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I only own the plot and some characters; I don't own Harry and co.
The Mark of Merlin
By: Kakole
Chapter One: Our History
In days past, there were two planes, or dimensions, that were connected by a rift. One world contained all magical creatures and beings, while the other had the equivalent beings and creatures but the only difference was that they were not magical. Both lands lived and thrived on commerce and the amicable ties between them and passage through the rift was easy and a quite common occurrence. However, this all changed when some thieves escaped capture by going to one of the planes many plush forests to hide out for a while. The people of the second land soon learned of the thieves transgressions, but decided to wait until they resurfaced instead of sending out a search party. When that day came, there was much bloodshed because the thieves were well trained in the art of guerilla warfare. Aside from that fact, the people from the second dimension weren't used to any forms of hostility and aggression.
In the following years, a small civil war broke out on Earth, there were many factions that fought for several different reasons. However, the winner of the war, Caligula, was a greedy warlord that was fascinated with killing and even more consumed by his greed. In time the relationship between the realms faltered and commerce came to a screeching halt. Within a few years, there was such strong resentment and dislike between the two realms that they cut off all ties, but decided to keep the rift open for anyone who wanted pass. This new compromise lasted for over two decades before the Earth Realm had another leader that was driven by conquest. This time the target was the newly named Lodos Realm. The ruler, Maligan, amassed a secret but huge army. If it hadn't been for an exiled merchant soldier, the people of Lodos wouldn't have known about the coming attack. News spread quickly though, and within a fortnight to the siege date, the King of Lodos was informed. Attredes, a kind man of Elvin, Human, and Harkonen (warrior race) was furious but he had enough time to call the Mages, Harkonen, and Elves together to defend their homeland. The casualties of battle that was named The Great Realm War (kinda cheesy, you come up with something better and I will change it, and give you credit) for both sides. The Mages were all but extinct, the Harkonen numbers had dropped drastically, and it was a very hard task to find an Elf male above the age of 150. With the amount of enmity between realms, King Attredes decided that it would be best for the rift between realms to be closed.
Before Maligan could raise another army, Attredes issued a distress call to all magical beasts and beings to return to Lodos, or else they wouldn't be able to. However, many magical people and beasts decided to stay in the Earth Realm because they were born and raised there or they didn't want to leave their loved ones behind. After about a months time, Attredes performed a very rigorous and energy consuming spell that closed the rift, but in then it also closed a chapter in history and claimed his life.
Many years passed in both realms, and people started to forget that the two realms had once been joined. That is until one of the greatest scholars, mages of Lodos found the texts in a library. That mans' name was Merlin. For a time, he looked upon the texts as pure childish lore, but then after finding some supporting material, the Earth Realm became his life's work. After much study and innumerous amount of hours he finally came up with a way to traverse the gap without giving his life. Merlin created an enchanted amulet that would help him get to the Earth Realm. After three years of exhaustive charm and enchantment work, he finally finished it.
After finishing the amulet he shared his accomplishment with his apprentices, whom were just as anxious to see the other realm. With great excitement, the band of explorers left their home. They left their families and friends in search of adventure and a way to once again join both worlds. In a spectacular show of light, the group of five left there home.
What awaited them was something that they would have never imagined. The once fabled Earth Realm was supposed to be more beautiful than Lodos, but it wasn't. What they found was a segregated land. They found a land where the remaining magical population hid away from the non-magical. They found several magical creatures were being hunted down for glory, turned into domesticated mutts, of persecuted out of fear. To add insult to injury, the found several small war kingdoms, in which people were enslaved and forced to work under inhumane conditions. At once, some of the members wanted to return to their homes and families, but Merlin countered their arguments by preaching that he wanted to help the misguided people and enrich their society. All of his companions agreed except his greatest supporter and wife, Morgan Le Faye. However, she remained quiet and helped her friends. Several years later Camelot was established.
Thinking that their task had been completed, Morgan reasserted her claim that she wanted to return to Lodos; when she was told no by the group, she started plotting ways to get the amulet away from Merlin. Morgan cooked up several plots that eventually led to civil unrest in Camelot, which resulted in war and the ultimate destruction of the once great kingdom. Needless to say, Merlin and the others were furious with her and that ended up in a huge battle between Merlin and Morgan. Neither held back or gave consideration to their previous relationship, and the ending result was Merlin's victory, but that came at a huge cost, during the battle the amulet was broken and majority of its magic lost not to mention the fact that Morgan lost her life. The remaining friends were heartbroken by the fact that they might never see their homeland again, but they resigned themselves to the fact that they could do great things in the Earthen Realm. With this knowledge, the remaining friends split up, each taking a piece of the amulet and went off to get started. They all had the hope that if they survived long enough that the magic would restore itself and allow them to return home. However, that wasn't the case, and so they all passed away. They each had families by then, so they passed their pieces on to their descendants, with the hopes that one day their descendants would make it back home and tell their stories, but as time passed on two of the families passed away and stories were forgotten.
AN: Tell me what you think of the new story (my second fic.yay what joy.lol). I know that I was supposed to send in the next chapter of Guardian of Magic, but the idea for this story kinda sidetracked my fingers and brain and I had to write. I will post chapters for both stories before Christmas. Oh, and reviews and betas are always welcome. Later
Kakole
I only own the plot and some characters; I don't own Harry and co.
