Rhydian: The Other Side by Devan Skyles

Author:Devan Skyles [Skyles, Devan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-11-24T22:00:00+00:00

“Before Grimalkin walked the earth and hunted on the ground

Before on clouds and mighty winds the wingfolk did abound

The Father Earth and Mother Sky did live in harmony

But often cried because they never could together be

So Earth created children, many creatures great and small

Upon his back they ventured, every thing that walked and crawled

Among his many offspring were the Grimfolk, hunters proud

And to their Father Earth did sing their praises bold and loud

Behold, the Sky was jealous and desired children too

And being overzealous, she created not a few

Among her many millions who did fly upon her breast

The wingfolk were the children she did love above the rest

The Earth and Sky were happy to behold their many kin

And as their children mingled, many friendships did begin

But mighty hunters were they all and as their numbers grew

The prey they shared began to fall until there were but few

Conflict started to arise between the earth and skies

And the Grimfolk and the winged became enemies despised

Many years they lived in strife until one fateful night

When Father Earth and Mother Sky stepped in to stop the fight

No longer could they watch their children suffering in vain

So they split the world in half and then created separate planes

On one side was Rim’Ithra where the Grimfolk lived apart

From the land of Ilimíra to where the winged did depart

From then on there was peace among the children of the earth

And the wingfolk also prospered in great harmony and mirth

But the Father wasn’t pleased with just the Grimfolk to inherit

All the lands that lay between the seas that needed to be cherished

So Earth created man, a species different from the rest

Upon two legs they ran across the ground, their skills to test

But to the Father’s much dismay the Grimfolk they did hunt

And mankind did the Grimfolk slay upon the battlefront

The Father felt a fool that he could so profoundly err

He pleaded for his children that their lives would all be spared

The Mother heard his anguish and did answer to his cries

That no more would they languish underneath her starry skies

Let us open wide the boundary that divides up both our lands

So across it all our children will be free to go expand

And with the doubled space no more conflict will there be

So she created gateways through which all could pass freely

Grimalkin, wingfolk, and mankind now spread throughout both lands

And peace again they all did find pursuing separate plans

So proud was Mother Sky that all her wingfolk lived in peace

She decided that to them she would reveal her mysteries

She gave them knowledge to control the gateways she created

They wrote it down on scrolls so that this wisdom never faded

But over time they found that they could use their gift for gain

And they traded passage through the gates for treasures to obtain

Mankind wasn’t pleased, being outraged to their core

Unless they shared their knowledge they did threaten them with war

The wingfolk in their pride cast the humans from their land

And from the Ilimíra side they were forever banned

To keep them from returning

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