 hat night, while I was deep in prayer, the
ground began to tremble. I opened my eyes and looked
about, scared. I thought that the Dark Mages had caught
me, unaware and unprepared, and that my time on this
plane had come to an end. Instead, I felt a peace come
over me that I had never felt before. A mellifluous voice
filled my head, telling me to be calm, that it was not
the Dark Mages, but a power much greater than any Mage. A
lone figure rose from the ground, cloaked in red garb. He
walked towards me, pulling back his hood, and laid his
hand on my shoulder. I looked up at him, and saw Jodan,
my god, standing before me. I began to weep, for I
thought my time had come once again, but Jodan calmed me
again, and told me not to worry. He pointed behind him,
and there stood three other figures, Lleyanna the
Huntress, Rauthgar the Beast, and Maz the god of Fate. He
motioned to his left, and there I saw Ziose the god of
Evil, Nocturnis the goddess of the Night, Kalas the god
of Death, and Kyron the god of Combat. He then motioned
to his right, and there stood Selene the goddess of Good,
Solaris the goddess of Day, Morike the goddess of
Healing, and Torickii the god of Peace. |
 staggered at the sight of all this Holy Power
in front of me, and fell to the ground, beseeching that I
be worthy enough to stand on the same ground on which
these beings walked. Jodan smiled again, and it seemed
that the others smiled too, and asked me to stand before
him. I rose to my feet, shaking, and Jodan receded to
stand in line with the other Neutral Gods. As he walked
away from me, I could hear him speak to me, explaining
how the priests of the time had become greedy, and had
lost their Faith, their vision, and had forgotten why
they had become speakers of the Gods. He showed me
corruption as I never imagined, perpetrated by the same
people whom I had respected as peers. I felt sick to my
stomach as I watched these things that Jodan showed to
me, and almost vomited. Jodan once again calmed me, and
raised his hood over his head. |
