Eternal Magic: Arcane Ascension
Before the creation of the Sect, there was Kiranara.
Before reaching fame, survival was difficult in a world where the weak are the first to fall or, to be more precise, the first to be controlled and forced to serve as if they were slaves of war.
Unlike many, the young Kiranara didn’t stick to big events or attracted attention to herself, initially. She wasn’t interested in services rendered to the Great Kingdoms, nor did she pay attention to the events concerning the great disputes over territories.
Her only interest was the study of forbidden spells. During years of tests, mistakes, and successes, she developed the ritualistic arts.
As she studied these powers, she discovered magnificent powers and as she developed the most diverse rituals, it was time to test them.
It soon became clear that to acquire power and maintain it, it would be necessary to have more people to work with her. However, initially, it was very difficult to acquire a guard of disciples without having a place to offer them shelter or money to pay for their loyalty. Years passed and young Kiranara had become a woman at the height of her age. Beautiful and insightful and sometimes mentioned in many letters from Kings who had developed a secret passion for her. Her mystery fascinated them. Her contempt for such letters made her ignore them completely. Contrary to what she expected, it didn’t make them give up. In the end, no one received a visit from such a woman or a written response. Nothing. She completely ignored them, making them fall in love only with their appearance, which is often described in words and pictures.
Later, inevitably, Kiranara acquired followers and many disciples. Some followers had become her generals, precisely because they performed the Rite of Passage efficiently. She didn’t want a government or a kingdom, but the whole world. Then, she created the organization called the Sect and told them that no one should know about them until the time was right.
Before and after her death many sought her secrets and many treated her only as a myth. Sometimes, some tried to discover her writings and legacy but failed.
When Kiranara noticed that there was no way to overcome death, she decided to make her legacy and left it in the hands of people descended from her disciples and faithful followers. In the end, the arcane mage earned her title as Kiranara of the Initial Rituals and although her story was long ago, she wasn’t forgotten.
A few years later Akhenahi would study her most important texts and learn not only about her but also what she had done and created. Akhenahi closed herself off to the world and even to her only brother Galm to acquire what such an arcane mage hadn’t achieved: the world under her feet unconditionally and irreversibly.
Her fascination with the search for power was inspired by Kiranara. She respected her, but she had a desire to be better, to prove that she was someone worthy of obedience and adoration. With that inspiration, such a woman followed many steps of the mage, as well as her secret commandments.
Akhenahi started her search for the Arcane Scrolls. These scrolls must be distributed among other kingdoms due to a threat that if the Sect didn’t do so, they would have to face the whole world. In them, there was the greatest legacy of Kiranara and through them, Akhenahi would have more power.
Now, however, the search has begun and this woman will have the three Arcane Scrolls, regardless of the price to be paid.
Gix · ファンタジー
