~ You can Run, but you can't Hide. ~

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Prologue

Two kingdoms, light and dark, will unite to build the greatest empire known to man. Power. Greed. Corruption. shall influence the downfall of this great empire. Evil shall consume all good and so will become the destruction of this world.

She heard the warnings ring through her thoughts, watching horror-stricken as her kingdom was set ablaze. Her once beautiful features distorted by the images she was witnessing. The shadows increased their ground encircling the outer city walls torching the buildings in their way. Any minute now, they would have completely masked the inner palace walls. Screams of pain and agony could be heard, which sent shivers up the spine of the remaining few survivors. She turned her attention to them, her daughter was there, among her champions.

Her lavender eyes showed a dull colour, fear clearly etched in them. Her face pale as if all the colour was drained out of her complexion. Without saying a word, she notioned for them to follow her. They ran through halls she knew so well and opened every door that could have led to an escape. She felt her legs go numb and forced them to keep moving, every step she took, her heart began to pound harder. In the distance she could hear the evil cackle echo through the halls which made her clutch the package she was holding tighter until her knuckles turned white. Her long silvery hair flowed behind her like a veil, matching the satin dress she was wearing, she glanced behind her to see if they were still following her. They were. She sighed with relief as they came upon an empty room. The family crest which represented peace, light and magic glowed from its position on the floor.

Positioning herself in the centre of the room, she commanded her daughter to join her and placed her champions carefully in a circle around them. She took out her package, breathing in deeply. The Silver Moon Crystal. She had waited for this moment her whole life. She told the girls to link their hands and to concentrate their energy onto the crystal. Grabbing for her daughter's hands she shoved the crystal in to them. Worried blue eyes stared at pale lavender ones. She pressed her lips together to form a thin line, closed her eyes and began to recite the ancient spell changing the words to meet her needs.

"I, Queen Serenity, keeper of the Silver Moon Crystal, bow before thee, a loyal servant to thy Goddess of the Moon, offer thee with a human sacrifice," she stumbled at this verse, the words choking in the back of her throat but forced herself to continue, "my mind, body and soul, for you to command, by one request. to alter the fate of the future."

A strong beam of light emancipated from the crystal, power surged through the princess and into the hearts of her champions. They collapsed to the floor, slowly fading from existence. A single tear rolled down Queen Serenity's cheek as she watched her daughter go. With her guard down she felt her body being possessed, she willingly gave herself up to protect the future of her kingdom. Her eyes bulging and turned hollow. She started to mumble in the ancient language in a deep voice that was not hers. With every word she spoke, an invisible hand wrote the scripture on the wall.

"When light meets darkness, surrounded by the elements of life, ice, fire, earth, and lightning, power the world has never witnessed before, a power which can only be harnessed once every five hundred years, can determine and change the fate of this world. Two warriors. The chosen ones, must overcome their greatest fear. Destiny will run its course, the world's fate in their hands. If light should prevail then so begin a new era of a golden saga. If darkness succeeds the world is doomed for the rest of eternity. No living creature man nor animal shall survive."

Then there was heavy silence. Serenity blinked as she became conscious of the scene before her, her mind free from the gods. She looked around the dark room and saw the fresh writing on the wall and smiled. 'The prophecy' she thought to herself. A loud noise jerked her back to reality. The shadows were there, forcing through the magic barricade she had put at the door for their protection. It couldn't hold for much longer. She closed her eyes, clearing her mind focusing on a memory. She did not feel the darkness cloak itself around her slim figure consuming her, until it was eating away at her flesh. A bloodcurdling scream could be heard from where the queen once stood.

A dark hooded figure smiled wickedly from the shadows. The shadows bowed to their queen and left her. Her red eyes flashed demon-like as she searched the room for the stone. The Crystal which had supposedly possessed the greatest power in the empire. Her eyes locked onto something shiny on the floor near the dead queen's body. She gracefully walked towards it and picked it up. She yelled in pain as the stone burned her flesh dropping it, watching as it broke into several pieces then slowly disappearing. She gaped, her eyes wide and she screamed as she realized everything she had worked towards, everything she had planned had just been ruined.

"Find them." She ordered her guards through gritted teeth who were behind her. "Find them and bring them back to me." Five dark shadows bowed slightly and shimmered away from the wrath of their queen.