Post by Crimson on Apr 5, 2007 10:57:23 GMT -5
The land was once bloodstained, and purged by evil equines called Obscures, whose minds are tainted and dark, shadowed and murky. They commanded Twilight Valley with a harsh firm grip, and the valley fell under a darkness that refused to cease. This part of history was called The Shadowed Ages. But in the midst of the ominous, dark time, a single equine rose like a shining star. Her dubbance was Crimson Remains. Her history was plagued with darkness, her own lineage tainted. Her sire was the leader of the Obscures, Remnants of Darkness, and her maternal, Crimson Flame. But even raised in darkness and deceit, she rose to be a kind, caring individual.
When she passed her second summer, her paternal, Remnants, decided that she must find a good mate. He found her the coltine Relics of Shadow. Soon, Crimson was hopelessly infatuated with the handsome, dark coltine. If it was love, she did not know. When the two had become mates, no one was really surprised. Crimson and Shadow were happy with their lives, until another summer passed. By this time, both Crimson and Shadow were 3 years of age. And Crimson discovered the true persona of Shadow.
She had found him beating a poor old elder of the herd, one of the most respected. She dashed to save the elder, but before she could reach him, he died beneath the flints of Shadow. Horrified at his deed, and the way he had walked away from it, indifferent about the unnecessary death of an innocent, she confronted him about it, and requested that he be removed from the herd immediately. But by this time, Shadow had grown fond of power, and did not intend to give it up, for the old ruler was dying, and being the daughter of the ruler’s mate made him the heir to the rule.
However, the night before her paternal died, Crimson fled. She had found a few followers that believed that kindness and gentleness commanded more power than darkness. They disappeared into the night. The next morning, Shadow was furious. His mate, who he had not really loved, had vanished, along with some of his best warriors. Livid, he commanded the herd search for his estranged mate.
But five warriors did not return. Though dark by nature, they managed to understand the ways of Crimson’s followers, or the Radiants, for the light they had bestowed upon equines. But they could not fully rid themselves of their shadowed heritage. However, the touch of light was upon them, and they knew they could not return to Shadow’s herd. They all fled the leader of their new herd called Azure Vendetta. They called their undecided alliance the Translucents.
This was the beginning of a new era, an era of change. Crimson and her followers are growing more powerful, and now light is stealing over the valley. The powers of the Obscures are weakening, and the followers of the alliance were sentenced to the worst part of Twilight Valley, where their leader, Shadow, broods for his perfect revenge. Azure Vendetta is growing more powerful as the days pass and grow longer, in time for the anniversary of the day Crimson fled. The animosity between the Crimson and Shadow is growing, and soon the fragile peace will be broken. A prophecy was sent to Crimson, Shadows and Vendetta.
Blood streaked sky glows,
In the dawn of war,
Only saved by the arrival of a leader,
Without a killing more.
What does this prophecy mean? Will you be the one to discover its meaning? Will you join the Obscures in their quest, or the Radiants with their light? Or perhaps your fate lies within the Translucents? Discover your destiny in the cloak of Twilight.