Post by Lark on Jul 1, 2008 10:00:50 GMT -5
The residents of Tropaia were always peaceful followers of God who had to walk miles to get from one destination to another. This took a wear on their feet, but they did not complain. God saw the good in them and gave the land magic. The magic gave all women born on the island the ability to shift into a cat. All men born on the island could shift into a dog. This made their travels from one end of the island to the next easier. Even with this new gift the people stayed serene and peaceful. After some time, God was impressed and he granted them one last gift. Every being born on the island was given some extraordinary ability. They remained good people.
One day an outsider came and he saw a young man shift into a dog. Amazed he approached the man and asked him, “What else can you do?” Because the man already had seen the transformation and because the shifter was not aware of evils, he showed the stranger his second gift. Amazed the man said, “And what use do you put this great power?” The second gift was merely a representation of their strongest points, the shifter had said. “Power such as that should be brought to attention. People in other places would fall to their knees if they saw what you could do.”
The outsider tried to encourage the young man to come with him back to the main island. Seeing the shifter was not going to go he tried to force him. Frightened he fought against him, ultimately killing the stranger. It was Tropaia's first sin.
One day an outsider came and he saw a young man shift into a dog. Amazed he approached the man and asked him, “What else can you do?” Because the man already had seen the transformation and because the shifter was not aware of evils, he showed the stranger his second gift. Amazed the man said, “And what use do you put this great power?” The second gift was merely a representation of their strongest points, the shifter had said. “Power such as that should be brought to attention. People in other places would fall to their knees if they saw what you could do.”
The outsider tried to encourage the young man to come with him back to the main island. Seeing the shifter was not going to go he tried to force him. Frightened he fought against him, ultimately killing the stranger. It was Tropaia's first sin.
The residents of Tropaia are good people, but the paradise they once had is now threatened by an act of a foolish and frightened young man. They remain good people, but now that the first stone has been cast their lives are soon to change. Who will slip up now that their sin-free world has seen it's first sin?
God spoke, “Though these gifts were granted and though you were once truly good. You are and always will remain human.”
Setting: An island not far from Greece situated in the Mediterranean.
Time Period: Present, approximately 15 years since the first sin was cast.
Rating: PG-13
Writing Level: Intermediate to advanced preferred. However, we accept anyone.