Stars of Destiny

It all began, let us say, nearly seven-hundred years ago. The great Second Celestial War had been won, and the dreaded Chaos that threatened to engulf the lands had been extinguished. Humans were on the verge of a Golden Age that had not been witnessed since very ancient times, when the world was still whole and pure. In this time of prosperity, technology advanced, love blossomed, and the world experienced its first true period of peace since the great “Pax Romana”, eons before. It was the year 2077, and people seemed to be at such a high apex of wealth and contentment that they dared to challenge God once again.

Scientists began constructing what they called a “superhuman”, the ultimate collection of human data, traits, personality, and skill, and cultivated into a single living mass. Because of multiple failures, however, they were unable to full create one until thirty years later, when their research and technology had peaked. This “superhuman” was to have a longer life than others, would hardly age at all, would have great strength and knowledge, and would be an example of what all people could strive towards. He was given the name Adam Charles Nietzsche. With the success of Adam, scientists raced to create a “super woman”, and twenty-four years later, Eve Darwin Nietzsche was “born” into the world. The two superhumans mated, and bore a child, which was named Sigmund.

It was in the year 2142 that everything changed. The “super family”, advanced beyond all capabilities of science, made contact with an alien life form. Up until that time, no other creature was thought to exist outside of the Solar System, which had been completely explored and colonized just eighteen years before Adam was “born”. With this new discovery, humans finally found the proof that they had been searching for all those millennia--that there really were other advanced species out in the universe.

In the year 2222, human being explored the planetary systems outside of their own, and sparked a new era of exploration and danger. In 2253, my dear friends Abraham Withers and Abigail Ikumi were born; they would play many major roles in the following centuries, and would obviously leave a great mark on the tablet of history.

In 2270, all the hopes and dreams of the people were finally dashed to pieces. All Hell broke lose as Adam and Eve suddenly went berserk, without any reason or cause. They began destroying and killing anything that was in their sight, and with their advanced physiological makeup, were easily able to conduct war against the rest of the world. The “super family” which had started out as a beacon of hope and the power of humans had now turned against their own creators--some said it was the wrath of God that brought forth such misery. Seven years later, Abraham and Abigail, along with several of their comrades, were “altered” forever...

It was three years after this event when the alien life form that Adam and Eve contacted so long ago finally arrived on Earth. Their race was as deadly and destructive as the Chaos that had been extinguished so long ago; some people even said that the aliens, the Uroborus, were reincarnations of the same Chaos. When these aliens arrived to decimate the world and to align themselves with the maverick superhumans, “The Final War” began.

Before the twenty-fourth century turned, The Third Great Cataclysm occurred, and the face of the Earth was altered forever...

Ten years passed since Adam and Eve called forth vile judgment from the heavens. In that time of anarchy and carnage, Abraham and Abigail Withers used the research of their mentor Thomas Adams, as well as a recently-discovered technology, to develop what is known only as “the spirits”. It was the combined powers of the Earth, as well as an alliance with a friendly alien race, the Retharians, that finally spelled the doom of Adam and Eve. Five years after the annihilation of the superhumans, my species, the Eternenenites, began to appear, and with our additional help, the Uroborus were completely wiped out and driven away from the Earth.

That had all happened four-hundred years ago; I myself was not born until 2478, three-quarters of a century after the Retharians gifted Earth with the ability to make interplanetary and intergalactic travel possible. Things have been peaceful since then--the births and deaths of countless people have revolved, wars and peaces have been waged, and the galaxy has joined together. The Earth still lives, as a husk perhaps, but with the protection of myself and a few dozen other Eters that call this place their home.

Shadi has brought you all here to give you the news that the Uroborus that was assumed to have been destroyed in the past is now making a return. A terrible creature, born and yet unborn, dying yet not dying, sadistic and peaceful, chaotic and logical, the Uroborus is a being of fierce complexity, owing allegiance to chaos and THE Chaos. Its blood is the blood of the dead, its flesh is the skin and muscle of those who have been happy and horrified, its bones are steel and supple, and it is suicidal, and life-giving, and everything, and nothing.

It is coming. I can feel it. The creature that has yet to wring out the ultimate destructive storm, the Ultimate Cataclysm, has finally paid heed to the call of its fallen brethren. It is coming, I know it. I have seen it in the stars, and Shadi has seen it in the shadows, and Marshal Withers has known about it ever since the last of their kind vanished in the haze of defeat. It is coming. We have always felt that their kind would return, but when and where were not known. We do not even know why it has chosen this period to destroy us again...

But unless something is done, I am afraid to say that what is left of the Earth will soon be lost forever, drenched eternally in a mire of anarchy and confusion, and chaos and blood, rivers of blood. It is coming. It is upon us. I know it. I can feel it. This news is grave, my dear children, but with every storm cloud that passes over, there must always exist a silver lining...

It has been said that we are each born under our own individual star, and we are also tied to our own individual destiny. One day, the stars we are born under and the destinies we are tied together with shall meet, and our verse in the great song of life shall be sung. I believe this prophecy to be true; that is why Shadi has summoned you all here. You all each have an individual destiny to perform, but you also have a shared destiny, one that involves the combines hearts and wills of every one of you, and many more that you are unaware of, who have been called by Shadi’s comrades into other places. Together, you have joined here today to fulfill your destinies.

I am Chigaku, the star of Music--but I assume that you all knew that already! Diana Jade, you are Tenko, the Lone Star, though I do not think that applies to you any more, dear child. Dana Withers, you are Chisatsu, the Searching Star, who scours the galaxy looking for her path in life. Zatore Esgaroth Thrindale, you are Chiri, the Star of Justice, for your meritorious and honorable work. Sahn Runtharee, you are Tenbou, the Savage Star, for your strength is massive, and your reputation is wild.

Gregory Rodriguez, you are Chikou, the Cunning Star. Your wit and guile have helped you when all other sources seem inadequate. Woolyford, you are Chijyu, Beast Star, an animal of surprising strength and intellect. Cattia Prepells, you are Tensyo, the Swift Star, for it is by your speed and quick thinking that you have survived and thrived. Dustin Harper, you are Tenritsu, the Standing Spear Star, for it is by your strength and honor, and perhaps your unshakable foundation, that you are here presently.

Jerwon Nodsten, you are Chifuku, the Hiding Star, for though you consider yourself an adventurer, are you not merely hiding from a life of consistency, and commitment? Ilyich Brokolov, you are Tengou, Star of Conflagration. You believe yourself to not be part of this group, but with your experience and influence, you may yet be its strongest member. Melena Fara’dellyn, you are Tenyu, Star of Heroic Ferocity. I do not think I need to explain why that is!

Titania Prepells, you are Chiyu, the Helpful Star. You may think you shine dullest, yet it is by your light that many more people can see clearly. Ketra Glang, you are Tenrou, the Goal Star, for it is by your goals and your passion to reach them that you are as fierce and gentle as you are. Lord Shadi, then, is Chikai, the Star of Earthly Guidance; his counterpart, Aravi, is the Tenkai, Star of Heavenly Guidance. It is through their effort that you all have been asked here, to fulfill your destinies. To those I did not mention, feel you not ashamed. I assure you all, whether minor or influential, obscure or powerful, your role in this passion play shall be one of greatness.