Once upon a time...
Before the first threads of time were woven, there existed beings called the Gods of Creation; higher celestial beings who shaped the fabric of existence. Among them were:
The God of Creation Love
The God of Creation Suffering
The God of Creation Corruption
The God of Creation Beauty
The God of Creation Power
The God of Creation Darkness
The God of Creation Light
The God of Creation Time
The God of Creation Reality
The God of Creation Dimensions
The God of Creation Mystery
The God of Creation Blood
...and the greatest of them all: the God of Creation Wisdom.
This latter created an incomparable world... which he called "Infinity," a world beyond all kingdoms, no one can occupy it completely, and beyond whose limits no ages could ever fathom. He loved humans with an indescribable love, creating for them the "Animals"—humans with animal origins (such as cats, foxes, dogs, etc.)—to be their helpers.
He then made demons from fire and angels from light... and made them all protect this fragile species: humanity.
But...
In a mysterious moment, the God of Wisdom disappeared.
And everything was thrown into disarray.
The other gods of creation—those who lacked his wisdom and mercy—wanted to control his world. But they found themselves too late... because the demons had turned against humans. They saw them as nothing but inferior creatures, unworthy of the love of their Supreme God.
They began to feed them distorted ideas, distort their values, and corrupt their minds... until many humans came to believe that corruption is freedom and cruelty is strength.
Some of them soon turned against their brethren... and wars began.
Monsters appeared: goblins, ogres, dragons, and monstrosities.
Above all this, the angels tried to maintain balance... some fell, some held firm, and were joined by unaffected humans... and the rest of the animalistic humans who resisted the corruption.
As for the rest of the gods of creation? They watched the scene from above… as if they were watching a play filled with misery.
And in the midst of this hell…
A knight appeared out of nowhere.
They called him:
Overlord Knight of Eternal Darkness
A curse incarnate… the pure wrath of the God of Creation Wisdom.
Neutral… belonging to no party… striking without mercy, even against allies.
He brought down demons, destroyed the arrogant angels, and horrified all the gods of creation… He even managed to defeat them in a humiliating way, one by one, without any of them being able to touch him.
Since his appearance… no god has dared to interfere in the world of infinity again.
But the shadows of the demons did not disappear… but crept in among us, slowly and insidiously.
They worked from behind the scenes, sowing the seeds of collapse in souls… not with swords, but with weakness, lust, hatred, and the slow distortion of everything human.
Legend says...
"At the end of this endless world, there is the treasure of the God of Wisdom.
Whoever reaches it will be granted its shards...
and become the true master of the Eternal Shards."
But no one has ever reached there... and no one knows if the end really exists.
...
As for me?
I believed that legend.
And in return... I paid the price.
My soul sank into an unseen hell... and I no longer knew who I was.
"Tell me, Liora...
Did I make a mistake... when I believed in salvation?"