Prologue
The chamber is huge and dark, so that when you first walk in, you have the impression that you are standing in complete nothingness. There are only a few torches in the large chamber so you have to look hard to find them. Once lit, you can see that the place is made of pure stone, and indeed the chamber is carved from a large cave. There are no rocks strewn about, nor even stalactites or stalagmites reveal themselves in this place. Instead, in the very center of the vast cave is a mighty stone seat. It appears to a throne belonging to some great monarch of the past. And beside the mighty seat is a pool.
At first glance, it looks like a normal underground pool of water, dark and deep. On closer examination, you can see that there are little lights in the water.
It is the Pool of Life; the Spring of Healing. It is a place long thought of as nothing more than a myth by men. Many who seek the pool return empty-handed. Some have never returned.
But there are those who do know of the pool and where it rests: Mazoku and Ryuzoku. And they respect the pool. Yes. Even those of the demon race will not defile the memory of the Healing Spring. It is the one place where Mazoku and Ryuzoku will not fight.
And then there are humans who know of the existence of the pool. and seek to control it. For it is written that whoever controls the pool controls also the world.
For the pool itself is made up of the spirits of the dead who are waiting to be reborn and it is said that a drop from the pool can heal any illness and cure any curse. at the cost of killing one of the spirits and denying it the chance to be reborn.
But the pool is not without protection. It is also said that there is one who is neither demon, nor dragon, nor even human. A guardian that has been protecting the pool since it was formed and will go on protecting it until the pool is destroyed. The guardian is seen as Death for it goes out and claims the spirits of those who are dead.
And this, my friend, is where our story begins.
Okay now. I know that you know where this is going. So need I say anything? Oh yeah. I guess I do. The Pool of Life and the Guardian are the only thing I own in this story. Everything else belongs to the artist of Slayers.
The chamber is huge and dark, so that when you first walk in, you have the impression that you are standing in complete nothingness. There are only a few torches in the large chamber so you have to look hard to find them. Once lit, you can see that the place is made of pure stone, and indeed the chamber is carved from a large cave. There are no rocks strewn about, nor even stalactites or stalagmites reveal themselves in this place. Instead, in the very center of the vast cave is a mighty stone seat. It appears to a throne belonging to some great monarch of the past. And beside the mighty seat is a pool.
At first glance, it looks like a normal underground pool of water, dark and deep. On closer examination, you can see that there are little lights in the water.
It is the Pool of Life; the Spring of Healing. It is a place long thought of as nothing more than a myth by men. Many who seek the pool return empty-handed. Some have never returned.
But there are those who do know of the pool and where it rests: Mazoku and Ryuzoku. And they respect the pool. Yes. Even those of the demon race will not defile the memory of the Healing Spring. It is the one place where Mazoku and Ryuzoku will not fight.
And then there are humans who know of the existence of the pool. and seek to control it. For it is written that whoever controls the pool controls also the world.
For the pool itself is made up of the spirits of the dead who are waiting to be reborn and it is said that a drop from the pool can heal any illness and cure any curse. at the cost of killing one of the spirits and denying it the chance to be reborn.
But the pool is not without protection. It is also said that there is one who is neither demon, nor dragon, nor even human. A guardian that has been protecting the pool since it was formed and will go on protecting it until the pool is destroyed. The guardian is seen as Death for it goes out and claims the spirits of those who are dead.
And this, my friend, is where our story begins.
Okay now. I know that you know where this is going. So need I say anything? Oh yeah. I guess I do. The Pool of Life and the Guardian are the only thing I own in this story. Everything else belongs to the artist of Slayers.
