Dreams & Ashes (A Synopsis)

Many generations have passed since the Great Migration took place.

During a time of terrible darkness, the people fled from their homes and sought shelter from the aftermath. It was a time of great fear and sorrow. Humanity had finally come to see the consequences of its actions, after a history full of lessons unlearned.

Before this, the world had come to see the dawning of a golden era. Technology, wealth, and power became the foundation of human ambition. They celebrated their successes and marveled at their achievements. A brave, new world they had created, beyond anything any king, emperor, or president of the past could have imagined. The magnificence of their world was astounding, and their pride was even more so because of it.

But then suddenly, and without warning, during this age of peace and seemingly unending prosperity....the unthinkable had happened.

Destruction and war came swiftly in the night, seeking to devour all. Most of the world, unaware about its beginnings and utterly unprepared, found chaos quickly spreading throughout their world and leaving all in darkness never before seen. The people of the world were shaken from their delusions of security and were quickly awaken to a new harsh, unforgiving reality that they had themselves created.

In the darkness of the night, the great mushrooms grew, and they brought with them the sun. The seas boiled. The poles melted. The great waters began to cover much of the land. The plants and animals fell...to be crushed by the weight of human technology. And after that, came the winter of all winters. Humanity began to die.

No longer did gold seem precious, nor did bread matter to the body. But to survive another day from the darkness and from the fire was all the people cared for. Humanity pleaded with the earth and her mountains to hide them from their fate. But alas...it was too late for most.

Only a very small fraction of mankind found the mercy of the mother, scattered throughout what was left of their world. Only they found her sympathy, and she hid them. In her caves they dwelt, for protection against fear and extinction. And so it was, far below her surface, did the human race begin anew.

Generations had passes, one upon another, until the memory of their dying past became so distant that it too began to die. Now only thought of as myth and legend, stories of the time before the Great Migration were told only to children as bedtime stories...and stories of the darkness during the Great Migration were not spoken of at all. Most, in fact, did not believe at all anything that was said of their distant past, as any remaining evidence of that past no longer existed. Anything that could have bore witness seemed to die with the past as well.

But there was one...one from the ancient tribe of Ameria who knew the forgotten truths of their past. But as the current King of Noradina, he kept the truth hidden from his people, as did the other kings before him, out of fear of what the truth might do to the fabric of their society, and to the survival of their people. Though many generations had passed since that great and terrible day,there were still many dangers and unknowns in the world above them. The people had to be protected. Knowledge was now their greatest danger and enemy. The kings all understood that the ignorance of their people was key to their continuing survival and in the interest of their people. This was the decision that every king had made in their succession. But a time was coming when this tradition of ignorance would no longer be served.

And this King knew another secret....one that had also been passed down from the kings of the past. A secret that he knew would one day have the strength to destroy his people and the sub-terranian world in which they lived. His fear, though, of this revelation kept him holding on to it as did the other kings in their time. Every one of them had feared the same. So the mysteries of this secret had stayed buried, deep within the hearts of the kings until the present. Though this incredible secret had remained hidden from the people of Noradina since the beginning, the current King knew that one day his people would know of, and it would be time. But time would be against them.

But there was another part to this secret...one that also gave the kings great hope, for their future and for all of humanity. And the truth within the secret was this: a prophesy had arisen long, long ago - a prophesy form the dreams of a king. But the prophesy did not come from any ordinary king. He was Methusala the Great...the wisest of all the kings of Noradina, and the first to seal up the secrets. The dreams first came to Methusala when he was but a child, and increased in frequency as he grew older. And in his dreams was a vision of one who would rise from their midst, beholding great wisdom and knowledge - one who would one day lead their people, and the whole of humanity, to a place called New Eden. This great leader would guide humanity away from its tendacy to harm the world 00and destroy itself. It would be there in New Eden that their destiny would await them.

And the child that would be born, who would one day become this prophesied leader, the savior of mankind, who also have dreams...unlike no other. Theyt would give vision to the unseen and knowledge of the unknowable - of places and sights unimaginable. They would also reveal a new truth, but one that is as old as time. Destiny would be coming soon, and the world was about to change....forever.

But before this would happen, the world would face a challenge unlike any it had faced before. Another one would rise to challenge the order of man and seek the ultimate power for himself. He would lead mankind to the very edge of final destruction, and even worse, if that were even possible.

A strange, new darkness was about to fill the earth once again, but one unlike the shadows of the past. This nemesis of mankind, the one who will lead the armies of darkness throughout the world, will also have a secret of his own...one far more terrifying than anything the world, or life itself, has ever encountered, or ever will....

But from beneath the darkness, in a place so very hidden, the child shall rise to meet the darkness and pierce it with a new light. The child of prophesy, with the great knowledge and wisdom bestowed upon itself, will display a power to all of history, that will be unmatched and unnatural.

In an epic adventure of struggle and hope, against all odds and possibilities, the last and final great conflict between the forces of light and the forces of darkness, will bring three worlds colliding, where before there was only one: the seen, the unseen, and the forgotten. The child of light will remind the world of its dreams...dreams so long forgotten, but no longer. Mankind will be taught to dream again. This child, spoken from the dreams of a king, would bring the final revolution of man, and in a time so crucial...

“And there shall come a time when all the world, when all of humanity, will witness the coming of an age, spoken of only in dreams. And these dreams shall reveal the day when evolution and revolution will become one and the same.”

The one to bear these truths, will be the Child of Destiny, and the courage of a child shall bear witness to the spirit of man and of all life. The world will suffer darkness no more, and the light of mankind will shine throughout the universe. History will remember this child...the child of destiny and of light. This child will lead the world by its dreams and will be remembered for all eternity. They will look for the one to come and will give all honor, for this child is to be the last remaining hope for mankind. And though this child of destiny and of light shall be known by many names throughout the world, and in many different tongues, there is one that will be known by all.

The one to come will be called “The Dreamer”.