The Birth of the Titans
In the beginning, the islands of Thylea were populated
only by harmless plants and gentle animals—the flora
and fauna a reflection of the nurturing spirit of the
Mother Goddess that sacrificed herself to create them.
A virgin paradise, the Forgotten Land was kept safe from
the perils and evils of the outside world by the giant
Kentimane of the Hundred Hands—Thylea’s lover and
protector. And together, the two were content.
But one day, the tree at the center of the islands—the
transformed heart of the Mother Goddess herself—
blossomed with seven strange fruits. Each the size of a
boulder, they shimmered and pulsed with vibrant, shifting colors, almost as if alive. Seeing the tempting bounty
sprouting from the branches, Kentimane reached from
the ocean and plucked the fruit. His fifty heads gorged
themselves on the succulent flesh, tearing and chewing
until all that remained were seven spike-covered pits,
which he tossed into the ocean.
Instead of sinking, the pits floated on the waves,
bobbing up and down. Offended by their taunting
presence, Kentimane seized each pit in a clenched fist,
squeezing so hard the spikes bit into his flesh and drew blood. Howling in rage, Kentimane slammed the pits
down beneath the water, burying them deep beneath the
muddy bottom of the ocean floor.
But the next morning the pits floated back up to
the surface. Before Kentimane could seize them again,
the pits burst open, and the children of Thylea and
Kentimane sprang forth into existence.
The hundred-handed god stared in wonder at his
offspring: eight Titans born from the fruit of Thylea’s
tree, fertilized by the blood of Kentimane himself. Each
of the first six pits had incubated a single child blessed
with a different attribute drawn from one of their parents: Strength; Beauty; Wisdom; Craft; Prophecy and
Swiftness. As these six Titans grew from children into
adults, they became demi-gods, each representing the
aspect of their parents they most embodied.
However, from the seventh pit two Titans were born:
Sydon and Lutheria, twin brother and sister. Sydon
embodied his father’s raging fury, and as he grew he
became the God of Time and the Lord of Storms. His
sister, Lutheria, inherited her mother’s stillness and
calm... but without Thylea’s compassion or gentleness,
she would eventually become the Goddess of Death and
the Lady of Dreams.
But all this was far in the future, and Kentimane did
not foresee what his offspring would one day become.
He could not imagine the strife and suffering the Twins
would bring to the peaceful islands. If he had known,
he might have drowned them on the spot. But instead,
he scooped up his children from the waves—including
Sydon and Lutheria—and placed them gently at the base
of the great Heart-Tree rising up from the center of the
island, where Thylea could watch over them.
Having deposited the children in the warm bosom
of their mother, Kentimane returned to the sea and
resumed his eternal vigil, bound by his sacred vow to
keep Thylea—and now also their children—safe from
the outside world.
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