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They were not.
Soon after the War was over, strange reports
began to filter in from the far corners of Creation.
Beings that no one was capable of understanding
were appearing. More disturbing still, many similarities
could be found between the Nameless One of whom
Maya had vivid memories, and these new beings.
The reports came more and more frequently and
became more and more disturbing, carrying tales
of the edges of Creation unraveling through the
power of these beings.
As this attack on Creation itself grew and spread,
the Gods once again marshaled their forces. This
time, however, they all participated. Han-Tolneth
and his Aldar were there, mounted on their Great
Dragons. Some Gods fought personally while others,
like Eros, Raclawice, and Scarlatti, did what
they could to aid in this fight against Chaos
itself, for by then, it was clear that the enemy
was not part of the order of Creation and originated
from outside. Scarlatti, and his followers wove
highly structured music to combat the discord.
It is said that our greatest arias are simply
an attempt to mimic the music that Scarlatti wove
during this time. Shaitan and Glacius came with
the shadowy and feared Dreadlords. Proteus, Daedalus,
Thoth, Vastar, Gaia, Aegis, Phaestus and Matsuhama
personally fought against the enemy, driving it
back to the fringes of Creation. Raclawice created
pathways and byways to assist in the movement
of forces. Caspian fought in the depths of the
oceans of the worlds of Creation, calming the
excessive storms that this chaos caused and forcing
the tides back to natural patterns.
Nothing, however, could prepare the Gods and
the Aldar for what would happen next. As they
were meeting to discuss this disturbing new phenomenon
and their progress in battling it, a rip in the
fabric of Creation opened directly before them.
All that could be seen through the rip were swirling
lights and colours in no discernable pattern.
Suddenly, two sections obtained the smallest sense
of order, and immediately separated themselves
from their surroundings. These beings we shall
call Entropy and Discord, for they originate from
a place where names have no meaning; where organized
thought is not known and where the mortal mind
would be rendered instantly insane were one unfortunate
enough to experience it. Entropy and Discord came
through the rip and immediately began an assault
upon the Gods and Aldar, a vast collection of
the most powerful beings known, outside the Creator.
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