Within the Maelstrom of Stars

## Summary of the Story

After being granted a vision of the future, our beloved heroes come to save a world that hangs in the balance between the Royalty of Eternals and the Spirit Realm. This beloved temple world is home to the Maelstrom of Stars, a sacred fountain that grants the people deemed worthy of its forgotten power, and it grants visions to both to those who worship its majesty and to those outsiders who are instrumental to its protection. A priestess is granted a vision of a looming, albeit long forgotten, war between an Eternal King and the Realm of Spirits, she sees the coming of a quinumvirate of legendary heroes and learns that they and they alone are the ones who permanently put a stop to the long forgotten war.

## Prologue

A young priestess stared at the torrent of magical energy and drank deeply from the sacred cup of visions. As the priestess fell into a deep prophetic trance she saw many things, but five things shook her to her very core. The first vision was of a man who's body looked to be made of pure fire wielding a blade who's base and bottom portion of the blade was solid and the remaining piece made of pure flame. The second vision was of an slender and feminine archer, whose eyes glowed a deep black and she fired a bow that wielded arrows colored the same. The third, was of a woman whose eyes glowed a bright jade green and wielded an emerald hued blade. The fourth, was of another woman wielded a shining purple blade and her eyes did not glow like the rest. The fifth and final was the most cryptic of the rest, a man with wings of pure silver, his blade and eyes glowed crimson red, and he was at the center of the four others. An angelic being appeared by the side of the disembodied spirit of the young priestess and spoke in a stoic and elderly voice, "Do not worry child, I have sent my oldest and greatest friend and champion". The priestess wept long and held back tears of both confusion and joy. The being continued, "He is known by many names, the Lord of Hellfire, the Forgotten Angel, the God, the Hero of Heroes, the Bane of the Legion, the Dragon Slayer, the Warchief, the Father, and the Son. He will save your world, just as he has saved others. All you must do, when they arrive, grant them a drink from my sacred font, my Maelstrom of Stars. The young priestess replied with hope in her voice "All will be done as you command, High Magister Roman".

## Story

The priestess brought the five: Maximilian, Jadis, Sabrena, Rick, and Asterra, to the heart of the temple. The priestess filled the sacred chalice with the water of the starry maelstrom, gave the chalice to Jadis, after she drank, the priestess refilled the cup until all five had drank and their eyes glowed a deep royal blue.

Jadis awoke on a small pillar of rock next to a fairly small island, she saw a tall imposing being wielding a small one-handed sword and wearing a crown made crystal and gold. The being spoke with a rage "I gave you the choice to remain a god and you chose it, you chose to remain a god and now you betray me!" A young looking man with eyes of pure golden lightning, Jadis recognized him, it was Maximilian, "You've gone too far, so now I have to stop you before you undo the fragile balance of this world" Maximilian struck at the being with his sword, the golden crowned being blocked and struck back at such a speed that Maximilian could not block it. The short sword ran through his chest, Maximilian died instantly in a furious explosion of gold and white energy. As the sword was pulled from her beloved brother's chest Jadis screamed "No! Maximilian!" as she sobbed the vision faded and she sat in front of that starry maelstrom that she drank from mere moments ago...

Sabrena awoke on similarly small rock although it was more south west of the small island, compared to Jadis' viewpoint. However she saw something different to what Jadis had beheld. The crowned being stood exactly where he was in Jadis' vision however a golden crack formed about fifteen feet away from him. Maximilian jumped out of that magical crack, instead of pure golden lightning filling his eyes, it was something Sabrena was more used to seeing in the place of her friends ice blue eyes a pair raging orange flames. Again the crowned entity battled and Maximilian battled, Sabrena heard their respective voices but could not make out the words. Instead of an impaled Maximilian she saw the crowned entity knocked back with his blade resting on the ground. The crowned entity picked it up and charged at Maximilian... in a single instant Maximilian's silver blade was in the chest of the crowned entity and then that world faded and she sat alongside Jadis starring into the beauty of the raging tempest only accouple feet away...

Both Rick and Asterra were similar visions to Sabrena's and Jadis' visions, but Maximilian's was the most unique. Maximilian saw both outcomes, the one where he kept his birthright and the other where he relinquished it to save the world. When He awoke, the temple was under attack by that mysterious being from their visions. "Foolish mortals" the being bellowed "No one can stand against me, for I am God-King Zarrok". Zarrok turned towards the five heroes, who at this point had battled through a small battalion of the God-King's minions. Maximilian spoke in a deep and rich voice "Surrender and leave this world Zarrok, do not make us fight against you and your kind". The God-King turned towards the heavily armored warrior wielding his silver blade and spoke, "I will give you a choice, keep your power which is your birthright and stand alongside me, or forsake the power granted by your birthright and die". Maximilian retorted with a witty yet serious response "I would forsake my power, my birthright, everything I have, if it meant saving a world from people like you!". The God-King spoke some sort of ancient spell sending Maximilian into another world... a time loop.

## Character List

### Minor Characters

* The Young Priestess
* The Kas'traelan Headmaster
* Spirit of High Magister Roman

### Major Characters

* Maximilian Wayne
* Jadis
* Sabrena Mondez
* Rick Martinez
* Asterra
* God-King Zarrok