The First Spirit

By Roaa Aladel

Before humans were created, the Earth was inhabited by descendants who got exiled to a hidden world.

 

Nicholas is summoned by The First Spirit, which takes his body as its host to be the defender of Earth and other worlds from any danger that threatens their survival. He wages war against the Black Kingdom, trying to reach the Earth and occupy it. He then discovers that force damages his cells, making him appear older than he is, and brings him closer to death after each act of giving.

 

Later, he returns to Earth in another form and stands to another fierce attack by the Dark Planet, which seeks to withdraw energy sources from Earth and end life on it.

 

However, how long will his determination stand in the face of this great danger? Will he save himself and save the Earth together?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Roaa adel
• Release date: May 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201984373

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Roaa Aladel

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If you have a free spirit that has no restrictions. A spirit that is capable of sailing away between the hidden worlds in this wide universe. Then, get ready for a journey

A five-year journey, today comes to a fruitful end, and here it is, now, within your hands, my fellow readers.

There is a great dose of enthusiasm waiting for you, hidden between the folds of these papers, through which my words have spread with lines of pleasure and suspense to sail away with you to worlds you are not been familiar with.

The Five Worlds

The Fiery Embers Galaxy - Somewhere in This

magnificent Universe

DILAPIDATED WORLDS Flooded with chaos and massive diaspora. They caught their last breath with force and hardship under the weight of destitution and humiliation. They found themselves thirsting for taking the lives of others who were less powerful than them. All of them were driven by the instinct of their survival and perpetuity. That savage instinct that does not distinguish between a poor child, a weak old man, a beloved, or a relative. It will climb the throne of survival, no matter what it takes, to stand tall without surrender.

Conflict, reluctance, and complete distortion engulfed each of the peoples of the five worlds. Panic and terror swept through the houses and cold alleys, infiltrated its inhabitants, and publicly reached the point of killing. The control of security and safety was lost horrifically after the consequences of the weakness of The Fiery Embers began to appear inside its worlds on their bodies until it weakened and destroyed them. Each of the five worlds had a burning ember residing within it. This burning ember extended the land of each world and those who dwell on it. It rose them with strength and energy for the survival of their existence and physical strength. However, after those embers had weakened over the years, every ferocious and miserable person began to eliminate hundreds of others so that the burden on the dying ember of the world would be eased to ensure their survival for as long as possible.

A VERY DEEP, STEEP, and harshly dry canyon lay within that isolated land of the First World. A long passageway had been dug inside the canyon. It was twenty meters long, and on both sides were rows of five columns, each 20 meters high. All these columns were ending with vaulted ceilings resembling a hollow sphere that was cut in half. They were punctuated by intersecting arches that created an elaborate art form intertwined with skillfully carved inscriptions, adding incredible luxury along the length of the hall. At the end of the passageway, a rounded space of ten meters high pillared by pointed ceilings carved with inscriptions and engraving and made with outstanding skills and enormous care. This round space was the Great Hall of Orkin, the Hall of Justice.

The Hall of Orkin was the secret and the secluded place where the kings of the Five Worlds would meet to discuss the common matters of their worlds. It was kept out of sight to protect the lives of the kings against any threat they might face from dissidents and keep their decisions secret.

In the morning of that day, a secret letter was sent to King Elkino, King of the Fifth World, to come to the Hall of Orkin for an urgent matter. At first, the king marveled at its content, as it was the first time he had been assured of attending alone without his minister and assistants. Apparently, it was a secret and sensitive matter. He didn't seem comfortable with this meeting, but he was finally getting ready to go, so he got into the travel shell¹, heading to the First World, where the Great Hall of Orkin was located.

There was complete silence inside The Great Hall of Orkin. Its faint stillness was consistent with the color of its pale ivory walls, and in the middle of the hall was a large round table, around which five royal chairs were placed for the five kings of The Fiery Embers worlds. Each chair was distinguished by an exceptional color and a glowing symbol engraved behind its back expressing the civilization and history of that world and the color of its flaming embers. The table was slightly higher than the white royal tiles. A large symbol representing the five worlds was engraved on its surface in the middle, and due to its large size, it almost covered its entire surface. The symbol was a glowing sun in the middle around which the worlds revolved in a spherical shape with a pointed tail at the end. This symbol emits a bright spark as it rotates, and each ball has a different color that indicates the strength and energy of that world. The huge symbol moved in successively, emitting a faint glow as if it conveyed a scaled-down reality of the five worlds and how they revolve around the galactic sun.

Four kings arrived at The Hall of Orkin and were seated around the round table. It had been not a little while since their last turbulent meeting, and today, they had come reluctantly, had it not been for the urgent matter for which they had to meet. They exchanged raging looks among themselves in utter depressing silence. Each one of them bore a complete history of enmity and hatred for the other, and in the midst of the boredom that filled their faces as King Elkino² was late. King Ardemon ³continued tapping with his fingertips on the tabletop with a frown wrinkled face, then said so loud that everyone can hear him,

He comes late, as usual, intending to show us the show of his entry, such an arrogant idiot.

⁴King Olarhin sarcastically answered him in his indignation with a sarcastic smile on his mouth.

