Editing Thelmessia (section)

== History ==

It was said that Chaos will always try to re-claim the universe that was created in it's centre by the machine god.  While chaos is a fickle creature (cause ya know, chaos) there is no doubt much of it is hostile toward creation or it's mere existence can tear creation apart. Because of this, the universe has people that keep the universe in check. Some of these people included Jim, Kyle, Hisao and Ardent (from Azotech) who take up a passive resistance against Chaos. Making sure that the Lovecraft horrors and beings of pure illogical madness don't rend the universe asunder. However, the universe would need people to stand guard against the borders of reality, where chaos is at it's strongest and the threat to an expanding universe becomes more and more apparent. It's answer was in the form of, interestingly enough, the creature Galatea herself. A statue given life by Pygmalion.

Although Galatea was, as Pygmalion had mad her, the perfect woman. The ever-changing social/political concept of "woman" did not help her position. Given that she was immortal. It was merely confounded when not only did her old-time Greek near slave type mentality of being a perfect woman seemed almost dangerously anachronistic and easily taken advantage of. This would've been good. If not for the fact she was a promethian and as such hated by practically every living creature on earth for her mere existence. Things changed when she was given a vision by what she claimed to be fate. Telling her she may win the gift of humanity by taking it upon herself to become a guardian of the edge.

Galatea thus, went to the [[Wellspring of Life]] and searched for the souls of warriors she felt could help her. There was a problem however. The souls of TRULY great warriors were often taken up by angels or demons. Who were too busy fighting over the souls of humanity to bother with the incursions of terrifying monsters. As such, she turned her attention to the souls of pure and righteous but not very strong women. Taking them with her to the island and reincarnating them as Valkyries. Training each of them herself in the ways of using Narrative and Fate manipulation. Soon. The island became more and more populated by such souls. Until it evolved into the current island that floats at the universes end.