SOMNOLENCE - PROLOGUE.

At the beginning, there was nothing but intent. Intent to exist, intent to thrive, but most importantly, the intent to be powerful. To not only exist, but exceed at doing so.

Out of this pure concentrated desire birthed a planet, one which let magic unto itself, albeit a concerning amount of it.

To the planet 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 said, “Are you sure.”

And to 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 the planet stated “Yes. I wish to exist beyond existing.”

This desire to exist was strong enough to intake multiple magics, five of them to be exact.

Light magic, which brought power of the self.

Aura magic, which brought power of emotions.

Mist magic, which brought power of illusion.

Hyaline magic, which brought the power of creation.

Distortion magic, which brought the power of destruction.

And these magics, these powers, they would orbit without meaning throughout and around the planet. Day by day, year by year, despite everything, the planet was still meaningless. Soon enough 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 would notice their aimlessness.

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 once again consulted the planet. “If you truly wished to have meaning, it was foolish to try and do so by yourself.”

To 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆, the planet asked “Then what must I do?”

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 responded. “Accept your role as simply another rock in my vast gardens. There is no need for you to be special.”

This upset the planet. So to The Universe, the planet responded “𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆, I have a role to fill. Something far more grand than the rest of the rocks in this garden. Comply I will not.”

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 then sternly responded. “So be it. If grandosity is what you wish then I will grant you help. But before I do, are you aware of what is going to happen to you?”

Confident, to 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆, the planet responded: “I do. Bless me with your help and allow me to become what I am truly meant to be. Allow me to truly exist, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆.”

The planet did not know what was going to happen to them. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 was upset by their attempts to lie to them. And thus, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 responded one last time. “Fine. Let you be my first example of a mistake.”

And 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 gave the planet what it wanted. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆 called upon the Eternal Beings, and rebirthed them inside of the planet. There would be five of them.

𝒁𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒎, or The Truthbringer, is the first of the five Eternal Beings. 𝒁𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒎 is the being of Light magic. 𝒁𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒎’s role was to guide the planet to create living beings. To bless them with consciousness.

𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒔, or The Pure, is the second of the five Eternal Beings. 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒔 is the being of Aura magic. 𝑷𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒔’s role was to gift the beings of the planet with feelings.

𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒚𝒆, or The Distortionist, is the third of the five Eternal Beings. 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒚𝒆 is the being of Mist magic. 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒚𝒆’s role was to gift the knowledge of the world with animosity, and to curse the beings of the planet with forgetfulness and confusion.

𝑾𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒏, or The Manipulator, is the fourth of the five Eternal Beings. 𝑾𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒏 is the being of Hyaline magic. 𝑾𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒏’s role was to guide the planet to create mountains and plants. To allow magic to flow through them as well.

𝑶𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑬𝒚𝒆, or The Finale, is the fifth of the five Eternal Beings. 𝑶𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝑬𝒚𝒆 is the being of Distortion magic.

These five beings, in the center of the planet, looked upwards with their re-birthed pupils. Vesselless they lay, but they do not lay without meaning. The Eternal Beings herd the magic inwards, and the world begins to bloom with power. This pleases the planet. It is ‘exhilarating’, it is something the planet has never known before; emotion.

This would be the beginning of the end. What the planet didn’t know is-