A/N: Hey dorks! In this chapter, we introduce Chaos! Yay! This is a Perchaos fic but they won't actually get together until a while later. There's a lot of build-up to get out of the way.
A billion years later, Order
Order crested the hill and saw a herd of cow-like animals with bushy hair and long horns making their way across a clearing. He smiled at one of his many creations. He had spent the past billion years perfecting the creatures and the ecosystems they lived in. The harsh winds blew the winds down flat and pushed his hair into his eyes, making him frown. He quite disliked the extreme weather of Primus and had tried to change it on numerous occasions, but Void and Perseus would always stop him and say 'There needs to be a little chaos in this world.' And he would always tell them that there really didn't need to be, and that they just wanted there to be, to which they would shrug, laugh, then teleport away.
As Order walked through the fields towards one of his favorite destinations, a small pond with trees hanging over it and fish swimming around peacefully, he noticed something was off. There was a small creature approaching him quickly. It looked like the lizards of Primus except it ran on two legs and had short stubby arms. The creature leaped at him, mouth opening wide to reveal sharp teeth and a forked tongue. Order stared in shock as the creature latched onto his arm, sharp teeth digging in. The pain was there, but it barely registered as Order thought about how all of the living creatures on Primus were peaceful and none of them ate meat. Golden blood dripped down his arm, snapping him back into reality as he teleported into the kitchen of Perseus' and Void's temple.
Perseus and Void, who had been poring over Law, looked at him with surprise before noticing the creature clinging to his arm. They thought he was going to be gone for a few hours, but it appears he got a little sidetracked.
"I thought all the animals on Primus were peaceful," Void said, confused.
"They are," Order replied, "But this one…" he trailed off as he thought for a moment. "I have never seen this one before. I did not create it." He plucked the creature off of his arm and teleported it to a holding pen in his lab.
"Then who did?" Perseus asked to no one in particular.
"I wouldn't be here if I knew." Order said snarkily.
"It's called a rhetorical question, Order." Perseus said, slightly amused and annoyed at the much younger being in front of him. Order just scowled at him.
"Whatev-" Perseus bolted up out of his chair, his armor covering him and his sword appearing in his hand. He teleported away. "What's his problem?" Order asked Void.
"I don't know, but he looked scared," Void said. "Perseus is never scared." She sounded worried now.
"Can you tell where he went?" Order asked. Void shook her head.
"He's far too powerful to be tracked unless he wants to." Order scowled. He hated how Void always made comments like that, if Perseus was truly as powerful as Void made him out to be his aura would be so strong it would tear the ground asunder and unleash chaos upon Primus. Order teleported to his lab and sat down. It was clear he was more powerful than Perseus, why did no one realize that?!
Perseus
He felt a new power appear on Primus and froze up. This strange power seemed to attract him beyond belief. He needed to see this, to feel this. It was a chaotic power, like it was balancing on the line between destruction and creation. He immediately teleported away while Order was talking, donning himself in his armor and summoning his sword as he did so. Order annoyed him, the young being was arrogant and controlling, despite how much older Perseus was. There were times they could get along, but he took everything so seriously. However, he did help a lot with the development of Primus, despite how orderly he made everything; it became tedious after a while, seeing animals with perfect skeletal structures, fully functioning internal structures and impeccable senses.
Perseus arrived at his destination, and his power immediately began to affect the environment, making the wind blow harder and large droplets of water fell from the sky as dark gray clouds coated the sky. He scanned his surroundings briefly before spotting the source of the power. A humanoid figure stood miles away, their dark clothing making them difficult to see in the dim light that managed break through the clouds. Perseus teleported directly behind the figure, a woman with long black hair. He tapped her on the shoulder and let his sword droop casually at his side. She whirled around quickly, her eyes wide. Perseus froze in shock and stared down into her eyes, and she stared back at him with an odd look in her eyes. Her eyes were beautiful orbs of swirling black and purple and seemed the hold the knowledge of the universe within them. He snapped out of his reverie and quickly examined the rest of the woman in front of him. Her face was impeccably beautiful with high cheekbones, full lips and a slightly upturned nose. She was wearing a black dress that clung to her thin form rather distractingly.
