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Chapter 2 - CHAPTER 2: The Order of the Phoenix

Long ago when all the four races were still slitting each other throat, a new threat emerged from the depths from the underworld threatening to destroy the planet itself. Elves the oldest of the humanoid races called it Camhyr the destroyer in the elven tongue. Many elves fell and their sacred groves and forests were destroyed by the demon that decimated forces with a single step, the humans at first seized the opportunity to exterminate the elves that had run to them seeking for protection before they too prepared for the impending threat. Many of the elf that survived the onslaught retreated to the forbidden forests where they hoped to start a new life. Camhyr after this diverted his attention to the human kingdoms where he massacred and drank to his fill the blood of their youths. Many elder human mages battled the demon in a bid to destroy it but alas they all failed to achieve this feat and instead their mana filled blood enriched the destroyer and granted it unimaginable strength. The dwarves and the fairies were not left out for they too lost many lives and territory to the ghastly demon that destroyed armies without an army of its own. When all hope seemed lost a lone mage one whose race remained a mystery to this day appeared out of nowhere and united the four races in the hope of defeating the demon once and for all. He was known to the elves as Elhyr the elder one and to the humans and dwarves he was known as the 'White Phoenix'. Elhyr increased their knowledge of magic and introduced an ore Antium which was capable of resisting all forms of magic. The Antium was used by the dwarves to forge a sword that was known as the 'Demon slayer'. Four great beasts also joined the battle. Fang the Midnight panther, Orus the silver stag, Klaus the red boar and finally Ignus the golden eagle. Together with Elhyr and the four united races they battled the demon for weeks before Elhyr decapitated its head with the 'Demon Slayer". After the battle the four races became united under a treaty known as the 'Phoenix's Treaty'. Four orders were also formed to make sure that all the races were safe from threats within the new alliance. Each order was dedicated to one of the four great beasts and worked independently from the kingdoms. The order of the Night was dedicated to Fang the midnight panther. They were tasked with the assassination of threats to any of the kingdoms and also as a kind of secret law enforcement force that sought to protect the light by working in the shadows. Not surprisingly their order was the most despised of all orders due to their secretive nature. The order of the sun was dedicated to Orus the silver stag. Their order was responsible for the regulation of all mages and the punishment of those that went against the magic codes set up by Elhyr. They mostly consisted of elves and humans and had more popularity due to the fact that any mage was welcome to join the order unlike the order of the night that only sought for members born to those within the order. The order of Twilight was dedicated to Klaus the red boar. This order was made up of dwarves and fairies which were tasked to protect the 'Demon Slayer' sword and to protect the location of the Antium ore which could only be found in an ancient dwarven mine. Both the sword and the ore were secrets that the order protected with their lives and sometimes employed the Order of the Night to take care of members or anyone outside the order that pried too close into their affairs. The sword was to be protected until the chosen one appeared to wield it as foretold by Elhyr before he passed away a few decades ago at the age of five hundred. The order of the Moon was dedicated to Ignus the silver eagle. Their order was made up of prophets and scribes that protected the history of the planet and preserved all information in ancient libraries that were only available to those that bore Elhyr's grace a blessing which was bestowed to those in the late mage's lineage. The orders were collectively known as the phoenix. The order of the Moon was the head as they kept all the knowledge of the four kingdoms, the order of the Sun and the Order of Twilight were the wings that supported the alliance's main body while the Order of the Night served as the talons that crushed and destroyed threats to the great alliance. Aside from the orders each of the races also formed their respective kingdoms. Magnitia the kingdom of the humans, Elyria the kingdom of the elves, Klaustia the kingdom of the dwarves and finally Florisia the kingdom of the fairies. As of now all kingdoms lived in harmony with each other and had seen peace within the last hundred years. Though the kingdom of Magnitia always had skirmishes and battles within the kingdom, conflicts which had thankfully not escalated into a full scale war. All attempts by any leader of the four kingdoms to conquer another kingdom in violation of the treaty was quickly put down by the Order of the Night through the death of that said leader.The order of the Night consisted of two clans; the Fang and the Claw. The fang consisted of melee assassins while the claws trained mostly in the use of ranged weapons and were used for more silent assassination attempts. The order consisted of only humans who were descendants of the warriors that were trained by Fang the midnight panther. The order was ruled by a group of elders known as the Midnights. It was also located in the forbidden forests, the former home of the elves that had later moved into the dusky meadows…... The dark cloaked assassin returned to the forest oblivious of the danger that was about to befall the world and the role that he had to play to stop it.