Realm of the Sun

The Realm of the Sun is an area of Aether World. Sitting at its centre, the Realm of the Sun is bathed in sunlight. The Golden Griffin Warrior of the Blazing Sun and the 108 Stars of Destiny train here.

## Geography

This Realm is stationary, hovering unseen above the Sun in Earth's sky, while the rest of the Realms revolve around it. It's bathed in perpetual sunlight to the point that the air of this Realm is suffused with solar energy. How it is able to shine while above the Sun is anyone's guess. Occasionally, winds blow, storms of thunder and flame happen, battling each other for supremacy, causing the grounds to be set aflame. Yet after the storms happen, new life grows again. The flora and fauna in the Realm of the Sun are suffused with vitality, more than Earth's plants and animals. Even materials dug from its ground such as marble, gold and such are suffused with solar energy.

It used to be ruled by a lord who served the kings of pre-fall Aether World as its governor but ever since the fall of the interdimensional civilization, it was left without a ruler. Until the first-generation students of Aether World were given their final-year project, to rebuild Aether World's ruins, its castle included. Now, the Golden Griffin Warrior of the Blazing Sun and the 108 Stars of Destiny train here, as well as the Ecliptic Zodiac Generals and some Crusaders of the Constellations affiliated with this Realm.

## Places of Interest

### Zenith Castle

See also: *Zenith Castle of the Sun*

The headquarters of the 108 Stars of Destiny, it is a castle built from gold and marble. It contains an observatory where the planets can be observed from, a garden full of sunflowers, a library that some scholarly Stars of Destiny go to study, a dining hall, bunkers for the Stars of Destiny, a hospital for injured warriors, a training hall, and a Room of the Grand Assembly, where the Stele of 108 Stars is found.

### Adlaw Forest

Surrounding Zenith Castle is a forest full of trees and flowers with golden, orange, and yellow flowers. This is Adlaw (Cebuano word for Sun) Forest, where all the flora and fauna are imbued with solar energy. Sunflowers, as well as flowers like chrysanthemums, tulips, and roses in red, yellow, and orange,  are found here, as well as trees such as tembusu, the flame of the forest, Chinese parasol trees, and more. Animals found in the forest are crows, deer, wild cattle, lions, sun bears, a phoenix that the Flames of Rebirth is close to, and smaller animals such as rabbits and squirrels.

### Claritas River

A river that flows in the Realm of the Sun, flowing from the Mountain of Hope, splitting in two to form a natural moat around Zenith Castle, and flowing down to Dreamland and the other Realms. Claritas River is where some fish such as Solar Koi, salmon, and perch are found. It's possible to fish and sail in the river, but be careful... the river would flow out of the Realm of the Sun and down the rest of Aether World as a waterfall.

### Plain of Dreams

The sheep watched over by the Head Shepherd of Fates graze here. Sometimes, he moves them to the forest if the grass runs out. But it's rare, for the grass of the realm of the Sun grows faster than the grass of Earth. The lions of Adlaw Forest feast on the old and diseased sheep and the Head Shepherd is civil enough to let adventurers pass through, as long as they don't steal the sheep he's guarding. He has been known to give some adventurers garments made from the wool of the solar sheep, and mutton to help them in their travels.

### Mountain of Hope

At the North of the Realm of the Sun, the Mountain of Hope stands firm. The source of Claritas River, it inspires all who climb its peaks, for when they reach the top, they not only get to see the rest of Aether World but be filled with hope for their journey. Trees from Adlaw Forest grow at its bottom. There is a cave on its side where gold and sunstone can be mined. A Dimensional Portal is found on the sole building, the Corona Fort/Fort Corona where the Sun Griffin's Zodiac Generals meet, on the mountain connected to Zenith Castle via an air tunnel.