SR World Pantheon/The Book of Creation

Tale 1: The First Beginning and the First End
In the beginning, there was Chaos, and Chaos decided that he was not to be only a concept, so he made in himself a form. And with this form came Life, which was inspired by Chaos, and became Gaia. And there was little to do, so time was not passed. On the Nonexistent Day of the First Beginning, Gaia sneezed, and then time was passed, and it took the form of Chronos. Thus, they were all created at the same time, since there was no time before Chronos. The Sneeze of Life shook the nothingness that was the universe with such force that, out of fear of the Chaos that existed, both in concept and form, took shape and became many universes: Ursa, Embla, Panacea, Lazarus, Osmium, Serendipity, Antagonist, Myriad, Feint, Rorschach, Courier, and Lustrum. But Chronos was displeased as this had happened instantly, and that time had no part in the creation of these new universes, so, in his anger, he banished Lazarus away. For a time, when time was, there was silence, and Chaos, Gaia, and Chronos pondered on how they would make their creations grow.

Yet within the crevices of nothingness, deep within Lazarus, the Gods of Epon began to form, an evil unlike anything the world has ever known. With such animosity, they conquered logic before logic even was; they defied order before there was law. With all their madness, they sought to create forms for themselves that would become Houth, Quanivore, and The Blender of Souls, that of would overpower their creators and plunge what was into Epon, meaning "the chaotic absence of chaos". Chaos quaked at the idea and, for a moment, questioned his realm. Gaia shivered at the sight and, for a timeless moment, regretted creation. Chronos, realizing what he had brought upon all things that were to be, buried himself into Lustrum out of shame, not to be seen again for a long time. But since there was no time, he was not seen again, and there was no Chronos. And since there was no time, Gaia was not born. And since Gaia was not born, there was no life. And without life, Chaos became a concept once again. And for a time, the Gods of Epon ran amuck- being disorderly without chaos, alive without life, and existing without time.

Tale 2: The Unity of the Creation Trio
Chaos, cowering in his form without life, feared for what the timeless future would be. He pondered if he could rule without his brethren, but it was impossible. Stuck in an unsolvable loop, Chaos was nothing. Only Chronos could undo this madness, but Chronos was not alive, because there was no life.

Chronos, having all of timeless, empty eternity to brainstorm, created the concept of the timeline, allowing for jumps through points in time, if time were to be. He created time once again, and the Gods of Epon began to age. Maturing in their forms, they became more hideous and incomprehensible than what could not be grasped before. But Chronos was swift and traveled to a time before then, which he called the Past. He called its opposite the Future. And he traveled to when there was no Gods of Epon, and he sealed away himself from the past before he could do any damage. He then ceased to be, as he was trapped by himself all that time ago. Gaia and Chaos undid this, and when he was released, he swore to always consult with his brethren prior to any major decision that would affect their creations.

But the Gods of Epon still were, even though they were not and would never be. Gaia, using her wisdom, explained to them their nonexistence. In their fear and lack of comprehension of themselves, they downgraded themselves into the Gods of Nope: HOOTH, quan, and BlendeR, all with unfitting powers and properties that defied everything that was to come. They retreated into Lazarus, only appearing when they were mentioned, but with their lack of knowledge, being able to do nothing more than speak their own names, stretch infinitely, and digest everything that was nothing.

United, Chaos, Gaia, and Chronos sought out to create what would be and what is.