Breaking Past Another Barrier: I

What is power? And is it craved for so desperately by most? Power is the right to keep what is yours as yours and take what you want from others. Power allows a man to lord over other men and a woman to stand above everyone else. That was power. In a world like the Three Great Races, if one doesn’t have power, life would be a mediocre one at best. And that was why everyone sought to be a fighter. Everyone wanted to have some level of power to guarantee that they and their loved ones remained in control of their fate. Such was the truth of the matter. Such was the truth of life. Even the strong dared not slumber; for they knew how it was that they had grown strong and were aware of what would happen to them if they were to lose that strength.

It was pitch dark. The sun had long disappeared from the skies, and all that remained were the clouds. This night was a lonely one. For the stars, which usually accompanied the dark skies had turned their backs on their compatriots this time, and