This much I know — Time does NOT heal all wounds. At least not for me — for I am a charlatan. Perhaps it might be more correct to state that I am THE Charlatan — for it has become painfully clear that my whole life (if you can call it that) has been naught... Continue Reading →
19.3 Was It My Greatest Mistake? (The End)
Part XIX: The EpilogueChapter 3 - Was It My Greatest Mistake? This is the final chapter of The War of the Ghast so I guess I might as well tell you what really happened to that magical blade. Which among us gods ended up with The Ghast? Surely you know that even though she stole... Continue Reading →
13.5 The Womb of Forgotten Dreams
Part XIII: The Cradle of DespairChapter 5: The Womb of Forgotten DreamsTimeline AO 304 to ? to AO 314 The Key from the roots of The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil - the key the Illuminated One Gabriel inexplicably helped me find - now trembled in my hand, its golden surface humming... Continue Reading →
13.4 Gabriel in The Garden
Part XIII: The Cradle of DespairChapter 4: Gabriel in The GardenTimeline AO 304 I materialized amidst the desolation where The Garden of Eden once flourished, the Shard of Varysha that opened the portal to bring me here still pulsating ominously within my skeletal grasp. A wave of disgust washed over me as I surveyed the... Continue Reading →
1.12 Rhokki’s Lost Love
Part I: The Search for DagaalChapter 12: Rhokki's Lost Love In order to move my plans forward I needed to make sure the lumenarc Rhokki didn’t discover that I was using his identity to influence a branch of mankind now called The Drokka. A long time passed. I started pretending to be Rhokki in order... Continue Reading →
1.11 Greed is Good
Part I: The Search for DagaalChapter 1.11: Greed is Good With Verdical's prophecy cramping my style, I need to think about how to move things forward. I needed take action on my plans. I needed to get busy using the Drokka people as my pawns yet again. You’ll recall that the Drokka were descended from... Continue Reading →
1.8 What’s the Plan?
Part I: The Search for DagaalChapter 1.8: What's the Plan It’s great to have goals, right? Mine was to make myself into THE God of the Universe. It was a ‘stretch’ goal, I know, but hey, shoot for the stars, right? Even still, I didn’t fool myself - I wasn’t displacing A’H or Ze anytime... Continue Reading →
1.7 The God of All
Part I: The Search for DagaalChapter 1.7: The God of All I realize now that I was quite mad—in fact, even back then, I think I was aware of that fact. But regardless of my insanity, I truly believed in the merits of my plans. I felt like only I knew what was best for... Continue Reading →
1.3 Creation’s Cliff Notes
Book I: The Search for DagaalChapter 3: Creation's Cliff Notes If you're read The Hidden Histories, then you'll already know everything in this chapter, but for those who didn't read the prequel or who may want a refresher on my exploits... First off, you'll recall that Illusia is a plane of existence vast beyond comprehension,... Continue Reading →
10.1 To the Future
10.1 Afterward It’s time to wrap up these old scrolls and move on to our next story, but first let me tell you what I was thinking about way back then... Around this time I remember relaxing in my library at Nektar’s Cauldon - that grand volcano where I’d made my home on Terra. Surrounded... Continue Reading →