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 == Kerrithrim: The Great Beast ==
+===The Fall of Kelsys===
+Within the Ayhesa cliffs along the eastern coast, a group of Spellshaper
+students gossiped in hushed voices. Their master, Saayar, was plotting
+something.
+Irruel du Vallianse was the first to discover Saayar's plan, after much
+snooping and questioning, and confronted Saayar with his knowledge. A
+tense conversation took place, as Saayar strongly denied the accusations
+and Irruel threatened to intercede. Others soon discovered the plot, the
+most notable being the members of the Magi Guild.
+Saayar's plot was of grave concern to the Magi, for it involved the
+elemental links of the Silver Spire deep beneath the ocean in the Kelki
+city of Kelsys. His plan was to harness the power of the links, so that
+he might achieve his goal: Destruction of Spinesreach and its citizens,
+whom he believed to be hiding knowledge from the world.
+The Magi interrogated Ireia, the Spellshaper Enchanter and ex-Magi, who
+was quick to realize the risk the Magi offered to the plan. She conjured
+up a lie, deceiving the Magi into thinking Saayar was mentally unstable
+and was merely a figurehead. She offered up her own plan to the Magi,
+which involved going along with Saayar's plan long enough for him to be
+weakened by his own workings and then disposing of him. The Magi were
+untrusting, and after much debate amongst themselves, they grudgingly
+accepted.
+On the 2nd of Severin, year 276 of the Midnight Age, Saayar was ready.
+Annica, Cariv, Esylana, Mazzion, Tralendar and Yarel, all of the Magi
+guild, arrived at Saayar's office disguised amongst the other
+Spellshapers. There, Saayar unveiled the latest in Spellshaper
+innovation - a modified portal wand with enchanted golden rings looping
+it. He went on to explain that the golden rings would allow the portal
+to be cast from one location to another, without needing a target to
+focus upon. Moreover, the actual portal created by the wand offered a
+vast improvement over the normal sonic portals. It would distort time
+and space to physically connect the two locations, as if they were part
+of the same place. One could, in theory, create a portal from a city to
+deep under the ocean, and the water would flow straight through the
+portal to flood the entire city.
+In shock, the Magi looked on as Saayar proceeded to demonstrate the
+capabilities of the portal wand by connecting his office to the Silver
+Spire. The portal wand glowed and vibrated violently as it established
+the connection, burning away to ashes while the golden rings clattered
+to the ground. The group proceeded gingerly through the portal,
+following Saayar, Ireia and the other Spellshaper Masters as they set
+themselves up inside the Spire. The next stage of Saayar's plan involved
+casting a protective ward around the Spire, protecting it from both
+damage and intruders while he manipulated the links. This part of the
+plan was important to the Magi, for Ireia had told them it would
+significantly drain Saayar of energy when he cast the ward, and that
+would be time for their betrayal. Spellshaper and Magi alike worked
+together to channel the elements into a crystal orb constructed to
+contain the energy. A flash resonated through the Civic Dome of Kelsys
+as energy exploded outward from the crystal orb. The light cleared, and
+it became evident to all present that a glowing magical field surrounded
+the Spire, cutting it off from the rest of Kelsys. An equally intangible
+glow surrounded each of the Spellshapers.
+Smirking, Ireia informed the Magi, "You may attack. Much good may it do
+you." As the rest of the Magi struggled to comprehend what had just
+happened, Mazzion angrily ordered an attack upon the Spellshapers as he
+realized their fears of deceit were well-founded. A desperate battle
+began, as the Magi unleashed their combined elemental forces towards the
+Spellshapers. Their attacks landed upon the Spellshapers to no effect,
+neutralized by the shield surrounding each one. Realizing the futility
+of the attack, Mazzion ordered a retreat from the Spire.
+The Magi regrouped, heading back to Saayar's office in the Ayhesa Cliffs
+with hope that the portal was still open. To their luck, it was, and as
+they stepped through the gloating voice of Saayar could be heard, "Magi!
