Long ago-not when the world was new, but still a very long while back-the Bacchian people walked the land. The Bacchians worshipped several gods: Flame, head god and god of the sun; Jezebel, his queen, goddess of women; Harmony, goddess of music; Août, god of the sea; among many lesser deities.
However, none were as terrifying, or as feared, as the Chaos Twins. The Chaos Twins were Jareth, god of evil-doers; and Onyx, goddess of pain, suffering and vengeance. Tired of following the orders of their father, Flame, the Twins began a supernatural war which carried on for centuries.
The war caused much devastation, and saw the end of the Bacchian people. Chaos very nearly triumphed, until a young demigoddess-Faygar, the goddess of cunning-was able to lay a trap for Jareth. Unable to refuse his half-sister's invitation, Jareth agreed to join her for a victory celebration in his honor. He invited his sister Onyx to join them, but Onyx refused, sensing a trap, but unable to convince Jareth of her suspicions.
When Jareth arrived at Faygar's home, alone, Faygar sat him down at her table. Thinking fast, she served him a cup of tea, laced with a sleeping potion. When Jareth dozed off, the other gods worked quickly. Seizing Jareth's sleeping form, Sky, the god of magic, quickly performed a banishment ritual. Jareth's spirit was expelled from his body. His body in an eternal sleep, Août quickly imprisoned it in a seaside cave, where the waves of the sea could keep Jareth from ever returning to it.
With Jareth disposed, Onyx could not continue her war against the other gods. She accepted her defeat gracefully, but in her heart swore vengeance on her family.
Within days, Onyx tracked down Jareth's spirit, hiding inside a fresh corpse. They discovered that without a powerful human body, Jareth could never rescue his own form, and the war could never be won. Jareth began to possess human bodies, but none of them ever survived the journey. What they needed was the body of a powerful magical being.
With Jareth possessing weaker and weaker forms, Onyx began to watch for magical families. Throughout centuries, she has had no luck. She began possessing humans of her own, to preserve her body, and the Twins began to realize that if they possessed the bodies of siblings, they were more powerful.
The Chaos Twins have tried in vain, but no luck. The only thing that has worked to their advantage is that the closer their sibling hosts are, the more powerful that makes the connection, for the Chaos Twins are the original twins, and as a result of Jareth's banishment, are disturbingly close.
Never have the Chaos Twins been able to find bodies that can successfully complete the journey to the seaside cavern where Jareth's body lies. If the Twins ever make the journey, and Jareth can regain his body, then Chaos will be powerful enough to renew its war against the other Gods. Chaos will reign, for the other gods, having no followers, will be powerful enough to stop them.