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Chapter 2 - I: BEGINNING

"In the beginning there were many; masters of the celestial stratosphere, masters of destiny, creators of life, bringers of doom. Harambe, the Great was one of them." Let me tell you a story, a story so old that even the Mother of Heaven does not have the knowledge. How do I know it you ask? Well, Hehe that… is a story, for another time!"

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Planet Zu, year 1000

The sun had just risen in a world, a world so big, that you could fit ten Earths in it, and still have room to spare. In a forest, with gigantic trees of over one hundred meters of length stood a tribe. Using their knowledge of different fauna and infrastructure together with unusual wits they created the perfect Utopia.

This tribe was known as the Udji. They consisted of primates, ranging from Lemurs all the way to one of the most majestic primates of all, Silverback Gorillas. There was in fact an odd aspect compared to the ones we see on Earth, their fur and skin had different colors depending on the individuals natural attribute. Upon birth the top Udji shaman performs a otherworldly ritual, where he invokes the powers of Mother Nature to determine what elemental particles are attracted towards the individual.

There are 5 primary attributes in the universe, these are: (土)Earth, (水)Water, (⽕)Fire, (氣)Air, (空间)Space. Every other special attribute in the Universe derives from these 5.

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In a hall, deep within the tribe, stood a group of 6 primates surrounding a obsidian table. In the middle of this table stood a single skull made from a dark substance. This particular skull had a set of very sharp teeth and a single horn. Weirdly enough no matter how bright the room around the bone was, there was a darkness surrounding it that did not allow light to approach, which was on itself extremely terrifying. Deep frowns were seen around the room.

"This is very intriguing, I have never encountered a specimen of this calibre. Chief, where have you encountered this creature?" Said a dark blue Mandrill mischievously. Being adorned with various jewels and rings that each shined with different colours. Looking in his direction an huge grey and red Silverback Gorilla with muscles that would make a bodybuilder depressed, replied, "During the territory patrol to the west, we encountered it." Suddenly Jabari's eyes shined a dangerous light,

"It killed half of our troops before me and the captains where able to take it down. Some of us even suffered injuries at our level. It was a very difficult battle, the creature was immune to all elements, and could morph into any shape or form that it desired."

Seeing everyone's shocked expression he continued, "We also noticed that once, it killed one of our troops it gained their physical attributes and their natural talents." At that moment everyone's back got covered in cold sweat. "Let's go find the rest of these bastards, and EXTERMINATE them now!!"Said a bright red Chimpanzee angrily with fire coming out of his eyes. "Calm down you psycho, we have to first do some proper investigations before deploying our troops, do you want these creatures to get even more powerful?"

Said Zaire the Mandrill. "Huh? What did you say to me?! SHOULD I kill you first?" replied Amari. Suddenly, an overwhelming killing intent invaded the room. The two primates who were arguing moments ago felt as if mountains were on their back. An elder primate in purple robes, spoke in a very soft voice almost like a whisper however it entered everyone's ears somehow. "Quiet. We will make a decision on what to do tomorrow morning, after I have a discussion with the current chief. Understood?" Hearing his words everyone said in unison, "Yes, Elder!!" He continued, "Chief?" Hearing his queue Jabari said, "Everyone is dismissed!"

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"Jabari, how's your wife?" asked the elder with a much brighter tone. "She is very pregnant, but she's handling it well, father." The elder stood up, being as large as the chief, his muscles rippled under his robes showing how imposing and powerful he still was. "Hahaha, that's great!" Slapping Jabari on the back he continued, "I cannot wait to see how powerful my grandson will become, with such a brave dad and kind mother." "Hahaha indeed father, I just hope one day he will be able to surpass us and make our tribe proud."

As the both of them were still discussing various issues concerning the future of the tribe, outside, the sky suddenly started to darken, the energies of all the different elements started to converge above a single tent. Almost all tribe members looked up to the ski in confusion and bewilderment, wondering what the hell was going on! In this particular tent, was a female gorilla in immeasurable pain. "Hold on Nalla! I have sent a scout to go inform your husband, he should be here shortly!" Said a female nurse. Nalla on the other hand was just concerned with the birth of her child. "Jabari please hurry! I cannot do this without you!" Thought Nalla.

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Back in the hall, Jabari was still discussing the tribes issues with the former chief not knowing what was happening outside. All of a sudden, someone rushed to the hall. "Stop what is your business here?" Asked a guard. "I need to speak to the chief now!" Hearing all the commotion outside, Jabari together with Elder Ade steps out, "What's going on here?" The scout salutes him and gets on one knee, to inform him that his wife is about to give birth.

Hearing this, Jabari's heart skips a beat and he rushes to his tent at full speed. "I shall be going father!" Hearing this the Elder was all smiles and said, "Why are you still talking to me? Go!" Jabari left quickly all smiles. Mid flight Jabari noticed that the ski was darkening and that the energies from the world are all converging above his tent. "What the hell…?" Thought Jabari while rushing.

Upon his arrival he notices that his wife is in bed trembling from head to toe thanks to the pain. Weirdly enough, her stomach was glowing a multitude of different colored lights representing the different attributes. Holding her hand he tries to comfort her."Nalla! Are you okay? How's the baby nurse? And where is elder Rafiki!?"

The nurse explains that the elder is rushing to the tent, and will arrive shortly. Like if he was on queue Rafiki enters the tent by pushing aside the drapes, however, when he enters he as a face of shock and bewilderment.

"Th-this is?! I have only read of this phenomenon in the ancient books! It is said, that when a creature with space attunement appears, all the other elements will converge to celebrate the birth of the creature! Chief! This great news!" Said Rafiki excitedly. "Our tribe finally, will have a space attribute primate!"

Jabari hearing these news smiled more than when he was crowned chief. "The baby is coming!" Said the nurse, excited. Nalla screamed from the top of her lungs. After the screams, came a cry. A baby, shining with all the elements, came to the world. Bells started to chime all over the world, celebrating the birth of the legend that would, change the course of the universe.

HARAMBE