+Stop me if you will, but this Spire, this Silver Spire - it grants me
+power beyond what even you did!" Infused with the power of the elemental
+links, Saayar gathered more and more energy to him as he prepared for
+his strike upon the city of Spinesreach. With his voice amplified by his
+new-found power, he shouted "Your doom is at hand, Spinesreach! At last
+we have won, thanks to the idiocy of the pitiful Magi!" as he began to
+direct the energy into a powerful attack.
+A great influx of energy surged through Saayar as he arrogantly gathered
+more of the powers of the five links to him. Horror filled the leader of
+the Spellshapers, for he had made a terrible mistake - he had harnessed
+more power than a single man could handle. The Silver Spire exploded as
+uncontrolled elemental energy swept across Kelsys. Domes shattered and
+the ocean poured in, greedily flooding the city. Raw primal forces
+ripped apart those closest to the source of the explosion, shredding
+both Spellshaper and Magi alike into nothingness.
+No longer stable, the elemental links collapsed as a giant, swirling
+vortex of elemental energy rose violently out of the ocean. As the great
+forces tore about city of Kelsys, a giant tidal wave formed from the
+explosion. It bore down upon the village of Shastaan; looming over the
+small fishing village with an indomitable presence before it brutally
+broke itself upon the shores of the hapless settlement - everything
+within its path decimated.
+However, that was not all that befell Sapience on the fateful day, for
+deep beneath the ocean near Kelsys, a monstrous creature stirred, awoken
+from its slumber by the giant explosion...
+===The Awakening===
+A giant, swirling vortex of the elements dominated the eastern horizon
+in wake of the disaster visited upon Kelsys and Shastaan. Raging with
+raw power, the uncontrollable energies of the vortex served as a
+reminder that disastrous consequences can await those who lusted for
+power beyond their mortal reach. Turbulent waters now wrack the eastern
+coast, their fury fueled by the towering vortex.
+Bodies of both Kelki and Shastaani began washing ashore shortly after
+the carnage, many of them mutilated by the elemental vortex. Two notable
+corpses amongst the mass of cadavers were that of Saayar and Ireia - the
+two Spellshapers most responsible for the disaster that had occurred. As
+more victims washed ashore, one coughed and stirred, rising frantically
+to his feet with a wild expression. He was the harbinger of an even
+greater terror to come.
+As if compelled by some powerful presence, the deranged man began
+heralding the arrival of one known as the "Almighty Kerrithrim". As he
+raved, he suddenly threw back his head to laugh with a terrible madness,
+before collapsing into the sand; the psychic force exerting itself upon
+him taking its toll.
+An ominous silence descended over the area as the observers considered
+what they had just witnessed, broken only by the roaring of the
+elemental vortex. However, their moment of contemplation was soon
+broken. A towering monstrosity rose out of the ocean amid the vortex, a
+multitude of glowing red eyes the only colour upon its black, humanoid
+body. Masses of tentacles hung down from its oversized head, strands of
+seaweed tangled among them. Raising a mighty foot, the beast began to
+crash towards the shore.
+Many foolish mortals flocked to Shastaan as the creature approached,
+hoping to better observe the foreign creature. The Almighty Kerrithrim
+paused, looking down at the mortals from a vast height. Then, its red
+eyes flared with a volcanic light that swept over the crowd;
+incinerating all who stood assembled in one deadly strike. Parasitic
+creatures called Thrim dropped off the monster's great body and started
+tearing across the area, latching onto mortals and bending them to their
+will. The two-mile high Kerrithrim swept its gaze across the land,
+seeking a target for its rampant destruction. As the glittering city of
+Enorian caught its attention, the Kerrithrim advanced southwards, each
+powerful stride quaking the land.
+As the Almighty Kerrithrim loomed over the city walls, the metallic
+voice of the God of Valour resonated across the land, "Courage, Enorian!
