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Angria, a thousand years ago before civilization...
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A long time ago, before civilization and before man even knew the use of technology or any other modern equipments, people lived in fear as they were ruled by a ruthless and evil leader who used his army to get whatever he wanted. People were suffering from the hands of this ruthless and cruel leader. They couldn't do a thing without the knowledge of this cruel leader. He had conquered the small clan which was rich in gold and land. He used the people as slaves and all the women as sex slaves. He had no remorse and he used to get what he wanted.
The people prayed for a deliverer, someone to redeem them from their captivity. For a long time they used to suffer and most of them lost their lives in trying to throw the king out of their land. The people were still suffering and that suffering just intensified. The king grew crueler every day, not even showing a sign of hope. Many people believed he possessed evil powers that made him stronger and ruthless. His warriors preyed the land, looking for whom to devour.
Many years passed and these people were automatically slaves to him. But one day hope came back once again when two strangers, two brothers came to the land. They were blessed with magic, believed to be the first men to have natural magic. Their names were Ming and Mang. Ming was the oldest and Mang was the youngest even though they possessed the same powers. They were really powerful and they used their magic to help out the people.
They helped in wiping out the entire warriors of the evil king and then battled with him. In the end, the evil king was defeated and stripped off all the powers that he possessed. The defeat for the evil king was just too much that he took his own life right of in front of Ming and Mang.
Once again, peace returned to the land and the people were able to live happily and peacefully. They treated Ming and Mang as their saviors. They treated them like rulers and redeemers. As time went by, Ming and Mang helped the people by building the very first brick houses. The people were really happy and so were the brothers.
However, a lot of things were different between the two brothers. While Ming was arrogant, short and hot tempered, proud and showing off his powers, Mang was different. Mang was humble, kind, nice and used his magic to help out whenever he could. The two brothers helped out the people a lot and also showed the people how to mine.
As years went on, it was found out that the land had more riches than anyone expected. It had many precious stones and lands. Mang helped the people whenever he could but the more they found out about the land, the greedier Ming became.
Mang tried to explain to his brother about the use of his magic but the pride in Ming had taken the best of him. He got even prouder and refused to help out people for free. He was involved in shady business which his brother didn't like. But Mang was helpless. He couldn't do a thing or tell his brother as it would have made him madder than he had been.
The years went by and the land kept on getting bigger as many people migrated to the land. People were free to do as they wished. The land's growth was just too big and as result, the people needed a king to lead them and rule them.
As a result of the much help that the two brothers gave to the people and the development they had brought to the land, the people felt it could only be fair to let one of them rule the land. Hearing that, Ming was really happy. He looked forward to it and even boasted about it. He knew he was gonna be king since he was older than his brother. Then he could be free to do as he wished and use all the riches. There was no denying that fact. Mang on the other hand was more interested in the people's decision. He was happy with any of their decision.
After the people had made their decision it all came down to the day they were supposed to announce the ruler. Ming was prepared and he came dressed as a king. But he was disappointed when the people chose his brother rather than him. He was furious and he stormed out, leaving the people crowning Ming as their new king.
Mang was really happy with the decision of the people and when he found out about his brother's feelings, he tried to talk him out of it but it was all in vain. Ming's anger had just reached too far. He stormed out and went away from Mang.
Mang was worried about his brother but he knew he had to make his people happy as their new ruler. That was when he constructed the first palace in Angria history. It was small but it was magnificently made with gold and diamonds. It was precious.
Upon the departure of Ming, strange occurrences started happening in the kingdom ranging from mysterious murders, diseases, rapes and kidnaps. Mang was worried for his kingdom so he carried out an investigation. He eventually found out the bitter truth that his brother was causing that to his kingdom. He was really furious and when he confronted his brother... a magic battle occurred between them. Ming eventually found out that his younger brother was more powerful than him. Ming was eventually defeated and banished from the land.
Mang was sad for his brother and he still loved him. But he couldn't let any harm come to his people. The development continued and after so many years the kingdom was the biggest in the entire world. People forgot about Ming and continued living their lives.
Ming was now a married man with two sons who were pretty normal. He often had dreams about his loving brother and missed him. The people felt he needed a symbol of sovereign so they made him the fist scepter, a golden scepter with a huge diamond.
Mang was happy and he blessed that scepter. Things were pretty normal until the dark day came for them. Ming was back in the kingdom, now a master of the dark arts. He possessed evil powers by seeking the help of an evil god. He expanded his magic by making many blood sacrifices to the evil god. He had dark powers bestowed in him by the use of a black gem which contained unimaginable but evil powers.
