Monday, January 18, 2010

Part of my current Novel: Prolouge

My Prologue-
Fathers of the Storm-The Lore
As narrated by Lord Bezzlemoth to his trusted scribe.

Fragments of the Earth were shatter by Koros, he was angry with men and thought they did not deserve to live any longer. It is said that the reason he was so angry was because he trusted mortals. Yet they betrayed him. One in particular named Horena, promised him her undying love, and promised to bore him a son to rise.
But when she gave birth to a daughter, he became furious and banned them to the woods to be eaten by wolves and bears. However Horena’s brother, Pieas did not take his sisters banishment lightly and started an army to destroy the God. He came upon the Gods temple with 1 thousand men at his mercy. But this was to no avail because the God destroyed the Army with fires and famine. So it became that he hit the Earth with his fist and itd shattered into many pieces. This killed the entire population of Earth. This was the Earth That Was. During this time there was black and there was silence.
Koro’s brother’s Kus found these pieces of the shattered Earth floating in the air of the Heavens and put them back together again, rebuilding the earth as it once was. But to join the many pieces together he used his spit, which created the Seas we know now. There was no more moon, sun or stars. The earth could not be complete without the moon, the sun and the stars.
Koro searched the Heavens for a way to bring the Earth back to it’s original state.
And so it was at this time, he created a group of individuals who would defend the Earth, and his honor. However he did not expect all the men and women he created to worship him he gave them free will.
Because the God of the Skies were not allowed to go down on Earth he had to create a creature for them to worship and in turn this creature would be his messager. Because he was a God of the sky, he created a creature named the Croraven. The Croraven has only been seen by a few selected people.
The Croraven walks on two human feet, he has skin the color of coal. His legs are long and slender, his waist is U shaped, that is to say it curves at the both ends and where his torso begins it’s as if a tower starts and there his neck is lanky and long. His head consists of two eyes as gray as the rain clouds. They are shaped like two half crescent moons. His nose and his mouth are a beak. At his back he has two very large wings which are dark in color but during the night change to a white color. He does speak with a very strange voice, however those who speak to him have gotten used to it. His voice sounds like two voices in one. One high pitched the other low toned.
The people that Kus created to worship him are called the Children of the Feather. They have a temple in which these people live in the far east corner of Oolon. The temple is made from white solid limestone. It is built upon a hill and has many hundreds of steps to get both to and from the temple. The steps become narrow as you make it further up the path. This was done purposely by the Mistry who is the high priest of the Children, it is to teach the climbers to have balance in their life.
Outside of the temple the white limestone is covered with vines, they wrap themselves heading east. There are two very large trees whose tip touch the heavens above are on either side of the Temple. If one were to go to the right they would find a stairwell leading down into the wine seller of the Temple. Here they would find a door made from wood and a simple handle made from metal. Once opened the aroma of sweet wine can be smelt. Members of the Children, place the wine in bottles and place in a crate to have it sent to villages for selling. If one were to go to the left, they would find themselves entering many layers of Corbel Arches leading to the Hemmel gardens. These garden commentate the oldest and most beloved Child of the Feather. His name is Luther Hemmel. In the garden the Garden Fairies are hired to tend to the Hemmel gardens. Here they feed the plants and flowers and make sure that the garden is kept up to perfect standards according to Croraven. Of course they are not part of the Children themselves but have promised to keep anything they hear secret. At the very end of the garden is the a statue of Luther Hemmel.
In the Temple of Croraven itself, the halls are narrow built from a white brick in lined with gold and silver. At the south corner of the temple is the Giving Room. The door is made from emerald crystals and opens from top to bottom. This room is where the general public if they are so inclined give donations to the Temple of Croraven. On the other side of this room is where only the Misry are allowed to enter. The door is ruby and opens from left to right. Once inside the room the Children are enticed by the only created statue of the Croraven. They are encouraged to pray for everything green to grow and everything sick to get better. In all, the temple has 10 rooms some open to the public; others open only to the Children of Feather.
Because Koros’s brother had built an entire temple to himself and to his created being. Koros too built a temple and created a being who he called The Dark Father. Since the Children of the Feather were sworn to protect the Earth. He created a people to destroy His temple lies on in the swamps of the far west corner of Oolon. A thick fog wraps it self around the temple. Only those brave enough to enter the marshes are able to see the large Dark Temple. The temple is made from crushed onyx stones that are blessed by Koros himself. In order to make your way to the temple entrance one must make their way up the crystal stairway. At the top of the stairwell is a man whom the darklings refer to as The Orator of Pain. He is a silent figure speaks only when spoken to by Koros. His eyes glow a deep red when he is speaking. When he is silent his dark hood is black like the nights sky. He never moves from the top of the stairs. It is said that a large alligator roams the water around the temple and every day one of the Darklings feeds the alligator human flesh to keep him happy.
On the day Koros created the Darklings he created a book for the to follow called The Book of Koros. In the book there are rules and tribulations that members of the Dark Temple must oblige to. Like Luther Hemmel the Dark Temple has a man whom they take their orders from his name is Percy Fairgon and he lives with in the deepest and darkest part of the temple. Unlike Hemmel, the Darklings have no need to build a statue in his honor for he is still alive.

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