+Steel yourselves, and meet this threat with Honour!" The abomination
+looked up in surprise to see Lord Arion racing across the clouds upon
+the back of His noble steed, Azaliel. "This... creature is one most
+unlike any I have seen, and experienced," observed the God, as He drew
+the Blade of Valour from its scabbard and held it poised above His head.
+Spurring Azaliel into a charge, the Lord of Battle yelled "I am your
+challenger, Monster!" and He thundered towards the great beast, which
+easily dwarfed the God with its colossal size.
+The Almighty Kerrithrim shifted its stance to meet the God, raising its
+arms before its chest and poising its tentacles. As Arion rapidly
+approached the monster, tentacles lashed towards Him from all
+directions. The Blade of Valour strikes faster than is fathomable; its
+flurried strikes a series of blurs as the Lord of Battle fought to get
+past the enormous appendages. "Now fall, monster!" the Lord exclaimed
+triumphantly as He struck a brutal blow to the monstrosity's neck,
+nestled deep within the forest of tentacles.
+As Arion emerged from the tangle once more, dripping in green ichor, He
+brought His valiant steed around to observe the damage done. The monster
+straightened up, green blood dripping from deep within its tentacles, as
+it turned its piercing gaze upon the God. Arion paused, tired; His
+features marked with uncertainty as the creature seemingly disregarded
+the lethal blow. With humbling realization that the monster He faced was
+stronger than He had initially thought, the Lord of Valor shouted, "I
+cannot defeat this foe! It was created to stand against Us!" as He
+prepared to spur His steed for another charge at the creature. As the
+God approached, the Almighty Kerrithrim swung a hand furiously at Him,
+sending both rider and steed flying into the Siroccian mountains.
+Already weakened by His fight with the creature, Arion's essence was
+quickly diminishing by what seemed to be a casual attack by the
+Kerrithrim. Several of His followers immediately rushed towards the
+Siroccians to find the God, but could only stare with disbelief as
+the God of Valor faded from their very sight, leaving only His
+mangled armour and broken steed. Broken hearted, all they could do was
+mourn the passing of their Lord as Ravek, Phoenecia and Lycian carried
+the fallen God's armour, and His brave steed's body back toward Mostyn,
+the island that Arion called His own.
+With the God of Valour now out of its way, the Almighty Kerrithrim turns
+its attention back to Enorian. As it advanced, the monster suddenly
+stumbled, instinctively raising a hand to the wound at its neck. Massive
+droplets of the beast's green blood splashed upon the ground, and it
+shot a sullen glare towards the Beacon of Light. With a last glance, the
+monstrosity retreated, leaving a trail of blood behind as it took mighty
+steps towards the ocean. Reaching the coast, the Almighty Kerrithrim
+strode into the turbulent waters, gradually sinking out of sight.
+At last, Sapience breathed a collective sigh of relief. The threat, for
+now, had passed.
+===The Devouring===
+For two months, an uneasy wariness fell over both the mortals and Divine
+of Sapience alike, as they waited for the inevitable return of the
+Almighty Kerrithrim. Deep beneath the ocean, the monster slept as it
+recovered the minor wound it received from the fallen God, Arion, during
+their quick battle.
+As if to mock the God of Valour, the Almighty Kerrithrim returned one
+night in the middle of spring - the month of Arios. Emerging from the
+ocean near Shastaan, the beast's great bulk left only a dazzling corona
+visible from the bright display of the elemental vortex. Yet again, the
+Kerrithrim advanced upon Sapience.
+With epic strides, the Almighty Kerrithrim crossed the Siroccian
+mountains easily, coming to a pause before the Tower of Artifice. Its
+red eyes glared disdainfully at the structure, and with one mighty swat
+it destroyed the building completely. Barely sparing the Tower a second
+glance, the monster moved onwards, crossing the Siroccian ranges.
