“Long ago
nine voices or verses emerged from the Chaos. Around them the matter gathered
and the universe began. Each voice became conscious of itself and their
contemporaries. The first one created the matter so it was called Father. The
second voice didn´t create anything; it just existed in the emptiness so it
became the Chaos itself. The other seven verses sound in harmony with the first
two composing the symphony known as cosmos”.
This story
begins in an average school near the countryside. Alexander was an eleven years
old kid who studied in there. That day everything went as usual. The bell to lunch rang. Alexander closed his
notebook and went to play soccer with his friends. But first he had to say hi
To Caroline, his great love. Alex, as his friends would call him was quite
skilled with the ball. He was in the middle of a move when a sudden noise
stopped the game. A great meteor was falling not so far away.
The meteor
was just the first of a massive attack over the earth. The planet released an
army to defend itself from unexpected places. In Alex’s words: “They came out
from everywhere. It’s as if our world was connected to another but no one knew
about it.” These warriors were as described by legends: Winged people of great
beauty and shiny armors. But war is a serious business; cities felt to the
ground, most of humans were killed or enslaved. The less became a fragile
resistance.
Many years
later Alexander became the leader of the resistance. It was not only because of
his brains or his natural gift of leadership but mainly because of his skill to
use magic. He discovered magic few days after the impact: “I was a little kid
when all began. It was really scary. On tv I saw how futile fire weapons were.
Then they tried no nuke the invaders. Nothing was working. A man in despair
tried to attack them. His rage became fire and he was able to land a hit.
Others followed him, inspired by his example. They all died but gave the world
a mean to fight back. That day I discovered magic was within me”.
Humankind
owes Alexander a lot. Not only he created the first true fighting system again
the invaders but he also founded the first free city in the world. The history
of his life is large enough to write several books but we only care about the
last page he ever wrote in his personal diary:
“After a
long lifetime of war I managed to recover the earth for humans. It took us near
50 years to regroup, rearm ourselves and counterattack. Mine is the honor of
winning the last battle. Now peace is our greatest treasure. Peace is all we
have known for the past 25 years. I’m old so I wish my life sets an example for
the coming generations.
Unfortunately
a new war might arise soon. I just received reports of attacks coming from the
south. I’m old and tired but my soul is still of a warrior. I might be old but
powerful magic still flows though my veins. I really hope is not great deal.
Otherwise I might as well die in a battlefield.”
