This piece is basically written to set up the raw plot for the fantasy story I've been working on. I DEMAND responses. Questions, suggestions, opinions, criticism all around.
The Legend
by James Light
Long ago, Mankind brought upon themselves a darkness that which to this day has never fully been undone.
Driven by desires for power, war swept the lands. Brother took up sword against Brother, soaking the ground with bloodshed that lasted an eternity. Kings fed their soldiers to Hell's mouth, determined to increase their wealth and influence in the world. Greed had taken them; possessing them like the fortunes they so wished to have.
The world was plunged into darkness, in what is now known as the Wars of Sin. What was left of armies began to revolt, and overthrow their tyrant lords. But no man could be spared of Greed's influence. Soldiers began to fight over unclaimed kingdoms. Kings struggled to maintain control. War had turned upon homelands.
Battles raged on, and escalated. Men began to hunt for objects that would give them the power to rule and control. But what they uncovered resulted in further destruction of the world. Man had ended its war against one another, and now banded together to stop the demons that they had released.
They were not successful...
But all was not lost, for the Goddess, Felis - Mother of the Planet - would not see her children destroy everything she had given to them. In her weakened state, she gave one man the power to save the world. A man who was pure in heart. A man, who under Felis' light, would not succumb to the sins of mankind. With pure mind and blessed spirit, he alone would be able to stop Mankind's freefall into Armageddon.
And in the final battle of the Wars of Sin, he emerged victorious. The world was ravaged with war, but together Mankind could restore the light they had extinguished so long ago.
The Goddess Felis appeared before the entire world, and gave to everyone a prophecy that should never have been forgotten:
"Though you celebrate your salvation, you will forget quickly. You will forget the pain you have brought upon yourself, and the blood forever staining your hands. Life will return to normal.
"But like the waters I have given you, history shall be repeated. Time flows like a river into the oceans of the past, present and future. They are all connected, and you shall raise the depths of Hell unto yourselves once more."
The words stung with worry among Man. But they also rang true. All was forgotten, and life soon resumed its normal pace...
And now, this has become nothing more than a fairy tale read by children. It's warning has been ignored, and Mankind unknowingly prepares the Second Coming to consume the world.
Thus is The Legend.