ORIGENC

The Stone of Time: A Celestial Anchor

At the very heart of Villis's shell stood the Stone of Time, an ancient, translucent slab embedded in the earth like a massive jewel. It shimmered with holographic brilliance, reflecting each of the three suns in dazzling gold, silver, and blue hues. This magical artifact was not just a tool—it was a tether to reality, the only mechanism capable of keeping track of the ever-shifting flow of time.
The Stone of Time pulsed with starlight, linked directly to Villis's heart and mind. It regulated time, stabilized the seasons, and held the celestial magic of the Sea of Stars in balance. As long as the stone remained intact, Villis's swim through the cosmos would be steady, and the three suns would always return on schedule.

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The Fall of the Starbound World

But even paradise is never safe from ambition. Among the inhabitants of Villis was a young Royal Faerie of litel importenc, whit ambitious, and driven by dreams of heroic glory and bringing glory to ther side of the famely finely. They longed to be remembered as the one who uncovered the greatest secret of their world—the true source of its mysterious magic.
One fateful day, ignoring ancient warnings, the Faerie ventured to the forbidden island where the Stone of Time rested, hidden beneath enchanted forests of glowing crystal flowers. The Faerie believed the stone held the key to immense power—a way to reshape the world and become its savior.
Armed with a magical blade crafted from comet shards, they struck the Stone of Time, believing it would reveal its secrets. Instead, a crack spiderwebbed across its surface, releasing a pulse of uncontrolled star magic that shook Villis to his very core.

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The Breaking of Time

The crack was not just a physical fracture—it wounded Villis himself. The sacred connection between time, the seas, and the suns shattered. In agony, Villis’s mighty form faltered, causing him to sink deeper into the Sea of Stars. The suns of Solara, Lunara, and Vespera were flung farther into the sky, dimming their light and plunging the world into The Night of the Blue Moon, a dark, endless twilight where only Vespera's faint glow remained.
With the breach in his shell, Stardust Magic, the raw essence of the stars, began leaking from the Stone of Time into the world. This cosmic force was never meant for mortal beings—it was a power designed to shape reality itself. It seeped into the soil, the rivers, and even the air. At first, people marveled at the glowing mist that sparkled in the skies, believing it to be a gift of celestial wonder.
They could not have been more wrong.

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The Curse Unleashed: The Crystal Star Plague

The Stardust Curse—now known as the Crystal Star Plague—began slowly and silently. The first to be affected were miners and explorers near the cracked Stone of Time. They experienced mysterious pains, shimmering veins, and strange, dream-like hallucinations of distant constellations. They spoke of "being called to the stars" before succumbing to a painful death as their bones crystallized into glowing celestial stone.
Soon, the curse spread through the air, riding the starlight mist. Towns fell silent, and cities turned into eerie landscapes filled with statues of crystal-boned victims. The night itself seemed cursed, as strange firefly-like lights drifted among the ruins—the restless souls of those who had fallen, transformed into wandering Star Mist Spirits.

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The Forgotten Villain The Royal Faerie, horrified by what they had done, fled into obscurity, vanishing into forgotten myth. None knew who was responsible—only that someone, somewhere, had shattered the world's lifeline and doomed it to eternal imbalance.
In the ages that followed, empires crumbled, alliances shattered, and blame spread across every nation and race. Suspicion consumed the survivors. No one knew whether a forgotten kingdom or reckless sorcerer had caused the catastrophe. Yet, as time slipped into legend, the true story faded into a myth of a "Hero Turned Villain", forever unnamed and unrecognized.
Villis, the Suffering World Villis, though ancient and wise, remained painfully aware of what had transpired. The crack in his shell was not just a scar but a wound to his soul, a breach from which both time and magic bled endlessly. He could no longer control the tides, the light of the suns, or the steady rhythm of the seasons.
With every breath, his swim through the Sea of Stars created more unpredictable surges and rising oceans. His diving motion determined the world’s water levels, causing floods and droughts at random. Villis’s sorrow filled the sky with endless falling stars—tears of regret for a world fractured by greed, fear, and forgotten mistakes.
Legacy of the Broken World Now, every 1,000 days, the world experiences one true Night, when Villis dives so deep into the Sea of Stars that even the distant suns cannot pierce the surface. This event is dreaded as the "Eclipse of the Endless Dark", when the cursed Star Mist Spirits roam freely, searching for new vessels to inhabit—dolls, forgotten machines, and abandoned constructs.
The shattered Stone of Time still stands, flickering with unstable magic, faintly marking the passage of time—though its readings are no longer trusted. It remains a grim reminder that the world is alive, broken, and still bleeding starlight.
Final Prophecy Ancient legends speak of a time when the curse may be undone, but only if the Stone of Time is mended and Villis's shell is healed. Yet the only one who might know how is the long-lost Royal Faerie, whose name has been erased from history—a forgotten savior turned unwilling villain.
Until then, the people of Villis live in a world adrift, navigating an endless sea of stars, forever watched by a living god both protector and prisoner of his own broken fate.