Aiónios Epithymía gia to Kósmos-Värld/Biography

## The Legend of Aiónios

*"Well, where do you want me to begin? I've gone by many names over my years, such as "The Magic King", and "The Storyteller of Time". Many names I've been given, but none have... truly fit me. I... supposed I could start from the beginning, but we might be here a while, then. You prepared for that? ... Alright, then let's start."*

*"It all started at the beginning of mortal history. With the birth of a "Child of God" that had only one wish; to be a Hero. The young man was sent to live with the mortals, as an attempt by the gods to try and fix the mistakes of their own past, and set mortals on the right course of history this time. Their plan worked, and for a time, this young man acted as their leader. "The Magic King" or "King of the Ancients" were two titles he was widely known by. And yet, this wasn't what he wanted. After some time, the young man seemed to disappear, leaving someone else to act in his stead. He had decided to fill out his own wish, that of wanting to be a Hero. Although, he was unaware of the blood that flowed through him, and the power his body held. He believed himself to be nothing more than just another mortal, and acted as such. **"What makes me worthy of being a Hero?"** was a question he often asked himself. And soon, he came to a realization. Shortly after, he was stopped at a crossroads by a man dressed in hooded garb, so the young man was unable to see his face. He offered the Upcoming Hero a choice; to take the path on the left, and become a Hero that all would come to love. To take the path on the right, and become a tyrannical Hero, who would save the people, but at a cost. To turn back, and serve the people as their King once more. Or to make a special deal with the man, and take the path straight forward.*

*"Now, this is where the legends diverge. Many exist for each of the three former options, but very few talk about the deal made with this man. The deal was, that the young boy would be led to what was known as a "Dungeon", a strange type of location that had begun surfacing recently with the uprising of what was known as the "True Demon Lord". This was the deal the boy took, and he was led down this path by the hooded figure, eventually reaching a cave. The boy delved in and, after three days and three nights, resurfaced at the morning of the fourth day, the man still waiting there for him. The man pulled his hood back, revealing himself to be Hollow, and the father of the Hero. It was here that his past was revealed, about who he truly was, and what his purpose in the world was. The Hero accepted this, taking on his role as the first "Champion" to exist. A Hero chosen by the gods, instead of through power and renown alone. He's said to have gone on and completed many "quests", saving many mortals, and even gods and goddesses. From creating the legendary Hero group "The Seven Crowns", to being the one to personally bring down "The Black Beast". Even now, he seems to be celebrated as a grand Hero, with many more achievements under his belt. There are truly many different legends about him, but none know for sure what's true and what isn't... except for the man himself."*

*"And now... I'm here. A Hero, as I wanted to be, with so many legends about me that I truly lost count. As for what's true and what isn't? Well... let's keep that between us, huh? Even I have many secrets that I'd like to keep safe from the public."*

### How The Story Began

Our story begins... not at the Beginning of Time, but at the beginning of Mortal History. 7,811 years ago, to be exact. Just on the cusp of the world shifting from its previous, broken form to the one that we know today. This is when Aiónios Epithymía gia to Kósmos-Värld was born, as the First Son of Hollow, and the leader of the soon to be created Empyrean Pantheon. Although this would all not be for a while, as Aiónios's fate was decided long before his birth was. Originally, he was meant to be born to fulfill his father's final wish; death. And as such, was granted an ability that no one else ever knew, even Aiónios himself. Although shortly after he was born, due to his lack of power as a child, Hollow instead decided to go along with the idea of the other gods; to repent their sins of the last world and instead have the newly born child sent down to the mortal world, in order to lead them in the right path this time. Deciding to go against the wishes of his wife, the mother of Aiónios, Hollow sent the child down to The Lower World, in the form of a shooting star, in order to lead civilization on the correct path.

