Chapter 34: Stupid

War.

War was upon the continent of Vovix- It's been years since Tiamat had taken over the continent, it all started when the Grimspeaker family was killed by her and her followers, they quickly took over the continent- Driving humanity to the edge of the Blessed Forest, a place where no dragon dared step on, and where many, many monsters lived on. The "Resistance" was what caused the war- The "resistance" being a group of hundreds of humans, elves, dwarves, dryads, satyrs, centaurs, halves (The mixture between two or more races), and even some dragonborns (Who suffered a lot of prejudice due to their draconic appearence) were searching the "Hero" who would free them from the tyran that Tiamat was- There was a rumor about a...

Prophecy

*cue sick guitar solo*

But the prophecy itself was very standard stuff- A hero would emerge from the highs of hope while they're in the lowest of despair, this was basically propaganda used to give the people hope for a better tomorrow, if that was achievable. But hope is the little thing that can easily fly away, and being under the constant threat of being attacked by one of the generals and children of Tiamat was a risk, since they are easily recognizable!

Their names spread to the cosmus and beyond.

The Red Knight, also known as Adylet Kubanychbek, the Red Devourer, who rode on Zyvucrurth, Champion Of The Red.

The Blue Knight, also known as Latinius Akropolites, the Blue Sword, who rode on Illaciala, the Queen of Thunder and Lightning.

The Green Knight, also known as Jumabek Abdyrakhmanov, the Poisonous Tongue, who rode on Azizbek, the Mistress of the Green Mist.

The Purple Knight, also known as Zhyrgal Alymkulov, the Screeching Void, who rode on Mades, The Corrupted.

The Yellow Knight, also known as Rakhat Khasanov, the The HeLalulandraxllfire Apex, who rode on Nurdeen, The Dry Death.

The White Knight, also known as Askarbek Kurbanov, the Cold One, who rode on Zhyrgal, The Frostbite...

The Black Knight, also known as Oghagnni Israilov, the Deadly, who rode on Lalulandrax, The Acid Serpent.

The Brown Knight, also known as Chynara Mamazhanov, The Damned, who rode on Talnelidesk, The Disloyal.

The Grey Knight, also known as Togolok Osmon, The Corrupted, who rode on Ykthigraxr, The Corrupting Evil.

These nine dragons and their riders are what put fear on the heart of others, because not a single living soul has seen Tiamat- Ever. There were rumors, of course there were rumors, but no one that knew her was alive to tell the story! the whole family of the legendaries Grimspeakers were ruthlessly slaughtered by her and her followers in one single night, even the Titans that were part of the family were killed- that battle was told through legends and myths since no one knew how it happened truly.

They only know that the moon bled for the souls of that family, glowing red for the entirety of that night. There were howls of anger as the Titans fell, there were cries of pain as the blood of the living hit the dirt and stone of the ground, as fire blew from the outh of dragons, alongside ice, lightning, and thunder that echoed that night, defeaning the whole continent.

They all remember the day where the Bahamut died by the nine heads of his sister- Stars fell from the sky, no, pieces of his soul flew to the endless sky, into the void, but one of those shards still fell on to the earth, everyone who was alive back then remembers to this day the chill that went down their spine as they watched that formless darkness that spread through the sky, only to be attacked by 12 different beams of energy- The Deities of this world all attacked Tharizdun, as he attempted to leave their chains, which forced the deities all to fight against Tharizdun one more time.

And now?

Now the people believe on such Prophecy, since many whispers echoed on the world that the prophecy was indeed real, since the Red Devourer and the Champion of the Red were seen entering the Blessed Forest, but not leave it at all. And that was days ago, they saw the smoke raise to the air as an enormous fire was started, but then they also saw rain come down from the sky and put the fire out- As well as a black, gaseous cloud that smelled rotten and dead.

Wizards recognized it as the smell of Necrotic energy, which meant an undead creature was nerby, but to be smelled from half the continent- They were dealing with something powerful and dangerous, like a Lich that was awaken from it's deep slumber, or even worse, a Dracolich, a dragon that went through the process of becoming a Lich and succeeded.

Then why were the people considering the one who caused this their hero of the prophecy? Because someone spread a rumor around, sayig this black cloud was a powerful spell used to kill the Champion of the Red and his rider, the Red Devourer.

And people bought it...

And as i mentioned earlier, War was coming to the continent of Vovix, wanna know why? Because a foolish group of people, named the "Resistance" boldly declared that Tiamat was nothing but a coward... And yeah, everyone was fucked. And that's the story of how Jogîx managed to get himself dragged by his older sister Ajax and his older brother Nõx, who were both members of the "Resistance" against their father will, their father who was a general of the "Resistance"- The way the "Resistance" works is not unique, it has 9 generals, one human general, one elf general, one dwarf general, one dragonborn genereal (Against the will of many), one half-elf general, one Air half-elemental general, one Earth half-elemental general, one Fire half-elemental general, and one Water half-elemental general to represent the hope of many people.

Jogîx and his siblings are humans trained since littel by their father in the art of the sword- Well, Nõx was trained at the art of the sword, Ajax chose the bow as her weapon, while Jogîx had to learn how to use a sword, even though he rpefered a dagger in his hands, or a short crossbow, or even a small bow.

What are they doing in the Blessed Forest?

Wel.. Jogîx was dragged by his siblings to find the "Hero" of the prophecy.

Stupid.

-Author Note-

Sunday- There will be no chapter.