Mzor203
April 23rd, 2009, 02:00 AM
This thread serves two purposes... One, for reading enjoyment (lol, maaaybe). Second is for backup, because I've had some bad problems with stories being deleted in the past.
Anyway, my latest story is... interesting. Basically, you'll figure out about it as you go along, but the prologue sounds very stereotypical, so don't mind it. It's just a veeeery very small taste of the book.
PLEASE NOTE: I am aware of the shortness. My chapters are usually 3,000-5,000 words,so don't worry, this is simply the prologue.
Prologue
Like all stories, this one must start somewhere, and where better to start then with an introduction. My name is Athran. I am one of the Children of the Salimarr, and at 17, am the oldest and thus next in line for the throne of Thaelderyn. Giving the details of what I was like at the beginning of this long tail is useless, as the rapid change I experienced within only weeks changed everything. So for this reason, I will leave this open to your observation.
Thaelderyn was, and still is in some respects, a wretched country. The order of the Salimarr took over many years back, in a massive invasion from the neighboring country of Syrien. After the takeover, the two countries eventually split apart, and Thaelderyn became a second entity, with only a spiteful group of invaders to lead it. The Salimarr tried to cover up the state of the country by attempting to create a type of utopia. The history is very long, but in short, it worked. Yet it only left everything covered, buried the truths of the country alive, and quelled the cries of help from a troubled nation.
I was next in line to take it over. Originally, I was thrilled. The ways of the Salimarr had been driven into me so deeply that I couldn't see beyond the surface of the 'utopia' to the pain that the citizens were enduring. All that changed one mere weeks ago, one day that would change the fate of the nation forever.
Anyway, my latest story is... interesting. Basically, you'll figure out about it as you go along, but the prologue sounds very stereotypical, so don't mind it. It's just a veeeery very small taste of the book.
PLEASE NOTE: I am aware of the shortness. My chapters are usually 3,000-5,000 words,so don't worry, this is simply the prologue.
Prologue
Like all stories, this one must start somewhere, and where better to start then with an introduction. My name is Athran. I am one of the Children of the Salimarr, and at 17, am the oldest and thus next in line for the throne of Thaelderyn. Giving the details of what I was like at the beginning of this long tail is useless, as the rapid change I experienced within only weeks changed everything. So for this reason, I will leave this open to your observation.
Thaelderyn was, and still is in some respects, a wretched country. The order of the Salimarr took over many years back, in a massive invasion from the neighboring country of Syrien. After the takeover, the two countries eventually split apart, and Thaelderyn became a second entity, with only a spiteful group of invaders to lead it. The Salimarr tried to cover up the state of the country by attempting to create a type of utopia. The history is very long, but in short, it worked. Yet it only left everything covered, buried the truths of the country alive, and quelled the cries of help from a troubled nation.
I was next in line to take it over. Originally, I was thrilled. The ways of the Salimarr had been driven into me so deeply that I couldn't see beyond the surface of the 'utopia' to the pain that the citizens were enduring. All that changed one mere weeks ago, one day that would change the fate of the nation forever.