The River and The Legends

In the land called Carnelia, named after their first ruler, and greatest hero Calder and Anelia. In the land full of undiscovered magic, for the first time in centuries, a princess will be crowned the queen of Calder, the protector of Anelia, leader of all leaders, Beatrice Jane Lorcan. Carnelia is a landmass with the Calder river stretching between it and the Anelia sea surrounding it. It is not without reason that this name is used as the name of an important part of Carnelia. They're not just the first ruler, and hero of the kingdom. They are the legends who made the kingdom from scratch, sacrificing everything they had for a devastated land and a people who no longer believe in anything. In the past, Carnelia was a no master and nameless land between two large and very powerful kingdoms, Weststorm and Eaststone. The legend says, The people of that land are not ordinary people, they are descendants of wizards with magic flowing in their blood. They believe that on that land there is a waterfall that does not flow water but magic. One day they agreed to divide the land into two and make the river that ran in the middle the border between the two kingdoms. All is well until the fourth generation after. It started when the queen of Eaststone was murdered and then rumors circulated that the mastermind behind the murder was the crown prince of the overseas kingdom, Weststorm. He was very upset and demanded that the king give him his son's head for the death of his wife. The king firmly denied and was confident that his son had never planned the murder. He had no reason to kill the queen who was also his cousin. The day after this statement was made the king mobilized 5000 troops and gave the king the final choice. "Give me the head of my wife's killer or I swear I will destroy anything that gets in my way of taking his head" he wrote in a letter brought by the general. "Cut my head between the borders of two kingdoms if that can prove my innocence" the prince said. "Then you shall die" the general said. The prince walked to face the soldiers standing across the river. The prince threw down his sword and stood among the shallow river. Just before the general's sword killed the prince an arrow penetrated his throat. The arrow came from the prince's troops who were ordered directly by the king to prevent the prince's murder. At that time the war broke out, the two armies attacked each other and each kingdom continued to increase the number of their troops day by day. The war spread like fire, and the river turned into red. A lot of people died in the war and both kingdoms refused to stop. Until one day, when the princess of Weststorm and the general from Eaststone falling in love. They met when she went to the camp to meet her brother, that's when she saw him. When he gets caught by her brother and is about to get executed. She met him the night before the execution day and helped him to run away. Her brother was very angry when he found out that his prisoner had escaped, but he didn't know that it was his own sister who helped his prisoner escape. After escaping and returning to his group. Calder sent Anelia letters almost every day. Day by day they got closer and closer, they were no longer pen pals but they were lovers. Calder convinces Anelia that there is a way to stop the war and he cannot tell her through letters. "Dear, my love, Lia This war has getting worse, I don't know who will win the war. But I know one thing they're getting closer to you, my love. I've been swear that I will fight with them till I die, but I also can't let anything happen to you. Once they defeat your brother here, they will come after your father and all your brothers and sisters, and you. I know a way to stop the war, but I don't know if it will work. Sorry, I can't explain the details, but If you want to know, meet me at the waterfall and I'll show you how to stop this hell and we can be together. Or you don't have to meet me, but leave your castle as soon as possible. I'm afraid they will reach the kingdom soon and don't send me any letters after you leave. We can meet at the border of Weststorm after the war and I will promise to protect you. Your love, Cal" Three days passed, there was no reply from Anelia, but he still went to the waterfall everyday. Calder thought that she had left Weststorm. But she didn't. Instead, she goes to the waterfall in the nameless land waiting for him. After the meeting, Calder explained all his plans. He said that half of Eaststone's army would help him and he had gathered native people to fight with him. The plan sounded perfect when she said it, but Anelia knew very well that the plan would fail. Her brother was very smart and trained, therefore he was the one who led this war and would be appointed king after their father. He perfected Calder's plan and enlisted the help of several "friends". "Calder, I have something to say. I need to say this before you start the rebellion" "What is that, my love?" "I want you to promise me you won't hurt my brother or my father" "I can't promise you that" "I've lost my oldest brother in the beginning of the war and I don't want to lose another brother, again. Please, love. I'll do everything for you so you can get the land, but promise me you won't hurt them" He cupped her face and kissed her forehead. "I'll do my best" Suddenly, a man approach them. "Sir, we're ready" he said. "Wait, my command" After he left, he looked at her again. "If something happens, I want you to leave. Don't wait for me to come back, just leave and don't ever look back" he said. "I know you're gonna make it and I'll be waiting for you" She kissed him, before he left. And he did make it. He returned victorious with his remaining troops. Right after the victory the two kingdoms became angry, but then Anelia appeared and asked for a meeting between her and the leaders of the two kingdoms. She demanded that they release the land and let the natives live in peace. There is no reason for them to control the land, because that land has its own people and they will decide who will rule their land. The natives will be ready to fight for their land if necessary and they have also attracted the sympathy of the enemies of both kingdoms and those enemies will send help if asked. And about the murder that happened her eldest brother never did it, it was the dead general who started the rumor, and the Eaststorm king's brother is the mastermind behind it. His plan is not to kill the queen. Instead, he planned to kill the king, but the queen knows it and tries to stop him, but ends up killing her. After long negotiations, an agreement was reached. Calder was crowned king and the nameless land was called Carnelia. In honor of Calder and Anelia's. Carnelia grows more and more over time. Under the leadership of the kings, Carnelia developed into one of the strongest kingdoms. Carnelia reached its golden age when it was led by Arthur Lorcan, the founder of the Lorcan clan. He was also the first to establish the law that the eldest son had the right to lead and daughters will be able to lead only if no sons are born and alive. Since its founding, this rule has never been made because almost all previous leaders had sons as eldest children or they had sent their daughters to marry the prince from other kingdoms or marry the people they have chosen. So only the boys are left and can lead the kingdom. However, everything changed when Nicholas Lorcan changed the rules and decided to crown his eldest child and daughter, Beatrice Lorcan as the crown princess of Carnelia.