The Alecien Series
Book 1 – Veil of Life
Prologue
Fate, a word, a meaning, but essential to all things in life. Fate can lead those that follow good astray or it can bring constant darkness. All things have revolved around fate, but fate itself has also revolved around humans.
The meaning of the word is simple, it is the path that lies between now and death, but how one determines their own fate that is unknown. Humans believe that it brings loved ones together but is there something more too just becoming a family? Is there some unseen and hidden purpose that is meant for the meeting? Humans don’t believe it but mystics and magic users alike know it is true; there is always a hidden secret to a purpose, one that is unseen to normal people and is only revealed when the time is right.
People meet every day for a purpose that purpose is unknown until the right time comes, but we all know that the meeting was preceded by fate and that the meeting has hidden reason to it.
I don’t know exactly when it all began, but almost 200 years ago a war had broken out amongst the main races of Alecien. The werewolves claim the vampires attacked first, while the vampires claimed it was the wolves. Even with a few still alive from that time, no one knows the true reason the war had begun.
Some choose to avoid confrontation between the two races. However it was nearly impossible, both the shape shifters and shadow walkers were pulled into the bloody war.
As a race of nature the Shape shifters, typically kept to themselves. They were capable of taking the shape of their animal affinity, and were in tune with nature just as druids, fae, and werewolves were. As races of nature they grew crops, cared for the soil and nurtured the planet. However with the war raging on their peace was disrupted and they turned towards assisting the werewolves, in hopes of restoring the peace.
While the shadow walkers assisted the vampires, who were so like them. One living and one dead, this marked the only difference between the two races. Vampires were created and had cold blood and a still heart. While the shadow walkers were born and had warm blood and beating hearts. Both thrived on blood but the vampires required it for nourishment while the shadow walker’s used it for power.
During the war my father’s family was asked to mediate between the races. His elven family was pulled into the depths of this blood shed while the rest of the elves fled Alecien and moved onto new lands. While most of the tranquil races of Alecien left, my father’s grandfather tried to bring an end to the madness which had erupted in our land. However it was not meant to be and he was slayed by the vampires, along with most of his family. From this even the shadow walkers themselves retreated away from the vampires, taking up refuge in another land with the druids and elves.
So when Chaimh’s father escaped and took his father’s place, he had a notion. He wanted to bring the two warring races together. The shape sifters and werewolves agreed if any peace was to be held then some treaty would need to be in place to calm the tension. So as the remaining mediator, Aelon traveled between both the vampires land and the werewolves, trying desperately to come to some agreement.
Weeks became months and months became years, and years became decades, before finally a time was set to meet. The two races would meet on human land, neutral ground, before a mystic. My father was just a child when they met; he was not permitted to accompany his father to the first meeting which marked a shaky but allay end to the war.
The mystic who attended ensured both races were truthful and just. He imparted a plan, stating both races would hold a neutral meeting several times a year, to ensure the peace would remain. Each meeting would be held on human land, and my family would remain as their neutral ally and peace keeper for both races. Aelon and his family would enforce kingdom laws which would ensure a standard of conduct each would follow to ensure the peace. In addition Aelon suggested that each race begin to help the other to ensure prosperity. So trade laws, merchant rule and land treaties were set into place.
After Aelon’s passing my father Chaimh took his place, as I took the place as his apprentice. While the mystic still visited now and again, my father kept his presence unknown. Being a mystic myself, and knowing that hardly any mystics remained on Alecien always made me wonder why. But knowing this also made me wonder why this one had stayed, or why I was left here.
~Raillyn~
Early Spring
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