CHAPTER 1
In the nothing before the beginning there was a thought. And that thought became the beginning. The beginning became a reality. The reality formed a consciousness.
That consciousness was what we call Khaos. The first being. However, Khaos was not a being per se. Khaos had no physical form. It was simply a place, with consciousness. That is what we call the Void.
From the Void formed two consciousness. These were Time and Opportunity. Ages and Destiny. Chronos and Ananke. Chronos was male. Ananke was female.
Chronos was time and time was him. Time was the first of the three forms of space. Without time it could mean nothing would progress. Nothing would happen. Or it could everything would progress instantly? There is no way to explain it. Most cannot even comprehend it.
The Age. It could signify the progress of existence? It could mean the first era and how it expanded and advanced? No one can explain that either.
Chronos is incomprehensible.
Ananke was opportunity and she is an opportunity in her own unexplainable way. Opportunity dominates all choices. Opportunity is chance. There is a chance of everything. Does that mean she is everything? No one apart from Ananke herself knows.
Destiny. It dominates everything. Everything has a destiny. Everything has a purpose, in one way or another. Everything has something they are destined to do or be. Destiny is the one of the few things you cannot beat or escape.
Time passed. The sheer power of time brought forth and fulfilled the destiny of the beginning of humanity. From that spawned Earth and Sky. Gaia and Ouranus.
Then came forth Water the first liquid and Ocean, the vast pools of water that drenched most of Earth. Hydros and Pontus.
Following them emerged Night, the state of time and sky that covered Earth in darkness and the aforementioned Darkness. Nyx and Erebus.
Darkness is much like Time. It is incomprehensible. Is darkness the absence of light? Is light the absence of darkness?
This part is complicated. As mentioned before no one knows what came first. Was it Light and Day or Darkness and Night? Aether and Hemera.
Following these polar opposites emerged the deadliest and most powerful of beings, we call the Protogenoi, Chronos and Ananke, the Pit. The Pit is many things. It is the direct link to the void. It possesses great power, yet possesses great evil. The Pit like a few of the aforementioned Protogenoi, was truly incomprehensible. Tartarus.
From these beings spawned many thoughts. From these thoughts were spawned Emotions. Eros.
Slowly over time these beings started becoming what we consider humane. Rules. Ethics. Morals. From that spawned Life. Phanes.
The beings took their first steps. Whether they were metaphysical, Protogenoi – like or physical no one knows. This drained energy. To regain their energy they rested. From these actions spawned Sleep. Hypnos.
The twelve Protogenoi that comprised the group of beings tasked with keeping order and nurturing the creations of Chronos and Ananke, was complete.
From then forth spawned humanity. Humanity held no forms. It was a combination of everything. Gaia, Ouranus, Hydros, Pontus, Nyx, Erebus, Hemera, Aether, Eros, Phanes and Hypnos. Humanity unknowingly hold the power, the key, to the existence of the universe. However the universe shall forever exist under the reins of Time and Destiny.
All these beings eventually settled down in the newly created world. Many underestimate the importance the protogenoi possess. Unlike the modern day gods they do not channel their power through their domain, they literally are their domain.
For example if Hypnos was to fade or be destroyed, either the world will fall into endless sleep or sleep and everything associated with it will be reduced to a mere concept. Without sleep humanity and general existence will be destroyed. Gods do not require sleep, but if you remember how Hypnos came to be, you'll find that he substantiates all forms of energy replenishment. While gods can take cover in their domains, but eventually the gods pure essence will be all it can use to sustain itself. Eventually the gods ocean of power or essence would run dry and they will subsequently fade.
You now see how much of an impact each and every primordial has upon existence.
For eons these protogenoi explored the world and gained unrivalled knowledge of it. These years were known as the Age of Antiquis Prima. The ages of the first protogenoi.
