The Legends. [wip]

[Lexx]

Welcome, my friend, to the mysterious and wonderful lands of Valsaine. Ours is a world shaped by the very magic of our gods, the Old Ones; you shall soon find that our realm is steeped heavily in the mythology of its creation. The stories recorded here are the tales told to every foal from the Southern Desert to the mountains of the North, varying only slightly in detail to favor the teller's herd. They tell of how Valsaine came to be, and how the Old Ones reigned in a time long forgotten to mortal minds. Their words are rich with adventure and magic, and to those vigorous of body and soul, the legends of Valsaine can serve as the gateway into a power so ancient it was thought to have become extinct. Now listen well, and perhaps you shall learn more of the fabrics from which our home was sewn...

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

The Birth of the Stars --

The Legend of the Silver Hawk --

The Death of the Old Ones --

The Islands of Destiny --

[Lexx]

The Birth of the Stars

In the very beginning, before the birthing of the Old Ones, there was merely the sea and the sky. There were no stars to lend their light to the sky, and there were no creatures able to breathe its air. The days passed in silent companionship between the whispers of the ocean and the breeze, but eventually, the ocean became restless. Her discontentment began in small tremors, which soon transformed into massive waves; her lover tried to calm her, but neither pleasant breeze nor fierce gale could quiet the waters’ surface. Finally, her fury caused her seabed to shift. A jet of fire poured forth in that moment, the birth of the first volcano, and in the instant its heat met the icy temperatures of the ocean, a new being was born. It surged to the sea’s surface, powerful lungs gasping in air, its mighty limbs kicking out and back as it fought to stay aloft within the water. Shocked, transfixed, the ocean calmed in order to examine her creation. It was a strange, beautiful being, so miniscule in comparison to her vast length and depths; hot blood pounded in its veins, and every muscle in its body shimmered with the unbridled strength of the fire that had fathered it.

Suddenly it let out a long, powerful cry, one that rivaled the fury of the ocean and the hunger of the flames. The world shook, and amazed, the ocean let herself be shaken along with it. Rock surged upward, desperate to pierce through the saltwater that had contained it since its creation. It broke through the surface with a resounding crash, dark and slick, a throne to befit its new king. Now the sky was able to behold the creature as the ocean had. It stood regally on four legs, its neck arched and strong, its shoulders and back broad, its chest and head massive. It had a mane and tail of silver, the hair shifting and crashing like sea foam, and a pelt as bright and red as fire, brindled elegantly with gold. It lifted fiery eyes to the lightless sky and cried out again, but instead of anger, its voice was filled with pain. The ocean floor buckled; a new vent of lava spilled forth. A second creature was birthed, and it, too, snapped through the ocean’s surface. It whinnied in reply, a high, keening sound, and it was her voice that kindled the stars in the heavens.

The original being was a stallion, the very first Old One, known as Dreimus, and it was for him that the larger of the twin moons was named. The second was his mare, Ellya, the namesake of the smaller of the two moons. Dreimus had the power to shift the very world around them, while Ellya had the ability to illuminate their realm – hers was a magic that allowed her to manipulate both light and darkness, to swallow entire solar systems and to birth new stars. When they bred, their kin became the legendary race of ancients spoken of so reverently today – even so, no tales of an Old One possessing similar powers have been passed down, so it can only be assumed that they were the only ones of their kind.

[Lexx]

The Legend of the Silver Hawk

Hey, does this Old One even have a name? D:

KENREN EDIT: NOPE. He'd just 'The Last Old One' or something along those lines. I figure he's too old and senile to even remember his own name.