*Date works in eras, for example, first era year twenty-one = 1E 21
*The Ages are divided by historical facts, for example, Era 1(1E) It began when humanity settled on the continent of Begonia, and another historical fact may determine the beginning of 2E..
*Italicized text means it's flashbacks!
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Chapter 1
Chaos
Thursday, Solaris - 102 2E
Tsakho, Ardman'thor.
“Oh Goddess Phena! Deliver us from this damn war! Please! I beg you! Cleanse these men's souls and bless them with divine wisdom! shouted the monk in the square as Voalfian troops invaded Tsakho on Ardman'thor.
That dark night, where there was only terror. The beginning of everything, the sign of a great war, the sign of lost souls... People were running desperately to their homes, women were carrying children in their laps, many were already pale because death had already taken their bodies. This was The taking of Ardman'thor, the beginning of the Third Age.
Isien Monday - 3E 99
Horagodi, Nas'sath
— 99 years of pure bloodshed, 99 years after the entry of the Voalfians into our continent, by men controlled by power-hungry politicians, may Avros pity those souls who are not conscious, and also innocent souls who roam today. Skalfindor. I wonder, when will this end, how many souls will be lost for this to end? thought Magrorn, Luna's father.
— Pity! that is what we mentors have from you young children, for you were born in this bloody age, shaped through suffering and loss, and instructed to kill beings of equal hearts. — said Magrorn, in front of his students at the University of Horagodi.
That night, while Magrorn was researching potions in his laboratory, his wife, Lucímedes, interrupts him with that feeling of happiness, her eyes filled with tears, showing complete emotion, she says:
— I'm Pregnant!!
And after that day, the path of that Bloody Age took other directions.
Lunaris Wednesday - 3E 100 (9 months later)
After a painful birth, a girl is born, with brown and apparently healthy skin, Magrorn and Lucímedes name her Luna.
"She is a beautiful girl!" — Said the midwife.
"She will make a fine alchemist," — said Magrorn, with a look that was impossible for words to explain.
"Her voice will sound the depths of Nas'sath!" — said Lucimedes, completely proud as she looked at her daughter in her arms.
Eight years later...
- Dad! I found a lavender! There are already 8 in total, and there are still dry petals...
"Well, I think we're done looking for the ingredients on the list, right?" Come on, I'll teach you how to make this potion!
— Let's go Daddy!
Arriving at home, the two go towards the alchemy laboratory, and Luna, as always, all energized, arrives first and leaves everything ready for the start.
“Well now we boil the chamomile tea. We mix the dried petals and the roots—” Magrorn is interrupted by Luna — we add the lavender and that's it! It's done! I got daddy! yelled, Luna, extremely happy with your recent achievement.
— Congratulations my daughter! You made your second potion! The sleeping potion (not that much) congratulations daughter! Magrorn said to Luna with a proud look of the daughter he had.
But not everything went as they planned. For then rang the Bells of Horagodi, the royal guard descended on the gates, citizens ran to their houses and locked the doors, fire took over the city, everything collapsed, it was the end! All thought.
"Luna, stay here, I'll join the guard and fetch your mother, I'll be back soon!" said Magrorn with a frightened look at Luna.
— Dad, please don't leave me here, I'm afraid! — cried Luna, holding back tears as she held her father's hand tightly.
"Luna, you're all I have left, stay safe, I promise I'll bring your mother back and everything will be all right," — Magrorn said while keeping a look of hope that everything would pass.
Magrorn left the place where he left Luna, and headed towards the defense line at the main gate, wondering if Lucimedes was still alive. And when he got there, he realized that Lucimedes wasn't with the others, so he hears her voice resounding from the tower of lookout...
— It's Lucimedes! Thank the Gods! — thought Magronn as he broke out into a beautiful bright smile.
He went to the watchtower behind Lucimedes, in the middle of the way, to his bad luck, he found Valfian soldiers, but that was no problem, he fought some Voalfian soldiers who turned out to be spies, and was totally unharmed. Upon reaching the tower then, he found Lucimedes using his hunting bow to delay the soldiers who were trying to break the magical barrier at the southern gate.
— Lucimedes!
— Magrorn... Lucimedes says as he lets out a tear of happiness at finding her still alive.
The two run to hug each other.
"Is Luna in that place?"
— Yes..
