So, this morning between sleeping and wakefulness, this came to me, a retake on my old prologue for Radiance. Aaah, FINALLY, inspiration!
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"Many, many years ago, when the world was new, and the colors were vibrant, the Creator looked down on His creation and knew that it was good. From the rolling green hills,to the raging blue seas. From the islands with their white beaches, to the lush dark forests. But the world was empty, void of creatures to roam and enjoy the creation. So the Creator made six beings. The Creator used what was around Him, infusing these beings with colors vibrant enough to rival the world that He had made. The first brother was named Rojo after the Red color of his skin, brighter than any cherry. For him, the Creator made a woman, named Ruby, to match his hue and be his bride. Next, the Creator made the next brother, Amarillo, whose skin was the color of a Sunflower. And he, too, was given a wife made by the Creator, named Topaz, to match him in hue and be his wife. Last, the Creator made the last brother, Azul, whose skin was like the ocean. The Creator made him a wife, named Saphire. The Creator knew that his creation was good. He set the brothers to govern his world and treat it just. He gave them homes on the islands, saving the largest, most central island for mutual exploration from his new three races where the ownership would be neutral.
The brothers and their wives took care of their islands, and the population slowly grew from the first six. More and more the children looked towards the other islands to find their husband or wife. Soon, new skin colors came to be; Orange, Green, and Violet. The brothers looked upon these with wonder, and gave the new races their own islands for their different sons to govern. Through the years, Indigo came to be from the sons of Violets and Blues. The half-breeds who took after no specific parent were given the name Mixes, those whose skin was not primarily one of the other colors. Shades, those whose colors faded into dull Blacks, Browns, Grays and Whites were the last to come to be, from having lineages of too many races their colors blended into these tones. For many years, they lived in peace and coexistence.
With the population booming, the brothers were taught by the Creator trades, jobs specific to the islands that they governed. Everything was good, and the Creator was well pleased. The grand island, bigger than the rest, stayed as a place for all to gather and sell their wares. The brothers were pleased with their children and the progress that they were making. But like most brothers, quarrels broke out between them, for peace is something that never lasts. Discovered on the grand island was a cave of crystals, beautiful and clear. When taken they sparkled and cast a rainbow of colors onto the ground. Rojo saw that Red was was the first of the scheme, and he knew that he was the favored brother, for he was made first by the Creator. He fought with his brothers, saying that he and his people deserved to live on the grand island, for they were favored by the Creator. A war broke out between the races, with the Reds and their children dominating the others. Rojo built a castle on the island and deemed himself as the King over his brothers. The first King of Radiance.
A hierarchy was born..."
~Eden Swift.
