Beyond the Dragon’s Hoard
“In the land of Azura, where the sun dipped into the horizon and painted the sky with hues of crimson and gold, King Arin ruled with wisdom and justice. He was beloved by his people, and his kingdom prospered under his leadership. It was said that the Ancestors blessed the land with all good things you could think of.
However, as the years passed, King Arin began to feel the weight of his mortality. He fell gravely ill, and his healers informed him that his time was running out. Desperate to cling to life, King Arin remembered the ancient legend of the Starlight Gemstone, a powerful artifact rumored to grant immortality. The stone was also said to be cause of the prosperity of the land and if in the wrong hands will bring great curse and destruction. The starlight gem stone was a gift from the gods to the people of Azura.
The gemstone was said to be hidden within the Temple of the Moon, a sacred place guarded by a group of powerful monks. King Arin, driven by his desire to live forever, called upon his four sons, each a skilled warrior, and tasked them with retrieving the gemstone.
The four princes, led by the eldest, Prince Lyrien, set out for the temple, determined to succeed where many others had failed. As they approached the temple, they were met with resistance from the monks, who were sworn to protect the gemstone from those who would misuse its power.
The princes, fueled by their desire to please their father and secure his immortality, fought bravely against the monks. They slew many of them, but the monks refused to yield, fighting valiantly to defend the temple and the gemstone.
As the battle raged on, the last remaining monk, a wise and powerful old man, retreated to the inner sanctum of the temple. There, he summoned the ancient dragons, four mighty beasts , the sole protectors of the gem and the temple.
The dragons, with scales as black as coal and eyes that glowed like embers, descended upon the temple, their roar thundering through the land. The princes, taken aback by the sudden arrival of the dragons, were quickly overpowered.
As the dragons claimed the gemstone, the last monk, his task complete, lay down his life, content in the knowledge that the gemstone was safe from those who would misuse its power. The princes, defeated and empty-handed, returned to their father, bearing the news of their failure.
King Arin, enraged and heartbroken, realized too late that his desire for immortality had led him down a dark path, one that had cost the lives of many innocent monks.
King Arin's death sent the kingdom into turmoil. His four sons, each with their own ambitions and desires, began to vie for the throne. Prince Lyrien, the eldest, claimed that he was the rightful heir, while Prince Kaid, the second eldest, argued that he was the most capable leader. Prince Arden and Prince Eryndor, the youngest of the four, also staked their claims, each believing that they had what it took to rule the kingdom.
As tensions between the brothers escalated, a wise old sage appeared, bearing a prophecy that would change the course of their lives.
The princes decided to split the kingdom into four separate realms seeing that none of them were able to confront the dragon , each ruled by one of the brothers. Prince Lyrien took the northern realm, Prince Kaid the southern, Prince Arden the eastern, and Prince Eryndor the western. The princesses, their sisters, were sent to marry into neighboring kingdoms, securing alliances and strengthening the bonds between the realms.
And so, the kingdom was divided, each realm waiting with bated breath for the appearance of the chosen one, the young man who would unite the kingdom and claim the Starlight Gemstone. The END “.
The Queen closes the book and starred at her son who sees intrigued to hear more
“Go to sleep Tiger, tomorrow is your big day” .
