As Novus Mundus, grew more divided, Milton looked upon the world he had created and saw the cracks forming. The once harmonious society was now rife with ambition, rebellion, and unrest. Kings and nobles grew more powerful, and the common people, despite their free will, found themselves increasingly oppressed and divided.
Milton, though distant, still felt responsible for his creation. He had given them free will, but perhaps they needed something more—a gift to level the playing field, something that would empower even the humblest among them to rise and take control of their fate.
Milton descended from his heavenly realm into the world of the Aurelians, appearing in the depths of a great forest known as The Verdant Abyss. Here, he reached deep into the fabric of reality, calling upon the cosmic forces that lay beyond even the gods' understanding. He shaped these forces into a form that the Aurelians could harness—a tool to create, to protect, and, if necessary, to destroy. He called it Magic.
Milton imbued the earth, the air, and the waters of Novus Mundus with the essence of magic, so that those with the will and the skill could draw upon it. It was a force that could heal or harm, build or break. But it was not a power that could be controlled by kings or nobles alone—it was a gift to all. The common people now had a means to defend themselves, to challenge their rulers, and to shape their own destinies.
The First Magi:
The first to discover this new power were not kings or nobles, but the **common folk**, those who tilled the land and lived in the shadow of the mighty. In the city of Velethar, where rebellion simmered under the rule of King Loran, a humble blacksmith named Lyra felt the pull of magic as she worked at her forge. Her hands glowed with a strange light, and soon she found that she could shape metal with a mere thought. She had become the first Mage of Novus Mundus.
Word of Lyra's abilities spread quickly. Others, too, began to feel the power coursing through the world—farmers who could make crops grow with a touch, healers who could cure wounds with a whisper, and even soldiers who could call forth fire and lightning. Magic was a gift that no one had expected, and it began to change the balance of power in the world.
King Loran, hearing of the growing number of mages among his people, sought to control them. But the magic was not something that could be easily commanded. The common folk, now armed with this new power, began to rise up in greater numbers, joining the Children of the Tree in their rebellion against the ruling class.
Milton, watching from afar, knew that his gift of magic would change the world forever.