Creation a place where anything and everything is possible, A nomadic warrior race called the Zerrohnians once a powerful race of 7-foot tall giant warriors. They are the greatest defenders of Creation and known by the name of Knights through the actions of their sister race called Xer-ragzh they were forced to abandon their fallen home of Requiem. A Promise made to their fallen home they will never repeat the same mistake and vow to protect their new home. Here they shall write their story here they shall right the wrongs made upon them, May none find them wanting.
View MoreWhen darkness rides the dawn shall come.
In the presence of fear comes hope.
In the crimson fires of the burning heart, I shall mold you, through fire and ice you shall be tempered, Clad in living steel you shall stand against the Demons, From thy blood your oaths written, From bone and steel I shall fashion weapons of unimaginable power, Thy mind shall be broken and remade to stand against the temptation of the corrupt.
You are my Knights, You are my enforcers, The defenders of creation, The champions of life, The embodiment of Honor and loyalty, You shall serve for thy duty is eternal now and forevermore.
- Alliyah Shadowfire, The Eternal Knight.
Darkness ruled overall and nothing was laid to bare, no tomes written or songs played had foretold how everything came to be, only in ancient stories passed down from old to new could tell the story of the First maker, a single entity born from darkness who gave birth to the realms.
Not a thought or motion passed upon the Maker’s mind until he dreamed of beings in the form of man with thought, emotion, and a will of its own. Slowly but surely the maker awakened and with his awakening creation was born from a single dream.
Through his thoughts the realms were born, from his blood, the seas and the stars, from his flesh came the earth and his sight lit the way for all of creation. his mind made the wisdom of men, and his heart gave birth to the Mother.
With the Mother’s help, life throughout creation spread like the roots of a great tree spreading in all directions bringing life across the many realms.
As the Realms grew many species were born all in part to the Mother’s help but some of them caught her eye with great interest.
One such species is the Custodians, their desire for knowledge gave root to many cultures and gained the title of Librarians from the Mother.
Another one of these beings are the Xar-Gezh, Mighty warriors known for their strength and honor, but their true value lies upon their voice as they stand as the speakers of the common folk, gaining the mantle of Protectorate of creation.
With the many species that walk upon creation, none could escape the mother’s watchful gaze until she found a small group of Ur-re’var or human in the common tongue.
The Human race is a fast-growing yet mortal species that possess no gifts of strength or knowledge. Yet they are able to endure the harshest of trials and grow upon the experience they gained throughout their journey.
With each trial the Mother made for them they were able to overcome any obstacle that lay before.
Despite the objections of the Custodians to let be the lesser creatures. The Xar-Gezh saw in them, Hope of a brighter tomorrow with their aid they were shown the ways of creation and what would be the mantle of leadership.
Curious, the mother watched the mortals grow in number with the Xar-Gezh to guide them along their path to greatness.
Each mortal holds a story to tell wildly imagined by the other denizens of creation.
Despite their limited capabilities she proudly bestowed upon them the crown of leadership believing a day may come they shall lead all of creation to a better tomorrow.
Like a father to a child, the Xar-gezh proudly kneeled before the Humans vowing to protect them until they are ready to take on the mantle.
The children of creation celebrated as the first beings upon the new realm to stand before the mother and receive the crown of leadership.
But not all of her children stood silent before the mother's decision.
Outraged and betrayed, the custodians lashed out in wrath as they decimated every human world.
Determined to wipe out the Ur-Re'var from the face of creation and take the Mantle of leadership for themselves.
In response, the Xar-gezh vowing to protect the remaining human worlds from extinction willingly threw themselves into the fire.
The mother watched on as the custodians turned the once-proud warriors into slaves all to protect humanity.
With their bodies heavily augmented damaging their form and spirit the Xar-gezh were no more and the Xer-ragzh was made from the vile experimentation of their own kin.
The human race vowed that day to repay the debt made that day by the Xar-gezh but never came to be.
Angered by the custodian's carelessness the Mother ordered for their immediate exile.
They pleaded before the mother begging before her to undo her choice.
To protect the peace of creation the Xer-Ragzh vowed to serve the Custodians to protect all the realms.
The custodians honored their choice leaving humanity to its fate only to leave them with a scar of hatred and jealousy that dwelled deep within their hearts.
