A/N: Just to note, this OC storyline has been a work in progress for a few years now, but I'm far enough with the storyline that I can try writing it. However, since I'm posting as I'm writing, some things might be a little bit weird? I hope it's still readable and stuff, though.
This story is set in its own universe but the characters and stuff are based on Sonic and all that. You can find more OC stuff on my profile.
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Pivotal Tides
The Mother Pearl Saga
Prologue
Legends tell of a world called Terrania where a strong force resided called the Mother Pearl. The Mother Pearl had always been a benevolent force, her powers constantly used for the peace of the realm. Despite the Mother Pearl's mysterious origins, the people of Terrania revered the Mother Pearl. They called her kindness a blessing and her presence a hope. They faithfully guarded the Mother Pearl for centuries, employing priests and priestesses from the Seaside Clan- a clan of those capable of handling the Mother Pearl's power, to take care of the Mother Pearl.
The world of Terrania, under the Mother Pearl's influence, became a prosperous and flourishing land. It was a world where about ten percent of the world were actual landmasses. The remaining ninety percent of Terrania were vast oceans, seas, and lakes extending for as far as the eye could see. Many of the people on Terrania lived on the ocean, and many of the resources came from the ocean. This was because Terrania had barely any water long ago. It was for reasons like this that the people felt a deep gratitude for the force known as the Mother Pearl; it was the blessing of vast waters that provided the resources the people of Terrania had desperately needed.
Of course, despite the years of peace and prosperity, there was a corruption stirring within the Seaside Clan. There was a group of clan renegades who were blinded by the infinite possibilities the Mother Pearl possessed. Late into the night, they stole away the Mother Pearl to use her for their own selfish desires. Before the renegades could do any damage to the world, the Mother Pearl in a fit of anger banished the Seaside Clan from Terrania and into another realm, removing the Seaside Clan from their duties as her protectors permanently.
Once the act was done, the Mother Pearl broke. She split herself into seven pieces and scattered herself across the globe. Her power, while still strong to maintain the balance and blessings she provided to Terrania, hid away from the use of others. With the Mother Pearl's hidden power and scattered pieces, the fragments of this benevolent force were soon lost for years to come.
Where the Seaside Clan had gone in the midst of it all, no one in Terrania knows. The Mother Pearl knew, of course. After being punished by the Mother Pearl, the Seaside Clan found themselves in a parallel world called Aquium, a world of vast fertile lands and vibrant skies. The percentage of water was only thirty percent, but irrigation was still incredibly strong in places near water. As a parallel world, Aquium had many similarities to Terrania that legends would often talk about how even the inhabitants of Aquium were parallel to Terrania, even if they were not the same person. One of the main differences is that Aquium did not have the full presence of the Mother Pearl, but that did not mean they were completely cut off. Their cultures and the core of their way of life were still heavily influenced by the Mother Pearl, even if they did not know the name of the Mother Pearl at the time.
When the Seaside Clan arrived in Aquium some centuries ago, there were huge amounts of discord within the clan between those faithful to the Mother Pearl and the renegades who stole her away. The Seaside Clan exiled the renegades and afterward kept themselves away from the inhabitants of Aquium. They continued to revere the Mother Pearl, connecting themselves to the power that held up their hopes. The Seaside Clan kept their old traditions alive and passed them from generation to generation. They did that in the hopes that they could atone, but while they were still capable of communicating and wielding the Mother Pearl's power, they could not return home.
Meanwhile, the renegades with nowhere else to go made their own clan for themselves. While they still followed the Mother Pearl, they integrated with the local inhabitants and their traditions blended in with the local traditions. Eventually they formed a home of their own with those who were willing to atone for their corrupt desires. This home they built, out of a desire to seek forgiveness from the heavens for their scornful actions towards the Mother Pearl, soon became known as the Heavedy Tribe.
About a millennium had passed since these events took place. Yet, the people of Terrania and Aquium continued to revere the Mother Pearl. In Terrania, some searched for her pieces in hopes to restore her, but the corruptive nature that started in the Seaside Clan spread in Terrania, causing some to start searching for her to use her power as their own. The Mother Pearl had hidden herself because of this. Though, somehow, there are some Terranians who say that the Mother Pearl was waiting. They say she had been waiting for the right time. Though, they do not know what was meant by the Mother Pearl waiting for the right time. With the long existence of her power, however, come the years where that power starts to dwindle.
In the midst of the Mother Pearl's dwindling power, years and years after the events that were told in legends, a tyrant by the name of Cirus rose to power in Terrania. A fox with snow coloured fur, he grew to desire the pieces of the Mother Pearl. The pieces were called the Seven Spirit Pearls, and Cirus knew that they held tremendous power when brought together. With a fascination for artificial life, he sought the Spirit Pearls in order to build his own perfect world. That was, at least, what people knew of his intentions.
