Crow note : So, it took me a LOT of time to write this chapter as it has a lot of lore. From now on, I'll be posting chapters called 'Lore Chapters' which don't have any direct relation with the story but they'll delve deeper into the lore about some individuals or objects. Keep in mind that you don't have to read those lore chapters to grasp the whole plot, they're just for the sake of diversity and more depth to the story as a whole since dumping dozens of paragraphs in an important chapter will be a waste of time for you readers.

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"Before the natural and elemental laws were born, there existed nothing but this Light and Darkness, both harmoniously existing together. There was no time, no life, no death, nothing but these two things."

Arthur, Leiu, and the Joker remained silent and carefully listened to the naked blond woman, who seemed more like a Goddess than a normal human. Strangely enough, the darkness they were witnessing had the same aura as Leiu's darkness.

As if she could hear their thoughts, the woman explained

"Yes, that is the same as his darkness, the origin of it, more precisely."

She said that while focusing on the pale youth standing floating in the middle. After pausing for a slight second, she resumed her explanation

"From this Light and Darkness, 'we' were born… or created. As for who 'we' are, we were called 'Ancients' or 'Gods', what matters is that we were the beginning. We were not born infants and didn't go through evolution or anything like that, we had no names, families, or memories, everything was eternal and harmonious. Some were created from the Darkness and others were created from the Light.

Actually, there were twelve of us in total and with our birth, many things changed. We created life and death, worlds and stars, the natural and elemental laws, however, we were unaware that our creations will serve as our restriction in the future."

This mysterious plane, which was split into Light and Darkness, slightly changed as twelve figures appeared. Six born from the Light and Six from the Darkness, each six were equally distributed into three males and three females.

"At first, we knew not of those mortal feelings human experience such as sadness, anger… love. However, it forever changed when something happened."

Her melancholic gaze shifted to Arthur, she seemed to be resenting him yet also thanking him for something.

"You… Arthur MoonStar, appeared in that plane and with your appearance… the Time-Space continuum followed, causing the wheel of time to start, recording the beginning of time itself."

"I appeared there? Why?"

The Goddess let out a sigh before resuming:

"It was by accident but what you brought with you is a big change. Not only did you eternally change our mindset but you also were the cause of everything, good and bad. At first, after hearing your introduction, we started naming ourselves then we started naming our powers and creating new ones but there were limitations… limitations that we so foolishly set upon ourselves.

That was only the beginning as shortly after that, some of us began competing with each other. A few of us began creating worlds and giving life to new Races.

The most notable Race is the Humans, created by one of the six born from Light, he was the one who never named himself and was named 'God' by all the others. He was also the one who created the God Race. Amongst the twelve of us, he was the most mysterious and reclusive, his character drastically changed right after you appeared."

The woman paused for a second and studied their expression. The Joker, whose expression wasn't unusually serious, asked;

"So you're saying this 'God' is the same preached by the human on Earth?"

"I do not know what this 'Earth' you're speaking of but he's the one who 'created' the Human race. Also, please refrain of speaking about anything that happens in the future as it'll disturb the flow of time and may lead to serious consequences. Whatever you know of the future, please keep it to yourself and don't speak of it in my presence."

"I thought the God Race was the one who created Humans."-Arthur

"That is a common misconception."

Leiu, who has been keeping silent ever since a while ago, finally spoke.

"What does all of this have to do with Riarravar and us?"

Hearing this, the woman chuckled and said:

"Hahahaha shrewd questions warrant honest answers. Riarravar, a small world, insignificant compared to all the big stars and gigantic planets, is the first world ever created. Two of the six born from the Light worked together to build Riarravar. One of them was the previously mentioned 'God' and the other named himself Tiarius, The GameMaster. Tiarius was the very first 'being' who created the System, which progressively strengthens Humans and other Races. They created Riarravar as an experiment to see how the weak races will adapt in this world with the presence of a basic game-like system. 'God' helped Tiarius only to see what his creations, humans, were capable of. Their achievements were definitely out of his expectations. As time passed and Riarravar flourished, the rest of us grew interested in said world and wanted to add some of our 'touch' to this peaceful world. I, for one, wanted to grant the humans knowledge, knowledge about their world, their history, however short it may be…"

"With all of that said, you've still not told us who you are."-Arthur

The woman flashed a heart-melting smile at the three while answering:

"I am Quhea, Creator of Knowledge."