Though peace endured upon the realms an unsettling one but peace nonetheless.
But not all things are meant to be, as creation entered its golden age the dark ones the first rulers of creation launched a full-scale invasion upon the realms destroying many species turning them into a vile playground of torment, decadence, and death.
In response, the Custodians unleashed their powerful weapons of war against the demons of old thus igniting the First war of creation or the Shattered wars in the common tongue.
To stop the encroaching threat the Custodians created powerful viruses called the Vestroyer and Re-weaver plague.
In hopes to end the war they unleashed the virulent plagues upon an unsuspecting world filled with human and Xer-ragzh life.
Their tests were a success as all life upon that unsuspecting world was converted by the two viruses turning the entire planet into a massive weapon decimating the demonic hordes converting the dead into its seemingly endless hoards.
But ultimately sealed their fate by sacrificing several billions of souls turning them into weapons of war.
The mother cried out in pain for the loss of her children, angered by their ploy the Ur-revar marched against the custodian's homeworld of Tarvosh 9 though they hoped to seek justice for their fallen mentors and the victims of their madness.
The custodians showed their true colors as they joined the Dark ones in hopes to punish the mother and take what is rightfully theirs.
With their betrayal revealed the Xer-Ragzh broke their oaths and joined the Humans in the fight against their former masters.
But a master would never release a slave ever so easily. The Xer-Ragzh were tortured and made into mindless weapons to serve the dark ones, hoping to turn the Mother's greatest warriors against her.
But not all hope was lost as the war burned the realms in black fire and ice, the viruses continued their rampage upon the realms.
After countless millennia of devouring living and deathly flesh and minds melded into a single thought. The viruses gained their sentience, breaking free from their arrogant masters giving birth to the Plague wars.
Eons passed, and countless souls thrown into the fire the war for creation slowly reached a breaking point as the Ancient Demons, Fell custodians, and the Twin destroyers were slowly encroaching upon the heart of creation.
All hope seems lost as creation was dancing upon the edge of extinction when rumors whispered upon the eastern wind telling of a Warrior who fought the champions of the dark ones and lived to tell the tale.
Some dismissed this as merely whispers upon the wind when the high angel himself confirmed with his own eyes that the warrior resisted the dark one's promises and temptations.
A being born of Human and Xar-gezh blood who cared not of mortal temptations lived upon a world called Requiem.
The mortal clad in living steel, armed with weapons of unimaginable power born from her own flesh. Donned with innate talent with the blade, and knowledge of ages passed.
Aliyah Shadowfire, the first eternal knight was born, she answered the call of creation in her darkest hour.
The Eternal knight defeated the custodians freeing the Xer-ragzh from their enslavement.
With the Xer-Ragzh freed from their enslavement, they fought alongside their queen Eternal knight, liberating the remaining pure Xar-gezh from their enslavement they rallied behind their queen.
With the warriors returned they fought tooth and nail against their former masters and the demons who destroyed their home.
The Shatter wars were won with the deaths of 2 of the 7 Dark gods and the decimation of the twin destroyers through purifying flames.
Though the war was one the scars of war festered upon the hearts of all as they tried to rebuild their fallen realms.
Eons passed with the ending of the 2nd Great Demonic War and the destruction of Requiem, The Dragon-wolf Kingdom, now left without a home and so few of them left.
Victor Redridge, the newly crowned Archon of the Dragon-wolf Kingdom now leads his people into an unknown future.
By the will of Faith, the Dragon-wolf kingdom followed their Archon into the Sea of Stars into the unknown realms.
With their future clouded in uncertainty and doubt, the kingdom set out in belief to find a new home to call their own and defend it against those who dare to take it.
May Faith bless them upon their journey into the void for this is their story.
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A Knight's Promise by Berfomet is a futuristic fantasy novel. Aliyah Shadowfire is the first Eternal Knight born from a human and a Xer-ragzh. She rescues the Xer-ragzh from captivity. The survivors, the nomadic Zerrohnians, came to be. Kent Ridge is a descendant of Zerrohnians and is now head of the Sky Raiders. They seek refuge in space to find a new place to settle down. But nothing ever comes easy. The danger is always lurking. Can they win the battles ahead and honor their ancestors? Or will the enemy finally devour them into extinction?
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