In between blue and yellow, there is green.
In between the sorcerers and the ungifted, there is a man.
In green robes, he was floating in the skies right under the sun.
No one could see his face clearly as the desert sand rose into the eyes of the war-driven men.
The ungifted soldiers and the sorcerors were as numerous as grains of sand in the desert and the battlefield was stretched through out all the wastelands, still, his booming deep voice was heard by all and not even a pin drop could be heard as his glorious aura filled the air.
"I can not calm your meaningless rage, continuing this war, a war driven by our senseless ancestors, but I will tell you this; If you fight this war, the blood of the weak and strong will flow on this land and it will never be fertile." The mysterious man says as he slowly lowers himself to the ground.
Immediately, the heads of the leaders of both sides fall to the ground and the crowd falls into disarray.
Slowly, one by one, their weapons fall to the ground as they felt immense pressure that made them fall to their knees and bow towards the mysterious man.
***
High up in the mountains of the monks, the master opens his eyes after a week's meditation.
Distressed, he struggled but eventually stood to his feet. His back was hunched and his legs were heavy for him to carry. His long white beard and eyebrows almost touching the ground.
He slowly walked to the to gong tray and picked up a golden stick. He bangs the tray with the stick making a loud gong sound.
Soon, all the elders assembled at the temple.
"Master! That gong hasn't been hit since the great war, why hit it now?" Elder Mu asked immediately the he comes in.
"Yes, Master, why now of all times?" Elder Po also asks.
"Master, what is the matter?" Elder Fei asks again seeing the dazed face of the master who wasn't easily fazed or frightened by anything.
"Brothers, the time is near. The saviour is born." The master finally says.
"What do you mean?" Elder Mu asks anxiously.
The Master sighed, "I saw it in a vision while I was meditating. The one to end the war is born."
"What did you see Master?"
"It was in a desert. The world was already half destroyed and the soldiers of the sorcerors and the ungifted were about to start the war. But then, there was a man in the sky. He wore a green robe. His aura filled the air and everyone stood still. Even I standing in the sidelines could feel the weight of his presence. He said that blood would flow. Suddenly, the heads of the leaders fell off their bodies and everyone was put in confusion. Soon, everyone dropped their weapons and knelt to this man..."
"Master, that's a good thing. Why were you frightened?" Elder Mu reasoned.
The master continued, "That wasn't all..." The master's leg fails him and he falls to the ground.
"Master!" Elder Fei yells as he runs over to support the master.
There was fright in the master's eyes as if he had seen his own death. His mouth was hanging open and his hands trembled in fear.
"Master! What did you see?!" Elder Po begged already getting scared.
"...There was peace for some time. But the one he loved fell into his arms. Her eyes were red and she sought for revenge. Her last request was for him to seek revenge for her.
She died..."
"Then what?!" Elder Fei asks in anticipation
"...The sky turned red, the ground opened and swallowed the cities. Beasts attacked and all was lost. Children and women, right before my eyes, fell and died. The four kingdoms were destroyed and blood flowed down the drains of the eastern kingdom. This saviour had turned into the world's doom and no one could stand against him. His eyes were red and black as he conquered all in his path. Then it was my time. I closed my eyes in tears and died." The master concluded still trembling.
All the elders stood dazed and speechless.
"Is there hope for any of us?" Elder Fei said quietly after a moment of silence.
"All is lost. No one survives. I saw it with my own eyes." The master replies solemnly.
"If you, master, saw the end, that means the time is nigh." Elder Mu put forth.
"Indeed it is. What can we do to stop this?" Elder Po pondered.
" A prophecy has never been altered since the beginning of time." Elder Mu sighed.
"We haven't been alive since the beginning of time, have we? We can't just not do anything." Elder Fei counters.
The master stands up, "For now, we can only hope for another vision. Perhaps, our God will send us hope for the future."
***
Due to the raging unfair war between the sorcerers and the ungifted, the sorcerers had built a village deep within the forest on the outskirts of the eastern kingdom. A place where all of them could live in peace without the influence of the ungifted. They called it GREENLAND.
Sorcerors from far and wide come to seek refuge from the ungifted. There was peace for all living in Greenland.
***
The eastern kingdom soldiers had surrounded the village, burning the houses. There were screams and cries everywhere as the eastern army shot the sorcerors on sight. They had no mercy, even on the women and children.
The sorcerors were defenseless due to the magic sealing barrier that the ungifted put up to prevent them from using their magic.
And so, they died helplessly.
No one knew of the eastern kingdom's coming and no one heard them until the houses were burning and they were shooting their guns.
Greenland had been a mystery, or rather a myth to the eastern kingdom. Only sorcerors knew its location and it had been hidden for over a century. So it was clear that someone leaked its location to the eastern kingdom and only blue ranked sorcerors could put up a magic sealing barrier.
Blue ranked sorcerors in Greenland were made heads of the village.
***
The wooden roof weakens, burning and falling to the ground.
Progressing through the fiery ground with the house falling apart, Williams, the head chief follows the sound of his crying child.
He took out a wand from his pocket to lift the huge pillar that obstructed the path to the room where the child's cry came from. The wand was quite peculiar compared to the wands that other sorcerors used. It had ancient carvings on it.
The wand shone a red dark light and the pillar was lifted away from the door.
Williams entered the scorching room and picks the child and ran out of the room and out of the house.
The house collapsed behind Williams just as he jumped out in the nick of time.
"Williams!" A woman yelled as she approached Williams and the child.
"Ann!" Williams yelled back.
She finally reached them, out of breath and sweating all over, looking around like she was looking for something.
"Where is Adam?!" She asked confused as Williams only had one child in his arms.
"I thought he was with you?!" Williams asked in horror.
Ann turned to the already collapsed house, "Adam, no!!" She screams, running towards the fire but Williams draws her back.
"Noooo!! My baby!!" Ann yelled louder with tears rolling her cheeks.
She suddenly seized Williams by his collar, "Do something! Do something!" She begged with a flicker of hope still in her eyes like he could actually do something.
"Use the wand." She whispered in desperation as she looked into Williams ' eyes
"It can't bring anyone back to life. I've tried." Williams solemnly said as he lowered his head.
"No, Williams. No. You can't say that. Try again..." Ann said in a shaky voice,"... Bring back my son!!" She screamed.
Williams kept his head down, giving no reply as Ann continued to shake him vigorously.
Ann finally gives in to the fact that there was no hope and she loosened her hold on Williams's collar.
She was heartbroken and grief flooded her heart.
"This is all your fault..." Ann says in a calm and steady voice, "...No one else. Not the kingdom's soldiers nor the heads. It is all your fault. You and that cursed wand in your hand." She says with her voice rising in anger.
She snatched the child from Williams' arms and walked away.
Williams said nothing because he knew she wasn't wrong.
Ann stopped and turned, "I begged you, Williams. I begged you to put it away. I wish you had listened to me." She says and turns, walking away with the child in her arms.
***
"I know you're there..." Williams suddenly says.
Out of the shadows, the twelve heads reveal themselves one by one, surrounding him....