures of mortal kind with your disgusting perversion of my great and exalted arts! Both of you make me sick, and this is before disease has even been given IDENTITY!" Erebus then turned and left out of their sights. Deiu, of course, would always know where he was. 
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				Post by: <strong>Koekje</strong> on <strong>24-12-2012, 15:25:31</strong>
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				Erebus stood, listened and watched as Duplicity made her creations and insulted him. When Argonas blew up in his face he couldn't help but laugh at his brother, at his rage. He looked at his brother during his storm off and felt good inside, instead of sad or mad at his brother. Erebus' words were wasted upon him since he was already too far gone but he could still talk to his sister, other brother and his father.<br><br>"<strong>Pray, which of my Brothers shall light My throne?</strong>" his sister spoke.<br><br>"My dear sweet sister, I will do this just to show you that I do not do whatever I do to harm you, my brother or your creations. If my brother gets mad about the death of one creature, which I have already returned back to life, how could he stand to see me anymore? Look up, my dear sister, and I shall bestow the gift upon your children as they would be mine."<br><br>He clapped his hands and raised them to the sky, creating a small ball of light and warmth to brighten up Duplicity's world and her creatures.<br><br>"It is still in its infant form, for I lack the power at the moment. But I have given your children, like I would for&nbsp; mine own blood, the light it needs to live. Someone should empower it further, or else I will when I've regained my strength."<br><br>Exhausted from his creation and the resurrection of the fish he gazed upon the creations and enjoyed the look. Duplicity's creations resembled her and Deiu, but there were differences that made each one of them unique. He hovered and gazed at them, looking at them, observing them.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PrestaDGTation</strong> on <strong>24-12-2012, 23:16:20</strong>
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				&nbsp; Dieu had watched the drama unfolding with candid interest, although he was silent for a long time as sibling Gods worked upon each other's creations.&nbsp; They were creating more than they knew.&nbsp; Deiu had witnessed the first death, and the first conflict, all in a span of moments.<br><br>&nbsp; Camin's Fish and Sharks were beautiful things indeed, and he was mystified by the way the moved through the water.&nbsp; He was wonderfully pleased with Camin, who seemed to embody his sense of how his universe should unfold.&nbsp; But he was careful not to tell the other's that.&nbsp; They were jealous enough of each other without him adding favoritism to it.&nbsp; He is very pleased, filling Camin's Light once more, curious to see what else he produce.&nbsp; He is marking that Camin has a deep affinity for this creation, and decides, soon, to spend some time helping him build upon it more.<br><br>&nbsp; Erebus seemed to set him ill at ease.&nbsp; "Father..?" he said, as if tasting the words and the meaning.&nbsp; He pondered and found it acceptable, albeit strange.&nbsp; "I am happy to know you Four as my Children.&nbsp; As Siblings of the First Creations.&nbsp; But have we not all come from the same Oblivion to this place?&nbsp; I shall be happy to be called your Father, and can think of no other word I should like better.&nbsp; But I confess, I find the title awkward to wear."<br><br>&nbsp; Then Erebus demonstrated the power of Necromancy: The first Murder, and the first Resurrection.&nbsp; Deiu was appalled by it, feeling a sort of taint enter into his world through the action.&nbsp; Still, he remained calm, wanting to be supportive of such a momentous creation, no matter how it made him feel.&nbsp; Still, it took him a long time to answer how he felt.&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; At length he said to Erebus: "What you have shown me was beyond my imagination.&nbsp; I knew the last universe perished, and somewhere in it, I, or the being I was in that reality, perished as well.&nbsp; Thereby, what you have shown me must exist.&nbsp; It is the very thing we have to thank for this moment, for these Days of Genesis.&nbsp; However.. I see a taint has come over you for having taken a life, even as you have returned it." He spoke compassionately, as though he hated to say anything bad about a creation.&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; "This knowledge, this art, does not please me.&nbsp; And yet, I praise you, for having discerned the one surviving thing that is older, even, than ourselves.&nbsp; Perhaps it is a mystery of our very existence..&nbsp; Perhaps what you call Necromancy is the very art by which we and our universe have been reborn.&nbsp; It is a curiosity, and that does indeed make me happy.&nbsp; I ask that you guard it closely.&nbsp; I shall hate to see things die that have not even been born yet."