As he heard his answer, Arthur seemed to have thought of someone. He stared at this inexplicably beautiful 'Goddess' and asked again

"Do you know Katrina, the Overgod of Knowledge?"

In response, the woman nodded her head and replied:

"Yes, she's my daughter."

Arthur's speculation was more or less correct. He knew that Katrina had some relation to Quhea but he needed to ascertain of his guess before trying to link everything together.

'Does that mean that the Overgods in 'X's orb are special? Not humans who achieved the Overgod Realm but naturally born Overgods?'-Arthur

For now, Arthur decided to keep his thoughts and theories to himself. He'll question Quhea after listening to everything she had to say.

"Before I get any further, let me tell you about the Twelve. The six from the Light are; I, Quhea 'Creator of Knowledge', Tiarius 'The GameMaster', 'God', Sedos 'Lightbringer', Thyddor 'The Fighter', Dimitra 'Mother Nature'. As for the one six born from the Darkness, they're; Timos ''Savagery', Medtris 'Demon Queen', Ventus Malum 'Gale Devourer', Moriah 'Shadow Emperor', Zaarae 'Parasite Empress', and Xyktia 'Assassin'."

After introducing the Twelve, Quhea snapped her fingers, changing the environment from a plane of Light and Darkness into a peaceful and beautiful lush forest.

"For the first few centuries, Riarravar knew nothing but peace and prosperity. However, ignorant as we are, we wanted to join in and put out creations in this miraculous world. Though we were unfathomably powerful compared to your standards, not all of us were skilled in all fields. Just because 'God' created humans doesn't mean that all of us are capable of the same feats. So, in attempt to copy 'God', Timos created a race of his own but the result was a defective and barbaric race. Something that was Evil and only yearns for death and destruction, they were called the Cthulhu, a malevolent race that was discarded by their creator. Although they were abandoned by their 'God', the Cthulhu kept worshiping Timos and tried to wreck havoc in Riarravar in attempt to please him.

Zaarae also created the Parasite race but the first and second batch were weak so they were deemed useless and were thrown into Riarravar. Though, in the end, Zaarae was successful in creating an all-powerful race that pleased her so, she joined hands with Medtris to create a world for Parasites and Demons, which was a Race created by the Demon Queen."

Before Quhea could continue, the Joker cut her off and said:

"What about those dark-skinned creatures we found in the underground city?"

As if expecting such a question, the woman gave an immediate answer.

"Those are lesser beings, a mix of the Demon Race and the Shadow Race, hence their name; Shadow Demons."

"Why didn't 'God' or Tiarius stop the Cthulhu from wreaking havoc in Riarravar?"

"Because their goal was to observe humanity and see how it copes with any situation. Though it pained them to see the destruction of a once-beautiful and peaceful world, they could do nothing but watch as everything crumbled.

In fact, the meddling of the parasites, shadow demons, and especially the Cthulhu had greatly angered Tiarius, who went and attacked Timos."

While letting out a sigh as the peaceful environment around them transformed that of death and destruction.

"It was then that the conflict between the Twelve began. Everybody started seeking supremacy and power, most notable of them was Moriah. As I said earlier, we were all born equal but the powers we granted ourselves ended up differentiating us. Moriah's powers allowed him to infinitely strengthen himself so he quickly became the strongest of the Twelve. Fortunately, Moriah never cared about the conflict between the rest of us and only sought to reach the apex of strength.

Time passed and the conflict between us until it reached a point where we split into two sides. One consisting of those born from the Light and the other born from the Darkness. However, there were still neutral parties such as Moriah, 'God', and Ventus Malum."