～A fragment of truth～ Chapter 1
The Recognition of “Flow”; the Search for a “Halt”
Once, this land was collapsing in a paroxysm of destruction brought forth by the unending cycle of wars.
Following their endless desires, the people only knew how to consume and trample over others, and in their ignorance and lack of shame, they raced along the path of destruction taking down the world with them.
The hammer of justice given shape, to pass judgment on the ugly humanity that exposed its incorrigible wretchedness; that is said to be the original meaning of that Being.
From the start, there is no meaning in questioning in detail the causes or reasons. It’s simply a fact that when the world was pushed towards the brink of destruction by human hands, It suddenly appeared from an unknown place.
People were unable to go beyond the understanding of a general notion of It, a perception that only recognized It, and words that only gave It form.
At a very early stage, a group of intellectuals, not fearing their own ignorance, adopted measures to receive It, calling the Being the Agnostos (the unknowable one).
But even that was nothing but the fruit of a despicable arrogance: with their undeveloped view of the world, born out of the insignificance of humanity, they applied by force a label to something yet unknown.
Facing that Being, men themselves as powerless beings much like dirt. With a single roar, their rough voices and endless fighting were turned into a river of blood that moistened the earth; their makeshift tricks and plans were unable to make a single scratch in the flesh of that huge body.
On the other hand, in those places where that majestic Being found rest, the woods that had been cut down and the flowering plants that had been trampled over, quickly welcomed new buds; as if they were being lead, the animals which had lost their dwelling places gathered together as herds, in the embodiment of a certain kind of Utopia that can only be described as idyllic.
Whenever a big conflict started somewhere, It would fly down from the heavens with Its six wings, and eradicated with leaving any trace the men, regardless of their influences.
Whenever the land fell into ruin somewhere, It laid Its powerful form down to rest, manifesting a small paradise that was overflowed with life and peace.
The power of absolute destruction and the power of supernatural rebirth; soon the people reached a conclusion regarding the Being entrusted with those two opposing forces: It was “Flow”, that is to say, the power over the great vicissitudes.
And suddenly, yet another historical turning point was reached...
A man, ruler of a certain kingdom, lent ears to those rumors that should have been worthless, and that was the start of everything.
“It’s been confirmed that children go to mingle with the animals that flock together under the powerful deity.”
It was an unlikely tale. It was a never ceasing occurrence that many, governed by their desires, approached that being for a variety of reasons; such people received the same reward, death. As for innocent people with a pure heart, there was no reason to attempt to approach the being that now stood as a symbol of fear.
As a result, it became a known fact in that period that “if you come close to it, there’s only death.”
But that king that possessed an unusually strong curiosity, set out to confirm with his own eyes the truth behind the rumors, just on a whim.
Thus, a lineage of women singers known as the “Divas of the Seal” came forth to the center stage of history, and at the same time got to be hidden in the backstage of events.
There is no meaning in questioning in detail the causes or reasons. Just as a fact, that only the “songs” spun by that lineage of women held in secret the power to convey their will to the dragon and make it obey.
And so the king ambitioned selfishly to bind that Being for all eternity to the land he ruled and be awarded with good harvests and prosperity...that is to say, he came to wish for a Halt.
Then that Being that possessed great powers was bound in a dark underworld.
Time has passed, and the truth of the matter became a long time ago known only to the heirs of the throne to the most powerful country in the world, and a handful of intellectuals that serve that nation.
Only in the name of the Being as stated in legend, the same sound used when It was recognized and sought after was left, and so It was called.
A name was applied that revealed that enormous hard exterior that towered over the surroundings, that majestic appearance...the name of "dragon".
* Flow, Halt and Dragon can be pronounced "ryuu" in Japanese.
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