Prometheans

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## The Prometheans

The Archangel Michael facing the corrupted god, Metatron.

## Status

### Status

Extinct

> *"Beware the Titans of Infamy. For even the Gods feared their insatiable hunger. Beware the Prometheans. They who blackened the Ivory Angels. Fear the Old Ones. For the All-Father stirs no longer. Fear the Titans. Lest the Angels weep once more."*
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**Prometheans** or **Titans** (in the *Valkyrie Hymns* they are called the ***Great Corruptors**)* were rumored to be some of the oldest sentient beings in existence, created and led by the Promethean Lord. It was widely thought that they were created roughly around the very beginning of the known universe, given shape and form from the first Voidic Convulsions and the energies produced, and due to these circumstances they are somewhat ethereal in nature.

These cosmic beings of gargantuan size and scope are thought to have been initially created by the Void in response to Deus, the Allfather breaking free of the Void's influence and creating his own progeny, the Human Deities. They would become known as great devourers of the gods, spreading their terror far and wide across all of Deus' domain and becoming the ultimate enemy of Man.

## **History**

### The Birth of the Void-Kin

Long ago, the primordial entity known as the Void would convulse in a fit of pure, raw emotion, birthing the first being other than itself: Deus. Deus, at first, did not exist in physical form; rather, he existed as an errant consciousness, the very first to come into being, floating around an empty cosmos for countless eons. However, in a second spat of emotion, the rippling of the Void's energy would cause the Big Bang to occur, bringing matter into existence. Taking the advantage of the sudden appearance of matter, the Will of Deus managed to assemble himself into a physical form, granting himself a perfect body through which he could interact with the physical realm. He would spend the first few millennia of his existence assembling the world of Throne. After completing Throne, Deus would go on to create his kin, the Human Pantheon, giving them divine purpose to maintain the world of Throne and spread their own progeny throughout the world.

In the background, however, the Void had been panicking. It had birthed something it did not intend to, something that lied *outside* its realm of control and had a will of its own. Not only that, but that something had also gone on to birth its own children, who also had free will. Unfortunately for the Void, however, the primordial being could not interact with the cosmos it had created without destroying it; thusly, it created the Prometheans and their Lord, through which the Void could enact its will on the cosmos, and ordered them to spread throughout the universe with a single order: Destroy Deus and his creations.

### First Contact

(*Prepare for a fucking lore drop people, all this shit's about to get crazy.)*

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*(**marked for alteration/rewrite**: old, ancient enemies of the gods, hunted the divines for sport, trophies, and the power gained upon the slaughter of a divine being. purged during the dawn of Humanity so that the children of Deus could one day thrive. for eons, Deus and his children waged war against the ancient ones, finally defeating their old enemies in a glorious final event that came to be known as the Subjugation of the Prometheans. Effectively banishing them into the Prison Realm of Limbo for all eternity.*

*The Prometheans are likely the Void's first attempt at creating a 'balance' between Gods and other beings, much like how the Void created Grimm in order to balance out the power of Supers. In fact, the latter event can be seen as a mirroring of the former.)*

### Legacy

As the dust of decayed Promethean bodies spread throughout the cosmos, the Void would use what little essence was left of the Prometheans to create all Voidkin as we know them today - including the Nox and their Domini commanders.

In many ways, the creation of Nox can be seen as a way to maintain the Cosmic Balance in the wake of Supers, beings who can be traced back to Deus himself.

## Manifestations of Power

(*Due for refinement and update)*

Promethean Titans are beings of reality warping power. Their abilities are numerous and varied, and any Promethean is capable of possessing two or more of the following powers, which have been discerned and recorded by the Valkihari Scholars of yore.

**Decaying Grasp** - Touching the surface of a metal object rapidly ages and rusts the item upon contact.

**Vampiric Gaze** - With eyes igniting with primeval voidic energy, the Promethean leeches to very life essence from all sentient beings within a certain vicinity of the user. Prometheans are not immune from this effect, as its use during cannibalism is a common occurrence within the Titan species.

**Greater Mirage** - The Promethean conjures a gargantuan cloud of deception, preventing foes from scyring of discerning the Titans presence.

**Cloak of Primeval Flames** - Envelopes the Titan in a veil of hellfire, granting it unquestionable control over the element. This control is not just limited to the Promethean itself, as it has been noted to utilize the innate flame-based abilities of supers and various weapons to explode or erupt on behalf of the Prometheans will.

**Corrupting Aura** -Innate to all Prometheans, they are able to corrupt most Gods, especially those with little to no defense against the dark powers of the Prometheans, with their energy, and turn them into unholy beings akin to the Prometheans themselves.

**Tectonic Grip** - Bestows upon the Promethean the ability to sunder great expanses of earth and rock from the ground, heaving building to island sized constructs down upon the Titans foes by sheer psychic willpower.

**Flayers Swarm** - Summons a swarm of sparkling, obsidian-like speckles around the Promethean, and is directed into the Titans foes. Grinding them apart on a molecular level, while simultaneously feeding the Promethean. Can also be used to rapidly mutate and corrupt a victim into some horrific iteration of a Voidkin, if the Promethean so desires.

**Eternal Banishment** - Taking hold of causality and shaping the very fabric of space-time continuum to its very will, the Promethean Titan casts a victim through stygian void from before time was time. A fate worse than death, the state of nonexistence.

**Reaping Voidbolt** - A lance of transdimensional energy is sent crackling from the fingertips of the Promethean Titans hand. Capable of sundering organic matter from existence, carving vast ravines out from the earth, and mortally wounding Divinity.

## Known Promethean Titans

(*Oh boy you best believe we're gonna get historical up in here.)*