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Prologue
Dragoons of Old



The legend goes that ten thousand years ago the legendary warriors, the Dragoons, traveled far and wide in a grand adventure. At the end of that quest the moon fell from the sky and threatened the world of Endiness with its cargo, the God of Destruction. They stood against it and saved all life from obliteration. That day was a day of terror for Endiness, when the moon fell onto the ruins of the Divine Tree, from which all life sprang. As the moon merged with the ancient relic it created thousands of monstrosities that took to the skies and spread to every corner of the land. But when the Dragoons went against what was said to be the will of Soa, the creator of our world, and defeated the embryonic god, the moon exploded in a tall column of flame and heat. And as the moon was destroyed, the monsters it had created turned to ash.

Two died that fateful day, Zieg Feld, the fire Dragoon, and Rose, his love and the darkness Dragoon. They struck the finishing blow to the god with the greatest weapon in existence, the Dragon Buster. The magic blade pierced the body of the god, and as the two Dragoons pumped their magic through the blade, they gave the other six a chance to escape. Together, Zieg and Rose died in each other's arms as the moon detonated. The leader of the heroes, Dart, and the strongest of the Dragoons, took heart to the sacrifice of his father and Rose, and vowed to return to the crater where the moon and Divine Tree once stood.

Five years later, Endiness was entering an age of prosperity. Winglies, a race once thought extinct by humans, were slowly coming out of their hidden villages and mingling with the rest of the world. When all the Dragoons agreed it was time, they gathered at the crater and set about their work.

Kongol, the last of a race of giants, the Giganto, and Dragoon of the Golden Dragon, began first. He used his earth magic to create a mile wide ring of fertile soil from the dead sand and barren rock around the crater. Then with a mighty roar he slammed his fist into the ground and a large temple of stone rose from the earth.

Albert, the noble king of Serdio and Dragoon of the Jade-Green Dragon was next. He used his mastery of the wind to carve the structure of the temple with symbols and pictures of the Dragoons' adventures. He then brought a breeze from each corner of Endiness, bringing the seeds of life and spreading them across the soil.

Haschel, the master of the Rouge Art and Dragoon of the Violet Dragon, worked alongside Meru, the fair and beautiful wingly and Dragoon of the Blue-Sea Dragon. With Haschel's lightning and Meru's water power they called upon a powerful storm that rained down on the land. The rain turned the crater into a crystal clear lake and started the growth of the seeds that Albert planted.

Miranda, the Sacred Sister of Mille Seseau and Dragoon of the White-Silver Dragon, then chose to act. With her radiant light she brought color to Albert's carvings, then used her power to create lamps of magic that still illuminate the temple to this day. They shine even in the darkest nights.

Finally, Dart Feld, the humble hero from the meager village of Seles and Dragoon of the Divine Dragon, finished the work. He used the raw power of his Dragoon Spirit to create crystalline statues of of all of the Dragoons; Kongol, Albert, Haschel, Meru, Miranda, Zieg, Rose, and himself. Before each statue he formed a pedestal of clear crystal. He then took the Dragoon Spirits of the Red-Eye Dragon and the Dark Dragon and created a black flame atop the high central spire of the temple, in remembrance of Rose and his father.

At the end of the day the Temple of Moon and Soul filled with the orange light of the sunset, the dragoons stood in the single room of the temple, viewing their work. Together they placed the Dragoon Spirits on the pedestal before their respective statue. They turned to leave the temple, only to find their path blocked by a man hidden by a white cloak.

"One day a terrible evil will come to Endiness," the mysterious man said ominously. "He will search this land and beyond for his power. He will strive to become whole again. Unless the next generation of Dragoons can stop him, he will become whole, absorb the Spirits, and destroy all of Endiness... Only the power of the brightest light and the deepest darkness can stand against him."

Just as quickly as he had appeared, he disappeared, as if blinking out of existence.

The Dragoons left the temple and returned to their homes. The prophecy of the cloaked man was given only to be passed down along the royal family lines of the three kingdoms.