Title: The Afore Time
Author: Istannor
Series : TOS
Part: 1/1
Rating NC I7 
Code: K/S implied,lang.
Summary: A response to a challenge to write a story out of
the mists of time.

Disclaimer: You know the rap, Paramount owns, I use on
loan. The story is mine and copyrighted. Stardust Memories
Again@1998



                     The Afore Time




Who calls for a tale? You, Sacha. You are always so busy, my
little one. What would you have me tell you?

Not again, Sacha, I told the same tale last week. Everyone
wants it? Ah, well a storyteller must listen to the whims of
the listeners. Here gather round the fire, make yourselves a
seat.

I begin. Once woven it can not be undone, once started the
tale must be run.

In the Afore time, before the universe was ours, we lived one
world among millions. We, to the shame of all, fought and
killed for our pleasure, and ourpower. We were separate
then, and called ourselves Vulcan, of the cold flames. In our
pride and arrogance, we took captives and enslaved all who
we saw, until the day we found  the Humanei, of the world of
water.

It was a time of puissant magic and the terrible deeds of
great warriors.

We fought them with magic, and demons, and blood, and
sinew. Mighty sorcerers rose and fell. Still the Humanei did
not surrender.

We fought  battles that scarred worlds and ripped skies.
Blood ran green and red across the void, still neither would
yield. The Vulcan fought for pride and the Humanei fought for
freedom. As it had to be, Sarek, son of  s'Tonn, son of
s'Tolkar, he of the vision, went to T'Pau, ruler of all, she who
bled for her people. T'Pau  I have had a vision, said Sarek,
the Humanei will never surrender. We will be destroyed and
they will go into darkness cursing our names, if we continue
in this madness. This must cease.

Now, T'Pau weeped for her people. Never had Vulcan lost so
many sons and daughters. What else did your vision tell you,
Sarek? My mightiest sorcerers have told me naught that will
destroy the cursed round ears. I will listen to you, now.

I will send my only son, said Sarek. Let them send their
chosen son, to fight on the  sands. What will be. will be. As
the battle rises or falls, so shall Vulcan.

Now Sarek's Son was s'Spock , Sarek a Son Nee Amanda
Humanei, mighty warrior and sorcerer. His mother had been
taken as captive many years before, but she had found favor
with Sarek, and given him a son. s'Spock was dark and
comely in the way of the Vulcanei, and many were they who
burned for him, but he would have none. He would only say: I
will know the one.

His father came to him in the night of Vulcan, where he sat in
the desert below the mount of Selaya of legend, bless its holy
name. He told him there, as he weeped, that he must go to
fight or die for his people. So it is, that Selaya is also called
the Mount of Tears.

The Humanei  and Vulcan called truce on the planet
Aratkeen, of the desert. There would their champions fight,
with blood, blade, will and word. No weapons which threw or
burned were permitted on the world that was desert. Only
blade, blood, will and word. For in the Afore time, the
Humanei had the Gift also and were powerful Sorcerers.

The most powerful of these Sorcerers was s'Kirk Jhames,
nee Winona. Also known as, he of the flashing eyes. His eyes
were the green of emeralds,with lightening streaking through
them in tune to his power, which was accounted great among
the Humanei. And he was beautiful and glowed with his
power as he walked among the Humanei.

Many were they who lusted after him, and in the way of the
Humanei, many were they with whom he lay, but none whom
he loved. But, always he was kind and gave great joy. When
any sought to hold him too tightly, he would only shake his
head gently and say, I will know the one.

So they met, s'Spock of Vulcan, of the desert, and s'Kirk of
Humanei, of the world of water. And when s'Spock looked
upon the other, he knew all was lost, for this was the one for
whom he had waited. His heart moved and shattered, for he
could not win by the losing, or the victory.

They fought with blade and blood, and s'Spock drank in the
smells of sea water and s'Kirk heard the desert winds.

They fought with word and will, and s'Spock, heard the sound
of joyful laughter and saw flashing eyes. s'Kirk heard the
meditation bells and felt the burning of the blood. He knew he
had found his love, and weeped, for he would lose s'Spock
now, on the sands. s'Kirk would not let his people be
enslaved, even for his love.

They wove spells of power as the planet shook. All who
watched became fearful, for never had such power been
wielded in all the memories of the people.Then, s'Kirk wove
his mightiest spell, and all Humanei felt his pull as he drew on
them, all that they were, and ever had been, and in one
mighty blast he released, with a word, his spell, in a blinding
shaft of light.

All of Vulcan dropped to its knees and shuddered from the
impact. s'Spock felt the glow of light pierce his heart and he
could fight no more. He surrendered on the sands of
Aratkeen, for he knew he could not slay the Humanei
Sorcerer. The greatest of Humanei Sorcerers had defeated
him, and he would die on the sands, at the hands of his
beloved.

He bled onto the sands and waited for the Humanei to finish
the slaying. The sand ran green.

s'Spock felt s'Kirk look down upon him. The Humanei
Sorcerer knelt down beside him, lifted s'Spock up to his
breast, and smiled. He, of the world of water,took his blade
and passed it over his own chest and bled onto the sands.
The sands ran red. Where the red touched the green, water
flowed. Where the red touched the green, flowers bloomed.
All who watched marveled, and s'Kirk laughed in Joy. This
world we renamed, Genesis.

Then, s'Kirk turned to s'Spock of Vulcan and said unto him,
thou arte my one true love. I have awaited thee. Thou arte
mine, now and for all time. And s'Spock was healed.

It is said their love was so pure, neither time nor age dimmed
it. All who witnessed it were humbled. Together, they wove
mighty magicks, the like of which we have never witnessed
since.

Since the Afore time, all who are joined in joy to their one true
love, are said to have found their Healing. For surely in the
healing, s'Spock and s'Kirk both found all they had ever
sought.

So it was my children, that the Vulcan and the Humanei were
joined. For on that day, s'Kirk of Humanei gave himself, all
that he was, to s'Spock of Vulcan. On that day, they were
bonded and we have ever since been as one people, since
the Afore time.

On the day they died, for they took that journey together as
ever they lived, it is said the stars wept and the darkness of
the sky blazed in tribute.

Now, Sacha, my little one,  it is surely time for you to sleep. It
is time for all of you to sleep. Yes, my sweet, if you are
blessed one day you will find your Healing.