Chapter Fifty, Civilizations Fall.
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"I think it's time!" Seiya giggled, standing atop the mountain, at the edge of God's pavilion. Lokreum stood by his side, as did Julius and Alexandria.
For the first time in a while, even Kieron was here!
He had been too absorbed by his work in the past years... Creating beautiful tunnels beneath the earth that connected every continent... Forming magnificent landscapes, those straight out of the most wonderful dreams...
"Time for chaos?" The brown skinned god asked.
After Alexandria departed and returned to the heavens, time continued to pass down on the earth.
The humans continued to grow, their dynasty expanding in both population and technological prowess.
They reached dozens of millions, spreading out to cover a small portion of the center of their continent.
Yet, during the year 512 AV, a strange phenomenon occurred.
The humans hit a vital point in evolution.
They all evolved into full fledged Homo Sapiens!
And, with this evolution event, alongside having grown to millions in population, in addition to nearing true electronic technology…
The Law of Balance washed over the entire planet.
Seiya could only smile rather menacingly.
The humans had grown too far beyond all other creatures.
Out of nowhere, the Beastkin evolved, bipedal beasts sprouting up everywhere on every continent.
Strong monsters grew even more powerful, the taped together Law of Limits hardly being able to control the rate of evolution for all creatures.
With a frightening gaze on his face, Seiya tampered with the law of balance, making it's changes far more damaging than they should have.
In just a few years, before it could even reach 540 AV, highly advanced versions of Beastkin appeared.
Sacred Beasts the lesser Beastmen called them.
They were the titans that Julius had created!
Titanous creatures of great intelligence, and nearly ineffable physical prowess.
Lokreum looked upon the world, his mind racing.
He had not expected this turn of events, but what had him on the edge of his seat was the presence of a specific creature.
In tandem with the evolution of beasts was the change in mentality of the Vitarians.
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Some of them chose to seek out adventure instead of wallowing in their own boredom.
In doing so, they encountered these strange Beastkin, and worst of all, one of them even encountered a Sacred Beast.
A young Vitarian child, 50 years of age, yet still more powerful than any human ever…
Actually clashed, with a 20 meter titanous reptile.
It was the battle of the ages, a young child that could use his mind and life force to manipulate reality around him.
He bounced around the bipedal creature, reminiscent of an alligator and an ape mixed together.
Using the power granted to him by his Vitarian blood, he nearly murdered the fledgling Sacred Beast.
In the end, both creatures lost their life, dying together and passing away in their pools of blood.
It was this event that sparked life to the Vitarians.
There were creatures capable of killing them?
They were creatures with a lifespan that seemed infinite, Vitarians from nearly a millennia ago still living.
The eldest Vitarian was a God on earth, capable of felling mountains with a punch!
So, with the discovery of creatures that could bring a little bit of excitement to their life, the Vitarians ventured throughout the world.
The world rapidly advanced, Humans growing more powerful through cultivation, Beastkin evolving, Sacred Beasts wandering the plains.
But, worst of all, the Vitarians started to venture about.
They challenged all the creatures they came across, hoping to face a battle that entertained them.
The world was growing, and in the wrong direction.
Surely, if things kept on, there would be destruction, right?
Right.
By the year 600 AV, the Sacred Beasts had come across human land, obliterating countless settlements.
The Vitarians and Sacred Beasts plunged themselves into a war on the Vitarian continent.
And, unfortunately, in the 621st year, the humans were wiped off the surface of the planet, and the Sacred Beasts ruled their continent…
The Vitarians still continuously battled on the Vitarian continent, while on the Beastkin continent, the intelligent creatures only continued to evolve.
Life had evolved in a completely different direction than Lokreum had thought.
The remaining humans were forced to hide deep underground, fending for their lives.
Fortunately, branch species of humans, closer to that of apes were still present, wandering about, and slowly evolving.
It was set in stone that in a few hundred, or even thousand years, humans would once again evolve, and stumble across the ruins of the civilization that came before them.
The Rocc Dynasty was no more, just like that, merely ruins left behind to crumble away at the power of time.
One day, their descendants might resurface, and rediscover the grandeur they lived for a short half a millennium.
The story of a powerful king that pushed the humans into an era of innovation.
The story of God’s Daughter descending and reigniting the flame of the previous era, creating a race of wondrous and creative people, that were faithful to the higher power.
Lokreum could only watch in astonishment.
To him, a few centuries was the blink of an eye. Time had passed so fast for him, and it was an interesting and incredible show.
To watch the humans grow so powerful in such a short amount of time.
Watching the Sacred Beasts evolve, the Beastkin sprouting up out of nowhere.
Even the Vitarians completely bulldozing the countless titans they came across.
It was a spectacle, and Lokreum watched with full interest.
He did not interfere as he knew the humans would not go extinct.
Few survived, and there was already other branches of humans evolving before the Rocc dynasty fell.
So, he let it happen.
If anything, it would create a more mythical history.
He could not wait to watch the humans discover those that came before them, thousands of years from now.
“Nevertheless, time moves. Life grows, and beauty spreads.” Lokreum muttered to himself, lazing on his throne, his gods by his side.
He peered at the now battle hungry Vitarians.
The sleeping Sacred Beasts.
The cowering humans deep below.
Even the Beastkin that started to settle down.
History was being made, and Lokreum was enjoying watching it…
”Interesting is it not?” Lokreum muttered, turning to look at Alexandria and Julius who stood off to his left, and Kieron who leaned on his throne on the right.
He even glanced forward, seeing the dark shadow of Seiya who stood at the edge of the mountain.
The sun was shining on him, making him look like a figure out of a movie scene.
"I love chaos!"
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