Threads of Fate,Path of Ideals

Introduction

Year 2000 ACM

???: Ladies and gentlemen, children come gather as I tell you a tale... A tale of hope and despair,truth and ideals as well as trust and betrayal...
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In a world of magic and wonders,there exists a continent far from the world... The country flourished with life and nature, lived bountiful of races who lived together in harmony as they advanced their civilization. All was well... Until one Mortal boy had release evile upon the continent,the vile evil who wish to befell the peace and harmony in shape of ungodly beasts....
Creatures...
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The Mortals cower in fear as they fall into the beasts clutches. One by one,their civilization fell, kingdoms fall and burned... Of course,they tried to retaliate but they were unmatched in every aspect of Mortals... In a moment of lost and near despair, 7 brave figures from the Outside came to aid as they repel the forces of evil and slew their king...
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The 7 figures would be forever be immortalized as the "Seven Guards of Yakzib". The Mortals of Yakzib would separate their lands in seven as they took the teachings of each of the Seven Guards as their rulers... The Seven lands were connected separated in the middle of the continent... A territory of the Creatures,now bordered by a forest of crimson flesh and blood with yet a pleasant sight of a enormous tree of red which shines to the moon...B'Daq M'lang...
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The Seven Lands grew as their civilization advanced yet again with the teachings of the Guards... In span of centuries, they had learned to subdue the vile Creatures and tame the evile beast...
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The Land of the First, Hatalis named after the Guard that the inhabitants follow.... A land of where Humans live to learn and explore the Continent for new things.
They are one of the peculiar Mortals,being able to adapt to any situation and quickly solve the problem.
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The Mount Masakre, inhabited by a race known as Anima... They resemble humans with animal characteristics like animal ears and tails, they have a special trait of enhanced senses..
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The Astra Pit,enriched with minerals and the inhabitants are a races of Dwarves who are masters of smithing and crafting. Despite their short stature, it's not to be underestimate as their strength could be compared to of a Creature's.
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The Great Elven Forest,as the name suggests is the land of elves. Charming,tall people with a distinguish features of pointy ears. They are a prodigy of many major aspects such as magic, marksmanship and stealth.
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Aeolus,a land of the skies whose clouds are held by the branches of the second biggest tree of the Continent, Ak'r. Flyers, people who were born with wings to roam and watch over the skies. This is the Continent's biggest sky station which gained the nickname "Eyes in the Skies".
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Unitas,an empire under a rule of matriarchy left by the teachings of the Guard ruling the empire since the ancient times. This Empire are a place of races from the Continent living together,with females being the dominant gender. This is also the land where most Creatures get tamed.
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Surrounding the continent, Islands territoried by Hydrosians,Fish people who charts the unknown deep of the End Sea. The are experts of entertainment and water exploration as their voices could charm people as well as sense things beyond the darkness in the deep.
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In the center of the Continent,bears the ruins of the Fallen Kingdom of Creatures now buried in the blood forest of B'Daq M'lang... This is where the Creatures reside,lost without their king to lead... These beasts hides in the forest while the ones who runs wild out their borders would be subdued and tamed...
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And this... Is where the tales begin...

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Map of Yakzib:

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Author's note: this is my first time writing a story, criticism is needed.
I might update this story very long so have fun waiting :)