Ancient Scriptures
#9 of Legends of Darkness
I was a little bored and had a lot on my mind, do I jotted this down. This will be part of Legends of Darkness and basically tells the history before it.
First Scripture-Our Origins
It is believed that the gods were not born of Aberuth, but from the stars, where they restlessly searched for a world to call there own. The search felt vain, and they were about to give up, until one of the Sons discovered a desolate and lonely world.
She was dying and sun baked, the life in its primitive stage. The Great Mother saw much potential, and so she and her children began molding the planet to their liking.
The First Son, Zurrato covered the
desolate world with his own energy in order to for a shield to protect us from our great star. The Great Mother planted seeds and created forests and plains. The Cold One, Shivato, with the aid of the youngest, Atemis, raised mountains and created oceans. And within a matter of months if not years, Aberuth was born, and so great was her beauty. Here, the gods would stay.
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Second Scripture - Our Evolution
The Second Son, Syncros was tasked with mending us. He gave us speech, taught us cooperation, and turned what was once feral beasts living in caves into a peaceful civilization.
We built temples and statues to thank and honor the gods, and they reward our loyalty by giving us a part of their own power, bringing us ever closer to true god status.
Only two known races were able to tolerate this power without being destroyed by it. The dragons were the first, and we, the jackals, are the second.
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Third Scripture - Conflict
Peace did not last on our world, for another race became greedy with power and misused the gift from the gods. The dragons attacked without mercy and defiled our temples and ruined our homes. Angered, the gods stripped every dragon of his magic.
The violence did not cease, for it only made them wanting more. They declared war and ravaged many of our cities, enslaving any they could use, killing those they couldn't.
Angered further by their actions, the gods unleashed a plague upon the great dragon city. Many would die of sickness, others would turn against each other. Their extinction was inevitable.
Eager to save their race, the dragons ceased their assaults and signed a treaty with our people, one that would ensure their survival and peace throughout the land. But they were forbidden from ever using it again. The Great Ones made certain of this.
Though it is unlikely we will ever see eye to eye, we will learn to coexist peacefully.
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Fourth Scripture - the Great Poison
It wasn't long after the plague vanished that mysterious creatures began appearing all across the planet. Black in color, glowing in dark energy, they came in many forms, and we soon discovered that they were anything but peaceful.
They come as if from nowhere, out of black portals it seems. Where they come from, we do not know. Even the gods have no knowledge of this new threat.
Their energy is highly toxic. Prolonged exposure results in becoming one of them. Family and friends quickly became enemies, tools of war for these 'shadows'.
The dark poison laid ruin to our beautiful home. The oceans and rivers dried out, the plains torched, and much of the forests were destroyed. Aberuth had been reduced to its deathly state.
Our defense proves next to useless against them, for their energy returns to their world where they would reanimate and return even stronger than before. For decades we stood against them, yet we now lie on the verge of defeat.