These beings now started reproducing. Of course Eros had discovered the erotic pleasures of sex first. Now back then all these protogenoi were only then discovering about emotions, feelings and urges. Only Eros really understood them. The other protogenoi possessed no self – restraint whatsoever. As by then most of these entities had found their significant others.
The importance of these relationships shaped the world as we know it. Have you ever wondered why we associate light with day? Darkness with night? It was all because the beings, through what we nowadays associate as marriage brought forth. Each pair of protogenoi brought forth a new association within their domains.
Of course in this relationships and the aforementioned urges, lots of children were birthed. The most active pair was Erebus and Nyx, surprisingly. After them it was Gaia and Ouranus, who together created the titans.
If you hadn't noticed before, there was one spot missing in what was being called the protogenoi council. Many of the second generation protogenoi believed they were fit for a throne in the council. Most candidates were turned away. Till he arrived.
Perseus was by all means a bastard. He was born brother to Moros, Lord (A/N Gods were known as lords) of Doom. However unlike Moros, his father was not Erebus. He was born outside the wedlock, to a partnership of Nyx and Tartarus. Upon exiting the womb of Nyx, he was pronounced protogenoi of Destruction.
That could've meant a lot of things. His protogenoihood was an enigma to all. What no one understood was that destruction, to them, was a concept. All the other protogenoi possessed a domain of what we would refer to as a noun. Like Gaia was of Earth. He could mean he was the cause of destruction? Maybe he was the aftermath of it? Maybe something in between?
Whatever he was, he was powerful none the less. Destruction has its own place in the advancement in humanity. Without destruction their would be no change. Ideas wouldn't be shot down. Old era's would not advance, as there is no force that will destroy what should be failed attempts at advancements. Of course the bad side of destruction was often the evil intent behind it, the grief and sorrow it brings.
All those weigh heavily on Perseus. He believed joining council would give him partnerships and friends. He was an outcast in the Mansion of Night. He was a bastard and god of Destruction. The only people he got on relatively well with were Eris and Moros. The latter's reasoning simply a sense of kinship and empathy. Moros of all people would understand, being god of Doom. And Eris, Eris probably enjoyed his company as goddess of Chaos and Discord, both of which are created following destruction.
So then looking for more kinship in the form of the protogenoi council Perseus applied.
He got the position.
There was a lot of backlash following the decision. While many argued that Destruction would never do well in a council based on order. The council came to his defense. They told the second generation protogenoi that it was the will of Ananke and everything happens for a reason.
Perseus was grateful for that.
Upon his induction into the council he was presented with his holy weapon and armor.According to Ouranus, the unofficial leader of the council, the sheer untainted power and essence of his existence would form it. Think of it as him having pools of power. The holy weapon and armor would pull the essence from that pool and form a physical structure.
For his weapon he received what he dubbed the Mace. The mace itself was a work of art. It was a big thing, yet was not heavy to swing about. The weapon bared a striking resemblance to what we call the shishpar these days. For his armor he received full body armor. The chestplate had a cape flowing off the back. The armor and helmet both had lots of spikes and sharp edges. (A/N: see 'Saurons armor')
The helmet covered his entire face and had a crown of tall spikes set upon the ridge of the helm.
Perseus was overjoyed at the sight of, what they called rites of power. These rites, in his case his armor and mace, would be the only thing that could withstand the sheer force of power that the protogenoi that owns them emits. The rites of power are used to channel the pure essence of the protogenoi, something that is impossible to comprehend upon the mortal plane.
Perseus then entered his first council meeting. He did not fit in perfectly and felt like a bit of stranger to these first generation protogenoi. He did, however, make a lot of good points and helped resolve arguments that would've extended over a longer period of time. It was mainly his blunt and extrovertive ways that made him a name and important position upon the council.
Many eons later a new council was formed.
The Vis Secundum Regium.
This was the second council of protogenoi. Think of them as the lieutenants of the original council. This council possessed only eight members.
Gnosis, the protogenoi of Knowledge had officially recorded everybody's uses and statuses upon these two high councils.
