The Keys

Prologue

I didn't believe it either, but be careful if you find a door hidden in the attic. You never know where is will take you. I was one that didn't heed to the warnings and went in, but before I tell you this tale, you must first know the past...

Many years ago, in another realm, one full of magic and fantasy, a war had occurred. One that would try to use magical keys to take over that realm and limit humanity's dreams. The war was won and we now cannot even seem to remember our dreams or know where our dreams began. However, a dark, evil, and power corrupted being rose up and tried to use these keys to bring darkness into the realms. Two kings from different realms met to come up with a plan to defeat the darkness, one was the magic king and the other was a king of all supernatural beings. The being who rose up was the king of the realm of the forgotten and nightmares, where dark dreams come from and memories go to be forgotten. The two kings fought and gained all the keys only to hide them in a realm where no one or thing can go, except dreams, the mortal realm. The kings gave their lives to hide these keys in a house's attic, in a room they created with glamour from their homes to protect them unless found by the hosts chosen, the prophecy spoke of. When the king of darkness heard of the act, he in outrage went to look for the keys, yet because he himself is a forgotten, he perished before he could find them. Everyone believed that everything would return to normal, yet they did not know the Prince of Darkness would rise when he came of age, and avenge his father and take over all three realms. When he rose, it had been nothing but years of peace and tranquility. He sent out fallen angels who were forgotten and knights of darkness to kill all those whose bloodline was of the knights who fought with the kings, yet he did not know the mortal realm 12 children were born Halflings and where children of those knights themselves. The king did not realize for 17 years until he sent his minions to the mortal realm where they sent a messenger back saying there were Halflings of knightly decent living there. The king ordered them to execute them at once, however they were harder to kill when they have the spirit of the king protecting them. However, the keys we out of the king's mind at the time a young boy, his siblings and their father moved into a new house that was protected by glamour to seem like a normal house.

This is our story, those chosen by the keys, I'm Atlas Knox. I live with my younger siblings, Avalon and Vylad, with our father, Adam Knox. This is how our lives changed 12 years after our mother died.