"Then I mustn't hold back."
Magrorn defends the position while Lucimedes casts Miyagath's bow with her single arrow, she shoots towards the enemy mages... devastating everything in front of the south gate, like a crystalline sea, a shimmering glow appears to the skies, but at that same moment, Voalfian troops invaded through the north gate, and thousands of arrows fall on the tower, and an arrow pierces Lucimedes and makes him fall. Magrorn, who defended the position by killing some soldiers, notices Lucímedes lying on the ground, then runs towards her and hugs her, at that same moment, Magrorn kisses Lucímedes as the city was destroyed in flames. Voalfian soldiers come to Magrorn and kill him with brutal blows and beat him, Lucimedes who was wounded, hides and casts a healing spell on herself... Lucimedes weeps when she sees her beloved being killed in her arms.
And so Horagodi was destroyed in flames.
In the morning of the next day, after the Voalfian army has withdrawn from the place, Luna leaves the cellar in search of her parents. At this moment she looks around the city she was born totally destroyed and begins to be consumed by hatred, loneliness and the abyss of sadness, as she screams her parents' name, a magical orb of light moves towards her, and guides her to who finds them in the watchtower, and sees the image of his father, beaten, bloodied and dead.
— D-father? M-mother?
Her mother calls her, she was seated, still conjuring healing in herself, and at the same time holding her husband's body.
Luna then runs and hugs her mother as she cries with that feeling of despair and shock. Her mother then speaks softly in her ear.
— Go to Sarasi'ha and find Gawa, the blacksmith, she will know what to do, my beloved daughter...
- Mom? how do i go there Why? Mom? Stay alive, please!
— Luna.. (cough of blood) I won't be able to delay my death any longer, I spent the night waiting for you. - expresses Lucimedes, shed tears as he smiles at his daughter - Please continue to be that lovely girl that you are, mom and dad love you. Remember that. (cough with blood again)
- Mom! Please! Stay with me! I love you!
— Remember that old song? That's what you loved to hear as a baby...
In the flowery field, with mesmerizing flowers
There was a girl with a sweet sweet look
She looked to the sky for freedom
She acclaimed the gods in hope of the magic of happiness .....
..hmm hmm hm...
And that day, little Luna discovered the cruelty of the world, as well as, found the lack of compassion, and started to question herself about everything...
The Second Age was marked by the closing of the heavenly gates, in which they were where the gods ascended to heaven to bless Begonia and Lysianthus.
In total there are nine gods. Sigen the god of memory, Pailea the goddess of the moon, Isien the god of war, Fisell god of the wind, Alicia goddess of love and beauty, Melkianor lord of men, mandate of other gods, Tianor god of chaos and darkness, Lunaris the wife of Melkianor and goddess of Light, Solaris son of Lunaris, the god of the sun and dawn.
After that, the continent of Begonia felt a deep hatred for the kingdoms of the continent of Lisianto, not only for racial differences and suspicious studies of magic, but also, there are stories that some leaders of Begonia got involved with the underworld of black magic.
King Valorius of Voalfi, Leader of the Western Alliance, planned an attack in alliance with the kingdoms of Begonia, and they invaded Lisianto, after crossing the intense sea, and in 102 2E at Tsakho in the kingdom of Ardman'thor, the Third Age, or rather Bloodthirsty Age.
110 3E Friday of Alicia (2 years after the invasion of Horagodi)
Sarasi'ha, Nas'sath
An almost stable city, commercial center that would offer almost everything to the citizens, it was rare to see beggars in the streets, many honorable people passed by, it was a huge city. It was 110, a child arrives on the main street of the city, he had torn clothes and a dagger in his hands, he asks the guards about a woman named Gawa, the guards didn't even care about his condition or situation, they just informed her about the blacksmith. famous in the region, the Gawa.
The girl then goes straight to the urban center, it was very crowded, but as it was at night, there were few people there. The girl then arrives at the smithy, and cries out with the few remaining forces Gawa's name.
Gawa then opens the door and says it wasn't open for work, in a loud tone. But when looking at the child's situation, she opens the door and brings the child inside.
"Come, take a shower, I'll fix you something to eat."
After a bath and a proper meal, Gawa brings her into the living room and the two of them sit by the fireplace, Gawa then looks at every detail of her face and soon comes a shock.
