For eons, it was believed that Chaos and Death were black and Life and Order were white.

It was also believed that Chaos, Order, Life, and Death were all represented by gods, all male.

None of this was ever true.

Life and Death were never opposites, nor were Chaos and Order enemies.

No, they were friends, sisters, forced to fight to save the world.

Neither one ever won, but still they fought… All for humanity's mistakes and greed…

Did the blessing Life gave to the dolls she played with mean that Death had a job to kill them?

Did the havoc that Chaos wreaked on the world mean that Order had to step in?

No.

That was never the case.

Chaos and Order.

Their job was to keep balance together, not to fight.

Life and Death.

They were supposed to give the souls that passed on a new body, to keep the flow going.

The balance was disrupted when they were born into men.

Men… they symbolized power.

They also symbolized hate and greed, both of which had tipped the scales into anarchy.

It declared war.

War was something that Order and Life both despised, but had no choice but to ensue.

When the war began, they fought, trying to return to their old states.

The four of them should've been inseparable from their jobs.

They weren't.

When balance did not happen, they continued to fight.

They fought ruthlessly, losing themselves in the fire consuming the balance in their hearts.

Chaos chose Death to be her partner in war, hoping that it would tip the balance in their favor.

Once more betrayed by Death, Life chose to support Order, even despite knowing…

Knowing that neither side could win without joining their counterparts to defeat the shadows.

The shadows that had become the closest to what the four once were…

Shadows.

The one thing that lay inside all of their realms, yet was so far from it in reality.

Dark was always the one to control shadows, while Light empowered them.

Both could destroy them, though neither could create them without the other.

Can anyone truly claim that they know Truth?

Truth and Lie have always been woven so tightly that saying that you were lying would be the truth, but saying you were telling the truth would be a lie.

It's not quite what we say now.

No longer could Fate say that she knew how it would end.

That was Prophecy's job.

She did not know either, but her magic could only help.

All sides play a part; Light, Dark, Truth, Lie, Chaos, Order, Life, and Death.

Once they are found, they will play parts.

Some will be hurt, some will be strong, but it may surprise you to see which is which.

The future rests in their hands and in the voice of Prophecy.

If they do not end the war, the worlds will fall.

If they do, then balance to the worlds will be restored.

Chaos, Order, Life, Death, Light, Dark, Truth, Lie.

You hold the keys to end the darkness' reign.

You hold the ability to attain balance and maintain it.

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Good luck, my champions…

I have faith that you will achieve the goal that we all hope for.

Heal us.

Save us.