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사랑의 요소 (EXO) - #0 - Prologue

“Where there is light, there must be darkness,” the evil witch cackled as the wind continued to howl over the barren wasteland that served as the aftermath of the battle that had just taken place. Scattered on the dry dirt were lifeless bodies, covered in blood and sud, drained from all life and magic they once possessed. The ground was dry and cracked, scorched and trembling with little earthquakes as the core so desperately tried to seek the balance. 

“I will not let you corrupt this world any further,” Amaré spoke firm, the tattered fabric of her dress fluttering in the wind, her piercing blue gaze locked on her wicked older sister. Up until now, she had always believed that there was still a bit of hope in her heart and she would give up on her jealous ambitions, but alas her heart had been corrupted and her soul had turned the deepest shade of black. 

“Fool!” Odité mocked her younger sister, the gem in her staff swirling with pools of black magic and pulsating with every tremor of the world beneath their feet. The ground was crumbling underneath the pressure of the dark magic that had started to consume it whole. “Look around you! God has forsaken you. Magic has forsaken you. Your guardians have forsaken you. Humanity has forsaken you. Paradise is no more.��

“Magic will always live on in the hearts of the pure, humanity will always be able to create a paradise of their own.” She continued, her hands now gathering in front of her as she summoned up a ball of bright white light. She had watched her older sister destroy all she loved and treasured and had enough. It was her duty to protect the sacred paradise the Gods had given civilization and failed due to her faith in her own flesh and blood. But in the aftermath of all that had happened, there was no other way but to stop this once and for all.  “But I will not allow you to corrupt those who only wish to be happy.”

“Resistance is futile, my dearest sister,” Odité cackled, her bony fingers hovering over the radiating orb on top of her magic staff, drawing magic to her fingertips anticipating the other’s next move. “You have lost. You have failed! It’s time to surrender.”

“I will never surrender to the darkness. I have sworn an oath to protect this world with my life and that oath I shall keep!” The light between her hands grew bigger and brighter, enveloping her with a piercing white veil, drawing in every last bit of magic and life energy that remained on this plane of existence. Her mind wandering off to her guardians, her friends, who had sacrificed so much for her sake. Guilt tearing through her heart realizing that she couldn’t protect them the way they had always done for her. Praying for their souls to help her in this last act to save what had been lost. 

“Then so it shall be” Odité’s thin lips curved into a satisfied smirk, drawing the power from her own magical source as dark shadows pulsated from her fingertips. 

As Odité flicked her staff forwards, commanding the dark magic towards her younger sister in a beam of pure black, the light that had collected from Amaré’s soul moved forward to meet the darkness and the magic collided mid-air as a pulse of invisible energy released from the impact, shaking the earth to its core. The air was thick and tense, the clouds against the grey sky darkening as electricity sparked the atmosphere. The ground continued to rumble and crumble as dark and light were at even odds. 

Odité pushed back against the light protruding from her younger sister, her magic growing more and more intense, swallowing the light magic inch by inch. Amité struggled to fight against the darkness, she had been exhausted from the battle and lost so much. Her sister’s hatred had grown far stronger than she had anticipated and it fueled her power even more. 

“Where are your Gods now, Amaré?!” Odité cackled, a victory so close she could taste it. All these years living in the shadows, watching as her younger sister was praised as if she were a God herself. Gifted with magic but none of them shared with her. Lifted on a pedestal, living in the center of paradise while Odité was left to fend for herself among the commoners. Stripped from her birthright, separated from her loved one, ridiculed. And now look where all that privilege had gotten them. The world was bending to her every command, the Gods had forsaken the people and now her sister - the undeserving younger sister was the only thing standing in her way of what should always have been her right. “Farewell, sister.”

There was just one last chance for Amaré to stop the madness, to save what was left of this world from succumbing to her sister’s corruption. The Gods hadn’t forsaken her, she believed they had faith in their chosen one. She could feel their warmth watching over her as she protected that which they had created. If she was going to die, she wasn’t going down alone. She couldn’t. “Sperolapis, soul of the Gods, heart of the living, please lend me your strength one last time.” With her final breath, she gathered all the power she had left, in her heart the memory of peaceful times, loving times, the memory of her friends and loved ones. And from her heart, another piercing white light emanated, cascading from her body onto the ground and into the sky, enveloping the world in a warmth it hadn’t felt in a long time, extending rapidly around them. “Let humanity be reborn and find paradise.” The creatures of shadows that had been feasting on the remains of the fallen kingdom evaporated as the light reached them. Fires were doused, cracks were filled, the ground stabilizing. Odité let out a piercing screech as the light burned at her skin, drawing the darkness from her veins before swallowing the world whole.

From the core of the illuminated planet, a beam reached up into the sky as the world below began to heal itself, restoring itself bit by bit. But not as the paradise it once was. The Gods were not as kind this time, humanity had caused a rift between good and evil and had shown their creators that they weren’t ready for paradise, they weren't deserving. They were too easily swayed to evil intentions such as lust, hate, jealousy. The Gods listened to the desperate pleas of their chosen one and intended to do just that. Let humanity be reborn and find paradise - only those able to resist the darkness and walk the straight and narrow path would be able to find their way to paradise once more. 

And as the world reset, as humanity was reborn, as life started anew, the beam shattered in thirteen orbs that scattered over the entire planet.