In different worlds, come different customs and different responsibilities. Erased from the real world, for causing harm to the Grand Design, beings go to the purgatory of all the worlds. This world is no different to these rules. When one does harm to the plans of the fates, they shall cease to exist.

This world, Drendelheim, was a world much unlike our own. People lived on rocky, barren land with small gardens and farms for nourishment. The people of the villages did not dare venture into the forest regions of their planet. They filled themselves with evil that would corrupt the mind and soul, or so they say.

However, restraint to do something often brings curiosity as to why it shouldn’t be done. Moreover, all men are attracted to their own mysteries. One such man dared fight the gods and their design long before the forests were corrupted and indeed was the very reason they were filled with sin. This man, named Hermit by the village’s people, often lived for extended periods in the forest. He lived with nobody and hardly spoke to the people of his village.

One evening, after the evening prayers and offerings had been given, Hermit climbed up the mountainous terrain to get to the shrine and alter of their gods. There he attempted to combine the elements by using the gods themselves. He set up, and cast, an animation spell to make the statues of the gods themselves come alive.

When the statues animated themselves alive, they started to crack and eventually exploded revealing the real gods staring down at the man that dare summon the gods.

There stood every god in full elemental glory. There was Encember, God of Fire, Aguya, Goddess of Water, Sparek, God of Electricity, Drakel, God of Darkness, Greanen, Goddess of Nature, Godlick, god of Light, Frenrick, God of the Beast, Sora, Goddess of the Sky, and the largest and grandest of the gods, Arturo, God of Creation.

The statues stood awaiting their command, but none came as Hermit looked in awe at what he had just manifested. Finally, in his awe, he mumbled his command very squeaky. “I request an amulet to control the elements all for myself.” 

The gods looked at each other and nodded before turning to the starry sky. Encember sent flames, Aguya a stream of water, Sparek a bolt of lightning, Drakel, a hand of blackness, Godlick a long beam of glittering light, Greanen a vine, Frenrick a tail, Sora a long cloud, and Arturo rose his hands and the objects began to swirl together. The amulet glowed for a moment and came down to the man. He reached for and could feel its warmth emanating as it came closer. It landed in his hands with the utmost ease of a falling feather. However, as it touched his hands it began to glow once more. It became searing hot and he dropped it to the ground.

It started to grow in size and change in shape. When it finally slowed its growth and became truly visible once again, it had taken the shape of an egg. Frenrick spoke, “You cannot harness the power of the gods. Therefore, we present to you the closest that the human race shall get, the dragon. It is a creature of power and of cunning. It comes to you to be your friend and to aid you in war. However, if you mistreat this beast we shall instruct it, to destroy you. I will bless your high religious people with magic to aid the riders of these dragons. Their lineage will assist the riders and the riders shall be there to assist the magi. You will have nothing but the elements of the gods to guide you.”

However, before the Gods left, Drakel dropped a small pebble that fused with Hermit that transformed him into a creature blessed with agility and cunning. Strength and a well sense of hearing and smell. The creature however was cursed to the night and shunned but not hated by the day. The creature must drink the elixir of life to survive and twinkled in the sunlight. The being was and forever will be a vampire.