History
The Galhot, the native inhbitants of Meridian, asked the Oracle of Kandrakar for help when their world got threatened by the brigands Kahedrin. The Oracle found a suitable savior in the prince Escanor, coming from medieval Britain. Escanor accepted the assignment and accompanied by his friends Hoël, Didier, Grendal and Brandis he led the battle against the Kahedrin. The fight against the Kahedrin king Morgon was legendary. The Galhot offered Escanor the throne of the Metaworld. Only after a long time of doubts, Escanor accepted, taking his wife Leryn with him. Since then Meridian got ruled by a Queen, who is also the center of mystical force in the planet.
It was a happy place to live, until Elyon's and her brother Phobos parents mysteriously disappeared. Prince Phobos seized the throne. To escape his threat Captain Miriadel, Commander Alborn and the nanny Galgheita fled to Earth through a portal. On Earth Miriadel and Alborn took the identities of Eleanor and Thomas Portrait and raised Elyon, while Galgheita took the identity of Mrs. Rudolph, math teacher at the Sheffield Institute.
In the meantime Phobos drained Meridian dry of its magic, stealing its life and light. Meridian was barred from accessing the rest of the universe by the Oracle and Kandrakar, because the congregation feared Phobos might want to repeat his magic-draining process with other worlds. Phobos decided to steal his sister Elyon's superior magical powers to his own to get past the Wall. Around twelve years later Cedric, servant of Phobos, traced her back and took her to Meridian easily, both with her foster parents. Phobos almost managed to obtain Elyon's powers, but she and the Guardians defeated him. Elyon was revealed to be the Light of Meridian (Explained by Caleb) the destined and powerful matriarchal savior. When she finally obtained the Crown of Light, she came to her full powers and brought life and light back to Meridian.
Later Elyon was forced from the throne by Endarno, the new Oracle, who was really Phobos in disguise. Although the Guardians managed to keep the Crown of Light from him, Elyon got imprisoned and her powers were slowly being drained from her. However, she later gets saved by the Guardians. The Oracle (Endarno) was soon unmasked as Phobos, who escaped by jumping out of the fortress of Kandrakar to float around in infinity forever. Elyon goes back home to proceed governing over Meridian.
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