Elements of gravity Ch. 5
I OWN AND REGRET NOTHING!
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Wendy looked at the Elemental Warriors in disbelief. "Y-you can...You can talk? What is- When did-"
The human coughed. "Perhaps we should move this talk somewhere more private?"
Still in shock from this revelation, Wendy could only nod. They quickly walk to a nearby hut where the Elementals tell all.
They tell of how her distant ancestors after wiping out the Sargothans and stole their transformation magic...Then went to Enslave the Elemental Warriors.
That's right, enslaved them! They hunted them all down and took away their voices, their free will! And then sealed them away in that blasted book!
The elves then forced them to give the benefits of their power to the elves and only the elves!
This ensured that the Elf lands and surrounding areas enjoyed great power and prosperity...But the rest of the world became lifeless, inhospitable, dreary, and without a drop of magic to it's name.
"-Now wait just a minute!" Interrupted an irritate Wendy. "My family would never have condone this!"
Pummelweed nodded. "No, they wouldn't have...Unfortunately, the first royals of the elves thought it best to keep the truth of the matter to themselves. They made the spells that locked our will and bound our power to their lands self-sustaining and took this horrible truth to their graves. And so all the many generations that came after them continuously enjoyed their prosperity; oblivious to it's ill-gotten origins."
"At least until your parents!" Admitted Rubble. "Although they sadly never learned about us. They did however become aware of the plight the rest of the world suffered because of their decadence; as well as the fact that hoarding the magic and health of the world would inevitably bring about a great cataclysm-"
Cataclysm!? Exclaimed an increasingly disturbed Wendy.
Major Ruin nodded. "Yes, even had we never been released a couple generations down the line the world would have "balanced the scales" so to speak. Bringing down a great cataclysm on elf-kind to restore balance to the rest of the world. Your parents tried their best to avert this. Sharing the magic and prosperity with the nearby Plant tribe, fish tribe, Snowtop tribe, And(before Thorn's Betrayal) even the trolls!"
"Alright then!" Interrupted Wendy again. "So were good then? Every things fine!"
Flex gave a bitter sweet smile. "Your parents actions didn't hurt...But I'm afraid that it was a simple matter of "Too little, Too late." You elves have simply been on top of things for far too long. Taking too much and giving back so little. Just as there must be bad harvest years to keep the ground fertile; so must there bad years for an empire...And your empire is far too long overdue. Your father Solono knew this and sacrificed himself to have you."
"-Wait, what!?" shouted a horrified Wendy.
And so it was explained to her that Her father seeing the hopelessness of the situation. Willingly gave his life for Wendy to be conceived and brought into the world.
Both as an instigator of a smaller, more survivable(thus replacing the inevitable larger cataclysm)cataclysm; and as a leader of the elves who will be given the opportunity to save them in the aftermath of said cataclysm.
And by telling his wife none of this; but instead that she would be the savior of elf-kind. He assured that her mother Theena would lavish attention(and eventually the Elemental Warriors) on Wendy and not Kalus.
Thus setting in motion Kalus's betrayal and Thorn's return to power. Thus willingly sacrificing his kingdom and family's stability to further increase the elves chances of survival.
Wendy took this news as well as could be expected...
FAINT!
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