"Hello. I'm Perseus," He said casually, as though this wasn't the first new being he had seen in a billions years, which to be honest, wasn't that long to him. "Who might you be?"
"I'm…" The woman paused, "I'm Chaos." Perseus looked surprised before he grinned evilly. "What?" Chaos asked nervously.
"Nothing," Perseus replied, "I have some people that would like to meet you." He knew Order and Chaos would either get along extremely well or be enemies from the start. Perseus put his hand on her shoulder, startling her, and teleported them to his living room, where Void and Order would be waiting.
Order yelped as the huge form of Perseus accompanied by a woman appeared with no warning, and Void jumped a little. Perseus took his hand off her shoulder slightly reluctantly and snickered at the startled deities while Chaos cracked a small smile, which increased her beauty a hundredfold, despite her being extremely nervous that they might smite her. "Who is this, Perseus?" Order asked. Perseus just looked over at her, prompting her to explain herself.
"I am Chaos," Chaos started, glaring briefly at Order when he gasped. "I woke up and I was sitting against a tree, before I noticed that I was on an extremely orderly planet."
"Wait, hold up." Order interrupted. "What's wrong with the planet being orderly? I take great pride in the system I have created." Perseus rolled his eyes and Void smiled slightly, both of them already knowing how this was going to end up.
"Other than the fact that it's extremely boring," Chaos said, making Perseus and Void grin, "Nothing really."
"What do you mean boring?!" Order asked, raising his voice, face turning red.
"I mean boring in the way that nothing has any variation and you can easily and always predict what's going to happen." Chaos retorted. Order's face turned an even darker shade of red and he bit his tongue before he said something he would regret. Chaos grinned triumphantly.
"Finally! Someone understands!" Perseus exclaimed. "He even tried to make the weather calm and peaceful! Like seriously dude, you've already made the ecosystem boring. The weather and landscape is all we have left."
"The landscape?" Chaos questioned. "It seemed pretty tame to me."
"You haven't been to The Deadlands yet." Void said, speaking up for the first time. Chaos' eyes lit up.
"The Deadlands…" Chaos mused, "That sounds like fun."
"You have no idea," Void said. "Let's go!" Void smiled as Chaos nodded and they teleported away. Perseus turned to look at Order.
"I'm going to work on Law," Perseus said. "See you later."
"Why is that stupid book taking so long?" Order asked with a scowl, face still tinged pink. "After a few billion years, you'd think you'd be close to being done." Perseus glared menacingly at Order, making him shrink back into his seat. His amber eyes and his veins glowed with power and anger.
"I don't think you fucking understand that what Void and I are attempting to write will govern every single thing to ever exist when we finish it," Perseus growled. Order had some serious nerve to suggest that writing the Laws of the Universe would be easy. "So shut your fucking mouth and keep to your own boring creations." Perseus teleported to one of his favorite spots, a huge spire of black stone sticking out of a lake in The Deadlands.
He sat down, taking out a pen and Law and leaning against a boulder. He looked around at the rugged and torn landscape around him before smiling slightly. He still remembered what had created the place Void named The Deadlands.
-flashback-
Perseus stood up abruptly, glaring menacingly at Order. He could feel his aura beginning to escape from his hold and teleported away. Order had been teasing him and Void nonstop about Law for the past few days and Perseus had enough. He teleported away, to a plain in the middle of nowhere and unleashed his aura. The wind howled and thunder rumbled and boomed loudly. The ground shook and an explosion occurred a fair distance from where he was standing. Rocks flew everywhere, creating craggy mountains and hills, and a huge crater. The grass began to die as his power overwhelmed it. Cracks appeared in the dirt and the ground started to turn itself over and huge chunks floated out of their spots in Primus. It was like disassembling a jigsaw puzzle as Another explosion went off, a bright flash of blue before another crater appeared and more rocks fell. Suddenly, everything froze as Perseus felt a familiar power teleport in near him. Void.
Perseus looked around at his masterpiece. Craggy spires of rocks and strange shapes had risen up from the ground, and hills and rough mountains littered the landscape. He briefly paused and extended his senses. The new area he had just created was hundreds of miles wide. He turned towards his little sister. She was looking at him in awe and fear. He stepped forward and hugged her tightly. "I was just a little mad." Perseus said softly.
