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Once again, the Gods themselves
were under assault. This time, all of them, save
for Lorielan, were present. As the Gods and the
Aldar with their dragon steeds fought to force
back the Chaos beings, the Chaos Lords re-doubled
their assault. The Aldar began to die as their
minds were overwhelmed by forces alien to Creation.
Soon, only a handful were left and the Gods were
in very real danger once again. Entering the mind
of Proteus, Discord screamed a challenge and there
began a combat, not of physical proportions, but
of mental. Though Proteus was able to stave off
the impending insanity that Discord promised,
he was unable to call for help and soon Entropy
joined in.
Ayar, watching the battle while undetectable,
realized that his creations, including Proteus
who was, after all, part of Ayar himself, were
about to be destroyed. Though omnipotent, even
Ayar could not see the future with absolute accuracy.
At the time of Creation, he created two realms.
One, the realm we know, was filled with a multitude
of planes and universes, each with its own set
of physical and immutable laws. The other was
a realm of pure chaos and was anathema to Creation.
None save Ayar himself are certain why he created
this unholy twin, but some of humanity's more
unorthodox philosophers speculate that our realm's
existence is somehow dependent on the other.
Nevertheless, his plan began to fail when, somehow,
the Unnamable Horror broke through into our plane
and raped Maya. Humanity, the children of Maya,
are the only race of beings, then, that are born
of both Order and Chaos. It is this that Caymus
saw when he predicted humanity's future greatness.
It is the spark of Chaos within us that allows
us the creativity and drive we possess. When Discord
entered the mind of Proteus, Proteus became aware
of all of the Chaos Lords' plans. He realized
why Pazuzu had so much power. Sadly, Khalas was
simply a pawn of Pazuzu, who was in turn merely
a manifestation of Entropy and Discord. It was
the energies released during the rebellion of
Lorielan, Khalas, and Agatheis that had allowed
this chaos to creep into the world. The entire
War of Humanity had simply been a way for Discord
and Entropy to gain a foothold in our existence.
The result of this was that all the Gods were
forced to expend massive energies to try and drive
back the Chaos, unwittingly allowing more of it
to enter our multi-planar existence. Finally,
Entropy and Discord were able to enter, imperiling
all that we know. Ayar knew that he had to act
quickly, or his creations would be destroyed.
Appearing to all, he commanded Entropy and Discord
to cease their assault. Ignoring Ayar (as he knew
they would), they continued to crush Proteus and
the other Gods. So, he was forced to cause Entropy
and Discord to disperse across Creation, adding
chaos to it. Why Entropy and Discord didn't plan
for this, we do not know. Perhaps they were unable
to fathom the concept of loyalty or affection
and thus didn't see any reason why Ayar might
step in. The Plane of Chaos, where Pazuzu, his
surviving demons, Slith, and his undead forces
were banished, received most of the dispersal,
but everywhere in Creation, chaos increased.
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