CHAPTER I: INTRO - LIGHT REFLECTIONS (4)
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Those of Nénufar correctly deduced that the green emerald was embedded in one of the dragons, and therefore, they rose with the vehemence of recovering the stolen gem. They longed to seize it, and return it to the place where it belonged, the Nénufar Region.
This is why these beings detested dragons, and throughout their existence in Kepler, they dedicated themselves mixing with each other; gathering enough energy to rise in the waning nights like monstrosities and tried every time to destroy the dragon army. And, although they were always defeated, they swore that one day they would beat the Dragon Kingdom, and the green emerald would finally be recovered. Thus, the dragons welcomed their main enemy kingdom, the Monsters of Nénufar. They fought each other throughout their coexistence, and forged what was known as the Eternal War.
Dragons were much more powerful beings, and in original times, the Golden King was the leader in combat. He led them to substantial success. The objective was not to eliminate these beings, but rather to dismantle and overthrow them until they ceased to constitute a threat to the nearby regions of the land race. In fact, the confrontation was convenient, as it allowed the dragons to improve their skills, organize their rapid movements, and coordinate their attack and defense. The army perfected its battle strategies.
Those of Nénufar were decomposed and disintegrated, but these were regenerated and rebuilt below the surface and the swamps again, so they constantly resurfaced. That allowed their species to be pluralized. However, in the same way, the Dragon Army also resurfaced. And this resurgence was nothing more than the constant evolution of the army, and its impressive styles of attack. This pressure gave them just what they needed to generate the fruits of strength they were looking for, and that they could not develop it in any other way than in these wars. As long as the Nenufars resurfaced, the Dragons would always become more powerful.
The precursor kingdom of the Initial Golden King was one of the most organized. It developed formidably until it headed towards the summit of the evolution of all lineages. The kingdom of dragons was a very profound reign, full of magic and harmony, but it was doomed to be constantly restarted. This was only known by the King since, according to the stipulations of the demigod itself, the only way that the Kingdom of the Dragons could survive and evolve was through the reinstatement of itself.
But how would such a kingdom be renewed? Taking into consideration that these were one of the most powerful creatures in the history of the planet, organized by a divine dragon, created by nature itself. Born with the purest of essences. Essences fragmented from the most splendid corners of all the planet. In addition, the Golden King forged an empire along with seven burly supreme dragons. Without mentioning, the army of centenarians of dragons committed to the orders of all these before mentioned, which trained for all the spaces of time, protecting the world and becoming increasingly strong in their activities of defense. It was practically an unwavering offspring; perfect, indestructible.
The only way to renew the Kingdom was through self-destruction, and self-renewal. The Kingdom was to restart itself throughout the centuries and millennia. It was about forging an empire, consolidated and complying with protection, and then allowing its end to give way to the appearance of a new kingdom, a better one. Evolving and advancing in magic and energy.
Only the Initial Golden King knew this could be achieved through the replacement of the Golden King; a new King with new ideals, with new intentions. A King with the necessary forces to create a new and improved empire.
According to Elgoneth's Law, in order to dismiss the Golden King, it needed to beget a new one. And for the initiation of a new reign to begin, a dragon must reveal itself on its own. A single dragon was to attack the entire empire, absorb the energy of all the dragons and, once finished, the Initial Golden King would integrate the Kingdom with him.
The spirits that lived within the Dragons were called Raēn. And these energies were really one. They were all connected, but physically scattered. So, in order to regenerate the Kingdom, the whole empire needed to transfer all their energy towards one Raēn. This rebel dragon must have enough courage and strength to annihilate thousands of dragons, devastate the entire army, defeat the Seven Supreme Dragons, fight against the Golden King, win, and finally absorb his energy. The Legend clarified that the New Golden King, needed to come from any descendant of the seven supreme sacred lineages; although secretly, some lineages were naturally more suitable for this position than others, and some characteristics favored more than others, to win and become the New King. In the end, everything really depended on the level of strength, attitude and purpose by which the rebel dragon was born.
Every time the defiant dragon pulverized a dragon in battle, it absorbed its energy. As it destroyed more dragons, it absorbed more of it, and the stronger the dragons he defeated, the stronger the energy this challenger received. In this way, when it came time to face the Golden King, an equitable duel persisted. If the challenger won, Elgoneth appeared to him and he would immediately become the New King. The deity would transform his physique into that of a Golden King, and this would give him the basis to create his Seven Supreme Dragons, and thus form a new Kingdom of Dragons. Only in this way, the law could be successfully completed. This was the Legend of Restitutio, and this was ruled in this way from the day of the creation of the Initial Golden King, by the Architect of Life.
The only ones allowed to know about the Legend of Restitutio were the Golden Kings. In theory, these were the only capable to know, since once, these had to enforced it. At some point in time, they had also been Challenger Dragons. They were living witnesses of this process.