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The awakening of Zaikkra, the Emperor of the Material Abyss, could not have
come at a worse time. The realm was already gripped in a bloody war between
the Mystics and Knights, with Legion looking on with pleasure in one eye and
calculation in the other. Scouts of the abyss were sighted as Zaikkra
considered the right way to tighten his clutch on Serin's neck. First, his
generals came:
- Deseere the Blood Keeper, demonlord of disease
- Decarni the Blood Seeker, demonlord of unlife
- Dechimeri the Blood Reaper, demonlord of prism
Serin crumbled beneath the invader's feet as they swept the lands, pillaging
and destroying, while the Mystics oversaw the conquest of the realm with
foolish pride. But for the Emperor, one issue remained. Zaikkras true
power was still drawn from the Material Abyss and continuing to exist in
Serin became taxing on him. Thus, the demons and the Mystics were tasked to
find a source of power in Serin that would provide the energy needed to
allow the Emperor to stay in the realm to continue the conquest. It was not
long before the demons learned of the power held by the Mystics ancient
globe. Power that could be used to sustain Zaikkras and continue the
campaign. So it came to pass that the Tower's walls ran red with the blood
of the Mystics and other mortals that had joined them. Malenfaler fought
with all his strength against this betrayal, but even he found death at the
hands of Zaikkras might. The Mystics were utterly destroyed and the guiding
arch of the Ivory Tower was broken.
Led by the demon Lazrin, the right hand of the Emperor, the battle was taken
to the remaining cabals. Even Justice found itself overwhelmed by the demon
generals and their armies. Cabal membership reached new heights as their
leaders tried desperately to fill their halls with anyone willing to defend
the realm. All efforts on their part came to nothing, as one by one the
cabals were decimated, and their items returned to the Broken Arch of the
Tower where Zaikkra could study them and determine how they allowed mortals
to harness so much power.
But Serin fought back. The mortals presented a united front and cabal or
not, they battled fiercely for their home. Over time, every single one of
the invading demons fell to Serin's greatest champions. With their combined
magics, the mortals invoked a ritual that banished Zaikkra to an unknown
plane and scattered the pieces of the gem of souls throughout Serin.
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