It was once said that there was a time when men, gods, and beasts lived together. It was at a time when the sun rested high up in the sky and never came down. Its presence in the heavens, bolstered happiness among the three races that they became friendly neighbors. Under the magnificent ray of this sun, the three races found their hearts beat as one, and their tongues singing songs of praises for each other. Nothing they sang, said, or did, was ever hidden from the sun and in truth nothing needed to be.
The beasts of the air, those of the earth and sea and even those underneaths the earth aided men and gods in their travels and heavy lifting. Men in their different colors and sizes provided food, wine, and other form of entertainments which the three parties cherished. While God's moved the bodies of the world to suit the living conditions that men and beast desired, they also taught men tricks, which came to be known as magic.
With magic nothing but a whisper away from the gifted tongues of both young and old, men had the power to wish themselves a better life, one free from any suffering or toil. However, all changed when the curious mind of men set their gaze on the sun, the ever steady sun which neither, rose nor fell.
In a little show of madness, Men dared both gods and beast on the idea of a sunless heaven.
"How magnificent would it be to look up at the clouds without the ray of the sun blinding us", they said.
"How wonderful a sight would it be to see the gods dance in the heavens, where no sun can dim the glow of their beauty", they said.
"And for the great dragons that combed the skies, seeing the flames from their belly ripple across the clear sky would only put the rainbows to shame", they said.
Enticed by the charming tongues of men, both gods and beast nodded to the idea, and as such, a magical wish was put forward.
"May the beautiful Sun above fall so we can look to the heavens without strain to our eyes!" They called and wished, with their hands raised up to the sky in their small gathering of hundreds.
As soon as the word was uttered, the ground quaked and the air stiffened. The sun slowly dropped from the sky until all became dark, and it was only then that they realize that they had doomed the world.
Their smiles faded away until it all became screams. The freezing arms of darkness embraced them, and in their heart grew a loneliness that they had never felt before. Darkness was finally born and with it came his seven calamities, Demons of pure evil whose appetite for chaos had no end.
A rift tore among the three races that they nurtured malice against each other. Within each of them, none could survive the cold claws of the 7 calamities alone, and as such they themselves became possessed by the evil. Beasts became monsters of insatiable appetite for flesh and blood, Men creatures possessed by their appetite, desires and dreams, and god's devil's and minions for the seven Calamities.
It was all but lost in a world once beautiful and prosperous.
In an attempt to restore what was once lost, Five elder gods came together in other to bring back the sun. But to achieve that, a sacrifice had to be made. The three races had to bring each one a precious material, which they could not do without.
The breath of a Fire dragon.
The beating heart of a Man.
And The immortal soul of a god.
With the three material present, a pact was made. The world got its sun back, but not in the way it used to be. Furthermore, the sun bestowed upon the three races a will of his In return for their sacrifice.
In the deep forge of Allocard, three Sun Jade's were created.
For each race, a sun jade was passed on, and within it lied the will of the sun.
This will contained immense power, that it gifted its wielders strange skills and strength, and the power to fend off the seven calamities of darkness.
With it peace returned to the land and evil was cast away, never to return again, or so they thought.
It all started as a normal day, with the sun high in the clouds while birds littered across clear skies. Men and women of Edrighton went about their morning business with smiles on their faces and words of greetings on their lips. It was always fun and busy in the land of Edrighton, maybe more so for Bran, a jolly young boy born of the dawn star.Bran was the son of a single mother and had two younger sisters who lived with him in the outskirt of the village. He spent most of his morning running through thick forest and hill tops to get to the village market square, where he goes to hawk his mother's grilled fishes, to retailers or customers who crave them.The market was a big part of the kingdom and was quite famous for it's size and the caliber of goods and services they provided. People from all over the world gathered as early as the first cock crow to either buy or sell things, and among them was the young energetic boy, Bran, who had built up a bit of a reputation for himself.H
Bran walked out of The curry's, the fifth eating house he had been to for the day, carrying an empty basket of fish. He waved his basket in the air to make sure there were no residue bones or scales left behind. As he expected, there were little to none, none except for a Jade Crystal which dropped from the basket and onto the rocky floor where it rolled around in the dust."What is this?" He gazed at it as it settled on a spot. The ray of the sun refracted off it that it pierced his gaze with images of a burning crown seating on top of a silent sea, which startled him. He lost the vision just as quickly and was left with the beaming image of the jade crystal resting on the dust.He picked up the jade and examined it as if it were a piece of magical rock or a sildon coin. Furthermore, he raised it to the sun to check if the vision would return, but nothing happened. His gazed caught the image of the green petals of a burning flame which was etched into the jade."That's odd?" he gave
The journey back home was a long and stressful one, not at all how Bran pictured his morning, especially not today. His ordeal at the community market of Edrighton was one thing, and to add to that he was forced to take the longer route home. It was no secret the Julionios or the Julios family lived kilometers away from the kingdom of Edrighton, and this had been the case for as long as Bran could remember. He had often asked why, “why couldn't we live in the kingdom like everyone else?” And the reply was always “This is our home, this is where we belong and this is where we are safe”. His mother, who had been a target of his questions, was quite meticulous with her answers, that no matter how many times he asked, her answers never changed. When he pestered, she usually gave him the “continue asking and your ass gets it” look, which was one of the scariest things Bran had ever seen her or anyone else did. It was always better to back off whenever she got like that, so he accepted he
