Prologue
“Water! You, page girl, go fetch water. Now!” shouted a healer mage over the chaos which plagued the empress’ personal chambers. The young girl scampered out of the room to do as the healer had bid.
“I need lotus flowers, fresh cuttings of grass, maybe some honey comb,” muttered the healer to herself as she pulled the ruby crystals out of her bag. She then touched the emerald brooch at her neck, closed her eyes, and balanced tow of her precious stones in each palm.
Her face relaxed a little and then she frowned, opening her eyes again. “Quiet!” she shouted at the room, her voice amplified twenty-fold with her magical working. “Good,” she commented at a normal volume as the room immediately froze, everyone’s attention directed at her. “Now someone shall find me that page girl with the water I need.” Immediately three more pages jumped into action and ran out of the room. “All with some magical tendencies shall make a circle around the bed. Make sure to leave room for me. All else, do not disturb the working. If you cannot contain yourselves, please step out of the room. Let’s go.” The room immediately zoomed into a flurry of movements as everyone attempted to get where they needed to be. Quickly, a ring formed around the Empress’ bed, where the Empress Delaney lay writhing and sweating.
As the healer joined the circle, everyone joined hands. One-by-one, starting with the healer, everyone’s eyes shadowed as their pupils shone black as night. The air thickened, creating a haze that blurred the Empress from sight. Yet no change in Delaney’s pain occurred. Finally, a scream pierced everyone’s concentration and the haze vanished along with the blackened pupils of the mages.
As she continued writhing, Delaney spoke gaspingly, “The one…responsible…I know who…he is…find him and stop…this…from happening again…He is joined…by a ring of …followers…We must…prevent a reoccurrence… No males…in the future…shall be allowed to possess the power…to repeat…this monstrosity…no more males…” and with that her eyes shone black as she finalized her decree before she let out one long scream and then lay still.
It’s been three hundred years since that unjust decree was passed yet it still affects many citizens today. For the Empire’s own defense committee organizes searches for all males with magical power and weeds them out. So many families have been ripped apart due to the unjust decree of Empress Delaney. But now times are changing, it’s time to put it to an end. The underground training and protection network has sprung up to right this wrong and to win back what has been taken from the people of the Empire!
 fuhsdrummajor07 · Sat May 10, 2008 @ 08:38pm · 0 Comments |
