The second eldest Lite was Nero, the Lite of water. He took the form of mighty serpent. He had blue green skin and eyes.
After his brothers created the planets, it was Nero's job was to create and protect the seas of the realms.
How did he do it?
Once the planets were formed, Nero slithered across the lands, realms, dimensions, carving canyons and massive ditches. Once every path, ditch, canyon, cave, crevice was formed, Nero lifted his upper body off the ground and slammed himself on the ground. He flipped his tail and smacked the walls off the mountains near him. His roars shook every area of the worlds.
Rushing liquid burst from the mountains! Every carved path was filled! Every ditch was full! The world now had the life sustaining substance we know today…as water!
The people of all realms worshiped Nero as their savior and always made sure to keep their seas clean of filth. People who were drowning were rescued by dolphins, porpoises, sharks, and other servants of Nero. Any whalers or overfishers who dared violate the seas would meet a gruesome end to Nero's son Kraken, and daughters Scylla and Charybdis. Everyone worshipped and thanked Nero and his children for guarding the waters and keeping it fresh for all life. It is even said that the sea creatures worshipped Nero as well. However, not everyone saw Nero as a hero. Greek sea god Poseidon and his cousin Neptune saw him as a threat and a rival. They attempted to flood every city that worshipped Nero.
However, the water Lite wrapped his body around the walls of the city, shielding them from harm. Using his powers, Nero stopped a massive tsunami from reaching the top of the walls of Athens. Poseidon and Neptune attempted to retake the wave with their own powers. For 20 years, the trio struggled to take control of the wave. But Nero had courage, strength, and patience on his side. Finally, Nero had an idea. He called to his siblings for help. His second oldest brother Anemos sent high winds to blow back the water, his sister Fotia made the sun so hot, the waves started evaporating immediately, his third older brother Gian made a tree grow so large, it shielded Nero and the cities from the heat of the sun.
Once all the water was gone, Nero went back to the heavens to recover from his struggle. Everyone thanked the brave Lites and made temples and statues to honor them. However, he wasn't always successful in saving cities from floods. Atlantis, a city that worshipped Nero and the Lites as their own gods was successfully sunk by Poseidon and Neptune. This angered Nero greatly and sought revenge against the two. Several other cities fell to the sea gods. Having enough, Nero banished the two into his latest contraption, The Great Triangle (later named The Bermuda Triangle). The triangle and its prisoners were all soon forgotten and rediscovered in the present. Nero had many children that ruled the seas but his favorite of all was his daughter Rose. An enchanting mermaid with light skin and long silver hair as her mother and turquoise scales and sea green eyes like her father.
She was brave, wise, stunningly beautiful, and downright clever. Every man wanted her as his bride, but none could win her over. However, the chief Norse god Odin wanted her more than his own kingdom. One day, he summoned her to his castle and asked her hand in marriage. Flattered by the proposal, Rose told Odin "Dearest Odin, you offer me pleasure, riches, a happy life in marriage. However, in order to win my love you must hand me the most precious gift of all. I will give one year to find this gift and a fortnight to decide if you want me as your bride for my beauty or for true love." After Rose left, Odin began his search for the most precious gift of all.
He announced to his kingdom that if one man, woman, or child could bring him the most precious gift of all, they would be rewarded with half of his kingdom and fortune. Soon everyone scrambled to find beautiful and exotic gifts. Men forged weapons and dug for any gold they could. Women sowed extravagant clothing and picked only the most perfect flowers from their gardens. Children gathered their toys and took jewelry from their mothers' drawers. One year has passed and Odin was still no closer to finding "The Perfect Gift" . The last night of the fortnight had come. Rose walked with grace up to Odin's throne. The whole room was filled top to bottom with gifts from all over the Norse dimension.
The chief god told Rose to choose which was the right gift. However, the mermaid grimaced around and said "You silly fool, you only want for my beauty! You lavish me with gold and jewels and fancy clothes when you are missing the one gift that everyone desires! The one gift everyone needs. The one gift above all others; Freedom. If you truly loved me, you would let my heart decide whom I wish to marry. You would've set my poor cousin Fenrir loose. You would've let the trapped souls you have taken go free and rest in peace in the heavens. I do not wish to spend the rest of my days with someone who will not let me go free." Odin was furious at Rose for not wanting to marry him and only caring for her own and others' freedoms.
He growled "Very well, you wish for freedom? I will give you freedom...of your life!" With that, Odin diced Rose into four pieces and spread them across the worlds. Seeing this, the wolf Fenrir heart broke for his beloved cousin was dead. He called to his father Armon to come rescue him. The Lite snuck into Odin's palace and touched his son's chains which fell instantly. After getting free, the wolf was too weak from his struggle and his broken heart to take revenge for his cousin. Instead, he and his father escaped Odin's palace and raced to the heavens where he told his uncle Nero what happened. Nero's eyes leaked with tears of pain and sorrow.
His son Jormungandr caught wind of his sister's demise and began terrorizing Odin's children. However, Nero called him off of the ruckus and came up with a plan of revenge himself. One night, Odin invited his friends and family to a gala in his palace. While everyone was enjoying the party, Fenrir, Jormungandr, and other beasts came with heavy rocks, fallen trees, anything that ensured no escape. They barricaded all the doors and windows of the palace top to bottom, left to right, door and window, everywhere. All but one window at the very top remained untouched. Next, Nero sent a massive wave at the castle. First it came as a drip, then as a trickle, then as a spray, then as a waterfall!
Everyone scrambled to the exits but to no avail. Every door was blocked, every window was sealed, there was no escape. It took an hour for the chaos to end with the lives of the victims. Once the water resided, the castle and all within it instantly dried. But the victims were nowhere to be found. They had been washed away to the underworld to dwell forever in the pits of punishment. Only Odin was left at the surface, lying face down in a pile of muck far from his palace. He regained consciousness after a day and saw the result of his mistake. He walked wearily back to his castle, alone, to dwell on his thoughts. Odin would never forget that fateful day. Even though he survived Nero's attack, he would forever live with the guilt.
He was plagued with the memories of those he had lost. He would never lay another finger on one of Nero's kin. He would live the rest of his days alone. It was said that sailors who heard the story of Rose's demise, made compasses, and named them Compass Rose in her honor. Her four diced parts morphed into other creatures named North, South, East, and West, but that is a different story.