Prologue
Long ago, an immense battle pursued between two rivals. Fighting over the same power, this struggle broke a world of people into two groups, the Thigarians and the Neviarinites. The struggle started between two lovers, Nemina and Thiran (Thigh-ran), king and queen of the planet Dihrebe (Di-ree-bay). Thiran was the heir to the throne and Nemina grew up to be a lady in waiting for the queen. At first sight, Thiran knew that they were destined to be together. When Nemina was old enough to be a bride, Thiran proposed to her. He being 19 and her being 16 meant nothing to them. Their love was stronger than anything. They believed that nothing could stand in their way.
When Thiran's mother and father were both deceased, Thiran and Nemina became king and queen of Dihrebe. Life was happy and prosperous. Nemina bore a son and a daughter, Brontos and Dulcea, a few years after being crowned. Thiran and Nemina were in love and had a beautiful family and a flourishing kingdom. Thiran and Nemina checked in with their influential oracle, Phaobus (Fay-o-bus). Phaobus predicted the young king and queen fighting over a great power and one was to end up killing the other. Thiran and Nemina prevented this by banning magic directly near the kingdom and told all the sorcerers and wizards and witches to move out from the palace walls.
Many months later while Nemina was wondering around the countryside, she found a jade green diamond that possessed great power was found on an ancient burial ground. Nemina and Thiran didn't know how to control the supernatural state of the magic and the two became power-crazy, letting the magic possess them entirely. The power spread through the entire kingdom, making the citizens argue and fight one another. They argued over the power, and then arguing turned into fighting. The fighting caused the planet of Dihrebe to split and then two armies were building. The Thigarians (Thi-gar-rye-ans) said that Thiran should possess the full power, while the Neviarinites (Ne-vi-are-rin-nites) argued that Nemina found first so it was technically hers.
The war between the two tribes started, spanning over five years. The Thigarians were crushing the Neviarinites but Nemina got the upper hand and took the rest of the power from Thiran. With Nemina's rage and frustration mixed in with the full power, the power somehow got a mind of its own. It took over her mind and body, turning Nemina into a psychopath. Thiran saw the error of their ways and realized that Phaobus was right. Thiran had to prepare for what he might need to do.
Nearing the end of the war, Nemina was up to three-fourths of the city in ruins and Thiran knew he had to act fast. He raced to Nemina as quickly as he could, sword in hand. While making his way to her, he begged Nemina to fight the power. Nemina struck him down but stopped herself from killing him. Nemina had a full-on war inside herself, trying to expel the power. The struggle was so great that Nemina began to bleed from the mouth and ears, screeching in pain.
Nemina pleaded in her cries for someone to end the pain. Her cries were answered when Thiran struck the sharp blade into her chest. The power vanished from her, concealing itself back into the jade diamond. Thiran tore it off of her neck and threw it as far as her could. He held her expiring body until her very last shallow breath and wept deeply. He claimed that he would never fall for another woman because no one could compare to his Nemina.
The entire kingdom came back together to help to their king prepare a farewell ceremony for his deceased lover. Thiran was in a solemn state; feeling like Nemina tore half of his heart out of his chest and took it with her to paradise. All Thiran had left was an entire kingdom of supporters, his 12 year old son and his 10 year old daughter.
Thiran met with the elder councils of the kingdom and they all agreed that the power of the jade diamond had to be somewhat weakened, for they couldn't destroy it with destroying themselves. The elders called for their neighboring allies most powerful sorcerers from the planets of Phados, Tisdel, and Woduer to come and help. All together, they broke the diamond into seven pieces and sent them to stay hidden in a jungle in Phados. Thiran hoped that they would never be found and cause the pain and loss that it caused him and his family.
