Chapter 446: Darkness doesn’t mix with light
The scholar led her into the inner chambers of the library. The air felt different and smelled like old aged paper with a mix of something Abrielle could not identify.
"I guess you have heard about the rumours about the first prince of Draconia." The scholar mentioned. Abrielle’s stomach churned but she kept a straight face. The scholar thought she was interested in curses because of the Rumours.
"Do you think what they say is true? " She asked him. The scholar’s mind drifted. "It is hard to say, all I can say is that there is more to this world than meets the eye. The same way the gods exist, the same way the darkness does, but I find it hard that the first prince of Draconia is a demon."
Abrielle’s curiosity was piqued; she was hungry for any knowledge. "Why do you think so?" She asked, catching up to his side. The scholar’s hand was crossed behind his back
"Have you heard the story about when the gods came to live amongst us? " Abrielle shook her head. She has heard about it in a fleeting moment of gossip among scholars at the palace during balls. She never really paid attention to it.
"That’s an important story. It is the story of how magic came to this world at a dangerous cost and why nobles and royals have powerful abilities compared to commoners."
The scholar spoke and started explaining the backstory of this world that Abrielle was unaware of. According to him, long ago, there was a time when magic as they knew it did not exist. Life was plain and boring until it changed one day.
Being beyond their comprehension came to the world. It was during a plague that had taken so many lives that most scholars considered it the end of the world. The people had cried mercy to the gods who heard them.
No god of healing could help but higher beings heard their prayers. At that time, there was no large Kingdom like Heliosa or Draconia, just smaller ones that fought continuously in a world filled with danger and pain.
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