Sigh ... this isn't the start of the story - it really doesn't pick up until later. The first few chapters are what I call "history lessons" and character introductions. But for now, entertain yourself on the Avalonian creation myth. It serves a purpose later on. The actual story doesn't begin until the next chapter, so be patient!
アヴァロン記録 ~ 天使の王子様の落下
Annals of Avalon - The Fall of the Prince of Eagles
In the beginning, there was Chaos. No magic, no earth, no sea, no sky. Just a darkness, twisting, folding onto itself. For millennia it was like that.
Then one day, a light broke through the swirling abyss that was Chaos. The light hid two eggs, each the color of ivory. They were translucent, allowing one to see the humanoid forms that grew within.
Ages passed, until one day the eggs hatched.
The first egg released what resembled a young man, just entering his adulthood. His hair, knee-length, was of a gold hue alien to Chaos; his eyes were the blue of deep water. From his back grew three pairs of ivory wings. This creature called hismelf Keythedrian; from his egg came the Sun and the Sea.
The second egg bore a creature similar to the first, except she was female. Her hair was ebony, and her eyes were a vivid violet. A pair of midnight-colored wings adored her back. She called herself Astralægia; from her egg came the Moon and the Earth.
Eons crawled by, and the two creatures, unaffected by time and age, created each creature, plant, and force of nature that would inhabit the Earth. When their task was at last complete, Keythedrian, the eldest, descended to examine the world.
Upon his arrival, he chanced upon two crystals - one of a golden color, alike that of the sun; the other, violet as the twilight. From those crystals came the two deadly weapons of his kind - Hikariandagia, the blade of Light; and Kuroiandagia, the blade of Darkness.
Astralægia discovered Kuroiandagia soon after it was completed. The dark nature of the weapon corrupted her soul, bringing a sudden hatred of her kindred, the one who created the dark weapon.
A great battle ensued; Astralægia used the power of Kuroiandagia to create the Dark Army from Chaos to destroy Keythedrian; whereas Keythedrian created other blades similar to the first two he had made, each one drawing strength from different elements.
At last it was down to only Astralægia and Keythedrian, each armed with Kuroiandagia and Hikariandagia respectively. Their blades had the strength to kill either one of them, but neither wanted to bring the war to an end. In desperation, Astralægia created a dragon to destroy Keythedrian for her.
Unwilling to suffer a disgraceful death, Keythedrian attempted to kill himself, to no avail. Instead, his soul split into millions of fragments, the largest one embodying his former glory. Weakened from the wounds he suffered, Keythedrian fell into an ocean, with only enough strength to name four of his fragments and his own race.
The race Keythedrian created in his suicide attempt are called "angels", who call their creator the "prince of eagles". Since they were created from the body and soul of a single immortal creature, the angels are a hive mind, able to communicate and read the thoughts of others of their kind. The lives of these immortal creatures are spent protecting humankind from the advances of Astralægia's Dark Army.
As for Keythedrian, he still sleeps beneath the waves, awaiting the day one will finally awake him. For his war is not yet complete, and he must be the one to end it....
Okay, that was the end of your history lesson. You don't have to answer this, but guess which two enchanted jewels I decided to rename in this chapter. I'll add a list of all the new names once the story gets going. However, get on to the next chapter! You want this story to start, now, don't you?