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They added to the purity of the song and the light of the place, so the valley became for a time an universe of clarity and song. Then, he approached Annie, he blew on her face a shiny dust, then golden point appeared all over her face and brightened like a starry sky.

When she admired Miron's work in the water, he asked her.

-you love it?

-yes, thank you Miron.

-you are welcomed.

He wanted to touch her but didn't have time to do so, for suddenly, as a dread shadow that came to overcome the world, terrible things started happening. The pure water darkened, the green living grass perished, the flowers by thousands withered and all living animals fell asleep. Annie tried to wake them, but the sleep was far too strong so she ended giving up. She panicked and scraped a rock by

stepping back, the blood came out and fell on the ground. She turned to his friend and desperately screamed his name.

-Miron!

He rushed to her, but it was not finished yet, a thick smothering mist fell on the valley and blinded them.

Miron frowned, he heard strange noises that was not good at all. Annie's hand hold his tightly, she was afraid but tried to hold her tears. When, finally, the cause of the noise emerged of the mist, their hairs ruffled and a thrill crossed over their bodies. Countless black birds tore up the misty veils and flied to them massively.

Miron stretched out his hands towards them and launched a powerful attack that greatly slowed their pace.

-let's run Annie!

Once upon a time, in the kingdom of birds also known as Maradan, lived a young princess called Annie.

She was gentle and beautiful, so much that people loved her. She had black, long hair, blacker than raven and shimmered in the light, her eyes sparkled deeply, as blue and mysterious as the vast ocean of the world.

Annie was a happy girl and liked reading lot. She had always friends near her, ready to help her anytime, and enjoyed each moment of her life. Everything was perfect. Her life, her heart, and smile, were treasures the sun never forgot to lighten up. The whole world admired her astounding grace.

Alas, her wonderful happiness disappeared in a day, when her family and the whole kingdom accused her for saying a truth then couldn't believe in. Since then her light faded away, Annie ceased to be loved and lost herself in sadness.

Once, in the royal library, Annie found a precious book, hidden in a little room situated behind the shelves. Very curious, she took it in her room and read it under the starry night.

The book talked about a bird, a mystical, fabulous bird that was greater than a lake, and which feathers were sweeter than silk. There was also written that the bird was very colorful, and through light, his colors glittered to infinity and painted the place where he would be. That was the reason, historians and magus called the legendary bird Evralian - the bird of thousand colors.

Annie was excited, she never read something more beautiful, more enchanting than the hidden book of golden binding.

On a clear, summer day, she carried the book in the park where she often played, the park was a sanctuary of birds and where a blue immense lake reigned in the center since centuries. And on the sunny morning, as she sat under a great tree, she once again read the fabulous legend. Then, a shimmer appeared throughout the sanctuary, a fantastic sparkles that lightly blinded Annie's eyes, while at the essence of the clearness, the song of the birds echoed even more. The young princess rose her head to see where this infinite brightness came from. That's how she met him.