The Society On Da Run Dragon Concert: The Story Behind EarthNations
The story behind EarthNations is in fact based off the Cestrawan shrine songs. Cestrawan is a type of computer language developed for accessing the Valbaara Infrastructure (the hivemind that the living dragon shrines are based around). The hivemind shrine can power on the Towers (Pillars) of Light, and only a dragon with high status and fluency in Cestrawan can access the shrine. Alternatively, Lementia or any of her descendants can be used to power the shrine. The story behind EarthNations may seem like a prophecy, a fulfillment of said prophecy, and worldwide change for the better, but it’s actually about the three people and their fight to keep a dragon egg alive.
Note: this story can also be read in Drachenscolderung
SONG TO LISTEN TO WHEN READING THIS STORY:
————-EarthNations: The Story——————-
~Suar’quel=Il-Symbozzi-di-Friulian, Kaya et Michaelgelo.Jonas~
(START: The Symbiosis of Frulean, Kayla and Michelangelo Jonas ~CESTRAWAN SONG~)
A girl opened her eyes to the light
And a dragon egg lay beside her
The harsh forty-year winter was racking the land
And this girl, Kayla, had to keep this mysterious egg warm
She went to the village and up to the castle at it’s center
She hoped the king would help, but he turned her away
Saying there haven’t been Dragons in the land in hundreds of years
So this girl looked elsewhere while keeping the egg by her heart
The citizens didn’t want to bother
They called her a witch and the egg was her stone
They threatened to burn her if she didn’t leave
So she looked elsewhere
She consulted with traders whom gave her wool blankets
And old women in ruined dragonhouses would give her rags and blankets for the egg
The people of the village thought ill of Kayla
They called her a dolt, and an adolescent fool for caring for a rock
On her travels she met a young boy named Michelangelo Jonas
He showed interest in her egg and vowed to help her care for it
Together, with their hearts wide open, they traveled the nearby villages for more blankets
But the citizens were unwilling to help the children and did not want to give away their blankets, for they were afraid of being cold and dying in the harsh winter
Kayla settled her egg in the hollow of a tree where it was sure to be warm
And everyday she nurtured the egg with heat from her body
And Jonas would be right there to give it heat from his body
Though it was tiring, they took turns watching over the precious egg
Jonas would care for the egg like Kayla had been doing
And although he questioned whether the egg was real, he continued to give it his heat
He hoped to see some spark of life form the egg, but it lay as dormant as a volcano
The blankets they were using were not enough to shield they egg
And they themselves needed blankets to keep warm
With each passing day the forest became colder and colder
A Trader named Frulean noticed the two children huddled by the tree and asked them, “what is so interesting that you dare stand out in the blistering cold?”
Kayla and Jonas, whom had become extremely pale and frosty, replied, “it’s our egg.”
And with those words Frulean was drawn into their world
“What egg is that you are looking at?” asked Frulean.
“A dragon’s egg,” said Kayls, “I found it and Jonas is helping me care for it. We need blankets to keep it warm and healthy.”
“Well, I am a Trader, so I can help you.” said Frulean.
As days went on they cared for the ancient egg
Frulean would give it as many blankets as she could
While Kayla and Jonas would warm it
But it was not enough
The egg was cramped within the hollow
So they placed it on the ground and laid down by it
As the winter became tougher the egg was losing it’s grip
So Jonas went to the city and asked for blankets and dragonstones
He built little houses, carried heavy bags, cleaned houses and drove carriages
Only to get small blankets or pieces of one, and very small dragonstones
It was not enough to care for the egg but was enough to pull it through
Frulean and Kayla built fires, carefully positioning the egg high above it so only the heat’s fingertips could warm the egg
But it was cracking along it’s sides from the harsh cold and was becoming like ice
The citizens hated Kayla for wasting all of the good blankets on the egg
Jonas prayed to the Gods to hurry the egg along the winter
The citizens would kick the egg, spit at it, and say vulgar things about the egg
Knowing how the world felt about the egg had hurt Kayla to her core
Knowing the hatchling inside might not rise, Kayla gave all her hope and faith to it
At times Jonas would question if he was doing right by Kayla
He had been tortured by the citizens and treated worse than Kayla
Sometimes he would say, “should I give it up?”
But he would say, “Kayla and the egg need us.”
Sometimes Frulean caught herself thinking, “is it worth it?”
Then she would know it was right
They gave all their blankets to the egg, growing stiffer and stiffer each day
A few times they gave blankets to the citizens that needed them
“Bless you,” the people would say to the children
But as winter became more cruel, Kayla worsened
The children felt their health deteriorate as winter progressed
On a cloudy day Kayla didn’t wake up
Kayla woke up but fell into Jonas’s arms, speaking of the sorrow of the world
When she closed her eyes Jonas knew it was it
Frulean tried to feel for a pulse, but the little girl’s body was too frozen for anything
Jonas screamed and cried at the loss of his only friend and questioned the purity of Earth
Was the world worth keeping alive if cruelty inhabits it?
Following in Kayla’s footsteps, Jonas and Frulean continued to give the egg their warmth
In the middle of the night it started to crack on both sides
Jonas and Frulean gathered ‘round the egg
It cracked open, revealing a slender black dragonling with eyes of green colors
As the forty year winter started to close, the citizens realized the Dragon’s presence
People had came to give the dragon their cloth and blankets
And these people had been the citizens Jonas and Kayla had given blankets to
And these were the people that Jonas had helped
These were the people that he built the small houses for
They had put their prejudice aside to nurture the baby dragon
Everyday people would come with cloth for the dragon and Kayla’s frozen body
They began praising her and wishing to take back their harsh words
On the night of the Dragon’s Solstice, Jonas and Frulean carried Kayla’s body to the city
A fire had been constructed to warm her body
What surprised Jonas and Frulean was that the King himself made the fire for the girl
As the heat warmed her body, Kayla felt her body coming back to itself
And this fire would burn for many days to warm those whom were out in the Unforgiving
And the fire itself was a symbol of Kayla’s persistence,
Of Jonas’s diligence,
Of Frulean’s kind spirit
And of the dragonling that held on to life
The villagers kept nourishing the Dragon for seventy years
Until it became fully grown and was able to care for itself and the village
And this dragon became the village’s symbol of love
Kayla, Jonas and Frulean were also remembered as the trio of dedication
And statues had been built in their honor, and in the dragon’s honor
