Vondine - BookFour - Life-of-Life Series

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In the beginning came Vondine of Constellation Lyra. ‘Life-of-Life’ stretched out far across the lands and placed its essence containing pure life upon her, and a great race with true life within them did come forth. A race never truly known or fully understood amongst the heavens. On Vondine, Life for the Vondines was both beautiful, and challenging.
 
However, far beyond the stars and moons on the other side of the Universe, Darkness dwelled like a silent tumour, laying patiently in wait for an opportunity to destroy this place of Life. For hundreds of thousands of years Darkness born and Darkness died, and then Darkness rebirthed again. It never left. Always there, laying silently in wait for the day to come when Light would cease to illuminate Life and be no more.
 
It was long ago dreamed that new Life would come. Prophecy had foretold that this time would allow balance to arise from the ashes, and that the Essence of a new era, and of a new dreaming would one day be brought forth. The Vondines vowed that should that day come to pass, they would all play out their parts in “The Great Dreaming” alongside the Darkness. A time that man, woman and child alike all dreamed of when a great and bloody war of destruction would one day unfold, and a Dark ruler would rise, eager to take control firstly over the pure lands of Atreia of Wander Lust, then onto those that surrounded her. For to conquer Atreia was to conquer all.
 
Atreia’s only chance for survival lies within the unity of the seven constellations nestled high in the heavens amongst the stars.