You mean to show us his prestigious arrival, if you want to name things for what they are, he does not need to do that, his actions praise his strength and valor. He then slowly started drinking from his cup.

The king replied angrily, intending to provoke him.

I see you are interested in him, you fat old man. Why don't you take him as a wife? He's as miserable as you.

King Olarhin slowly lowered his glass, then looked him in the eyes with a provocative look and said to him,

And I see he is provoking your rage, you shrew.

King Mianzar⁵ intervened and said in displeasure,

While we are on the edge of our end, drowning in the midst of the strife among our peoples, you are arguing like silly girls, cut off your hateful discussion and let us end what we have gathered for.

Then King Polisar⁶ let out a sharp exhale and said with a sigh,

How long do we have to wait? I don't think he will ever come; he often misses our meetings.

King Ardemon added,

If he does not come, we will start the meeting without him, and then we will inform him of our final decision. Whether he agrees or refuses, what we decide will be carried out, and he will submit to us whether he likes it or not. Who amongst you supports my words?

King Olarhin replied in a confident tone,

How strange, you are talking about him like a reckless boy who must to us. It is King Elkino, not another king, Ardemon. He will come. We have mentioned the necessity of his coming in the letter.

Ardemon lowered his head and everyone was silent for a moment, then King Mianzar spoke clearly,

The meeting will only take place in the presence of all the kings of the five worlds, it is a fateful decision and everyone must participate in taking it.

Then their hearing was caught by the sharp clatter of the king's feet on the smooth stone tiles of the hall, creating that thunderous voice that harmonized with the rustle of his loose leather cloak and the chains of his royal crown to play the solemn note of his entrance. He stood tall and proud, for which he has always been known. He was seven feet tall, with a hard wrinkled face and sharp eyes that indicated his strength and might, with soft, burnt ash-colored hair coming down to his huge shoulders. He possessed intelligence and prudence that distinguished him from other kings, which bestowed the character of prestige and reverence on his appearance, and everyone knows him for his sternness and ferocity. He raised his right hand up high, straightening his palm in one direction, and saluted, saying,Hail to the great kings of The Fiery Embers galaxy.

They welcomed him coldly, that did not provoke his rage as he was accustomed to their vulgar behavior, and they always carried hatred in their hearts for him, looking at him with a spiteful eye. Out of this envy, they always felt painful anguish, for King Elkino was known for his indomitable strength, his successful plans, and his victories against The Dark Planet. He is the one who built the hidden energy barrier, which became an impenetrable shield for the five worlds from the attacks of The Snatchers so that they were unable to penetrate it or launch attacks on them. And for his ferocity, he gained the love and gratitude of all the peoples of the five worlds, his bravery became famous, and everyone spoke about his heroism and achievements. None of the other kings was able to match him in strength and wisdom. But, nevertheless, they were only able to hate him and hold a grudge in their hearts towards him.

He walked around the table and sat down on his own chair. He noticed with his scrutinizing eyes that he glanced the hall with as he entered, the Great Ballay sitting far from them, and he read on his face the great burden that he was carrying in his chest. Ballay was an old man, hunchbacked, and of a heavy body and moderate-short height. He had blue, somewhat shut, sunken eyes that were almost concealed. He also had a flat face with still and unfathomable features. On his head was a white cowl embroidered in the front from the middle, the symbol of the five worlds, and a white scarf draped down with ridges that were also professionally embroidered. Ballay is the chief of the shrine of the prophets. The shrine is a sacred place to them and the seat of the worship of their gods, the incandescent spirit, from which multiple branches are branched within each of the five worlds. Ballay was drastic and strict regarding the rules and laws of the shrine of the prophets, and his presence had a role among the kings; he participated in the name of the goddess in the biggest decisions made for the worlds.

Everything he said concerning the five worlds was a fixed law, and everyone was bound to follow and implement it as he was the voice of the gods speaking among them, and anyone who opposed him was punished with red death. Everyone still remembers Jonas, that foolish man who rebelled and did not obey the laws, and what happened to him when he was bound with radioactive shackles and was punished in the field of the shrine of the prophets with red death. That was different from the punishment of the kings and people of high rank because, by virtue of their position and status and the amount of wisdom and exhortation they possess, they were ordered not to make mistakes like the common people and to be an example to follow in obeying the laws; otherwise, they would not have been chosen for those positions. And if any of them violates the law of the shrine of the prophets and offends it, he gets forced to drink from the black water herb, which at the moment of drinking it flows with warm blood and tears every organ it passes through, which leads to the death of he, who drank it, after few moments.