### Rise of the Magic King

For many years, Aiónios was unsure of his own past, and who he truly was. In his mind, he was nothing more than a mortal child, who never knew his true parents and was instead adopted by an older couple. Although eventually, he began to show skill in Magic, something that no one had ever seen before in this era. Instead of using his Magic in order to cause the downfall of those around them, he instead decided to use this power in order to lead the people. After a few years, he eventually became the "Magic King", the first King to rule over Cluichí agus Cath before the creation of The Four Kingdoms many years after his departure. Being a kind and benevolent ruler, he did everything in his power to ensure his citizens happiness and safety, though this came to end when the True Demon Lord used what remained of his power to create the monsters and Dungeons that would "pollute" this new world, much to the gods' chagrin. The Kingdom was almost overthrown by the monsters that lived outside its walls, before Aiónios vanquished them. It was shortly after this that began teaching the Arcane Arts to other citizens, as it seemed many of them had untapped potential for Magic within them. It wasn't long after this that Aiónios disappeared from the kingdom, leaving everything to the citizens who would soon go on to spread out, and eventually create The Four Kingdoms that exist today.

### The Man at The Crossroads and The Choice

His travels from the kingdom seemed to be met with only silence and solitude, as he stayed within his own mind most of the time. For the most part, monsters seemed to strangely avoid him... or, well, the small fry, at least. Bigger ones still attempted to challenge him, but he took them down one after another. It wasn't until he eventually came to a crossroads, that seemed to be "protected" by a strange man that his "adventure" could truly kickstart. The man seemed to offer him three choices, at first; to become a benevolent Hero, to become a tyrannical Hero, or to turn back, and lead civilization back on its pre-determined path. Instead, Aiónios questioned about the path behind the man, and was met only with laughter. **"That is a path you do not want,"** the man replied, **"as it is fraught only with pain and danger at every turn."** though despite the hooded man's words, Aiónios still decided to traverse this path, and was led along it by the hooded man, whom he traded many words with. About the rest of the land, what was going on around them, and how they were faring with the monsters. Thankfully, it seemed many had taken up the sword, and became Adventurers in order to protect the people, leaving Aiónios to give a relieved sigh.

### I Want to be a Hero

ventually, the hooded figure led Aiónios to a rather unseemly cave. It looked almost like the kind that a bear would live in, but approaching it left Aiónios with a terrible sense of dread, and a terrible stench filling his nostrils. The man revealed this was a Dungeon, which was something that Aiónios would have to conquer, if he wanted to become a Hero of his own choosing. Ignoring the warning signals going off in his head and the heaviness he felt in his gut, the young boy decided to take this offer, and traversed into the deep Dungeon. For three days, and for three nights, he fought for his life. At every turn, there was another monster ready to take his life, or another trap awaiting an unsuspecting adventurer to step into it. It was at the end of the Dungeon that he was met with his greatest challenge; a Dragon. And not like the dragons that the Dragonia were born from. This was a true beast... a terrible monster that could even rival most gods in power, and the true test of any Hero. After a long and terrible power that nearly ended in his death, Aiónios felt a new power awaken deep inside him, and he was able to bring the beast down with his Magic. Shortly after its death, the Dungeon began to disappear, and bags of treasures and other various objects were surrounding him, as he was sitting at the entrance to the cave he had entered only a few days ago, on the morning of the fourth day.

### The Truth Comes Out

The hooded man congratulated the young boy, who was startled that the man was still there. With a laugh, the man pulled his hood back, revealing that he was the man above other gods, effectively the "True God" himself. And he also revealed that he was, in fact, Aiónios's father. The young boy was taken back by this, unsure if this could even be true. Hollow explained his past, why he was here, and everything that had happened. He also explained that this was why Aiónios was able to use Magic so flawlessly, for he had the blood of an Avatar in him. The young boy fell to his knees, processing all of this information in his head, unsure of how to handle all of it. It was then he was given another choice; he could choose to have his memories erased, and go on to live out life as a "normal Hero", or he could come to accept what he was told, and effectively become his father's chosen "Champion", fighting for him and the other gods as a Hero. Of course, Aiónios chose the latter option, was allowed to join his father on the trip back to the Realm of Gods and Goddesses, where he got to meet his pseudo-family. It was also around this time that he was announced as the new leader of the Empyrean Pantheon, and set to rule over the other children of the gods and goddesses. For roughly the next one thousand years, he stayed within the Realm of Gods and Goddesses, working on a sort of... secret project, which only his father knew about.

