-Masters of Eternia-

"I am Prince Adam the son of King Randor of Eternia; I stand high on the thick stone walls of the royal palace defences. I look out across my father's kingdom of Eternia. My father is a great and outstanding king, the people of Eternia see him as a noble figure; always steadfast, wise and never wavering; and we because of him stand in a time of great peace and posterity.

One day in my future I will become king; it will be my honour to take his place upon the thrown. My father and his trust Duncan know this and have great hopes for me. I have been taught the ways of a good ruler; discovering the need to rule with a kind heart and a just hand. And they have shown me the history of Eternia.

Evil forces have their own goals to gain power over Eternia; I have been choice to stop their threats to fair Eternia by our wise keeper Teela'Na and to protect the sacred texts of Castle Griogair. The keep blessed me with the sacred armour and sword of power; with the aid of the Dagna Sword I hope to bring a new dawn to Eternia.

The figure I uphold as the power of the ancestors, I stand as the greatest warrior and defender of all Eternia. Only two other knows my secret; Teela'Na and Duncan; and together we stand ready to protect the kingdom of Eternia and the rule of my father; what we hold dear from the forced of darkness Keldor. I fully understand that the future truly lies in my hands."

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In the Beginning

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Long ago before the time of great peace and noble rule reigned throughout all of Eternia there was a time of war and terror which raged on for over thirteen years, the great queen of the Conceal's; Tuyet Riordan, led her forces well into battle with the Eternian's and all her soldier's willingly fought without question.

And in the ancient battle on the wild and windy plains of Traumt a tall Conceal war-soldier fights for his people; the soldier fought well and bravely for his queen, he screams out in pain, hurt on the battlefield. The soldier's battle mask came loose from his face, falling down into the sand at his feet and in their skirmish covered over by the orange grains.

He along with his fellow warriors are surrounded by the defenders of Eternia, so the war ended when the queen kneed before the king of Eternia in defeat and her tribe disbanded. The great Conceal mask therefore lost for hundreds of years in the sands of Eternia.

The Conceal's were a warrior race that entered battle wearing mask of white. It was once told that these masked bearers would receive mighty power and great strength.

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On the 18th day of the sixth month cycle Enuj when the sun so warm and the breeze so heated, all was green and plentiful the first child of King Randor and Queen Marlena is born; a son that would become the royal heir to the Eternian throne. As the sun rises over the great royal city of Eternia the horns were sounded throughout all four corners of this vast and pleasant land. The royal king and queen opened the gates to their kingdom welcoming into the palace all nobles and subjects, so that they all could join in the celebration of this joyous birth.

They had all come to the royal palace with gifts and offerings; all in praise of their new born prince. Deriving from the highest peaks Lord Strigr of the Avion tribe; a proud standing man of great stator with very thick white hair and brow; the lord was no doubt hot in the sun socket land of Eternia wrapped up in his cloak, head-scarf and thick lined boots.

Travelling from the western dessert plains comes Leader Kanye of the Caligars; he was a tall and muscular leader one who shares the core feelings of rule as Randor; his skin was dark in shade, he had short fine hair blonde from the rays of the sun, his lips were dry and his clothes designed to suit the climate of his rule.

Hailing from the golden shores the chieftain Ragnvaldr of the Gnarl; he wear colours of the sea; deep blue and sparkling silver and white, the chieftain's hair was long, however tied up in a thick strand netting.

Venturing from the jungle forest's of Abherron Princess Sigrun; she was truly beautiful, standing of her jungle tribe, palm green eyes, brown shaded shoulder length hair and make-up highlighting all her fetchers; the princess wear colours of the earth; green, brown, gold and copper, her jewellery fitting for a lady of her standing.

The doors to the main hall opened Chieftain Ragnvadlr turned to the royal Eternian family as they stood atop of the main stairs; he smiles and stated to Princess Sigrun. "A great prince is born."

The beautiful princess nodded and replied in a warm tone. "Yes Eternia's future is celled, he'll a great princess indeed." as she too saw the royal family of Eternia.

King Randor stood brimming with eminence pride; he was a man in his early 40's, a male for his age who still looked health and fit, He wear placed on his head a crowned crest; made from the purest of gold and the finest of gems. Wear on each wrist were matching wristlets of gold, crusted with blue and red gems. Randor's hair was cut and styled short, which had a slight touch of grey and he had fine light woodland brown facial hair; a thin trimmed moustache and beard. He wears a royal blue fastened blazer, which held in tight around his waist his a golden engraved belt. The Eternian king stood in brown leather boots, standing by the side of his wife the queen; Marlena truly looked somewhat younger than her age, she had a glow about her and even though she was in her later 30's she could be considered to be around her early 30's.

