The Two Cores: Prologue

''Before the world sprang out of Chaos, there were two realms representing the positve and the negative energy of the universe. When the world was formed, the realms condensed into orbs, which could respectively heal the sick or injured and ressurect the dead, while the other could grant the user extreme amounts power, enough to banish even the most powerful of entities, but came at the price of losing your humanity. When the Titans ruled, Kronos used the Xaos Core to ursurp control over the other Titans, but lost to Zeus and the Eirine Core. The gods fashioned the Xaos Core into a box (or pithos in some stories) and gave it to Pandora. After she released the demons inside, the gods needed a place of protection for it, and placed it below Hades's realm, Erebos, on the obsidian End Pillar, in the center of the Pit. It has been there ever since. The Eirine Core was ejected over Mount Olympus, and is now the Dog Star, Sirius. But now someone has stolen the Xaos Core, and there is no idea what havok he will bring...''

Thymos's POV
A clanging, hissing noise echoed off the walls as my ghost sword touched James's. I was beginning to sweat heavily, but James looked just fine.

"So, Thymos, how has it been dueling me?" James said nonchalant.

"Pretty damn swell, but it freaking sucks," and I parried and had a deadlock, "being beaten all the time."

"Hey, you're actually speaking like a teenager!" And he disarmed me. For the 47th time in a row. This ends the fight session, and the floating chains take me away to the jailhouse.

Same old same old since we lost the demigod/demititan war. That was a month ago.

NOT DONE