Betrayal [plot]

[Jotari]

It was suppose to be a day of joy......


...it was a day of betrayal...

The wedding day of the crown prince Kasheem of Kai to his childhood sweetheart, the Lady Jahanarwa. Several years ago the young prince had been the one to find the Lady Jahanarwa badly injured from a fire that had killed her parents. Since then they had been inseparable and now Prince Kasheem was making Jahanarwa the future queen of Kai. The island, secluded from the main land, was a place far from Murate's dark shadow. Or so they had thought. The wedding was lavish and beautiful; Kasheem and his bride were well loved by their people. But the happy couple was never meant to become one.

The jealous Rashok, younger brother of Kasheem, had attempted to woo Jahanarwa and had even attempted to have his brother secretly killed but he had failed in all attempts. The young prince was so desperate for his desired bride that he had quietly gone to Murate, that black spot on the earth, and spoken to King Magrej, for assistance. Unknown to the young prince, Jahanarwa had long been an interest to Magrej but for very different reasons. The lady was the guardian to a great power that was contained within the jewel that was always about her person. The sky blue gem was said to have fallen from the heavens as reward to a great hero. The hero’s family had been the keepers of this power for many generations. Its powers were fabled to raise or destroy entire kingdoms. Magrej had been searching for this power and had almost gotten it within his grasp except that Jahanarwa had escaped with it while her parents had sacrificed themselves for both their daughter’s safety and the jewel in hopes that the power would remain far from Magrej. Jahanarwa kept her power a secret from all but the King, who took her in as his own, and also her fiancée Kasheem. Rashok had no idea what he was doing as he agreed to Magrej’s deal. Magrej would send his army to Kai and Jahanarwa would be Rashok’s but in return, Magrej would get the jewel. Rashok was pleased, thinking he had outwitted Magrej. The King of Murate would have his pitiful jewel but Rashok would have a kingdom and his chosen bride. But Murate's shadow was reaching out to cover Kai.

So it happened. Just before the vows were said, Muratian warriors burst in the doors and attacked. But something went terribly wrong. Magrej had betrayed the betrayer. The sky gem could never be separated fully from the guardian unless the guardian said so. If separated, guardian and jewel would quickly weaken and both would fade into nothing. In the end, the bride was captured and dragged away while the Kai warriors fought the Muratians. They never had a chance. Once Jahanarwa was secure within Magrej’s grasp he used his magic to sink the entire island. Many perished, including his Muratian soldiers, but not all. A remnant of the people of Kai made it to the mainland but, they seemed to fade into the rest of the bustling humanity.

Jahanarwa was taken deep into the dungeons of Murate castle and little is known about her tortures there. Some stories say that she died from the excruciating experiences but most tales say she escaped. In any case, the young woman was not heard of again. But time marches on. Murate had, since Magrej had become king, swallowed many smaller kingdoms and only one kingdom now stood against Magrej and the foreign lands across the Dirya. Ellsinora, a land completely polar opposite of Murate, was at war to keep not only themselves safe but the world safe. But something seemingly small started in the Orestes Mountains that are between Murate and Ellsinora, The Grellon. Rumors of a new and large gang of outlaw thieves started trickling through which was lead by a daring young female. These outlaws call themselves "The Grellon." Though many tales are of the audacities these vagabonds have committed, there are also a few tales of how they have started to sneak refugees out of Murate.

But there are still many questions to be answered. Is Jahanarwa dead? If she is, where is the skye gem? Murate is powerful, will Magrej’s shadow fall across the entire world?
It is all betrayers and the betrayed, which are you?

BETRAYAL

[Jotari]

Dawn of Despair

Death of the Light……

……Rise of the Night.

The world was becoming a dark and dangerous place, every day the shadows of Murate spread across the world, reaching farther than ever before. Though many tried to fight it, eventually it happened. Ellsinora fell to Emperor Magrej. It was a dark day, only a couple weeks after the death of Ellsinora’s King. The outlaw queen, Black Star, had been arrested for his murder. But the truth was found out only to late. Black Star had been sentenced to be hung, but at the moment that the trapdoor opened, Siarles, the Dread Lord of Murate, had stolen the Sky Gem and rescued the outlaw from her death. But General Siarles had lead a great invasion force. The truth was told from Magrej’s own lips, that he had sent the assassin Kazimir to kill the King of Ellsinora. It was also revealed to all that the long lost Guardian, the Lady Jahanarwa, was the outlaw queen Black Star.

Six months passed, Magrej had conquered everything on the southern side of the Dirya Sea. The Guardian was kept alive, though barely. Magrej still desired the Sky Gem’s power, but he had a sense of accomplishment. He took time to marry the Princess Abigail, second princess of Ellsinora. This was not a forced union, but one that the princess had taken steps toward for many months before her father’s death. But there had been another union formed. It was between the Guardian and the Muratian General. Black Star and Siarles had come together, forming a plot to overthrow Magrej and take control f the dark realm. But though the Guardian was suppose to be a protector, things had gone horribly wrong. Because of repeated betrayal and lies, the Guardian no longer protected the world. Instead, she silently became its greatest threat. But there were two final acts of kindness from the Guardian Jahanarwa. Kasheem, crown prince of Kai, had been given back his life and mind. The isle of Kai was also released from Magrej’s dark spells. But that was the last kindness from the dark Guardian.

Once Jahanarwa regained her strength from her months in prison and from the torture inflicted by Magrej, she struck hard and fast against the Emperor. Siarles, mastermind of the entire scheme, was her equal and now her husband. Together, they murdered Magrej. Siarles’ forces finished the work of Magrej’s followers. They became the rulers of Murate. But there was a price to pay. The goddess Aravariella, heartbroken, betrayed, and feeling guilty for allowing the burden to remain upon Jahanarwa’s slim shoulders, chose now to take back the sky gem’s power. Instead, it was given to Kasheem. The former Prince, now King, returned to Kai to begin forming a rebellion against Siarles and his lovely bride. But still with Magrej’s death, the place of the Seeker remained empty. Siarles and Jahanarwa went to Araxes’ Temple, planning to request Siarles become the new Seeker. But Araxes made a choice not planned by either one of the mortals.

He chose Jahanarwa as the Seeker.

She also chose a new name, for no longer was she the kind lady Jahanarwa of Kai. No longer was she the hardened but kindly outlaw queen, Black Star. She was Eris, Empress of Murate and the holder of the dark magic. Now the world is doomed, despairing and without hope. Unless King Kasheem and the Rebellion can defeat Siarles and Eris, then Araxes will finally win and the world will be a dark and horrible place. Already there are clear signs of this as monsters have come as if from thin air, plaguing the mainland and even sometimes swimming to attack the Kaians. Natural disasters are sweeping across the world, breaking it down and destroying everything.

It is the Dawn of Despair.

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