Island of Adnia: Origins

CHAPTER I: ORIGINS

CHAPTER I:  ORIGINS

       Upon a remote and isolated island, carrying the divine name of Adnia, two beings were chosen for the final fulfillment of an unprecedented mission. A plan, an origin. The initiates of a new kingdom. The establishment of a promised realm, created by the greatest power over the planet of infinity; the supreme god, Elgoneth. The beatific beings, where selected as the first missionaries of the god´s divine plan. Communed as the first members of the seven gods, founders of the Golden Assembly.

      These beings, fell into the clutches of death before. Formerly, Elgoneth revived their spirits in his new generation, for in the forgotten past, a cataclysm eliminated all beings ever found on Kepler; forcing the planet to start a new course in its own millennial history. Assigning the Architect of Life as the new founder for his thousands of new domains.

      Hence, he brought to the light the brothers Arac and Amsiret; together, at the same time. As the promised kings of a great new nation, by the hand of a future queen to be conquered; the one with the most enlightened heart of all present and future creatures. Reserved for the beginning of the Ancestral Crystal Age, The Second. The early golden glimpses, of the god´s perfect intentions.

       An ambitious project, where he secluded his sister, the Goddess Marlina Eroelle, for a hundred years. Forcefully waiting, as the only goddess on this island, for the stipulated arrival of her eternal man. Her promised new king.

     "When will my day come, Elgoneth?" Marlina asked his brother, at the top the highest mountains of Adnia.

      "Patience, my sister" answers the supreme god. “You are never far from the place you want to be. Your day will come soon, and when it does, you will be fortunate. For I will bless you not with one, but with two suitors, and you will have to choose one of the two for all eternity.”

      "But why two?" asks the goddess. “How will I know which one to choose?”

      "Your intuition will tell you" said Elgoneth. “I will give you a hundred days to make your decision, but be careful, as you will not be the only woman on this land for the two of them.”

        Thus, on day One of the Osiris Cycle, Elgoneth took Arac and Amsiret to the island. He placed them upon the center of the region, and dedicated the first clues to their uncertain journeys.

     "Here is the center of the glorious Island of Adnia" says Elgoneth. “The best place to start your premeditated paths; for the first hundred days, you´ll see all its mountains, all the oaks, all its flowers, all the meadows, and all its trees, since this, is a virgin place for gods. Reserved for its own glorious missions, for around a hundred years. And if you want to be the new kings of this realm you will have to know and master every single corner of it.”

     "But sir, that been said, where is the Goddess Marlina?" Amsiret asked.

     "She is here" Elgoneth replies. “Although, I don't know where she is exactly, for this duty does not belong to me, but to you.”

      The supreme god turned away without even allowing his face to be seen. He rose up into the skies, in his transparent white robe, and his limbs slowly faded into nothing. And before leaving, he observed the brothers one last time, and said:

      "You´ll fade away, before your fate could find my sister. Only hers, will find yours. She then, will choose one of you, and he will be the one with the most honest heart, selfless mind, and purest intentions. You´ll spend your first fifteen-days searching for her presence. You´ll cross the meadows, explore the mountains, intervene the rivers, for only then you´ll know the region of the goddess. An in the midst of your dubious intentions, clouding the preciousness of the island, I warn you already, the first thing your eyes will find a value for, will not be towards de Goddess of Light, nor her immaculate green and sides. It´ll be towards an earthling. So be careful, for your fidelities will be tested here, since my sister is not the only woman in these lands.”

       The brothers spent their first days searching for the goddess. They examined the meadows, mountains, and trees of the region; without finding a trace of her. They walked and explored, crossing an eternal journey. And along the morning lights of one of those days, the men found themselves among the lushness of a giant forest. A deep, and silent woodland. Packed with giant trees; the tallest they have ever encountered. The dawn light reflected thousands of shining roses, guiding dozens of steep paths, and others that took them to the heights of the place.

     The brothers ascended through the high amines, contemplating the first light streaks, whose projection cruised among the countless leaves, suspended over the branches of the solid trunks; the crust of the eldest. And along the way, dancing with the gradual illumination, a plain parade was found. Below them, in the distance, was a very young human. A feminine one. The most beautiful their eyes have ever seen, for in reality, it was the first time the deities had seen one, in this new generation.

     "Who is this creature?” Amsiret asks.

     "A mortal" Arac replies. “A young human, actually.”

     "There are supposed to be no humans in these lands" says Amsiret. “I thought that mortals were extinct.”

       “Of course not, you dim-witted!” Arac replies.” Do you think Elgoneth forgets his origins? The formation of a new earth race is upon his intentions. And humans are also planned for the force of the fresh earthlings.”

       "This is what he meant then" said Amsiret.

       "So it seems," exclaims Arac, looking at the young woman. “Wait, what's that shining on her neck?”

       Around the neck of the young woman, the brilliance of a beautiful garment shone. A singular energy gushed forth, and in the center of it, was a golden crystal stone. Really small, whose denoted perfection brighten the preciousness of the mortal.

        Amsiret's intentions seemed loyal. He didn't pay much attention to the beauty of the gorgeous young human. She seemed lost and confused, as she didn't know how she got there, and the brothers didn't know it either. It seemed she was only trying to survive, upon the uncertainty of a wild nature.

