The Endless

Dreams

     There is a legend, a story told to little ones passed down from generations. One of Nightmares and Dreams. The stuff of fairy tales and horrors.  A story of a boy, who became the ruler of a world that no living man can see.

    That is my world, and my name... is Dream. Well not my real name you see, it is the name given to me by Endless. Ancient beings of unspeakable power: Death, Destruction, Greed, Lust, Sloth, Love, and me. We are family, a small family yes, but together we rule the plains known as Earth. It has been milenia since my brethren and I roamed over the Earth, and when we look, we know so much has changed. 

    When I was on Earth, I was just the apprentice for a blacksmith, but I dreamed of more. I dreamed of becoming a great warrior. But alas, my dream was not meant to be. I died, at the young age of 21, from a disease whos name is no longer known by humans, only the dead.

   But I digress. It is time for me to introduce my family and our jobs as Endless.

First, is Death. As a human, he was once known as Chan. A man of honor and integrity, he was once the Crown Prince of a kingdom long since desolated and forgotten. On the night of his fathers death, he was killed so his brother could take the throne. Betrayed, he let his anger and fury and grief and sadness take over, thus becoming the first of the Endless. His burden is that which no one can ever know, he roams the Earth finding souls and helping them find peace in their crossing to the other World. A sadness that is forever burning deep in his heart, yet he brings peace to many.

Second is Destruction.  Once a mighty General, Changbin was his name. He roamed the world, claiming land for his King in the name of their religion. Christianity I suppose it was called. He made it all the way to the great city of Jeruselam, conquered in the name of his God, destroyed a people in the name of the Templar Knights, before he was killed. At the human age of 20, he was taken from the Earth and became an Endless. His burden is one that falls hand in hand with Death. He tears down cities and countries that have thought too high of themselves, humbling them of the fragility of their so called "great works". When in reality they are nothing more than dust and metal.

Third, is Greed. A man who once counted money for the greatest Kings to have ever lived, Hyunjin was his name. Accused by those closest to the Kings, he was exectued. But his innocent blood had been shed, and it was too late to stop what had begun. Hyunjin became an Endless, with the power to create an illusion of greed and a hunger for power in mankind. A powerful feeling, greed. One he handles with great care.

Next are the proverbial twins, Love and Lust. Also known as Felix and Seungmin. Felix the Endless of Love, murdered for loving someone he was considered not good enough for. A Prince cannot love a peasant, that is what his lover told him. Seungmin, the Endless of Lust forever cursed for his deeds as a man. Forever unable to feel true Love. Both of them, pure souls, taken from the world too soon, now both burdened with an unimaginable task.

And lastly, is my dear brother, Sloth, as a human known as Jeongin. A man born into a time of war, he was the son of a great General. But his fathers warrior blood was not passed down to him. On the eve of a battle, instead of following the rest of his fathers troops, he felt tired and weak. His father had one rule: be strong or die. Killed by his own flesh and blood, Jeongin was given the choice of becoming an Endless. He made his choice and now his burden is to forever find those who work too hard or achieve too much and slow them down, make them feel tired and slowly fall asleep.

These are my brothers and I. Our burdens are many, and heavy. But as the saying goes, heavy is the head that wears the crown. 

What is my burden you ask? I do not consider this a burden, I rule the Dream plains and give dreams to those who open their minds and their subconcious. I am Dream of the Endless, and this is my story.