"Are you good now?" Void asked.
"Yes, fine." Perseus replied with a smile. Void pulled away from the hug and smiled at her big brother. She sat down and patted the ground next to her. Perseus sat down and she leaned her head on his shoulder.
-end of flashback-
Now he was in a similar situation, except he wasn't mad enough that everything just started exploding. He glanced down at his arms as the glow slowly faded from his veins. It was a side effect of containing such extreme power within yourself. He opened the thick book that was Law, took out a pen and started writing.
With Void and Chaos
She and Chaos walked on a path in The Deadlands towards one of the many strange rock structures Perseus had erected during his rage. This particular one was especially strange, due to how it seemed to defy gravity. It started off a normal extremely rough mountain, but then forked into two peaks that shot out at 45 degree angles away from the mountain, but then curved back together until the very tips were almost touching. Void led Chaos up the precarious mountain, where each foothold seemed to get smaller and the rocks seemed to get sharper as they climbed up. Chaos had lost her grip several times and almost fell to a painful but not fatal (Of course; she can't die) landing.
Eventually the duo reached the dual tips of the strange mountain and sat down, facing each other. Void smiled mischievously and asked something Chaos truly couldn't have expected.
"So what do you think of Perseus?" Chaos froze up, startled and she felt her face heating up slightly. The beautiful man was extremely attractive and the way he seemed so nonchalant and calm about pretty much everything kind of turned her on. She had just appeared out of nowhere and he acted like they were lifelong friends. Now that she thought about it, he was technically the first person she had ever met.
"He's very… attractive," Chaos' eyes widened and her face turned even redder, "I-I mean, um, c-calm! I meant calm." She spluttered. Void grinned at her.
"Really? Because I think you meant you think my big brother is hot." Chaos' blush deepened and she looked down a little. "I'm just going to give you a warning, though. I would recommend you stay away from Perseus. He might not seem as powerful as Order or I but I can assure you he could easily wipe us out with little more than a thought." Void sighed and gave her a serious look. "Perseus is currently working on something and it would be for everyone's best interest that he did not have any distractions."
"I understand," Chaos said slightly disappointed. Void smirked at her.
"Although, I'm not one to stop you from messing around a little." She said wiggling her eyebrows.
"I-I wouldn't do t-that!" Chaos spluttered, blushing. Void gave her a doubtful look and shrugged.
"I wouldn't judge you if you did." Void said.
"But I won't."
"You can say that." She smirked as Chaos blushed. "I can read minds, you know." Chaos' face turned even redder, she had been fantasizing about Perseus shirtless, but apparently Void had caught her. Chaos directed her attention away the cruel being that was Void and towards the strange, beautiful rocky structures of The Deadlands. They noticed a golden flash on one of the structures and Chaos looked at it nervously. "I think that would be the man of your dreams flashing in." Chaos, whose blush had just faded, blushed again and poked Void in the side. She giggled slightly before Chaos grinned evilly.
"I think someone's ticklish." She said in a singsong voice as Void glared at her.
"Don't you dare." Void warned.
"PAYBACK!" Chaos yelled, jumping on Void and beginning to tickle her sides ruthlessly as she giggled. Suddenly they both felt a presence next to them. Chaos rolled off of Void and looked up at Perseus. He was raising an eyebrow and his amber eyes sparkled with mirth.
"I'm not a homophobe guys, but seriously? At least do it where I can't see you." Void and Chaos' faces turned bright red as they gaped at Perseus. Both their dresses had hiked up their thighs, their faces were red and their hair was disheveled. From Perseus' perspective there was no way it didn't look like they were having some 'fun'.
"We weren't doing that!" Chaos screeched. "It was an innocent tickle fight!" Void nodded.
"Come on, you don't hide your secret from little old me," Perseus said. "I give both of you my blessing." He tried hard to keep a straight face as they both glared at him, faces red. Unfortunately, it seemed he had not tried hard enough as he began laughing and their faces softened. Void looked over at Chaos who looked back at her. They both had an evil glint in their eyes as they turned towards Perseus, who looked back at them with amusement in his eyes. Suddenly, both girls jumped on him, tackling him and trying to tickle him. Key word, trying. He just chuckled slightly as they stared at him in disbelief.
