Elementalia: The Two Sides

Chapter 00 - Prologue

Once upon a time, some children rushed into the room of their beloved grandfather, a mysterious person clad in a dark blue cloak atop a dark robe, sitting in his comfortable chair in front of his desk full of books, scrolls, glittering crystals and magical objects. The man was reading a strange old book with wooden cover with runes and strange hieroglyphs carved perfectly, and a symbol on its lid, the symbol of a crescent moon with a dot representing a star on the edge of the shadow of this moon, a symbol that brings much nostalgia to the good old man. The children approached the gentleman who welcomed them joyously by his sudden visit.

"Wow, wow, wow ... Look who we got here. How have you been, little ones?" -He asks them as he caresses the heads of both children-

"We've been very well, grandfather, and you?" -His grandchildren respond smilingly-

-Their grandfather smiles at them as he responds- "I'm glad to know. I have been very well, thank you for asking, little ones." -Both children see the book he was reading and they are curious. His grandfather is aware of this and enthusiastically offers them- "I see you are curious about my beloved book, eh? This book was written by a great friend of mine, it is my greatest treasure... Would you like me to tell you the story that is written on it?" -He asks them while he shows them the cover of his precious book-

"A story? A story! We love stories!" -Both respond with enthusiasm- "Tell us the story, Grandpa, tell us please!" -They supplicate between anxious jumps-

- Smiling from ear to ear, he opens his book carefully as he asks his grandchildren to make themselves comfortable before he begins to tell them the story- "Great, great! You do not know how much I longed to tell you the stories my dear friend wrote in this book for so many years. Now, be comfortable that the story will begin and with it, a new adventure you will live." -The children sit in front of him seeking to feel comfortable and once ready, their grandfather tells them before moving to the first page- "Very good, very good. But before we begin, I want to tell you a bit more about this world we live in..." -And so he begins to tell them more about their own world, a world where we are going to embark on a new adventure.

"It all began the day the Gods created our planet, Elementalia. This is a planet that comes out of the ordinary because nature is so linked to the earthly and spirituality that causes every living being to be able to connect with them more than normal to the same current of energy that move and maintain the planet. As a result, incredible sources of power emerged, the magic and mastery of the elements allowed new creatures, animals and people to appear over the years. Now there are hundreds of beings who can use and abuse the blessing that nature has given us... However, power corrupts not only living beings, but the same planet and that is why some Gods were sent to restore order. The Gods known as the Elemental Gods saved the world from its self-destruction and interfered in the affairs of mortals, set standards, and punished those who abused power. Peace was forced and people lived with fear of the wrath of the Gods... But that was until a new God was assigned to us mortals. His name is Omni-El, an almighty God who surpasses his brothers because he is able to control the same nature unlike his brothers who are only able to control an element of the existing fifteen.

Omni-El put limits to the Gods and mortals, in this way we were freed from the tyranny of the Gods but in turn we became dependent on their blessings because they are who maintain order in nature. If someone gains the wrath of a God, he will suffer the rest of his life just like anyone who is related to that person. People began to live their lives without fear of the Gods, but eventually began to worship them as it should be. As time went by, people spread throughout the world forming new villages, cities, and kingdoms that reclaimed lands once exclusive to the Gods. However, the Gods were no longer interested in the lands, but rather because mortals followed the standards Omni-El established. The wars between people began again because it is in our nature to want more than we can possess and when hatred began to drive the actions of people, it was Omni-El who was in charge to intervene so that these battles cease...