Romulus-Rome
Maibe-Ancient Egypt
Eudocia-Ancient Greece
All the Gods of the realm were blessed with wings. In order to go about their business in both heaven and earth, they were thought nessicary. They were considered the gods' pride and joy. The more needed you were on earth's balance, the more beautiful your wings were.
Most of them were pure white, save Ivan's. Being the guardian of death, it didn't seem appropriate.
However, there is one God who had his wings taken from him for disobedience.
Legends tell of a time where the world was in perfect balance.
Romulus, god of law and order ruled of the court of heaven with Maibe goddess of the harvest and Eudocia goddess of the hunt ruling as his support. Together, they were called the council of three deities.
They were also fair and just leaders of the world, knowing what to do and how to satisfy the majority. While the major gods did their work, their grandchildren played. There was Gupta, god of wildlife, Heracles god of prophecy, and finally, Feliciano and Lovino. As they were the youngest of council's wards, they were the last to receive their godly duties. When the two had aged enough to be thought as young gods, about sixteen in human years, Romulus decided it was high time to grant them their duties.
Feliciano was granted spring and Lovino was given winter.
In celebration, a gathering all gods: old and new was to be held.
However, Romulus and the council of three deities were not without enemies.
Alaric, god of magic and the guardian of the Germanic people of earth, found the man despicable. For Romulus was getting cocky, no longer helping all those who needed it. So Alaric devised a plan. When Romulus' eldest ward, Lovino, was alone in the gardens, he approached the slightly disagreeable boy. Pretending to congratulate the boy, he gave him a gift: a locked box and a key. It was a surprise, Alaric coaxed. For the party, it shall make everyone happier and full of life. If Lovino were to open the box, then all who were there would congratulate him and notice him more than his beautiful and bubbly twin.
Lovino, who had always quietly jealous of his younger brother and saw this as his opportunity to finally get the recognition he deserved. So at the party, he waited until the highest point to unlock the box.
Chaos spread through the room. A beam of dark magic shot through Romulus' chest causing him to fall to the ground in pain, the same happening to Maibe and Eudocia, their wards rushing to their sides. With his last breaths, Romulus looked up at Lovino, who still stood still with the opened box, eyes wide and uttered the words that have been told to many a generation.
"You have ended me, my child and for that, you are cast from the Kingdom of Heaven and with no way to return, shall be forced to wander earth for all time."
And with that, the God became nothing but a trail of smoke in the wind. Maibe and Eudocia were not far behind.
Now none of the old gods remained.
Arthur, god of knowledge soon took Romulus' place as ruler of Heaven, installing a new council, this one containing ten members including the knowledge god himself. His first act was to throw Lovino out of heaven, stripping the boy 's wings and leaving him to wander earth alone.
It is said that he climbed to the highest mountain where he could cry up into the sky in order to somehow be forgiven. From Lovino's banishment onward, the world never experienced another winter. Feliciano was benevolent god, making spring as fruitful as possible for the laborers of the earth. Occasionally, he made chilly days in honor of his lost brother's memory, but he was not able to make snowfall. While Lovino's name became a curse to the people, Feliciano's became one that was a beacon of hope, peace, and prosperity. Still, Lovino has temples dedicated to him. They are small buildings attached to Feliciano's larger shrines. One priest and one priestess are assigned to work the wingless winter god's shrine.
Alone on his mountain, Lovino waits, receded into a lonely, guilty, bitter and angry at a world that was taught to hate him for a mistake.
But perhaps, he won't have to wait for much longer. The world is not always as prosperous as it may seem.
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