Chapter 1

Chapter 1

The origins 

Before the reign of man on earth, the gods were known to live in the same pantheon. All gods abode in the same place and then they decided to create man-division began then. It was the will of the gods that man should worship them all since the gods were gifting them the earth as their own, a place for them to live as a testament to the power of said gods. When men began to form opinions about who and who not to worship, causing division among themselves, this, in turn,n caused division among the gods, many of who complained that their powers were draining because the man would not worship them. It was then decided that more pantheons should be created so that some gods would gather their faithful worshippers, make lands for them and be the gods of their chosen people. 

Though this was a very good decision it caused jealousy among the gods because gods like humans are ruled by their emotions. Many gods with few worshippers rioted against those who had more worshipers and this caused a long war among the gods who went about destroying one another, destroying man and everything they created. It was a woeful sight.

After the war between gods was settled with many god-lives lost and humans completely annihilated, the surviving gods were then told to make homes for themselves in any part of the world, to take the humans in their  likeness and to keep these humans loyal to them. This was how different races were created and how the different pantheons came to be. 

After the separation, the gods made a pact never to have anything to do with the gods of other pantheons especially sexually. This law was made and sealed and the result of disobedience was that any child resulting from such union would bring an end to the god race entirely.

For years the gods kept the pact and each kept to their own pantheons and people. Generations of men came and went, new gods were born and the pact was taught from one generation of gods to the next. Soon the pact was not mentioned again but there was a silent agreement among the gods to keep to themselves. 

Until Helena…

Helena was born of the gods, beautiful, strong-willed, and proclaimed to be the wife of Robos when she came of age. Her red hair and startling blue eyes were what drew her to men. She was known among her peers as most beautiful. She was also known as a very strong young woman. The occupants of Mount Kpamos celebrated rituals and festivals just like men on earth. There were shooting events, where arrows were used by participants to either shoot a target or hunt for a prized animal, there were races with obstacles which gods were supposed to overcome without using their powers, there were beauty contests in which both males and females were to showcase their beauty in the presence of impartial judges- the god and goddess of justice. Helena was known to star in many of these events. She was unrivaled in the art of shooting, her beauty was unrivaled, her strength was unmatched and she quickly caught the attention of Robos who immediately asked her to be his wife and the queen of the gods. At first, Helena loved Robos wholeheartedly, she was pleased to have chosen from among many women to be the queen of the gods of Camelorn, it was an honor but one that was soon to bring her sadness. In the first year of their marriage Robos and Helena welcomed a child who was declared unfit to live. He was a sickly child and in his fifth year, he died. The death of her child brought many sorrows to Helena’s heart. She wanted very much to provide Robos a child, a child who would sit on his father’s throne when Robos decided to step down as king. In her sorrow and mourning for her lost child, she finally came to learn the truth about the god she called her husband. Robos was known to love many women, though he professed love for Helena he could barely keep his eyes and hands from other women. In his palace, Robos had many servants who worked for him, many of whom were women with who he had sexual relations. From his many illicit affairs, he had Nukis who was known as the god of thunder. Helena tried her best to love this child of Robos' affair but every time she looked at him she was reminded of the fact that her husband was unfaithful and that she was sharing him with many women. To other gods, she was lucky to be the queen of gods and whenever she was among them she assumed the arrogance befitting royalty but in the secret of her room, she was a bitter woman. She hoped every day that she was not barren and that one day she would eventually give Robos a child. 

Though Nukis was brought to live in the palace as a child of Robos he could not ascend the throne since he was not the legitimate child of both Robos and Helena.

In the third month of her, fifteen years of reign as queen of Mount Kpamos Helena became pregnant with Ashterah who was a copy of her mother. Joy and gladness reigned on Kpamos as they welcomed the birth of the heir to the throne. Helena devoted her life to making Ashterah a happy child, she gave her everything. She called Ashterah a blessing to her to help her take her mind off Robos’ infidelities. But Ashterah soon grew up and became war goddess of Camelorn, she left her mother’s palace to become make a home for herself where she could entertain her numerous lovers much to Helena’s horror. She tried for years after that to have more children she could take care of, more children who would take her mind off her miserable life as the queen but none came. None until she met Demeus, god of the Eyrotians.