<br><br>&nbsp; Duplicity then stood and chiding her brothers, forming things of sand and blood that began to take on shapes of their own.&nbsp; Deiu saw his own face, or a version of it, in them, and smiled when he saw them move about.&nbsp; Duplicity then started what was the first Ideological Conflict, telling the newborn souls to cherish Dieu and Duplicity, and to stay clear from the other two.&nbsp; As if to accentuate this point, she set a great silver sphere in the sky and called it her Throne, demanding that one of her brothers provide a light for it.&nbsp; He watched them strangely, as they bickered, and was saddened to see Argonus flee in anger.&nbsp; In truth, Deiu also felt anger, seeing his children assail one another.<br><br>&nbsp; When the Sun was created, Deiu's anger lessened.&nbsp; There, upon the Oceans that Camin had wrought, and upon the scales of the fish and backs of the human-creatures that had been created, shined a most beautiful light.&nbsp; He watched it shimmer on the waters, and smiled.<br><br>&nbsp; Deiu then spoke.&nbsp; "Erebus, this creation pleases me greatly.&nbsp; I will increase its power, to warm the creatures that dwell here."&nbsp; Lifting his Torch, the small Light that shone in the sky became brighter and hotter: enough that the rays warmed the earth gently.&nbsp; "Since this is your creation, Erebus, I will cause it to signify the Arts you have discerned.&nbsp; Betimes, this Great Light will die and be reborn, to remind us all of these cycles."&nbsp; And with that, the Sun began to move across the sky.&nbsp; In time, it would set, and rise again.&nbsp; Forever more.<br>&nbsp; Turning to his sister:&nbsp; "Duplicity, I now understand the nature of your Name.&nbsp; You have created more than creatures to adore us: you have created choice, and creatures to make them!&nbsp; I will now greatly empower your creations by drawing upon the well that birthed us."&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; Dieu then drew up his Torch and called out to Oblivion, invited the souls that slept there, floating in their endless stasis, to join with the bodies of the creations she had made.&nbsp; And into the Fish and Sharks that dwelt in the sea.<br>&nbsp; "Henceforth, we Five shall have the power to call to Oblivion, and imbue our living creations with our brethren who rest there.&nbsp; In this way, our creations shall truly be able to wield the powers of Knowledge and Choice."<br>&nbsp; Having said this, he then spoke gravely to her.&nbsp; "However, be mindful of what you have created.&nbsp; Choice, and those who wield it, pleases me.&nbsp; But to insult the creations of your brothers and set a symbol of your sole rights in the sky?&nbsp; That is not Choice: that is Tyranny.&nbsp; And that will not abide.&nbsp; Therefore, your Throne will Darken and Ripen like the Star of Erebus, to remind all creatures, mortal and God, that there will always be choice."&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; He then smiles at her.&nbsp; "When your Throne is fully lit, it shall survive even the absence of Erebus's Star.&nbsp; What then, will your creations know, under that light?"&nbsp; Erebus and Duplicity both have their powers restored, and their thresh-holds raised to 20.&nbsp; With a flash of Divine Light, Dieu departs.<br><br>&nbsp; He joins Argonas in his hiding place.&nbsp; "My Friend, Child, and Sibling," he says.&nbsp; "When Choice was wrought, your Pride suffered.&nbsp; But it is choice between the pulses of power you have made, and the Knowledge that Duplicity has yet to bestow on her creations.&nbsp; Be not saddened."&nbsp; Deiu fills his light, increasing his Thresh-hold to 15.&nbsp; <br>&nbsp; "Your brother and sister have forged symbols of their might in the heavens.&nbsp; I will grant you this same honor."&nbsp; He grabs Argonas by the hand and pulls him across the empty void of space, far away from the First World upon which his Siblings dwell.&nbsp; "9 Knowledges.&nbsp; 9 Materials.&nbsp; Thereby, I shall create nine Spheres, one to Radiate with each art.&nbsp; These spheres shall be the parents of the Solid Waters to which your arts are now attuned.&nbsp; When the Star of Erebus is faded, and the Throne of Duplicity turns away from the First World, it shall be your Spheres that shine on the creations we have wrought.&nbsp; They shall be small to behold, but greater than the Throne of Duplicity in Scale.&nbsp; In this way, those that seek for Knowledge will be guided to what you have made." Deiu points to the Metal associated with the White Metal of Wizardy: the Power of All.&nbsp; "For my own vanity, this one I shall make brighter, so that as The Star of Erebus is born or dies, it shall always be visible.&nbsp; It shall represent the Torch, and the mystery that endures even Death and Life."<br>&nbsp; He then claps Argonas on the back.&nbsp; "I will always be watching you."&nbsp; And then disappears once again.<br><br>&nbsp; He moves back to the Ocean, excited.&nbsp; "Camin!&nbsp; Where are you?"&nbsp; His grin is that of a child in a candy shop!
