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And, indeed, the transformation was difficult. Spirit Sun raged, filled with a ravenous hunger to consume the other Spirits. Eventually, the Gods had to use Their power to put the Sun to sleep for a thousand years, chaining it to the physical manifestation of the Sun. But the real damage had been done; the Gods now saw that Fain's Elixir corrupted the spirit of whomever drank it, and so Fain and His Coterie soon found Themselves defending the use of the elixir once again. There was another fierce debate, but this time, the Elders voted against the use of Fain's elixir. Furious, He stormed away, what remained of His Coterie following Him. | And, indeed, the transformation was difficult. Spirit Sun raged, filled with a ravenous hunger to consume the other Spirits. Eventually, the Gods had to use Their power to put the Sun to sleep for a thousand years, chaining it to the physical manifestation of the Sun. But the real damage had been done; the Gods now saw that Fain's Elixir corrupted the spirit of whomever drank it, and so Fain and His Coterie soon found Themselves defending the use of the elixir once again. There was another fierce debate, but this time, the Elders voted against the use of Fain's elixir. Furious, He stormed away, what remained of His Coterie following Him. | ||
==The Blindness of Krokano Reveals Fain's Treachery== | |||
Another Soulless soon infiltrated the First World - [[Crazen]], the Greedy - and the Golden Circle found Themselves at the forefront of battle with Him. The Golden Circle were the members of the Second Circle who found the most favour with the First Circle, when there had been so many more of Them. [[Hajamin]], [[Morgfyre]], [[Krokano]], [[Terentia]], and Orlachmar were the Golden Ones, and they chased Crazen throughout the underground caverns of Dahkra’kai, Their relentless attacks drawing Him closer and closer to the surface. Crazen had a special ability, though; He was a hideous mass of gelatinous ooze that could reform itself into the shape of those beings He had devoured. | |||
It was because of this trick that Krokano found himself on the verge of death. Crazen appeared in the form of [[Thalrinda]], a member of the Fourth Circle, and distracted the Elder God. In close combat with the Soulless God, Krokano was blinded. He was brought before [[Malmydia]], a Hamadhi known for Her experiments in the area of healing. Krokano withstood a battery of harsh, demanding experiments which ultimately restored His sight, but left Him to bear witness to Malmydia and Fain's close collaborations. In time, it was revealed that She was using His elixir in Her experiments, despite the vote that had ruled against its use forevermore. | |||
[[Thax]] was one of Her patients during Krokano's recovery, and He watched as the God's form was whittled away until almost nothing remained. Clangorum had been summoned to craft Him a suit of armour - made with [[zingavium steel]] - that could be used as a vessel for what remained of His essence. | |||
As Krokano lay on the operating table, He witnessed another gathering led by Fain, this time with Morgfyre, Raezon, and Gheasia. An unintended side-effect of the treatment of Krokano's blindness had been that He could now see through magical illusions, and so He saw through the dampening field that Fain raised to keep Their congregation a secret. Fain's Coterie had been secretly injecting themselves with His elixir, or in the case of Morgfyre, drinking the essence of the Soulless directly. Furthermore, Krokano learned that the elixir was causing the Coterie to hunger for the flesh of the Gods, and Malmydia had actually consumed parts of Him while He was under Her care. | |||
When Krokano's bandages were later removed, there was one last surprise: instead of having two eyes, He was left with just one in the center of His head. | |||
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