Snippet #1961331

The state of the Kingdom of Fenarin looked bleak, with nightly attacks on several villages by monsters or demons, there are also rumors floating about of the Demon of Grimes, magi outlaw extraordinaire, himself wandering the land of Fenarin, looking for a place to rest and be at peace. The Capitol city at the center of it, with it's tall castle towers looking over the lake, waited expecting for the eventual return of either the Crown prince of Fenarin, the elder brother of Princess Azalia, to return, whilst the stress of the demon problems have taken a toll on their Father, King Raziel Finaliel, causing him to take to his bed and lie there feeling weakened from the affairs of the kingdom.

The King looked out his bedside window and upon the bright expansive lake near the grand city his forefathers helped make, he slowly pondered what final instruction he should give should he passed away, he turned to his bookcase in thought. Eventually he spoke, "I must tell Azalia about what the demons may be after. She must know what to do if she feels unsafe upon my departure." He stated as he took to his pen and write upon it. A guard from watching the wall came to him whilst he was writing this vital note.

"Your Majesty, there is a rumor floating around that the Queen of Grimes is coming to speak with you. No doubt in worry of her own people about this demon issu-" the guard stated before Raziel flicked his wrist at him.

"Tarwethial will have to talk to Azalia or someone else then, I fear my time will be up and I fear my son Zianro dead." The King said before continuing to write his message. "There, that's alright, she must know about what lies beyond the throne room, and what is within it." Raziel of Fenarin then started to cough up a storm and tiredly lie down to rest from the work he'd been doing.

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What the King meant of what was beyond the throne room was that if one should pull a lever hidden in the King's throne, a secret passage would open up. The passage would lead whomever found it down through a long winding path into a hidden Ancient Temple. At the center of an altar surrounded by water a large crystal about as massive as a horse, was situated upon it. No one knows how or where the Crystal's origins were, but rumors say that a weapon used by the Gods rests somewhere within the heart of the crystal.

The Crystal itself seemed to be glowing as if it too, knew of the demonic plague of Fenarin. It glowed and dimmed every now and again as if the crystal was a beating heart, trying to keep something precious inside it intact. If whatever lies inside that crystal ever fell into the wrong hands, Fenarin and all of Terra, would be in mortal peril. This crystal was the driving force of many a conflict upon the land of Fenarin, but if it's true that a weapon of Gods rest in it, it would have a mind of it's own and would want to just be left alone, like the mysterious Demon of Grimes.