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'''The Dark Path  - Volume IV.'''

'''by Annatar.'''

'''THE MASTER MAGE''' 

The Master achieves 
the summit of his 
path, and the many 
years of turmoil and 
struggle reach an end. 
The powers of magic 
wait upon his whim, 
but chances are, he no 
longer needs them. 
Should some 
emergency occur, 
those powers are close 
at hand; by the time he 
reaches such a peak, 
however the magician 
realises that magic is 
but a ashadow of the 
truth it represents.

Many students 
consider themselves 
masters, but they are 
vain creatures and 
foolish travelers. In 
general, the greter the 
master, the more 
humble he appears. 
As with any other 
skill requiring work 
and dedication, the 
Black Art often teches 
a master control and 
forebearance. The 
road to magical 
mastery includes not 
just secrets and 
hidden things, but 
wisdom and 
introspection.

True, everything 
has exceptions. Some 
master sorcerers are 
horrid egotists, 
hell-bend on 
subsuming everyone 
and everything to 
their will. This is 
especially true of 
accomplished 
Infernalists who deck 
themselves in the 
trappings of power 
while avoiding the 
work that leads to true 
mastery. Such 
rashness does, of 
course, beg an 
important question: 
Are such wizards 
truly masters or 
simply immensely 
powerfull brats?

Such creatures re 
not, I hasten to add, to 
be regarded lightly. 
These sorcerers hve 
knowledgr without 
wisdom, and power 
without mercy. 
Torments may wait at 
the end of their 
infernal road, but in 
the meantime such 
warlocks may bid 
others to share those 
tortures with them. 

...ooOoOoo...

[[Category:Dark Lore]]