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Volume 11
Deathless Curse
The Shadow God descended into the Hell of Ariel during the great battle between the Divine Host and the opposing forces. According to Azarax, the Divine Host was on the verge of suffering defeat when their enemies attempted to besiege the Underworld but could not even conquer Hell. As a result, Shadow God had to descend into Hell himself, although it was actually his avatar or mortal vessel that appeared there. The gods had grown vast and ancient, wasting too much of themselves and becoming closer to elemental forces than living beings, so they retained agency by limiting themselves to mortal vessels or avatars. In the Hell of Ariel, the avatar of Shadow God faced the Demon of Repose in combat after being lured there with a dazzling hecatomb. Instead of fighting to the bitter end, Azarax claimed that the avatar ended the battle and returned to his lightless realm, destroying both armies with a cruel curse.[1]
Volume 12
Conversation between Demon of Destiny and Death
The inscription on the black obelisk is a record of a conversation between the Demon of Destiny and Death—between the Prince of the Underworld and Shadow God.[2]
[While following the paths that shadows tread, I came upon a dismal, empty land. It was a realm devoid of life, forlorn and lightless.
There, darkness reigned. I asked the darkness, "What is death?" The darkness answered, "Peace." "Death swallows all, embraces all. Brings peace to all. Death is bliss." I laughed then, looking at its onyx throne, and told the darkness, "Lies!" For that was not the case. "Death swallows all? Brings peace to all? But I'm refused its grace." The darkness sighed. Its voice was hollow like regret. It told me, "Even gods know sin." "All things have flaws, and so does death. Forgive me, child..." The darkness pitied me, it seemed. I looked at Death then, in its dismal land. I pitied it as well. Death swallowed all, brought peace to all. But who could swallow Death? "Are we the same then, God of Peace?" The darkness did not speak. And so, I raised my voice. "If no one pities death, I will. If death refuses me, I won't. I shall grow strong and vast, far greater than your lightless realm. And then, one day, I'll come to swallow you, oh Death." "That is my choice."] — Chapter 3073 I Asked the Darkness |
The ancient runes carved into the black obelisk were left behind by Nether, as indicated by the Stone Saints building their settlement around the obelisk and continuing to guard it even after being consumed by Corruption. The inscription is a poem in which Nether asks "What is death?", contrasting with the writings in the Ebony Tower, where he had asked "What is life?"[3]
The poem is addressed to Shadow God, the god of peace and solace. Although the opening initially suggests that Nether is speaking to darkness, the references to death and peace identify the darkness as Shadow God.[3]
The opening line, "While following the paths that shadows tread...", describes Nether following the shadows of the dead through the Underworld to Shadow God's throne. The poem confirms that, in ancient times, the shadows of the dead physically traveled through the Underworld, descended into the Abyss, and reached the Shadow Realm. This journey no longer occurs because the Shadow Realm has become part of the Dream Realm, allowing the shadows of the dead to reach it almost instantaneously.[3]
The poem also reveals that Nether accused Shadow God of telling lies, leading to the revelation that the daemons had been denied not only the right to sire offspring but also the right to die. Instead of dying, daemons could only be destroyed, returning the essence of their individuality to the Forgotten God. Since death is portrayed as peace and final solace, the poem implies that the daemons were also denied peace.[3]
The runes depict a conversation that took place before Nether's rebellion against the gods. During this exchange, Nether promised to destroy Shadow God, not out of malice but as an act of mercy. Because Shadow God, as the embodiment of death and the Shadow Realm, could not die by his own nature, Nether vowed that he would one day devour the God of Death himself. The poem also reflects Nether's complex relationship with the gods long before his rebellion and suggests that his later conquest of the Underworld and subjugation of true darkness were connected to this promise. However, neither true darkness nor nothingness destroyed the gods; they were ultimately consumed by the Nightmare Spell, with Weaver bringing about their end instead.[3]
Volume 13
Beginning
- Main article: Myth of Creation/History § Beginning of Fifth Nightmare
References
Sources & history
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