One of the kings pointed to the chief of the prophets to join them, he walked towards them slowly, then said steadily, addressing the kings, with his cautious looks revolving around them in turn,

Everyone knows with certainty that the strength and energy of each ember of the five Fiery Embers Worlds has changed a lot in the last years, as its energies began to weaken and its flames subsided, and this affected us negatively, it affected our bodies, our strengths, and our capabilities, and many became weak and became a deficit. That, in addition to the complete chaos that swept among our people, and surely, we cannot just stand and watch our worlds collapse in front of us without caring. If The Fiery Embers continued to lose their energies and strength little by little, this would eventually lead to the annihilation of our worlds and our vanishing in the darkness of the universe. I want to say that our goddess, The Glowing Spirit, as everyone knows, is the one who brought life into our worlds by giving us those fiery embers. After long research and understanding of what came to us, we concluded that our goddess, The Glowing Spirit that went missing from us, is trapped somewhere in this vast universe, and we must liberate her. The union of The Fiery Embers, together, is what will generate strength and lethal energy to break its shackles and restore us our energy and strength as in the past. He went on with haste,

We are her followers and we are the ones who must save her.

King Elkino cut off his warm enthusiasm with a mocking smile, then stretched out his hands and said,

You have brought us something great, Ballay, and we must kneel down to you now, and why do I see you rejoicing and reassuring, as if you were a baby in the arms of a compassionate mother? Does your certainty come from knowledge or ignorance, or do you have other purposes that we are not aware of?

King Elkino did not believe in the existence of The Glowing Spirit and considered her to come from fictional tales.

He, then, sighed for a second and continued in a sarcastic manner,

And which lethargic goddess is that which is being held and bound with shackles? And if what you have said turns out to be true, then we must follow whoever held her, for he is worthy to be followed. A wise mind realizes when it wants to follow a god, that this god must be the strongest, the wisest, and the greatest that exists, and we have never seen anyone with those traits so far.

Then he raised the glass of a drink in his hand, took a small sip from it, and began to throw him with a clear look of disdain. Ballay gripped his hand tightly and his face was sore after King Elkino mocked him. He chose to act wisely. He went silent and looked at each of their faces, wanting to know what their thinking is leading them to and their intentions towards what they have just heard. Worried, he stared at them, the situation became very tense, and opinions were mixed. And then, King Mianzar cut their disturbance, saying,

I suggest that we reconsider what King Elkino said, and I see a certain sense of wisdom in his speech.

Then, King Polisar struck with his fist, a violent blow on the table that caused tingling in their ears, he responded back to him,

Your suggestion is as rotten as your face, you old heretic. What is this nonsense that you are talking about? Since when do you listen to what Elkino says? Then he turned his face toward King Elkino and continued,

I agree with what the chief of the prophets said, and I will not allow you to raise doubts to distort our gods and our beliefs, it is clear that your mind has been corrupted very early, Elkino.

With a detested face, King Ardemon added,

You always object, Elkino, we know that you do not believe in our goddess, The Glowing Spirit and that you deny all that has been said about her, but that does not give you the right to insult her.

He responded to them with a stern face as he stared at the chief of the prophets with an angry face,

You are still listening to his nonsense after all he has done to us? You've weakened after killing and taking the throne off of the King of the Five Worlds, King Kelishan, have you forgotten him? And you believed this old man's thoughts (pointing to Ballay) and what he promised you of false ambitions and hopes that each naive of you would ascend to rule his world alone and enjoy complete independence. What did you harvest in the end? You became just ornate statues wearing glamorous crowns and the best luxurious fabrics, statues which Ballay move by any means he wants to believe that you still rule your worlds the way you want.

King Polisar replied,

You speak as if you were an honorable and noble king, weren't these the days of your ferocity having your head held up high at the moment of our agreement to implement that conspiracy and overthrow the ruling? It seems that you are old now and tired of being on the throne and ruling your world. Everyone here participated in that day for the benefit of our worlds, you are one of us, otherwise, why did you take the throne your world? Has your conscience awakened today?

He answered,

I reluctantly obeyed you, because my world was not able to confront four worlds alone and stand up to them and stand up to that poisonous conspiracy. I agreed to ascend the rule of the Fifth World to preserve and protect my people and their wealth from the greed of cowards like you fearing that they would be devoured by you. Do you think that I do not know how much you hate me and how much you wish to overthrow my rule? And nevertheless, the sound of only my footsteps instills fear into your hearts.

King Olarhin intervened, saying,

Off with this nonsense, what should we do now? Our worlds are dying.

King Elkino said,

Clearly, I disappointed all of you, but that does not concern me. I agree with you that the situation of our worlds is despised, but none of you came up with the right solution to what we are in. Unfortunately, I also do not have a firm solution. We must wait for a little, so I see that it is not reasonable to expose my world to danger based on indefinite conclusions. Does any of you know how much energy can result from this union?

He went silent for a few moments as he stared into their eyes waiting for a response. Their cursory glances floundered, fleeing from confronting him. Everyone was staring at each other's faces while they were confused and lost. None of them could argue with him, then he went on to say,

Everyone here, including me, we do not know which force and energy will be generated when the five embers are united together, and if it generates a force with an energy greater than we can bear it, it will surely destroy us all, and our worlds may vanish in moments so that we end as tiny pieces in the darkness of the universe.

His words began to gnaw at their heads as weevils gnaw at wood, they sensed a straight logic in it, which stirred within them, a whiff of rethinking what they intended to do. This terrified the chief of the shrine of the prophets, Ballay when he saw signs of hesitation and loss clear on their faces. His forehead sweated and his hands trembled. However, he quickly