Fortuna Verto

∞-Celesi Veil

「More than simply the tales of the lives of people, the tale of chaos is itself one of infinity, an endless dominion spanning all reaches of existence. With such, even as four bodies crumble to dust, as two people fade from life, the one chaos that outreaches them shall exist forever.」

「However, this one can not deny that the legacy of such people likewise exists beyond them, permeated by chaos. This one carries their will and legacy forward, the overseer of true chaos. Their own sparks of chaos remain in kind, allowing this one to pass along the flows of time and the outreaches of reality. Their own limits were designed by their own principles, but the principles of chaos extend to the bounds of infinity. From the beginning of time to the far end of it, this one has then seen the entire spiral of chaos from first to last. Blessed with the gift of paradox, this one has even played a role through the ages that had defined the ages. This one's pact was to eternally secure the veil from threats, and so witnessed the state of its beginning, right from the celesi seed.」

「At first, the veil was completely stable, with no concerns to speak of. However, much like the temporal, the world was slow to change, and it was causing unrest in the people. This one knew that the world would have to learn a lesson of its own, but there was no qualm with inviting the spark of true chaos into the mix to make things a bit easier. Celese chose her first four champions, and this one in turn blessed them with a discovery of variable chance, invigorating their lives with turmoil that encouraged further learning. Luck, the four of them were quick to reflect upon the term, without knowing that their lives would be a stagnant fate otherwise. The four held plenty of resistance to change, but those barriers broke down eventually, allowing this one to impart a fragment of Lyun's gift in the process, the ability to commit a celesi gift shaped between worlds, instead of one which would stagnantly match their bloodlines. From this, the first great threat to the veil was prevented, the will of people bringing change to the world.」

「Time passed, with the will of true chaos bearing the fruits of change to people, rushing society into a new age. However, the world would still not listen to its own people, so again society began to stagnate. The people needed the resources with which to bring about new changes, to secure a new kind of prosperity, but the world would not impart a way for it to be possible. This time, Celese did not choose champions, this one invited them. At first, it appeared as if another four would take the seat of opportunity here, bringing stuff into a new age, but only one of the four truly had the aspirations of a future, the others were just blind followers. Of course, that would render potential vice for some real champions, especially with the family connection between the one with aspiration and one of those without. When the world simply continued to neglect long enough for the three champions to perish, this one took the opportunity to step in and weave true chaos between the departed and three chosen essences, especially in ensuring the woven vision of the first of the three was upheld as little more than measures of chaotic probability. A vision that appealed to all things of true chaos, it was absolute perfection even as a principled vision.」

「The well of essences still remains in a domain unfamiliar to chaos, but this one took the opportunity to explore unfamiliar domains, the destruction of such a new plane not being that unlike the design of temporal chaos. Sure, the temporal had a familiarity to the void when translated to this plane, while the essences seemed more akin to the nature of fire, but it was still similar in that it was a blind unchanging existence in individuals who aspired to more choices. So, while Celese imparted them with extensions of their gift, this one imparted their nature with a portion of true chaos, blossoming even more turmoil that would inspire change. From there, the three found their self control fleeting, as their power grew beyond the world's limits. Inspiring themselves to their real nature would thus inspire them to the sewn chaos, inviting them to define a process of change in repercussion. The world still would not listen, but it was made to listen when the essences of the people dove straight into the essence of the very world, forcing a compulsion of changes to come. The champions weren't even aware that their essences were linked to the world at the time, speaking directly to it as they carried the seed of a new world forth.」

「This new seed thus led to the foundation of a new world, itself immature. However, this one knew that such a seed would one day become the sworn liege of this one's protection. All it took was to ensure that a certain relic of the first threat was left in reach of those who came for the third, the seed itself would represent a sufficient enough parallel. The new world took upon the opportunity, watching as chance itself was manipulated.. without knowing which chaos was actually manipulating such chance. This one however returned to distant paradox, ever after the rest returned to the temporal, so there was no way the new world would know of this one's involvement. Everything too had to be done twice, creating the split timeline using the time potential this one commanded. In truth, the reason why Axln and Kori could not move before the beginning of the chaotic event was simply because that was the moment the two timelines had split, leaving no room to influence before the given stage. Then, this one ensured a sufficient display of true chaos occurred in the main timeline so as to bring about the path of real change.」

「Thus, with growing influence, this one played a role in encouraging true chaos near the end. The battlefield held great promise in pulling strands of true chaos, but none as much as the site of the great fortress itself, the same place the two viewed as the citadel. By this point, the entire site had been a wellpool of celestial and astral forces, and most of that presence still held trace form. Besetting the astral presence to surge heat into the fortress's core, that didn't even take much effort. Having the celestial presence surge energy through the fortress's framework, empowering the old design that applied principles of two worlds, it was a process set in motion long before the time. Having the place thus defined by more than ordinary principles, the structure of principles present became abstract enough that Lyun was capable of defining her own. It was truly an act of the ages, bringing to bear the determined efforts of all the veil's previous guardians in a form that secured its future dominion. All of the veil's guardians had a will present within the fortress, and with this, another two were eternally added.」

「From there, this one has been free to act more directly, especially after the passing of the last two champions. At first there were four, and then there were three, till finally there were two, and now only one remained. This one however was eternal, there would be none to come after. Free to act directly, with the will of the world open to the inclusion of true chaos, this one has constantly ensured that people remained invigorated to the prospect of change.」

「Of course, it does not stand that this one's will would exist only on a single plane, the plane across the veil remains equally imperative to the continuation of the veil. However, that side of the veil does not extend an influence of the world's will, the people are much more free to simply find their own inspiration as opportunities open for them. That is not to say that this one hasn't constantly thus inspired inspiration by invoking true chaos through the ages, it just implied that such influence has thus remained unnoticed in the designs of such a plane. However, this one is not certain about if the continued persistence of such a tactic might be the best recourse, when this one has been bound to people who demonstrated the potential proper awareness could bring. Maybe it might be an opportunity to simply leave trace records of such influence hidden at a point through the ages, to let people do with such records as they will. Those who accept might in turn yield a new great potential of their own.」

「However, from here, this one understands that awareness that the potential of people might be the most valuable requirement for this one's eternal obligation. The veil only holds passage between the two principled planes, but there are many others, much as Lyun and Axln had determined in that one admirable moment. It may be thus important for the overseer of true chaos to outreach its domain into new principles, encouraging even more people to enrich new information. With such discoveries, it might prove successful to inspire similar insight through the true chaos of imagination in the principles of the veil. More so, even ensuring that neither side of the veil causes risks to it.. that would not guarantee that the veil would remain untorn by outside influences. Threats beyond the veil, ones that might one day inspire threats to the veil, would need to be addressed too. Rosa's affinity towards woven principles would prove priceless in adjusting to new principles beyond the veil. Such realms might hopefully be ready for the influence true chaos could bring, as it certainly wasn't an insignificant one. However, no plane ever deserves to be stagnant, everything deserves the opportunity to discover ways to attain improvements.」

「The tale of the celesi veil is without beginning or end, for the will and influence of its guardians are eternal. The four, the three, the two, and the one.」