### Exploring the Other Realms

It was around the time that he descended down to The Lower World once more that the main god most religions were based around died, and a new one took his place. With Hollow's blessing, this god was able to destroy all the monsters on the planet, though the Dungeons still stayed, and as such, Adventurers were still around during this time. It was a world that many, including Aiónios, had come to enjoy, as everything was decided with games instead of fighting. Although this was all only around for roughly one thousand years, as a new Demon Lord soon surfaced. And with him came a whole new slew of dangerous monsters and other such beasts on the surface once more. It wasn't long after this that Aiónios eventually learned of all the other Realms on The Lower World, and began exploring them, leaving Cluichí agus Cath behind for a while. Exploring each one allowed him to learn many new things, and allowed him to grow more in experience, with both Magic and various weapons. He traveled these other Realms for roughly another one thousand years, before eventually returning back to his own "homeland", to try and relax for a while. But, things were never that easy for him.

### A Chance at Love: The Dragon and The Princess

It was a chance meeting, of course. A chance meeting that started when a strange door appeared in front of him. Upon opening it and walking through it, he was met with near death. A literal wall of flame met him right outside the door. But where it came from, he had no idea. He looked to his left, seeing someone holding up a shield to deflect the flames. And to the right, he was pretty sure that was a dragon. He turned around to walk back through the door, but only a tall tower was there. He was pretty sure that he was in a castle now. He heard horrendous screaming as the person behind the shield was barbecued alive, and the dragon turned to face Aiónios. He was pretty sure that it was trying to figure out the best temperature to bake him at, but he wasn't going to have any of that! He dashed and dodged the first stream of fire from the dragon's mouth, and managed to jump over the second. He then grabbed the fallen knight's shield, and charged against the flames. He slammed to shield into the dragon's snout, then called forth another glaive, which was green in color, and seemed to have leaves blowing around it. With this weapon, he chopped the dragon's head off, and dusted off some ash that got on him. He looked around for an exit, but noticed only a tall tower, with a light coming from it. His curiosity got the best of him and he climbed the tower, meeting a princess at the top.

He realized now that the dead knight had been trying to save this princess. Probably for her hand in marriage, or some sort of other reward. Even though he did find her by accident, he decided to take her home. She seemed to be a bit scared at first... probably due to the fact that he didn't look like a knight, or even someone from her country. He decided not to lead her on, and explained that he wasn't from her country. Or even any surrounding ones. Or even ones from her world. He explained that he was from some far away, mythical land... which wasn't a complete lie. The princess's eyes seemed to sparkle, and she decided to go with him. She was like a small child being shown the way into a candy shop... without all of the... yeah, nevermind. He picked the princess up, and found his way out of the abandoned castle, and back to her country. Upon meeting the King and Queen of the country, Aiónios was offered three different rewards. The first two were secret, powerful weapons, passed down in the King's family. "Prophecy" told of a man coming from a far off land, who would save the princess and come to claim these weapons. Aiónios seemed to fit that bill pretty much, so he took the weapons. The first was a lance which seemed to exude purity and power; The Lance of Longinus, said to have been used to kill a god once. And the other named Kusanagi, which had an Ancient sealed within it. And the third reward... well, do you really have to ask? It was the Princess's hand in marriage, of course. And try as he might to get out of it, Aiónios finally decided to marry her. Maybe settling down and having a family instead of traveling would be nice for a change.

