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Set prior to any story with any degree of depth is some manner of history. The story of Leo Krilangi is no exception, and there is considerable depth to the universe from which he was expelled into the Nexus. His home is an alternate Earth, complete with matching geographical and historical parallels. There are some differences, of course, but we shall concern ourselves with one of these at a time, beginning with the first and most prominent: the tale of All Creation.
The Advent of All Creation
In the wake of the much-theorized Big Bang, there was a significant absence of activity, particularly of life; the most precedented happenings involved the collision and subsequent destruction of planet-masses and stars. Somewhere in the miasma of anti-matter, though, a single, intangible, unintelligible entity made its advent upon a single solar system - and, within it, a single planet. This formless-yet-omnipresent force, now known only as "All Creation", took interest in the planet now called Earth and nurtured it as a mother would tend to a newborn. Its radiant energy acted as a catalyst, promoting widespread growth on its surface; before long, water and air began to spring from the planet's bosom, followed soon by flora and fauna of innumerable diversity.
At first, Earth belonged only to its inhabitants, and all things upon it existed solely for their benefit. Sadly, abundance gave birth to greed, and when the more powerful creatures began to hoard finite resources, the scarcity of those resources bred violent upclashes. Entire species slaughtered one another while vying for control over what little they could scavenge from their competitors; so terrible was the power wielded by these ancient creatures that the casualties of their skirmishes reached far beyond themselves. Horror-struck by this plague of suffering and death, All Creation could not allow it to continue, and it sent a great calamity down upon the world to wipe the slate clean: a massive ball of fire that scorched the earth's surface, wiping away the majority of all life upon it.
The Founding of the Laws of Natural Balance
In the aftermath of its cleansing of Earth, the force of All Creation enacted a number of tenets that would be upheld by any survivors of the cleansing and of the cold snap that followed. Though the exact dictation of these tenets has been lost in translation through the years, it remains clear that balance was and still is critical to the preservation of the planet. According to these ideals, no life would be taken without just cause, no favor would be given to any who was not deserving of it, and for every thing taken from another, something would be given in return. Any disputes would be decided with finality by All Creation itself, and catastrophic failure to uphold these all-encompassing laws would result only in another planetary cleansing; after all, the Earth was its brain-child, and though it would not give up its efforts to make it a self-sufficient and self-governing refuge for all, it would not hesitate to annihilate its residents if they threatened its work.
After the planet recovered from its "ice age" and began to warm again, living creatures began to reappear upon, above, and within it. Only a few of the majestic precursors to this new world remained, and they numbered so few that they hid themselves away for fear of extinction, their presence fading into memory and then into legend. Among the new species to rise from the proverbial ashes of the old world were humans, clever and resourceful beings who learned to use their resources in many inventive ways as dictated by necessity. These ancient humans realized the value in moderation and temperance, and they took pains to foster their world and replenish it for every boon they reaped of it.
The Legacy of the First Humans
Pleased by the obedience of humans to its tenets of balance, All Creation deemed them worthy of inheriting some of its power and knowledge. It sent a comet blazing forth from the cosmos, crashing into the heart of human civilization. Though first conceived as an ill omen from on high, it was soon revealed that the meteorite held an incredible gift: the power to change the world as they deemed fit, using the very energy of All Creation as a potent catalyst. Those exposed to the meteorite developed the capacity to comprehend the scope and influence of All Creation, and they delivered unto their peers the knowledge of its existence and of its creed. Before long, the human race became masters of the planet, of its fundamental forces, and of all living things around them. They guided Earth and all its denizens into a bright and prosperous era, and All Creation began to see hope for its planet again...
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