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A Boy's Fable

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Really?

A Boy's Fable

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Long ago, in a faraway land, there lived an Elder Dragon. From his den he flew down to the river for a drink.

In the corner of his eye, he noticed something he didn’t expect; a basket with a loin cloth floating into the riverbank. Inside it was a mere baby boy. But his parents were nowhere to be found.

So the Dragon took the boy under his wings, and flew him back to his den to raise him. Under his watchful eye, the child grew up to be a free spirit; curious, playful, and eager to explore.

When he came to the age of ten, the Elder Dragon showed him a path to the nearest town. He was hoping that his pupil would be welcome among his own kin.

There, the boy traveled alone, eager to meet his own. He was unashamed that he was an orphan, and happy to have been parented by a Dragon.

But the townspeople were fearful of Dragons, as their legend told tales of fire and brimstone. Thus they grew to fear the child; fearful he might bring about strife and ruin.

So one by one, they began to gossip, the gossip turned into lies, the lies turned into hatred, and the hatred turned into violence.

They began to scorn, mock, shun, and stone the child in spite of his cries for help and pleas for mercy. But the townspeople would not listen, they could not think; they were too afraid.

A great darkness festered within the child. One day, he picked up a stone, and threw it at a bystander, so hard it cracked their skull.

The townspeople banished the child forever.

The child wandered the countryside, devastated, disheartened, despairing, and grew a deep hatred for humans, for they never saw him as one.

The Elder Dragon found him, weeping endlessly. He pitied the child, knowing what the townspeople had done. He vowed to help the child overcome the darkness within him.

In seclusion of the den, the Dragon taught his pupil everything he knew; from the wisdom of the ancients, to the art of self defense, training his mind, body, and spirit.

In time, the boy outgrew his shadow; from a child of darkness into a man of virtue.

The Elder Dragon fulfilled his promise, but not before his timely death. When his body began to fail him, the Elder Dragon spoke how proud he was of his pupil.

He bestowed upon him three gifts; a cloak dubbed, “Peace”, to protect himself, a sword dubbed “War”, to defend himself, and lastly, a name by which to call himself.

Thus the Elder Dragon passed away, and the boy thanked him.

He gathered his belongings and stepped out of the den, ready to journey into the world before him to conquer his greatest fear;

Humanity.

The Land of Galdoa: Genesis

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Whichever you'd prefer, we can do group or single. Romance is optional.

The Land of Galdoa: Genesis

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In the beginning, there was Fahlav; the void. Darkness and light had yet to exist, as did good and evil. In the void, there existed two primordial deities; Dagda; known by most as Father Time. And Danu, known by most as Mother Nature. From the seed of their bond, Fahlav formed into Do’an; The Universe, and with their hands the duo expanded the boundaries of the celestial realm. Beyond the reach of the stars they created; Har’ardev; the Otherworld.

When their work was complete, they rested. Dagda’s body became the heavens, known as Flahanas. Danu’s body became the earth, known as Tahlav.

From the chaos of the skies, Dagda bore his children; The Dragons, to enact his divine will. From the soil of the earth, Danu bore her children, the Shinsheri, the ancestors of all mortal races to prosper and multiply.

Balor was one of them. His dwelling lay beneath the sea, and he sought to rule over the land. He stole from the lifeblood of Danu and drank from it, in the hopes to obtain the power of the two gods. However, his hubris proved to be his undoing, as the lifeblood corrupted him into the Demon King, possessing a deadly eye that killed anything it gazed upon.

Angered by his misfortune, he stole more of Danu’s lifeblood and forged his own wretched creations; Fomorians; titans who crawled from the deepest chasms and marched along the depths of the ocean unto the land to spread destruction and chaos. These became known as the armies of Androchuul; The Evil Eye.

The Dragons fought back, waging a war that consumed the land in fire. The Shinsheri were terrified, and forced into deep dwellings. One by one, Dragons and Fomorians fell.

These are the years known as the Dragonfire Wars, where the nights were long and starless, where the lands sunk and the sea burned, where the winds howled in agony.

Lugh, the alienated grandson of Balor, was a demigod. He rebelled against his evil and took leave of Androchuul. He sought the counsel of the elusive Phantom-Queen; Morrigan, to lead the Dragons against Balor. Morrigan was impressed with Lugh’s craftsmanship. With her knowledge, he forged himself a spear known as Gae Assail, a weapon which only a demigod could wield.

Atop Mount Tarnach, Lugh defeated Balor; a strike so great, the spear ripped out Balor’s eye, and the mountain split into the sea. Balor fell and sunk, creating a pit so deep no light shone through; Awnun; the resting place of the wicked. The sea swallowed up the pit, imprisoning Balor in the Far East. The last of the Dragons placed a seal atop the pit, and vowed to never again wage another war.

As the Fomorians fled into the sea, and the Androchuul scattered, the Dragons faded into legend, and the Shinsheri rose from underground; few remained. Those who ventured forth, formed the Tuah Danavin, an order of druids who served in the name of Danu; mother nature. They made their home in the Valley of Smaraglaun, a sanctuary that is said to have survived the chaos of the Dragonfire Wars.

Morrigan crowned Lugh a savior, and vowed to hide Smaraglaun from the world so no one would corrupt it. Lugh led his own expedition beyond the Valley to safeguard the land.

On a lone island in the Forsail Bay, he began a new settlement, which he named Suthine, and became the land’s first king. At the end of his days, he ascended into Har’ardev.

The land that remained became known as Galdoa, which means, “Unto Valor.”

Batman: Arkham Universe - AfterStory

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As of now, I happen to be looking for a lady to play as Selina Kyle, AKA Catwoman. For this particular rp in mind, Bruce Wayne has retired from his life as the Batman and is now living a new life with Selina in Paris, France. Being the orphan he once was, Bruce decided to use his remaining funds to open an orphanage for the abandoned. With the help of a new shrink, he begins his new life with Selina.