Dark Star's History
Graven, the city of dark elves, lies far to the east, among lifeless mountains. Being related to each other, dark elves and light elves have long been locked in an uncompromising struggle. The dark clans threaten to conquer all enemy lands, including Riversar, the main citadel.
Dark Star always stood out among other dark elves thanks to her light skin and silver hair. And it worried the girl. Men and women always avoided her: politely, but deliberately. Blaming it all on her different appearance, Dark Star dreamed of only one thing: to be like the rest of her kind. She tried dying her hair and skin, but it was no use. One day The Supreme mother Ammana summoned the girl and said, "You're cursed, child. And that's the work of the mages of Riversar! Eliminate the Sentinel, lift the curse, and you'll become one of us!" Dark Star knew that Riversar�??s Sentinel was a magical artifact that made the citadel impregnable for the dark elves. It had been created several centuries ago by the greatest of the light ones, and not a single of their enemies had managed to break through its spell. How could she obtain something like that? She'd never even seen light elves before. Early in the morning, Dark Star was summoned by the Council of Mothers and learned that a weak point had been found in Riversar's defenses. The council told her that an army or a squad would made too much noise, and so Dark Star was offered the opportunity to obtain the artifact herself. She agreed immediately, as it was her only chance to become normal.
At the agreed time, the girl crossed Riversar's magical border. The Mothers were right: the Sentinel didn't notice her! Using a map drawn by her kin, Star got through to the heart of the city, located the artifact, and smashed it into pieces. At that very second, an army of dark elves entered the enemy territory, leaving mayhem in their wake. An hour later the attackers' leading squad reached Riversar�??s walls. Dark Star gazed into a big mirror, her eyes dim, her appearance completely unchanged. She was starting to understand. And when a squad of light elves broke in, it all became clear. Dark Star didn't look like other dark elves because she wasn't one. She was a light elf. She'd been stolen as a child, to become a light elf that could destroy the Sentinel and open Riversar to the dark clans. Too cruel to be true... When Star came to her senses, fights were breaking out all over the place. Thousands of warriors clashed in a deadly battle! Since she was the cause of the bloodshed, she had to put an end to it.
Betrayed by her own kind, Dark Star made a desperate choice. Fueled by rage and recklessness, the girl rushed towards her target. Blood gushed out of Mother Ammana's neck. Dark Star didn't look away. She watched the life seep out of the woman who had ruined her. The death of the dark elf leader turned the tides of the battle. The attackers retreated, and Dark Star stayed in Riversar. But, having destroyed the Sentinel, she became an outcast among the light elves as well. The Riversar Court pardoned Dark Star, taking into account the role she played in the defense. But she was ordered to leave the city immediately. Paladin Aurora expressed some motherly attention towards the outcast and presented her to the Guardians. Since then, Dark Star has had a home and real friends. But the pain of betrayal has never left her.
Dark Star and Helios
"I got caught!" How could she have been so careless as to fall into the clutches of Mother Ammana's watchdogs?
Dark Star tried to free herself, but the tight knots of the strong rope left no chance of escape. Ever since Graven's dark elves hunted her down, she spat in the face of danger, dodging her pursuers at the last moment. Dark Star was too modest to ask for additional protection from Aurora and the rest of the Guardians. And now, captured and bleeding, the elf was waiting for her death.
"Look, Star, there is no limit to the smugness of the dark elves. Of course! The murderer of Mother Ammana, the hated light one, will soon be executed. They think that they will destroy us one by one and Rivasar will fall! These accomplices of Darkness and murderers don't know that it was their deception that led to the death of the leader. Am I really going to die?"
Anyway, the new Supreme Mother Illani was preparing for the usual and so pleasant execution of the captive... A moment later, she fell to the ground as if she had been knocked down. She was gone.
Dark Star was literally thrown into a fever as bright flashes struck the front rows of the spectators who came to the execution. After a series of explosions, the screams of the survivors were drowned by the light that seemed to come from all directions. A sphere of pure radiance enveloped Dark Star like a warm blanket. Her heart was hot, but from what? Those of the dark ones who were not touched by the flashes scattered, leaving their comrades to seek their own salvation. Dark Star blinked dazedly, trying to make out something through the frantically bright glow.
Someone's hands gently stroked the girl's cheek, and then released her from the annoying bondage. The light faded slightly, and the image of the one she had forbidden herself to think about appeared before her eyes. The one whose amber-colored eyes kept her awake at night, occupying all her thoughts, dreams, and desires. The one whom she, a fugitive and a criminal, tried to forget by taking the blame for a past crime. Dark Star thought she was unworthy of true love.
Helios, and it was him, hugged the girl tightly. He knew that he would never let her go, never leave her without his help. And the elf realized that this was what she wanted more than anything.
Children of such different destinies, two stars with one common future.
