In the first breath of time, humanity lived in peace and joy under the blessing of the Sky Father.
Children of humanity built a civilization in the sky, as they watched the ground below them, inhabited only by wildlife and nature. They called themselves, Aetherians.
Up in the sky, no one would starve, for the Sky Father gave all men and women equal meals.
The sky people considered this Sky Castrum a paradise, untouched by the earth beneath their feet. It is as if the sky were their birthright.
But all lights eventually fade, the same goes for faith. Humanity's forgetfulness eventually became their own misery.
Gradually, more and more people ceased praying and worshipping the Sky Father. Becoming the master of their own.
Enraged by humanity's greed and pride, the Sky Father declared: "You have forgotten me."
As the air was thick with the essence of the divine sentence, the sky began to tremble, as raging winds blow away the civilization once built. Temples crumbled, houses destroyed, it is as if the sky itself was shattering.
Amidst the unfolding chaos, the Sky Father cast humanity down from their sacred haven, as if punishing them collectively. Even punishing those whom unknown to them what sin they have committed to anger the will of the sky.
With that, children of humanity were cast down to earth, as people scattered across the unknown land, most Aetherians died on impact, others were left scared , lost, and confused.
Some Aetherians wandered the foreign region, others climbed to a high place, be it trees or mountain as they fell to their knees, begging for the Sky Father to bring them back.. to where they once belonged.
Era after era, humanity's will to survive never once dimmed. With ambition, humanity created a new civilization on the earth's soil. Kingdoms roses to glory and power, travelers came and go, as bards sang the story of their banishment from paradise with regrets.
Even so, humanity's will to reach the sky never once dimmed in their heart. The predecessors of the Sky People erect a tower, one tall enough and was meant to reach the promised skyland.
There's only one grand mission that needs to be fulfill: To return to where their ancestors once stepped foot. To do that they erected a tower.. called the Tower of Babel.
The Tower of Babel, built by mortals hands over countless eras, reaching a height unimaginable.
The tower stood at thousands of kilometers tall, that makes even the tallest mountain envy. The tower is not only tall, but is also vast, like an infinite space.
What was once meant to reach paradise turns into a place for scholars to gather and discuss, offering their knowledge to the tower, as they created the Library of Babel.
Scholars from many regions and eras gather to offer their knowledge to the tower, in hopes that the tower will repay them with a greater wisdom.
However, all legends foretold has already seen their fair share of struggle.
One day.. everything changed..
The sky turns crimson-red, as if the sky itself is furious towards humanity for trying to defy the sky lord's will by creating a tower to escape their fated life on earth.
The once mighty tower crumbled to earth, leaving only the foundation of the once sacred library, as an army of the sky descend from heaven, bearing the sky lord's order.
In response to the attack, kings of all kingdoms gathered at the ruins of the tower, declaring war against the sky, renouncing the false divinity they once worshipped.
Soldiers with numbers beyond measure, coming from all sides of the world, stand together under one banner, to wipe away the ruler of the sky.
However, as war takes its place, humanity met with failure, as they were unable to slay even a single Skyborne soldier, resulting in a heavy loss of soldiers and brother-in-arms.
When all hope are lost, a group of scholars who studied an ancient language deciphered an old grimoire, discovering power beyond what was once thought impossible. Thus, Arcane Energy was founded, an ancient power buried deep within the root of the world, its energy was directly connected to the world's element.
With renewed hope, humanity fights back against the horde of the sky, sweeping the earth from those who don't belong.
A war that has passed more than a hundred years.. yet it never seems to end.
Even now.. The Skyborne roams the earth, preying on a smalls groups of humans, destroying villages and raiding merchants like a common criminal. All in the name of the Sky Father.
[—To be continued—]