Zelgorian Tales

Chapter 0: The Legend Of Zelgore

Long Ago, powerful Sines, human-like creatures with the ability to use magic-like powers, named Syn, ruled over the habitable planet of Zelgore. These two thousand Sines, more powerful than any other living creature on the planet, became two groups known as The Divine Ones and The Demonic Ones. The Divine Ones consisted of one thousand Sykuun, pure of heart Sines with angelic wings, who protected the other living creatures from evil, aiding them in any way and overall being angelic in their personalities. The Demonic Ones, the tailed, winged, horned Myukuun, punished those who became evil. While they were not evil, most perceived them as such because of the sinful nature they gained to protect the pure creatures. In each group were said to be a council. The Council of Gods and The Council of Demons. Here, the strongest, oldest and wisest Sines existed. The councils, made up of ten Sines each, stood tall and proud, each having an important job to do. However, nine of them all bowed down to the tenth Sines, the first Sines to exist. Dubbed The High Goddess of Life and The Demon Lord of Death. The High Goddess and Demon Lord lived in perfect harmony as great friends, despite their differences and jobs. Everything was well in the world until five thousand Ryjin - human-like beings similar to Sines that have the ability to use Syn but, unlike Sines, cannot do so without proper training - followed by one thousand and eight hundred mind controlled Sines, attacked. Only one hundred and eighty Sines fought to protect the Councils, with the Councils backing them. It mattered not, as the King of Ryjin, leading the Ryjin, Sykuun and Myukuun on Slax-back, a horse-like animal, faced the two hundred Sines. The siege lasted twenty years before only the High Goddess and Demon Lord were all that was left. The High Goddess and Demon Lord knew their time was coming. They were close to drained in all aspects. Physically, mentally and Syn. Without the Demon Lord's knowledge, the High Goddess cast one final Syn Spell, similar to magic spells, to save his life. The spell extracted his remaining Syn Particles, small invisible Particles in the air that form Syn Spells, and sealed his Syn Container, an internal non-physical container to hold and store Syn Particles, turning him into a simple powerless Myukuun, almost Ryjin-like, and sealed the Sine away within the depths of the castle, never to be found again. The Demon Lord, surprised and outraged, watched tearfully as his friend gave her sacrificed her life to cast a spell to  save his. He vowed revenge on the Ryjin, King Keldurr, as stone covered his vision, encasing the Demon Lord and sealing him away. The High Goddess watched solemnly as King Keldurr, the Ryjin King, cut her down. Afterwards can only be explained as a massacre of Sines, each one being forced to teach the King and his nine advisors their Syn Spells before being killed off. Those who tried to refuse were tortured mercilessly. Ever since, Syn Spell books have been forbidden by all but the Ryjin Council, lead by the King of old, Keldurr, and his nine most trusted Ryjin. The Demon Lord's Syn was sealed into a sword heavier than any material on the planet, blade as dark as the Void itself, handle that burns all who touches. King Keldurr found this blade and, with his fairly new powers, brought it back. He found a second blade on his travels back to the Castle, similar yet different, to bring back as well. It was as beautiful as the first blade was terrifying. The blade seemed to shine silver brightly, yet it was just as heavy and the handle also burned all who touched. They were put on display at the King's castle, a sign to never disobey King Keldurr, as he alone had killed the High Goddess and forced her to seal the Demon Lord away. Ever since, the Demon Lord was never found and Zelgore fell to the Ryjin King's iron fist.