Prologue:
I go to put away the last book from my study session and I accidently knock a book down the floor.
It looks old and dusty as if no one has known of it for many years. It has the cover of a book that is growing in age and looks to be old. Its color is brown but there is a gold stripe going from the center of one cover all the way over the spine to the center of the other side, the stripe is yellow and it looks to be as old as the book which isn't surprising.
I finish putting my book away then I bend down and pick up the old dusty book. I brush some dust off and I read the title out loud to myself. "Children of the night. The legend." I blink not remembering anything about this in any of my years of schooling. I guessed no one would miss the book so I take it with me to my room and I prepare myself to read it even though it's somewhat thick. I turn on my desk lamp turning off the main light, it's how I never get caught for staying up late studying. I sit at my desk placing the book down on my desk in front of me, making sure the door is closed before I turn to open it to see what's inside. I find dust so I shake it off before trying again this time I am able to read what is written though it is an extinct language, luckily I'm smart.
There are pictures that seem to have the now a day almost artistic toy look from cartoon's to them and they go along with the story so you have a visual to go by as well.
Story:
It feels like it was only yesterday that it started however it truly started countless moons ago.
The land was once ruled over by an evil ruler but one day two brothers came from the darkness taking down the evil ruler.
They vowed to lead a world without using evil. Their majestic powers were divided and the oldest raises then sets the sun while the youngest raises then sets the moon. Thus both ruled over the land in harmony.
There wasn't much left of where we lived and we struggled to survive.
The younger one day came down from the castle, saddened by our daily struggles he proposed to form a new colony where we can grow up strong and happy.
The older forbade it saying that it would shatter and divide the already weakened kingdom.
The younger refused to allow this to stop him.
Deep during the night he snuck out and sang a special night song while using his powers to shine the moonlight on us then he used his powers to raise all of us that he chose secretly up to above the clouds to take us off to a better place.
He took us away from our troubles and our struggles.
I do not know if others can hear his song but those he picks to come with him do hear the song.
The oldest heard about what the younger was doing and he gave a stern talking to the younger about it.
The younger refused to stop and refused to be ordered around.
The oldest, thinking he had nothing else he could do to stop his brother, stripped the younger of his placement then banished him saying that if the younger did not see the truth then he cannot rule the night or anything.
The younger became angry and yelled at the older that he is doing what is right to help and he made a vow. His vow was that he would bring those that deserved it to his land of enchantment then the children of the night shall show those of the sun they have better lives than that of before. Then he left not to return to the castle ever however there is legends that he still flies around at night looking for children that fit for children of the night only to take them away during the middle of the night.
These are true but no one will ever know the truth or believe it unless they are taken themselves.
No one knows we are still here and that we exist continuing to grow.
Our existence fades from the knowledge of people as things continue to change but we don't care knowing we shall never go back to that horrible place again for we have a new home that makes us strong and happy.
We smile in the moonlight and we remember our mother as we call him even if he's a boy. We have always been and always will be the children of the night.
End of story.
The story does have a few more stories however they just describe the terrible life they had before they were taken and what happened when the evil ruler was in power. But I'm not interested in those since this story is the one that has my interest.
I blink rereading it and closely look at the pictures.
The pictures look like two Nears, one with pure white feathered wings along with tinted blue clothes plus chocolate brown eyes and the other looks more like Near but with dusty grey feathered wings.
I close the book thinking that there's no way it can be true and that it's a fairy tale. I get up and turn off the desk lamp climbing into bed still thinking about what it said along with the images not allowing me to get to sleep.