+Its destructive path through Sapience continued until it eventually
+reached the edges of the great Ithmian forests. The Abyssal Horror swept
+its gaze over the extensive range of canopies, eerily still as it seemed
+to contemplate the wilderness before it. Red eyes flaring with
+incomprehensible anger, the Almighty Kerrithrim stomped a foot down in
+the middle of the Western Ithmia. Trees splintered and exploded as a
+giant shockwave swept through the area, leaving naught but a massive,
+gaping black pit of indiscernible depth in its wake.
+As the monster paused to observe its destruction, a trail of green ichor
+dripped down from the under its tentacles, hinting at a still-open wound
+out of obvious sight. The Almighty Kerrithrim turned away from the
+burning forest and started striding back towards the ocean near Shastaan
+to finish recuperating the injury received from the God of Valour,
+Arion.
+Nearing the coast, the great monstrosity was suddenly confronted by a
+Goddess - Khepri, the Seething Chaos. Currents of chaotic energies
+flowed erratically about Her form as She hovered before the monster,
+which towered over the Goddess. Momentarily surprised, the Almighty
+Kerrithrim was forced into stillness as Khepri raised a hand. Smiling,
+the Goddess gestured downwards with the hand, commanding "Sit! You are
+of My domain, Harbinger of Chaos." The creature simply stared at the
+Seething Chaos in abject confusion, before taking a step towards Her.
+Ire marked the Goddess' features as She demanded once more, "SIT!
+Together as one force of Chaos We shall consume this world!" Her voice
+faltered slightly, and became trill as the monster loomed over Her.
+Looking up into the Almighty Kerrithrim's piercing red gaze, Khepri took
+a small step backwards and attempted to demand once more "SI-" but was
+cut short as a monstrous hand shot out to grab Her in a powerful grip.
+Shrieking with rage, the Goddess yelled, "Unhand Me, and heed My offer,
+Almighty Kerrithrim! You do not comprehend what I am saying to you,
+proposing to you!" Her words were ignored as the Almighty Kerrithrim
+slowly rose its hand towards its maw. Screaming, Khepri attempted to
+break free of the beast's fist, but Her struggle was futile. The
+Kerrithrim's great maw opened, saliva splashing far away to the ground,
+and jagged, triangular teeth were seen to await the Goddess. Then, with
+utter lack of ceremony, the Goddess was shoved inside the Almighty
+Kerrithrim's mouth, and with grim, abrupt finality the great maw shut.
+Lady Khepri screamed no more. Followers of Khepri shouted in rage at the
+death of their Goddess, but were forced to watch helplessly as the
+Kerrithrim walked once more into the sea to rest and recover.
+Once more, Sapience was spared the full wrath of the Almighty Kerrithrim
+- but many began to wonder if they would be so lucky the next time beast
+awakens. As such, many plans were proposed and arguments broke out over
+what chance any mortal stood against such a Godkiller. Eventually,
+Corporal Cazin of the Enorian Army proposed what some called "a suicidal
+plan" - use catapults to launch mortals at the beast and attempt to find
+a weak point. Cazin called an old engineer friend, Rhulin, out of
+retirement to assist with building the catapults. Grumbling the entire
+time, Rhulin worked diligently to construct the catapults as others
+helped him by supplying the resources needed. Meanwhile, over in
+Spinesreach, Severn, the Manipulator, was busy formulating His own
+machinations. He ordered the city to begin recruiting more troops to use
+against the Kerrithrim when it next arose, to serve as a distraction
+while He carried out His plan.
+Leaders of the five major cities met with each other, discussing
+tentative alliances for the purpose of turning the Almighty Kerrithrim
+back. Enorian and Spinesreach were quick to form an alliance, with
+Ashtan, Duiran and Bloodloch eventually deciding to join. However, as
+Villi Selannor, the Ard-Dhasani of Spinesreach, calculated the number of
+their combined armies, she had doubts. They did not have near enough men
+to stand any sort of chance of distracting the abomination while mortals
+tried to scale it and Severn executed His scheme.
