I should have bowed before the will of the others I shouldn't have insisted on traveling with Alendi to witness his journeys. I had determined that Alendi was the Hero of Ages, and I intended to prove it. Once I find something to investigate, I become dogged in my pursuit. Oh, how I wish that I had listened to them.Īnd yet, any who know me will realize that there was no chance I would give up so easily. Yet, when I announced my discovery to the other Worldbringers, I was met with scorn. When I finally had the realization-finally connected all of the signs of the Anticipation to Alendi-I was so excited. Hero of Ages: the one called Rabzeen in Khlennium, the Anamnesor. It wasn't until years later that I became convinced that Alendi was the Hero of Ages. I employed him as an assistant during his first months in the grand city. Oddly, it was Alendi's simple ingenuousness that first led me to befriend him. Here was a man who towered over others, a man who-despite his youth and his humble clothing-demanded respect. I met Alendi first in Khlennium he was a young lad then, and had not yet been warped by a decade spent leading armies.Īlendi's height struck me the first time I saw him. For what he has been forced to become.īut, let me begin at the beginning. I feel bad for him, and for all the things he has been forced to endure. Afraid that my plans will fail.Īfraid of a doom worse, even, than the Deepness. I am afraid for the world that is to come. I am also afraid, however, that all I have known-that my story-will be forgotten. That is, I think, a product of what he has been through. He is not an evil man, but he is a ruthless one. If Alendi does return from the Well of Ascension, I am certain that my death will be one of his first objectives. Afraid for myself, yes-I admit to being human. I write this record now, pounding it into a metal slab, because I am afraid. I am the one who started this all.Īnd I am the one who betrayed him, for I now know that he must never be allowed to complete his quest. I am the one who discovered Alendi, and I am the one who first proclaimed him to be the Hero of Ages. Perhaps I am mad, or jealous, or simply daft. They are deaf to my objections and blind to my discoveries. They cannot connect the other strange things that are happening. Can the others not see? They have been waiting so long for their hero to come- the one spoken of in Terris prophecies- that they quickly jump between conclusions, presuming that each story and legend applies to this one man. I have begun to wonder if I am the only sane man remaining. I write these words in steel, for anything not set in metal cannot be trusted. This books epigraphs contain the inscription left in the Conventical of Seran by Kwaan, describing Ati's part in the Ascension of the Lord Ruler. This article contains intellectual property reproduced with permission Please do not alter or reproduce without permission from the creator
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