As queen Marlena wear the latest fashion a deep green lowing grown, a fine silver head-crown. The queen's hair was short, which ringed past her ears. They showed their son Adam to the world; his small hand clutching the full length of his mother's index finger. "He is our first born, a protector for all Eternia and is named accordingly!"

"We no matter what my love will be proud of him."

Queen Marlena had been the one to pick the princes' name Adam, meaning protector of the sword. Various looks of joy fell on the great hall of the palace. The baby squinted his eyes and moved his feet in his blanket, but calmly did not make a sound. "What a wonderful celebration.' said Marlena softly and sweetly, both to her husband and to her son. 'What a day to welcome you all... Yes a day where our future lays brighter."

King Randor nodded in return sharing his beloved thoughts and their son looked back up at his mother with pouted lips. "Oh yes Marlena it most definitely is; indeed a perfect day to be hold for us and our kingdom!' replied the king as the royal family walked down the stairs and walking down between the visitor. 'One day our boy will be my successor and he should be taught accordingly!" The king smiled at his son in her arms before looking out over the crowd to see his captain of the guard Duncan Morgan, the finest and skilled guards. Duncan stood tall, his head high and his hand held by his side in true respect to his king. The captain stood a step in front of the alignment of royal soldiers; the bravest and most noble warriors, all in royal dress uniform standing to attention.

To the right of the captain stood Randor's advisor Raenius in his finest robes; Raenius being Eternia's wisest minds. The advisor bowed graciously in respect to his king showing his loyalty.

At this point a golden crisp feather is seen touching the marble floor of the grand hall; all the comers stand in silence bowing their heads in honour as the Winged Watcher Teela'Na stands before them. 'A true symbol of the old ways indeed; a watcher a lady recognised for her loyalty, courage and wisdom.' thought the king.

She was truly an angelic and graceful figure to behold. All who saw her gladly gave her the respect and holding she commanded and deserved. The watcher passed them heading to take her place by the king and queen. The watcher took her place by the side of the great family and Teela'Na began the sacred blessing of the prince. The watcher for a second smiled over at the captain; he felt that she had somehow felt his thoughts.

Teela'Na looked out over the gathering seen before her and smiled proudly; 'Only one as he could have brought this world together, truly a king so needed.' were her thoughts; as all who had gathered shared King Randor's vision. "You have all come here today from far and wide to take in this great sight; from the day we blink into the light of the sun in his know in our hearts of hearts that each one of us has our part to play in the grand scheme of things!' The female voice of the watcher sang out across the crowd, such a majestic and elegant tone of voice. 'There is truly more to be found in this one child. For him there is truly so much to see and more to be achieved in one live time; we here today who share the king's vision promise to help support the child. Oh we will all bear witness to his great and wonderful accomplishments; Eternia be praised."

The king steps forward first and greets the winged watcher. "Come now into the light let its truth guide you, as today the royal line moves on forward as it should be... As it must be!" The winged watcher and the king bow to each other in turn showing mutual respect for each other.

King Randor then led the watcher over to the queen; Marlena holding her son Adam in her arms; the winged watcher then steps by the king and gently hugs the queen; kissing her checks. And as they embrace the queen smiled as Teela'Na said to her. "We can have hope on this day; he will change us all through strength and hope, through kindness and love! He will find his place; even though the path ahead of him is so unwinding he I know will fulfil a band of existence."

The great watcher places a feather onto the babies forehead and smiles with pride down at Adam the prince; the feather symbolising a ceremonial crown. Marlena than gladly hands Adam to the winged watcher, who turns to the people of Eternia and then held their prince up high for them to all see their future; Randor and Marlena nodded to each other. "It has happened, the future as come to Eternia." addressed Randor to his beloved Marlena.

"Our future, the life of our kingdom; it continues on and it will move us all!" states the winged watcher. A light then shines through the great hall and the gathering bow low as one.

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On the other side of the kingdom in a small cramped room of a healing house another baby boy has been born into Eternia. All who had come to see this boy's birth was Celia his mother, a young lady only in her late twenties with matted black hair, a narrow nose and green eyes and the boy's grandmother, an old lady who had aged through her time, she had grey hair and lines on his face, lines from the eyes, around her thin lips and lines on her forehead. And looking after the birth a healer from the palace; Sarah a dear sweet lady warm of hearth and kind of hand.