+With the aid of Dhasan Elene Arcan, Villi set off on a diplomatic
+mission to the various villages and communes of Sapience. Together, the
+two utilized various methods such as bribery, flattery and the promise
+of favours to add more to the alliance's forces: fifty Trolls from
+Hashan, thirty illusionists from the Mit'olk, twenty-five necromantic
+students from Tasur'ke, thirty bandits from Three Rock, one hundred and
+fifty orcs and ogres from the Barony of Dun Valley, and seventy of
+General Xaeon's goblins from Azdun. The idea was not lost on Enorian, as
+Kylan D'ashil and Edhain de Verdigris also sought the assistance of
+various places, eventually managing to acquire forty of Gladius' finest
+Red Knights and twenty-five mages from the settlement of Salma.
+The Almighty Kerrithrim continued its slumber. All knew it was only a
+matter of time until it awakened yet again - but the next time, Sapience
+was ready.
+===The Alliance===
+Silence. Apprehension. All within Sapience held their breaths, as the
+surface of the ocean rippled beside the now eradicated Shastaan. The
+Kerrithrim had come once more, as if the very ocean itself had conceived
+the creature. Slowly, but steadily, the monster rose and rose, as it
+took heavy steps towards the shoreline. Its form once more dominated its
+surroundings, as the creature came to its full height to tower over the
+land.
+Panicking, the dwarven engineer, Rhulin immediately yelled for the
+immediate retrieval of the catapults. Voice tight with panic and hands
+trembling from anticipation, the engineer quickly began a hurried lesson
+on the usage of the catapults. Many came, and started to move the
+catapults toward the Kerrithrim, but it was Severn, the Manipulator who
+acted first against the Abyssal Horror. As if in waiting, shadows
+surrounding the Kerrithrim quickly wrapped around the creature as it
+stepped upon the shore, in attempt to impede its progress. His attack
+incomplete, shadows began to recede from the entire realm, as the
+Manipulator began to draw His power together for His next barrage. In
+response to the quick action of the Manipulator and in attempt to impede
+the Kerrithrim's seemingly unstoppable path of rampage, the Earthen
+Lord, Ivoln, tore the Raphaelan highway in two, creating what appeared
+to be a bottomless pit.
+However, it was the cloud of dust from the Earthen Lord's destruction of
+the highway that obscured and enraged the Kerrithrim, as it came to pass
+over Shastaan, causing the creature to swat at the dust and debris to no
+effect. Its effect was only momentary, however, for the soon the
+Kerrithrim began to stride through it. As the monstrous creature arrived
+beside the Raphaelan Highway, drops of its blood from the grievous wound
+struck by the God of Valour marred the landscape beneath, dripping from
+its tentacles.
+In its pause, a roiling mass of thunderclouds quickly converged around
+the Kerrithrim, bolts of lightning arcing towards like cracked whips,
+tearing the ground asunder wherever they struck. It was not long before
+the clouds parted to reveal the sight of a mysterious Goddess, wreathed
+by wisps of air and water. Calling out towards the creature, the Goddess
+enthused the Kerrithrim to cease its attacks, for She was its Master. As
+she descended to her beloved pet, the monstrosity responded in kind,
+sending a tentacle to caress its master in affection. The contact,
+however, proved a dangerous mistake; for as the Almighty Kerrithrim
+touched the Goddess, it immediately began to try crushing the Goddess'
+arm. Shrieking loudly in pain, the Goddess' form began to waver, and
+suddenly the ripple of shadows gives way to reveal the form of the
+Manipulator.
+With grim resolution, the God summoned His Blade of Artifice to hack
+away at His arm to free Himself, before immediately retreating; shadows
+trailing behind His path. Blade still steady within His remaining arm,
+the Manipulator tore asunder the very fabric of reality, creating a rift
+into the Shadow Plane. As He stepped through the Rift, the God turned to
+give a fateful glance toward the monster and one of the fists of the
+Abyssal Horror struck at the deity; sending His crumpled form flying
+through the rift as a stream of pure white essence sped away from it.
