Eternal Darkness

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Eternal Darkness

by Bal-Anon Dak

Util the ends of time. Ost nagramee ramen. Till night doth come. Rieme let droh x'hum. And sweet darkness takes all.

Sermon on the ephemeral aspects of life and the eternal existence afforded to the servants of Darkness.

There is, at the heart of things dark and sweet, the knowledge of something true; something almost ineffable yet at the same time certain beyond measure.

At the heart of Darkness is also the knowledge that we can never die. We do not disappear, nor do not wither away. Our glories will stand the tests of time. In this lies the fundamental truth that all sentient things seek.

What makes this truth difficult to perceive lies in the very nature of the problem that causes the living to be unable to define what motivates their existence. The living spend their to have an impact on things. Trying to somehow give meaningfulness to the existence that they have which is doomed to falter and fail. Some try to build kingdoms whilst others build large to themselves. Some still try to bring help and care to those in need, in the secret hope that their actions will earn them favour with whatever force of nature placed first place.

But what do you do when everything you do is destined to be forgotten. What can you possibly achieve that will withstand the test of thousands of years? Is existence defined by the pursuit of meaningfulness? It is if your existence is ephemeral and must end. The truth is that the universe is transitioning something. What that state is none, save that which ordained the change, know. During this change, all that is, all that was must change.

It is inevitable. Light is merely the state of things now and must eventually give way to something new. The truth is that we are now and that in order not to wither away we must also be then. The inescapable truth of those who follow the Darkness is that we exist both in the future and in the present. That is why we do not die. The paradox is that what we do now affects what we will be then. That paradox however, remains undisturbed so long as each part acts independently of the other. That is the gift of Oblivion to ye.

When you passed the test of death, you were given unto a future that previously did not exist. It is the will of Oblivion that chose ye to exist in the future he would create for the Universe. Thus, the very truth of thine existence is that the reason mortals perceive you as dead lies in the fact that you do not exist here completely and that you share in a future that you work to create this very

This is why we cannot fail. This is why we must not fail.

And when those paths next meet, time will no longer exist. That which is now will be that which is then. Power and glory to never end.

That which ye have wraught and will do next will prevail against the test of time because ye do not wither.

Ye will exist long past the life span of thine enemies. Then, when a thousand years has passed and the fruit of thine work still stands, ye will stand atop the graves and withered memories of thine enemies and dance.