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It wouldn't be long before another Soulless broke through the defenses of the Gods. It was [[Zenos]], the Silent Death this time, and He descended upon the [[Sakarich Forest]] and brought forth a fiery inferno. He attacked [[Volkh]], who was [[Loboshi|Loboshi's]] mate, and although Orlachmar was able to fight Zenos off, Volkh was still fatally wounded. While Loboshi went off in search of Fain's elixir so that Volkh could be saved, Volkh pleaded with Orlachmar to end His life. Orlachmar at first resisted, but then caved to the pressure and absorbed the God's essence. | It wouldn't be long before another Soulless broke through the defenses of the Gods. It was [[Zenos]], the Silent Death this time, and He descended upon the [[Sakarich Forest]] and brought forth a fiery inferno. He attacked [[Volkh]], who was [[Loboshi|Loboshi's]] mate, and although Orlachmar was able to fight Zenos off, Volkh was still fatally wounded. While Loboshi went off in search of Fain's elixir so that Volkh could be saved, Volkh pleaded with Orlachmar to end His life. Orlachmar at first resisted, but then caved to the pressure and absorbed the God's essence. | ||
To protect the forests from future attacks by the Soulless, the [[:Category:Sixth Circle of the Divine|Sixth]] and [[:Category:Seventh Circle of the Divine|Seventh]] Circles gathered in the Fields of the Maeve to attempt to create a "hive soul" for the first time in history. The [[fae]] were given a collective consciousness that would come to be known as the Maeve, and in the following weeks the Gods would create other [[Great Spirits]] to protect the forests, such as [[Spirit Sun]]. These Spirits took on a form similar in appearance to their Awakener, so [[Spirit Moon]] resembled [[Lisaera]] and [[Spirit Night]] resembled [[Nocht]], and Spirit Sun appeared much like [[Rahm]] the Radiant. | |||
Zenos continued to attack the Gods, using His insubstantial form as a way to cloak His movements across Lusternia. He killed [[Shordella]], a [[:Category:Fourth Circle of the Divine|Fourth Circle]] Goddess who was one of the Keepers of the [[Song of Creation]]. Fear of being consumed by Zenos forced the Keepers to hide Their voices, but in the end, most of Them were hunted down by Zenos and destroyed. | |||
The [[Jojobo Jungle]] was the next to be targeted by Zenos, and although the Maeve were able to successfully defend the jungle from being destroyed, it could not protect Spirit Sun from being gravely wounded. When Rahm demanded that Fain's Elixir be used to bring the Spirit back from the brink of death, the Gods were unsure of how it might be affected. The Spirits were not like the Gods, not entirely, and so their transformation could be very different from the one that Orlachmar had undergone. | |||
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. | |||
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