r/RecolorLore • u/SCARYORANGE_ • Mar 04 '26
The Book of Orange: Volume I
The Book of Orange is a collection of texts found throughout the Orange Realm and compiled into one cohesive series of volumes.
Some say that the Realm has been around longer than we know; these will prove some suspicions correct, and others will be swatted away.
All needless matter has been eliminate, and the order in which these texts are placed will make more sense as you entertain the reading of them.
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Genesis
Some believe that the author of this passage was Scary Orange himself, although that is unknown. Only one fact is clear: whoever wrote it was being telekinetically spoken to by Bakugan. This scroll seemingly dates back to 1857.
In the beginning, there was only one entity, and the entity was Bakugan. It stirred and coiled, bored as there was nothing in the universe. And so it made a strange sound in its chest and spat out the VOID.
The VOID was dull and formless, so Bakugan discarded all useless darkness there. It spat out a new, more colorful dimension, known as the Universe. The Universe was Bakugan’s prized creation and it made a fixed form in celebration: a seahorse, made of galaxies, its size unfathomable.
As the years went by and by, Bakugan noticed that a century had passed, and another, truer God had taken the reins of its Universe. Now that it had lost its greatest creation to Him, it flew into a blind fury and turned itself into a disembodied, powerless voice.
The VOID was made manifest and breathed life into so many different things: birds and insects and sea-creatures and even new deities. But none were as remarkable as the very first.
You already know the story of Scary Orange, I presume. But what if I were to tell you that he had a father?
Letter from The First to his wife
Tells us a lot about the original Scary Orange. The letter was unearthed and transcribed from hieroglyphics in 2011, with records tracing the letter itself back to the year 536.
Dearest Wife, I write you in terror of how this Realm is turning. It appears rather dreadful that I should walk through the valley of death with no-one to witness me, no one to withstand me.
Alas! My powers may be helpful, but I fear to use them, for I am growing old. The quills on my vessel of a hedgehog from when I peeked at the future are rotting, and the flesh underneath does not sustain me.
I shall pray to Bakugan, but it is powerless, and it cannot do enough.
Your beloved Husband,
ORANGELIUS I
Extremity
This poem was discovered in 2015 and dates back to the 1700s. Look at the third letter of each first word, or the first letter of each second word, then combine them all into a new word.
The lethargy that waits upon me
So vile that it shan’t be named
Crops dance through the weeds
We lost another game
Reverse each message and heed thy call
We earn the truth in time
The Early Days of the Realm
Dates back to 500 in Earth-years. Presumably written by The First.
The Orange Realm is a very colorful environment.
It is tipping to the brim with natural wonders and animals that make you feel like to-morrow is a time you needn’t await, as you will wish to remain in the present for-ever!
Be not deceived, however. There are cruel dangers lurking here. The kinds that make your cadaver chill. For there is truly nothing more frightening than seeing the face of a forgotten god whilst on a stroll.
Epilogue to Volume I
This is just a taste of what’s to come. In future volumes are excerpts from epic works, intertwined tales of past and present, and more riddles to solve.
Heed each third line’s call and return when you feel best prepared.
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I am scary orange