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I do not own the series "The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel". That would belong to Michael Scott and the publisher Random House.
Prolouge
10,000 years ago on the island of Danu Talis
"It is happening, just as Abraham himself fortold to us. The island is sinking and the Elders have fallen, while the humani have risen in there place. We no longer have a place in the world, we no longer belong here. We shall return to our shadowrealms that we have built and watch from afar as the humani rule the world. Right, Batara?" said Jarilo as Batara came out of the shadows to stand next to him.
While both Jarilo and Batara Kala were Elders they fell into a sub catergory along with a few others called Great Elders. Both were born in the Nameless City before Danu Talis rose from the sea and became home to a race called Elders. As they stood next to each other, both looked out over Danu Talis and could see the sea already flooding the edges of the once great city.
Batara turned his head while saying "Yes it is happening, what did you expect Jarilo? That everything last forever? We both knew that this day would come." while he grinned from ear to ear.
"Yes, but I never expected it to happen so soon. I expected atleast another 1,000 years, before we would have to leave this shadowrealm. I do find it amazing though that the future is up to the humani." laughed Jarilo. "Funny looking beasts, arent they?"
"Yes but soon we will look funny to, my Change is already entering its early stages and I know yours is starting to, I know because the skin on your right arm is changing Jarilo" stated Batara as he looked into Jarilo's eyes, while Jarilo pulled the sleeve of his robe down.
"Be that as it maybe, the Change has always been a sign of great wisdom and old age...or something like that. I however think it is a curse." said Jarilo as he looked back at Batara with sadness filling his eyes. "We maybe never the same, everything is changing, huh?" asked Jarilo.
"No we will not, however that is something to worry about later. Right now we must get off this island Jarilo, we must survive. We will one day come back to this shadowrealm when we are most needed by the humani and once again fight for them, but for now we must rest and recover while we let the Change run its course and turn us into what it wills us to be." stated Batara as he started to walk away while gesturing with his arm for Jarilo to walk beside him.
As they came to the end of the hall in the Tower of Light. Both pushed open the bronze doors and stood out on the balcony, to look out over Danu Talis while the Pyramid of the Sun burned in the distance. While on the streets below chaos regined as humani and some Elders fled to the boats that would take them across the ocean to land were they could find saftey and start anew. As they turned back to glance at each other both looked out again. "We will return, and we will fight once again" said both Jarilo and Batara Kala, as their aurus come alight and the scents of Sandlewood and Myrrh filled the air.
