And lo, did it come to pass that in a distant time, during the dawn of the Age of Innocence, that His Great Majesty Yehoshuva began to draw out from the chaos of the still fiery and ill-formed world the first strains of what would one day become the Masque of Virtue. As He stood amongst the heavenly choirs conducting the raw elements into pleasing forms, He began to see that His Power alone was not enough to conquer and control all of creation. To see that His holy vision was to come into being, He called on the Powers of Zioniac, the lord of flagellation and pulsing hammers to endow His great work with driving rhythms. Seeing this greatness come about, He noticed that it was still incomplete, and though the very heavens trembled with what He had unleashed thus far, He saw the need to give His creation a Voice to call out the spirits of the Void. To this extent, He called upon the great siren Xenith to use her spells to weave and taint the dreams of the world with unearthly prophecies.

And thus was the Masque began. Seeing that His vision had all needed, that it contained symphonic hymns, overwhelming cadence and hypnotic fascination, He stirred the chalice of His alchemy and poured it over the earth...

above, once again, you will see the sacred AOI. at this point, you should be kneeling and praying to its holy image.