Coeus' voice carried across the void, heavy with ancient wisdom.
"In the beginning, there was only Chaos."
There was no light, no darkness, no sky, no sea—only an endless, shifting void of possibility. It was a state of absolute disorder, where nothing and everything existed at once.
"Then the first beings emerged—the Primordials."
From the endless swirl of Chaos, a presence formed. Gaia, the Primordial of the Earth.
"Her birth gave form to the concept of earth and land, and thus, the world found its foundation."
Gaia was not just the soil and mountains—she was existence itself, the very body upon which all things would stand.
But the act of creation has a cost. As Gaia was born, Chaos was split, and from that division came another force—Tartarus.
"Tartarus was the pit, the abyss, the place where all things decayed and returned to nothingness."
Unlike Gaia, who held wisdom and purpose, Tartarus was primal and instinctive. He did not think—he consumed.
With these two, the world had taken shape, but it was incomplete. A world without protection was a world left exposed to the dangers beyond the void.
"Thus, the great shield was formed—Nyx and Erebus."
Nyx, the embodiment of night, and Erebus, the god of deep darkness, wrapped their domains around the world, covering it from the outside forces that lurked beyond the great unknown.
They became a veil, a boundary that separated the world from the vast, unknowable horrors of the multiverse.
With the foundation of the world set—the land, the abyss, and the great barrier—existence was complete.
But Gaia was not yet done.
"She birthed three new forces: the Sky, the Sea, and the Mountains."
Each of these creations brought forth their own gods.
Uranos, God of the Sky, who stretched across the world and became the heavens.
Pontus, God of the Sea, who filled the gaps of the earth with endless waters.
Uria, God of the Mountains, who stood tall as the silent guardians of the land.
For a time, balance existed. The earth, the waters, and the sky were one.
But balance does not last forever.
"It was then that ambition was born."
Uranos, ruler of the sky, looked upon the world and saw an opportunity.
He discovered that a greater power existed—a position that could elevate him beyond just a god.
"The title of 'God-King'—a rank so powerful that it could propel one into the realm of the Primordials."
To become a Primordial on par with Gaia, Tartarus, Nyx, and Erebus, he needed to be recognized by the Will of the World. But recognition required merit.
"And merit required an act of significance—an achievement that would shape existence itself."
At first, Uranos did not know what this act should be.
But then, he made a terrible realization.
"There were others eligible for the throne—Pontus and Uria."
If they succeeded before him, he would lose his chance forever.
And so, before they could claim the position of God-King, he struck first.
Pontus, the God of the Sea, was the first to fall. The waters wept, turning from stillness to chaos, birthing the first waves.
Uria, the God of the Mountains, followed soon after. The land trembled, and the first earthquakes were born.
With his rivals dead, Uranos finally saw the path to his ascension.
"He found his merit. He needed to create something never before seen—something that would change the course of the world."
And so, he turned to Gaia.
"He wed the Earth herself and bore twelve children—the Titans."
Their births shaped the laws of the world, bringing forth order, time, and fate.
And thus, the rule of Uranos, the first God-King, had begun.