Of death

She was exhausted.

She thought she could pull that off, Trying hard at existing so it might happen. It worked for a while, they bought her lies They bought her songs and her dance They bought her laughter, her smiles They bought everything she threw at them She believed everything she tried to fake. Put a little bit of magic, smile broadly Let the meat cleaver beat you to a pulp Exist! Pretend! Exist! Defend your existence Find many reasons to do this charade Find many reasons to wake up too. Maybe him or them or her... anyone. Maybe you. Maybe you too. So she held tight on what she had. But it exhausted her even more. So maybe sleeping was required. Sleeping that eternal slumber. Oh, that was attractive. That was attractive

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.

Chronicles of Lux and Tenebrae: The mother

A/N: Last of the last. Last main character to be presented before I kickstart the story.

xxx

Life was the most powerful being in that universe, alongside Death. They both were two sides of the same coin. She created and he destroyed and the two were supposed to keep some balance in this world. There was a golden rule that prevented Life and Death from fraternizing, despite both of them developing growing feelings for one another, it was decided best for them to focus on other people and their own realms. For Death, it became a necessity when he wanted to have an heir. He chose one of the most beautiful -living- woman to carry his child. She later died during labour and joined Elysion for the great service she gave Death but he never felt anything for her. How could he? when all he had in mind was Life? She herself, chose a mortal man, called Prince Happy, who gave her several children over the years their relationship lasted. Her last born, Lux was the only daughter she had. Her precious little girl who brought Life so much joy and pride. How could she not? 

Life was the most powerful being in the universe, alongside Death. She was known for her timeless beauty. Her dark skin complexion and long black hair that was only highlighted by the white eyes of hers. Life was the warmest creature to ever exist, kind and gentle and celebrated by every living creature. She was feared, treasured, cherished for how fleeting she was and how fragile mankind was. She reigned with an iron fist on her realm, ensuring the survival of all living creatures and the respect of Time and Fate. Over the years she gave more work to her children, making them find anomalies on both Earth and in the Realm of all beginnings to ensure that no abominations could exist and disrupt the natural course of the CYCLE. Life started it all, Death ended it all and spirits joined the End realm for their final rest. It was supposed to happen that way. Of course, you'd think that Life would have avoided Death at any cost. Their old flame should have died when Time told them they couldn't be together if they wanted to avoid a major catastrophe. It didn't happen this way. Life was in love with Death and so was he but they decided to bury their feelings for the well-being of the whole universe. That was until their children met and fell in love with one another. Tenebrae was young, brash, reckless in his feelings and so was Lux. Both were aware of the golden rule and yet it didn't stop them from falling in love with one another. It was crystal clear for the two younglings that they were meant to be and the fatal attraction caused the parents to be scared of the potential repercussions of their love coming to fruition. 

Locking Lux away wasn't the smartest move her mother did, but it was the result of a deeply rooted fear inside of the deity, one that refused to leave her guts and kept her awake at night. Her child couldn't fall in love with Death's child and repeat the same mistake their parents made. Fraternizing was forbidden and she knew it only was a matter of time before the children were punished for their foolish action. She expected Time to confront her but instead of him, fear, death and rotten flesh invaded the Omega realm. It never happened before but Tenebrae's birth and the romance that was born from his relationship with Lux attracted Life's enemies even faster. She should have seen it coming but it was too late. Powerless, she watched Conquest kill her daughter in front of her, and was severely injured by War. She couldn't hear them well but realized that they had been fomenting a plan to overthrow both Death and Life. They were successfully driven out by Life's last effort but it had her fall into a coma shortly after she brought her daughter back to life, with amnesia and sent her to Earth. Aware of her surroundings but unable to communicate, she couldn't tell Death that their children were in danger or give him the identity of her assailants but she knew he would investigate and would protect their heirs. He had to.

Life was the most powerful being in the universe, alongside Death and yet she got herself surprised by an attack of the three remaining apocalypse riders.She had lost two of her sons who joined Death's End realm, but three were still alive and rebuilt the Realm of all Beginnings while their mother was recovering from her assault. Lux was very capable and they knew that even without her full memories, she still was able to handle herself well. Life found solace in thinking she would make it and that Tenebrae would find her and would protect her. Until her awakening, there was way too much uncertainty for Life's liking. Nobody knew what would happen next and that was the scariest part, nobody knew. 

-TBC-