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JOURNAL OF LUX TENEBRIS
My name is Lux Tenebris. I am 9 years old. My daddy gave me this book for my birthday. He told me that I can use it to write in. He said that it was called keeping a jurnal.
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A year later.
I turned 10 today, and my mommy and daddy gave me this really pritty shiney thing. They put it on my head, and told me that I had to wear it when people come to see us, or when we go out. They called it a crown, and told me that one day I would lead our land and people. We sat in my room today, and I am sure that I fell asleep. When I woke up my mommy and daddy were gone. My Ant Danny told me that they had to go do something inportint.
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A month later.
Today mommy and daddy took me deep underground. They showed me that there is a castle under ours, and dungeons underneath that. They placed me into a cell down there, left a torch with me, and then left me with Aunt Danny. Aunt Danny wrapped a cloth around my head, and chained my wrists to the wall. I was scared at first, but Aunt Danny told me that she would stay down there with me. I don’t understand why mommy, daddy, and Aunt Danny have done this to me. (Stained with tears.)
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Mommy and daddy sat me down to tell me why they locked me away. They said that I didn’t do anything wrong, and that they love me. They then said that a which did something to me that would make me evil every new and full moon, so they only locked me up to protect others. They told me that we’d sadly have to do this twice every month for four nights. This means that I will be locked up again tonight.
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5 years later.
My father told me that I have become a man today. I have saved Aunt Daneris’ life from someone that calls himself Rayn. He was holding her against a wall, and held a knife to her throat.. Daneris isn’t really my aunt, but I have known her my entire life. This makes her an aunt to me in my eyes.
Rayn kept going on and on about someone named Spartain, and saying something about how Spartain was innocent. I drew my sword spear, which was a gift to me from Uncle Urchin, threatened Rayn to let Aunt Daneris free, and to walk away or I would kill him. He walked away. Aunt Daneris hugged me, thanked me, and planted a kiss upon my forehead.
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Today I started to train in the art of wielding a sword. I am now sitting, and writing with bruises forming on my hands, arms, legs, and torso, struggling to write this.
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3 years later.
Today I have received word from a source of mine that I must not name even here. He told me that there is a threat against me and mine.. I fear for the lives of the people, and that of my parents. As prince, I am to be second in command under my father. My source said that the one that plans on waging war is none other than the brother of Spartain, the same man that had attacked Aunt Daneris. I don’t know how he got hold of an army that was willing to fight beside him, but I do know this; he will fail.
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My source is trustworthy, for a war is indeed brewing. The war that is to come, thankfully, is still in the works, so it could take years for this war to begin.
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I have met an extraordinary lady today. Her name is Ambyr. We have hit it off right away.
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6 months later.
I know that this may seem early, but after half a year of constantly spending time with Ambyr I have fallen for her. I can see that she too, has fallen for me. I have asked her father for her hand in marriage, and he accepted. I asked this at a meeting between our kingdoms. She is the daughter of Aragorn II.. Our marriage will unite our kingdoms. Aragorn was even gracious enough to give his kingdom over to my family once I am king.
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1 year and 9 months later.
Today I have become a father to quadruplets. I now have four sons. The eldest is named Adir, for he is strong. The second is named Solomon, for he is peaceful. The third is named Asher, for he is happy. The youngest is named Sheba, for I have made an oath that my sons will live to be old men.
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3 years later.
My poor children are confused as to why I hide during the full and new moons. It breaks my heart to know that they are in pain, but I only do this to protect them. I don’t want to hurt them, but it is for their own good.
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One of the knights was murdered today, and one of the many cities in our kingdom was attacked. The war has begun. I am now standing in my tent writing in my journal as my men are resting. Not all of them are resting though, for I have some of them guarding in case the enemy decides to make a nighttime attack.
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Today I have suffered a wound that goes from the right side of my face to the left. The wound starts halfway between my hairline and my eye. It extends over my left eye, and onto my shoulder. I have earned this wound in battle and will wear it’s scar with pride. I sustained it while having a fierce sword duel with one of the captains on the enemies side. He managed to push my own blade out of my hands, and then forced me to dive onto it. I rose up and cleaved off one of his arms. I have heard that he now lays in the medical tent, and is stubbornly fighting the urge to die. I fought this man for a total of ten minutes, yet the duel felt like it lasted far longer. I am glad that I came out victorious…. My father wants me to see one of our magical healers to close the wound permanently. I just may have to do just that so that I can continue to fight.
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My army was victorious today in one battle, yet the war is not yet over. We have begun to move out to the next battle sight. I heard word that the enemy plans on attacking one of the towns in Aragorn’s kingdom, and have sent word of warning to him.
