Nightfane
First Post
Telling of the Tale
As he spoke they all fell back in their chair with looks of confusion.
"All that you know is a only part of the truth. The gods of this world are merely young ones who have come upon something new. They do no realize what they are truly holding in their tiny childlike hands. The first one Averedst, after being thrown from his heavenly thrown for starting a war between two vastly ancient races on his world, discovered a tiny lifeless planet. No matter how hard he tried he could get nothing to grow upon this world so he created a new world around it. This is the world we know as our home.
He began to destroy the lights of the heaven to still their power. With this abundance of power, he created other gods to share his life with but they displeased him and tried to turn against him. His muses turned the others to stone as they attacked his sky forge. Averedst took his great hammer and smashed their statues. The pieces fell from the heavens and crashed into the new world. They became the lands of this planet. As their lands began to grow and their races emerged, Averedst offered them a chance to be with him again. They all accepted and returned with him, but as time elapsed the world fell into war and death. Darkness fell upon the land.
The Gods distraught turned from man and locked the doors to their heavenly forge. Through the power of a few souls the wars began to fade and peace began to return but alas it was too late. The old races had fallen away: The Donkaarans, the Fost, The Evidian, The Calverans, and the Phrigian.
<They exchanged looks of confusion with each others>
But soon a great cataclysm through the world into upheaval and all this knowledge was lost accept for a few tomes which were found by the Church of the Old Way in the Great Renewal. These tomes though also had a strange page in the back which was written in a language unknown. It also contained a map. A map which lead to a secret bigger than any of the priest could imagine. They journeyed to a place on their world where a huge crater stood. They followed a safe path to a hole near its center. When they stepped down into it, they did not fall but ended up on a stairway of tree branches.
The journey down the tree went on for weeks. One of the priest who had the ability to keep time said they had travelled for almost a year. When suddenly a brilliant light shone upon them. They stepped down on to a large platform and looked upon a whole new world. Here they found something that no one would ever believe. They found the first world.
The world of Malaran, the Red Sun. The Lord of the Old Way. They also awoke the dark twin of Malaran, Naralam, the Black Sun. Now the curse of the old world shall be brought to bare on our world.
Now new heroes shall arise to stop this incursion, but these new heroes must be forged in the heart of battle. The old world is fallen into darkness yet again and a new battle must rage and only when this battle has been waged shall the be steeled enough to fight to save their own world. Only then shall they walk in the footsteps of the First Heroes of the Dual worlds, only then shall evil tremble, and only then shall the great lord Malaran wake from his slumber as the red sun of this world and bring forth a light which will shine into even the deepest crevices. The light shall guides us all then, the light shall guides us all."
He slammed the book shut. A blinding light began to circle the room. The tabled and the walls disappeared. The group stood up quickly backing away from what was occuring. Slowly everything they had scene turned to nothingness and they stood in the center of a giant crater. The Priest still with them, looked at them and spoke "We have come to it. Your path to the truth is about to begin" With that he stepped downward into the whole and they stared he slowly began to disappear. Lothane without thought followed him downward. Illya rushed after. Zarafel followed behind, but stopped when Keltoth did not follow. Zarafel looked at his friend and spoke,"Why are you not following? You know this is our path. Ever since we met each other we knew we were in for something big. I think this is the biggest adventure we will ever have. Besides WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!!" Zarafel stepped down into the whole and stopped just out of sight of Keltoth. He smiled when he heard the footsteps running towards him.
As he spoke they all fell back in their chair with looks of confusion.
"All that you know is a only part of the truth. The gods of this world are merely young ones who have come upon something new. They do no realize what they are truly holding in their tiny childlike hands. The first one Averedst, after being thrown from his heavenly thrown for starting a war between two vastly ancient races on his world, discovered a tiny lifeless planet. No matter how hard he tried he could get nothing to grow upon this world so he created a new world around it. This is the world we know as our home.
He began to destroy the lights of the heaven to still their power. With this abundance of power, he created other gods to share his life with but they displeased him and tried to turn against him. His muses turned the others to stone as they attacked his sky forge. Averedst took his great hammer and smashed their statues. The pieces fell from the heavens and crashed into the new world. They became the lands of this planet. As their lands began to grow and their races emerged, Averedst offered them a chance to be with him again. They all accepted and returned with him, but as time elapsed the world fell into war and death. Darkness fell upon the land.
The Gods distraught turned from man and locked the doors to their heavenly forge. Through the power of a few souls the wars began to fade and peace began to return but alas it was too late. The old races had fallen away: The Donkaarans, the Fost, The Evidian, The Calverans, and the Phrigian.
<They exchanged looks of confusion with each others>
But soon a great cataclysm through the world into upheaval and all this knowledge was lost accept for a few tomes which were found by the Church of the Old Way in the Great Renewal. These tomes though also had a strange page in the back which was written in a language unknown. It also contained a map. A map which lead to a secret bigger than any of the priest could imagine. They journeyed to a place on their world where a huge crater stood. They followed a safe path to a hole near its center. When they stepped down into it, they did not fall but ended up on a stairway of tree branches.
The journey down the tree went on for weeks. One of the priest who had the ability to keep time said they had travelled for almost a year. When suddenly a brilliant light shone upon them. They stepped down on to a large platform and looked upon a whole new world. Here they found something that no one would ever believe. They found the first world.
The world of Malaran, the Red Sun. The Lord of the Old Way. They also awoke the dark twin of Malaran, Naralam, the Black Sun. Now the curse of the old world shall be brought to bare on our world.
Now new heroes shall arise to stop this incursion, but these new heroes must be forged in the heart of battle. The old world is fallen into darkness yet again and a new battle must rage and only when this battle has been waged shall the be steeled enough to fight to save their own world. Only then shall they walk in the footsteps of the First Heroes of the Dual worlds, only then shall evil tremble, and only then shall the great lord Malaran wake from his slumber as the red sun of this world and bring forth a light which will shine into even the deepest crevices. The light shall guides us all then, the light shall guides us all."
He slammed the book shut. A blinding light began to circle the room. The tabled and the walls disappeared. The group stood up quickly backing away from what was occuring. Slowly everything they had scene turned to nothingness and they stood in the center of a giant crater. The Priest still with them, looked at them and spoke "We have come to it. Your path to the truth is about to begin" With that he stepped downward into the whole and they stared he slowly began to disappear. Lothane without thought followed him downward. Illya rushed after. Zarafel followed behind, but stopped when Keltoth did not follow. Zarafel looked at his friend and spoke,"Why are you not following? You know this is our path. Ever since we met each other we knew we were in for something big. I think this is the biggest adventure we will ever have. Besides WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!!" Zarafel stepped down into the whole and stopped just out of sight of Keltoth. He smiled when he heard the footsteps running towards him.
