First look at “A Fractured History”
“From the moment I could dream, I could recall my first life. The start of my incarnation cycle. Every death, I am born again—pale skin and blue eyes... As I had always been. Hair white as snow, and in the light of the moon—the markings would appear.”
“In my first life, I was a rambunctious child. Along with my sisters, we claimed the skies as our own. Lightning was the gift we shared with the world, something that was envied by many. We existed long before conflict and war… but when the fighting among men began... we fled."
We regrouped in the land untouched by battle. Though an army was made, they never marched to fight. This country was born under the rule of a King, known for his cowardice. Though he held within him the might of a forgotten beast, he hid the power away, within himself.
As the battle waged on, the threat of war finally reached his land. The cowardly King demanded protection—His people built walls around the kingdom. Soon after, walls were built around the cities surrounding the kingdom. More and more walls we built up.
But the King’s fear dictated for more.
We were once free to come and go to this land as we pleased—until he ordered for our capture, for we were wise and strong. We had power to rival his own, but it would mean nothing if we belonged to him.
My eldest sister was forced in marrying the King, a contract that bound us to the country.
Years after the ceremony had been held, war finally reached the walls surrounding the country. The King knew it wouldn’t be long before they would begin to fall. He, along with his wife, my other older sister, my younger sister, and myself, were then to use all of our power in order to protect the country.
For the protection of his lands, the King then erected four statues, which sealed away our powers within them. The Dragon of the North; The Eldest—Nobel, wise, and obedient. The Dragon of the East; The Second Born—Tempered, stubborn, and decisive. The Dragon of the West; The Youngest—Innocent, childish, and curious.
And the Dragon of the South; My statue as the Third Born—Independent, prosperous, and kind.
And from atop his kingdom, the cowardly King reached for the sky. Like a leech, he proceeded in taking away our lightning in order to shield his lands and the people living within it. His most noble sacrifice—using his own power to separate the country from the rest of the world.
He begged the Sky, the Land, and the Seas to allow him to keep peace within his walls. And with the dying breath of his first life, he summoned the great Leviathan. With the Blue Eyes White Dragon Statues protecting the country, the Leviathan pulled the lands into the depths of the sea, sealing us beneath the cold waters, sealed inside a clear dome. We no longer touched the warmth of sunlight… But we no longer had the threat of war.
So is the history… of our Home—Atlantis.