+In the meantime, those who manned the catapults positioned the bulky
+equipment beside Delos, ready to strike at the creature. However, as the
+operators of the catapult began to fire brave combatants haplessly onto
+the Raphaelan Highway instead of the Kerrithrim, Rhulin was forced to
+return and give yet another hurried lecture.
+As the mortals once more began to aim for the body of the creature,
+however, the Lady Dreamer began Her attack too. The Goddess Omei
+materialized in midair, though it wavered uncertainly as She began Her
+charge in the form of a Rajamalan Huntress. As she neared the abyssal
+creature, Her appearance shifted and boiled, morphing into various
+creatures both known and unknown, before striking into the Kerrithrim in
+a guise not unlike its own. The creature, however, was unfazed by the
+Goddess' attack, and responded in kind with an angry, yet careless
+strike. The creature's fist collided with the Dreamer with such force
+that Her very form dissolved into an immeasurable mass of moths, before
+descending upon the Ithmia.
+Next to respond to the threat of the creature was the God of Death
+Himself, calling at the Kerrithrim to face its judgment for its crimes.
+Without hesitation or apprehension, Dhar raised His gloved hands up
+towards the sky, calling forth a pillar of white flame to singe the
+giant hulking form of the seemingly indomitable Kerrithrim. The pain
+such that it could not endure, the Kerrithrim's cry echoed throughout
+Sapience, resounding almost deafeningly as the monster transformed its
+pain into rage, and lashed out at the Underking. Though the God is able
+to avoid the agile attacks of the creature for a moment, a fateful
+strike at the back of the rapidly tiring God was enough to cause even
+Him to stagger in agony. Tendrils of essence pouring from the ashen
+wound, the flames over the Abyssal Horror began to extinguish, having
+lost its source of power.
+Sensing its upper hand over the fallen God, the Kerrithrim immediately
+raised its gargantuan foot in attempt to crush the Underking, but in a
+moment of desperation, the God struck at the earth beneath Him, tearing
+the land asunder with a flash of blinding light. From within the rift,
+thousands of translucent forms of varying shapes and sizes began to flow
+out, collecting into a single unified force before closing into the
+Kerrithrim with blinding speed. Souls from the Underworld, they were
+able to momentarily stun the Kerrithrim, as the Underking threw Himself
+through His created rift, sealing it behind Him. The souls dissipated
+soon after, leaving the Kerrithrim unopposed once more.
+Without ado, a tumescent glimmer in the distant horizon preceded the
+arrival of the Sky God Galleus, clutching the staff of the Triptych
+Lemniscate. With one powerful movement, the Sky Sovereign hurled His
+staff at the Kerrithrim, spinning in extreme speed as it neared the
+giant form of the Kerrithrim. The Kerrithrim did not deem the attack as
+remotely dangerous, as with indifference, it simply swatted the
+projectile away, and struck at the God from its great distance away. The
+lash connected with Galleus' face, it tore out His eye, causing the Sky
+Sovereign to scream in pain as mercurial blood streamed out from the
+deep gash. Filled with abject pain and unfamiliar blindness, the God
+conjured spiraling torrents of wind that churned the earth beneath Him
+ineffectually. A churning in the deep belly of the Horror gripped the
+God's now empty gaze only for a moment, causing the God to retreat
+hastily into the starscape before the Kerrithrim was able to strike once
+more.
