Season 2 Episode 1

**Naga** · Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:33 am

There was a time, long ago, when elves were struggling in a war against the demons. The military might of the demons was powerful and, having lived only in peace, the elves were no match for the fearless demons. The majority of the land became demon territory in an instant and the elves were driven to a corner of the continent. There the elves sought aid from the other races.

But they coldly refused to aid the elves. To their eyes, the world had turned in favor of the demons. There was no reason to side with the weak. The elves were enraged, but could not sway their decision. Left to bemoan their fate, the elves were surprised by the appearance of a stranger among their ranks. The stranger knelt before the elven king, who peered closer to discover the stranger was a representative of the humans. The stranger wore a crown made of tree branches.

To the elves, the appearance of the human king felt like an insult to their plight for the humans were a weak and cowardly race constantly suffering from infighting among themselves. However, the human king bowed down and offered the feeble forces of the humans to assist the elves in their war against the demons. The elves rejoiced, for though the humans were foolish and weak, their great numbers could be of help in battle.

The human king bowed deep before the elven king, then lifted his head, facing his elven counterpart. He had but one request to make before they battled. Since their powers were too weak, they could not possibly be a threat to the demons. Even with their numbers. For the humans to be a significant aid in this war, they needed the knowledge of magic.

This bold proposition left the elves shocked and infuriated. Teach magic to humans? Never. They gestured, invoking the spells to turn the human to a heap of ashes, but a member of the Elven Council interceded. She felt the request was no threat and should be honored. The humans were too weak, and it would be doubtful that they could beat the demons without help. And with their inferior minds, the humans would be no threat were they even able to learn magic. And thus she made a stand that would later cost her life.

The humans quickly absorbed the ways of magic, learning much faster than the elves had anticipated. The human bodies, though not as strong as those of demons, had been strengthened through constant labor and infighting among their kind. They were adept with their hands and could skillfully wield weaponry, and more than anything else, their numbers were huge and impressive. In a short amount of time, the human army became a formidable force.

The human-elf alliance gradually began to overtake the demons. As the tides of battle turned in favor of the alliance, the other races such as the dwarves began to craft battle supplies for the humans. With the stronger armor and sharp dwarven weapons, the humans could now defeat the demon army without the aid of elven forces.

The elves grew uneasy, even as the alliance victories grew in number. They could sense the humans growing stronger and beyond their control. Yet the elves did not allow their uneasiness to grow to concern, for they could not imagine that the lowliest of them all - the human trash - could conceive a revolution. And with final victory over the demons within reach, the elves had no time to dwell on worries of the humans. The humans continued to learn higher forms of magic, and eventually the war ended with the victory of the human-elf alliance.

In battle versus the elven king, one demon laughed as he departed, "Foolish elves. This victory is not yours, but that of the humans. How do you propose to control these monsters of your creation?"

True to his bitter words, the elves now faced a new threat - the humans. But after the long battle, the elves were left too weary and weak to fight. In contrast, the humans with their new powers of magic, were strong. And thus, the humans rose up against the elves.

A fierce battle of magic versus magic once again shook the land. But the elves were too weak to suppress the forces of the humans. The elves were slowly pushed back until they were forced to retreat to the safety of their forest. From their secure position, they prepared for the final clash against the humans. Elven magic was strongest in these woods and they sought to use this advantage to victory.

The elves dug deep dungeons that quickly echoed with the clanging of swords and shouts of battle. But the ultimate victors in the three-month siege were the humans. Neither elven pride, nor the magical powers of the elven woods, nor even the superior magic of the elves could stand against the endless stream of human armies. The elves suffered great damage and eventually escaped deep into the forest. In retreat, they cast strong barriers around their woods to prevent the trespassing of humans and other races.

And thus, humans became the conquerors of all the land.

A great change occurred in the Elven woods around this time. Having lost control of the lands to the humans, the Elves gradually lost their confidence. They all but forgot their ambition to rule the land and became content with their peaceful lives in the woods.

There was a group within the woods who were dissatisfied with the complacency of the elves. Possessed of a strong ambitious streak, they insisted that battle with the humans must continue - even if it meant the use of banned black magic. However, this stance met with violent opposition from the other elves.

Seduced by the powers of black magic, the group began to study the dark arts in secret. They believed the other elves were too afraid of the power they all deserved. Since elves were beings of nature, the dark arts were impossible to be learned unless a sacrifice was made. For them to become stronger, they gave up their essence and lost their touch with nature entirely. Their skin turned blueish gray and their hair became white after they lost their essence.

Learning of these events, a battle ensued among all elves. With their newfound powers, the small faction turned out to be stronger than their kin who had remained true to the nature. In the end, a stalemate between the small faction and the large forces of the elves resulted into the banishment of the group to avoid unnecessary casualties. The faction left the safe woods and found home elsewhere, as they continued their research and sharpened their swords.

Season 2 Episode 1

Sun Mar 11, 2018 6:33 am

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