Episode 2 Aurias History

 Both sides agreeing to never come in contact and never hunt down the other. Demi human being more skeptical of human being considering they started the War decided to erect a barrier around their kingdoms that prevent human entry. 500 years later humans split off into faction kingdom based on magic resources wealth and race to avoid infighting etc. There are 5 great kingdoms with each their own specialty, the kingdom of Borus's matriarchy and earth, the Kingdom of Quinn a military state proficient in all types of combat magic and weaponry, the Farus kingdom of fire and ice magic and mastery, Laya the kingdom of wind and air magic specialty in travel and flying magic, and finally this kingdom of Aurias of water and healing magic, unfortunately, healing magic been lost to times and bloodlines so we now specialize in science and medicine and research combined with magic. The magic specialties of dark and light magic belong to all races only specific rare individuals in each the demon demi and humans can use them. Although no one has seen the demon race in eon it been said there was a great war between lower world demon and the upper demi and human the story goes that they banded together to banish them to the lower world under the surface of the earth it was then sealed by both side magic the seal supposed to renew every 500 yrs. It was said that before the seal upper and lower world lived together in harmony that was the Harmonious age with magic portal throughout the land giving access to all upper and lowers to each side of the world but something happened that sparked a war which lasted for 100 years this was the Age of Destruction which birthed magical beast it all ended in the lower world is sealed away. Unfortunately, the war between the upper world demi and humans started the Carnal Age which lasted for 200 years once they agreed on separation in came the centuries of peace we are now in the Magical age birth and return of new and old magic of all kind.

The magical beast is creatures that were rumored to be leftover from the waste war with the demons eons ago some even say that magical beats are mutated forms of all the races contaminated by unknown magic from space. Others thinks is an experiment gone wrong with a mixture is different race DNA like demi-human infected with demon blood and dark magic the ones that went out of controlled and didn't die Rome the earth mass producing and evolving. Their now just simple beast with no higher intellect.

The demi race did something similar they split by species into tribes' some wolves, elves, beast, dwarfs', fairies, with each race having subspecies, each race was under 1 leader appointed by the masses and they all fall under 1 kingdom elected by the each of the chief-tons of the races the generals. Demi lived under a magic protective and invisible shield because humans couldn't be trusted to abide by their own laws especially if they kill their own kind. They started kidnapping demi and using them as slaves in the last 2 centuries when they just started going out of their bubble. But now demi basically extinct or rare creature's because they hardly ever seen and they never leave their territory.

This is the kingdom of Aurias a matriarchy ruled by a Queen of regal and their male consorts a monarchy for over 300 years. There is also called the kingdom of water because large water reserves and high compatibly with its citizens the element of the country produces a high and large rate of water mages. The 1st queen was a water mage she founded this country because it was an area littered with magical springs. in the early years of the kingdom, the properties of the springs were eternal with a variety of healing and rejuvenation with two types of regular springs and hot springs all throughout the kingdom. Now there been monopolized by the upper class and royals only undiscovered and small low-town springs are available to help the commoners. This is the Magical or as some call it the Mythical age of advanced magic and magical technology. The look of the kingdom is Victorian London gold red and white the entire set barrier formation circular and getting smaller as you get to the inner city where the altitude rises like a mountain.

Thiers are 5 most influential families in the kingdom be it by merit and achievements, royal blood, and financial support to the country or crown. The Bella's, the Undines, Perseus, the Regales' And the Aurias

IN this kingdom females were the better gender although over the years men have slowly been getting equal rights it became official about 10 years ago when they finally were allowed to join the military. My name is Regina Alison Arias.

I am a royal scientist magician 1st in my class best science medicine researcher in the kingdom I was about to be promoted to be one of the queen royal advisors in the policy of health and have an official vote in-law and become important members of the kingdom. Right before everything went up in smoke my life was finally coming together.

