Mrrrr.... -- Jyaaku's Lair

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Date Posted: 23:38:54 01/19/02 Sat
Author: Jyaaku
Subject: Mrrrr....

This was all the mighty three-headed dragon could say right now.

Dormant, deep in his cave, the creature lay, asleep, forgotten and not needed. Casted away like an old broken toy.

Millenia ago. this colossal beast did not waste it's time in it's cave. Back when the Dracan's didn't have technology. No weapons. No grav-tubes. Only the strength of their spears and the wings they once had.

According to the forgotten legend. A massive beast, the champion of the five elements was the Dracan champion. This beast, better known to ancient dracans as 'Jyaaku' (Meaning 'Gods' Spirit) was used to fend of the Nomads; who now live in the desert.

If any pictures of it were drawn, they'd be of a large dragon, with three ferocious heads. Wearing pround armour of gold, silver and bronze (which was now rusted due to lack of care). A large lizard, with large broad wings, always on it's fours, with the right fore-arm swiping.

But the reign of this Dracan hero was not just that. Metal demons from the sky waged war against the non-technological opposites of today's Dracans. These demons established cities in the air, in an effort to seize the entire populous. But Jyaaku, being the 'spirit of the elements' conquered these demons.

But the demon's poison remained.

Upon discovering the shells of the metal demons, the Dracans sought after trying to become as powerful as these evil things from the sky. The priests objected to this 'poison' but slowly gave in.

The Dracan population over the next hundreds of years had grown emmensly and with those generations past, the Dracans lost their wings. The demon's technology had allowed them to move around freely through their religious capitol and stopped using their wings completely.

Finding no need for Jyaaku anymore, the priests sent it to a cave to remain until the Dracans are threatened again. And thus Jyaaku
did as such.

For thousands of years, Jyaaku slept. Waiting to be the Dracan savior again. Not knowing of the extraordinary advances the Dracans have made.

Not nearly 100 years ago, they established a small mining camp on a nearby asteroid and began to mine for a precious red gem that held a strang amount of energy. Dubbed 'Draconium'. This jewel was known to make beautiful jewelery and not one Dracan female is without at lest one pendant or amulet without it. (Some say that if worn, Draconium can grant it's wearer strength and wisdom).

As more Draconium was mined and the richer the planet became, the small mining camp grew and became larger. So that more of this power source could be mined. Dracan economy grew rapidly.

This mine became the planet Draco's landmark.

Because the planet itself was so sacred, the priests demanded tourism kept at a minimum at the actual surface. So that the Dracan way of life is not disturbed.

To accomidate for this, the rapidly growing colony was given a residential sector on a larger nearby asteroid.

Then the unthinkable happened.

Raiders from an unknown species, much like the metal demons, attacked the mine and the precious draconium as well as the residential sector. Seeing no mercy for the hundreds of innocent lives.

Having a slow reacting military, the Dracans arrived to the scene too late.

This lowered the economy greatly. Tourism was at a low and the precious Draconium wasn't being mined any more.

So in a desperate attempt to support themselves, the Dracans made a daring move. On bigger asteroids, three new parts of the mining camp were made. Asteroids Alpha, Beta and Gamma. This time, correcting their mistakes and adding Military to the colony to protect the colony.

This became known as Omicron Colony II.

And from this day, it continues to get more visitors. Possible allies. Possible future threats.

Quite possibly, Jyaaku may get to be called upon again.

And strangely enough, it felt it in it's ever so ancient bones.

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