The Earth Nymphs

This is another short story that I might expand on later


Long ago water nymphs and tree nymphs lived in harmony with the nymphs of the earth. These nymphs were born of the earth in great caves of stone. They are the soul and spirit of the earth and they can control the ground. They make earthquakes and and give us, well, ground to walk upon. They warn us from volcanoes by using earthquakes. And they used to share their powers with us. You see using the deep magic of the earth we could make buildings with ease. Mine without tools or explosives, and build great walls of stone to protect ourselves from enemies. But the  other nymphs feared their power for it was far greater then theirs. The water nymphs and tree nymphs decided that if they teamed up they could seal away the earth nymphs and they would no longer need to fear them. So they went to war, the war last 2 years and both sides took great losses. The earth nymphs fought bravely, and although they were powerful the constant fighting weakened them greatly. So they gave up and fled into the depths of the earth and sealed off the entrance so now one could find them. Since the earth nymphs were under ground they could no longer share their power of earth share with us.They still warn us of volcanoes. The other nymphs did not realize the earth nymphs were completely safe, because while we now cut down entire forests and pollute the sea, lakes and rivers, the earth nymphs were so far under ground that even with our mining we will never be able to reach them or harm them. But one day they will come back.