Now I am stuck in a cell arrested on trumped-up charges that make no sense. Just when I was about to announce my breakthrough to the 2 largest leading causes of death tolls in this country the high-level monsters magical beast(spirit beast) that come out every full moon to terrorize and kill our citizens. And the unfortunate aftermath that spread disease, once they defeated or run out a town they're captured by the hunters and adventure guilds then they leave even more death in their wake miasma from their blood and corpse spread disease. A deadly sickness that referred to as "the draining or beast sickness" It’s a sickness that runs rampant among kingdom the hotbed of activity mostly affects the lower classes because the minimum amount of money, security, magic, and doctors available to them their streets are ruined and littered with leftover beast dropping. Usually, after killing a magical beast you’re supposed to clean up after yourself, and then the official military uses magic to clean the street once a day to prevent sickness but the lower towns are usually left to defend or clean it up after themselves. Hunters don't like the lower towns because their more dangerous more beast, other just don't care they think it enough that they killed the beast and then sometimes they’re just not enough hunters to around especially lower town are so exposed to the outside there on the edge of the kingdom. The lower class because of their poor resources it's very to produce children with magical ability and if they do tier capacity is usually low and they can't afford to send them to the academies to cultivate and get stronger. So there lower community is stagnant right now. Which is where I come in I was about to change this kingdom. The draining has killed for centuries since the Age of destruction the second Waste Wars and the age of Annihilation the first waste wars.

I discovered with mixture certain chemicals, such as mystic magic steam, arias magical healing flower, propanol, benzene, the remains of beast corpse purified in our healing springs and a specific magic combination of water wind (air) and light magic, and extraction of toxic material using dark magic I found a cure. The healing spring a form treatment used was only staving off the symptoms along with healing magic being very rare only prolonged life or increased life essence for mainly the noble's upper class who could afford the water baths daily and most used treatment magical infusions you're able to inject your own magical reserves into the person. The draining is a disease that slowly eats away at your magic then life essence. Each person is born with 100 years’ worth of life essence that slowly gets used up and shorten by their life choices and predicament (luck) by disease eating habits, alcohol abuse, injuries, etc. But if they can maintain their body every human being can live up to 100 years or more because they can maintain increase their life essence with the magic although there have only been 20 different mages who were able to go beyond 100 years old.

Ever since my mother contracted the draining when I was a child I didn't always believe I could cure it especially after the truth about my dad's death came to light. I only changed my mind after the Queen of victory speech and my recommendation to the academies the royal academy they called me a genius in magic after I created my first spell. I wanted to

make my medicine available to all classes because I was a commoner and I know what its likes to not be able to afford what you need to struggle to survive, go through starvation, abuse of the upper class, and neglect of the military, to fight fellow for a home to downsize your already small home to pay you family medical bill.

. I found a cure 2 weeks ago but I needed a way to cheaply mass produce it I was stuck. But then a few days ago I made a breakthrough on the beast problem I found a way to deter them drive them off and keep them away. Its chemical compound when combined with magic infects their cells and kills them from the inside out one shot they die in few minutes with no trace remains. I constructed them in capsule liquid form that could be fired, shot, or thrown. I can also make into an aerosol with wind magic that can be spread along the border and launch like bombs it lasts for a month on any surface. We can put the capsule in amulets and mass-produce only a small amount of magic is needed for activation the capsule can be kept and used for warding off beast it lasts for about 1 year until it needs a refill I released the information to the public as soon as possible for the protection of all now when they finally decide to build a wall at the edge of the kingdom to keep the beast out everyone will be safer for it. This more than likely how they figured out I was close to finding a cure and why I was abducted. The capsules can also be embedded into the necklaces the queen gave out for Barrier protection of all her citizens' homes most are magically attached to their house so they can’t be moved added protection is needed. I learned about the barrier and force field spells in academies with my friends Queen Aria she developed, released, and created this spell it during her reign. When I was studying remain of the beast I discovered why they were the cause of the sickness that was killing our population we called it the" the draining" it drains your life essence and magic over a period of days to years depending on how much magic you have and how old you are and your body health state. I discovered a way to mass-produce the cure making it affordable to all right before they came in trashed my lab and abducted me. Luckily I did a small unnoticeable spell I stored all-important document in my storage space ring and my compact cube that can instantly deposit information from my brain into it I did an instant scan of my lab and hid a copy of my work in the collar of my familiar my blue and black cat he escaped unharmed and unnoticed.

Each person has the chance to bond with a familiar in their 1st year of classes at to royal magic academy only mages have the ability unless familiar is adopted because of a dying master or through the family. Familiar has a 200-year lifespan unless specifically killed or the decision to die with their master. They can specialize in any attribute their master compatible with. In familiar class, they have a spell where students go into this dream-like state and travel to a foreign world where they go and meet familiar and hopefully their chosen by one and can bond with them forming lifelong partnership magic contracts.

