Meanwhile, GarryBlox made a visit to Paris, France, to visit Lookumz. Suddenly, Lookumz asked GarryBlox if he had a favourite legend. "Hey Garry, random question, do you have a favourite legend?" Lookumz asked. "No... I mean I want to find out about the legends, I'm new to it." GarryBlox replied. "Then can I tell you my favourite legend?" Lookumz asked. "Go ahead." GarryBlox replied.
Henwy, a person blessed with a kind personality. He had a lot of hope on his friends and family. Blessed with wings and magic, he's one of the villagers who were blessed with either magic, powers, strength or flight.
Long ago, the once-unnamed village fell under siege by an evil sphinx that demanded most of their crops as tribute. To keep the poor villagers from giving up hope, Henwy used what little he had to give them food. Princeton, the son of the king, was so moved by Henwy's compassion that he stood up to the sphinx to free the villagers from her tyranny. However, the sphinx captured Princeton and told the king that she would only set him free if someone solved her riddle. Nobody would volunteer to save Princeton.
Nobody except...
Henwy.
Henwy volunteered to try and solve the sphinx's riddle: "I shine brightest in the dark. I am there but cannot be seen. To have me costs you nothing. To be without me costs you EVERYTHING." As Henwy thought of the hardship he and his fellow villagers had experienced, he instantly knew the answer. Henwy correctly answers "hope", enraging the sphinx. Fearing that the sphinx would go back on her promise to release Princeton, Henwy asks for another challenge and tells the sphinx to leave the kingdom forever if he completes it. The sphinx quickly agreed. The sphinx asked only that Henwy walk to the prince across a deep chasm... blindfolded! Further, the Sphinx had cast a powerful spell that prevented Henwy from flying. He tries spreading his wings, but to no avail.
But Henwy never lost hope! He knew he'd need to make a leap of faith to save the prince. Guided by Princeton's voice and the power of hope, Henwy succeeds, and the sphinx flies off in a rage.
The King asked how Henwy prevailed, and he explained that he had always hoped he could make things better for his people and that hope had carried him through.
Princeton replaces Henwy's former necklace he sold with a string of glowpaz as thanks for saving him, and glowpaz became the village's symbol of hope from then on. Forever after, glowpaz became the symbol of hope. And his last name, Martin, became the name of the village.
"Wow, I didn't know how hope was important to Parisians. And the Village of Martin." GarryBlox said. "It sure is." Lookumz replied. "Enough of stories, wanna grab a snack?" Lookumz asked. "Alright sure..." GarryBlox replied.
That's one legend figured out, I think. I don't know if the others figured about the other legends...
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The Shadow Play
ActionIn a world, the people are all blessed with powers or magic of their own at the age of 15. But it depends on what they have doing in life. Six friends were blessed with magic of their own, and they go to the School of Magic to learn how to control t...
