Fatebound Author

In the Nine Realms of Eden, all life began with the germination of the World Tree.

And from its infinite branches sprouted the origins of humanity.

However, it was said that the world at the time was yet a lawless primordiality, desperate for structure. Humans warred endlessly and without consequence, souring the fresh soil with innocent blood. Slaying, bisecting, and consuming their brethren for power. It was only when the few remaining faithful cast their fervent wishes to the World Tree that the true first deity was born, snipped from the highest and purest bough, representing the dreams and hopes of a dying civilization.

The world was gradually restored under this god’s purview, and a great epic in the form of the genesis of the momentous Halidom of Elysia created a safe haven for men and their creators to walk hand in hand in picturesque harmony.

Elysia’s reign did not last forever as anticipated, though. The original god was betrayed and their bones were used to empower mankind with immeasurable magic. The “Divine Source,” as named by the alchemists of today, leading architects in its study and sublimation.

But after the hapless war that resulted in the deaths of thousands of gods, only one remained to mourn their slain kin and maintain the balance in the cosmos in their stead. Sirius, the “Great Mediator,” disseminated their kin’s blood among the common people, birthing pantheons of gods anew— referred to and worshiped as “Principalities.”

A thousand years have passed since Elysia’s descent, and the Great Mediator has grown disillusioned with their long-established mission, confined to the Upper World in their isolated tower of Arcadia. To cope with witnessing the unending hate of humanity, they segregated themselves in twain, planting their undesired emotions in their successor, the “Prince of the Stars,” Astrophel.

Astrophel, however, bears the brunt of his predecessor’s longing, desperate to escape the illusory confines of Arcadia and walk upon the Lower World alongside his beloved humans, who he has only come to admire from a far distance thanks only to whispers and tales. It isn’t until the treacherous Principality of Asteros, colloquially named “His Excellency, King Canopus,” slithers into Arcadia’s stainless grounds like a conniving serpent and tricks the naive princeling into murdering his predecessor to secure his escape to freedom— only to be abandoned by Canopus and flung from the heavens like a fallen star.

By some stroke of kismet, Astrophel lands in the arms of the young, blessed prince of the mighty Kingdom of Igerene, descendants of the Elysians, and thus begins his long journey to contend against his twisted fate, confront his regrets, and protect the new world that he has come to love.