### But Of Course, Happiness is Fleeting...

The Princess, upon marrying Aiónios, was gifted immortality, so that she could be with her love forever. Both her and Aiónios ruled their country together for hundreds of years, making it prosper, and keeping enemy armies out, so that they might be safe. They had a small family, made up of four daughters, three sons, and the two of them. They were incredibly happy for a long time, but as all things must, it came to an end. An assassin was sent to murder the royal family, but Aiónios was able to defeat the assassin... at a terrible cost. His wife was poisoned by a dagger the assassin had, and oddly enough, no matter what Magic he used, he was unable to saver her. Uncertain of what cruel twist of fate this was, he almost cursed the gods, before realizing... there were none. He was unsure how he had never realized it before, but he sensed the presence of none of the gods anymore in this land, only a much more... malevolent aura. He was pulled from his thoughts by his wife's dying words, but it was almost as if they didn't register with him. She was gone... she was really gone. Someone that he had spent hundreds of years with. He decided to leave the kingdom in the hands of his children, as they were old enough now, before eventually taking his leave. As he walked away from the kingdom, the same door as before appeared, and he walked through it once again.

### Fleeing Wolloh's Grasp

Upon exiting back through the door, Aiónios was almost immediately tackled by a worried Hollow. Obviously confused, Aiónios questioned what exactly was going on, before being told that no one was able to sense his presence for the past few hundred years. Almost as if he just... completely disappeared from existence itself. It was only after the man had explained himself that Hollow was certain of what had happened. He had stepped foot into a very dangerous place, known simply as "The Mirror World". But it was much more than just that, it was actually almost as big as their own Existence. Expanding even further beyond into its own multiple Realities. Somehow, Aiónios had been pulled here by an unknown force, but it was someone that Hollow was very well acquainted with. His very own opposite, Wolloh, the "True Anti-God". A being that was just as powerful as Hollow himself, who seemed to have come "into Existence" the same time he had, but almost like it was on the opposite side of an Existence he was unable to grab hold of. Two sides of the same coin, was one way to explain it.

It seemed almost as if Wolloh had tried to get Aiónios there for some reason that the younger male was unsure of. Although Hollow knew the full truth, telling Aiónios was too painful for him. Instead, he just explained that Aiónios was a special sort of being. In that he had no alternate self over in the Mirror World, and that's exactly why Wolloh was trying to get him to stay, even going so far as to get him to marry someone and settle down. As for the whole scenario with the assassin, even Hollow had no idea on that. Perhaps there was someone on that side who knew what was going on, and was attempting to free Aiónios? But due to being unable to return there safely, it was a mystery they were never able to solve. Despite trying to forget about it, Aiónios still remembers that life of his to this day, despite never talking about it. And he still feels the pull of that evil, malevolent aura that nearly took him when his wife lay dying.

### Formation of The Seven Crowns

It was after his discussing with his father that Aiónios realized that he would be unable to handle all the threats he was facing alone. As such, he decided to form a party through the Adventurer's Guild (this being before the eventual construction of The Heroes' Guild). It was a party that consisted of seven of the most powerful adventurers at that time, a couple hundred years before the Ancient Heroes would become a thing (with their eventual sealings). There was himself, dubbed "The Godslayer" follow by The Wicked Witch, The Spider Queen, The Bandit Chief, The Guardian Angel, The Dragon Emperor and The Fairy Princess. It was a strange group that was for sure, but combined, their power was something to be feared, even by the gods. They were a group whose actions were written down in history as how many Heroes were supposed to act, although a few of them were rather... hedonistic in nature. Despite this, they were still seen as some of the most upstanding people of their time, and were called upon in many times of need. Although it was one of these times that would lead to their eventual disbandment, after a couple hundred years of being together.

### Sealing the Black Beast

Somehow, through some terrible twist of fate, Aiónios was locked in combat with Saisho Sutā, the Demon Lord that surfaced nearly two thousand years prior to the time of their battle. He hadn't expected to meet the man that was causing so much pain in the world so soon, nor did he expect to be doing so alone. But the other Crowns had all answered a call of a terrible monster destroying cities somewhere far off. It took a while before Aiónios and Saisho realized they were at a stalemate, and Saisho disappeared back into The Fractured Realm, and unable to be chased. Despite losing sight of an enemy like this, Aiónios decided instead to head to where the rest of his party was, but he wasn't prepared for the sight that met him. Three of his allies were seriously injured, two seemed to be dead, and one was trying her best to keep the other three alive and fighting. Once Aiónios entered the scene, he helped them to turn the tide of battle, holding the beast back while the still standing hero tended to the other three. He held back the beast as best he could, but also felt something oddly familiar about it. It wasn't until the other three were healed up that he realized what, exactly, was so familiar about the beast they were fighting. It was, in fact, Auréliana; the daughter of Firestar and one of his close friends.

