SILVERMOOR AND A MAN CALLED PROWLER

Around 1935, in a turbulent time, an untold story about a country erased from history was unfolding. This is the story of a great man who propelled his country through time. His story goes back to when a powerful colony conquered his homeland. Ruled by many chieftains, Silvermoor was barely considered a country. Despite this, the people lived peacefully and enjoyed many prosperous benefits of their enriched land.

However, everything stopped when a strong and vicious conqueror quickly took control of Silvermoor. Her name was Lyra Zenith. The people's happiness and peace were shattered as they faced relentless suffering under the brutality of Queen Zenith and her ministers. The country was cut off from the world and overrun by captains, colonels, and admirals who built estates and mines all over the land.

The people of Silvermoor, who once lived in harmony, now endured years of hardship and oppression. From time to time, they would rebel, taking up sticks and stones to start an uprising. Unfortunately, their weapons were no match for the guns and sharp blades of their foes. After years of back-breaking labor and ruthless, meaningless torture, their masters finally took pity on them. They allowed a few clever ones among them to attend schools, and the even more clever ones, the university. This was so that they could enforce their laws in a less violent but more effective manner.

A strange thing which no one in Silvermoor could unravel was the non-racial discrimination of their conquerors. They were people of mixed races, coming from all known ethnicity. Silvermoor was settled by colored people.

42 years later, in 1977 in Rossfield City, Coby and Vin were fortunate boys who were enrolled at Rossfield University at the tender age of 20. Going to the university at such an age was a miracle for the colonial denizens. They were studying agricultural science and business administration. This one day they went to visit the university’s farm for a project research they were doing. Little did they know about the fatality ending that awaited them on their perilous journey.

“We are supposed to get clearance to go to the farm.” Vin exclaimed, frightened about going against protocol

“Why?” Coby replied ambitiously.

“There was an incident last year, a girl spent an entire week missing and it turned out that she was staying at the university’s farm with the previous manager. Ever since then, the university put a tight security for students trying to go to the farm.”

“We’ll just quickly gather our data and come back before anyone notices we are gone. And besides no one still cares about that incident anyway, let’s just go.”

So Coby and Vin went to the farm disregarding protocol. They arrived at the farm entrance and found a security guard. After saying their greetings, the security officer was looking at them condescendingly without saying anything.

“So what you boys doing in these parts?” he said, after starring at them for some time

“We are students at Rossfield University and we are here to conduct a research for a project we are doing?” Coby replied

Vin was so afraid that his legs started shaking and he almost peed his pants. Any violation of rules resulted in dismissal to mines under tough labor.

“Permit slip?” the officer demanded

“We were told we could just come with our id’s for this particular project. We won’t even take long, we will just ask the manager a few questions and come back.” Coby quickly replied

The officer looked at their id’s and was too lazy to confirm their claims.

“Alright, you can go now. Don’t go around stealing things and stuff.”

After the scary encounter with the officer the two boys continued their journey to the farm.

“Wow, I was about to piss my pants there! I am just not used to speaking with white people, you know. To make matters worse, an officer? This is something you should have told me beforehand, man.”

“Sorry, but it’s alright now! you did great. you know! For not pissing your pants and all!” Coby smirkly said to Vin

“like you’re one to say that to me.”

“It’s cool man. Just be careful when you say white people and everything. These people don’t tolerate racism.” Coby continued

“It’s strange you know. My grandma used to say most colonies were overtaken by white people in her time, but these people don’t seem to care about that. They just keep overworking us in farms and mines.”

“Whatever! Let’s hurry up.”

They finally arrived at the beautiful farm of the university, now being managed by two managers, the head manager and his vice manager, Darius Prowler a denizen of Silvermoor. Upon arriving they found Darius sitting outside his small office/storage on his lazy man chair with a cigarette in his mouth.

“Hello there.” Coby said to him. “We are students from the university, my name is Coby this is Vincent. We came here hoping to speak with the manager Mr. Wesley.”

“Yea that aren’t happening, he probably laying drunk in his bed or screwing around with the farm girls. You boys better turn around and go back the way you came from.” Darius replied

“Are you Mr. Darius King by any chance?” Coby asked

“Darius King lives no more, name is Darius prowler.”

His face was down casted as he introduced himself to the two boys. His was another sad story just like many others among his kin in those days

“Whatever Planet-crashing reason would you give yourself such a name?” Coby continued

“Long story kid, one that involves me being a black man in the wrong timeline.”

“Black man? I heard they didn’t conquer our country because of our skin color. Also there’re many black people among them.”

“Don’t be fooled by those traitors’ kid. I don’t know what it is, but am sure they are hiding something.”

“Should you be saying this, being a farm manager and all?” Concerned Coby asked

“Does it look like I care? Look at them, acting as if they’re immortals!” He said to them while pointing at the prestigious family that was passing nearby with horses and a carriage, inside of which a beautiful maiden sat.

“Wow! who is she, the beautiful angel?” Vincent asked, completely disregarding all the male escorts with her. When it came to lovely ladies, Vin completely took a whole different personality. He could go to any lengths to simply please a lady.

“Now aren’t that a face with rays protruding to melt your eyes? You got good eyesight kid! With a beauty like that to get home to, I wouldn’t mind slaving away my entire life.” Darius said in excitement

“Yeah, she is an epitome of exquisite True beauty. Wait... what do you mean, ‘to get home to’?” Coby asked

“Bygones kid. Now if you will excuse me boys, Duty calls.”

“Wait, you are the vice manager right? Maybe we can just speak with you.” Coby exclaimed

“I don’t have any real authority here kid despite having a freaking degree in agricultural science. But put it away anyway, you have three minutes.”

“Thanks, uh…So we are doing a research on how you are managing the fertilizers, the types you use, how much you use and for which crops you use them for. Specifically, we are trying to build a favorable financial skim to encourage local farmers to purchase fertilizers.” Coby laid out

“Long story short kid, the university claim they give us a 100%, half arrives here and half of that half is squandered by the Long legs secondary school graduate upstairs, and we end up using the manure as our maneuver. That all, then see you later. Time for real men to ignite and start pumping.” He replied, about to go somewhere in a hurry

“Wait, where are you going?” Coby asked

“I have to follow the beautiful princess.”

“You mean stalk the white lady, they’ll catch and torture you.” Coby thought Darius was trying to follow them behind while stealing glances at the beautiful girl in the carriage.

Darius promptly departed from them and overtly started trailing the esteemed family as he had done on numerous occasions. Nevertheless, this time he could not foresee the perilous snare that awaited him.