Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-12055413-20151010180340/@comment-23932365-20151010220244

Eskaver wrote: M.J. Daniels wrote: I mentioned before the possibility of the Darkness being the primordial god Erebos, who is associated with the Underworld. That could tie 5A and 5B together if there's a Greek Myth arc. Nice thought! I would say Nyx, but she's already taken, lol.

The Darkness could also (but I doubt) be the primordial Chaos. Makes sense. Chaos is the opposite of order, and the Darkness was said to have almost consumed the realms if Merlin hadn't stopped it. They could always have Aether be the opposing force aka the Light.