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« on: March 03, 2013, 05:34:44 pm »
Amongst the pile of corpses that littered the landscape for miles, something stirred. Az-Sho's eyes weakly flickered open. With a tremendous effort, he forced air up his gullet, whispering, "Aur-Sha..."
The serpent's daughter slithered over, grief written on her features. "Yes, father?"
The serpent rolled his eye over to her. A last flicker of love pulsed in it.
"I am sorry, daughter. I tried ... I tried to protect you from the ravages of this world. I had designs of peace before all this ...
But that dream is over now. I am ended; I can no longer protect you from what may come.
No, father!"
"Aur-Sha, I am already dead. You will have to survive without my aid, as much as I wish to give it to you.
I am thankful that I was able to be a parent to you, however. When I was born, I did not know who I was or where I came from. You can take comfort in the fact that you do."
The Serpent's breath catches in his throat, and for a moment he almost passes.
"I will not leave you alone in the world, however. You see the giants, born of my demise. Lead them. They will follow you.
*hack* *wheeze* Without me to guide you, you may become lost in the world, especially since all the change that has been wrought today. There is one, however, that will aid you, the only honorable being I know that is not our kin: Corvus, God of Knowledge. Call to him if you require aid. He will help you. You must always be wary, Aur-Sha. This world is not kind and does not condone peace. There is one last enemy that will never stop hunting for you as long as he is alive, an enemy who should be dead, but was given life and godhood by some other power: Udil, god of wrath. His ambition brought down his race, gave him eternal pain, and killed his wife and son. He could not care less; power has consumed who he once was. Be wary of him.
I am sorry, my daughter. I sought peace, and found only war. I sought to protect you, and died doing so. I thought the world was better than this ...
But you are strong, my daughter. You will build a legacy surpassing even that of mine, and our line will continue. Go in peace, Aur-Sha, my daughter ..."
And with that, the light fades from the serpent's eyes, and his daughter crouches by him, grieving amongst a mountain of corpses with firey giants dispersed among them.
So ends the Serpent.
