Astrarium Chronicles: Dawn of the Heiresses

Foreword

Dragons are both our guardians and our greatest fears, as they are both a blessing and a Damn. They protect us from the dangers that lurk in the shadows, but they also bring destruction and chaos when they enter battle. But we all agree on one thing: without them, balance would fade and darkness would reign in the world. That's why we trust them to keep us safe.

Study of the Astrarium beings of the Solar Queen Raenala.

Legend has it that many, many thousands of years ago, at the dawn of time, the Mother Goddess embarked on her final odyssey. While the echoes of the Last Great Battle still resonated in the immense void, the Creator was looking for a place in which to deposit her power, protector of the Universe.

But within the deepest shadows of this vast cosmos, an ancient and dark threat lurked, insatiable and hungry for divine power. Its invisible tentacles extended, crawling through the shadows, beyond the stars, desperately seeking the source of eternal light, the two most precious jewels of Creation.

With an afflicted and desperate cry, the mother Goddess shook the foundations of the universe, tearing the veil of time and space to create the Nebulae Magna, inside which she placed Astrarium, a young, small planet, in which she deposited the two little newborns that she carried in her arms.

The Queen of the Sun, with golden eyes and hair like sparkling fire, and the Queen of the Moon, with hair of the purest white and eyes like ice crystals, were hidden in the confines of the new planet, where their pursuer could never find them.

"I will never let you find them! I will not allow you to condemn the universe to darkness!"

To protect them from the threat that stalked them, the Goddess created with her last breath the dragons, powerful immortal beings with hearts of lava and scales hard like diamond, to protect the delicate balance of the universe, and from her tears the seas were born, plagued by ferocious and lethal creatures, and abundant vegetation that hid the small ones.

With their sharp claws and burning anuon, the dragons watched over the safety of the two little girls, ready to confront any enemy that dared to threaten them. But even in the safety of their new home, danger remained.

An ancient entity, a dark primordial being, lurks in the depths of the cosmos, hungry for power and thirsty for revenge. Their sibylline whispers and elusive presence still infiltrate the dreams of mortals, sowing terror and darkness in those who dare to welcome them into their minds. A being that leaves a trail of death and destruction in its wake, an entity behind which only nothing remains, the most absolute void.

With the strength that remained to her, the Creator of Worlds sculpted the heavens, forged the continents and created new planets, also giving shape to Arvandor, Luxaria, Novaar, Celestia and Thalassa, and deposited in them fragments of her divine essence, trusting that these vestiges of her magic would distract her pursuers and provide her daughters with a chance to survive. And he also created the beings that populate Astrarium, and the magic of the dragons breathed life into them.

And with a last sigh of sadness, the Mother Goddess disappeared into the darkness, as the ancient shadow rose from the depths of the universe, desperately searching for its daughters, with a roar of animal fury, which was said to sound as if it itself existence would cower in terror before the great evil that lurked among the stars, awaiting its moment.

A roar that still echoes in the darkness, swearing revenge and announcing calamities and disasters in the times to come, making evident its relentless determination to find its prey and claim its power.

Unfortunately, the beloved rulers of Astrarium, daughters of the Goddess, were also mortal and ended up reuniting with their mother at the age of 2050. Human queens took their place, bearers of the reminiscences of their Creator's power, in charge of ensuring the balance and protection of their world.

But the human being is fragile, and can easily be corrupted by the desires of his heart. The shadow soon found the trace of divine power, and it is said that it is still here, somewhere hidden among us, waiting for its moment...

However, this one you have in your hands is much more than a story of the fight between good and evil, dear reader. It is the story of how an entire world can depend on the ability to trust others, the story of how a group of people face their deepest fears to do what they believe is right.

And if by chance you are not a reader, dear reader, feel equally welcome, and remember that sometimes emotions can be powerful like dragons, but like them, it is necessary to learn to tame them, and value them as they are.

Whoever you are, I welcome you to the queendom of Astrarium.