Aspiration Folklore

## **Mythological History**

### Stevus and Remus

About ten thousand years ago a dragon and a god had intercourse, from one of the eggs was born the demigod Stevus Scherm and from the other the demigod Remus Scherm. They were miracle kids with the greatest power in the universe. In their upcoming years they would face many challenges, but they didn't know that yet. Around the same time Stevus and Remus were born there was a super chicken named Kevus, he was the greatest villain in all of Moonland. He was a furious dictator with every person to its submission.

The two boys Stevus and Remus were found by a man named Étjus, lying in the forest. The man took pity on the boys and he took them home to feed, raise and pamper them. As the boys got older, they started experiencing periods of intense rage and bloodlust. Étjus noticed this, and decided to finally teach them about their nation's antagonist, Kevus.

Étjus bought the two boys Stevus and Remus a book that he used to teach them swordfighting. As they gained more and more experience in fighting, the man realised that the boys possessed great power. One day, he decided to visit the oracle of Konke.

Right after he walked into the cold room, a bright voice spoke to him: "You are in great fortune. The children you have been feeding and teaching are those of none other than your very Gods." The man Étjus was delighted, but also scared. Why was it that he found these two boys lying in the forest? Did it have a meaning?

The man never told his boys about what he heard at the oracle of Konke. He figured that the boys didn't need to know. If they were ever in need, they would be called by those with the power to. And that's exactly what happened, about three years later.

It was a snowy, yet sunny afternoon, on which the two boys were training in the town. They were fiercely fighting and screaming, when Remus suddenly tripped and fell into the town's stone well. Stevus was shocked and shouted for help, but no one came to help. Stevus then grabbed the rope that was hanging from the well and went down into it. After climbing for a little while, he reached the water, but he didn't see Remus yet, so he decided to hold his breath, and he went even further down, through the water. That was the moment where he started drowning, or at least he should have. Stevus suddenly noticed that he was breathing fresh air, and not water. He rubbed the water out of his eyes and saw that he was standing in a dry area, a room inside of the well. However, this shouldn't be possible, as there is supposed to be water inside the well, yet he was completely sure that he was awake and conscious. Remus was there too, and he stood still, looking at an animal on the floor. A lizard, it seemed. When Stevus came closer, a voice spoke to them: "You, Stevus and Remus have been selected for your ancestry, your great power and your courage. The Gods ask of you the following: You shall complete three tasks before the sundown of the last day of February. The info is written, on the receipt." Then the voice echoed away.

### The First Trial

Their first adventure was against Pixie the great wolf-lion, his special ability to make every part of his body hard in battle. No one ever stood a chance against him with their swords and bows, every hit was blocked and every arrow was broken into pieces when it hit Pixie. To get to Pixie, Stevus and Remus had to go over multiple mountains and rivers. Their journey was hard, but not as hard as Pixie. When they finally got to Pixie’s stronghold they faced their worst fair, silverfish. Everytime they walked a block would break under their feet and a silverfish would appear. Stevus and Remus defeated them with ease, but after seeing all the green pus from the dead silverfish they couldn't eat anything for the rest of the day. It took them another whole day to finally reach the dungeon layer with Pixie in it. It was a difficult fight and it wasn’t easy.

Every hit Remus got on Pixie would only hurt himself in the process, and every bowshot from Stevus would break in an instant when it hit Pixie. Remus and Stevus had to make a plan. Remus proposed a plan that was quick and sneaky, but Stevus had an even better idea and said to Remus: ”I think I know a plan that will work. You need to make sounds from a wolf and rub your belly against the wall like a lion, he will be shocked by how stupid your action will be. While you do that, I will walk up to him from behind and stab him in his neck.” After some debating about how stupid this plan sounded, Remus gave in and got along with the plan. Together they did the plan and got out victorious this time around. Pixie screaming from the pain said:”I will never die, even if my body is gone, I will always be here!” Then he died. Stevus and Remus headed straight home after defeating Pixie.

### The Second Trial

After taking some amount of well-deserved rest from their first adventure, something out of the blue happened in town. The ground suddenly started shaking, and many citizens started screaming. The boys knew what they were supposed to do. This wasn't an earthquake, this was Schnelldick the great. They ran to the town's outer wall and drew their swords. They looked up, and there he was. Schnelldick, the giant worm. The town fell silent for a few seconds. Everyone was in awe at the size of the creature. Then, a loud screech was heard and all citizens started running away. Stevus and Remus analyzed the creature and decided that their swords were of no use. They would never be able to stab them through the worm's thick flesh. They grabbed their bows and started shooting at the creature's face. After they hit the creature on the nose and cheeks a few times, one arrow hit its right eye. The worm grunted in pain, before releasing a swarm of several smaller worms. The boys quickly took the swarm down using their swords. They knew that there were no more small worms left, so they started throwing explosives at the worm. This was when the worm started attacking them directly. The worm came closer and opened up its mouth, and just before it was able to swallow the boys, Remus threw a block of TNT right into its mouth. Stevus and Remus ran away, and after waiting for a little while, Schnelldick the giant worm exploded. The town was saved, and the boys had completed their second trial.

### The Third Trial

A few weeks later, after some training, Stevus and Remus went home to the house of Étjus. They were hungry and hadn’t eaten for 6 hours, their stomachs were rumbling and their mouths were watering. Étjus had brought some spaghetti home from a nearby town. He cooked the food and put down the piping hot pan of spaghetti, All of a sudden The flying Spaghetti Monster came out of the pan and began throwing spaghetti balls at them, and he spoke:’’Those who defy my balls shall not be granted any spaghetti.’’ Étjus, Remus and Stevus just looked at each other in shock. They shook their shoulders and all grabbed a knife and fork. The flying Spaghetti monster looked at them and opened his mouth. But before he could do that Stevus stabbed his knife in the monster and started eating it, Remus followed and then Étjus also joined in. It was a feast with a lot of spaghetti balls and tomato sauce, they ate all evening around. After there was nothing left Remus asked Stevus:’’Did you hear some voice when we started eating or did I just imagine it?’’. Stevus replied:’’I don't know, i was just hungry and started eating.’’ That's how Remus and Stevus defeated their third intense monster battle.

The next day, all citizens of the town were awakened by the same voice that introduced Stevus and Remus to their trials. The voice described their acts of bravery, and prescribed a future where the two boys would be the leaders of a nation. Then, the mayor of the small town came to the boys' house and decided to promote them to Councilors. Their career would then begin. The boys achieved many milestones for the town, and decided after a couple of years that they were ready to start their own. So they established the city of Pinda in the rich area of Diwer. Their city quickly gained traction and slowly grew to be the biggest metropole of Moonland. The city continued to bloom for another six centuries, and it went through many leaders, until the greatest supernatural disaster known to mankind happened.

Kevis, the Super Chicken, reappeared after its thousand-year slumber. He was astonished to find the city of Pinda ruling most of the lands of Moonland. Out of wrath, the Chicken attacked the nation, killing the current leader, Konfigurasi Scherm, a descendant of Remus and Stevus. But Kevis was not aware that Konfigurasi had a son, named Plexi Scherm. Konfigurasi’s son ran far away and founded a new faction, with the name Aspiration. As Kevis, the Super Chicken went back to sleep, thinking everything was back to normal, the nation of Aspiration would continue to exist for thousands of years.

***To be continued***