Of course, he couldn't tell the others this, because they'd try and kick him out of the fight, thinking he would let his emotions get in the way. Instead he kept his mouth shut and worked alongside the remaining four other Crowns to hold "the black beast" back, and make sure the citizens stayed safe. It was their most difficult battle ever, and even Aiónios lost track of how long the battle actually went on. All he knew was that in the end, he finally got the upper hand, and was able to get close to Liana's chest. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out what seemed to be a dagger with a crystal blade. This was though, in fact, a "sealing key" that his father had given him should he come across Wolloh again, in an attempt to seal the Anti-God away long enough for them to figure out what to do with him. Instead, he decided to use it on Auréliana, stabbing her through the heart to ensure that she would be sealed away indefinitely. Having sent her back to The Ancient Lands, the final battle of The Seven Crowns was finally over. They stayed together long enough to bury their two deceased allies (The Spider Queen and The Dragon Emperor) before finally disbanding, everyone going their own ways. But despite the other four retiring as Heroes, Aiónios continued on, knowing his duties were far from over.

### The Storyteller of Time

It was after an indeterminate amount of time after being forced to seal his friend away that Aiónios was offered a strange deal by another god. The offer to become a Storyteller. Now, for a bit of history, Storytellers were those chosen by this god in order to write down the stories and achievements of other Heroes, so that their history could be carried on by the tongue, for generations to come. It was arguable that you weren't a "true Hero" unless you had a Storyteller write everything out for you. But, as they had only come to exist around the same time as the Demon Lord, Saisho, there were a number of Heroes from the past that had no stories written about them. Regardless, thinking that he needed a break from everything, Aiónios decided to take him up on the offer, thinking it would be something nice and easy. For roughly another thousand years, he followed after various Heroes on the sidelines, writing down their every action and achievement, in order to preserve them in history, so that everyone would remember who they were in the far future. But this led to another fateful meeting, that he would again never forget.

### The Storyteller and The Heroine

It was when h came across a rather powerful Heroine that he felt something he had left in the past stir up once again. And there was only one thing it could be; love. Of course, something like this was strictly forbidden by the God of Storytellers, and failing to follow this rule could result in something rather terrible happening to him. Despite all of the warnings, he was unable resist the allure of the her as he was writing her story down, following after all of her legends. Eventually he accidentally let himself be spotted while writing down her story one day, and was rightly approached with a flurry of questions. After explaining everything (or, at least what he was allowed to), the Heroine's guard was still up, but she continued to act like she'd never seen Aiónios as he continued to write down her story for her. But this was around the time he broke another taboo; reading the last page of her story. With all stories the Storytellers recorded, the ending was always already decided, and looking at it wasn't meant to be allowed until the rest of the story was filled out. Upon reading her ending, and realizing she was going to die, Aiónios decided to intervene during her final battle, causing the God of Storytellers to descend himself. As the girl hadn't died as she was supposed to, and her fate had been completely rewritten, the god decided to end her himself, despite Aiónios's best efforts at stopping him, and was thusly banished shortly after to a pocket dimension, where his own punishment would be decided.