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For the next four nights I shall have to lock myself up, for it is time that I become evil.
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We have come upon the encampment of the enemy just as I got word back from Aragorn. He has decided to send reinforcements, and has informed me that I will be in their command when they arrive. For now it is just my warriors and I battling Rayn’s forces. I am still unaware of how he came to enmass such an army of skilled swordsmen and archers.
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Now the enemy has urgals and Uruk Hai among their ranks. I found this out just as Aragorn’s reinforcements arrived. They number highly with three hundred men and women. This can be good, for the enemy has a total of only half of my forces.
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Rayn has reinforcements now. I shall have to think of something to do to lessen their ranks. Some of mine have fallen ill due to bad food.
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Seeing how the enemy has gained reinforcements, I have ordered that some of my men sneak into their camp during the night to set the camp ablaze.
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The plan was a success! Most of Rayn’s men are dead or dying. I have received word that Rayn is encamped just a few miles away from where we are. I will take some of my best warriors, and ride out to attack him head on.
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A week later.
I am now camping just a few short miles away from where Rayn camps. I am going to send a messenger over to find out the reason behind this war.
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Rayn sent back the head of the man that I sent to deliver the message with a message of his own. I too have killed the messenger that he sent. I shall write here word for word his message.
“This war started when your parents wrongly killed my brother, Spartain, for the accusations of waging an attack against your kingdom. I am now taking it upon myself to get revenge. You must be wondering how I gained such an army to fight with me. I acquired them by going from town to town amongst the kingdoms that are not in alliance with yours. You and your family will suffer for what your parents have done! ~Rayn”
So that is what this is about! It’s all just some petty revenge scheme for the death of his brother. I shall have to speak to my mother and father about this.
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My parents have confirmed that our kingdom was indeed attacked during the night of their wedding, and that my father did indeed sentence Spartain to death. He came to discover that Spartain was not responsible for the attack, but someone else. He fears that this person sits among the Elven Council, but has no idea who they are. He regrets that he could not do anything to make up for the loss of Spartain. I myself am at a loss as for what to do….
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This is a great wonder. I had worked my way to meet Rayn face to face successfully. When he had seen me he at first put up a great fight. During the duel we had talked to each other and have come to an understanding. I swore to him that I would see to it that the one truly responsible for what happened would pay for their actions, if and only if he, Rayn, were to surrender, and make an allegiance to my family. I was stunned when he actually accepted. This war of ours is now over, and my family has come out victorious.!
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We had a feast in celebration of the end of the war. There were a lot of deaths on both sides, and now the bodies are being sent back to their families for burial. I have talked to my father about adding a color to our family crest,. He asked which one, and what it would mean. In response I told him that the new color would be maroon, which means victorious in battle. He has accepted, but only agreed that it would be added after I myself become king.
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15 years later.
My father is gravely ill, and my children are saddened by this, for they love him dearly. My mother is constantly sitting beside his bed, and won’t leave his side for anything. I can see that life in him is growing weak. I should prepare the kingdom for his loss, and prepare myself and Ambyr to become King and Queen over a vast amount of land.
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It is with a heavy heart that I write this tonight, for my father has passed, leaving my mother in great grief. The people of the kingdom are very saddened by his death, and we have received condolences from the kingdoms that are in an alliance with us, including that of the ones that are not. Clearly my father was respected by the rulers of those kingdoms, and they have all pledged that there will be a time of amnesty between all the kingdoms. My children are beside themselves; crying themselves to sleep during the night. Tomorrow the kingdom will be adorned with black tapestries.
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Aragorn has now given his kingdom over to be under my ruling, for he seems to sense that I will be a greater king than even my own father was. He has also fulfilled his promise.
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Three months later.
Aunt Daneris came to me today. She looked like she had been attacked. She was bleeding almost from head to toe. I now have her resting in the infirmary with the accompaniment of the most skilled healers. They are working on her as I write this even now. I am told that Aunt Daneris is stubbornly attempting to flee the infirmary; I am not surprised by this.
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I just payed a visit to my adoptive aunt, and from her I have discovered that she was indeed attacked by someone on the Elven Council. She refuses to tell me who it was, for she fears that they will come after me and my family once I learn of their identity.
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A year later.
I am enraged right now. My hand shakes with fury as I write. Someone has killed my sons and their beautiful mother! Daneris has now decided to tell me who attacked her. It was none other than Tritain! Tritain will suffer for this, even if it takes many years to make her pay!
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Two years later.
I have battled many wars, and have won most if not all of them. My mother has sadly passed on to go be with my father, but she has gone at a age acceptable for her to die. Yet I am saddened by her loss. My heart feels like it has been torn out of my chest, stomped on, torn apart, fed to the dogs, and then shoved back into my chest.
