VIRAMA: The Saga of an Ancient World

The clouds were dark, the deafening rumblings of the thunder were scary but amidst the darkness and scariness, flashes of lightning were seen. Soon after Zack was shot, he began to lose consciousness; He was feeling dizzy.

The drizzling rain was what still kept him semiconscious.

After He was shot and began to lose consciousness, the Double silencer guards he hired dragged his limp body out of the castles conference room. The Castles security guards had sent away the reporters which made the Castles yard empty. Zack was lying on his back, his chest facing the sky. Beneath him was a pool of blood slowly washed away by the drizzling rain.

Sounds of footsteps walking on water were approaching Zack. He tried to turn but couldn . Finally, he saw the person making the footsteps. It was the hooded man from before.

C…Ca….Cain? He cursed under his breath.

”Surprised to see me dude? ” The figure smiled. ” Im always a step ahead of you. ” He pulled off his hoodie, to leave a scarred face. ”See what you did to me. ” He spat, pointing to his face. ” You used me as a guinea pig for your new invention. Its time I tested mine on you. ”

Cain dipped his hand into his caftan and brought out a device which bore great resemblance to a pistol. ” This is my new invention. A Laser gun ” He wiped away the water dripping from his scarred face with his fingers. ” An eye…. for an eye. ” He said emphatically, raising his gun to Zacks face. He pulled the trigger and shot at Zacks right eye; it was the last straw that broke the camels back.

Suddenly, the lightning in the clouds trashed heavily and rain began to fall.

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In a partially illuminated room, two figures were staring at each other. No doubt the two figures were the souls of Zack and Nuzar. Zack was the older of the two souls. Nuzar was the younger one . The partially illuminated room was the body housing the souls. And the souls were the dim light which illuminated the body.

” Thank you ”

Zack finally said after a long moment of silence. Nuzar just smiled. ” Ive held my side of the bargain, you have to fulfill yours ”.

” I don know how to fuse with you ” Zack replied. ” All you have to do is to follow my lead. ” He grinned. He placed his thumb on Zacks glabella and began to chant some strange words . Zack followed suit, chanting the same words and the dark space was gradually getting illuminated as a result of their fusion.

The fusion was more like partial fusion . Nuzar was just a flickering will, while Zack was a complete soul. The fusion was only meant to fuse the memories of the former with Zacks. If the fusion went successfully, Zacks soul would have complete dominance over Nuzars.

Suddenly, Nuzars soul began to flicker vigorously. It seemed to be on the verge of extinguishing. He quickly pulled back, breaking the fusion. ” I think we should take things slowly. ” Nuzar replied, breathing heavily despite being a soul. ” Im sure the fusion would be completed before the week runs out ” He assured Zack. ” Since we have much time left till the fusion gets perfected, tell me more yourself and this world ”. Zack suggested.

” Nice idea ” Nuzar smiled.

” My name is Nuzar, an apprentice physician and a bonafide citizen of the Misrian Empire; A Nation which is one of the Seven High tiered Empires of our continent, Virama. ” He paused, staring into the darkness beyond, trying to gather his thoughts.

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The Misrian Empire was a vast, strong and mighty Empire of an Ancient civilization. It was formed by the amalgamation of several powerful nations. It was an empire with mixed civilizations. An empire rich in human and natural resources. There are other six empires which possessed the same strength and Influence as the Misrian empire.

Citizens were formerly classified into two major classes; Low class mortals and High class mortals. Power pyramid was a term used in classification of power levels which began in Misr after which other Empires began to adopt that method of classification. It classified citizens into seven levels.

The power pyramid classified citizens into; Pseudo basic tier mortals, Basic tier mortals, Intermediate tier mortals, Advance tier mortals, King tier mortals, Nascent-Emperor tier and Emperor tier mortals. With Emperor tiered mortals at the peak of the pyramid. Occupations were also classified in such manner.

The Number Seven meant a lot to people of the ancient continent; Virama. The power pyramid classified citizens into seven, Days of the week were seven, Months of the year were seven, High tiered Empires were seven, low tiered Empires were seven, even the Major Clans in Misr were seven.

Clans were classified into two; Major Clans and Minor clans. Misr has Seven Major and Minor clans. Out of the seven Major Clans, five were Imperial clans and the other two were merchant clans. While Four of the imperial clans had adopted a patriarchal system of government, the fifth adopted a Matriarchal one.

Each clan has their Origin occupations; Main occupation. Origin occupation also known as Main occupation, is the occupation of the founding clan Head of a Clan. The clan Heads ( Patriarchs and Matriarchs) were the Leaders of the seven top tiered occupations. As a citizen of Misr, as long as one is under the umbrella of a clan s/he is under the protection of the clan.

The requirements of being a Patriarch are; Reaching a Nascent-Emperor tier level in the clans Origin occupation, Evolving to a Nascent-Emperor tier mortal before reaching age 40 and having a concentrated bloodline on the same level as their predecessor if not surpassing it.

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” Evolving to a Nascent-Emperor tier mortal? ” Zack frowned in confusion. ” How does the evolution occur? When does it happen? ” Zack asked in quick succession. ” One question at a time ”, Nuzar smiled. ” Ill explain. ”

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The Soul is an existence that can live for eternity, but the human body is no doubt very weak to survive through time. Its also a constraint that limits the potential immortality of the soul. Thereby, weakening the soul gradually.

Over the years, Alchemists, Physicians, and blacksmiths have derived means of elongating the life span of humans. Which is known as the Body and Soul tempering technique. This is what give birth to the classification of citizens into tiers. The poor citizens are doomed to die young and the Rich are endowed with long life span and smooth sailing life.

Pseudo basic tier mortals have a life span of 20 years. This is usually the Body and Soul constitution of a newborn. Basic tier mortals have a life span of 40 years; This is the Body and soul Constitution of an ordinary citizen. This is usually a natural growth. Intermediate tier mortals have a life span of 80 years. Many people don have enough wealth to undergo this level of Body and soul tempering technique, which is why many of the citizens die at age 40. The low class mortals are not qualified to know the details of other power levels above Intermediate tier mortals.