...And though the face of Order shall shine down upon him, he shall be unafraid of the dangers that are put before him. The Hero of Chaos fears no man of Order, and shall stand side by side with the other great Warriors of Chaos when the Last Battle shall be waged to determine the fate of all. United in this last stand, the forces of Chaos shall do battle upon the forces of Order, and the Earth and Heavens shall quake with the power of such a conflict. With the strength of the Hero of Chaos to back them, the great Warriors of Chaos shall stand strong and ready for this great conflagration.

Yet the Hero of Order shall summon his own great Warriors as well, from the scattered Ages of Light so that he too may be mighty and fit to struggle with the forces of Chaos. Aligned with the powerful Sun they shall be made hale and hearty with the strength of the Light that gives them their vigor. The Hero of Order shall seek out his arch-nemesis the Hero of Chaos, and the two will be locked in a mortal contest of arms and magicks so powerful that none will survive unscathed.

Only time may tell who will ultimately prove victorious should the Last Battle actually be fought. On the side of Chaos stands the great Warrior Apopoles, who wields devastating weapons capable of killing a man with a single glance. The Warriors of Order are equally powerful...

--The Last Battle, from the early 1600's, author unknown.

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In all of the ages of Man there have always been two great conflicting forces, and these have largely been seen as Good and Evil. In truth, however, Good and Evil are not so easy to define.

The true forces are actually Light and Dark, Order and Chaos. The forces of Order have allied themselves with the strength and power of the Light, gaining strength as the summer goes on, and the sun is in its full strength. The forces of Chaos are quite the opposite, capable of concealing themselves in shadows and gaining strength from the darkness and cold in the beginning of winter.

It is not apparent which force is Good or Evil. The forces of Light seek Order, and the forces of Dark seek Chaos. Though the goals may seem apparent, it is difficult to determine which side would actually prove to be better should one win in the eternal struggle against the other. As the battles fought between both side are largely unknown to most of humanity, it is unlikely that anybody will ever know which side supports what beliefs. The two forces have been locked in a stalemate ever since the beginning of Time.

Legends speak of a Hero of Chaos, who shall be born in the future, who will lead the forces of Chaos against the armies of Light in a Last Battle. Legends also say of a Hero of Light, who was born centuries ago, who shall lead the Light in the Last Battle against Chaos. How these two Heroes shall meet when their births are centuries apart is uncertain, as is the entire system of prophecies and legends concerning these two sides, but they both undoubtedly exist, and must be taken note of.

--A Theory of Light and Dark, 1922, by Wilhelm Ginsford