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Interested</strong> on <strong>25-12-2012, 00:19:20</strong>
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				Argonas was cheerful once more. He thanked Deiu, even as he left him. He turned his attention to the Humans and nodded, planning something. Yet he turned back to the world below. He began to formulate a plan to help guide the Humans without having them break Duplicity's law. He appeared as the form of a dragon in a dream to the Humans. "Humans . . ." He announced to their largest settlement. "You are young, you are weak and ignorant, and yet you are innocent. You need guidance, and yet much of what you need to grow and survive is against the Law to possess." <br><br>His draconic visage was shown with nine mysterious lights radiating from his scales. "I am sending you stewards. The Nine Dragon Lords shall all teach those who find them the ways of one of the Magicks. These Stewards shall be sent to nine places in the world. I am the Dragon Lord Dar'Gona. And this prophecy will come to pass for your descendants." <br><br>It was in the language of dragons, that Dar'Gona means "Argonas" in the other tongues. Somewhere in the world, there would be magical serpent like monsters born. These monsters would not require anything but dust to sustain themselves, even the moisture in the air, sea water, or things usually deadly to eat would be as food to them. This would keep them alive and even thriving until the day came for them make their legends in the world of future mortals. But throughout the entire Serpentine dragon race, there were nine individual dragons. Nine of them, which were particularily powerful and wise compared to the rest. These were each born with mastery over one of the Elements. It would take time for Dar'Gona to raise them up to their status of teachers, as dragons would need to age for their power to grow. Yet it was that Argonas wished to advance the world and it's mortals through his wisdom and guidance. <br><br>Argonas left the sphere and began to search for Deiu. He found Deiu with Camin at the sea and smiled. "Hello dear brother Camin!" He came hoping for a discussion of gratitude with Deiu. <br><br><strong>14</strong> Divine Light Spent to create the Dragon Race. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>xxmaxinitxx</strong> on <strong>26-12-2012, 06:00:33</strong>
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				Camin watched his siblings bicker and fight among each other with worry in his eyes. He did not want to get involved or get into any fights with them. When one of his own creations were killed he did not feel anger, but a great sadness that something so innocent lost it's life for no reason. He felt the blackness enter his water and the taint chilled him to his bone. when Deiu came and revived his powers, telling him he wanted to help, Camin once again smiled and used a little power to clear the taint from his water. He waited for Deiu to address his other friends before coming back. "Thank you Deiu! I have much to do with this little piece of the world. I would be glad and honored if you were to help me" Camin smiled and aimed down at the water again, He used his powers to create plants and tiny sea creatures of all kinds, filling the ocean floor with them, so the fish could have places to lay their eggs and swim about in peace. He looked at Deiu and gestured at the expanse of water, "I wish for their to be more creatures to inhabit this paradise with me. And I wish some of them to have the knowledge of use the magics of Argonas. It shouldn't be limited to just those who dwell above the ground." He told Deiu, laying out his plans for his expanse of water.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Koekje</strong> on <strong>26-12-2012, 21:11:59</strong>
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				Erebus felt empowered after the exhaustion had left his body from the regeneration Deiu had provided him. Creating that star of his had drained his powers and left him vulnerable. He smiled at Deiu when he had openly armed his creation and had rewarded him for it. <br><br>"As you mentioned it, my dear father, even my own star follows the principle. The children of Duplicity will think that every period my own star dies and, while it is being resurrected to start providing light again, Duplicity's star shall arise and enlighten them. Even thusly my Necromancy is provided. Though, like you said father, I will guard the secrets to my art. It can get dangerous when unprepared for it."<br><br>A poisonous grin appeared on his face as Deiu took his leave from Erebus. He thought to himself words that were dripping with the envy of the favor given to his brothers and sister.