It was in the year of the Unicorn about 6 million years ago near a place you call today the Black sea. The day was beautiful and the sun was burning in the sky . I was getting the sleep out of my eyes and down to the spring for my morning bath. In the distance I could see some Unicorns wandering over the meadow. Everything was looking calm and serene. Overhead some young Pegasus's were flying with their mother to the next waterhole. I slowly made my way back up to my home and sat down for some breakfast with fresh fruits and freshly baked bread. It was not a day that looked as though there would be a major catastrophy in the air, but what do we know? From my window you had a wonderful view over the large ocean which was covering in this time all the area from today's Bosporus up to the Ural mountains. Large ferns grew around my house and in the backyard was the sacred stone circle dedicated to the Mother Goddess. I was her voice and high priest in these days. On midday I made my way to the altar in the middle and gave my reverence to Her , here I felt the quiet and tranquil atmosphere that always calmed me down and gave me the power to do my work for Her. As I bended my knee in front of the altar a radiant light was flowing down from the sky and the great Mother appeared in front of me. She was very concerned over the experiments which have been conducted in the isles of the snake north of here. If these experiments will continue, She said the whole world will be destroyed. Her instructions to me were to stop these. So I made my way to the stables and got Pegasus ready to fly me to the isles of the snake. I packed my bundle and we went on our way. Pegasus was very happy to go on this journey as he was getting bored in his stable. Our flight took us over the vast ocean to our destination. After about half a days flight our destination was showing up on the horizon. Slowly we descended towards the island and landed near the stone circle. I let Pegasus free and descended the hill down to the village, here the elders greeted me and invited me in their meeting hall. I inquired in the name of the Goddess what was going on here in these islands. The elders where very disturbed about a group of „druids” nearby conducting unholy ceremonies at a well over the mountain range. Young maidens disappeared every month and none came back also a supply of black crystals vanished the last month. All inquiries with the druids were fruitless. I said thanks to the elders and made my way to the grove of the “druids”. Here I discovered to my horror only the dead bodies of some young maidens mutilated in undescribable ways. These must be some maniacs to go against the will of the Goddess in this way. None of the teachings ever alllowed this treatment to any living being on this planet. This had to end right here. In my dark mood I went back to Pegasus and we departed home. At home I went in to the stone circle and prepared the ultimate magic. With my supply of black and white crystals I conjured up the most potent spell ever given to me. The day became dark as the night as the powers flowed in to the crystals. From the distance I heard the rumbling of thunder and lightning flashed over the sky. Here now I must say my darkest hour began. With my power flowing in the crystals and the lightning above an unholy constellation was arranged. The ever increasing power of the crystal attracted the lightning and a bolt struck the stones. This was the catalyst for an enormous earthquake that shook the whole region and destroyed the natural barrier to the low lying provinces of the today Mediterranean sea and flooded this area. Ok, I was young and let my mood take over it will not happen again. Merlin