PRAXUS of LITHONIA - CHAPTER 1

In the early years, there was a kingdom.

A kingdom known as Bandoria.

Bandoria was a kingdom of great wealth and power as was its ruler, King Bantos. Many who had lived in Bandoria were truly successful in their lives, both personally and financially. Even though the rich had lived in Bandoria, there was another kingdom on the outskirts. A kingdom much smaller than the glory of Bandoria’s towers and high walls. A kingdom which held a great many people. This kingdom is Lithonia. Lithonia was the sister kingdom to Bandoria, but did not share the rich and powerful delicacies of Bandoria’s stature. Majority of the poor had dwelled in the walls of Lithonia, only due to the fact of not being allowed through the walls and onto the grounds of Bandoria.

One day, King Bantos had stepped out and gazed over the balcony of his palace. Looking out toward all the kingdom in its glory. As far out as his eye could wander. Glaring ahead, Bantos caught the glimmering light outside of the kingdom walls. He knew the light had sparked from Lithonia and his anger was quenched.

“This is my kingdom and these lands will belong to me.” Bantos said toward his Vizier who stood beside him.

“My lord, what are your plans in overtaking the Lithonians from their kingdom? What of their king? What of their warriors?”

“We have hundreds of warriors prepped for battle, do we not?”

“Yes, my lord. Yes we do.”

“Then we need not worry. That dirt-filled place they call a kingdom will be ours soon enough.”

During these early years of the war between Bandoria and Lithonia, there was a great falling of many warriors on both sides. In another place within the boundaries of Lithonia, there was a woman who was known as Arinia who had given birth to a son. Her husband, Krotax, a warrior in the clan of Lithonians proclaimed his son’s name as Praxus. A Lithonian name and in the Lithonian tongue meant “ruler and conqueror”. through the wars, they lived a happy life, even in the times of hardship and trouble from the Bandorian forces. They watched their son grow older through the conflicts.

Praxus himself in his youth became helpful to those in need as he watched Bandorian warriors invade their homes and slaughter the innocent. In one altercation, Praxus took it upon himself and slew two Bandorian warriors with his bare hands, proving to those who witnessed and his mother and father he possessed near superhuman strength. Once he became an adult, he volunteered in the battle against Bantos’ forces and witnessed the death of his mother and father by Bantos’ own hand. That day was the defeat of Lithnoia and it had fully become under the control of Bandoria.

Ever since their deaths, Praxus went into hiding in the undergrounds of Lithonia. Places Bantos and his advisors had possessed no knowledge of their existence. Gathering other mighty men and women of valor who saw Praxus’ strength in times past. They came together and sought to overthrow Bantos and take by Lithonia for the people and to free the bonds of Bandoria from any other lands they may have conquered. Praxus made a vow to avenge the deaths of his people and his mother and father by killing Bantos himself and conquering Bandoria for the taking.

It all begins this day.