Chronicles of Lux and Tenebrae: Sins of the parents

Chronicles of Lux and Tenebrae: Sins of the parents

/ know it's supposed to be Lux and Tenebrae's story but their parents keep popping in my mind. :p

He was the end made flesh, the one that was supposed to destroy all life on Earth. He was supposed to ride with his brothers until there was nothing left of Earth and yet, things didn't go as planned. Death met Life. One day while he was riding on his own in an attempt to test the limits of his powers, he met the goddess. She was standing in the middle of what seemed to be a battlefield filled with the bodies of monsters and fallen men that laid at her feet. She was looking at them with a stunning silver gaze filled with compassion, an emotion he couldn't decipher just yet. She felt his presence and turned to look at him. It was at this moment that Death was born.

She awoke something inside of him that confused the deity at first. She filled his chest with her essence and little by little, the feelings he had for her gave him a "heart". She helped him reach consciousness, she helped him become his own person. No longer was he the puppet of his maker, hell-bent on destroying everything. He saw the beauty of Life. He saw the beauty of what she created and the importance of balance. He was the embodiment of Death and as such, assumed a new duty. He would no longer seek the destruction of everything but rather would help regulate Life on Earth. He would collect the souls of the dead and offer them a new home, in his realm. He would let this world thrive rather than destroy it because she showed him the beauty of this world and helped him become his own person.

She made a free god out of him. Love did. He broke free of his chains and turned against his brothers. Time intervened and claimed that Life and Death couldn't get together. Being the eldest of all deities, the two gods didn't question his claim. He knew everything, had seen everything and wanted the best for them. So they ended their relationship and parted ways. Life would be above, in the Realm of All Beginnings where she would marry and conceive children, including Lux. Death would stay below, in the End Realm, where he would conceive a child, Tenebrae. Sins of the Father, sins of the Son. History repeats itself. Always. It seemed like an unwritten rule that affected the parents and the children. Tenebrae, son of Death and god of Darkness met Lux, daughter of Life and goddess of Light. He fell in love with her and the pair banished the horsemen of Apocalypse, just like Death and Life did in the past.

Sins of the Mother, Sins of the Daughter. Lux died because of Life's love for Death. The goddess of Life knew from the moment she met the god of death that they should never fraternize because they were polar opposite and yet... she fell in love with him, up to this day. That love cursed her with the anger of his siblings who swore to destroy her and everything she held dear, starting with Lux. If it wasn't for one last effort, the princess would have been lost forever. Why would such a beautiful thing like Love be punished by dread, pain and fear? It was unfair and cruel that the children of two souls entwined with passion and love would suffer like Tenebrae and Lux did.

All of that because She broke his chains? All of that because he became his own king? All of that because for the first time in his life decided for himself? It seemed to be, after all, the one who would work his best to squash your resistance would be the first unhappy to see you resist, rebel and win. Sins of the Father, Sins of the Son. Sins of the Mother, Sins of the Daughter; History repeats itself, it always does.

But the ending, this time, might just be different.