The father stood waiting for word in the corridor, pacing up and down in rather large strides.

The boy's grandmother looked down on him as the healer handed the child to her; he was born with a few black tufts of hair, brown eyes and a button nose; and said. "This is a good day my dear we should all be smiling, as one day child you may grow up strong enough to be a soldier of the king!"

His mother looked over at her child and with a smile and love in her heart. "Keldor… yes the perfect name Keldor; derived from thunder and for always will he be." The grandmother smiled, a tear of pare joy forming in her eye as she held her daughters hand.

Celia leaned in and whispered into the boy's ear. "Keldor you will be a good one I can feel it! People will remember you for your actions here in Eternia!" Keldor's mother wanted him to grow up to be a humble man, knowing right from wrong.

Sarah took the baby and the healer blesses the birth of Keldor, before handing him back to his mother. However the smile faded from Celia's face, she went white and fell suddenly back onto the bed. The healer looked concerned; Sarah came to Celia's side. "What is wrong? Answer me healer, what is going on?" asked Celia's grandmother, tears slowly running down her face.

Sarah quickly rests the baby down in his cot and then turned her head to the elderly lady. "I will do all that I can." stated the healer, before returning her full attention to Celia.

"Sarah we came to you with very little please don't take my heart away."

Life however faded too fast, Sarah lowered her head; sadly heartache filled young Keldor's life when his mum died. "I am sorry I truly am. I did all that I could, her body just couldn't coup."

The baby's grandmother stepped out of the room; Keldor's father came in and ran to his wife's side. "Sir I am sorry.' He turned to face the nurse, his son started to cry. 'Your son he needs you now!"

However as the baby boy is shown to his father, grief had truly gotten the best of him. Tired flowed from his eyes, he looked over at Sarah, he brought his hands up to his face and then back at Keldor and shook his head. His mother-in-law looked at him, in sorrow she named his name, no sound being formed.

He just couldn't bear to even bring himself to love the boy. "No... no, I'm sorry I just can't... I just can't!" his voice was broke and trembling; with that he turned his back and left the room.

Keldor's grandmother came running out into the waiting-room after him and calling out asking Keldor's father, "Come now, you must come back. Please you can't do this, you are his father... You must look after your own son... He is your son, your future, your blood. Celia had great plans for him, please come back and show him your love."

It was sadly clear to both Sarah and Keldor's grandmother that his father had gone, so therefore Keldor that afternoon was taken back by his grandmother to live his life with her; where she forces upon him a up bring of gain and rule, wanting nothing more in life for Keldor to join the king's army.

The healer from his birth would from time to time visit young Keldor throughout the boy's youth; he would thankfully be shown through the loving heart of Sarah loyalty and kindness; Sarah is Duncan's wife. Sarah would bring Keldor to their household where the young boy would join them at their table.

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Adam and Keldor from their first introduction had become instant friends, as they were of the same age and King Randor was happy for Adam to have a brotherly figure around the kingdom. Duncan saw no arm in this friendship and viewed Keldor as a good influence upon the free spirited Adam and truly welcomed him.

Adam would also come to share a close childhood friendship with one of Duncan's daughters Teela; Teela was very must a figure of a young girl, however with the drive and skills of any young boy.

As they played one day on the green of the palace, Teela showed Adam that she was an equal match. "So then Teela seems as if you want to take on the great prince of Eternia in a little fight!' Adam stood truly arrogantly, his face filling up with red in front of Teela. 'Maybe it is time we have ourselves a duel."

"If you wish... Maybe I'll take it easy on you, don't know yet if you're up to my level." she said only in jest.

"Come on then if you truly think you've got what it takes to take down a prince."

"I guess I just might have to show you a thing or two Adam.' laughed Teela, with a wink. 'You know to help you with your training!"

"Let's see if you can pull it off." Adam sounding a little too much confidence in his standing as prince at this young age.

Moments later, Adam grasped his mace and shield, weighing up his best attack. Teela didn't rise to his beating, she merely brushed her hair behind her ear and stated. "Don't go getting your hopes up Teela... I think I can take a beginner like you!"

"Oh I think we'll see whose the better." replied Teela as she now stood her stands ready with her weapon firm in hand and her shield up ready to defend herself from Adam's first blow.

"Oh yeah? You think you're hot stuff...Rrarr!" Adam called out as he limbered up ready; stretching his left then right arm before touching his toes and then lifting both his legs up in turn.

