Fate of a Snowflake

by FinnyKirklandVargas

Gilbert, a mage of the Budapest magic clan, has always done his best to avoid conflict with the Moscow clan. But a mistake of his leads him right into the hands of Ivan, the leader of the clan himself. As his old clan do their best to get him back, Gilbert learns about the true reason behind the clan seperations, while trying to figure out just where he is in this whole battle.

1. Prologue

Prologue

Orbisia. Possibly the smallest world in the universe, but not the emptiest. There were mountains, rivers, oceans, valleys, and beaches all filled with the richest abundance of animals, plants, and natural resources.

It was a world dominated by magic beings called mages, the most powerful spell casters around. Every mage has a power connected to an element that keeps the world alive. Without them, the world would eventually fade and die. For millenniums, they lived in harmony, sharing their riches with others from different area of the world, keeping the peace that coursed throughout all of them.

But eventually, the later generations of mages found themselves not getting along quite so well together. They started to fight, causing separation between them. Soon, mages of a different element were likely to not be quite so kind towards one another, and so, the world started to change. Bands were formed, creating their own territories, where mages of different element were forbidden from entering. Intermarriages between different elements were banned, and those who were caught disobeying this was sentenced to death. As time went on, the hate grew even stronger, causing a complete isolation from other elements for most.

Today, there are 5 main bands: Beijing band, led by Yao Wang; Canberra band, led by Christian Kirkland; Madrid band, led by Antonio Fernandez Carriedo; Budapest band, led by Elisaveta Herdervary; and Moscow band, led by Ivan Braginski.

The bands now try to stay out of each other's way, trying to avoid battles between them, in fear that the dying world they were left with would self-destruct if they did anything else to it. But they never actually left each other alone. The bands constantly insulted the other bands, entering each other's territory, and vandalising it. No matter what they did, nothing could seem to stop the tensions between every band, clan, and stray.

Possibly the only way to end the chaos would be for everyone to unite once again, but that was an impossibility at this point…

Or is it?