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In the hills of central China a portal gate has been ripped in to another realm known as the Shadow Realm, unleashing strange creatures, the likes of which the gods had never encountered before. They soon discovered when they faced a pixie like creature, their magic was useless. Soul Drinkers watched as they would just pass right through their magical shields or barriers. At first nothing could stop them and the race was on to create a whole new magic system. They found combining Dreamer and Soul Drinker spells worked a treat and the Battles of the Paranoid Pixies began. 8964 copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLEBbEsoC6 維尼
At the same time the sky from east to west was covered in a veil of thick, dark grey clouds. Even the wind could not blow it away, it just remained as swirling mass. The north and south were unaffected. For over half a century a team of Light Soul Drinkers made it their mission to find a way to destroy the veil of darkness. They eventually created a spell, when said, made a circle of light punch a hole right through the mass, letting in the sun once more. Over time they became known as the Circle of light.8964 copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡODcZp0fICY 維尼
The shafts of light that rain down, however, revealed what the monstrous shadows were on the horizon, colossal creatures from the Shadow Realm, that were given the name, Destructors. This was because they could kill everything in their path with just one sweep of their mighty, bony clawed hands, because they put out a wave of energy which caused instant death. There was no way anyone could get closed to them.8964 copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡZe9jCdKVxS 維尼
A century had gone by and all hope seemed lost. When all of a sudden three men appeared. They were westerners, who turned out to be Soul Drinkers that brought with them spells the likes of which no one had seen before. They were given the title, Obscure Arts. Eyewitness watched in amazement when they summoned colossal dust and dirt creatures. All three were different. One was a type creature that had the body of a man and the head of a bull. The second was a man with a crown and dressed in some kind of armour and wielding a double bladed axe. The last one was just a humanoid beast, with horns, dressed in simple amour and wielding a large sword.8964 copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yZH08XE8e 維尼
The giant creatures were controlled by their masters and helped to return the Destructors to their realm with not much trouble at all.76Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbGb0jdkd52
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All the stories of third brother started the same way, he was always consuming food. It was not until the Healer, Xuě yuèliàng (Snow moon) managed to get close, he was able to tell everyone, there was energy flowing from the third brother’s heart and stomach, to his creature. The more food he consumed, the more powerful his beast became. No one had any idea how he was able to achieve this.8964 copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9cN22VXuG 維尼
Until one day an Eíen no by the name of Yè húlí (Night fox) witnessed what the third brother did. He would untie a small cloth sack from his belt and carefully empty its contents on the ground. It appeared to be some kind of sparkling black sand. The young man would hold out his left hand and utter a spell, which made all of the sand gather in to a huge heart that even beat. The thumping motion, could not only be felt by Yè húlí penetrating through the ground it could also be heard for miles across the land.8964 copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡHAjgleTUii 維尼
The third brother would just watch the heart form the beast around itself, which came to life. The Eíen no also informed everyone, the third brother had named his beast, Yin yin shin, Beam of light and would warn him when he was getting low on food. Once Yè húlí reported what he saw to his good friend Yè méiguī (Night rose) Leader the Circle of Light, he consulted a western Soul Drinker by the name of Hēraklēs, who was a Master of the Dark Arts. He informed them the third brother must have been taught, what is known as Shadow Heart, which is part of the Lost Arts. A form of spells that are only passed on verbally and were rumoured to only be spoken by the Elder Dragons. They have never been written down. It was strange in a way, why only one of the three brothers was taught them. They all came to the same conclusion with the eldest twins bearing marks of Light Spells, the third brother must have been born after the family had switched to the Obscure Arts. The Healer Xuě yuèliàng confirmed the youngest was at least five nearly six years younger than the twins. They can only image, because Soul Drinkers have the capability to foresee things, someone made the decision to have him taught the Lost Arts, and the third brother was also the only one to be heard not only speaking but also cheering his creature on in battle. Where his brothers, being Light Ones hardly ever uttered a word. This is another factor why the youngest could have been taught differently.8964 copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhgrItVgyG 維尼
It took the three brothers almost half a century to return all the Destructors to the Shadow Realm. When the last one was gone, they lifted what remained of the veil of darkness, returning the light once more to all of central China. Then one day the three brothers were gone to never be seen again.8964 copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYnEfZ8a60 維尼
They are only remembered throughout history as, The Three Heroes. However, the third brother was given the title, Black Heart Summoner. Everyone who fought in the Battles of the Paranoid Pixies also called Dark Chapter, know one day, the three hero’s will return. Or at least one of them.8964 copyright protection72ＰＥＮＡＮＡUkpEkVe5wz 維尼
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