"Damn it!" Chaos pouted and stomped her foot. Perseus had to admit, it was incredibly cute. After a few seconds, he noticed Chaos' face was bright red and Void was grinning at them.
"Did I say that out loud?" Perseus asked them. Void nodded and Chaos looked at her feet. Perseus shrugged, "I meant it." He grinned and winked at Chaos as her blush deepened. He took a step back and disappeared.
"He likes you." Void stated simply. Chaos gave her an odd look.
"All he said was that I was cute." She murmured. Void rolled her eyes.
"You're naive." She said before continuing, "You can see it in the way he looks at you."
"What do you mean?" Chaos asked, perking up a little.
"He looks at you like he's absorbing your appearance into his memory," Void said. "He constantly glances at you when you're not looking at him. It's obvious. He likes you." Chaos was confused.
"I thought you didn't want us to be together." Chaos said.
"I didn't want you to try and get him to be with you." Void said. "But it's clear he already likes you. It would be foolish to try and stop him." Chaos smiled, ecstatic that Perseus returned her feelings towards him. Void glanced at the sky, "It's getting late. You don't want to be out here at night." She assured Chaos.
"Why not?" Chaos asked.
"The power used to create this place comes out at night and affects the weather." Void informed her, "You really do not want to be caught out here when the storms hit. Perseus is the only one who can stay here without being ripped apart." Chaos' eyes widened. Ripped apart?! She was expected torrential downpours, extreme winds, lightning, but actually being shredded into pieces? That, she was not expecting. "Let's go." Void said, grabbing Chaos' hand and suddenly they were standing in a living room of the temple. Order was asleep on an armchair in the corner. Void grinned evilly. "When will he learn?" She asked with mock sadness.
"Learn about what?" Chaos asked.
"Learn that he should never fall asleep with me around." She stated with a cruel smile.
"Why?" Void shrugged off the question.
"Because." A marker appeared in Void's hand and she smirked before kneeling next to the sleeping Order. She uncapped the marker and started drawing penises on Order's forehead and cheeks. Chaos facepalmed at Void's immaturity. She looked back at her. "Are you going to help or what?" Chaos shrugged.
"What do you want me to do?" She asked.
"Help me tie him up." Void said. Chaos' eyes widened and she raised an eyebrow. "You said you wanted to help." Chaos walked over as Void summoned a rope and gave it to Chaos. Once they finished tying his arms and ankles, they tied him up to the chandelier and left him hanging there. "I think we should head off to bed now. It's getting late." Void said, looking out the window, where it was almost pitch black out. Chaos nodded. "I'll show you to your room." Void said, grabbing her hand and pulling her out into the hall. Eventually, they reached a hallway with rooms on both sides and Void led her to the very end of it. They stopped in front of the very last door. "Here you go." Void said, before smirking. "Oh look, you're right across the hall from Perseus, what a coincidence!" She said, feigning surprise. Chaos groaned.
"Why must you make my life so difficult?" Chaos asked.
"I'm not making your life difficult!" Void said. "At the very least, I'm making easier for you to visit Perseus in the middle of the night so you two can have some fun. The rooms are soundproof by the way." As she finished, Perseus' door opened, and he stood in the doorway, arms crossed and an unimpressed look on his face.
"Void," he snapped, "We need to talk." He glared at her through his hair that seemed to always find a way to fall into his eyes. Void gulped and nodded as he stepped back into his room, her following. The door shut and Chaos stood there awkwardly. She decided to go into her room and check it out.
With Void and Perseus
"Why are you trying to get me and Chaos together?" Perseus asked as soon as the door shut.
"I don't know what you mean," Void said nervously.
"You know exactly what I mean," Perseus glared at her. "I don't have time for a relationship Void, I need to finish this book."
"Yes, because you've been so focused on Law today, haven't you?" Void asked sarcastically. Perseus' amber eyes glowed with anger.
"Maybe you're right," He said. "Maybe I should just focus on Law, and leave you three to do as you wish. Maybe I should just leave." Void gaped and stared at him in shock.
"Perseus, t-that isn't w-what I meant." She stuttered. He gave her a cold look.
"I'll be gone in two days time," He said, turning as his door opened. "Now leave me." He said coldly.
