Moral Conflicts of Life Preservation
In the Kingdom of Cloud, there is a gruesome event every 500 years. Of the many fantastical creatures that reside in Cloud, two do battle, one survives. The Sarachoo, born with blood that can grant nourishment until the end of the drinker’s days, are hunted by all; they hide in the heart of the thickest forest, living in relative peace to avoid being hunted to extinction. The Crimps, patient and scrawny wyverns that are governed by their Lord of great wisdom; they are all too large for the Kingdom to feed, thus taking advantage of the Sarachoo blood when the population is high – the Feast.
Every 500 years, one Sarachoo survives, destined to become the Savior. This lone Sarachoo must search deep within themselves, overcoming personal demons, to purify and find love for the world. Once passing this challenge, the Savior is at their greatest strength – and most vulnerable. A Savior’s blood, when consumed to the last drop, can grant eternal life.
One Lord of the Crimps, Cyfro, accidentally discovers the possibilities of a Savior’s blood, gaining extra centuries to his lifespan. His kind have also discovered an underground pool of curious, glowing water, which has also proven to extend once life upon consumption. Cyfro, with his superior wisdom, knows that the pool could be used by others for devious means. He makes it his personal mission to protect this pool of youth, refraining from drinking it, for fear of hypocrisy. Cyfro eventually makes the decision that he should be the only Crimp to live – to protect the pool.
If Cyfro were to drink the blood of the Savior, there would be no resurrection of the Sarachoo people, inevitably wiping out the Kingdom’s inhabitants in order to feed the Crimps population. If Cyfro were to die off for another Lord to reign, he knew not if the new Lord would honor his ideals of the pool. For Cyfro to protect the Kingdom of Cloud, he would have to bring extinction upon the Sarachoo people and become the only surviving member of his kind. Ultimately, Cyfro decides to take the path of most control - to drink the Savior’s blood.
The Savior will have none of this, if she can prevent it. Both powerful beings see the other as evil, but who is truly the villain?
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