Chapter 1: The Creation of Isya, the Gods and the Fall of Legel
The universe was born in a sea of darkness and chaos. This
primal force called itself Legel, and embodied both creation
and destruction. Legel's ever churning forces gave birth to
a myriad of worlds and creatures both great and small.
Many creations were quickly snuffed out by the very force that
made them, but there were areas of temporary calm. It was in
one such peaceful location that the Goddess Teva and the world
of Isya were born.

Like many before her, Teva was a being of tremendous power.
She reveled in the power given to her by Legel, however temporary it
might be. She was fully prepared to accept the inevitability of her own
destruction at the hands of the very thing that created her.

But before this could happen, Teva looked down upon the world that
had been born at the same time as she and saw a variety of new
life on its surface. She saw many brutal and vile creatures upon
this world, but also something else.

She saw children playing and animals nurturing and
protecting their young. There were two species in particular
that caught her eye. These species called themselves humans,
and elves. What made them so remarkable was the fact that they continued to
struggle even against all odds, even when most animals would have surrendered.
They were frail compared to many other species on the new planet and should not have survived.
But soon Teva began to see some of their virtues. She saw their kindness, their self sacrifice, but most of all
something else she couldn't understand. Something kept them holding on even when circumstances were dire.
Something made them fight on, even though there was no reason to believe in the future.
These creatures called it 'hope'.

What was this hope these creatures held onto so desperately? How could such an indescribable, intangible
feeling give them strength? How could it drive them to persevere against tremendous odds? Teva wanted to
know more; she NEEDED to know more. But Legel had other plans.

Teva saw the bubble of calm surrounding both her and this strange world begin to collapse. Legel had come to
reclaim what it had made, as it had done for eons. Teva decided she couldn't let this happen. Not this time; not until
she understood this 'hope'. Teva used the power granted her by Legel in an attempt to hold back the forces
threatened to destroy her and Isya. But those efforts were in vain.
Teva felt herself becoming consumed by Legel. She felt exasperation.
Fear and uncertainty gripped her heart.
Teva knew she couldn't possibly
resist the awesome power of Legel.