The Mark of Merlin
By: Kakole
Chapter One: Our History
In days past, there were two planes, or dimensions, that were connected by a rift. One world contained all magical creatures and beings, while the other had the equivalent beings and creatures but the only difference was that they were not magical. Both lands lived and thrived on commerce and the amicable ties between them and passage through the rift was easy and a quite common occurrence. However, this all changed when some thieves escaped capture by going to one of the planes many plush forests to hide out for a while. The people of the second land soon learned of the thieves transgressions, but decided to wait until they resurfaced instead of sending out a search party. When that day came, there was much bloodshed because the thieves were well trained in the art of guerilla warfare. Aside from that fact, the people from the second dimension weren't used to any forms of hostility and aggression.
In the following years, a small civil war broke out on Earth, there were many factions that fought for several different reasons. However, the winner of the war, Caligula, was a greedy warlord that was fascinated with killing and even more consumed by his greed. In time the relationship between the realms faltered and commerce came to a screeching halt. Within a few years, there was such strong resentment and dislike between the two realms that they cut off all ties, but decided to keep the rift open for anyone who wanted pass. This new compromise lasted for over two decades before the Earth Realm had another leader that was driven by conquest. This time the target was the newly named Lodos Realm. The ruler, Maligan, amassed a secret but huge army. If it hadn't been for an exiled merchant soldier, the people of Lodos wouldn't have known about the coming attack. News spread quickly though, and within a fortnight to the siege date, the King of Lodos was informed. Attredes, a kind man of Elvin, Human, and Harkonen (warrior race) was furious but he had enough time to call the Mages, Harkonen, and Elves together to defend their homeland. The casualties of battle that was named The Great Realm War (kinda cheesy, you come up with something better and I will change it, and give you credit) for both sides. The Mages were all but extinct, the Harkonen numbers had dropped drastically, and it was a very hard task to find an Elf male above the age of 150. With the amount of enmity between realms, King Attredes decided that it would be best for the rift between realms to be closed.
Before Maligan could raise another army, Attredes issued a distress call to all magical beasts and beings to return to Lodos, or else they wouldn't be able to. However, many magical people and beasts decided to stay in the Earth Realm because they were born and raised there or they didn't want to leave their loved ones behind. After about a months time, Attredes performed a very rigorous and energy consuming spell that closed the rift, but in then it also closed a chapter in history and claimed his life.
Many years passed in both realms, and people started to forget that the two realms had once been joined. That is until one of the greatest scholars, mages of Lodos found the texts in a library. That mans' name was Merlin. For a time, he looked upon the texts as pure childish lore, but then after finding some supporting material, the Earth Realm became his life's work. After much study and innumerous amount of hours he finally came up with a way to traverse the gap without giving his life. Merlin created an enchanted amulet that would help him get to the Earth Realm. After three years of exhaustive charm and enchantment work, he finally finished it.
After finishing the amulet he shared his accomplishment with his apprentices, whom were just as anxious to see the other realm. With great excitement, the band of explorers left their home. They left their families and friends in search of adventure and a way to once again join both worlds. In a spectacular show of light, the group of five left there home.
What awaited them was something that they would have never imagined. The once fabled Earth Realm was supposed to be more beautiful than Lodos, but it wasn't. What they found was a segregated land. They found a land where the remaining magical population hid away from the non-magical. They found several magical creatures were being hunted down for glory, turned into domesticated mutts, of persecuted out of fear. To add insult to injury, the found several small war kingdoms, in which people were enslaved and forced to work under inhumane conditions. At once, some of the members wanted to return to their homes and families, but Merlin countered their arguments by preaching that he wanted to help the misguided people and enrich their society. All of his companions agreed except his greatest supporter and wife, Morgan Le Faye. However, she remained quiet and helped her friends. Several years later Camelot was established.
Thinking that their task had been completed, Morgan reasserted her claim that she wanted to return to Lodos; when she was told no by the group, she started plotting ways to get the amulet away from Merlin. Morgan cooked up several plots that eventually led to civil unrest in Camelot, which resulted in war and the ultimate destruction of the once great kingdom. Needless to say, Merlin and the others were furious with her and that ended up in a huge battle between Merlin and Morgan. Neither held back or gave consideration to their previous relationship, and the ending result was Merlin's victory, but that came at a huge cost, during the battle the amulet was broken and majority of its magic lost not to mention the fact that Morgan lost her life. The remaining friends were heartbroken by the fact that they might never see their homeland again, but they resigned themselves to the fact that they could do great things in the Earthen Realm. With this knowledge, the remaining friends split up, each taking a piece of the amulet and went off to get started. They all had the hope that if they survived long enough that the magic would restore itself and allow them to return home. However, that wasn't the case, and so they all passed away. They each had families by then, so they passed their pieces on to their descendants, with the hopes that one day their descendants would make it back home and tell their stories, but as time passed on two of the families passed away and stories were forgotten.
AN: Tell me what you think of the new story (my second fic.yay what joy.lol). I know that I was supposed to send in the next chapter of Guardian of Magic, but the idea for this story kinda sidetracked my fingers and brain and I had to write. I will post chapters for both stories before Christmas. Oh, and reviews and betas are always welcome. Later
Kakole