Ok so this is just the prologue and the book is very much not finished like at all...But I was too excited so here we go!
Part One:
Aerwiar
Prologue
……About 36 years ago on one particularly stormy day in The Shining Isle of Anniera, they were sitting in one of the many parlors of Castle Rysen, around the grand marble and stone fireplace. Esben and Artham were near a cozy, golden oak rocking chair. In the rocking chair sat their grandmother, Madia Wingfeather.
Esben, who was about six at the time, was jumping up and down on pillows that were scattered across the floor, pretending that the floor was in fact, smoldering lava.
“Come on, Artham, play with me!” he said, as he threw a pillow at his brother's face.
“I'm too old to play ‘Floor Is Lava.’ ” Artham replied, looking up from his poetry book.
“Grandma! Artham won't play with me!” Esben complained.
“Dear, how about instead of jumping around on pillows, I tell you another story?” Madia asked, and at this, Esben stopped jumping and Artham shut his poem book.
“Can you tell us the story of when the king defeats the dragons and the dragons fight back, but the royals chase the dragons out of their kingdom and the dragons fight back again?” Esben asked.
“Ugh not that one again! You always pick that one Es, I've heard it about 100 times!” Artham complained.
But just before Esben could respond, Madia said “Actually I have a new story for you two, a story that I have never told you before. I've been saving it for a day like this.” She said mysteriously.
“What is it?” both of the boys asked
She got up from her little brown wooden rocking chair and walked over to the bookshelf. She pulled one large golden book off of the very tippy top of the bookcase and went back to her rocking chair.
The book was decorated in beautiful silver swirls and on the top of it was a symbol, it was almost like an exploding star with seven diamonds on it, the 7th was in the middle.
“What is it?” Artham asked.
“Has anyone ever told you about the Legend of the Lost Galaxy?” she asked them both. Their eyes widened at the title.
“What is it? What is it?!” they both asked as their excitement grew more rapidly than ever.
“This story happened long ago, long before me; it occurred a few years after Dwayne's son betrayed him and it takes place with the new ruler of Aerwiar,” she explained.
“Who was the new ruler?” Artham asked.
“The name of the queen was never revealed, for this story is unfinished.” she said as she continued to read the story.
“It was said that at this time there was not just Aerwiar but also an entire galaxy. There were seven core planets with their own smaller planets and moons around them. This was called the Lost Galaxy.”
“Wait, hold on just a minute, so you're telling me that Aerwiar, the
world where we live, is actually not a world but instead, it is a planet?” Artham asked.
“Yes.” Madia answered. “May I continue the story?”
“Yes, I need to see how this goes.” he answered.
“Now where was I? Oh I remember, the names of these seven planets are: Aerwiar, Nebulaya, Milky Way, Backwards and Forwards, Lumiayara, Azure and Aquarius.
All of these planets lived in perfect harmony with each other. And each one had a special power like no other, that made each one special and unique. It was said that there was one leader from each planet that was chosen to be the guardian of that planet. Each Guardian had special magic that he or she would use to protect their planet. But long before the guardianship was established, one of the first books said to be written by Dwayne, himself, explained that one day, The Maker, would choose a group of people to save the Lost Galaxy.”
“From what?” Esben and Artham both said at the same time,
Madia leaned in closer and said “The Darkness.”
“The Darkness?” they both echoed.
“Yes, The Darkness.” She replied, seeing the confused looks on their faces.
“You mean like night time?” Artham asked, confused at how something that occurs every single night needed special guardians that had magical powers to protect.
“Not that type of darkness unfortunately… This type is nothing like you've ever known.” She answered, and continued to read from the book.
“The Darkness originated from planet Milky Way. Milky Way was in fact the farthest away from all the planets; it sat on the very outer ring, the last ring, in fact, in the solar system of the Lost Galaxy. It is also the oldest out of all of the planets in the galaxy. It was talked about a lot with the Guardians about this Darkness, for at this point in history, The Darkness had not yet entered the Lost Galaxy; it was only affecting the Milky Way at that time and probably other smaller planets near the Milky Way. But one day, The Darkness entered the Lost Galaxy and came in a cloud of black and green smoke. It covered our entire galaxy. Suddenly, fear was spreading and things started to go wrong. The Darkness had entered our world. But the Guardians through all of this were worried, of course, but they didn't let this new challenge stop them. The main role of the Guardians was to protect the Jewel of the Galaxy.”
“The Jewel of the Galaxy???” Esben asked.
“Yes, the Jewel of the Galaxy. It is said that somewhere in our galaxy, no one knows exactly where; there is a dwarf planet, one that is a complete gold color. On this dwarf planet is a cave; a cave that leads to a world of magic and mystery. But inside this cave, placed by The Maker, Himself, is the orb of power. This power is more powerful than the type of magic that we have here. It is said that The Maker put this power orb in this cave for the chosen ones that He would choose to save the galaxy.”
Madia explained, as Esben and Artham’s eyes grew wide.
“Why does anyone need that much power?” Artham asked.
“Because, my dear, it was prophesied in one of the first books that one day, The Darkness would become too great for any person to banish. This power was created by The Maker, only for the chosen ones. Though some people have misinterpreted this, some people think that we, ourselves, are supposed to defeat The Darkness once and for all. But my dear ones, don't be fooled by these wrong theories. For the one and only one that will defeat The Darkness, once and for all, is The Maker, when He chooses His time.”
“Do you think it would be us? The chosen one I mean?” Esben asked hopefully.
Madia smiled and said “It could be anyone of us. It could be at any time or any place. But it's not up to us to decide, it's up to The Maker.”
“Tell the story again!” both the boys said, with excitement rushing through their voices.
“All right, it all began with the Kingdom Anyara…..”
Wow, this is a good way to start off a new story, with a cliff hanger *insert sarcasm*
In all honesty, this is really good! I need the next chapter now!