The Legacy Untold

Prologue

A LEGACY UNTOLD

PROLOGUE

Creatures of the supernatural were said to be a myth, folklore and fairytales you tell around the campfire. That's what the world thought, until they were proven wrong.

Westalia, an empire unlike any other. Its history is one that spans much of the known history of Earth. Dubbed "The Southern Continent" in this new day and age, Westalia was once considered the very definition of "the west" until the first Supernatural War (an event that changed the very method in which the world was mapped). It is a little known (or rather acknowledged) fact that Westalia acted as the original battleground for the superior forces that once claimed inheritance to the throne of The world. Dragons, gods, angels, fallen, beasts, humans, demons, devils, all did battle on this hallowed ground, vying for the power promised to the one who attained the throne of the strongest.

Climactic battles between otherworldly forces spurned an evolution in the unfortunate thousands who called the country their home. The radiation from the battles, magical runoff that resulted from the clashing of titanic forces, mutated the denizens of the country, resulting in death, the most prominent outcome, or the attainment of the ability to utilize the magical energy that was entrenched within the planet. From this seemingly endless battle sprang two events whose significance would change Earth forever: the Gods proved their dominance over all other denizens of magic and humanity had joined the ranks of those who utilized magic. As far as humanity is concerned, Westalia is the birthplace of magic.

A paltry five percent of Westalian natives survived the conflict, half of them died within a month having suffered from mutations caused by the magical runoff. The remaining few (a number historians can only guess at being within one thousand) had been spared an agonizing death. Actually, those that survived had been well rewarded for their hardy nature, for what was left for them but an entire continent filled to the very brim with magic, residue from the conflict. The land, once war-torn by colossi of unyielding power, had been rejuvenated by the decaying remains of those that had torn it asunder. The denizens of Westalia themselves were blessed with a forming Eden from which they could build a new Utopia. The new ability to wield the powers of the gods and devils of the world had been a gift from the gods themselves as they departed from this world back to their home dimensions. Perhaps this was a compensation to those who suffered—for it seemed as such at the time. The mantle of responsibility had chosen a successor to protect their home: humanity.

Fast-forward three hundred years and Westalia had come into its own as the Utopia of Earth. Magic was abundant as were those who utilized it. Hundreds of thousands had come to the southern continent in order to learn from its scholars—its "magic-folk."

Here it is imperative to understand certain details regarding those who had obtained the ability to channel magic. This new ability—this gift—did not come without a price: the individuals who had survived the backlash of the "Great War'' had mutated. Having such unrefined powers and access to primordial-scale magic had caused massive mutations to the denizens of Westalia. The individuals themselves had tended to develop new attributes, bearing resemblance to prominent beings who had partaken in the magic war. While these attributes tended to die out further down a bloodline, finally disappearing altogether in later generations, they still existed in the early going years of magic, designating those who could naturally utilize natural magic. While many stuck to referring to them as "magic-folk," a new term had been coined referring to one of the most prominent individuals whose very being would affect the world for centuries to come. Thus, these individuals of magic became known as Fae, a name modeled after the woman who would become the first dark mage: Morgan le Fay.