Upon the script of Knowledge, written by Gnosis (A/N: She is my OC protogenoi of Knowledge.) and later obtained by Thoth, Egyptian god of Knowledge, the orders went as follows.
Ouranus, Lord of the Heavens. Unofficial king of the Universe.
Gaia, Lady of the Earth. Unofficial queen of the Universe.
Nyx, Lady of Night. Tactician of the protogenoi.
Erebus, Lord of Darkness. Will of the protogenoi.
Hemera, Lady of Day. Peacekeeper of the protogenoi.
Aether, Lord of Light. Knowledge of the protogenoi.
Pontus, Lord of Oceans. Judge of the protogenoi.
Hydros, Lord of Water. Navigator of the protogenoi.
Eros, Lord of Love. Charisma of the protogenoi.
Phanes, Lady of Life. Bond of the protogenoi.
Hypnos, Lord of Sleep. Seer of the protogenoi.
Perseus, Lord of Destruction. Weapon of the protogenoi.
For the Council of Minority it went as follows.
Akhyls, Lady of Misery. Unofficial leader of the council.
Moros, Lord of Doom. Weapon of the council.
Eris, Lady of Deceit. Discoverer of the council.
Thanatos, Lord of Death. Seer of the council.
Nemesis, Lady of Balance. Judge of the council.
Geras, Lord of Age. Knowledge of the council.
Gnosis, Lady of Knowledge. Knowledge of the council.
Sophrosyne, Lady of Restraint. Bond of the council.
As you all know the legend of the Titans coming to existence and poor Ouranus' descent into madness. In Perseus' opinion he believed that it was a good choice to take himout of his misery, however the gory and brutal way Kronos, Iapetus, Hyperion, Koios and Krios murdered him was not something he approved of.
It was at that point when Kronos killed Ouranus and believed himself to be new king of the universe was it that he devised his master plan. The reason being Kronos was furious at how he was the one to kill Ouranus yet was not even one of the candidates for the now open title of King of the Universe.
The original candidates were Pontus, who had prior to that been the closest to getting the position, but Pontus never wished for that, the there was Aether, a good candidate but not at all serious enough to be able to advance and progress in the ways of the protogenoi, and the last being Erebus, as he possessed many similar traits to Ouranus.
Kronos as already mentioned was pissed that he wasn't a possible candidate. So he lured Gnosis and Hypnos into Othrys on the pretences to throw a party in their honor. While Hypnos was wary, as could sense the dreams and goals of Kronos. He tried to escape but was held down by Iapetus, Hyperion, Krios and Koios. Gnosis was held down by Theia, Phoebe, Themis and Thetys , who were later found out to be forced into submission.
Kronos using and ancient ritual that's words of power managed to overpower the essence of two weakened protogenoi. Using these words he channeled the immense power of Gnosis, giving the ultimate knowledge to complete the ritual, even if he would forget it, he expelled the remaining essence of Hypnos throughout the noticeable power signatures of the protogenoi, sending them into a comatose state, were they would not ensure the aforementioned consequences of forfeiting the existence of themselves and what they represent upon the mortal plane but simply be unconscious.
From then on a new age had begun.
The Golden Age.
Then came the war between the new species, Gods they called themselves, against the mighty Titans. The Titans were the more powerful race being direct descendants of Gaia and Ouranus.
In the war, however, the Gods caught them off guard. While the Titans won many of the battles they did not win the war.
From then on the new age had begun.
The Age of the Gods.
I have major plan for this story in fact. This was just the prologue. The main bulk of this story will take place during the PJO series.
Most of these facts are not myths just my own imagination as I always felt Rick didn't do most of the supposedly powerful beings justice. Like how the Gods threaten Percy with the fact that they know when he's lying but the all powerful Nyx get fooled by two demigods. And don't get me started on Gaia, Hyperion and Krios going down like little bitches.
Disclaimer: I do not own PJO/HOO. Rick Riordan does.