Hey all,
This is more or less going to be a VERY short recap chapter of what happened in Etheria, along with a connection to Adam's ending thoughts in chapter 1, so if you don't want to read a recap, just skip to the last paragraph. Thanks goes to Rosebud66, I'll do my best! Thanks also the the guest reviewer and Stretchy-Rat. To Stretchy-Rat; that's actually exactly what I was going for, so thanks for noticing! Time and history usually have a way of altering or distorting details; especially when it's by word-of-mouth storytelling. Given the type of society Eternia had in the He-Man series, along with how far back the original war took place, I would guess that the battle would have been handed down by word-of-mouth. Also, note that I replaced Hordak with Hysse in the first battle; don't worry, I'll explain what happened later. Anyway, thanks everyone! This one's going to be somewhat like Adora writing a 1st hand account (think diary/journal) of what happened since she found the Sword of Protection, right up to the confrontation with Horde Prime, so please keep in mind that the style will be a bit different. We have Adam in the first chapter, who has royal writing lessons and is an innate intellectual. Then we have Adora here, who until she found the sword had the lackluster raising (if you can call it that) of Shadow Weaver and the Horde. I know, it's been a while, but things are getting more "Active" in my IRL life, so i don't know when the next chapter will be up. Maybe this Sunday, but no promises. This will be the last of the obligatory "recap/background" sections, so chapter 3 will finally get to the meat of the story. Anyway, I digress, here's the next chapter.
-Gammazero
Etheria's history is not something that many of its people know. I want to be able to correct that, so that future generations never make the mistakes of the past. Well with that in mind, I'll be open with who I am from the start. My name's Adora, and I was once a member of the Horde...WAIT HOLD ON! DON"T CLOSE THE BOOK, I'M NOT ONE OF THEM ANYMORE! Okay, since you've stayed, I'll give you full transparency since some who wanted my help didn't, and I know how it feels to be left in the dark. Etheria, for as long as many can remember, has been shrouded in the darkness of a starless sky; only the twelve moons present to give us light. The tyrant Hordak, in greed and lust for power and control, led a savage campaign to overtake Etheria. Yet one day, a lone orphan child was found by him on a mission; that child was me. I was raised to be a leading member of the Horde by Shadow Weaver, but that destiny was turned upon its head. I found the Sword of Protection one day, and my life has never been the same. To start with, it turned out I wasn't Etherian at all! I was something that people came to call a "First One". They were a group of people who made their way to Etheria, and left behind many artifacts of great power.
They were well-versed not only in the ways of technology, but of magic as well. It was for this reason that Etheria was of great interest to them. They created something utilizing Etheria's natural tendency to absorb magic; they called it the Heart of Etheria. Originally, it was supposed to be used as a weapon, but the person who was supposed to be the key to it all refused to allow this, and sabotaged the Heart of Etheria Project. Many, many years later, after all of this was forgotten history, I came into the picture. Eventually, I came to the decision to fight the Horde and free Etheria once and for all! I fought many battles, made many friends, and confronted many foes on my journeys since then; funnily enough, one of them was a former friend of mine. Conflict has a funny way of making people realize what's important to them though, and without going into too much detail, she and I eventually made up. Hell, she and I even started dating! After all was said and done, it turned out the "big bad" of the Horde, Hordak himself, was just a small part of a bigger issue. He was one of many underlings of the true bad-guy "Horde Prime", who led an alien force comprised entirely of clones. Once the dust settled, Hordak turned on his master/"brother", I was able to defeat Horde Prime and the Horde, and the Heart of Etheria's power was used to protect the planet from conquest. When Light Hope first activated The Heart to free Etheria, I was worried for a while about what would happen next. With the world at peace and everyone I love at my side, things couldn't be better. Now that you know at least a quick summary of the history of our world, I hope I'll be able to write a new chapter in it. You see...I don't think this is over.
For some strange reason, I feel uneasy. Catra says I just need to relax, but I don't think it's stress or anything like that. Yeah sure, the world is safe, but for some reason, I feel like there's something I'm not seeing...or something not near me? Gah, I should just forget it...but I can't. There are a lot of things that feel like they're unresolved. Maybe it has something to do with Etheria no longer being in Despondos. Entrapta did say something about a nearby star system she and (the now reformed) Hordak were looking into. When I look up at the night sky, I can't help but feel like there's something missing. What ever happened to the First Ones, or my parents for that matter? Do I have family, and if so, are they looking for me? What really IS this power I was given, and what originally created it? Tomorrow, I'm going to pay Entrapta and Hordak a visit. Maybe if I help them with their research, I can find some clues or run into something, ANYTHING, that can help put me at ease. Maybe I can finally find out why, when i look at the night sky, I feel as though there's something or someone missing.
- Adora of Etheria, a.k.a "She-Ra"