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Together with the Jiri, Hak’rin lead his people, the Demwir, on a campaign to take the land for themselves. First, he took the Meer totally by surpise. The Meer leaders took no heed to early warnings (though they are not at fault - stress this) and the Demwir took the forest for theirs. They slaughtered all who opposed so most Meer just fled. All resistance was annihilated without much of a fight.

With the Meer vanished as an organized force and now assimilated as men (most), Hak’rin forsaw that if he should lay low, the leaders of the rest of the world would not send aid to stop his forces. So there Hak’rin lay dormant for 10 years. He used this time to hone his skills with the blade and further practice his wizardry.

Just as Hak’rin forsaw, the Aliadorian, Beyodinian, and Human leaders did nothing to aid the Meer. After Hak’rin had grown tired of waiting, he moved to strike both the Aliadorian main city and the every Beyodinian city in one swift move. He hired the services of the coastal raiders. These men (who had similar desires as Hak’rin) agreed to strike the Beyodin from the coast while Hak’rin agreed to send 1,000 troops from the inland at that same time. While this was happening, Hak’rin organized a massive force to raid the Aliadorian capitol, Opeha, and capture it in one day.

His plan works. The Beyodinians put up a massive fight. The total siege was to take 3 days and 2,000 Jiri soldiers, but took 5 months and 6,400 Jiri soldiers. They fought valiantly and to the death (save a few thousand who fled seeking aid or refuge), but were all slain; even the women and children. The Aliador, who did not forsee an attack due to Hak’rin blocking their forsight, found themselves overwhelmed by 10,000 Jiri soldiers. The remaining Aliadoran cities were evacuated.

So the tribes of men were split and conquered, save the humans. Hak’rin had no plans of over running humans due to the small and unhostpitable places in which they dwelled. The Aliadorans created a hidden city, which they named Souljun (after their king, Soulak, who died during the siege). Souljun became a refruge for all former tribes of men: the Beyodin, the Meer, and the Aliador. A makeshift form of government was formed, putting one man from each tribe, even Humans, on a council of 5. Together, they saught to seek out one worthy of training and leading the armies of earth in rebellion against Hak’rin.

Twelve men were chosen as candidates. Of these, 3 were Meer, 2 were human, 3 were Aliadoran, 3 were Beyodinian, and 1 was Demwir. There was much debate among the council members as to which one would lead. The debate raged for weeks until they decided to just get the men rounded up and draw by lot.

This is when Tuulen decides to intervene in his experiment after forseeing the consequences of him not doing so. He takes flight to find the one man for the job, Feno’Lin. Even with his great power, Tuulen has difficulty finding him. When he finally finds him (hundreds of miles north in the mountain valley of Adet), he appears to him first in a dream. He then appears to him and his human wife, Salias. Feno’lin is very (STRESS VERY) reluctant to leave his pregnant wife behind with no protection. Tuulen manages to get Feno’lin to agree under two conditions: Tuulen must create communication pendats so Feno and Salias can speak to each other when they bid (which he granted), and he must live to see his son (which he cannot promise). So they set out via horse to Soulak (a 12 day ride). Once they set out, Tuulen leaves a part of himself (literally he becomes double yet controlled by one mind) behind to care for Salias, which severely weakens his power. (though he does bond with her and becomes a father figure for her - idea: afterwards tuulen surrenders his power and immortality and spends the rest of his days with Salias and her son strictly as a grandfather)

That’s it for today…WOW I love writing. It’s already 5 am. I think I’ll make it an early morning of…say…6 hours of sleep? Let’s hope I still have motivation to write in the morning.

note: this story is told from Tuulen’s point of view (who is an important character).

note: it’s mainly about Feno’lin and his desire to help mankind in general. He is the main character, who is very flawed (he mourns for he knows he will never see his son and he is Denmir).