“Open the gates, the princess approaches!” “The princess!” A group of uniformed men, idling around on the floor, rose to their feet. “To the gates!” they screamed on their heels as they all ran towards the entrance bridge to stand in position. The gatekeepers grabbed onto two golden ring handles and pulled hard to kick-start a sophisticated mechanism behind the main gate. A bridge ladder dropped slowly to the floor, to allow passage through the menacing pits under it. The castle door popped open no faster than the bridge and through them one could see the silver-white flags of a golden crown seating on top of two blades, flying freely in the air. The carriage guarded by two uniformed guards and three maiden escorts pulled up into the castle premises at a walking pace. Their horses jugged into the palace compound through the cracks of guards, bowed at both sides of the gate, while the Princess sat exalted in her chamber, unruffled at the sight of the guards. The marbled compound wi
“Open the gates, the princess approaches!” “The princess!” A group of uniformed men, idling around on the floor, rose to their feet. “To the gates!” they screamed on their heels as they all ran towards the entrance bridge to stand in position. The gatekeepers grabbed onto two golden ring handles and pulled hard to kick-start a sophisticated mechanism behind the main gate. A bridge ladder dropped slowly to the floor, to allow passage through the menacing pits under it. The castle door popped open no faster than the bridge and through them one could see the silver-white flags of a golden crown seating on top of two blades, flying freely in the air. The carriage guarded by two uniformed guards and three maiden escorts pulled up into the castle premises at a walking pace. Their horses jugged into the palace compound through the cracks of guards, bowed at both sides of the gate, while the Princess sat exalted in her chamber, unruffled at the sight of the guards. The marbled compound wi
The journey back home was a long and stressful one, not at all how Bran pictured his morning, especially not today. His ordeal at the community market of Edrighton was one thing, and to add to that he was forced to take the longer route home. It was no secret the Julionios or the Julios family lived kilometers away from the kingdom of Edrighton, and this had been the case for as long as Bran could remember. He had often asked why, “why couldn't we live in the kingdom like everyone else?” And the reply was always “This is our home, this is where we belong and this is where we are safe”. His mother, who had been a target of his questions, was quite meticulous with her answers, that no matter how many times he asked, her answers never changed. When he pestered, she usually gave him the “continue asking and your ass gets it” look, which was one of the scariest things Bran had ever seen her or anyone else did. It was always better to back off whenever she got like that, so he accepted he
Bran walked out of The curry's, the fifth eating house he had been to for the day, carrying an empty basket of fish. He waved his basket in the air to make sure there were no residue bones or scales left behind. As he expected, there were little to none, none except for a Jade Crystal which dropped from the basket and onto the rocky floor where it rolled around in the dust."What is this?" He gazed at it as it settled on a spot. The ray of the sun refracted off it that it pierced his gaze with images of a burning crown seating on top of a silent sea, which startled him. He lost the vision just as quickly and was left with the beaming image of the jade crystal resting on the dust.He picked up the jade and examined it as if it were a piece of magical rock or a sildon coin. Furthermore, he raised it to the sun to check if the vision would return, but nothing happened. His gazed caught the image of the green petals of a burning flame which was etched into the jade."That's odd?" he gave
It all started as a normal day, with the sun high in the clouds while birds littered across clear skies. Men and women of Edrighton went about their morning business with smiles on their faces and words of greetings on their lips. It was always fun and busy in the land of Edrighton, maybe more so for Bran, a jolly young boy born of the dawn star.Bran was the son of a single mother and had two younger sisters who lived with him in the outskirt of the village. He spent most of his morning running through thick forest and hill tops to get to the village market square, where he goes to hawk his mother's grilled fishes, to retailers or customers who crave them.The market was a big part of the kingdom and was quite famous for it's size and the caliber of goods and services they provided. People from all over the world gathered as early as the first cock crow to either buy or sell things, and among them was the young energetic boy, Bran, who had built up a bit of a reputation for himself.H
It was once said that there was a time when men, gods, and beasts lived together. It was at a time when the sun rested high up in the sky and never came down. Its presence in the heavens, bolstered happiness among the three races that they became friendly neighbors. Under the magnificent ray of this sun, the three races found their hearts beat as one, and their tongues singing songs of praises for each other. Nothing they sang, said, or did, was ever hidden from the sun and in truth nothing needed to be. The beasts of the air, those of the earth and sea and even those underneaths the earth aided men and gods in their travels and heavy lifting. Men in their different colors and sizes provided food, wine, and other form of entertainments which the three parties cherished. While God's moved the bodies of the world to suit the living conditions that men and beast desired, they also taught men tricks, which came to be known as magic. With magic nothing but a whisper away from the gifted