+However, more trials awaited the monster as the armies of various
+villages and towns amassed, to face the Kerrithrim in what seemed to be
+a suicidal march. From the necromancers of Tasur'ke, to the Nazetu of
+Bloodloch, and to the bandits of Three Rock, everyone in Sapience united
+to face the creature, in attempt to stave off its destruction as the
+brave fighters launched themselves at the Kerrithrim's body. There, they
+faced hundreds of the mind-controlling Thrim, latching themselves at
+whoever was closest and turning allies into enemies. The group of
+attackers persevered, however; managing to drive the Thrim and those
+controlled by it back, coming to the grievous wound left by the fallen
+God of Valour. It was there that the attackers reopened the wound, and
+through that, entered the very body of the foul creature itself, to
+strike at where it was truly vulnerable - its great heart.
+Before long, jade-tinged clouds began to form over the giant Kerrithrim,
+the form of the Goddess Chakrasul barely visible within its mass. Heavy
+acidic rain began falling from the jade clouds to descend upon the
+creature, causing it to shudder and utter a chilling cry that echoed
+throughout Sapience once more. Before the Kerrithrim could retaliate,
+however, the Goddess called forth seeds of Corruption from the Nazetu
+troops of Bloodloch, sending them spiralling downwards towards the
+Kerrithrim and causing it to stumble further. Angered, the Kerrithrim
+turned its attention towards the Nazetu. Intervening, the Goddess Iosyne
+appeared with a flash of light, speaking words of lost tongue that
+seemed to agitate the Kerrithrim, distracting it from attacking the
+troops.
+Throughout the Pantheon's relentless attacks on the Kerrithrim, however,
+the attackers within the creature's body cleft and hewed their way first
+through the creature's esophagus, then into its intestinal tracts. From
+the gut of the creature, the attackers found themselves fighting hordes
+upon hordes of the neverending Thrim, before the Blackwind Lieutenant
+Sryaen was able to cut through a vein to reveal the way to the heart of
+the great Kerrithrim. As they entered, the attackers were faced with a
+fierce Thrim resistance, overwhelming most that were there. It was the
+Dreadlord Missari and the Azudim Warlord Mazzion who were able to battle
+on, destroying the heart of the Kerrithrim in the process.
+The effect was instantaneous - the Almighty Kerrithrim arched backwards
+in agony, a deafening roar escaping its gaping maw as the creature bent
+forward and vomited violently. Its green ichorous blood poured out from
+its mouth as it faltered, carrying with it the attackers within its body
+and depositing them onto the highway. The gargantuan form of the
+Kerrithrim began quaking in its pain and agony, sending both Thrim and
+attackers flying from its body. Toppling over, now weakened, the
+creature fell backwards into the crevasse that was once the Raphaelan
+Highway, its persistent roaring continuing as it fell through - and it
+is never heard to strike bottom.
+Sapience breathed a sigh of relief, having finally felled the creature
+that had so devastated its landscape. However, it is not long before
+breaths are held once more, as a mottled, battered hand flies up from
+within the chasm, grabbing hold on the ledge. Deafening snarls echoed
+upward from the chasm and it was not long before yet another of the
+Kerrithrim's hands joined its struggle to climb up once more. Red light
+burst outward from the black recess and the monster levered itself
+upward, propping its form against the edge of the chasm on its elbows.
+Green blood streamed from the creature's broken face, many of its eyes
+put out by the fall.
+Was the Kerrithrim truly so unstoppable? Was it truly so invincible? It
+began to drag itself onto the highway once more, dragging its way inch
+by laborious inch, before it collapsed onto the highway with a wet,
+ichor-like wheeze. Giving a final, vengeful glare, however, the
+Kerrithrim fell beside the chasm, and stirred no more.
+At last, the Abyssal Horror was finally defeated, and no longer did it
+terrorize Sapience. The experience was not without effect, however, for
+now the mystery of whence the Kerrithrim came from has arisen. The
+question burned in the minds of many mortals, for whose form did the
+Manipulator assume, and why did the Goddess claim that the Kerrithrim
+was Her pet? What was conclusive, however, was that the arrival of the
+Kerrithrim has revealed to all within Sapience that there is still much
+to the world that is unknown to mortal mind.
 == The Dreikathi Invasion ==
 == The Discovery of Delve ==

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