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I have saved Aunt Daneris from being killed yet again! This time she was being attacked by several men; a small army. I quickly swept in and killed them all. She was to in shock to thank me for saving her this time.
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I was gifted by an elderly elf named Thurinmor with a long life. I had saved him from an assassination attempt. Despite his name, I have found out that he is actually a very kind soul. He told me that he once held a seat on the Elven Council, but was forced out of it. I let Daneris know of his gift, and she told me that it is rare for an elf to give this gift (even more so to a human). I am grateful for his gift, yet I am saddened that I must watch those that I love grow old and die while I myself stay looking youthful. This is why I have decided to try to stay away from relations that would only hurt me in the end.
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A month later.
I was awakened to the sound of screams last night. I am writing this far outside of my kingdom. I regret that I had to flee to save my own hide, and by doing so, surrendering my kingdom. I have a feeling that I know exactly who has taken my kingdom away from me.
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Many years later.
It has been many years, almost a century now, since I last wrote. I have been forced to change my name many times. There are now a total of two hundred fifty generations of Luxs in my family, and they are all actually me. Aunt Daneris has managed to come to me. She had brought a witch with her named Sally, and a man by the name of Lumen. Tomorrow night they will lock me up.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I am now remembering exactly what I do while in my ‘time of darkness’. I call the periods of when I am evil this, for it accurately describes that time. These words shall also act as a warning to those that are aware of the curse that is upon me. She thinks that the so called ‘Lux I’ had died many years ago of old age. I find it amusing that she thinks that the line of the family Tenebris has officially died out. I am anxiously awaiting to see the look on her face when she discovers that the one and only Lux is still alive and well!
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Lumen, that fool, had released me while I was evil. We happened to attack an encampment of Tritain’s, and I had nearly killed Aunt Daneris. If it were not for Lumen realizing his mistake and plunging his sword through my stomach, I fear that I very well might have killed her. Lumen is, or was, a skilled warrior. I happened to slice off one of his hands after he stabbed me in the back. This makes him incapable of wielding a bow and arrow, but I hope that he can still be useful with a sword. If retrained properly, he could once again be a skilled swordsman. I might take it upon myself to retrain him for payment for taking one of his hands. He was taken away by Tritain’s men.. Sally came upon me during the morning hours, and decided to take me to the ruins of Osgiliath to heal me in secret. She shall heal me through the work of magics.
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3 months later.
My wound has fully healed, and I have asked Sally if she'd like to assist me in rescuing Lumen. She accepted, and managed to send word in secret to Daneris, who has also decided to assist us. She will distract the guards while Sally magically takes the keys from them. Daneris also has some men that are willing to help. They shall watch for anyone else that is going to the dungeons, and distract them. While this is happening, Sally will hand me the keys, and I will go to free Lumen.
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We have successfully rescued Lumen just a day before Tritain changed her mind to having him executed. Lumen was, and I expected this, shocked that I am still alive. He at first refused to go with me, but when he was told of his impending death, he changed his mind, and reluctantly decided that he’d come with us. We managed to get free of the castle through an underground passageway that was hidden from Tritain. It was made in the days of my father’s ruling as an escape route if ever needed. He had it sealed and hidden by magic. The path leads to a cave well outside of the walls of the citadel and into a field made of stone. The cave is also hidden from view with magic. From the outside it looks like an abandoned mine.
We rode from there and came upon a shack. Lumen decided that he had wanted to live there. As it turns out, that same shack happens to be on the small space of land that my grandfather had given to Daneris and Urchin, so it was already stocked with what was needed for one to live there. I had Sally put magic around the exterior to make it look as if there was nothing but a flat, useless expanse of land there. The cabin could only be made out by the outlines of a very old looking foundation, and once someone was inside, the actual cabin could be seen. Lumen thanked me once he discovered that it was my plan to rescue him, and after learning of my curse in its entirety, he slowly started to trust me again. I too, in time, came to find out that he is somehow now immune to my gaze during the dark time.
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5 months later.
Aunt Daneris is pregnant again; this time with twins! She has decided to give me the gift of a long life as payment for assisting her in her times of need. As a result, I shall live even longer than I already should have. Her husband, Urchin, has charged me with protecting them and their children. I have talked Aunt Daneris into having her children live with two separate families after they are birthed.
I assured her that it would better their chances for survival. I have promised her that these children will be well taken care of, for I am going to watch over them through the use of the mirror that was given to my parents as a wedding gift by none other than my adoptive aunt and uncle themselves. Luckily I have had the foresight to hide it in the ruins of Osgiliath before my kingdom was taken from me.