### Two For One; The Great Wolf, Carrulv and The Anti-Magic Demon

Aiónios wasn't released from his "prison" until roughly one thousand years prior to the present, so he had been gone from the world for around a few hundred years, give or take. But it was just long enough for everything to start going to shit in both his absence and the absence of the recently titled "Ancient Heroes". As such, his chosen punishment was to held the world of the wounds that were being inflicted upon it by evil and set everything straight. The first thing he would be doing is traveling with a group of gods in an attempt to seal a great and dangerous beast, a monster which would one day come to devour the world itself; The The Great Wolf, Carrulv. Now, his task was set to be rather simple; he would be there to fight the wolf should it decide to get out of hand while they attempted to fix the chains that were tying it down. This seemed like a rather easy task... up until Aiónios was made to put his arm in the beast's mouth, as a sort of "punishment game". Should the gods have lied about freeing Carrulv as they promised when they first chained it, she would bite off Aiónios's arm. Of course, this was where Aiónios lost his left arm, having it ripped off by the Great Wolf itself, rendering it unable to be healed by any magic. Eventually getting a mechanical arm to replace it, he soon moved on to his next, solo task.

This next task was one that he could handle and take care of at his own pace, as getting his target to come out was a hardy task within itself. There were only very few reasons for the Demon to come forth from the depths of the Underworld to wreak havoc, and Aiónios just so happened to find a way after a few decades of research. It was a rather underhanded tactic, but it involved getting close to the Demon's sister which was... something that Aiónios was all too familiar with at this point. It was shortly after the deed was done that he came face to face with the so called Anti-Magic Demon. It was a rather tough battle between the two, with Aiónios being unable to use any kinds of Magic since the Anti-Magic Demon, of course, negated them all. So he had to rely on his fists alone. Though at one point, the Demon got tired of him and decided to rip off Aiónios's right arm. He decided to return this favor by ripping the Demon's own right arm off and grafting it to his body. It was a rather painful process, but Aiónios was able to deal with it long enough to eventually kill the Anti-Magic Demon, finally succumbing to the pain and his wounds. When he woke up, it seemed as if the arm had finally become a part of him, and he was able to use it as he did his own arm. With these two jobs done, he was finally able to relax for the first time in centuries, and took full advantage of this.

### The World of New Heroes: Leaving This Reality

For the next few centuries, up until about five years before now, Aiónios kept up with his battles, but there weren't as many new foes for him to face and battle. And strangely enough, the Demon Lords seemed to be keeping rather quiet, and not causing as much a ruckus as before. Though as his father had stated, it was quite possibly due to the fact that the Ancient Heroes were finally awakening once more from their slumbers and sealings. It wouldn't be long now until they were eventually able to return back to the Realms to battle against the rising evil. As for Aiónios himself, all of his work seeming to be done... well, he decided it was finally time for the newest generation of Heroes to play their part. He eventually stepped back to focus on something else entirely, which he was given permission (secretly) by his father to do so. He went around to say his goodbyes to everyone, even stopping in at The Ancient Lands to say goodbye to those there, too. He wouldn't be returning to this place for another five years... at least, not to them. For him, many years would have passed by, and he would've lives through many more lifetimes. With his goodbyes all said and being finally prepared, Aiónios set off for the other Realities outside of the Multiverse, to see what awaited him beyond.

### Saving The Other Worlds

His travels through the other Realities took him to so many new places, which he had never expected to see before. Each one was so much more different and unique than the other, but there were many things which seemed almost the same. Many things which surprised him were seeing the "ungodly" forms of many of the gods and goddesses he had come to know, such as his Uncle Arcanum. He managed to slip in under their radar, seeing as many of them acted as students at academies or as adventurers themselves, so that he could better understand what they were dealing with. Upon hearing what most of them had to go through, he decided it would be better for him to take certain matters into his own hands, taking care of their problems so they would no longer have to suffer. There were many things that he took care of, such as fighting for Arcanum so that his old home was never lost, and he could continue living out a full and happy life. Smacking down with a Dragon-God that attempted to devour the world in Firestar's place. There were many other deeds that he took care of, which would have marked him down as one of the most powerful Heroes in his own Reality's history.

