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'''Title: A Mortal End'''

'''Author: Unknown Scholar'''
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He, like any other boy 
wanted all. Growing up in 
the world when evil was 
at a peak. As a young 
man Odius Lancefern fell 
in love with a maiden on 
his father's land. His 
father told him never 
dare contemplate marriage 
or he shall be disowned. 

Angry at his father and 
at the ripe age of 
eighteen, young Lancefern 
left his noble life to join 
the army serving the 
Power of Light. 

Through the ranks he 
rose and gained respect. 
He was a powerful mage 
fighting at the fore of 
many battles gaining many 
rewards. Odius all but 
forgot he old life until 
he was called there to 
fight.

He arrived finding the 
estate burned, people 
slaughtered. His family 
remained alive however 
raising suspicion. His 
father told him it was 
luck but Odius' heart 
knew better.

A glimmer caught the 
young mans eye. A 
pendant, a pendant of one 
of the Dark Gods! 
"Treacherous villan!" were 
the words cried as Odius 
drove his dagger through 
his father's heart. He 
ran. He ended up at the 
former home of his once 
beautiful love. Upon the 
ruins he found her, raped, 
throat slashed. Eyes 
growing in anger he 
shouted: "Powers of Light! 
Give me the strength to 
crush this Dark God!" A 
calm settled. Birds 
chirped. From the ashes 
of the battlefield came a 
being. The answer was 
upon the young mage..but 
that answer was not 
what he thought he would 
get.

Years went by as Odius 
and the nameless being 
trained. He smiled upon 
his teacher as he 
mastered the arcane arts 
(Dark Arts of Daemon 
Lore). As time passed 
Odius became disobedient 
and eventually left the 
Army to pursue his 
revenge. The day came 
when he felt it was time 
to engage the Dark God. 
The following is what is 
thought to have taken 
place:

"Light guide me. It is 
time do you not agree?"

"Ahh..child time...*soft 
chuckle* Time indeed. 
Close your eyes.

A gust of wind 
surrounded Odius and upon 
opening his eyes he saw 
that they stood in the 
remnants of a newly 
fought battle. Ahead of 
him stood a man clad in 
black armor.

"Why are we here?"

"The time has come to 
realize the truth behind 
what you and all mortals 
are."

"I don't understand.. Is 
that my enemy.. Is that 
the Dark God?"

The figure slowly turns 
and rushes Odius, sword 
drawn, he passes through 
him and disapears. 

"By the Gods! What was 
that!!?!?!"

"That my child is your 
heart and every mortals 
heart alike. Your Dark 
God is just the excuse in 
your mind to make the 
twisted darkness of your 
heart seem right. Look to 
the ground before you! 
The pendent your father 
wore when you killed him. 

Your family crest. You 
saw the village in flames 
and knew your love was 
slain. You hated your 
father so much that it 
was easy to lay the 
blame on him. I have 
never seen such eyes as 
yours when one has 
killed."

"Nooooooooo!! I... I won't 
believe it!"

"The mortal weakness of 
greed has left you 
mortals to chaos. You 
lack the strength to 
admit this and blame it 
on False Dark Gods! 
There is no Light child 
and now you are mine. 
Trained in my way, I 
Zemus, shall have my 
child."

In a flash Zemus was 
upon Odius and the 
embrace was completed. 

The young mage was no 
more. He had been 
delivered into the hands 
of what he so sought 
to destroy. Into Death 
a child was born, and 
the story of Odius 
comes to a mortals 
end.

[[Category:Tales and Legends]]