The Crystal Cage

Chapter 1

In the olden days of yore, three races dominated the vast lands of Earth. The first people, the Kalopine, were magical and serenely ancient beings that wished only to bring light to their utopia. The second race, the Luvine, were born of darkness and hatred and wished only to dominate the world, enslaving Humans -the third and final race- along the way.

So the Luvine attacked the humans, slaughtering, trampling, or burning all in their path. Dread and despair reigned in the human's hearts. The Kalopine, outraged at their brothers' actions, sought to banish them from the world; shielding all good from the Luvine's wrath. But the Kalopine were losing the war now waged against them, heavily outnumbered and unprepared. They only held their own due to desperation and hope -hope for a better future. Fueled by bloodthirst and fear, both the Luvine and the Kalopine created new beings in their stalemate against one another.

The Kalopine created Rahumns- half Kalopine and half-human, deadly warriors made for battle. The Luvine created Zelites- half Luvine and half-human, horrible abominations, swift, bloodthirsty beasts that could wipe out a settlement in seconds. In the all-out war, these races fought and nearly destroyed each other.

The few Kalopine who remained, in one last desperate attempt at securing peace and avenging their fallen brethren, banded together to charge the Luvine in a single final blow, wiping them from the precious earth. And so they tried, destroying themselves in the process, but locking the Luvine in a small corner of the world--trapped by powerful sorcerer's enchantments, sealing them off from the rest of the new world.