"Please, Perseus, reco-" She started before he whirled around, veins glowing with power.
"Leave," He growled vehemently as the temperature dropped. Void paled and walked out the door as she began to cry. She didn't know what she would do without him. He was her best friend and she spent almost all of her time with him. He cracked stupid jokes to cheer her up when Order teased them and then threatened to destroy him for making her upset. She knew she wouldn't be able to stand up to Order the way Perseus had. As she cried, the door to Chaos' room opened and the room's owner's eyes widened before she pulled Void into a comforting hug. She pulled back from the hug and led Void over to her bed where Void cried into her shoulder. After many minutes Void stopped crying and her breathing slowed and became heavier. Chaos laid her down on the bed and pulled the sheets over her, tucking her in like a mother.
She stood and walked out, across the hall, then knocked on Perseus' door. After a moment of awkward waiting, the door opened to reveal a glaring Perseus. She noticed that his veins had a faint golden glow. "What?" He snapped harshly. She glared back at him.
"What did you say to her?" She asked.
"I'm leaving in two days." He said, making Chaos' eyes widen. "I need to focus on my work and decided this place has too many distractions." His eyes briefly glanced down at Chaos' body and she blushed despite being pissed he made Void cry.
"What do you mean, distractions?" Chaos asked, although she felt like she already knew the answer. He glared at her for a moment before his gaze softened and he looked sad.
"You." He said, as she gasped and her face turned bright red. "You distract me, Chaos. My mind is filled with thoughts of how unbelievably perfect you are at all times." He said, his face slightly tinged pink as he spilled his heart to Chaos.
"Then do something about it," Chaos said.
"Excuse me?" He asked her, raising an eyebrow.
"You heard me." She said defiantly, crossing her arms. He stepped closer to her, face hovering a few inches from hers.
"Something like this?" He whispered seductively as he leaned in.
"Something like this," She breathed as she leaned forwards and met his lips with her own. They kissed for a few seconds until Perseus pulled back, a horrified look on his face..
"I'm so sorry." He said.
"For what?" Chaos asked.
"I can't do this, Chaos." He said sadly. "I need to finish my work."
"You can't just leave us, Perseus." She said. "You can't just leave me."
"I really am sorry, Chaos." Perseus said. "I never should have kissed you. It will only make me leaving that much harder."
"Then stay," She begged. "Please, Perseus, please don't leave." She could feel tears well up in her eyes. Perseus gave her a sad look.
"I'll return once I finish my work." Perseus said. "I'll come back. I promise." Chaos couldn't handle it and she began to cry. She stared at her feet and sobbed. She felt his strong hand cup her jaw and make her look at Perseus. He brushed away her tears with his thumb. "Don't cry, Chaos. Be strong." He murmured, but it didn't help as she cried harder. "You're beautiful, Chaos." He whispered to her, "Beautiful girls shouldn't have to cry."
"Then why," she said through her sobs, "Then why do you make me? Please, Perseus. Please stay." She said. "I love you." He stepped back and her eyes widened. She gasped, horrified; she hadn't meant to actually tell him that. His face became a cold, emotionless mask.
"I'm sorry you feel that way, Chaos." Perseus said coldly. "But you can't stop me from leaving." It hurt him to talk to her like that, to see her cry. He wanted to rush to her and hold her, kiss her. But he knew it only would cause her more pain in the future. He didn't want her to ever have to be sad again, he wanted her to have a permanent smile on her face.
"You should go." He suggested, fighting against the urge he had to tell her to stay so he could hold her until she was happy again. She nodded numbly, tears streaming down her face, and ran back into her room, slamming the door. Perseus watched her run away from him, and he cursed his stupidity, shutting the door. He shouldn't have kissed her; he had let his urges take over. He thought back to when she had told him she loved him and a tear streaked down his cheek, soon followed by more as he slumped down against the door crying silently. At that moment, he knew he loved her back. He felt an urge deep inside himself to rush to her room, tell her he loved her, and kiss her sadness away. He stood and the knob was halfway turned before he realized that he needed to leave, and he wouldn't be able to if he furthered their relationship. His veins glowed as he tried to keep his aura contained. He flashed away to the largest mountain he could find and unleashed his rage in a massive blast of power that vaporized the mountain and carved a deep groove in the ground. He fell to his knees and sobbed as the dust settled around him. He teleported back into his bed at the temple and buried his face in his pillow and let out a scream of sorrow and pain. After a few hours of him laying in bed crying, he finally fell asleep.
