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Mark of the Jakul

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Nothing is as it always seems.... Betrayal disguised as "Protection".... A ragtag band of mercenaries are the closest thing to a family.... Creatures forever feared are sometimes misunderstood.... Old wounds... heal.... Nothing is as it seems... This is a lesson I learned the hard way, and one that keeps me alive.... The world of Aquera has always been drowned in the tides of war even during times of utter peace. Bloodshed is woven into the fabrics of this magical world filled with a number of denizens both human and monster. Cities fall while kingdoms rise just to crumble in a number of years. Alas, our story doesn't follow these confines. Our story follows the beginnings of a future king destined to bring an end to this cycle...or the world itself......
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Chapter 1 - Prologue

For centuries the mystical world of Aquera has been showered in the cries of war destined for inevitable desperation.

Everything was how WE designed - pulling each string of trial and tribulation given by our birth.

Weak, though adaptable, humans run rampant throughout the land pursuing the treasures of greed while the Iron King sits on a glass throne.

Tucked under a canopy of trees, Sluaghdyr cower in fear of cold iron bracelets. Forever the prey of inescapable circumstance.

Dökkálfar and Ljósálfar forever fighting one another. Just as the knife-eared sisters of Order and Chaos had done eons before in the fields of Haestrearim.

Seraphim and Dämon bargain in contracts with unfortunate souls foolish enough to sign without knowing the TRUE price.

Man-made Gods reap the prayers and offerings that WE held dear.

It was all inevitable to say the least, the countless webs I've sewn into tapestries of immense beauty could not prepare for OUR fated demise.

Though, that is not the strand I wish to record...

No, our story begins in the town of Siegfried as a lone figure clad in a troubled past stalks through its streets…