Chapter 1 : Prologue

Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy. Eskimo Proverb

Humans always wonder about destiny. The meaning of destiny, the mystery of destiny, or just how destiny works. For one, I believe, until the end of time, humans will never stop wondering about destiny, including me. I always want to know, what the actual meaning of destiny is. And I happen to know what the meaning of destiny is through some story. An inspiring, yet touching story.

Here it is.

Once upon a time, in a calm hill behind a small wood, there was a huge palace made of silver. Just like any other royal residents, the palace is an expensively well built building with many infrastructures and a beautiful garden surrounding it, giving you the atmosphere of calmness just by looking inside it. That's what makes this palace different from any other palaces, its calmness aura. The palace is peaceful, quite, and cool. And so are the residents inside it.

A man clothed in white could be seen walking slowly inside the palace. Using a long robe with a furfelt hat on his head, all white. His face cannot be seen too clearly because of his hat, but if you take a good look at him, you can feel his gentleness. As he walks outside the palace, he enters the green beautiful garden, with a small little temple inside it. As he walks slowly inside the temple, a beautiful woman, with a white long hair and dresses in white just like the man, sitting quietly inside the temple.

The man approaches the woman and sits beside her, with a smile on his face. The woman replies with a smile too.

"Are Amanda, Eliza, and Paul sleeping?" The woman asks the man.

"Yes, I believe they are having good dreams right now" The man calmly answers.

"You are always good at reading bedtime stories for the children. It's been ten years and I still don't know the secret" The woman looks into the garden as she speaks.

"Oh, it is easy my dear" The man ensures, "All you need to know is a little touch of love, the rest is secret"

The woman chuckles as she listen her lover, "Hehe. That sounds just like you. Oh, well, you're always like that anyway. It's almost the promised time I believe".

"Oh, you still remember. Shall you recite your poem now?"

"Gladly, my dear". The woman pulls out a piece of paper, and takes a deep breath before she recites the poem written on it

I plummet into infested ground,
My beloved city is evil-bound.

Blood spews from the massive gash in my side,
Along with my blood gushes my warrior's pride.

The dismal color of death permeates the sky,
I wish to spread my wings and fly.

The war has turned into a slaughtering bloodbath,
Evil minions exploit their true wrath.

Bursting stars swirl in my eyes,
I hear lethal arrows whizzing by.

The ground has turned to thick mud,
I lie in a pool of my own warm blood.

Swirling colors blot my obscured vision,
I have failed my life-long mission.

Darkness surges through the gate,
Alas, crucial reinforcements are too late.

The world's eternal light flickers and dies,
I close my blood-coated eyes.

The surrender cries from the town bells,
Forlorn warriors susurrate their last farewells.

For a moment, silence, covered the temple and its inside. "The poem…" The man finally says, "It's a sad one. A good one, but definitely a sad one too".

The woman weakly smiles, "I know, it's painful just to think about what has happened. I'm sorry if my poem brings those memories again".

"Never mind" The man shakes his head, "They were good memories, they still are. We made a choice and we moved on to our lives, there's no need to regret it".

Her man's words make hear weak smile turns into a happy one. "Then, give the poem a title my dear, I have not found the right title for it".

After thinking for a minute, the man finally responds, "I think I know what title would fit the poem".

"What is it?"

"The Knightfall".

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DISCLAIMER: RAGNAROK ONLINE IS NOT MINE, BUT THIS STORY IS.

Introduction To The Story

I have made my own improvisation throughout the stories. For example, the wizard can summon a monster, and there are several weapons I made by myself, etc. But, I hope you wouldn't mind reading. This is my first fic ever and I'm not a native speaker, so I'll try my best not to disappoint the readers. You can always give me an advice on how to make the story better, and please, don't forget to (how do you say it?) Read & Review, TQ! (The Knightfall is originally a poem titled 'A Simple War' by Ted Benner)

NOTABLE EVENTS IN THE STORY (BETTER READ THAN SORRY...I MEAN CONFUSED)

The Fall of Rachel

Six years prior to the story, Rachel (the capital city of Arunafeltz), was destroyed in one night by a great explosion, killing everyone inside the town and destroying most territory of Arunafeltz, leaving only a giant deep hole. A rumor said that a white haired man was seen flying in the sky before Rachel exploded. The explosion also killed Ice Salamander Ktullanux, an extremely powerful monster resided in the Ice dungeon near Rachel. This event triggered the emergency status in the entire Juno.

Morroc Genocide

A month after the Fall of Rachel, someone summoned the sealed Satan Morroc in one cold night in Sograt Desert. The awakening of Satan Morroc led to destruction of Morroc and its people, who was the very first to feel the wrath of the great demon. Satan Morroc also destroyed the Assasin guild. This event triggered the emergency status in the entire Midgard. As for Satan Morroc, no one has ever seen him again since this tragedy happened.

Valdomir Kingdom

The current ruler of Rune -Midgard. Five years prior to the story, an unknown kingdom named. Valdomir attacked , they used monsters as their soldiers rather than humans. Their monsters ranged from a low class monster to an high class monster, like Dark Lord and Lord of Death. They managed to conquer Prontera Kingdom in just a single month. Now, they currently resides at Thanatos Tower, ruling the entire Midgard with an Iron Fist. They have one absolute rule: whoever tries to fight, dies!! At the present, they are trying to conquer Juno. But, the different of technologies and weapons proved the task is harder than they thought.

Sagramore

A group of Prontera warriors who have been defeated by Valdomir but tried to fight back by uniting as a rebellion army. They are originally from Gonryun, although they currently managed to get into Comodo island area. They are led by the former princess of Prontera kingdom.

Although they are small at numbers, thanks to their leader, they managed to defeat the whole Valdomir's stronghold at Gonryun area.