Jade ~ Chapter 1

Journey

(lmao the fish have nothing to do with this)

        A very long time ago, humans dwelled the land, growing crops and killing wild animals to survive. They built houses and buildings in places that used to be dense forests and wild plains. They made a huge group of these buildings and named the place Jade. They named it after the precious stone that the royal family passed down for generations. Legend said that the stone was created by a demon, and if it was to be passed to a certain person, it would give them special powers. As well as the powerful stone, the humans built a system that separated the rich from the poor, and forced the poor to be ruled by the rich. Many of the rich folk lived a happy life, and they followed command under the king’s rule, and stayed inside the walls without complaint. However, the poor  greatly disapproved of it, and took war against the kingdom. They hated being treated like dogs and would kill any innocent human with hesitation, even themselves if they felt like it. The leader of these rebellious people was a demon named Deliora, whose heart was made of pure darkness. He hated every single human, including the ones he ruled, and destroyed anyone in his path. He had a very strong power, which was green flames. Almost no one could defeat the demon, except the brave few who risked their lives.

The kingdom collapsed, and thousands of people died from sickness, murder, starvation, and suicidal commitments. Few people survived this time. After many years of dying and starvation, the few people left decided to make a clan called the Jaden Clan, after their town’s name. The clan fought skirmishes for food and water, and sometimes got along. The leader of this clan was Sharon Fälgare, a short female whom was the king’s niece. She tried her best to control the clan, but nothing could stop the hungry people. That was the Dark Time.

A few months had past and nothing changed, except more and more people were dying every day. Sharon was sick, and all of her children had died, so no one could help her. Her husband had died in the midst of the battle, and she mourned his loss. However, she was pregnant, so her hopes were high. She planned to give off her father’s most powerful and magical weapon: a jade necklace in the shape of a oval to her son or daughter. This necklace had as much power as a million soldiers, however, these powers would only activate by a special person. The king was to pass it on throughout the family, but he had died in the war, so Sharon took charge of the role.

Sharon had a little boy, and she thought he looked destined to lead the clan in peace. She named him Eren, in honor of her great grandfather. She could see that her little boy was very different from everyone else. He had elf ears, fluffy brown hair, cream skin, and delicate brown eyes. Wondering about her little boy, she quietly slipped the warmly glowing necklace over her son’s neck, and realized his eyes transformed into the same shade as the jade. Gasping in shock, she nearly dropped the baby, for she knew he was the chosen one. She couldn’t believe that her son would be it. She grinned at the wriggly, smiling baby and laid him back in his homemade crib. She walked back to her bed and slept.

When Eren was a little boy, Sharon told him stories about his father; how brave and smart he was. Sharon hung on to Eren as if it was the last person she had left. It was hard for her to take care of the clan and Eren, but she managed to do it.

12 years later, Eren stood outside of his burning home as he stared in despair at his dying mother. She had tripped while trying to escape the house, and a large, green flaming log had fallen on her leg. He wanted to save his mother, but somehow he was frozen. He couldn’t move. This seemed familiar to him, but he couldn’t tell. Eren was perplexed at how the flames were green. He cleared his mind and focused back in reality. I’ve gotta act quick or she’ll die! Eren ran as fast as he could to reach her, but he was too late. Bright green flames engulfed Ica as she whispered her final words,

“E-Eren, I-I want yo-you to de-destroy Del-Deliora. Pl-please, he kil-killed your fath-father. I’m proud of you, goo-good luck in yo-your journies… Goodbye.” Eren burst into tears as he desperately tried to save her.