Sun (L1quid)

*(Not to be confused with* Sun *of* The Dragon Prince*.)*

***Sun*** is the third book of *Archai* and the *Dragon Prince* adaptation of the book of *The Splitting Sun*, the third book of L1quid's *Archai* series. It is in the perspective of either a Sunfire Elf or a Sun Dragon.

The book gains its name from the Archaian Sun Primal in the original source (not *The Dragon Prince*'s Xadian Sun Primal), which is associated with energy, fury, revealing light, righteousness, truth, and rebirth.

In the series, it succeeds *Earth* and proceeds *Moon*.

## Guide to Magic

### Sun Magic

Source: the sun which the world orbits, which is a star

Symbol: three leaping flames in a circular pattern

Magical Creatures: Sun Dragons, Sunfire Elves

Associations: energy, teaching, truth, fury, warmth, honesty, intensity, charisma, leadership, optimism, revealing, guiding light

### Moon Magic

Source: the moon that orbits the world, specifically its lunar phases

Symbol: a circle pierced with beams of light

Magical Creatures: Moon Dragons, Moon Phoenixes, Moonshadow Elves

Associations: illusion, manipulation, love, death, charm, reflection, privacy, appearances, depth, duality, secrets

### Star Magic

Source: the planets, moons, and stars beyond the world

Symbol: a four-pointed star surrounded by an unclosed circle

Magical Creatures: Star Dragons, Startouch Elves, Unicorns

Associations: vision, truth, intelligence, otherworldly, reality-altering, timelessness, mystery, destiny, wishes

### Earth Magic

Source: the earth itself, including its flora and fauna

Symbol: three angular mountain peaks

Magical Creatures: Earth Dragons, Earthblood Elves, Tree Golems

Associations: strength, endurance, healing, stubbornness, growth, deep history, balance

### Sky Magic

Source: the world's sky, from it's storms to the movement of winds

Symbol: three streaks resembling wind currents

Magical Creatures: Cloudbirds, Sky Dragons, Skywing Elves

Associations: lightness, quickness, agility, cleverness, vision, potential, freedom, perspective, clarity of vision

### Ocean Magic

Source: the waters of the world, and how they all connect to the seas and oceans of the world

Symbol: swirling lines resembling a circular current

Magical Creatures: Bog Hyenas, Ocean Dragons, Tidebound Elves

Associations: flexibility, transformation, flow, surface-level vs depth, navigation, awareness

### Dark Magic

Source: the essence of magical creatures (old dark magic), naturally dark places and shadows of the world (new dark magic)

Symbol: stylized, swirling cobra (old dark magic), shadows (new dark magic)

Magical Creatures: humans (old dark magic); Dark Dragons, Darkshadow Elves (new dark magic)

Associations: evil, destruction, secrets, deceit, manipulation, death

## The Prophecy

See the Sun split, see the Earth quake.

See the Sky whip, see the Ocean break.

See the Moon’s bane, see the Stars watch.

And Darkness will reign.

## Epigraph

When the sun is nearly blinding

May you, by it, see everything

- *A Benediction* (The Arcadian Wild)

## Trivia

* The original novel's title, *The Splitting Sun*, was derived from the Archaian Sun Primal.
	+ The original title of the original novel was *Sun*. It was changed to avoid being confused with *The Dragon Prince: Sun*.
* Although L1quid realized it later while planning the series, the book might come off to readers as a ripoff of *Sun (TDP)* due to both novels being the third installment in their respective series. However, books are in no way related to each other due to their respective themes and plots.
	+ L1quid initially pushed *Sun* back to avoid this, but also because of initial theatrical and plot elements. They later reversed this due to the finalized plot elements in the overall series.
* L1quid may continue the series (and its adaptation) in the future, as there are seven elements in *Archai*'s world, all inspired by *The Dragon Prince*'s Primal Sources and the natural world. However due to L1quid having a rule that a series cannot continue after a set number of books, a sequel quartet is unlikely. The reasoning for this rule is to go against the trend of never-ending series in the modern (2020s) age, which "milks" a beloved franchise to death for money; L1quid prefers quality over quantity in a series, not the reverse.
	+ If L1quid were to do the sequel quartet, the books would be their version of the last five books of *Wings of Fire*, due to the lack of a proper story and the overwhelming amount of political correctness in it.
* The plot of the book is slated to be inspired by *Wings of Fire: The Brightest Night (2014)*.
* The epigraph is a lyric from the Arcadian Wild song "*A Benediction*".

## Notes

On 10/06/2023, L1quid decided to put a hold on *Archai* (and its *Wings of Fire* adaptation) to focus on *These Alien Dragons* (and its *Wings of Fire* adaptation). (They are currently working on book 2 of the series and some side stories that will explore more of the series world.) They will work on the series from time to time, if they have writer's block.

## External Links

* *Archai: The Splitting Sun* - L1quid's Wattpad page
* Named *Archai* characters, unnamed *Archai* characters - *The Dragon Prince* fanon wiki