Connection of the Worlds: Second Edition (Prologue Preview)

Prologue

Chaos

It has many meanings, many forms. And once, it was the only form; it was the beginning.

Chaos was everything and nothing. And though its name took on many meanings over the millenia, it was acknowledged in every great culture, every civilization, empire, religion to ever exist: Mesopotamia. Egypt. China. Greece. Rome. Gaul. Norway. Japan. The Americas. Some called it a gap, a void. Others, some mist that swirled and tossed. Still, others - a river, mud, clay. 

But whatever culture, whatever great mythological pantheon, whatever era, one thing was certain. From Chaos, rose something awe-some, a force of greatness, Power. And from that Power, rose the gods.

It may seem that all was wonderful after this creation, that there was peace, nature, water, light, earth, sky, all god-born. But alas, it could not stay a paradise forever; that is certain too. 

Famine, disease, war, darkness… all created alongside the good. This was evil, in its purist form. And it came from the gods, from the demonic, monstrous beings created as mischievous counterparts for the leaders of the world, overlords of the human race. 

Humans, our kind, were nearly wiped out. We were tested, put on trial, barely able to survive.     

And so it happened that the gods of peace took pity, and formed an alliance. They banished the evil gods, took away their objects of Power. The evil gods, misunderstood, untrusted, were not seen for thousands of years, and the alliance flourished. Ambassadors from every religion traveled from one heaven to another, to keep peace and help the mythological creatures survive, long after their cultures had been gone, wiped out, abandoned by their human worshipers. 

All was well. Until recently. A Power could be felt, like a tremor, an earthquake that shook every pantheon, every creature good and bad. 

Something evil was coming… and the gods realized their worst fears had been confirmed. This was something they could not face alone. They needed the help of humans. 

They needed the help of Children of Myth. And if they failed to find the right heroes… all would be lost for good.