Prologue

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A legend as old as life, King Reaghan, an aging King waiting on God's doorstep, is told of a prophecy by an oracle. The divine oracle said of a future King who will ruthlessly rule over the land and be born into great riches but would not last in his reign; The King will be overthrown by a magical entity, a God. The oracle told the Old King his future will be mocked by the Gods when he crosses over if he does not change his way. His family will be no more if the tyrant continues in his ruthless path. Reaghan, a wise old man, did not believe the oracle and looked upon her as irrational and foolish. Legend tells us the King did not entertain the prophecy. He did not believe anything because he genuinely believes not anyone could beat him. Oracle laughed at the ignorant Old King, "You will never see her coming; she is a God. She will control her magic from the tips of her delicate fingers, she will take your golden pedestal, and she will be mighty. Humanity will be saved from the devil himself with her at the helm". Enraged with the prophecy, Reaghan whipped out his wand, abruptly waved his hand, and decapitated the angelic women. Her disembodied head bled onto his white marble floor. The dark blood pooled into the center of the marble floor, and turned to wisps of light. Watching the wisps flutter back into the heavens, Reaghan clenched his fits, and screamed. Reaghan ordered all women to give up their wands; those who would not would be exiled.

Reaghan, upon murdering his wife, died peacefully in his sleep. From that point on, Reaghan's future generations vowed to honor his wish and to slay any of his citizens that would dare to commit treason and take his riches away and his power from him. The royals have since lived peacefully within his castle walls.

Femal, the only Kingdom ruled by a monarchy in the known world. The most inner section of the domain, a perfect circle, housed the most royal and wealthiest people. Only the highest and selected officers step foot within the inner circle. King David's internal center of the ring reigns upon his people, alongside his wife, Queen Clarice of Femal. Like most royal figures, he was adored by the Enlightened citizens. The two lived peacefully and quietly in their Kingdom without interruption or corruption with their two sons, who rarely left the castle walls. Just outside the inner circle, a magical wall stood ground, owned by the Enlightened officials. A wall purely meant to keep those who did not belong out of their inner circle. Those of the Enlightened officials had the most magic and would use it leisurely for their amusement and daily lives. Those not permitted to touch the wall were annihilated upon contact.

Femalians in the inner circle looked upon the King as a God and worshipped him for the power they consumed from him. The Middle Lands housed a diverse class, a mix of those who worshiped their King and those who felt otherwise. The Middle Class worked hard for their land. The King was known to take over the ground from his people if they could not fulfill the daily dues. Most, if not all, of the middle class only used their magic for health purposes. A vicious plague ran rapidly through the outer lands of the Kingdom. Those who caught the plague were forced to use their magic, or else they would die. Therefore, it's only used when needed and not for luxury. However, the King was stubborn and failed to see that his people were struggling and refused to change his ways. The outermost circle of the Kingdom, the poorest of all the rings, has little to no magic. Some did not see magic unless it was used by the Knights for the usual antics. Those who stepped forward into the outer ring, never saw the light of magic again. No one, minus the Knights, have ever entered the outer ring and back to the middle in the history of life in Femal. In all his days of being a rule, the King had never stepped foot on these lands. The King ordered his knights to take crime into their own hands. The vicious Knights battled through the outer banks as if they were playing a game. Killing the homeless for sport, no soul dared to stop them; they could not be stopped. These citizens worked day and night to pay for their land, it was all they owned. However, most of them lived peacefully within their large circle, except on one day a year. When they search for her. 

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