It has been said that the world as we know it, isn’t the only one out there. Mystics look up to the night sky, to an endless array of flickering lights above. Scholars however pose a different theory, the infinite worlds theory. They believe our world is just a mere reflection upon reflection of other worlds, and all these reflections together form an endless array of possibilities and choices, each diverging from the original path and creating its own reflection of the one true world. Ever since they posed the question, they have been in conflict about the answer. Are we the one True World or just a mere reflection? What the scholars didn’t figure out is that all these reflections are bound together, moving away from each other on an axis in two directions, up and down, but never can they move away from each other left to right as they are bound on the axis. The World Axis keeps the One True World in the centre of all things but at the ends of the axis lay forces beyond anyone's imaginations. These points are the Astral Ups and the Quantum Downs, regions of pure and raw energy swallowing worlds that have moved too far away from the One True World.
These regions keep each other balanced, swallowing an equal amount of power and matter to keep the One True World in balance between them. But sometimes the balance shifts and one or the other absorbs too much power. These points in the continuum of time are known as Cataclysms. Ever since the beginning of recorded history, only three points have been defined as Cataclysms. Wars swept over the lands, Volcanoes erupted and tsunamis swallowed pieces of the Earth. They were era-changing events, shaping the world for decades or centuries to come. And now, once more the Quantum Downs have created a Cataclysm to achieve equilibrium.
This time, the world wasn’t shocked by violence or disaster but in the hinterlands a girl was born, Cassiopeia. From a young age it was clear that she was destined for great things, violent but great things. Ever since she could walk and talk, she dominated her peers. But her real talent was hiding the fact that she was pulling the strings. Whenever food was stolen, animals were killed or other children were hurt, the blame was found with someone else or nowhere at all.
And so she developed and in her teen years, her town learned to fear her as she was quickly amassing mystical power and influencing and dominating all events in and around the town. She could let a full field of crops fail just by looking at it. Other times, in a benevolent mood, she could cure a child on the brink of death with a whisper. They all feared her, but no one dared interfere. It took her own father, a simple towns’ merchant , to act brave and solve the crisis in his hometown. In the death of night, he left town and ventured into the woods. There lay an abbey, where a coven of sisters lived. He knew they had access to arcane secrets and had swore to protect it.
When he returned, they wielded their powers and subdued Cassiopeia. They took her to the abbey, and there deep down in the dungeons she plotted her revenge. The first two years she was completely isolated, food was brought by magic and no communication with the sisters was allowed. Her only point of contact was a thick blue rat. She started experimenting on it, turning it into a vessel for her Quantum powers so she could always tap into them. With her powers accessible, she started silently whispering to some of the sisters who are a little bit more open to suggestion. She started to put visions into their minds, visions of their hopes and dreams fulfilled, visions of dead relatives being alive and well, visions of knowledge or power acquired.
One day, she took the reins. She asked her followers to overthrow the leaders of the coven and in a day or two, he became head of the coven. They quickly repurposed themselves into Dark Sisters, pursuing only the darkest and most powerful forms of knowledge. The Dark sisters were known throughout the world, their brown simple tunics feared as they were spotted around town.
Her own personal journey led Cassiopeia to strange places. At first, she was content with the power of the Quantum Downs at her disposal in the form of her trusty pet rat but soon, she felt the need to gather more. She discovered that the axis of the One True World was held in place by the Ups and Downs, but circling around it were the elemental planes of Air, Earth, Water and Fire. These powers were harnessed by different mages and sorcerers around the world and she followed their example. She chose the Rune of Air, making sure her powers could travel on the wind by a whim.
But one thing piqued her interest. It seemed that some artefact's possessed the power of the One True World, but existed on each and any world. They formed the fundamental bricks of arcane power. She knew she wanted one of them, but the artefact's were heavily hidden in obscure lore and secretive tales. But after doing research for five years, she left the coven and stayed away for five more years. Upon returning, she held in her hand the Eye of Gorgon. The Gorgon was a mythical beast, possessing the power of true foresight. She never told anyone how she retrieved this item but from that day forward, if anyone was plotting against her, she knew it even before they had a chance to tell anyone.
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