Celestial War

## The Celestial War

***The** **Celestial War***, also known as ***Ragnarök***, refers to the open conflict between the Olympian Pantheon and the Nordinic Pantheon. The war took place between the 12th of Selutikure, 2 PC and the 1st of Ventikure, 1 IC.

## Background:

### Conflict Within the Nordinic Celestials:

Three years before the declaration, the Nordinic Pantheon found itself in conflict. However, this wasn't due to the spilt between the Æsir and Vanir, this was due because of a prophecy foretold throughout multiple cultures began to appear. A prophecy that foretold of end of the world, the *Prophecy of Ragnarök*.

Prophecies never repeat themselves throughout different cultures, however, this appeared to be an exception. Seeing this, the Gods began to panic, with some wishing to do everything to prevent it while others didn't wish to fight against fate. This divide eventually brought war to Asgard, and soon the rest of the 9 Nordinic Realms, leading to conflict within Helheim.

### Battle of Helheim:

On the 12th of Selutikure, 2 PC, the Nordinic Gods invaded Helheim along with the help from the *God-Killers*. The Gods wished to end the terror caused by the Goddess of Death, Hel, Meanwhile the God-Killers wished to save their kidnapped ally, *Frayer Hearthorn*.

While the Gods focused the forces of Hel, the God-Killers entered the castle only to learn that Frayer had left and had started Ragnarök. With the prophetic end-times upon them, the prelude to the war would begin.

## Known Events:

### Battle of Troy:

The Battle of Troy was the first contact and battle between the Nordinic and Olympian Celestials. This was caused by the *God-Killers* who had accidentally landed themselves in the Realm of Nkéi and had also gotten themselves involved in the Battle of Troy, where they accidentally caused the death of a Nkéian hero named Achilles which angered the Olympians Gods.

The Olympians saw this as an act of war, with the leader of the Olympians, Zeus, planning on destroying the Realm of Nordin to claim his rightful place as the King of the Gods.

### Battle of the Forbanner Øy:

On the 1st of Ventikure, 1 IC, the Olympians and the Nordinic Gods faced off a series of isles known as the Forbanner Øy. The two sides were evenly matched, however, when the *God-Killers* enter the battle, it sealed the Gods fate. The God-Killers slowly defeated each one of the Gods by slaying both an Olympian and Nordinic God at the same time to prevent one side from gaining a majority and defeating another before turning their attention on the God-Killers.

Eventually, with both Zeus and Odin slain, the Ancient Celestials were defeated. Sadly, this had an unfortunate downside, as when all of the Ancient Celestials were slain it caused the *Fragment of the Darkness* to enter the mortal world. Causing every creature within the 12 Realms to begin violently attacking each other for whatever reason. This battle would lead the world into an age of endless war, an age known today as the *Great Collapse*.

## Conclusion:

Due to the unique nature of the Celestial War, there was no formal treaty signed to end of conflict. The war's climax would serve as the beginning of the *Great Collapse*, in which all of the 12 Realms began to fall into endless war and ruin. Eventually causing the destruction of the Realms as we know them.