Once upon a time, there was a world inhabited by two forms of life; the shadows and the strangers.
The strangers had a life full of beauty and prosperity. They were strong because they knew how to be independent and defend their rights, but their life was still far from perfect. The strangers were very uncaring towards one another. They've always searched for warmth but they couldn't find it. The shadows, on the other hand, had a life of poverty and illness but they retained small feelings towards one another. Their feelings towards one another weren't really enough to get through all their hardships but it made their lives slightly warm.
But the world wasn't always the same. The ancestors of the shadows were not like them at all. They had a different name; the enlightened. The enlightened were noble. The enlightened had everything. The enlightened were the wisest and the strongest species in this world. The enlightened were THE MAKER's chosen rulers for this world.
But time played its role in changing the tides of history and the enlightened forgot. They forgot their mission and their destiny. They forgot the reward THE MAKER prepared for them and they thought that what they had was the best possible thing and that there's nothing better waiting for them anywhere else. Thus, their fall began. Corruption ruined them and destroyed their civilization and in the end they became shadows.
THE MAKER punished the shadows for abandoning his teachings and changed their rulers into ghouls. These ghouls were –formerly- shadows but they were deformed by their glutton and fake pride. The ghouls' glutton drove them to eat everything the shadows had leaving nothing to the shadows but bones. Their fake pride drove them to enslave the shadows without second thoughts. "Mere shadows", they would say while raiding the homes of the shadows.
To ensure their rule, the ghouls planted despair into the shadows and kept them struggling for the most trivial of things so that shadows could never think about what truly mattered. They wanted the shadows to forget about enlightenment and just become what they are…mere shadows.
In the land of shadows, the shadows were held by despair from ever becoming enlightened. A fake despair implanted within their minds that tells them that the enlightened are history, a fake despair that told them that this history can't be repeated by them, a fake despair that hid the truth from them that being enlightened is a way of life not performing rituals.
Instead of aiming to improve their lives they chose to do the opposite.In the lands of both shadows and strangers, those below the age of 22 were treated differently. They were considered children with no rights or whatsoever. Once they reach the age of 22, they become "complete" shadows or strangers if we can say so. Children were not born to become strangers or shadows by their nature. In fact, they were ready to revive the enlightened path with proper guidance; however the society in both lands wouldn't allow it.The shadows cowered from facing the dangers that lay on the road to enlightenment.
However, what the ghouls did was not enough to kill every hope inside the children. For in every 100 years THE MAKER would send someone –maybe from the midst of shadows themselves- to remind the shadows of the enlightenment, and tell them that all hope is not lost yet, and that they can start anew if they repent. The Revivers–as those reminders were called- would tell the shadows that they can become enlightened just like their ancestors, and that the strangers don't have to be strangers, and that we can all return to be enlightened together as one clan. And although not much was known about the Revivers, whether they were supposed to be famous figures or maybe there was a reviver in every shadow's life, they had a clear effect on shadows' lives.
The ghouls didn't like this for it meant their fall, so the ghouls had to think more on how to end every hope within the shadows. The ghouls decided to control the shadows even more, so they chose certain shadows that showed loyalty to them and appointed them as leaders to every small or big gathering of shadows. Gatherings that had children in them were the most important for them to control. The ghouls –like all tyrants- knew that children were the most dangerous on their rule for the children were the most susceptible to talks about the enlightened. The children could become really devoted to the enlightenment cause and if that happens then the ghouls' rule would be over.
Everything remained like this for a long time until Mat appeared
To Be Continued
P.S :Hehehe I've always wanted to do this "to be continued" thing to someone :P My evilness has just increased :) . Seriously though, I didn't review this thing many times so you may find stupid grammatical errors in it.Tell me what you think anyway.
The strangers had a life full of beauty and prosperity. They were strong because they knew how to be independent and defend their rights, but their life was still far from perfect. The strangers were very uncaring towards one another. They've always searched for warmth but they couldn't find it. The shadows, on the other hand, had a life of poverty and illness but they retained small feelings towards one another. Their feelings towards one another weren't really enough to get through all their hardships but it made their lives slightly warm.
But the world wasn't always the same. The ancestors of the shadows were not like them at all. They had a different name; the enlightened. The enlightened were noble. The enlightened had everything. The enlightened were the wisest and the strongest species in this world. The enlightened were THE MAKER's chosen rulers for this world.
But time played its role in changing the tides of history and the enlightened forgot. They forgot their mission and their destiny. They forgot the reward THE MAKER prepared for them and they thought that what they had was the best possible thing and that there's nothing better waiting for them anywhere else. Thus, their fall began. Corruption ruined them and destroyed their civilization and in the end they became shadows.
THE MAKER punished the shadows for abandoning his teachings and changed their rulers into ghouls. These ghouls were –formerly- shadows but they were deformed by their glutton and fake pride. The ghouls' glutton drove them to eat everything the shadows had leaving nothing to the shadows but bones. Their fake pride drove them to enslave the shadows without second thoughts. "Mere shadows", they would say while raiding the homes of the shadows.
To ensure their rule, the ghouls planted despair into the shadows and kept them struggling for the most trivial of things so that shadows could never think about what truly mattered. They wanted the shadows to forget about enlightenment and just become what they are…mere shadows.
In the land of shadows, the shadows were held by despair from ever becoming enlightened. A fake despair implanted within their minds that tells them that the enlightened are history, a fake despair that told them that this history can't be repeated by them, a fake despair that hid the truth from them that being enlightened is a way of life not performing rituals.
Instead of aiming to improve their lives they chose to do the opposite.In the lands of both shadows and strangers, those below the age of 22 were treated differently. They were considered children with no rights or whatsoever. Once they reach the age of 22, they become "complete" shadows or strangers if we can say so. Children were not born to become strangers or shadows by their nature. In fact, they were ready to revive the enlightened path with proper guidance; however the society in both lands wouldn't allow it.The shadows cowered from facing the dangers that lay on the road to enlightenment.
However, what the ghouls did was not enough to kill every hope inside the children. For in every 100 years THE MAKER would send someone –maybe from the midst of shadows themselves- to remind the shadows of the enlightenment, and tell them that all hope is not lost yet, and that they can start anew if they repent. The Revivers–as those reminders were called- would tell the shadows that they can become enlightened just like their ancestors, and that the strangers don't have to be strangers, and that we can all return to be enlightened together as one clan. And although not much was known about the Revivers, whether they were supposed to be famous figures or maybe there was a reviver in every shadow's life, they had a clear effect on shadows' lives.
The ghouls didn't like this for it meant their fall, so the ghouls had to think more on how to end every hope within the shadows. The ghouls decided to control the shadows even more, so they chose certain shadows that showed loyalty to them and appointed them as leaders to every small or big gathering of shadows. Gatherings that had children in them were the most important for them to control. The ghouls –like all tyrants- knew that children were the most dangerous on their rule for the children were the most susceptible to talks about the enlightened. The children could become really devoted to the enlightenment cause and if that happens then the ghouls' rule would be over.
Everything remained like this for a long time until Mat appeared
To Be Continued
P.S :Hehehe I've always wanted to do this "to be continued" thing to someone :P My evilness has just increased :) . Seriously though, I didn't review this thing many times so you may find stupid grammatical errors in it.Tell me what you think anyway.
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