"You are Luna!" But it's not possible, two years have passed, how was she there? All this time? Live? The letter then was not a lie.
"Luna?" and your name?
— Yes… shyly Luna says with a bit of fear.
— Calm down, I'm your mother's friend, I'll help you!
Luna hugs Gawa tightly, and cries begging for her parents again...
Gawa gives all the warmth possible in the world to Luna...
The next day...
"Good morning, Luna!" Feel free, later I'll explain everything to you, ok?
Gawa was a very famous blacksmith, she inherited the techniques of her family, who very anciently produced swords for the god Isien, god of war. All who make their sword in her smithy have no regrets at all, she produces swords for the army of Tlilhdapur. She is also a great fencer, she won the Thirteen Kingdoms Fencing tournament.
Later that day...
Gawa finishes all the day's orders, then searches the young child around the house, and sees her sitting in the back garden, watching the sunset and holding the necklace her father gave her.
— Phew! Finally a break. Well, Luna, I'll explain why you're here.
— A long time ago, your mother and I were companions at the General Academy, we were super close to each other and we spent 15 years together, but fate spoke louder and separated us for good. When we met again, she was in need of support, as everything she had was lost, and I helped her, the Academy of Witchcraft had been destroyed, and then she and I went to the Fencing Academy in Kagatina, she continued her sorcery studies but i followed the fencing, soon after, your mother preferred to follow a simple life in the country with your father, i know there was a reason, maybe persecution but i have no idea, she didnt tell me. I asked your mother to send you here in case something happened to you, I promised her to train you in the art of swordsmanship. And then I know it's too soon, and I know you're going through so much so quickly, but... do you accept that fate?
Luna looks deeply into Gawa's eyes and says:
— Everything I've been through so far, I've faced bandits who wanted me... me... - Luna can't finish speaking and starts to cry —
Calm down Luna, everything will be fine, I'm here.
— Gawa.. Train me to join the Army, I want to kill everyone who did this! says Luna, crying to Gawa...
[...]
Meanwhile, elsewhere on the continent
Friday of Fisell - 113 E3
Divine Temple, Gullar
In a room full of students, while the master of healing arts taught how to deal with deep wounds. After all, we've already learned this, what are we learning again for? - Lucien thought
"Lucien!" Pay attention on class! cried the Master, tired of calling his attention.
Hours later
In the garden of the Divine Temple, everyone talked about how they got there in the temple, why they were there.
“Heyy Lucien, how did you get here? said Leaf excitedly.
— Well… it's a bit of a long story but I'll tell you.
— Ehm.. It was 109 E3 I was at my house, it was seven o'clock at night, my father had just come home after a long day being commander of the royal guard. My mother was at home making dinner, it was a normal day, as it always was, but at ten pm. After my mother put me to bed and sang my favorite song, I heard the sounds of swords and blood spurting out of my fourth…” Lucien said slightly with his head down and a sad look in his eyes.
After all the colleagues are silent and Leaf feels remorse for having asked that, Lufflin raises his head and breaks a smile saying:
— It happens? it is not? But I prefer not to talk about it...
Later that same day
Lucien had a dream of his parents, bloodied dead in front of him as he stared down at his hands completely covered in blood, a sword coming towards him and piercing his chest.
Fisell Saturday - 113 E3
The Guards of Tlilhdapur are passing through the city road, meanwhile Lucien is admiring them from the divine temple, so he runs to the training ground and fully excited says:
“Hey Leaf! Take This - Lufflin throws a wooden sword towards the Leaf
"Ooh, take it easy, let's train?!"
- What you think? comes here!
After a few hours of training and training, they rested on the bench at Jardim Divino in the late afternoon. Lucien ended up creating his own style of battle. Logically, after losing several times to Leaf.
- There is! Lucien, you lost to me five hundred times!
"Ahahaha, remember that time I made you drop to your knees?"
“That didn't count, you hit my leg,” Leaf says, a little embarrassed by that.
“Hey Lucien, do you think we'll ever be champions of light? says Leaf as he looks at the sunset
"I don't think so, I'm sure!" - Lucien stops watching the sunset and looks at Leaf.
After a long day of training, they just rested there in the Divine Garden while admiring the sunset, waiting for fate to take them.
CONTINUE
*Next chapter will show the journey of Luna to Gawa!
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