The Tribulation Prophecy

Long before the mortal kingdoms rose and the Spirit World became a battlefield of Ethereals and Spectrals, there was harmony between the realms. The Celestial Lattice, an invisible web of energy, bound the Spirit and Material Realms together in balance. This connection ensured that the mortal world flourished while the Spirit World remained a place of transcendence and order. But the harmony was fragile, resting on the collective will of both realms to coexist.

Legends whispered of a time when the balance would be broken, when greed, ambition, and fear would weaken the Veil between worlds. This event, foretold in ancient texts as the Tribulation of Power, would see the rise of eight great spirits—four Ethereals and four Spectrals—each vying to shape the fate of existence in their image.

The prophecy was first uttered by an ancient seer, known only as the Oracle of the Lattice, who lived centuries before the first kingdoms were formed. Gifted with the ability to see through the Veil, the Oracle foresaw a great rupture, where the realms would collide, and the balance would shatter. In her final vision, the Oracle described a cosmic battle between eight champions of immense power, their struggles determining the destiny of all creation.

Her words were inscribed onto an ethereal artifact, the Lattice Codex, which was hidden deep within the Shadow Veil Forest by the Order of Celestial Balance. Over the centuries, fragments of the prophecy were passed down, but their meaning became obscured as mortals dismissed the warning as myth.

The prophecy makes it clear that mortals are not merely spectators but central to the unfolding chaos. Their choices—whether to align with the Ethereals, resist them, or seek their own path—will shape the conflict. The Order of Celestial Balance, keepers of the prophecy, believe that unity among mortals is the only way to restore harmony. But with the factions divided by mistrust and ambition, such unity seems a distant hope.

The mortals must now confront their place in the prophecy, each faction interpreting the Oracle’s words to serve their own goals. Some seek to harness the artifacts for power; others see them as the only means to restore balance. But as the Ethereals and Spectrals rise, the prophecy’s warning becomes undeniable: the Tribulation of Power has begun, and no realm will escape unscathed.