Opedia Rising

Description: A story about the nomadic Opedian tribe, its dark/mysterious history, and their grudge against the kingdoms, mostly Vale. It will take place mostly on Sanus and will be a relatively short story. Topics of Ethnic cleansing, identity, leadership, and guilt will be covered in this AU Fan ficiton. The time period is sometime between the Great War and V1. In this prologue, Mykola is a young boy of 3 years old. _______________________________________________________________________________________

Mykola “Father?” Victor “Yes, son?” Mykola “You say our ancestors were great warriors. You say they were Opedians, like us. Where is Opedia?”

Victor sighed, turned towards the small lake, and cast out his fishing rod. After a long silence, he responded.

Victor “Where there dwells an Opedian, there lies Opedia.”

Mykola “Dad, I don’t understand.”

Victor “It means that our great nation, Opedia, is not yet lost so long as there are those who still call themselves Opedian. It means that we carry the laws and history of our forefathers and it is our duty to uphold the law and remember the history to honor our ancestors.”

Victor’s wife, Catherine slowly approached the pair. She had learned not to interrupt Victor during his political rants.

Victor “And it also means that we will never assimilate. We will never become citizens of Mistral, Atlas, Vacuo, or Vale. The law handed down by our ancestors for hundreds of generations is the only law we obey and these ancient laws come before any other false laws and governments. It means that when you go to the kingdoms, you become an Exclave of Opedia, expanding the territory of Opedia within the kingdoms. If they try to arrest you then you fight, for you are not only defending the honor and integrity of yourself but of all of Opedia. An attack on one Opedian is an attack on all.”

There was a long pause before Mykola turned to his mother, Catherine.

Mykola “Mom, why can’t everybody just get along?”

Catherine smiled and kneeled to meet Mykola’s eyes.

Catherine “I’m sure if everybody looked at the world through the wonderful eyes of a child then the world would be a lot better place. Until then, your father knows best. Now come, it is time for dinner.”

(More to Come)