The Legends of the five Realms

Dresden, Christmas 1948:

When Clara woke up after midnight, there was no sound in the house. The full moon shining into the room through the window had woken her up. Her brother and Seraphine were sound asleep. Clara also tried to go back to sleep, but curiosity and excitement kept her awake.   After about an hour of tossing and turning in bed, she quietly got up. Clara was cold and put a red woolen cardigan over her white nightgown, sat down at the table where there was a book and lit a candle. She admired the cover and inserted the small, inconspicuous key, which lay gently on red velvet in a small wooden box, into the lock of the book. The key clicked into place and with the first turn the book glowed in the colors of the rainbow...
Legends of the five realms by Blue Fairy 74
 
One might assume that "Legends of the Five Kingdoms" is a simple book about well-known heroic legends. But this is certainly not the case. It was created from the magic of the four elements with the help of the Aqi Talúsix and tells of the wonders and creatures of Elaqitan.   The book consists of a leather cover decorated with colored inlays, runes and some precious stones. It can only be opened by the true owner, who needs an ancient key. As soon as the key opens the book, it shimmers in the colors of the rainbow, the cover opens on its own and reveals the title of the book. Nothing indicates the author, a publisher or the editor. Under the heading there is a kind of coat of arms that consists of five different colored parts. There is a long thread woven into the book that can be used as a bookmark and from which a small, funny wooden figure in the shape of a caterpillar with wings dangles.

At a Glance

Title: The Legends of the five Realms
Author: unknown
Medium: Leather binding with inlays and gemstones, leaf paperys pages
Number of pages unknown
Content: secret
Language: antique
First release: 2,699 AEC


 
The five realms by Blue Fairy 74
When the true owner runs his fingers over the coat of arms on the first page, the coat of arms feels raised and he feels a pleasant warmth spreading through his hand. Brictaelgian leaf paper was used for the paper, which has a slight yellow tint. If you turn to the next page, a large colored initial decorated with curlicues slowly appears, like on medieval manuscripts. The remaining letters, which were written in an older Fraktur script, also appear gradually.   As soon as you have read the text on the first page, a hologram lights up and, as if you were flying over the landscape in an airplane, lava rocks, huge forests, extensive swamps and deltas all the way to a sea and fantastic-looking cities are revealed. After the hologram has closed again, you can turn to the next page.   There is a poem here in beautifully decorated colorful letters. The individual letters are entwined with thin tendrils of leaves and many small buds sprout from the ends, moving slowly as if a small breeze were blowing. Each letter read glows golden until the entire poem shines with bright light. ...


 
As for the rest of the content? Well, that's a secret, but it promises to be a fantastic journey into adventure.


Cover image: Between real earth & the wolrd of elements by Blue Fairy 74 - Midjourney-Collage

Comments

Author's Notes

Dear readers,
I hope you aren't too disappointed, but it is the most important document for the story, so I had to be very brief so as not to give too much away. I ask for understanding. However, if you have followed my world carefully so far, you may already have one or two clues.


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Jul 6, 2024 17:51 by Dr Emily Vair-Turnbull

I don't find this disappointing at all, I find it fascinating. I'm definitely keeping my eyes out for clues from now on! :) I would love a book that projects a hologram whilst I read.

Emy x
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Jul 7, 2024 07:01

Thank you for your lovely comment, I really appreciate it and yes I also would like having such books and maybe there will be a time that this is going to happen.

Stay imaginative and discover Blue´s Worlds, Elaqitan and Naharin.
Aug 4, 2024 08:34 by Secere Laetes

Das nenn ich einmal ein sehr ausgefallenes, auf jeden Fall ein äußerst magisches Buch. Die selbst gestalteten Bilder dazu machen das Buch noch interessanter. Und nein, enttäuscht bin ich nicht, ich betrachte das ehrlich gesagt eher als den Prolog ^^.

Aug 4, 2024 09:58

Aww vielen herzlichen Dank, das bedeutet mir viel.

Stay imaginative and discover Blue´s Worlds, Elaqitan and Naharin.
Aug 5, 2024 14:10

Ooh some hidden clues somewhere, will have to do some rereading :) love the idea of holograms coming out of the book as shown in the image!