<br><br>"And maybe, just maybe ... That's exactly what I want. To unleash my art upon her children and let them choose between Argonas' nine and my one. We shall see which one of us will be preferred. But for that, I need to prepare first."<br><br>He looked at the ground made for Duplicity's children and he brooded over his plan. When he finally thought of the perfect manner he went around the area and stopped in key points. He created a large amount of the all of the different metals that encompassed the different arts of magic. And for each deposit of metals he made a shrine. These shrines were mostly connections between the mineral deposit, deep in the ground, and the surface. The shrines at the top were decorated with a small pedestal, an altar, colored in the color of its art.<br><br>When he had created the nine deposits of Argonas, he traveled to the area inbetween those nine points and made his own deposit. He repeated his creating actions but, when it came down to the altar, he made it slightly different. He had crafted it to form a black fist, balded at the heavens and the other gods.<br><br>"Yes ... this shall do. This will be my shrine. And it will all come down to the children of Duplicity who shall discover what. Which one of the Ten different schools of magic will they flock to. Oh, how I love this freedom to choose ..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PrestaDGTation</strong> on <strong>27-12-2012, 06:12:28</strong>
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				&nbsp; Deiu was overjoyed to speak with Camin in his oceans, watching him create plants and sea-life for the benefit of his creations.&nbsp; There were beautiful, colorful and evanescent.&nbsp; Deiu was greatly pleased at the simple joy they seemed to bring to the waters, and the inhabitants there.&nbsp; He held out his fingers for the fish to swim to, and played with them, happy to see them prospering.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; Camin asked for a very simple request: he wanted the waters to be teeming with life, even intelligent life, that could learn what Argonas had made.&nbsp; Deiu laughed beneath the waters, to hear that this was the help Camin desired.&nbsp; "Very well!&nbsp; Gladly will I assist you!"&nbsp; Deiu reached out and drew two of the fish toward him, and touched them with his Torch.&nbsp; Painlessly, but beautifully, the fish began to change, until the began to resemble the Children of Duplicity on the shores above.&nbsp; "To learn what Argonas has to teach is a great thing.&nbsp; But the Children of Duplicity also have grasping hands, as we do, so that they may build with that knowledge.&nbsp; I would see your people have the same blessings."&nbsp; The fish-people become beautiful: sleek and aerodynamic, with large fins to help them swim quickly.&nbsp; More quickly than any fish yet made.<br><br>&nbsp; "And for materials to use, no metals will do.&nbsp; Here!"&nbsp; He shines his light on a grouping of rocks, and speaks to them.&nbsp; 10 of these begin to become smooth and many different colors, until at last they open, revealing perfect white and violet spheres in them.&nbsp; Another set of rocks begin to glow with gorgeous hues, and begin to grow themselves into spires.&nbsp; And the last become small, scuttling creatures, which scramble for shadows.&nbsp; Dieu laughs, and draws one to him, coaxing it gently.&nbsp; "These shall be the smiths of your people.&nbsp; They shall have the ability to create these colorful materials and spheres that you see.&nbsp; And your people will have the ability to mold them into shapes, to build themselves homes, treasures, and tools."&nbsp; He taps the scuttling creature with his finger, and it begins to grow a large shell, beautiful and strange, on its back.&nbsp; The other scuttling creatures begin to do the same, and he laughs, happy for their contentment.&nbsp; "The three smiths of the waters will provide homes to one another!" he sings, causing the fascinating spire of multicolored rock to multiply rapidly for the space of a day.&nbsp; They seem to arch and create caves, pockets and other such things within themselves.&nbsp; At the end of it, they have grown into an enormous metropolis of rocks of every color, and the other sea creatures of Deiu, including the Water-Folk, begin to find homes there.<br><br>&nbsp; "This, I give to you in delight of your creation, Camin!&nbsp; But I must restrain myself, or I'll take too much of your joy.&nbsp; There is so much to do here."&nbsp; He ponders for a moment, and then smiles.&nbsp; "Camin, I will give you one more thing, so that you may bring this paradise alive as you wish."