The following is how my father became the founder of Mercury Dragons Clan.
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During the early years of the war many children were confused and clan parents had a difficult time explaining to their children about the war, and why it was fought. An elder clanner came up with a solution so that the explanation would not be such a shock to the young, he wrote a story which explained in a very imaginative way the war, I was one of the first children to hear such a story...
"Papa...why are we fighting those omni guys?"
"Sit son, and listen, I will tell you why"
"Not long ago we were all one people, free and happy, we worked together, we played together and we were all friends. But one day a big Grey Dragon come from above...many people got scared, but the dragon spoke!"
"He spoke papa!"
"Yes son, he spoke of promises of happiness and a better future for all of us, many of us believed him, and we did as he told us every day. It took a bit of time to see that the dragon had lied, he did not bring happiness, he brought sadness, he took our freedom because he was big and powerful, we were slaves son, slaves of an evil dragon, his name is Omni-Tek"
"And those omni guys are with him papa?"
"Yes, they are those who still believe the lies the dragon told, they are blind to the truth, some even know the dragon is evil and still follow and obey the dragon, they are bad people, bad people that want to hurt us all, so always stay away from the omni son, do you understand?"
"Yes sir"
"Want to hear the rest of the story?"
"Yes yes!"
"Alright, as we started to learn that we were lied to, the dragon noticed that we complained and stopped listening to him, he got very angry and started to attack the people who had stopped believing him, many innocent people fell son, it was a sad day, it was the first day of the war against the evil dragon"
"Aww, but can't we all attack the bad dragon and stop him?"
"It's not so easy, when we were his slaves he made us make big cities, with strong walls, it is not easy to break the walls to go in and see if the dragon is in one of the big omni cities, there is a lot of room to hide in any of them...we did a good job making the cities and the walls, too good"
"Oh"
"We keep fighting the dragon and the omni because we like to be free and happy, and safe. We dreamed of one day a shining Mercury Dragon to come from above and save us, a dream we made real by making clans"
"I'm confused papa, the mercury dragon is in a clan?"
"No son, the clans are the Mercury Dragon, we stand together as one people against the evil Omni-Tek dragon, that is why we make clans, the more people you're with, the safer you are son"
"Oh...that is why we are clan? because we are together...like a family?"
"Yes, we are like family, we look out for one another like I look out for you son, and the way you will look out for your child when you're a grown up"
"Oh!"
"Now it's time for you to sleep son, good night and have pleasant dreams"
"Papa, you think our dragon will win?"
"As long as there is hope, our dragon will live son, and we will continue to fight the evil dragon"
"Good, nite papa"
"Good night son"
As I grew up I knew the dragons weren't real, but the ideal of the Mercury Dragon was real, we are clan, we are freedom, we are family, and all it stands between us and a bright free future is the Omni-Tek "dragon"...they have no regard for life, all they care for is profits, I also learned that the author of the story was found by omni personnel and executed for treason...a good man trying to bring peace to children's minds was killed because he had helped the clan...the war continues, and so will we..."As long as there is hope, our dragon will live"...and it shall be, I formed The Mercury Dragons Clan in memory of two good men, the author of the story and my father, may both rest in peace.
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I have followed my fathers's steps, as he followed his father's, there is much work to be done, and when I doubt myself, I remember the story my father told me, as he was told by his father...the foundation of my father's clan, the one I'm priviledge and honored to lead now...based on a fairy tale...from the heart of a true clanner...and I smile...there is always hope.