[B]BAEL'KA-NA'HARONNA's DREAM.[/b] Bael'Ka-Na'haronna sat perched on the cliffs ledge in anticipation of the raising Suns warmth, the previous night had been cool, crisp and the night sky clear, the constellation of Drago seemed exceptionally bright amongst the rest of the stars. Now as the raising light in the east slowly became brighter and causing the darkness of night to appear as if retreating beyond the western horizon, still lacking a hint of clouds in the sky, the coming day was promising to be just as clear. From this vantage point he had a vast overview of the land the first nomadic tribe of humans named Caperneum. The dense forests to the east was the first to bask in the light of the new day, the canopy of the tree tops a vibrant green, in greeting, the birds began to chirp and sing followed by the chatter of Squirrels as they chased one another from branch to branch. A small herd of fattened deer slipped from the safety of the trees to feast lazily upon the lush, thick grass. To the south, the wheat crops were tall and golden and waved back an forth with the blowing of the breeze, reminiscent of a wave rolling across the sea. Far to the left an orchard of apple trees, the limbs heavy laden and bountiful with large, deep red fruit to the point of nearly snapping. A few farms further south began showing sign of life as well, smoke from the morning cooking fire's, twisted and curled from chimneys crafted of stone and seemed to be a signal for the penned cattle, chickens and other creatures to rise and pace about in anxious anticipation of their owners arrival with, grain, oats or hay. To the west the grasslands stretched as far as his sapphire orbs could see, or at least as far as the foothills of the vast western mountains that surrounded and provided a natural protection to the White forest beyond. Antelope and bison herds range freely and feasting to their hearts content one th abundance of wild grasses. By now the fiery nova had risen high enough in the sky to bathe his behemoth bulk in its warming rays and he stretched out his powerful wings and tilted his massive head up to greet the source and bask in peacfulness of the morning. The moment of peace gave way to a nagging at the back of his mind of something sinister, the thought or the reason why was for the moment to vague and uncertain but with each passing breath the sense grew stronger. When he opened his sapphire orbs he found himself facing the ominous and barren Carpathian Mountains. He stood motionless as the nagging spread from the back of his mind to consume his full attention. Bael'ka-Na'haronna was one of the ancient among Dragonkind and feared nothing of this world, but that which now caused an inkling of dread to play upon his thoughts was not of this world. From the plane of desolation a portal opened and then came forth a shadowy darkness that began to crept forth from the base of the Carpathian Mountains, reaching out and spreading forth like a gnarled hand of serpents. He stood mezmerized and at first blinked his orbs rapidly in dis belief, only to open them to find what was seen was indeed real. The shadow darkness spread across the ground, the lush green grass beneath instantly shriveled and died, the darkness spread to the dense forest of the east, the great trees instantly dried, splintered and cracked, the wood petrifying in mere seconds after touched by the shadowy darkness. Most if not all of the once mighty oaks, with their roots system dried up, toppled over and crashed to the ground. At the time, the birds and squirrels that earlier chirped and chatter with joy, fell as if made of stone, dead before hitting the ground, the small herd of deer lay dead as well like husk covered bones. The shadowy darkness spread to the apple orchard and crops, the apples falling and rotted before hitting the ground, the crops like the once lush grass shriveled and dead with the passing. Nor were those humans within their dwellings spared the touch of death from the spreading darkness, support timbers dried and cracked as well, weakened by the advancing darkness across the whole breadth of the land. Buildings caved in to reveal the dried out husk of human forms as if their insides were sucked out leaving only the dead flesh stretched tightly across bone. The shadowy darkness spread like lava flowing from a volcano across the land of Caperneum, till finally it encircled the Capitol city of Adin. For a moment the shadowy darkness halted its advance upon the City, as if to relish the fear and panic it had caused among the Cities inhabitants, Bael'Ka-Na'haronna orbs filled with wetness for the last of the living. But as the shadowy darkness purged itself and enclosed closer upon the City, a brilliant aura of light sparked so instantly and intense, blinding him before he could even blink. ------------------------------------------------------- With the vision of brilliant light flashing in his orbs, Bael'Ka-Na'haronna stirred and rose his head wearily only to find himself in the cold slumber chamber of his ice cave deep within the Articlands of the far north. For years now the dreamvision had come to his slumber, more vivid and detailed then the last each time. But this last dreamvision was the first he had ever had the revealing of the flashing of light and this troubled his still sleepish thoughts greatly. Slowly he forced himself to raise, abit wobbley at first as after years upon years of slumber, movement now returned to his powerful muscles. Able to walk now, he made his way down the long corridor, passing chamber after chamber of careful stored parchments and tomes, then passed other chambers lined with row upon row of books and collections of writings by races long since forgotten, forgotten or not was a mute point really, for what they had written and fore warned in the writings was coming to pass. The time of desolation was coming upon the world.