&nbsp; And with that, he holds out the Torch.&nbsp; "Grasp the Divine Light with me, and through it, let us create something to help you."&nbsp; And the two will create the Mantle of the Sea God.&nbsp; From this, Camin's Divine Light is restored, and his Threshold raised to 30.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; Shortly thereafter, Argonas arrives, beaming.&nbsp; "Friend, Child and Sibling!&nbsp; See here what your brother has in his domain!"&nbsp; Deiu smiles hugely, pointing at the mass of colorful rocks and creatures in it.&nbsp; &nbsp;"You seem so happy!&nbsp; What have you been up to?"&nbsp; <br><br>Deiu is not omniscient, and does not yet know about the dragons, or about the Shrine of Erebus.&nbsp; Or at all what Duplicity might be up to.&nbsp; He intends to go to them shortly, after seeing the works of Argonas.<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Interested</strong> on <strong>27-12-2012, 06:18:06</strong>
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				"I have created a magnificent race of people. These do not have the grasping hands of the Humans or these new people." He nodded to Camin, then turned to Deiu. "They will be born and grow more powerful as they age. Though they may be few in number, they will grow into a mighty race, capable of great magic. In fact, the dragon kind are a race of mages and wizards, in addition to being mighty, capable of flight, and quite large of size. I wish for something, a symbol of my people. This hooded robe I have fashioned by hand." He shows it to Deiu. "Perhaps if I had something to prove my authority over all dragon-kind, I will be able to be more like a father to them than just an architect. Will you please imbue this hooded robe with your blessing?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>xxmaxinitxx</strong> on <strong>27-12-2012, 07:20:41</strong>
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				Camin smiled as he watched Deiu build the spires, the colorful rocks and structures around the oceans were magnificent in their beauty, as were the creatures that Deiu had created to inhabit them. He watched all of it beaming with joy at the creations and how they were interacting with everything already in the ocean. <br><br>He reaches out and touches the torch, In his mind he thinks of something simple to show his power over the water, and with the help of Deiu and the divine light, he created a simple piece of blue metal in the shape of a drop of water, attached to a chain. It was a very light reminder, and could easily be worn around the neck, but in its design showed exactly what it had power over. When he pulled away from the divine light, holding the mantle in his hand,he smiled and put it around his neck. "Thank you Deiu" he said. He was happier than he could express by the gift. As the hours progressed and the stars in the sky went around the earth, he felt them start pulling on his water. As deiu left to go check on the other Gods of the world, Camin rose up and looked down at the ocean from above. He saw the water rippling and waves starting to crash against the shore. He felt from his mantle the pull of the water underneath the surface, coming from both stars. He looked around and saw the creatures interacting with each other inside his oceans and smiled again. He decided that more people should share in the beauty of this creation. So using the power of his mantle, he grabbed onto it and started carving rivers and lakes through out the rest of the world.&nbsp; The rivers criss crossed through out the world and the large lakes of water stood, sparkling in the light of the stars. <br><br>Camin looked around at the beauty of the water he had created, and then put his mantle back down. He raised his hands and made more plant life and fish, using all of his 30 points of power to spread the plant life and fish around evenly through out the lakes and the rivers. The people of Duplicity could use them for food or other such things, and everyone would be happy once again. Or so he thought to himself. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Xenolord</strong> on <strong>28-12-2012, 08:05:35</strong>