Feel free to check my new world Terra Occidentalis if you want to see what I am up to!
Aug 5, 2024 16:42

Hidden clues here and there in the texts of other articles that will hopefully become one big thing at some point. Thank you for liking the hologram idea and your lovely comment. The book can do other things and I find it so hard to keep my ideas secret.

Stay imaginative and discover Blue´s Worlds, Elaqitan and Naharin.
Aug 7, 2024 19:11

I want this for my library...but even more important, I definitely need to find out more about it. Really appreciate the mystery you build here and the wonderful description - not to speak of the gorgeous art. Looking forward to hunt for more clues.

Sit down, my friend, and let me tell you of Aran'sha . A world where the sands shift and the stars sing, where the wind carries secrets and the twin moons keep silent vigil over it all.
Aug 8, 2024 18:17

Haha, thank you very much, if I only knew how a Stormbrill treasure chest worked, this might be a good idea, but unfortunately you'll have to read the articles or the book later to find little clues ;).

Stay imaginative and discover Blue´s Worlds, Elaqitan and Naharin.
Aug 8, 2024 10:52 by Racussa

Ganz abgesehen von der liebevoll gestalteten Seite (mit persönliche css) ist die Auswahl der Elemente klug und einladend: Ein Zitat, in kalter, dunkler Zeit, dann ein wärmendes, leuchtendes Buch, das Farbe und Poesie in einen tristen Aufbaualltag bringt. Es erinnert mich ein bisschen an Chroniken von Narnia und Unendliche Geschichte. Und es macht definitiv Lust zum Weiterlesen, im Buch und in der Welt. Spannend ist auch die Raupe mit Flügeln, was biologisch sicher ein Sonderfall (oder eine Züchtung oder Magie) ist. Danke für die leseermutigende Inspiration.

The world is not enough.
Aug 8, 2024 18:31

Aww vielen herzlichen Dank für den lieben Kommentar. Narnia und die unendliche Geschichte kenne ich natürlich - und ja, ich würde Dir zustimmen, beides könnte unterbewusst als Inspiration gedient haben.   Die Raupe mit Flügeln ist keine besondere Züchtung, sondern ein Lextari - ein insektenähnlicher Bücherdrache. Hierzu gibt es auch einen Artikel falls Du mehr darüber erfahren willst.

Stay imaginative and discover Blue´s Worlds, Elaqitan and Naharin.
Aug 30, 2024 00:31 by Kwyn Marie

Mystery keeps people reading, and you've done an excellent job of evoking it!   I find the concept of the true owner fascinating, because one can ask so many questions about them. How does one become a true owner? Is it a family inheritance thing? Can it be transferred by force? What happens to those who try to break into it?

Sep 4, 2024 15:23

Aww thank you very much and also for the great questions, which I haven't really thought about yet, but it will be interesting to find out.

Stay imaginative and discover Blue´s Worlds, Elaqitan and Naharin.
Sep 3, 2024 10:11

Dieses Buch weist den Anfang einer langen abenteuerlichen Geschichte für einige Kinder aus dem Kriegsgebeutelten Dresden.
Es erinnert stark an die Unendliche Geschichte, wo das gelesene einen ja auch mehr und mehr in eine andere Welt transportiert, aber es weißt dennoch genug eigenes auf um keine Kopie zu sein. Sehr Schön.
Die Hologramme erinnern mich zu edm an das GEschichtenbuch aus dem Disneyfilm "Der Schatzplanet" ^^
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Sep 3, 2024 17:17

Ich verspreche, es wird keine 2. Unendliche Geschichte, auch wenn dieses Buch jede Menge elementare Dinge kann. Das es im Schatzplanet ein Geschichtenbuch mit Hologrammen gibt, ist mir nicht mehr bewusst. Hab den Film vor Urzeiten gesehen. Vielleicht war es aber irgendwo in der hinterletzten Schublade versteckt. Haben wir nicht alle irgendwo solche Schubladen?

Stay imaginative and discover Blue´s Worlds, Elaqitan and Naharin.
Sep 4, 2024 08:00

  • Vorsichtig über die Schulter auf den Schrank mit halbverstaubten Erinnerungen, welcher kurz vor aufbersten ist, blicke -
    Ja, genau ... Schubladen... ^^"
    Kenn ich.
    (das Buch kommt überigens gleich im Prolog des Films vor und hat außer exposition dump keine Funktion ^^ - kein Wunder das es nicht präsent ist/ war)
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