Thousands of years ago, Raem covered the world in a poisonous gas called miasma. People could not survive in miasma without the protection of crystals. Monsters swarmed everywhere. It was truly the darkest age recorded in history...but it didn't last forever. Raem was defeated by a brave group of heroes. And once that happened, the miasma disappeared.
That story is told to children in school during History class. When I heard it, something stirred within me, and I felt like I would benefit from it someday. I had no idea how, there will never be a job that requires one to remember stuff like that, unless of course that job is teacher.
But then a year long war between lilties and yukes broke out. The yukes lost. In fact, we lost so bad that we almost faced an extinction. We were banished to the most undesirable areas of the world: unforgiving wilderness, smoggy junkyards, etc. The lilties were severly brutal. Any yuke that came across a lilty was killed or enslaved, all according to the orders of High Commander Jegran.
My older sister, Amidatelion, led a resistance movement. She was passionate about restoring the yuke race to its former glory...but sadly, Jegran got ahold of her. She is no longer with us.
The good news is that Jegran was removed from power and dealt with accordingly when it was discovered that the king's sudden fatal illness was his fault. That king's daughter now holds the throne. She promised the yukes that they will be treated fairly from now on.
Not good enough. Promises can, and will, be broken. I will show them how it feels to hover between existence and oblivion. After throughly studying my late sister's summoning notes, I have found a way to bring back Raem, the demon from the distant past. My name is Merric. Remember that name, lilties...because soon you will tremble at the mere mention of it!