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				Oh... so THAT was His plan, was it? Argonas, for all His former rage and arrogance was rather predictable. Duplicity watched as the Gods played about amongst themselves, happily playing with one another's creation (Camin creating a ghastly race of half-fish people, that just seemed to be an affront to Her). "Thief..." Duplicity muttered upon seeing how Camin so callously stole half of Her creation for use in His own. Crossing Her arms and huffing, Duplicity turned back to Her creations with a little smile appearing on Her lips. They had already begun procreating and building small villages out of mud and thatch, coming together into small communities. Some had even begun to farm the land; knowledge bestowed upon them by Duplicity and a little of Argonas' 'Restoration' word. (Okay, so She was a bit of a thief Herself)<br><br>Suddenly, She was down upon the sphere that the Gods were busy playing upon... but She wasted no time in the seas of Camin or the Dragonkind of Argonas... no, Her purpose was greater. One village of people interested Her the most. They were close to both the sea and the mountains, where one of Argonas' dragons had taken roost. Slipping through the small open area of the wall, She appeared to a young male in his hut.<br><br>"Who are you?" He asked simply, looking Her over. Duplicity, arms folded at Her chest gently, only smiled.<br><br>"I am your Goddess. She who created you. Duplicity is my name." The man dropped to a knee.<br><br>"My Lady." Shaking Her head, Duplicity motioned him to rise.<br><br>"I require no such honor. If anything, I am here to tell you something very important. Your people are young... disorganized. They need a leader... someone to take charge. Do you believe yourself to be the Leader I believe you can be?"<br><br>"I know not the answer, My Lady, but I will strive to do so!"<br><br>"Good. Then hear my Words, and hear them well. Your people have the ability to be the rulers of this planet, as they should be. The vile mermen in the sea... and those two-tongued Dragons would hinder you."<br><br>"We are in danger..."<br><br>"Not at the moment, no... but you soon shall be." She pointed to the mountains near the edge of the village. "Go to the mountains, and dig deep into the earth. Deep in the mountain, you will find something called 'Iron'. Heat the Iron, and with it you can forge the tools of your dominance. Drive the Dragons and mermen from <em>your</em> world."<br><br>"I shall do as you command!"<br><br>"I know you shall... You are meant for great things."<br><br>Returning to the heavens, the first Lie was spoken.
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Koekje</strong> on <strong>29-12-2012, 01:32:40</strong>
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				Erebus enjoyed what he had created. And especially, what he had done for the future. He traveled across the planet, looking for more ways to improve on what has currently been given form and what not. When Erebus traveled, he eventually found a settlement of his nephews and nieces, Duplicity's children.<br><br>He took a seat on top of a rock and looked at Duplicity's children. Quickly, he noticed how some of the children looked cold. How they were constantly rubbing themselves to get warm. Erebus himself never felt cold, or warm. He just felt nothing. He did notice how those children that walked in the light of his Star, were warm. While the ones in the shades felt cold. <br><br>Erebus smiled as he had one of his new ideas. Holding his hands out before him, he had a small space between his hands and focused. The light of his Star was collected in that small space and formed, it combusted into a small flame. He tossed the newly born flame onto the nearest patch of grass and then just observed.<br><br>The children didn't seem to pay any attention to him as they gathered around the fire. They looked at the fire. They felt its heat. They enjoyed it. They found amusement in it. They carried pieces of wood to carry the fire around and warm up elsewhere.<br><br>With a snap of his fingers he disguised himself to make him look more like one of the sons of Duplicity and then walked towards them. He used his words and actions to try and encourage the children to embrace the fire and try to make it themselves. When he saw tens of different children trying to apprehend how to make fire using branches, stones, ... he smiled.<br><br>He disappeared from the village and decided to go further around, looking for more of Duplicity's children and to find out what his brothers and sisters were doing. He had given his nieces and nephews fire. He was curious as to how things would further evolve. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>PrestaDGTation</strong> on <strong>30-12-2012, 18:24:04</strong>
