Sylvando didn't miss the way Crowley referred to the 'light', but for the moment opted not to comment on it.. He nodded slightly at Crowley's choice. The short version was probably the better option anyway.
"An evil sorcerer named Mordegon possessed the King of Heliodor," Sylvando said. "He used that position to spread the lie that the Luminary was really the Darkspawn, and to bring the might of Heliodor's greatest knights to bear against him. But all of that was just the opening act; a means to an end."
"Disguised as the King, he was able to make his way to Yggdrasil, the great World Tree," he said. "All the way to the Heart of Yggdrasil in fact; the source of all life in Erdrea, and the most sacred place in it. Once there, he ambushed the Luminary and ripped his power from his body."
"He used that power to get access to the Heart of Yggdrasil and claim the Sword of Light, the weapon meant to defeat the darkness. He corrupted the Sword, twisting it into his own Sword of Shadows, then used it to drain away the power of the Heart of Yggdrasil itself, causing the World Tree to wither and fall."
"Mordegon used his new power to rain destruction down on Erdrea, and took up a new title: the Lord of Shadows. His Fortress of Fear took Yggdrasil's place in the sky, and all those who managed to survive his initial rain of destruction spend their days living in fear, just trying not to give in to despair or become a monster's dinner."
"And that's how things have been for the past few months," he said. "My boys and I do what we can to bring a few smiles back to people's faces, but..." He shrugged, sighing a bit. "There's only so much our little parade can do, you know?"
He didn't mention how he knew what had happened at the Heart of Yggdrasil, but Crowley might find it telling that Sylvando knew so much detail of the confrontation.
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Date: 2019-07-24 02:41 am (UTC)"An evil sorcerer named Mordegon possessed the King of Heliodor," Sylvando said. "He used that position to spread the lie that the Luminary was really the Darkspawn, and to bring the might of Heliodor's greatest knights to bear against him. But all of that was just the opening act; a means to an end."
"Disguised as the King, he was able to make his way to Yggdrasil, the great World Tree," he said. "All the way to the Heart of Yggdrasil in fact; the source of all life in Erdrea, and the most sacred place in it. Once there, he ambushed the Luminary and ripped his power from his body."
"He used that power to get access to the Heart of Yggdrasil and claim the Sword of Light, the weapon meant to defeat the darkness. He corrupted the Sword, twisting it into his own Sword of Shadows, then used it to drain away the power of the Heart of Yggdrasil itself, causing the World Tree to wither and fall."
"Mordegon used his new power to rain destruction down on Erdrea, and took up a new title: the Lord of Shadows. His Fortress of Fear took Yggdrasil's place in the sky, and all those who managed to survive his initial rain of destruction spend their days living in fear, just trying not to give in to despair or become a monster's dinner."
"And that's how things have been for the past few months," he said. "My boys and I do what we can to bring a few smiles back to people's faces, but..." He shrugged, sighing a bit. "There's only so much our little parade can do, you know?"
He didn't mention how he knew what had happened at the Heart of Yggdrasil, but Crowley might find it telling that Sylvando knew so much detail of the confrontation.