AncientBird
Reptile with wings and plumes.
.: Prologue :.
2 years ago, Grand Mbuna
“We need to take this seriously for once, uncle. More and more witnesses to this unknown threat only increase in each passing day.”
Said Prince Nathans as he stood before the great stone throne. Before him, sat King Oberin III, the ruler of Grand Mbuna.
“I understand your concern, nephew. But our campaign to help Stonespire Lake against the advancing Bloodreaver Tribe from The Barren has advanced too far to be held back at this point. We can’t afford to face 2 threats at the same time. Beside, nothing dire has been reported about this ‘malevolent force’ yet.” Replied the king.
“Nothing dire??? It has drained several mages of their magic, corrupted their power into chaos beyond control! Who knows how else it’s going to affect us? Are you waiting for someone to actually be killed to call the situation dire?” Prince Nathans raised his voice, frustration coursed his in word. He stepped closer to the throne. “Please, uncle… It’s time we search for the lost gem Pentarcanum. Only with its pure and powerful magic can hope to stand up against this corruption force.” Pled the prince.
“I would never wish such ill fate to happen, Nathans… But there must be priority in our actions… And right now the more immediate threat lies in the Barren where our enemies are gathering in numbers. Searching for a long lost gem, without any clues is just not affordable at the time.”
“Then you take care of your Bloodreaver business. I am done waiting around for this threat to bloom into a possible unstoppable force…”
Prince Nathans said and turned back, walking away from the king. “If you wouldn’t aid in this matter, I will do so myself. I will find and bring back the legendary gem and end this malevolent force once and for all.”
However, before he could leave, a younger man who had been standing nearby the entire conversation rushed in and grabbed Nathans’s arm. “But Nathans, we need your aid at the warfront against the Bloodreavers! Without your strength and power, our force would be dwindled!” Said Prince Oberin IV, son of King Oberin III and crowned prince of Grand Mbuna.
Prince Nathans looked back with fury in his face. “I don’t care what consequence you will face, cousin… If you don’t treat the matter I spoke for seriously like your father does, then you don’t deserve any aid from me… You are on your own!” Nathans said and pulled his arm away from Prince Oberin’s grip and walked away. As soon as he reached the entrance out of the throne room, he transformed into a large Giant Snakehead and swam away.
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.: Pentarcanum :.
It was the opening of the new semester of Grand Mbuna college, the grandest and most efficient education center in all of Potamos. Many eager youths from all over the known world had come and gathered here to enroll for their place in the college.
The streets and marketplaces were crowded with many nymphs, residents and newcomers alike, going by to prepare themselves for the upcoming day. The water above them was also filled with various fish forms swimming around. Many nymphs with gigantic fish forms could be seen bearing carriage containing other nymphs from far away towns and villages which help them travel safely to Grand Mbuna, across the unforgiving wilderness such as Flooded Forest and Great Marsh which stand between their homeland and destination. Others use the labor of the lumbering, domestic manatee, a docile and peaceful beast that can also be used to bear carriage in the same manner.
On many spots, guards of various fish forms swam around or positioned themselves in different places, ready to service and protect the citizens in case any trouble happened or any predator intruded upon the city.
Cadmus Finn
Cadmus quickly got dressed, grabbed any equipment and belonging he wished to bring with him to the college, then made himself a fast breakfast with some algae bread and snail meat. He was ready...
"Wake up, Trix! It's time to go to the college!" Cadmus called for his pet who had been hiding inside a crack in the wall. A blue velvet dwarf shrimp crawled out of the crack, it twitched its antennae grumpily for being awakened but it followed Cadmus nonetheless.
"I am so excited! I will get to live among the professors full time and possibly meet some new friends, possibly from other parts of Potamos as well! Aren't you excited about that?" Said the happy young nymph. Trix the shrimp only replied with a twitch of its antennae.
Both the boy and his pet got out of the door, greeted some of his neighbors and them locked down the door behind him. This was the house of his parents which Cadmus had been living most of the time after he had grown out of his dependency on his caretaker. Soon, he would be leaving it alone most of the time until perhaps during summer break when the college closed down. Making sure he had secured and dealt with everything, Cadmus put Trix over his shoulder. "Ready? Let's go!" Said the boy as he transformed.
A beautiful featherfin cichlid replaced his body, with little Trix still clinging on his back. Cadmus then swam off, heading toward the college.
(For this scene, everyone should be heading toward the college, those come from far away place were supposed to travel here by carriage either by carriers with large fish form, or manatees.)
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