The Legend of Ram: Rise of a Species

Is it literally impossible that three distinct civilisations dwelled the Earth prior to us, the humans? We are the inmates of the fourth civilisation and some non-human entity who looked or resembled like the humans ruled the Earth all three times prior to us? Those, who came before us, and when their time is up, they had to be exterminated, replaced by the next species in the series? Or, is it the human history as suggested by the Archaeologists, which is entirely a ‘humanly metamorphosis’, without any precursor race ‘Endgame’ theory?

The ‘Saurian’, i.e., the Dinosaurs were extinct some sixty-five million years ago (roughly, didn’t check the specs) while the first recorded modern human on Earth is found two hundred thousand years ago. The gap in between is huge; and unspecified without any proper evidence or definite conclusions to its whereabouts. There could have been numerous civilisations rise and fall in between, who knows? This is a field of extensive research works, and the story-line that I have built is pure fictitious work. Definitely, this isn’t any ‘postulate’, nor it is even closer to any ‘Hypothesis’. Let’s get back to the mythology again. The residents of ‘Satya’ age were huge in stature; ranging around twenty-five to thirty feet high! The residents of ‘Treta’ were a little shorter – something around twenty-one feet; the residents of ‘Dwapar’ had a height ranging between eleven feet to fifteen feet. These are approximated values as the metrics used in the Indian concept is a little bit different, so the actual amount may vary. Now, what about the humans, the residents of ‘Kalki’ age? Let’s see what was told – “Due to their own sin, humans are nothing but a dwarf species”. So, we couldn’t exceed seven feet maximum; although we have the tallest man recorded nearly nine feet! What we would exactly look like besides a dweller from ‘Satya’ age? I don’t want to imagine!!

In the first part of the series of ‘The Legend of Ram’, I indicated some of these possibilities; the entire story-line in the first part was based upon these passive hints which are purely imaginative, fictitious in nature, though the fiction was based upon some real, hard facts. Well, in the second part of the series, we moved a step forward; we looked inside the lives of the ‘third species’ at the dawn of a well-constructed civilisation – the ‘Gandharvas’, who will battle for existence with its precursor races; the ‘Rakhshasas’ and the ‘Giants’ (The ‘Danavas’). We will see this new species through the eyes of two brothers, two Royal blood, their conflicts with the surroundings, their interpretation of the life; and witnessing the advent of a newer species – the humans. This is the timeline from some unknown time phase when every species had a mutual co-existence – Giants-Rakhshasas Gandharvas-humans – guided by the all-in-all Supreme, the Gods. The world was truly their playground. Through the eyes of these two brothers, we will be acquainted with the contemporary Politics, Diplomacy, the rage and the World-wide war where everybody got involved. ‘Rise of a Species’ is the second part of the series that gives rise to one common question, how a legend is born? Or, should we mention two? I put it forward into your capable hands.

[The Legend of Ram – Rise of a Species is the second part of the series of ‘The Legend of Ram’. Don’t forget to mention your precious opinions.]

--Aritra Das (Author)

[Coming up next in the series- ‘First Contact’. Stay sharp about the release.]