This is a fictionalized biography of Sproo's adventures in GoKrida, recounting some early history of Blue Twin Land from the point of view of Sproo's minor souls.
Chapter 16: The Second Coming of Eclipse
1. So did Sproo resume his spreading of the word of the grand design amongst the tribes.
2. First heading to the far north-easterly regions, where the war with Tututkhamen had raged.
3. And he went unto the guards he had left in the hills, and lamented for they were slowly starving.
4. And upon them he bestowed great praise and a wealth of nectar, for they had remained steadfast in case of Tututkhamen's return.
5. He moved the men into the north eastern towns in preparation for The Exodus, and they gathered the food from the fields for the trip.
5. Yet then at the leaf gate did Eclipse arrive.
6. And Eclipse's reputation was known unto the denizens of Blue Twin now, for he had taken on the mantle of the world destroyer, and even claimed some success over some far off worlds.
7. And he fell upon the remains of Guardsmen at the gate for many of them had gone with Sproo to stand in the third war.
8. Yet doing so was a foolish action, for though he might win, it would leave him much weakened and without the strength to resist a second attack.
9. So Sproo set to mobilizing the village nearest while the guardsmen fought in vain, and looked to take an overwhelming force to face Eclipse.
10. "Why do you spend so much time raising such a mighty army?" we asked of him.
11. He responded unto us, saying "For what reason would the world-destroyer doom himself?"
12. We thought perhaps he was over-confidant. Perhaps Blue Twin was not to his liking.
13. But Sproo spake unto us, "Perhaps it is a trap and his brethren have mastered the heavenly gates for transport."
14. "But know this, there is no trap that can hold the cautious soul."
15. And so we waited and listened to the anguished cries of the Guardsmen as they died.
16. Eventually the army was gathered, and Sproo moved to combat Eclipse, and we waited for the trap to be sprung.
17. But no trap occurred, and Eclipse was destroyed once again.
18. And Sproo turned unto us and begged our forgiveness for his caution had doomed many of the Tribesmen.
19. But we forgave him, for we understood his mind, and knew he had done that which he thought best.
20. Yet this is where we learned that even Sproo may make a mistake.
Chapter 17: The Exodus
1. Once again did Sproo turn to the grand design.
2. He had spread word throughout the forests and villages of the Tribes and we were eager to begin.
3. But on seeing our great numbers did he despair.
4 "How shall I move all of you to our new home in Rainbow Trickster? We are so many that we would starve even as we formed our procession."
5. And we too were at a loss for this problem.
6. Until Sproo took note of how a young leaf soul would follow harvesters back to a village, invariably causing the whole hamlet to retreat to the village in search of them.
7. And Sproo did laugh, for what had been a source of difficulty for us became a solution to him.
8. "Come my people of the village, I will take you to the forest outside and show you the correct path. After that, I leave it up to you to make your way to the next village."
9. "But how will we not get lost?" did we ask, because even though we followed the cycle of leaf, the forest beyond our villages was still unknown to many of us.
10. "Let the youngest lead you," he laughed, "for their curiosity will take you where you need to go."
11. So village by village did Sproo clear the great forest of the Tribes.
12. We would mobilize under Sproo's command and move clear of the village, and he would set us down and send harvesters to gather the wood and nectar, and we would follow them back to the next village while Sproo ran ahead.
13. And we did this from the whole of the great forest, eventually coming to rest in either the village of Rainbow Trickster in the promised land, or the outlying village of Goblin Moss.
14. And there were over 4000 of us in number, and the great reunion that ensued was a celebration that lasted many days.
15. We all rejoiced at our coming to the promised land and praised Sproo for his wisdom
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