Chapter 470 - 420 : Light and Darkness 2 (2/2)
”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.”