        Arac's eyes, in contrast, could not lie. He was fascinated since he caught a glimpse of the woman's beautiful face; her graceful eyes, and her appetizing body. So, as he was the cleverer of the two, and faced with the imminence of choosing only one of the two pretended women, he decided in that moment, he will make both of them fall in love with him. He really wanted the promised goddess, let alone wanting to commit himself to a human, but before the preciousness of the latter, he was driven further on, wanting to conquer her too; intentions driven for his own benefit and pleasure, as it was common on him.

      After a couple of days of wandering through the magical forests from the region, the brothers reached the depths of some really strange mangroves. They decided to get into it, since it looked like someone had been there a while ago.

      "It seems the goddess has been around here" said Arac.

      “Why do you say it?” Amsiret asked.

      "Observe the steps, you fool" replies Arac. “They are marked between the floating sheets. Only a god power can walk above them without sinking in.”

       Arac led the way, following in the footsteps from the giant floating leaves. Smoothly walking over them, on the trajectory of the virgin lands; opening the aquatic path for their excellence. For their powerful presence. And when they ran into the distant shore, at the end of the swampy road, they found a small soaring boat. The brothers mounted it promptly. With their mystical abilities, they raised the raft even further, and flew accordingly throughout the intertwined path of the ascending stream. Both followed the short sail, through the clearly enchanted river, until it led them towards the entrance of a small hidden hut, next to a sparkling waterfall.

      "I guess it is here" said Amsiret, doubtfully.

      "Let's get inside" Arac exclaimed, as he slowly walks up to the wooden door.

       Upon slowly entering the hut, the place was completely neat. Spotless, organized; although, the first thing their eyes denoted was a beautiful burning fireplace, in the corner of a clean living room. A table full of books, and portraits of a beautiful woman everywhere.

     "Is this Marlina?" Amsiret asked, delirious in one of the portraits.

      "I think so" replies Arac.

      Staring at the portrait, the image of it began to move. Melting inside, whilst the surroundings trembled cryptically at the distance. A strong noise was heard from the roof of the small cabin, until a brief silence reentered upon the spot.

       “What was that so–

      Before they could even finish the question, the wood covered in the ceiling fell abruptly, cracking quickly over them. Puzzled, they rose from the rubble in a defensive position. They looked above, and received dozens bursts of green and yellow lights. Striking towards them. A figure that was lost in the dynamics of the movements, was attacking the brothers aggressively.

      In between the power exchange, Arac managed to launch a purple bolt of lightning from his right hand. Forcing the strange silhouette to cover itself in one of the small broken columns of the hut. It moved to one of the corners, and stop the attack.

     "Show your cowardly face!" Arac yells.

       A gleaming face of perfection emerges from the column. A beautiful woman, soft, clean, with a sapphire-colored stone in her left hand. She suddenly launches a crown of bluish fire that smashes the two brothers, and leave them lying again among the rubble. This time, unable to move.

        Angered, she leaps on top of them, and presses her firm feet on the brothers' breasts against the arid ground. She points the stone to the forefront of the brother´s faces, and it revamp rapidly into a greenish tone; glimpsing its impressive power over the darkness of the magical night that surrounded them.

       "Who are you?!" says the mysterious woman. “How did they you get here?! And how dare you both come into my palace!”

       "What palace?!” says Arac. “This is a shack, woman!"

       Amsiret starts to laugh, and between laughs, the powerful woman pressed her footsteps over them; evoking the screaming of pain from the brothers.  She aimed her powerful weapon, and a luminous essence began to charge from it, splitting into two beams ready to be launched.

       The brothers were about to be annihilated, when suddenly, a young woman appeared from the bushes. And when she saw the pale faces from the gods, passing towards the dark color of choking pain, she shouted to the goddess.

      “Wait Marlina!” says the young woman. “Stop right now! These are Elgoneth's chosen ones!”

       Marlina looked the brothers in the eyes, and their souls confirmed her the truth. Uncomfortable, she releases both of them, jumping out of their bodies.

     The brothers fell in love with her immediately. The strong and beautiful woman, was the promised goddess; the eternal queen. Without they being aware of it, she demonstrated her incredible power, her outstanding fight ability, and her clear superiority.

     "Likewise, I want you both away from here, right now!" Marlina says. “You´ve entered my home without any respect! And neither of you like me at all! You´re leaving now!”

       The brothers had to quickly leave the destroyed hut, towards the extensions of the nightfall. Both moons of the planet illuminated the clearing, so it was not difficult for them to retreat from the place, and enter the bottom of the forest once again.

     "They seem like good beings" says the young woman.

    "I do not know Eme" the goddess answers. “This is not what I expected from my brother.”

    "Come on, Marlina!" responds the young human. “The moment has finally arrived!”

      “Maybe for you” answers Marlina. “I will stay calm.”

      “What are you talking about?”

      "Don't pretend you don't know" replies Marlina. “I saw perfectly how you looked at the tallest one.”

     "Me?!" says the young woman. “I wasn't seeing anyone!

      "Of course you were! I know you very well!" answers the goddess. “Also, what a sudden interest from yours to save them, and on top of that, you already knew who they were! You were spying on them, right?”

      “Of course I wasn´t!” replies the young woman, blushing. “It´s obvious that it is them; how they walk, how they fight, how they look for you. You know it too. Besides, I told you to stop, because you were strangling them!”

      "I´m going to believe you, for now" says the goddess, laughing. “Now help me get helnier wood. We must rebuild our palace!”