Adam showed of flair twisting his mace in his hand; and has Teela had foreseen acted first and lunged at Teela with his padded mace and was sets ready to take her down. "Don't you ever learn." said Teela, stepping fast out of the way.

The pair quickly duelled; each matching blows and hold up shields to protect themselves in time of need. "You fight like an old ram!" Teela stated in jest as she touched Adam's shield with her mace.

"I'll show you how we do things here in the palace." called out Adam through gritted teeth.

"Wake up dreamer!"

Adam swung back his mace. "Too slow Adam!' and the mace flowed on by hitting the side of the building with a padded thud. 'That sounded like your head!" Their maces hit with a thud each held tight trying to get the upper hand.

However to Adam's great efforts it was Teela whom with swift agility managed to end up on knocked Adam's mace to the floor and forcing Adam down to his knees; with only his shield between Teela's finishing blow.

Adam did try as he might to struggle up to a virtual base, but was forced to admit defeat and held up his hand; producing a surrendering thumb. Teela got to her feel with a little curl of her side lip, Adam dusting himself off looked up into Teela's gaze; the daughter of the captain sounded proud. "Ha, looks as if I'm a match for the prince after all." she scoffs.

Adam as their eyes met looked truly annoyed. "Hey I was just limbering up!' Adam then walked over to his fallen weapon and picked it up. 'There's a lot more to me than that!"

Teela turns away hiding her smirk, not wishes to make Adam feel any worse or down hearted than he no doubt all ready did. She then brushed a length of her hair back over her ear and turned to face the boy again. "Come then Adam what say you to a second match; and then we'll see... No excuses no backing out of it!"

Adam looks at Teela with smiled, this time he knew that he must be ready. "Yeah you're on and hey Teela this time I'll be ready for this!"

And again Adam stroke first, yet again coming right for her. They tussled, each one trying to gain the better of each other; Adam ready to do all that it takes to win the pin the second time around. The pair battle on and on; the palace grounds their battlefield, either one willing to fall nor falter. "It'll be a fairer fight this time, you wait and see!"

"Oh yes and let's see if you'll learn something." Teela looked over her should as she almost lost her footing as they came to the edge of a bank. She turned Adam around in quick defence and the pair fought down the short hill.

Teela again was just able to get the upper hand and had managed this time to disarm Adam of his shield. Adam didn't turn his head to see where it landed, he knew he had to keep his guard, his padded mace holding off Teela's strikes and again the prince was forced to hold out his thumb, failing in defeat. "Oh yes, able to get you yet again Adam, what have you got to say about that this time?' Adam had nothing to say; yes it was merely a game and he knew that, but he did feel sorry for himself for the rest of the day. 'Well I guess I should have taken it a little easier on you!"

Adam rolled his eyes and got to his feet. "Don't do me any favours Teela..."

"Maybe one day he'll get some training from my father; he'll show you how to protect yourself."

Adam seemed to shrug her comments aside. "Come on Teela lighten up; what's the point of me being trained my father as given piece to our time Teela... No one will ever dare to oppose him!"

Teela pulled a face and looked away. "Perhaps."

Duncan then stepped out into the ground and saw the look on their faces and the sweat on their brow. "Come on now you two that's enough... Adam no doubt you are needed in the palace.' Adam turned and nodded, 'And as for you Teela with me now child."

"As you wish it father." Teela glancing back over at Adam with a warm smile.

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Adam had grown up in the walls of the palace, he was slowly maturing into a young man, he was of sound mind and defined body; and there is duties that await him. Randor sat in his chamber, a picture of his son held in his hand. 'You my dear boy are expected to do so much... as any royal born must... Oh yes you Adam will one day be a king... I am not of this world this time forever... Eternia one day will need a future king.' The king placed the picture down; he wished that Adam would one day become a wise and humble ruler, so the king asked Duncan to train Adam. The captain of the guard stood before his king, his helmet held under his right arms, listening to his king's wishes. "You Duncan have served me well. I could not have asked for a better captain these past few years, your soul duty as been to protect me, but now dear Duncan I ask of you to pass your duty of protection to my son Adam."

"I in time my king will do my very best in your name and will to show Adam the ways of your kingdom. A path to become a king, a knight and a man of Eternia!"

"I can only ask that of you Duncan, as my father Merit had once done for me. Soon my son will see the whole of Eternia, only he can become the king I hope for." he stated with a worm smile as he looked across at King Randor.