The Next Morning
A/N: I feel bad. I just got them together and now I'm going to tear them apart and flush them down the toilet. :( Trust me though, you'll see my reasons soon. This is very much necessary to the plot of the story.
Perseus woke up the next morning and got out of bed slowly. He thought about Chaos and Void and knew the more time he spent with them, the harder it would be to leave. There was no way he would last until tomorrow. He would go to them, tell them he was leaving, and leave. Hopefully that would be it, no unnecessary drama, and no holdups. Currently, his power was all that was holding the universe together, and while that was going to be enough for a while, it wouldn't last. He needed to finish Law so it could take control of the universe and he could stop worrying.
He teleported into the hallway right outside of Void's door. He raised his hand and hesitated. He could just go and leave a note explaining that he had left and needed to start his work now. He brushed the cowardly thought aside and knocked three times. After a few moments, a very sad looking Void opened the door and looked at him hopefully.
"Little sister, I can't stay here any longer." Perseus said sadly as her eyes began to get watery. "I fear if I spend any more time with Chaos I won't be able to leave."
"What do you mean?" Void asked sadly.
"I love her, Void." Perseus said, dejected. "Last night, she told me she loved me." He took a deep breath. "But I need to get back to my work, Void. I can't procrastinate any longer." Void nodded.
"I understand, Perseus." She said, despite her heart wanting to beg him to stay. "At least tell Chaos you're leaving." He nodded, and suddenly he felt a lump in his throat as he tried to speak again. He hugged Void tightly for the last time in a while before stepping back as she closed the door. He stood there for a moment, thinking of what to say to Chaos. He teleported in front of her door and held up his hand to knock before lowering it slowly. He had no idea what to say. 'Hey Chaos, I'm leaving. Bye. Oh yeah, also I love you.' No. That would destroy her. Maybe leave out that last part.
The next time he raised his hand to knock the door opened and Chaos stood there. He froze for a moment. She looked so beautiful he began to think maybe he should stay. He pushed away the thoughts and looked into her eyes as tears began to form in the corners of her eyes. His hard glare softened and he stepped forward, hugging Chaos. He wanted to kiss her but he knew it would be a bad idea.
"Please don't cry, Chaos." Perseus said. "I'm so sorry, but you must understand. If I don't leave now, I fear I will not be able to finish my work." She stepped back and stared at him with wide eyes.
"But I thought you said you were leaving in two days?" Chaos said miserably.
"If I were to stay any longer, here with you Chaos, I may not be able to bring myself to leave" Perseus said sadly. "I'm so sorry, Chaos, but I need to leave." She nodded sadly as the tears began to flow once again. He hugged her tightly and let her cry into his shirt. "Don't cry, Chaos. Beautiful girls shouldn't have to cry."
"Then stop making me cry." She responded, voice muffled by his chest. He felt horrible; he was the one responsible for this pain.
"Be strong for me Chaos." Perseus said. "I'll be back, but I don't know when. If I'm not back in around five hundred million years, don't expect me back." She nodded against his chest before pulling her head back and looking up at Perseus. She gazed into his beautiful amber eyes with a fiery intensity that he returned. He couldn't hold himself back any longer, and leaned down to capture her lips in his. His hands rested on her waist and hers found their way around his neck as their lips moved in sync. Eventually they had to break apart for air, and he leaned his forehead against hers and smiled sadly. "Goodbye, Chaos." He held himself back from saying what he truly wanted to, that he loved her and it killed him inside to see her like this.
"Goodbye, Perseus." She said, trying her hardest not to choke on her words. She hated the way he made it sound like they would never see each other again. He took a step back and gave her one last sad smile before teleporting away. "I love you." She whispered, before slamming her door and jumping into her bed, sobbing into her pillow.
A/N: That's all, folks. I'll see you later. So sad. :( I wish I could just let them be together. But I can't. :( (Endless sad face) And what I'm doing next chapter will probably make you hate me. But it's necessary.
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