part 1
"For this world, I shall grant you the right to summon Heroes." said the voice to the Star.
Heroes may bring peace to a world, or bring destruction of a scale unseen before. This statement brings truth whether the hero sustains the path desired for them or decides to cast all of that away for brief moments of passionate ecstasy.
In this world known as Concernia, a peaceful state of blissful fates went about their lives without worry, without a care under the heavens. No need to worry about war, only the occasional famine, various monster instances, and geographic problems.
Then, on a certain day when a major astronomical predicted event meant to increase the abundance of the years food, a rift in the tectonic plates from an unknown source, reshaped most of the known world. The 5 known continents at that time were either sunk into the depths of the ocean, or turn into island chains. Leaving only 2 livable continents.
Thousands of years passed before life stabilized once more along with the survivors, although most of the knowledge before disappeared. Rumors of strange occurrences slowly spread around. Rumors of....monsters with a sinister feeling.
Among the races that survived the tectonic upheaval: such as the Elven, and Humans. Other races weren't so fortunate. The Dwarven race declined towards the state of disappearance. While the Elven and Humans prospered. Creatures were also morphed to the new way of survival. An unknown influence on those animals shaped them into things that could kill any unskilled in the art of combat.
With the increase in such monsters that could turn a village into a place for ghosts. Towns turned into walled fortresses. These towns battled across the years to ward of such aggression, most of these towns fell; while chosen towns slowly turned into city fortresses.
part 2
As the years past, the southern part of the new continent known among the various inhabitants as "Ice Keep." Darkness crept forth from a cave, turning the entire regional area from shoreline to shoreline, a penetrating darkness dulling the senses.
The majority of those who dared to stay, were consumed by the "monsters" prowling among the nightmarish twilight. Condemning the rest to flee to the northern continent. Beginning a new age for those who willed themselves to try and suppress the newly known evil lurking in the cave.
Hundreds of years passed with this goal in mind.
Until a few humans started to show symptoms of corruption from the evil consuming the southern continent. those affected were humans, elves, and dragons. Most of those touched by the "Curse" ravaged across the lands, no concern for friend or foe. Constantly fighting to the death, gaining power, then losing it all when faced against another cursed who overwhelmed, bringing further despair to those who already suffered from the previous predecessor.
These corrupted individuals became known as the: Demonic Beings.
Bringing untold disaster to any doomed enough to cross their paths.
A thousand years passed under the new menace.
The new Demonic race wrought out to the world sought out their wildest desires. Living in the moment, dealing out rewards on a fancy, or death to those who angered them unwillingly.
Obsessed with experimentation and the desire to evolve into more formidable individuals. The Demonic beings sought out appropriate test subjects. Monsters, animals, Humans, and even Elves weren't able to escape the sensational desire.
Hundreds of years passed.
With all this experimentation, another species separate from the Elven, Human, and Demonic Beings emerged into the world.
The Beast race meant to do the bidding of the Demonic Beings. Holding Greater strength of humans, yet not great in power to match an elf or dragon.
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The Demonic Beings fought, fought, and fought to overwhelm the Humans and Elves.
Gaining ground some years, then being defeated into retreat the next. This pattern continued for a few hundred years.
part 3
When the star at this age in time noticed the unbalance of the world, the star gave in to remorse. Thinking that all was over. Sent out a plea for help.
A voice answered granting the Star the right to let the humans and elves summon others with the power to repel the onslaught.
The star hinted at those from the humans and elves who could listen to their natural surroundings, passed on this secret to them.
Rejoicing, The humans and elves struck back. Cornering the Demons on the southern right of the Continent Concernia. This led to a truce where neither could gain ground from the Elves, Humans and Demonic Beings with their Beast race.
A few hundred years went by peacefully, although a few skirmishes happened, no side was willing to break the calm.
New found peaceful co-existence during this time allowed the Demonic Beings to break free from the influence that controlled them unmercifully, also allowing the beast race to escape the subjugation as well. Not knowing the cause, all they could do was rejoice in their new found freedom.
Decades passed while cities and towns flourished.
Then, as if in response to this cheerful state, a whisper started to circulate. A rumor that a being covered in darkness would appear from the elven race that would consume the world till nothing remained.
part 4
Not believing these whisperings that started to weave among the cities. The Humans, Demons, and Beats discussed this recent uproar with the Elven who denied such an accusation. Declaring that such absurdities wouldn't be tolerated among their own kind as well.
Although the discussion went on among the 4 kingdoms on whom might gain advantage of such a threat. Fear among the towns not close towards the Elves, grew rampant.
Vigilante groups sprang together to hunt the elves, shouting "For Peace!" Numerous atrocities to traveling groups of Elves in the Human, Beast, and Demon Kingdoms arrived back to the Elven. Despite the attempts by the kingdoms to quell such nonsense, different factions demanding the extermination of the Elves gained power and finally took over the opponents; whether from assassination, public support, or poisoning. War was declared against the Elves 5 years later.
In all the recorded history of war, the wars against the Elves turned infamous upon the total amount of firepower thrown at each other. Mountains turned into bogs, Forests turned into desert, Ravines sprang forth from the ground on a massive scale. The landscape changed into a living hell where ever the 4 kingdoms fought. Even the Middle part of the Continent split apart into several massive pieces on the shear scale that the first war brought forth.
These bloody wars became known later as the 500 year long war. 5 wars war raised, several various armistices were reached, yet the last major war finally ended the atrocious massacres.
Elven city fell to the Humans, Beasts, and Demons; hundreds were killed while the rest were turned into slaves for the victors. Relics were smashed, Sacred places desecrated, and an important balance was broken.
After all this, the supposed end never came, but the arrogance didn't leave, since the current thought of the world only viewed the elves now as "evil" not as "good." Anymore.
Lamenting on their lost power, Lamenting on the fate bestowed to them. The Elves also wished for an end to this curse they now fight. The curse chained into them. The wish for someone to release the world of this darkness.