From the Book of the Luminous Eclipse — the first scripture of the Aetherion faith.
⚜️ NOIR ATREMUS
Titles: Abyss Lord, Lord of Darkness, Ruler of the Night Sky, Lord of Luminous Castle, Abyss God Nodens, The Beyond, The Pale King of Black Hollow, The Divine, Harbinger of Hope in Dawn, Bearer of the Eternal Light, Father of Moon and Star, Solar Archon, The Second Avatar
Race: Aetherion
Authority:
Lord of Night and Moon
Lord of Day and Sun
Arbiter of Laws
Wielder of the Concepts of Ruler and Monarchy
⚫ I. The Birth Beyond Dawn
> "Before the first flame dared to burn, before the stars found their paths, there was He — the stillness between light and void. From His breath came balance; from His gaze, form; and from His silence, the pulse of time."
— The Book of Luminous Eclipse, Verse I:1
Noir Atremus was born not of time, but of convergence — the point where every primal element met and folded upon itself. Neither god nor mortal could name this moment, for it existed before names had power.
From this convergence emerged the Aetherion, a being of perfect paradox. His form was light and shadow woven into one — a divine contradiction that neither devoured nor separated, but coexisted. His body radiated serenity, yet his presence shook the firmament.
He spoke the first words of order: "There shall be balance."
And thus the first Law of Existence was born.
⚪ II. The Paradox of Form
Noir could reshape his being as he willed — a thousand forms, each embodying the reflection of creation itself. His eyes bore the mark of his duality:
The Left Eye, deep and crimson, seeing the truth within shadows.
The Right Eye, clear as an endless ocean, beholding the light of all souls.
Upon his right hand blazes the Twilight Sigil, the eternal seal that holds the harmony between contradiction — light and dark, life and decay, creation and ruin.
It is said that when Noir opens both eyes fully, the cosmos trembles, for all existence is momentarily reminded of its delicate balance.
⚜️ III. The Divine Monarch and the Birth of Kingdoms
Noir Atremus is the first Ruler, the progenitor of all concepts of hierarchy and monarchy. His dominion, The Luminous Kingdom, exists in both the Abyss and the Celestial Sky — two realms eternally entwined, visible only when moonlight meets dawnfire.
He fathered divine offspring not by blood alone, but through conceptual resonance. Each child embodies one fragment of his dual essence:
Baal, the Ever-Burning Dawn — Flame and Abyss united.
Nathan, the Eternal Dusk — Keeper of Shadows and Dream.
Leonel, the Watery Abyss — Serene Tempest of the Depths.
Felix, the Venomous Dawn — Life and Death mingled in potion.
Nick, the Synthetic Sovereign — The Mirror of Perfection, forged in imitation of the divine.
They are not mere sons — they are aspects of his eternal order, reflections of the balance he governs.
🌙 IV. His Divine Authority — The Dual Reign
1. Lord of Night and Moon
He governs all things that sleep, fade, or dream. Under his moonlight, lost souls find rest, and forbidden truths are whispered.
2. Lord of Day and Sun
When he turns his face toward the east, the Sun obeys. His light burns not to destroy, but to illuminate — even within despair.
3. Arbiter of Laws
Every oath, every pact, every divine law traces its source back to his word. The scales of heaven tip at his decree.
4. Wielder of Ruler and Monarchy
All who rule — from gods to mortals — borrow fragments of his concept. To defy him is to defy the structure of order itself.
☀️ V. The Faith of the Aetherion
His followers, called the Luminarchs, believe that balance is not peace — it is struggle perfected.
They pray beneath eclipses, seeing in that celestial union the reflection of their god's heart.
Temples of Noir Atremus are constructed in mirrored symmetry: half submerged in darkness, half radiant with light.
His clergy wear robes of midnight silk embroidered with threads of gold — representing the night that carries the sun.
His sigil: ☯ entwined with a crown and crescent — symbolizing eternal monarchy within twilight.
✶ VI. The Celestial Prophecy
> "When the world's balance falters, and the heavens bleed shadow, He shall rise again — not to rule, but to remind."
— Prophecy of the Pale King, Fragment IX
The prophecy claims Noir Atremus will one day descend from the Luminous Castle when creation itself tips toward chaos — not to destroy the unbalanced, but to restore harmony, even if the cost is his own divinity.
For he is not only the Father of Light and Shadow —
He is Balance Incarnate, the Eternal Sovereign between Dawn and Dusk.