Ming destroyed almost half of the kingdom and forcing people to worship him. He called himself a god. After finding out, Mang met with his evil brother and tried to talk things out with him. But there was no way Ming was going to listen to him. Mang warned his brother to leave his kingdom but due to the dark powers that Ming possessed, he vowed to get the kingdom back for himself and he even told his brother to give him the kingdom and he was gonna spare his life.
After hearing Ming's demands, Mang was really furious. He needed his people to be safe. He tried to make peace once again but Ming didn't stop. He was coming back for the throne which should have been his. He vowed to get it at all costs. He attacked the palace with his dark forces, wiping out almost all the workers. This forced Mang to go to a battle with Ming. He didn't care about the evil powers that he possessed. He knew his brother had to be stopped at all costs.
That was when a great and legendary battle started between the two brothers. The battle was really a legendary battle which was really powerful. Everyone lived in fear that day as they feared their king would fail them. They thought Ming was more powerful than their king due to the powers he possessed.
After so many hours of fighting, Ming tried everything to kill his brother and take the throne but nothing was working. Mang was still powerful even though Ming had tripled his powers. Mang was tired. He fought the battle with his brother in mind. But when his brother killed a few of his people, Mang was mad. He unleashed his full power on Ming and defeated him within a few minutes.
Mang was now defeated and he begged his brother to spare his life. Due to the great love Mang had for his brother, he decided to grant his wish but told him,
"Go!" He pointed angrily at him. "Don't ever come back here or I'll kill you."
Mang thought his brother had really changed but when he turned to leave, he was stroke with Ming's dark powers that injured him. Ming laughed and said to his brother, "You are such a fool. Why would I beg a puny person like you?" he extended his hand with the intention of killing his brother with an energy ball. "Goodbye, brother."
Mang was weak. He felt really weak and he knew if he didn't do anything he would be killed and his people would suffer. He thought about his wife and his kids. When Ming sent an energy ball to Mang, he got surprised when it didn't him. He tried again and again to do it but Mang had put a really powerful invisible shield on himself. That was the first time he did.
Desperate to defeat his brother and kill him, Ming started enchanting a powerful spell which was gonna made that shield weak. Mang got scared. He could feel that the shield was weakening. Being injured and without much strength to defeat his brother, Mang tried to look for ways to defeat his brother for real. He saw his scepter and got an idea. He took it quickly and transferred his powers into that scepter. He threw the scepter towards Ming, hitting him on the forehead, injuring him.
Ming was mad and he saw that his brother didn't have the shield anymore. He decided to use the same scepter to kill his brother. But Mang was no fool. When Ming touched that scepter, he was stroke by lightening that left him really weak. He fell to the ground.
Mang got back his scepter and got back his powers too. He healed himself and went to finish his brother off. Ming tried to beg his brother but it was rather too late. Mang had already seen that his brother wasn't gonna change ever. He held out the scepter and used a spell his father had told him. He used the scepter to try and get Ming's powers and defeated him, destroying the evil gem which was in brother's body or so he thought. Ming was left weak and mortal, stripping him of even hiss natural powers. He was injured and terribly bleeding. He knew that his end had come. But he had final words to say to his brother.
"This is not over..."
After those words, Ming lost his life that day. Mang saved his people once again and restored the kingdom back to the way it was. Many years passed and they continued living in peace but Mang was confused. Ming's words kept on haunting him. He was really worried.
Mang decided to visit a powerful oracle for help. When he eventually found out what exactly was going to happen, he was scared for his people again. Ming had been married and he had kids somewhere. His spirit was gonna continue living in his kids throughout his bloodline and they were gonna continue to try and repossess the kingdom. In his blood line, a child was gonna be born who was gonna conquer Angria once again and recreate the evil powers once again.
With the words from the oracle, Mang got really scared. He knew he had to do something. Mang had to protect his people and no matter what he did... he had to defend them. After careful thinking, Mang came to a deadly conclusion. He couldn't live forever to protect his people so he sacrificed himself and his magic for the people. He surrounded his magic throughout the boundaries of the kingdom far way so that the day wouldn't come. He blessed his kingdom with limitless riches and development to help them.
But before he died, he used his magic to curse the child as the marked one, banished from ever stepping into his kingdom. But that wasn't enough because he knew the curse could be lifted once he possesses the evil powers. As a result, before he died, he gave a prophecy that his successor would be born, more powerful than him. He was gonna put an end to the evil quest of the marked one, Ming's successor.