### The Prince, The Pauper and The Exile

Although there were two in particular that he wasn't exactly fond of. The first was dealing with a different incarnation of his own father. A "prince" who was meant to suffer at the hands of fate by being given the ability to be reborn after his death, only to eventually lose all those he held dear and reset his own universe in order to try and find happiness once again. Instead of sitting by as all of this happened, Aiónios instead used the powers of his Demon Arm to sever this fate from his "father" (the strange, almost mortal incarnation of him), and fighting with the gods themselves in order to keep his father safe. This is actually where he was able to become a Godslayer, being given the ability to slay the gods themselves, and access Godkiller Weapons. But to him, none of this really mattered, as in the end, he was able to keep another life safe. Despite how it may have seemed to change the history of the world he was in, it wasn't for the worst. It seemed as if it actually truly blossomed shortly after he left, entering an age of peace. Aiónios felt a strange twinge in his heart to leave the false Hollow's side, but decided to continue on with his journey.

The next Reality and world he set foot in seemed to be set more around his youngest brother, Lychnus, which was something he didn't take too kindly to. He seemed to have arrived to this Reality a bit late, as things were already set into motion by the time he arrived. So instead of trying to completely alter everything, he instead worked by the false Lychnus's side. He eventually became good friends with "Lychnus", fighting by his side as they watched different events in history take place. Even going so far as to become a "Phoenix Knight" at his side, the most powerful group of knights which were a part of something known as the "Phenix Sector". Soon after, other things started happening, and "Lychnus" mentioned something about a war with Demons. Despite this, he continued on his way to eventually becoming the leader of the Phenix Sector. And right by his side was Aiónios, who believed everything was set right. Despite this, he decided to stay around for a while, as he hadn't relaxed in some time now. And thankfully, it was a good thing he did, as after the "Era of Peace" was over, the Demons "Lychnus" was speaking of escaped their prison. The pair fought side by side, taking down the Demons alongside the other Sectors before they were all defeated, and the Sectors prevailed. It wasn't long after this that Aiónios finally took his leave, wishing "Lychnus" and those whose paths had crossed his a final farewell, moving on to the next Reality.

The final Reality and world he came across was... desolate. Almost like there was nothing left of it. As if the gods themselves were angry and smote everything within their sight. What Aiónios didn't realize, however, was that this was actually the outer rims of The Old Kingdom from his own Reality. Or, at least, a sort of copy of it. All the safety and lush greenery was behind the walls of the kingdoms, while everything which was unable to be saved was... well, set to be ruined. He met with people who were allowed in neither Kingdom, due to the crimes they had committed, and learned about the history of The Old Kingdom. To put it simply... there was nothing he could do here. He himself, due to being a stranger that had never seemingly existed to them, was exiled from both Kingdoms, being seen as a terrible threat to their rulers. There was nothing he could do here, except prevent those outside from being eaten by the ravenous monsters that hunted the wastelands. But even they seemed to want to die, as they had no food or water to sate them. All Aiónios could do was watch the world crumble, an impending Apocalypse set to destroy it. For the first time in a long time, he felt completely worthless, as he watched from afar as the entire world was destroyed, and eventually recreated by the gods, in order to become much more peaceful. It wasn't long after this that he was called back by his youngest brother, Älskare, in order to tend their father's side. In the simplest words he could muster, Älskare could only say **"Our father is dying."**.

### Grave News: Father's Deathbed

Aiónios quickly rushed back to his father's side as quickly as he could, having to hop and backtrack through multiple Realities just to find his own once more. He ignored everyone attempting to greet him and offer condolences as he pushed through, eventually getting to where his father lie. Still alive and breathing, but not dead yet. It would seem the God still had enough energy to get up and move around, but his own Time was coming to an end. And with it, Aiónios would be the one to take over for him. He wasn't against this, but still loudly exclaimed that he wouldn't let his father die just yet. He gave an encouraging speech to all that were around, even those whom were exiled in the past being allowed to attend once more to see Hollow. He claimed that, before his own father's End came, he would take out Wolloh personally, so that there would be no more loose ends. So that his father would be able to pass on peacefully and safely, without the need to worry about leaving his children and family all alone. This was the promise that Aiónios made to all that could hear him in the Realm of Gods and Goddesses.