"Mantra and Mana, Dao and Gainain, the Hælyȝht of God and the Dusk of Negatif, all these be but twinn’d shadows of one Chaos, shapeless and ȝet fulliche, stille and clene till it be blotted by drede; for drede, whether in wit yborn or in the depe bosom unknowe, yeveth purpos to sunne that brenneth and voice that singeth, makynge semblant of ordre where naught but wildnesse dwelleth; and whoso readeth these wordes hath stepte firste upon the wey, for magick is no craft of mannes hond ne vanité of name, but a Mysterie withouten ende, a fyr untemed and unseyn, alwey beȝonde the wit of mortal, stretchede forth into that which may never be ycomprehended." - By Lyðwyþe
Nier sat on his broken sofa, clutching his mother's journal in his hands.
The entire book was made of human skin, the words carved deep into the bloody layers of its pages.
He opened to the first page. A quote stared back at him, cryptic and ancient, and his mind went blank.
"What the fuck is this supposed to mean!?"
He shouted aloud, as he tries his best to read it praying he didn't butchered any of the word's.
"An ohhh god I hope I am not saying this wrong but who the fuck is lowbe?!"
'Sorry darling but you butchered it horribly Lyðwyþe....
Kaly’s voice echoed in his head, as she continued to speak.
'Is the first tongue of man for the name Lilith, also known as the Mother of Magic, and the first Succubus.'
"Lilith!?"
Nier said the name back.
"As in the first woman in Jewish Mythology?"
'Yeah basically, all mythology are real to an extent you know.'
"So Zeus is real?"
'As real as you and me yeah.'
"Is it true that he loves to rape and sleep with different woman, or is it just wrong information?"
'...'
"Kaly...
'Yes, I kind of like Zeus, just as King V*n was Satan greatest soldier, there was a time when I saw Zeus as my greatest soldier even if he doesn't know it, that brat gave me a lot of Waking when he used to impregnate everything with a breedable hole.'
"... So you can collect Waking if I impregnate other girls as well."
'That's one way to do it yeah, but your special in the literal sense - since you are my Herald, however Zeus case was much different from you, he was so feared back then by God's, Men, Demon's and Beast alike - many woman and man alike from the races dread at his mere name, he is the type narcissism with a consciousness, I was only able to collect so much power from him due to that specific fear of being raped to death, or forcefully impregnated, it is a pity really, because after the age of the Gods, the God's of old Gaia separated themselves from the world, casting themselves back to their pantheon, and now all of them live in a separate space from us.'
"That being the Mind Womb if I had to take an educated guess right? I remembered you saying something about it being the birthplace of the God's."
'Mhm...
Kaly said, reaffirming Nier's words.
'Basically all Pantheons across creation exist there, but Zeus is a High God, alongside the entire Greek Pantheon, they came into the world in given ancient Greece was an age that was very philosophical. Most of the Gods of that time where beings of pure concept's, and he was born from the collective idea of man. He represent the Sky of your universe, Earth and Heaven alike.'
"Wow, do you think I can also become a God one-day too?'"
'Pfttt!!..
The moment Kaly heard this, she laughed at Nier who had deadpan face, causing him to reply as such.
"That's just mean... I was being serious."
'Me too hahaha, now this is hilarious.'
Said Kaly.
"Just say I don't have the potential an done."
'No darling you don't have the potential to be a High God, why would you? Your an Outer God already.'
"Wait really, then why can't I just straight up warp reality like you?"
'Who said you couldn't!!!?...
"Can you teach me!?"
'Hmmm, I don't know, reality warping seem kind of steep to just randomly teach without proper compensation don't you think darling?'
Kaly said in very flirty voice.
"Ok what do you want!?"
'Hmmm, what do I want, ahhh I know, are you hungry!?'
"Let my guess, you want me to eat you out don't you?"
'You bet your fucking ass I do...also, Outer Gods can only warp reality from the perspective viewpoint of the Mind Womb.'
'Unless we physically go there via an avatar ourselves, other than that we can also warp and affect reality when we have a conduit tethered to the real world already, and something of them to form a link to the body itself, could be a dream, a memory, or just an Astral body, but with that alone we can play around with the fabric of existence, we call this technique <Beacon Warping> which is basically seeing a living person as a doorway to the Material World.'
"Wait, correct me if I am wrong, but was that how you manage to fucked up my house when we where fucking?"
'Yeah basically, I was so fucking horny at that time, my powers basically stein the world passively with our passion, but that aside, just take note's, after all, it will be different for you than it is for me, I don't need to use Negativity to Beacon Warp, I am a being that is just is, you on the other hand would need to burn away Negativity to warp reality. And the more complex the detail or your changes are alongside the range itself will depends how much Unit's of Negativity will be burned away at a time.'
"So could I warp entire realities with this power?"
'With the amount of Negativity you currently have, no, far from it, the best you could do with your current reserve is probably influence a small village with a minor change, you would get way better result just using Unlimited it's not really practical.'
Hearing this, Nier got a little bit disappointed, but still I found the idea of warping reality kind of cool, as such he aim to learn the craft.
"So tonight?"
'... Why can't it be now?'
Kaly said.
And Nier replied.
"Because Daniel and the other brat's are coming over soon."
'Tshhh... Fine... I can't believe me of all people is getting clam jam by a group of kid's of all things.'
"Trust me, I would love nothing more than to get my face stuff, and my mouth full, but we got work to do today sadly so it will have to be after we are done with the important things today."
