The tale of Lumina

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The tale of Lumina

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The Tale of Lumina: Her Life


Lumina has always been one of the more popular goddesses within Kildare. Her symbol, the sun and light, have made the Apollonian people accept Her in their hearts and minds. Even during the worst periods in history, She was one of those few goddesses that the Kildari wanted to trust. This is... to say the least... a bit weird when we consider that She was - and still is - originally a goddess who was worshipped by filthy cedrist heretics.

Let me now tell you the story of Her life and how this Goddess made us accept Her in our hearts...



Lumina was born as you and I: as a normal human girl. Surrounded by people She loved, she came into this world in a peaceful peasant village somewhere along the Benacian coast a long time before Shireroth was even formed. It was the time that gods still wandered around on Micras and lived together side by side with humanity and the Mikrons.

From the moment She entered this world, the child was deemed special: it was a beautiful specimen and people said that She had a glow around Her that even made the sun jealous. She brought joy to those who saw Her. During a small birth ceremony She was named Lumina: Child of Light.
It didn't take long before people started to talk about the beautiful child: rumours spread that those who saw a glimpse of Her were blessed and would have a happy life.
On a day, when She was around 2 years old, a group of slave merchants marched into the village in search for the girl. A fight broke out and Lumina was saved. But the cost was hight: at least a third of the village had died while protecting Her.
Out of fear that this would ever happen again, the parents decided that Lumina could never be seen by anyone again. They moved to a cottage outside of town and started to live separately from the villagers. The rumours died out and peace returned to the land.

Years passed and Lumina came of age. She had grown into a beautiful young woman and became restless in the forest She had grown up in. Against the will of Her father, She left the house at night and went to the village. These little visits, in which She avoided contact with the villagers brought new rumours: rumours about a bright spirit which came only at night.
Many months passed and the village became used of this 'spirit'. But then, on a day, the plague broke out. Many died and even more got seriously ill. It was an illness which the people had never seen before.
The people blamed the spirit and sought a way of vengeance. Lumina, however, was unaware of the threat, but had heard about the plague. She decided to go once more against the wishes of Her parents and brought the village a visit during the day in the hope She could help. The villagers recognised Her and became angry at Her. She fled back in the forests, wounded not only physically but also spiritually.

It was that day that a traveller had seen Her flee in the forest and had followed Her. Thanks to the young man, She could eventually escape and return to Her little home. Once home, Her parents were nowhere to be seen. They had noticed Her disappearance and had went to search for Her. Sadly, they would never return: as the blood thirst of the villagers could not stop with one little attempt of murder.

Days and nights passed while the young boy watched over Her. However, the news of the death of Her parents had given Her a fatal blow. None could rescue Her now.
It was then when the traveller revealed His name: Apollo. The travelling sun god.

As one would think, Lumina was shocked and could die of shame: being treated by a God while there was so much sorrow in the world that He could solve if He travelled further. She begged Him to go, and the more She begged, the more He wanted to stay.
Time passed and the two came to know each other better. One could even say that love blossomed and the age-old god behaved like a teenager who could no longer love without His girlfriend.

The illness had, however, also affected Lumina and it was clear that Her soul was called to Germania's Mines very soon. Apollo's heart broke and attempted something dangerous: pull Her back from the death with His own divine powers.
One must not have many brain cells to know that Germania was angered by this meddling in Her affairs. She warned Apollo that She needed a soul to pay the debt. If wasn't Hers, She would bring havoc over the world as a warning to the other gods.

Apollo could nonetheless not accept the proposal and decided to offer something else: Himself in return for the girl's life. Germania, who was surprised by the offer, told Him that this was impossible as long as He was a god. It was that exact moment that Apollo walked back to the sick bed of Lumina, kissed Her and transferred His divine powers to Her.

Happy with the conditions been fulfilled, Germania took Apollo to Her Mines, so He could work there to pay His 'debt'.
The powers granted to Lumina was however not the only thing Apollo had left behind: in Lumina grew a not-yet-born child. This child would later become known as Malarbor, who would many ages later ravage the lands of Benacia until stopped by Kaiser Raynor the First.

Lumina eventually moved away, to the motherland of Apollo, where She remains till this day in the hope that one day the debt will be fulfilled and Apollo can return home.
She still has not forgotten Apollo's sacrifice and - while waiting for His return - She watches over the people of Apollonia. And that's why the Jingdaoese people know that, when it's really necessary, the sun will return after even the darkest night.
Hadrian Myksos

"Extra Siseram nulla salus, extra Germaniam nulla vis"

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Re: The tale of Lumina

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A beautiful story that my father used to tell me a lot. He also told me that when humanity will become strong enough we will storm the mines and free our brethren and Appolo from Germania.

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Re: The tale of Lumina

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Aurelia Myksos wrote:A beautiful story that my father used to tell me a lot. He also told me that when humanity will become strong enough we will storm the mines and free our brethren and Appolo from Germania.
I shall consider writing something about it in our own version of Revelations.


A sidenote: once the souls are purified (through working in the Mines or reincarnation) they go to the Pure Garden (in ancient texts referred to as Myxosea).
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Re: The tale of Lumina

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Hadrian Myksos wrote: A sidenote: once the souls are purified (through working in the Mines or reincarnation) they go to the Pure Garden (in ancient texts referred to as Myxosea).
That is what is said by the servants of the gods but we all know that we should not believe all what the gods and prophets say.

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