Black Jade

Chapter 1: Origins

Thousands of years ago a new goddess of death named Daiyu came to be. She would guide the newly departed souls. Some loved her for her power and beauty. But others feared her for her strength and darkness. Around five hundred years ago the first cultivator came to be, and soon cultivation sects were formed. Daiyu realized that she was no longer needed and that they would help the dark souls find peace instead.

Soon after, she left to make a home of her own. As she was travelling she happened to step into a beautiful land filled with mountains that seemed to stretch forever so she decided that she would settle there. Daiyu made sure to close it off so no civilians nor cultivators would stumble into her land. Around the center of her land it was dark, filled with evil souls and dark energy. However, behind the barrier was a beautiful kingdom that she built for herself. It was filled with the dead who would no longer be moving forward. But if you think it's dark, you are mistaken.

It is the liveliest city to ever exist. A party everyday and night, filled with both the most normal looking and strangest people you will ever meet. Creatures that were thought to be extinct roam there such as mermaids and dragons. The dead who have nowhere else to reside there. And the empress of it all is Daiyu. Her name translates to black jade. She is beautiful, regal and widely respected. She has silver hair that almost touches the ground and a smile that blinds. Her eyes as red as rubies and her skin as white as snow. Daiyu is usually seen wearing red from head to toe with a crown of gold. But unlike most royalty she is humble.

You will often see her cooking soup with the 'elders' of the forbidden lands. She will play with the children and read them stories. And although rare, you may even see her soaring above the clouds with the dragons. To the few who have seen her black silky wings, they will never see a sight as beautiful as it again.

The forbidden lands are home to the dead, the unusual and the unwanted. How many people exist there is even unknown. There could be a hundred thousand, or there could be a hundred million. But to Daiyu it doesn't matter as she sees every one of the residents as important. The land has many different sections that pertain to the different people living there. However in the forbidden lands, the center of it all is star city. Where homes reach the sky and people never sleep.