The world begun in darkness. The world will end in darkness.

This is the knowledge that all beings know, even if only subconsciously. There are some who accept this but choose to believe in the light. There are some who accept the darkness and become one with it. For some, the darkness is all they have and ever will know.

Those who ignore the knowledge make it nothing but a voice in the back of their minds. The voice is unrecognisable to the person. They fear the voice telling them it is alright and that they should not fear the darkness. They are the ones who chose to let fear overtake them.

Those who accept the knowledge but choose to believe in the light are closer to fear, but it does not always control them. They hold a hope close to their hearts; the hope that the light will pierce the darkness, no matter how endless it seems. They do not give up until the last flame has flickered out of existence.

Those who accept the darkness and become choose to become one with it. These people can be misunderstood in their motives. They live in the darkness. They worship the darkness. They still fear the darkness, but it is nothing but a distant voice they ignore. They know there is nothing to fear and choose to stay away from the light.

Those who were born in the darkness know nothing better. They never feared the darkness, instead embracing it; learning it's secrets. They learn to control the darkness; to use it to their advantage. They know how to get what they want through the darkness, though this can be done in a variety of ways for these people.

There is, however, a fifth category. It lies between the second and third. These people do not fear the darkness but also believe in the power of the light. They hold on even where there is nothing but darkness. They believe the flame of light can be re-lit, no matter how dire the situation. This is where most people lie, even if they do not acknowledge it consciously.

The world begun in darkness. The world will end in darkness.

These are the words that have been uttered throughout space and time since the Creation. Since the smallest alive beings were first made through the hands of some unknown being or through an exploding star. These are the words that are whispered in the ears of the living and spoken by the dead.

Why these words were chosen will never be known. All will have become stardust on a motionless wind that no longer exists by the time the darkness returns, finally overcoming the final flicker of light. The time when even immortals and the Divine will cease to exist. No one will be there to witness the return of the darkness. No one will be able to celebrate the glorious time that will come once the pain of the worlds have ceased.

No one will see the heart of the darkness that was lost so long ago to the worlds once it was decided the light was more powerful. How this decision was made, no one knows. Why this decision was made, no one knows. No one knows who made this decision, but most have come to live with it. However, there are those that do not.

The world begun in darkness. The world will end in darkness.

The ones who chose to follow the path of the darkness and the ones who were born into it are the only ones who understand the true meaning behind those words. They do not fear the end of the light. They celebrate the coming of the darkness. They help the darkness; want it to come sooner.

Since the beginning of time, everyone has made a decision on which side they stand with. They either stand with the light or stand with the dark. They are the warriors in this battle. The ones who will decide the fate of the world. The Forgotten Warriors in a Forgotten War that only exists in myths and fairy tales; legends and bedtime stories.

No one knows the War between the light and the dark continues to this day.

No one knows of those Forgotten Warriors who have given so much.

The world begun in darkness. The world will end in darkness.

No one remembers the true meaning behind those words.