Dragon Hero
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Prologue: Universal Poem of Prophecy
When the cosmos was created, an immortal was born. This immortal became a being of creation and from itself the many worlds came to be. Over time as this immortal watched all, it created three other beings that were also immortal, they each took on a form of their own choosing, though they would always control a certain aspect of life. These beings became known as the three great dragon gods; Io, the dragon of neutrality, stood for the symbol of equality and became known as the perfect being; Tiamet, the dragonness of evil, stood for everything selfish and became known as the Dragon goddess; Bahamut, the dragon of good, stood for all those who truly put forth their life for others and became known as the Dragon God.
These three together rivaled the immortal in power and were equal in all aspects. They were created to stop the immortal should it ever decide to destroy it's creation. After a long time of peace the immortal decided to test his creations and gave birth to a being known as Chaos. The immortal gave it power equal to itself and thus while in a weakened state, it's own child seal it using it's own power. Realizing what had been done the three divine beings attacked Chaos, and from this battle gave birth to the many creatures that now inhabit the world.
This battle raged for eons as neither side was capable of stopping the other. It wasn't until Bahamut and Tiamet used a combined attack, empowered with their blood, that a new being came into existence. This being was the combined force of good and evil and stood amongst the war-torn battlefield did a solution come to Io. Giving the new being a bit of it's power, the child of Bahamut and Tiamet, sealed Chaos away. This brought peace for the divine beings and for a time good and evil got along. It wasn't until Io received a prophecy, written in the form of a poem did the child decide to take action.
Let lose the dragon within,
and let sore your fleeting heart;
alone the human stands,
until thy will shows through;
when the sun and moon do meet,
a shadow shall fall upon the world;
nine creatures are born from the shadow,
brought together by a immortal;
upon the crimson sky,
a emerald jewel shall shine;
forced to chose a path,
trapped upon the gate;
oh woe is the heart,
stuck upon the frozen world;
A light shall shine in all it's glory,
bringing together all who believe;
to the forgotten realm,
with wings of darkness shall thee fly;
a soul that guides thy way,
a warrior shall arise;
to prove that evil is a way,
that all shall soon see;
is but one way,
to chose a life of solitude;
when a spirit soars,
with nothing but it's conflict;
a hero shall emerge,
from all the worlds thee travel's;
to once more have his humanity,
overcome with the greatest of spirits;
sing, oh graceful hybrid,
to become what you were meant to be.
Telling Io it's plan, the child asked Io to never tell it's parents what it planned to do and though hesitant, Io agreed on the stipulation that should something happen it would reawaken the child. The child agreed for it knew it was young and would tend to make mistakes. The child's last act, before becoming a mortal was to grant mortals, regardless of race; the gift to acquire dragon form and power, which can only be granted by the dragons themselves. Then the child disappeared not realizing that it was the only one keeping the balance.
At the child's disappearance, the entire cosmos shattered and thus the dimensions were formed. Many beings didn't realize that this had even happened and continued on with their daily lives, while those that did quickly found a way to travel to the other dimensions in hope of find the cause. The three great divine beings also split to be able to watch these worlds, this also caused Bahamut and Tiamet to start fighting, believing that the other caused their child's disappearance. Io could only watch on from from his realm as the peace shattered, knowing full well that the seal on Chaos was weakening and choose to use it's power to hold the seal together for as long as the seal lasted.
What did the Child of Bahamut and Tiamet know that even Io, couldn't see within the prophetic poem? Why did the child become mortal? Why did the child's disappearance cause the cosmos to shatter? What did Chaos have to do with this? What truly caused Bahamut and Tiamet to start fighting?