Legacy (World of Warcraft)

Chapter One: Kyline

Disclaimer: The realm of which this story was constructed from is not of my own and is completely owned by Blizzard. Some of the Characters such as Vindicator Maraad, Vindicator Aalesia and Prophet Valen are also not of my own. The rest of the characters and the main character is of my own.

The cover picture is not of my own.

Chapter 1: Kyline

A fur lined hood draped over her goat like horns, covered her face against the icy wind of Storm Peaks, the northern region of the continent Northrend. In between Kyline's quiet grumbling of the cold she thanked the Naaru for the power of the light keeping her slightly warm, yet cursed that her hooves were not adapted to this kind of terrain. It was 25,000 years ago that her people met the interdimensional beings called the Naaru. That was a difficult time for the once great planet of Argus. Kyline's mother told her how the developed society upon Argus was ruled by three great elders. The fallen Titan Sargeras visited this planet then claimed that he was impressed by the intellect and work of these peoples, the Eredar. He promised more power and knowledge which was all that the Eredar cared about. Two of the three elders become corrupt with the promises of demonic power turning many of the Eredar people into terrible beings of great destruction. The one elder, Prophet Velen, who did not accept this power took with him the other Eredar who resisted the corruption and fled the planet with the help of the Naaru to many planets eventually landing permanently on the planet Azeroth. That was when they became The Exiled Ones, the Draenei. The Naaru gave Kyline's people the power of the light in hopes to develop an army to take back their home world one day. Kyline with a gift to harness this power, became a Paladin, champion of the light and destroyer of darkness.

Kyline made it past the mountain range of Storm Peaks as she recounted the story her mother told her on the land of Draenor, her birthplace. She entered a large open field eternally covered in snow, on her way to the Alliance base K3. She spent one month in Storm Peaks in search of a Storm Giant, and conducted a series of tests that will lead her to become a Vindicator. A Vindicator is one of the highest military ranks that she can achieve as a paladin, other than an Exarch. Exarch's are only assigned to the oldest of the Draenei. Kyline is only 814 years old, that is very young for a Draenei, since Prophet Velen is still alive.

Vindicators generally fights with two handed weapons but Kyline prefers the shield and her trusted axe. She is proficient in both ways of fighting. She regretted her choice of choosing the shield over the two-handed hammer this time seeing as the axe on her hip and the shield on her back adds a considerable more weight than needed for this adventure.

Snow got caught up in her boots cooling her calves to an unpleasant temperature. As she saw the K3 base ahead, her spirits increased. One flight from there will take her to the warm beds of the sky city of Dalaran. She continued forward with a lighter mood remembering the times with her mentor, Vindicator Aalesia. Upon the Azuremyst Isles was where she met Vindicator Aalesia. She became the mother figure to Kyline after the massacre on Draenor. Vindicator Maraad was a great friend to her parents. He introduced Aalesia to Kyline at the arrival of the new world. Vindicator Maraad saw the light in Kyline's eyes when he brought her here with the few Draenei that were able to escape. Unable to train her due to his duties for the alliance faction, Aalesia offered to train Kyline. Kyline remembered the aching feeling in her muscles those first days of training. Aalesia was not mean to Kyline but she was not easy on her either. Decades of quests and training made Kyline a strong paladin.

Kyline outwardly sighed with relief as she walked up to K3. Headed straight for the flight master, she tried to tell the human of her destination; however, all that came out was a dry whisper. Due to the dry winter in the Storm Peaks and the lack of fresh water, Kyline lost her voice. Unnerved by the presence of a female Draenei, the human fumbled with some of his own water to offer to her. Kyline took it graciously even though she knew of the flight master's uneasiness. The Draenei, her people, are very new to this world and to a young race such as humans they are still exotic. This has led to some vulgar experiences that Kyline has encountered since the humans deem her race alluring.