Disclaimer: I do not own Magic: The Gathering.
After Chapter 35 of The Awakening, I was asked by many people how Khell was able to summon creatures from Kamigawa. To answer this, I have created a sidestory to The Awakneing that follows Khell after he leaves Ararthir at the end of MTGvsYGO. Enjoy!
PROLOGUE
Long ago, when the Multiverse was still young, there existed five Planeswalkers whose knowledge of mana was so great that they channeled the mana throughout the Multiverse. For centuries, they lived in harmony, but the peace could not last.
Driven by his greed and lust for power, the Keeper of Black Mana attempted to seize power over the Multiverse. Allying himself with the Keeper of Blue Mana, the two of them waged war on the other Keepers in what came to be known as the War of the Keepers.
Entire planes were destroyed, civilizations obliterated, and countless people slaughtered to feed the machine of war.
In the end, the Keepers of Red, Green, and Blue mana were killed, leaving only the Keepers of Black and White.
Hopelessly outnumbered, the Keeper of White Mana chose to sacrifice himself, killing both Keepers in the process, with a final, devastating spell.
When it was all over, the surviving planes began to rebuild their shattered Utopia, but it was never the same. Without the Keepers to channel the mana, many planes were left to die for lack of mana while others overflowed with it.
Eventually, the story of the Keepers was relegated to a myth and soon, people forgot about them. However, before the story slipped completely out of memory, a prophecy was made, stating the Keepers would return to restore the Multiverse to its former glory. Unfortunately, the prophecy followed the legend of the Keepers in its evaporation from existence and both remained unknown of for the next millennia to come.
However, the wheel of time advanced and the prophecy was realized when one day, a young man named Arrathir Quinn encountered a mage by the name of Khell Dracos. Khell was from Dominaria, one of the few planes of the Multiverse that still retained knowledge of the art of summoning used by the Keepers of Mana. Realizing Arrathir's potential, Khell trained him in tapping mana and summoning.
After his death at the hands of an ancient spirit, Arrathir was revived by a Planeswalker named Lu Chao. Through this, Chikuro, the Keeper of Black Mana was reborn.
This is not Arrathir's story, however. This is the story of Khell Dracos and the awakening of the Keeper of Green Mana.
To be continued...
Author's Note: Well, there you have it. The prologue to my sidestory. Don't expect regular updates though. I'll be writing this between The Awakening.
However, to hold you over, I am proud to announce the creation of a forum RPG based on The Awakening.
Here's the pitch: set in an alternate timeline, the Magic Academy is a school dedicated to training hopeful summoners from all over the Multiverse. It is set in an alternate timeline where the Keepers have been awakened and started the Academy to train more summoners (kind of like Jedi Academy).
Check out my profile for the link if you're interested.