A T R E I A [Voltron WA 2017]

prologue

  Aion, the ageless deity whom reigns over the cosmos, is the creator of Atreia. Before everything had gone bitter and divided, Aion watched over the Drakan; Atreia's earliest inhabitants and took form of what known as the Tower of Eternity. As a monument to Aion's greatness, the Tower reaches beyond the sky and connects one side of Atreia to the other and eclipsing everything on it.

The Tower of Eternity anchored the world as well as the Drakan living on it, though the were not the only species to reside on Atreia. Along with the powerful Drakan, humans and sapiens also lived and flourished throughout Atreia. Humans were provided everything needed under the Tower of Eternity's glow as the served Aion with humility.

Thousands of years had passed of this, until the Drakan had grown tired of their role. They grew increasingly more violent, and became fixated on conquering everything in their path. Atreia had become stained with blood as the Drakan's thirst for power continued to grow stronger. Under the Drakan, entire species had been eradicated or enslaved to fight against the humans.

The Drakan increased greatly in numbers, as did their confidence and pride. Not long after they would betray Aion itself, moving forth as their own race and abandoning their name as Drakan and becoming the Balaur.

Though their efforts to defend their world and Aion were great, the humans stood hardly a chance against the Balaur. Thousands upon thousand of humans had been slaughtered by these fierce creatures, causing Aion to create the twelve Empyrean Lords to aid the humans in restoring order to Atreia protecting the Tower. For further assistance to the humans, Aion created Aether that would lend them strength and powerful abilities, so long as they knew how to use it.

Unforeseen by either side, the war to come would tear Atreia apart.

The Empyrean Lords appeared as winged and luminescent beings who fought bravely against the Balaur for many years. The humans worshiped and admired the Empyrean Lords unwavering bravery and loyalty to Aion. Leaders of the Empyrean Lords, Siel and Israphel claimed guardianship over the Tower of Eternity. The two united in defending the Tower despite having differing thoughts and characters.

Aether's use was limited to only those pure and devout, including select humans the Empyrean Lords would handpick themselves. These humans would undergo Ascension, which would infuse them with Aether and grant them wings, in turn gifting them flight. Those who experience Ascension are known as Daevas; the beings that streak the skies as god-like entities, admired by all on Atreia.

The population of Daevas multiplied, and were going into battle with the Balaur day and night under the Empyrean Lords. Despite all of this, the Balaur were still very formidable to go against. Leader of the Dragon Lords Fregion, now known as Zarkon, ruthlessly sought control with the five Dragon Lords known as Meslamtaeda, Ereshkigal, Beritra and Tiamat in ancient times - they are now known as Haggar, Sendak, Prorok and Thace.

Soon enough the battle between the forces of Aion and the Balaur had escalated into a devastating war. The impact of this war forces Aion to manifest an Aetheric field engulfing the tower and it's surrounding area. While this field was impenetrable to the Balaur's attacks, it could not cover everything. Therefore anything withstanding outside of it would be vulnerable and thus had vanished. The Balaur used this knowledge to try luring the Empyrean Lords out of their protective field.

Despite fighting so fiercely on both sides, the Daevas and Empyrean Lords along with the Balaur, they realized everything was in vain at this point. The Balaur could never get in to take over, nor could the Daevas and Empyrean Lords be outside of the Aetheric field long enough to get the upper hand and win against the Balaur.

The Empyrean Lords then sanctioned the Nobelium, who would move throughout the recruited Daevas and assign them to combat groups. These Legions would then keep the Balaur at bay while establishing peace among the Aetheric field and protecting the Tower of Eternity.