User:Nextoy/Mythos/Melvuso

A Day in Melvuso
It's early morning. The soft rays of the morning light shine along the horizon,

Bird songs wake you in their melodious tune.

There is much to be done today.

It's late morning. A small bird cooks over an open fire,

Its dumb nature making it an easy breakfast.

You wonder if perhaps there's something more to it?

It's high noon. A small boar has came near to your camp.

Lunch inviting itself is always a wonderful thing,

After all, what else could such a dull creature serve?

It's mid afternoon. Your reaching the mountains,

It seems your trip through the forest has been worthwhile.

It should only be another day or two till the next town.

It's evening. A hike across the mountain side leaves your tired.

A new camp has been made for tonight,

The nearby river offering you its fish.

It's night. The soft rays of the sun set have since past,

Your fire is the last light until morning.

Could there ever be a world more beautiful?

Not that you'll ever know. You do live here after all.

State of Affairs
Melvuso had always been a planet of diversity, giving life to many forms of plants, animals and cultures. However, as men often do on Earth, there are some people who vie to control the sacred balance Omega had given the world. On the other hand, there are also people who wish to protect that balance above all else.

Thus, despite race and culture, Melvuso's civilized population was split in two; the Druids who wished to protect Mother Nature, and the Engineers who wished to bring The Future to their world. This clash of ideals was extreme, and while few were completely for one side or the other it still brought about tension.

At first they thought it could be solved politically. Nations around the world would turn the Druids and Engineers into political factions, at that time named "Naturalists" and "Technologists." This allowed some harmony to exist for decades. However, their war was merely waged waged in the shadows; with the general public being unaware of the sabotage and smear campaigns.

But it wasn't long before Destiny became aware of the squabbling of Melvuso's nations, alerting Omega to the defiance of his creations. However instead of issuing punishment to them, he gave Destiny a challenge.

"Find one person who has the power to settle this dispute, or at tip the scales enough to bring about a quick end, and I shall not intervene in their affairs." He offered, with Destiny agreeing to it almost immediately.

During this time a Guardian-in-Training was preparing for her final exam. The Guardians were the main front against Naturalist sabotage to the Technologists, and were outfitted with the best equipment at the time.

Iloma Terasu, however, was different from the others. Most Guardians were mentally and physically strong, devoted to their missions and possessed an aura of confidence to them. Iloma, however, was nothing like this, and she only managed to get through her Guardian training by accident; as some would see it. Because of this, her employers decided that she was disposable.

Her training exam was staged. The VIP was an undercover druid liberator, the hitmen were the Guardians she trained with, and her equipment was faulty. The results were inevitable, and her failure was a quite whimper to the outside world. Her spirit was crushed, and it wouldn't be long before it would corrupt or fade away.

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Destiny's search of Melvuso was initially in vain, as even the Gods didn't always know what was right. She searched first the politicians, then the underground leaders, and in both she found nothing. All that remained was the warriors, as the common people were sheep to the government powers.

Many strong warriors past before her, but each lacked either cleverness, willpower, or free thinking to be of any use; some even multiples of these. But then an unlikely finding occurred, as she witnessed one stray girl fighting hard to protect an enemy in unlikely odds.

Destiny knew she had been fooled, and she knew that the girl wouldn't last against her peers, but the Goddess had the gift of judgement. Not the kind like her brother, but the kind where she could tell a good person apart from a bad one. And Iloma, despite all odds, was the perfect person for her bet against Omega.

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Laying down in her hospital bed, Iloma could feel her soul breaking apart from the collective sorrow brought from years of mistakes and accidents. However, a blinding light came before her as a lady of beauty and elegance stood with her in the previously abandoned room.

"Iloma Terasu," The being spoke, her voice as elegant as her form, "I'm sorry for what happened to you during the exam, and I wished that you would of been able to pass." She empathized, walking next to the wounded girl's bed and crouching beside her. "However, I have something that can help you do so much better."

In shock at the sudden appearance of this woman, Illoma could only manage out, "Please." However, Destiny knew what she had meant.

"Allow me to beseech unto you to join me as one of my Judges. I can give you the ability to not only save this world from ruination, but many others." Destiny explained. "Would it not be better than wasting away on this bed until death?"

Whether the goddess knew or not, Iloma had been contemplating whether Death would be an easy way out or not. However, the choice was clear to her, and a judge she became.

However, the political war and the violence waged behind closed doors were soon to mesh together, with Destiny's only hope being that her Judge could guide Melvosu and it's people into peace.