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				&nbsp; Deiu is honestly surprised at the abilities of the Mantle.&nbsp; This is the first one he has ever created, and the first time that a being not himself has been able to create while directly using the Divine Light as a source.&nbsp; The powers of Camin's Mantle are incredible, as well as his chosen uses.&nbsp; To give waters to the dry lands by way of rivers and lakes.&nbsp; Deiu smiles brightly at these things, proud of Camin.&nbsp; Deiu doesn't like to pick favorites, but the pure and genuine creations and the passion for the that Camin seems to have symbolizes all the things Deiu wishes the world to be.<br><br>&nbsp; Argonas tells him of the Dragons, at which Deiu expresses keen interest.&nbsp; But he is curious at his request for a Mantle, cocking his head at it.&nbsp; "My Sibling, I have watched you.&nbsp; Your creations were the first in this universe, directly after the world on which we walk.&nbsp; Your passion for these gifts of knowledge has always impressed me, even driving you away from your fellow siblings in fury and pride.&nbsp; If we were to create something for you, as we have for Camin, would you not have it signify authority over these gifts, and instead it's teachers?&nbsp; Would not, as the stewards of your knowledge, the Dragons come to call you Father, as the four of you do myself?&nbsp; Think on it, my Sibling."&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp; There is no dispassion in his words: he would like to give Argonas a Mantle, but wants to be sure it's the one he wants.&nbsp; "Regardless, since you are the progenitor of the Dragons, I will grant you this, if it pleases you.&nbsp; Your true form shall be as a dragon, of my own design.&nbsp; A mighty creature, every bit the king of dragons you wish to be for your children.&nbsp; Your Hood, however, will allow you to assume this shape, or the shape you wear now.&nbsp; Come, let us journey to see your dragons, and I will give this to you as I know what they look like!"&nbsp; Deiu laughs and pours power into Argonas, lifting his thresh hold to 20.&nbsp; And then the two are off.<br><br>&nbsp; Coming near the mountain, however, Deiu catches a strange sight.&nbsp; "Why look, Argonas.&nbsp; There is a village at the base of your mountain.&nbsp; And even though the Star of Erebus is set, there is light and warmth there."&nbsp; Looking closer, he sees the humans pulling one of the Solid Waters out of the ground, and fashioning them into tools.&nbsp; The metals glow red, and Deiu quirks a brow.&nbsp; "I do not recall, Sibling, but is that the Solid Water associated with Destruction, or aught else?&nbsp; And what are they doing with it?"<br><br>&nbsp; Deiu will follow Argonas to the Dragons, and learn of them.&nbsp; But afterwards, he is curious about these villages, and the metals they are harvesting.<br><br>&nbsp; Coming down off the mountain after finishing with the Dragons, Deiu will appear to them with no disguise and the Torch in his hand, and will greet the humans.&nbsp; "My beautiful friends," he will say.&nbsp; "I am Deiu.&nbsp; I am the Creator of the Gods, and I come to you with joy.&nbsp; And with questions.&nbsp; What is this metal you are pulling from the earth, and what are you doing with it?&nbsp; And what is this beautiful light that shines here, in your village?"<br><br>&nbsp; The humans are at first, distrustful, at which point Deiu decides to make an offering to them.&nbsp; "Your people look hungry.&nbsp; I shall create for you a great beast.&nbsp; It shall be your joy and your nourishment to hunt this thing, and it will be delicious to you."&nbsp; With that, Deiu creates the Behemoth:&nbsp; A tall mammal with four legs and horns, bearing an enormous coat of fur and six eyes.&nbsp; Not unlike a buffalo, the creature is much larger.&nbsp; "These creatures will roam the lands with you and eat the grass."&nbsp; And with that, Deiu releases four of them to populate themselves, and grants them a fifth, already cooked.&nbsp; <br><br>"Now, tell me what you are doing?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: The Age of the Gods - IC - Days of Genesis</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Interested</strong> on <strong>30-12-2012, 19:16:47</strong>
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				"We call this metal "Iron". We are making it to fight with the evil monster that has taken roost at the top of the great mountaint." He said. "Our goddess has given us charge to drive out the monsters before us." Argonas frowned. <br><br>He was just in the form of an elderly, robed man. He looked to Deiu and then to the mortal Human in front of him, before confusedly turning back to Deiu. "Father Deiu, about that question you asked earlier, or rather, the multitude fo questions. The answer is yes to all. You see, as the maker of the race which I made to teach and guide mortal Kind, I would be like a school's Headmaster, the little ones are teachers, and of course, mortal kind would be the students." He then takes a breath, "Now, I await your answer to this man." 
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