With High magic capacity, you can stave off the draining for years especially with all the new treatments produced available. The treatment was about to be made exclusive to the nobles and high class by law by the Cora faction maintaining their right to monopolize the best of everything. But the current Queen of victory stepped in and added clause of if you can provide your own material no matter the amount the entire treatment is free to lower masses. My mentor (masters) are also royal magician scientist Shelby and Crystal who I met in the academy years ago. They focused on a cure as well because their daughter and husband were affected they taught me a lot. So even if you defeated the monsters once blood is spilled the sickness in the air and spreads like a miasma all around. Hunting parties are now required to wear a breathing mask of oxygen tanks infused with magic to keep them safe on hunts (incursions) to prevent infection. Luckily with my new breakthrough rate of infection should decrease depending on how you use my capsule you can get remain or not. There has even been a spike in magical beast lately no one knows why.

Patients can bring in their own remains and sell them to guilds like medicine to get their wages or trade it in for magic injections ill also be using this method to reduce the price of the cure if they can bring in the beast remain prices are sliced in half I also plan on giving the recipe to the church they can afford to mass-produce it and give it away for free they are 2nd base power of the kingdom. SO even if the hunter and adventurer leave the beast corpses to decay and rot after killing them, especially in the lower town the resident can collect and use them for their daily needs and for their health. The upper town even invested in a cleaning core for their street or they do themselves with their magic this option isn't available for the lower town who are poor and in low supply of magic. But with the new queen in rules, she founded a cleaning service for the lower towns or rather the entire kingdom.

But now all my plans are out the window with me being trapped in this dank dark cage not knowing what going on and with a magical inhibitor cuff on me they tried to make me sign some papers earlier maybe a slave contract I refused luckily their voluntary. Someone just entered my block, light beams are being let into this cell block it's blinding me I've been in darkness for so long it taking a while for my eyes to adjust I've been counting the days it's been 5 days, they tried to starve me out for the first 3 days but I was used to going hungry and skipping meals for half my life. When I use to go days without food. Am assuming they're sending a negotiator because a well-dressed man marches in, and open my cell he had a scar on his neck he couldn't speak he handed me a paper it read "submit or die" I respond by raising my eyebrow sitting up straight looking him in the eye with fear or trepidation I balling up the paper threw it back at him and saying " NO, now leave my site..... NOW" he actually flinches at my last words which gave me glee then I smirked because I just may have found whoever this is weakness him he could be a slave or under forced commands. As I go into deep thought the next thing I know hours went by and he's back I was about to ask when am suddenly in the air and thrown across the room i dropped and started spitting out blood. I assumed by his mixed emotion of faces that he didn't enjoy this any more than I did. That's when I knew I could never negotiate with these people because of their willingness to go this far kidnapping murder abuse these illegal methods to get their way no matter what I do I'll be screwed. I can't make deals with mystery women either especially not this man child in front of me blubbering and mixing his tears with my blood as he continued the assault. he finally stopped for a moment and I asked for whoever in charge. they refuse to reveal their identity and am supposed to still submit with this piece of paper and sign away my freedom "I am not weak I will not be made to grovel at anyone's feet and I don't believe in ultimatum blackmail or threats if I can't trust the person in the first place their no guaranty you'll do what you promise once I've kept my word because you never had my trust or even offered up yours". I also learned during my beating to block out the pain and think I figured out that this person is probably scared of me because I probably know me meaning I probably know their master which is why they're not communicating with me they don't want to let anything slip then I take advantage of it so I start thinking where I knew this person from because he did seem familiar at first I think I passed out right after that thought. When the guy finally stopped he must have placed a potion at my feet to drink once I woke back up because I had passed out. This also gave me a clue that I am important to them more alive than dead or they need me for something or maybe they just can't kill me right now. I speculated that it was because of the cure so maybe they can't kill me because of what I know or who I know and who I am. There also can't be any visual evidence of my abuse hence the potion although apparently emotion and mental abuse is fair game. Once I woke back up I was in excruciating pain and wondering if this would be a recurring thing I started to convulse then I threw up not much because they just started feeding me yesterday. I took the potion immediately before I succumbed to my injuries and passed out again if this is all they got for me I'll be fine until I can get myself out of this mess. there not all that smart although I might be healed they're really stupid I started laughing hysterically because they left witness that scared little man child who will talk once the slave contract is destroyed I assume that why he's so loyal I'll get him to my side there also a mirror in the opposite cell I took a mental image of my injuries and stored them in my brain I will use visually spell to show evidence of my abuse.

my injuries are healed but now am exhausted but something came over me a pt formed in my stomach and a burning sensation washed over my entire body I don't think I've ever been this mad in my life then these two words just spilled out of my mouth " revenge ... & vengeance " I thought I shall have it I could feel my dark magic growing inside and I didn't care. Magic gets stronger with emotion especially for light and dark magic ruled by negative and positive emotions. I made a promise to myself as I slowly passed out that I would make whoever responsible pay and including every person who helped her "I'll make them being born and ill destroy them all" was my last conscious thought before I slipped away. I went into a dream-like scape where I started constructing a plan.

