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==The Birth of Metal==
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In the beginning there was silence. A static nothingness that petrified space and time. 

Then, as if the very cosmos cried out to flow forth like a river breaking free from the chains of winter, the Riff rang out. It was a sound so heavy and mighty, it split open the astral void and caused the very universe to erupt into existence. The Riff was the first note in the Song of the Cosmos that shapes the universe. In the early ages, the melody was a tumultuous one. This aeon was known as the Brutal Verse. Realms of fire and hatred were birthed into existence as celestial wombs for baleful gods. For countless eons, astral wars raged between demons at the behest of their insane masters. Worlds collided, realms were shattered, and the tide of blood left by this primordial Verse forever stained the heavens. In time, the melody developed a more even, stable pace, enough to accommodate less volatile realms and saner gods with clearer intents (for better or worse). Woven forth from this melody were the roots of the Empyrean Tree anchoring and connecting the infinite realms of the cosmos. Seeing how the power of music shaped the universe around then, the gods began to use song to manipulate the universe as they saw fit, thus ushering in the age of the Progressive Verse and populating the realms with Man, beast, angel, demon, and other creatures yet. This ethereal flow is the very force that holds reality together. As war rages yet again across the realms, the current Verse is an uncertain one, referred to by theological scholars as the Bridge. Should the Song of the Cosmos be silenced, the universe would implode back into the void. The force that allows beings both mortal and celestial to contribute to this melody is known as Metal.