'Yeah, yeah... I hear you darling...
Kaly quickly replied, on that note though, care to explain more about the quote in mother Journal, and why is it even important.
Right after asking this, Kaly got a little more serious, as she began to explain.
'This...
She said.
'Is what Lilith was trying to convey. She, was the first being on Gaia to discover the power of Mantra, Mana, Dao, Chi, and Gaian is, also known the Divine, and even Negativity itself.'
'In simple terms, she is describing Chaos as a primal energy and unveiling the essence of magic itself. A universe typically remains unaware of magic until a civilization develops enough intelligence and their collective faith in a figure of worship births a God to their world. Alternatively, magic can also awaken in a world when they encounter an Outer God, like me, from the Immaterial Sphere, directly exposing the world to the unknown. That is how hidden forces are revealed to a universe. In a way, my sisters and I, hell even Lesser and Greater Outer God's are the catalysts for magic's emergence in other worlds.'
Nier's brow furrowed, as he asked.
"Which Outer God did Lilith contact?"
He asked, his voice filled with curiosity.
Kaly hesitated, then spoke with quiet gravity.
'Believe it or not… this universe only has magic because Lilith came into contact my little sister a very long time ago, Dark Lust, basically made your world supernatural.'
"So Ishtar Patreon?"
'Yeah basically.'
'When a single Outer God’s concept takes root, others inevitably seep through, and as Dark Lust was the first to breach this universe, lust reigns as its dominant force. My sister, the embodiment of this Negative Idea, is pleasure in its rawest essence, be it the urge for intimacy, the drive to flourish, the impulse to conquer, to destroy, to explore, or to seek enlightenment. Any spark of joy or pleasure, and the ripples it creates, whether benevolent or malign, that is her essence... Lust is the Ultimate need to experience.'
"That is quite the twisted representation of Lust I have ever heard."
'All my sister's are twisted, even me, as a cocnept of fertility I embody the creation of life, and it's potential regardless of how destructive and chaotic life gets as it evolves, I exist even in death too, I am heavily rooted in the cycle of continuation of life and death, and all fucked shit it must go through to thrive.'
"I see...
Nier said, as he continue to read, the book explain a lot, basically introducing hime to the philosophy of the world.
And the one's that important.
After reading through all of that, Nier finally turned to introduction page.
To my only son, Nier Featherburn Augustus .
I never imagined I would settle down, much less bear a child. Life, I have learned, delights in upending our certainties. If these words find you, then your father and I are already long gone. Know this first, I lived long enough to collect enemies that wore crowns of stars a old term to describe the literal gods of our land's. It would not surprise me if the Divine has at last torn through the World Barrier and walked the soil of Gaia once more. Their banishment after the Hero Ceres ended their age left only twisted remnants and half-blood spawns in the world's darker fold.
I am one such spawn. Born of the human avatar of Helios and the Witch of the Storm, Oceaniz, I arrived already out of step with ordinary men. My birth name was Circe before I renamed myself as Elara, a way to put my past behind me.
Long before the Warlock title branded me. I was known as a The Witch of Wisdom, and a devourer of knowledge. In youth I mistook curiosity for meaning; I wanted, above all else, to understand and to hold power that was far beyond me, at that time I care not for the price, so much so, I have disrespected, rebuilt, and corrupt this body in ways that would make a whore look like a virgin, and a genocidal murder look cute. That hunger for power took me far, across the seas before the continent's fuse, and to many battlefields, through bargains and betrayals, and it shaped what I became today.
From that wandering came the craft you will now inherit. I learned secrets most fear to name. How to bend Gaian energy without needing to be a Hesta, the rites that call demons and bind them against their will, the forging of magic's and implements that can make the heavens weep. I made choices you will judge and choices you will not understand; many were cruel and necessary, some were only vanity. All were born from the same pursuit, to unravel the Mystery of Occultism, and reach the source, the perfect truth unmade and eternal - Chaos- and they filled these pages with four thousand and thirteen years of my life.
Take this journal as both a map and a warning. Within it are careful instructions and dangerous truths. The creation of a scroll, a body's limitless potential for augmentation, the language to call a god and the ways to avoid the snares of vows. There are methods here that could rend the world; there are also the smaller sciences of keeping one's soul from being bartered away. Read with care my son. Learn what will make you strong, and refuse what will make you small.
If you love me, do not emulate me blindly. Carry what is true and useful; bury what will rot you from the inside. I could not spare you from certain truths, but I can hand you the means to survive them. Live with an eye for mercy where I had none, mercy doesn't make you weak, it is a very good tool for manipulation, even if you must show false goodness, it helps a lot, and when you can, choose differently than I did.
With all the odd, terrible love a thing like me could hold,
— Circe
When Nier read this he looked at this with a disgusted face as he said.
"Ugh...this syrupy sentiment is puke. But Circe, huh? Cute myth-name; seen it before, big whoop. Save the nostalgia and show me the brutal, the dangerous, the actually cool shit. I don’t give a rat's ass about respecting my body, it's just a meat sack to be used or discarded anyways."
With that Nier began to looked through the pages, reading her journal, and learning her ways.
However he soon had to stop reading when he heard Lisa voice.
[Master, you have 6 visitors at the gate]
"Six!?"
[Yes, Daniel, Sam, Neil, Daniel's mom, Marcy, and Sam's mom]
"Hmmm..