Cirus was a genius in his field, creating Frankenstein monsters from, well, Cirus claimed the "parts" he used were from previously living beings, but no one was brave enough to confirm it. Either way, he used his creations to search for the Spirit Pearls to bring them together. From witness accounts, Cirus' creations were incomplete. He had robotic parts to substitute for life and he needed the Spirit Pearls to truly breathe life into the beings he created. It took Cirus years and years, but after combing the globe, he managed to find five Spirit Pearls.
While finding the remaining two Spirit Pearls, Cirus grew incredibly restless. The people of Terrania were already suffering from his mindless hoards of incomplete, artificial beings, but their suffering grew worse due to Cirus' frustration. Terrania bore a chaos that could only come from fiction written about the undead. It was a nightmarish hell for those who were unfortunate to be affected by the robotic, zombie-esque creations of Cirus. Towns and villages were ransacked by Cirus' minions, and very few of the Terranians could stand up to Cirus' power. With the banishment of the Seaside Clan and the scarcity of those who could still grasp the Mother Pearl's power, the people of Terrania were at a loss.
However, a small resistance rose. No one could fully explain how, but a lone tenrec with mossy green fur and an IQ to rival Cirus fought his way through each and every horde of Cirus' creations. The tenrec fought with an incredible wit that those who saw him in action claimed that he had been blessed by the Mother Pearl's power. They were partially right. The tenrec had the remaining two Spirit Pearls on his person, and he found that he was fully capable of using the true strength the Spirit Pearls had.
Cirus merely used the five pearls to breathe life into his arttificial beings, but this tenrec used the two pearls he had as if he could really feel the life of the Mother Pearl giving him strength, whether or not anyone believed in that notion didn't matter. The young tenrec barrelled his way through Cirus' minions. However, it was not enough. The tenrec could not do it on his own.
Suddenly, as if the Mother Pearl was intervening, Terrania shook for the very first time, and the first of many rifts since the Seaside Clan's banishment opened up into the world. Right before the tenrec's eyes, a young tenrec maiden with turquoise coloured fur appeared in front of him. She wore a traditional priestess garb from the Seaside Clan. Though, her garb was not exactly the same, as if the style and patterns of the Seaside Clan were combined with the style and patterns of a different culture.
Despite being unsure why the maiden was in Terrania, she lent a helping hand to the tenrec and the two fought bravely. It was a surprise to many when they saw the power the maiden held, and that she was able to use the full potential of the Spirit Pearls. With her clothing being incredibly similar to the Seaside Clan, people could only assume that she was a descendant of the ones who were once so deeply connected to the Mother Pearl.
It took a great number of years before the two heroes were finally able to fight Cirus head on. During the final battle, however, while wielding six of the seven Spirit Pearls, the maiden lost her life while fighting. With her sacrifice, the two of them were able to render Cirus' plans useless. Even though Cirus was not completely defeated, Terrania was able to regain the peace they once had.
The entire world of Terrania sang the praises of the two heroes. The tenrec was Polaris, and the maiden was Maya Lily. Even though times were happy, there was still a bittersweet feeling that came from the loss of Maya. So many people had cried from sadness and gratitude for Maya's efforts, and Polaris had built a memorial for her on a cliff overlooking one of Terrania's vast oceans.
As Terrania had returned to their days of peace, Cirus had gone into hiding. Polaris, still full of grief, retired as a hero since Cirus disappeared. He built a home by Maya's memorial and lived out his days in his seaside home together with the two-year-old daughter that was born from the love he and Maya shared while they spent so much time together.
As for the Spirit Pearls, Polaris could not regain the pearl Cirus had, and the remaining six were immediately scattered back around the globe of their own accord. It was only assumed the pearls scattered to avoid anyone else wielding them for misdeeds. The Mother Pearl's power was at rest once more, waiting for the right moment for her power to peak.
When the time comes for the Mother Pearl's power to peak and restore the worlds, everything truly will be at a perfect balance. Meanwhile, the Mother Pearl's power has continued to dwindle, and if nothing is done she soon will become nothing more than a set of pearls that grant a limited amount of power. Terrania was temporarily able to avoid the suffering imbalance because of Polaris and Maya's combined efforts with the Spirit Pearls, but that was just the beginning of it all.
Both Terrania and Aquium had been losing the Mother Pearl's power, and they soon will fall into chaos. Chaos started in Terrania, but soon a bout of chaos will start in Aquium as well. Each time chaos reigns, it spreads and grows until the chaos eventually envelops both worlds. In order to quell the chaos in the parallel worlds, it will take the unified forces of Terranians and Aquis to bridge their two worlds lest the worlds destroy each other.
In Terrania, everything started with the Seaside Clan. In Aquium, the chaos will start only when the gears of fate begin to turn in the Heavedy Tribe. The Mother Pearl's power in both Terrania and Aquium had been weaving the threads, connecting the key players needed to restore the worlds to their former glory. The legends that started long ago, they finally will see their conclusion.