The end is sometimes the start of a new beginning.
Mixed emotions, violence, and destruction. But remember, the memories you make will last until the end of time. Don't let go. Never let the things dear to you go. This is a mistake you will regret. Trust me. I've seen it happen to others. It had happened to me once. And nothing good ever comes from it.
This is a story from long ago. A story that is long forgotten by people in this day and age. And it starts in a place where everything started.
Once, a long time ago, there was a nation that thrived. This was a powerful nation. The center of all life. The start of everything. The pride of creation. Life blooming in every corner. Travelers who come from everywhere. Monarchs from other countries visited. A time of peace.
Viata.
But something happened. An accident? A setup? Or was it something more?
One thing is for sure. It changed things. It started a horrific chain of events. It was one that struck a conflict that shook the very foundation of this world and brought everyone else to their knees.
They died in a blaze. One that engulfed nearly half of the capital. The royalty of the nation, their leaders, their associates, and close friends, gone in an instant. The flames were untamed and unruly. They didn't waver at any opposing forces. That was a day when a lot was lost. It was the day that started it all.
After the incident, their children were left to pick up the pieces. To rule the country, their empire alone, without guidance. Many controversies started after their deaths. On the outside, they were perfect, but they were never good people to begin with. They were despised. By other royals and even their own children. And only said children know the people they truly were, the monsters they were.
There was a split in opinions over their deaths, there were many topics that came up. And it resulted in the threads the previous rulers had to become loose, and things started to become undone one by one.
The bad blood their parents caused with the other Royal families and kingdoms resulted in isolation. Many things happened to Viata after their deaths, things that would be better left in the past, things that at best would be described as horrific.
The empire was in a state of ruin, rotting from the inside out. The people lost trust in each other, in their selves. The perfect time for an attack.
A curse. A conflict. A war. All of them fought until the last of them forced the opposition to surrender. This battle shaped the universe as we know it today, but Viata was left in ruin. They were the last to remain and forever will be the last.
After that, Viata was left in the dust. To rot away. Her name only spoken by her survivors and the kingdoms that once knew her so well. Only to be forgotten and left in the past. For no outsider to be able to set foot near her again. Only to be left in the foundation of existence, in between the fabric of time and space. Never to be uncovered by any outsider, for it is not something you mess with.
But... once she claims you as her child... You will always and forever belong to her... Without fail... she will always bring back her children... no matter the situation, whether it is a matter of life or death... You will come home when she cries for you. Every time without fail, you will come back whether you like it or not.
There's no doubt about it.
They live here.
They have for a long time.
Watch, listen, observe, count.
Something's coming up, you'll know who they are soon. Maybe... everyone will.
Let you're guard down, you'll regret it. Don't watch your back properly, you'll regret it. Don't pay attention enough, you'll regret it. Don't do what you've been told, you'll regret it. Don't learn from the past, from history, you'll regret it.
Don't fucking do it. You will regret it. Every one of us does. We didn't do shit about it. Look at us now. Too many mistakes. Too little fucks to give. We do not care. We cannot care anymore. We're tired.
We are trying to protect you. Trying to keep you safe. There might not be a point in saying this, but listen to us, trust us, we know.
Don't make this mistake.
Don't become like us.
You will absolutely fucking regret it.