Aspiring Dreams

 Far away in a small village was a mother tucking her three children in when they asked her to repeat the tale of how the wars began. She smiled warmly and patted one softly on the top of the head. “Why do you want to hear this tired tale again? ‘Tis an awful lot of nonsense,” she said. Her tone following its usual delicate lightness. “We love hearing it, Mama. ‘Tis our favorite tale,” her youngest piped up. “Alright,” the mother said, chuckling. “In our world of Elemtias, wars were beginning to spread throughout the lands as well as the heavens. These battles have claimed many of lives over the course of a thousand years. A small alliance has formed among our beloved Divans. They began to plan in the shadows of our world to stop Ninsanyo Tano, the great war. How the war began after the olden yet rampant peace died out was the simplest of cause. A rift spread amongst our Holy Gods. Most were power-hungry and would not stop till they were satisfied. Here is how it began…”