The Destiny Trilogy. Book One: The Four Levels of Godhood. Part I: Inteurn. Prologue

Some may not realize this fact, but the Power Rangers TV show is not as fictional as one might think. All the TV shows are are fictional, cleaned up retellings of actual events, neatly edited into a twenty-two minute slot. This double negative works because for years not such evil has been able to get to Earth; these evils have been well policed. But it is only a matter of time before the most dangerous evil of all makes his way to Earth to threaten our way of life and disrupt the carefully constructed double negative. With this new urgency, it becomes necessary to prepare the people by showing them the not-so PC side of being a Ranger, meanwhile training the unsuspecting chosen Ranger for what is to come. When this day comes, a select few of our beloved heroes will have to step up to the plate…

But let us not think of such things just yet. Rather, let me bring this tale back to the beginning. Back hundreds of years to a world Earth knows nothing of. Let me tell you the story of four individuals whose lives intertwine and in so doing will change the course of their futures...

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On the remote world of Likjatbi, sorcery and magic are not uncommon. Nor are their practitioners. In this setting it is not impossible for a sorcerer, which is the lowest Level of Godhood, to rise up the ranks and become Keeper (also known as "Power Ranger" on earth), which is the second Level of Godhood. These Keepers are granted more access to the Powers of the Universe. Then to Demigod, and then finally to Ancient, which is the highest level, and is granted all of the Powers of the Universe.

Perhaps it is the fact that it is not impossible, though not easy, to attain such power that is the problem. Anyone can be granted access. The Powers don't discriminate between good and evil. The only people that can judge between good and evil are the Ancients themselves.

What happens, then, when among the ancient hides an evil?

Let me begin with the story of an ambitious man named Inteurn, who had successfully risen up the ranks from Sorcerer, to Keeper, to Demigod, successfully going through the appropriate trials to reach the ultimate goal of the rank of Ancient. But with each step of the way, his hunger for power increased. And even once he had attained the status of Ancient, he was not satisfied. His heart grew restless for more.

Because the Ancients have such power, it would be quite easy for an Ancient to abuse such powers. Therefore, the Ancients' rule is that of a passive deity. They held counsels and watched over their subjects, but they did not directly control their subjects' lives. This is what irked Inteurn the most. But the Ancients do have a vast knowledge of all things going on around them. An understanding of the past present and future, and how to best guide each event. Therefore the Ancients were aware of the potential for evil in their midst.

Despite all their powers and knowledge, though, they needed each other to gain the knowledge they would need to best judge the comings and going of their subjects' lives. But Inteurn was often off by himself, plotting, which made the other Ancients uneasy at not knowing exactly what he was thinking.

Inteurn had his suspicions that the Ancients were on to him and proceeded with more urgency. As I stated previously, the passivity of the Ancients in the lives of the people bothered him. He felt this shouldn't be. He felt that they, as Ancients should be revered as Gods among men. This was his goal. He would also be a generous God. Those that chose to worship him would be rewarded with whatever they desired.

This proved dangerous when a warlord sought the totally annihilation of his enemies. This sent off alarms amongst the Ancients, for Inteurn's direct participation threw off the carefully constructed chain of events the Ancients intended to follow. The Ancient decided that that was their cue to do something about their little rebel.

Since the rule states that one Ancient may not seek to destroy another, the most they could do with Inteurn was strip him of the ability to know the past, present and future and dismiss him from their ranks.

Angry that the Ancients had the audacity to dismiss him from their ranks and at the fact that they halted his plans, he decided to wage a war against them the citizens of Likjatbi dubbed The War for Power. He had assembled to his side some of the darker creatures he had created while still a Sorcerer, as well as calling in the assistance of Sorcerers he practiced with. He would use this assembly to take on the Demigods, Keepers and good Sorcerers that would fight on the Ancients' side.

But with all the tricks and powers and alliances he acquired, he was still no match for the Ancients, and Inteurn lost the War for Power. The next step would have been for Intuern to be detained for treason, but knowing this would likely happen, he escaped to the one place he knew an Ancient couldn't touch him: the Nether Realm. Despite not being able to trek to the Nether Realm, they kept a sharp watch for any strange occurrences bearing Iteurn's signature. But knowing that as long as he stayed in the Nether Realm he was untouchable, he plotted unobstructed.

He would get his revenge on the Ancients and he would get all the power he sought, he would just have to you a different approach. A more subtle approach.

And then the news he had been hoping for finally came. The Oracle, his contact on Likjatbi informed him that a child was born.

Yes, she will be the key to executing the plan. Now the wheels were in motion. Let the vengeance begin.

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