A/N: I should really stop looking at pictures that give me inspiration for stories. I know it's a good idea to listen to your muse, but what are you to do when that muse gives you so many story ideas you don't know what to do with them? Write them out and hope for the best, I guess. This doesn't mean I have abandoned my other stories...far from it. I'm just waiting on my other muses who are in charge of those stories to come back from vacation so I can get working on them again.
So, without further ado, I present to you: The Spirit Within. Hope you enjoy.
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We were the guardians of an advanced, ancient race. We guided those under our care with love and patience. We helped them grow, to mature. We gifted them with wisdom, knowledge, courage and hope. They flourished into a vast, cultured people; spreading out to distant lands and establishing themselves as a proud nation. However, like most children, ours grew rebellious. Wars broke out among the different tribes. We tried our best to aid, but we soon felt that we could not take sides.
The wars raged on and we could do nothing more than to dwell in our temple and watch helplessly as the land we worked so hard to provide for our children was lost. Blame for the misfortunes was placed on us. We were accused of not caring about what happened to the people nor the land. The tribes attempted to storm the temple, but we saw them coming and raised our dwelling place high into the mountains where no one would be able to reach it.
But, reach it they did. Those who wished to see us burn for crimes we did not commit reached the temple walls. They stormed the temple, barging into the inner sanctum. They tried to take us, but we would not be taken. We cast ourselves out of that place, disappearing into the wilds of the world. We shed our spiritual bodies and took the forms of mortals.
Now, centuries have passed, but war still plagues the land. We lie in wait for the day when we will be reunited with our true forms. Then, and only then, will we put a stop to the fighting, once and for all.
I know it's not much to go on, but the following chapters will be much more detailed and a lot longer. So, please bear with me.
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