Within the realm of Ul-fra lies a mysterious energy that is inside every living creature and even some inanimate objects.

Even corpses contain a hint of the energy before they are fully decomposed.

We refer to this energy as the 'Realm Energy' other tribes have often called it by another name known as 'Mana'.

It is unknown if the goddess of life Freya intended for this energy to be within this realm or not.

Being able to manipulate this energy is determined at birth.

Some people will simply be unable to use it. No matter how many years of effort they put it in.

A perfect example of this would be the current leader of the Kuh. Rai Kuh, in his early childhood dreamed of being a 'Realm User' (Mage) as we call them however fate can be a very fickle being.

The energy within the realm can be attributed to the elemental planes.

The energy acts as a medium between it's user and the elemental planes allowing the user to draw on the power of the elements.

The elemental planes are as follows.

Air

Water

Earth

Fire

Light

Darkness

However calling upon the power of a elemental plane might be impossible if you have a strong affinity with another.

For example a Water Realm User wouldn't be able to use the power of the elemental plane of Fire.

Unless you were born with a extremely rare high affinity for two elements you would be unable to use the power of any other elemental plane.

However the rarity of being born with two affinities is an enigma of itself.

There has only been one human in the history of mankind to accomplish this feat.

And among the other races of the continent of Versa'al the elves have only produced 3 themselves, however they are more in tuned with the elemental planes than we could ever hope to be.

The beastmen and the dwarfs.. however have not produced a single Realm User with a dual affinity.

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Within the cellar of Rakhi's house a flame flickered as the movement of a page caused it to dance.

Kou was in the midst of reading a book on Realm User's and also day dreaming about being one himself. As the saying goes like father like son.

Some affinities are more common than others.

Fire, Earth, Air, Water are the most common affinities, while Light and Darkness affinities are extremely rare and are highly sought after by various kingdoms.

The affinity of Light allows the user to call upon the plane of light to heal the wounds of their allies, or to blind and exorcise their foes.

The affinity of water has a similar healing method but it's much weaker than the one possessed by the a Realm User of the Light element.

The affinity of Darkness is one of the most sought after, due to it's capabilities of stealth and assassination.

Most link the darkness element to evil however that is untrue. Though several spells of the darkness element could make a person reconsider..

The best age to test for Realm Energy affinity is between the age of 10-12, it allows the body to grow to a suitable host as to not .. explode themselves.

Let's just say it's unwise to have a young child with the destruction capabilities of a mythical creature running amok.

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As the flickering of the flame illuminated the shadow of young Kou as he continued to read countless books varying from ancient lore, to history of various kingdoms.

The thrill of adventure contained within the words struck the musical cords of his heart as it was slowly ingrained into his very being.

Reaching for a book he once stumbled on before called 'The great flame dragon Zuar.' he thought the title was a little odd the first time he saw it sitting on the wooden shelf covered in dust.

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As he grabbed the book the feel of the rough leather immediately elated him, tracing his fingers back forth between the letters on the front of the book as he slowly opened it to the first page.

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The once prosperous Elder Fra was located on the southernmost end of the continent of Versa'al.

It was a land filled with countless marvels as the land was rich in resources, the races that occupied the land flourished within the peace filled borders. It was a literal paradise on the chaotic continent of Versa'al.

That was until the great flame dragon 'Zuar' descended from the north looking for a place to make his lair.

Within but a fortnight the entirety of the Elder Fra alliance was set ablaze, millions died from the dragons onslaught.

The armies of the Elder Fra alliance who were some of the strongest knights within the entire realm of Ul-fra were slaughtered like sheep by their shepherd.

Within the capital of the once prosperous country the great flame dragon Zuar made his lair.

Countless parties under the sanction of the Adventurer's Guild have attempted to root out the evil known as Zuar from the southern lands, however to no avail leaving the guild no choice as to rank Zuar as a undefiable existence. Effectively abandoning the southernmost lands of the Versa'al continent.

As Kou glanced up to see how much of a candle wick yet remained he sighed upon seeing most of it completely gone.

How he wished he could continue to read these stories nonstop.

Slowly he closed the leather bound book and got off the chair before putting the book back on the shelf.

'One of these days Rakhi is really going to have to dust down here like hes suppose too..' Kou thought bitterly as he coughed from the dust lingering in the air.

Making his way up the stairs that lead out of the cellar a familiar face could be standing on top of the stairway.

A smile broke out on Kou's face. "Well if it isn't cry baby Rufra, what brings you down here to my lovely adobe?"

Rufra silently stared at Kou as he openly mocked him. He wasn't aware that Kou would ever be caught in a place like this let alone reading books.

"What are you staring at? I know I look pretty but i'm still a boy you know?" Kou said mockingly as he stared at Rufra as he suddenly turned bright red and began to stutter his words.

"W-why are you always so m-mean?" Rufra managed to stutter out as tears formed near his eyes.

"M-mean?" Kou copied the way Rufra stuttered.

And without batting Rufra another glance continued his way up the stairs passing the tearing up Rufra.

After coming out of the cellar, Rakhi glanced over towards Kou as he was sitting in front of the table reading a paper of some sort.

"Little Kou, you should really stop bullying Rufra one of these days you might just regret it." Rakhi said as he stared at the youth in front of him.

Kou looked over at Rakhi and poked out his tongue and made a "Bleh!" sound before leaving the house.

Rakhi sighed, though Kou could be extremely kind to people, he often had a mean strike a mile wide and more often than not Rufra would be on the receiving end.

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