I awoke to the smell of food hot soup a slice of bread and bottled of water, I dragged myself to the wall and drank them all down at a slow pace my stomach was a mess, and adjusting I did give a thought that the food could be poisoned and they could blackmail me for the cure. Then I thought they wouldn't They can't poison me until am back at peak condition or signs of abuse will show regardless of healing potions this gave me clue that they had scientist, or doctor on their side to know that. I finally remembered to boy's name I was keeping that to myself until I needed to use it but now I knew who was the mastermind or at least involved Cruella. I thought to myself "Cruella so stupid rookie mistake only having 1 person you trust but he's too recognizable to those who knew you although I haven't seen either in years" Each royal attendant has their own information network work I was about to be promoted to one I had just started reconstructing and advancing mine a few weeks before the official ceremony this was so they always know what going on in the kingdom and can advise the queen(best) and protect themselves citizens and the kingdom of any incoming dangers. My network was composed of animals and people because my familiarity came with the ability to communicate with other species in our world. MY little birdy came into my cage with news for me on what's happening outside. My familiar is a combination of any creatures it has appearance wolf and cat mixed with cat personality and dog loyalty it eats magic stones to increase its level and power they can also advance naturally with their masters. My original spy network was made last year when I informed the previous year that I might be appointed as an advisor but, I never had I reason to use it except for the protection of me and my family until now and gathering of material I needed for the cure. I was just informed that this was all an undercover plot by part of the government to enslave the people make them reliant on them. Push them away from independence because they were so close this was going to be the last monarchy this was the dream of 2 generations of Queens of regal. This plot was led by the current queen sister Cora Queen of hearts ironically she behaved as if she had none she liked her power,  the class system, and gender roles just the way they were and she wanted to overthrow her sister and have even more. this was the old regime the faction now belongs to her daughter Cruella. I also sent out notes to my family and friends for help and to in from them of what really going on.

Over the years the disease has gotten better because of new treatment available it has prolonged life but, took away its quality and with a cure being years off because of the unsuccessful medical trials by magic science &research communities. It seemed bleak. But there was hope with the new preventative measures and curfews for the lower towns less and fewer commoners were getting sick because of the queen barrier there was a bill pass in parliament about an outer wall being constructed. To keep out the beast and protection against war a siege. This wall will take a while to be constructed around the kingdom the wall has to be built using magic to not damage the waterways and springs throughout the kingdom. The structure of the country is circular and tall as if going up a mountain. This unfortunately gave Cruella and Cora faction an opening to ask for inner walls separating the people by gender, class, and wealth. This would go against the queen's initiative to integrate her society and remove all barriers. The queen eventually put a stop to it only because this was right after Cora got exiled so her faction has limited numbers and no influence left to hold her stance.

Many citizens of this country are still suffering from the draining, nobles had fewer cases and more money for treatment and higher class prevention items so their quality of life was better than the commoners who had to work or donate to even be seen by doctors. The disparity in classes was outrageous and left solemn mood & angry across the lower towns. The queen then issued a proclamation at least 3 times a weak commoner get free treatment for those afflicted with the draining this helped but up until right now except for the treatment, there has been no cure breakthrough which had left the country holding their breath waiting for massive breakout or pandemic to occur. This left the populist in a state of caution and fear. Only hunters and adventures left the kingdom and went outside at night. Once the curfew was on the lower towns street were disserted there were even homeless shelters built curtsy of the queen so no one was on the streets at night. The number of hunters and combat personal fluctuated over the years and month to month decreases because of the disease, fear, and attacks, increases because of the desperate need for money, and free housing for the military there were even some daredevils in certain months that just gave up on safety. The rich are in denial and the poor are hopeless I wanted to be a shining light of hope a hero for this country and my mom and make this country shine again & glisten again before the disease and constant beast attacks. This was always my dream to save my country and cure it making the draining a thing of the past only known through history books.

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