Guardians of the Grail
Prologue
Lying silently, the five young men slept in the crystal gardens of the Moon Kingdom. Dressed in dark overalls, they had fallen where they had stood after a long hard day of managing the gardens of Queen Selenity. It was hard work, but they enjoyed it; gardening was in all of their blood. As they continued to sleep a sudden burst of light exploded above them. Startled awake the men turned towards the light in awe and fear they found that the light emanated off of a man. Only this was not a true man. He floated in the air effortlessly, and had shining golden hair, milky white skin, and wore a loose tunic. He was well developed and as he opened his mouth to speak it sounded like a mixture between thunder and bells. "Hark men, speak your names?"
"I'm...I'm Nijore," stammered the first one.
"My name is Asoka," said the second one.
"I go by the name Jokune," said the third.
"Uwe," came the fourth ones reply.
"And I am Ikhun," said the fifth.
"Nijore, Asoka, Jokune, Uwe, Ikhun, do you know who I am?" asked the mysterious visitor.
"Are you not the one we were told about in the bedtime stories of our youth," asked Asoka.
"I am indeed," replied the man, "I am the Herald of the Bearer of the Grail and it is my duty to appoint its protectors."
"But the Bearer has not come yet," said Uwe in a confused tone.
"I am here to tell you that the Bearer has come. She is born tonight, the Moon Princess, Princess Serena, The Bearer of the Grail."
"It's not possible," yelled out Nijore, "Tonight? Where is she? Why have the bells not tolled in her honor?"
"It cannot be tonight that her birth is revealed. Her guardians first need to be summoned," said the Herald as he started floating downwards slowly.
"But why come here?" asked Ikhun.
"I have a feeling you shouldn't have asked him that Ikhun," said Jokune.
"I am the creator of the protectors. And I have chosen you five."
"But you can't," yelped Uwe, "We're gardeners, not warriors. Isn't there someone better suited than we simple men?"
"Yeah, come on," pleaded Ikhun.
"Silence!" roared out the Herald. "You have been chosen. But do not fear you will not go into your duty without power."
The Herald nodded his head and each of the gardeners gasped as their overalls changed into black loose fitting pants and white kung fu jackets as soft slippers wrapped around their feet. On the top of each of their right hands a small tattoo appeared each one of the Grail with a sword behind it.
"Behold the Guardians of the Bearer of the Grail!" roared the Herald as he rose high into the air. "You are no longer five but one! From now until the ends of time you will be the unseen guardians of Princess Serena! Now, speak your names!"
"I am Crystilos, the diamond warrior!" yelled out Nijore.
"My name is Seismicanus, commander of the Ground!" yelled out Asoka
"I am Cirrus, the sky guardian!" yelled out Jokune.
"My name is Shadow-ka, master of the shadows," yelled out Uwe.
"And I am Seamanus-the ocean watcher!" yelled out Ikhun.
"Excellent!" roared out the Herald, "Go now and present yourselves to Queen Serenity! She must know of your creation!"
"Yes!" they yelled out as one. "For the princess and the Grail!"
Prologue
Lying silently, the five young men slept in the crystal gardens of the Moon Kingdom. Dressed in dark overalls, they had fallen where they had stood after a long hard day of managing the gardens of Queen Selenity. It was hard work, but they enjoyed it; gardening was in all of their blood. As they continued to sleep a sudden burst of light exploded above them. Startled awake the men turned towards the light in awe and fear they found that the light emanated off of a man. Only this was not a true man. He floated in the air effortlessly, and had shining golden hair, milky white skin, and wore a loose tunic. He was well developed and as he opened his mouth to speak it sounded like a mixture between thunder and bells. "Hark men, speak your names?"
"I'm...I'm Nijore," stammered the first one.
"My name is Asoka," said the second one.
"I go by the name Jokune," said the third.
"Uwe," came the fourth ones reply.
"And I am Ikhun," said the fifth.
"Nijore, Asoka, Jokune, Uwe, Ikhun, do you know who I am?" asked the mysterious visitor.
"Are you not the one we were told about in the bedtime stories of our youth," asked Asoka.
"I am indeed," replied the man, "I am the Herald of the Bearer of the Grail and it is my duty to appoint its protectors."
"But the Bearer has not come yet," said Uwe in a confused tone.
"I am here to tell you that the Bearer has come. She is born tonight, the Moon Princess, Princess Serena, The Bearer of the Grail."
"It's not possible," yelled out Nijore, "Tonight? Where is she? Why have the bells not tolled in her honor?"
"It cannot be tonight that her birth is revealed. Her guardians first need to be summoned," said the Herald as he started floating downwards slowly.
"But why come here?" asked Ikhun.
"I have a feeling you shouldn't have asked him that Ikhun," said Jokune.
"I am the creator of the protectors. And I have chosen you five."
"But you can't," yelped Uwe, "We're gardeners, not warriors. Isn't there someone better suited than we simple men?"
"Yeah, come on," pleaded Ikhun.
"Silence!" roared out the Herald. "You have been chosen. But do not fear you will not go into your duty without power."
The Herald nodded his head and each of the gardeners gasped as their overalls changed into black loose fitting pants and white kung fu jackets as soft slippers wrapped around their feet. On the top of each of their right hands a small tattoo appeared each one of the Grail with a sword behind it.
"Behold the Guardians of the Bearer of the Grail!" roared the Herald as he rose high into the air. "You are no longer five but one! From now until the ends of time you will be the unseen guardians of Princess Serena! Now, speak your names!"
"I am Crystilos, the diamond warrior!" yelled out Nijore.
"My name is Seismicanus, commander of the Ground!" yelled out Asoka
"I am Cirrus, the sky guardian!" yelled out Jokune.
"My name is Shadow-ka, master of the shadows," yelled out Uwe.
"And I am Seamanus-the ocean watcher!" yelled out Ikhun.
"Excellent!" roared out the Herald, "Go now and present yourselves to Queen Serenity! She must know of your creation!"
"Yes!" they yelled out as one. "For the princess and the Grail!"