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== The fall of Steelhew and the rise of Ruin == | == The fall of Steelhew and the rise of Ruin == | ||
In a final, vicious, coordinated push, Duiran and Enorian invaded Hashan from the south and west, cutting Steelhew soldiers down by the score and crushing their fortifications. With most of their men dead, the armies took the land surrounding the palace, but it was many months before the walls of glass finally broke and allowed | In a final, vicious, coordinated push, Duiran and Enorian invaded Hashan from the south and west, cutting Steelhew soldiers down by the score and crushing their fortifications. With most of their men dead, the armies took the land surrounding the palace, but it was many months before the walls of glass finally broke and allowed a Spirean scout within, followed by many curious travelers. Steelhew was found dead, pinned to her throne by the Demon Blade, surrounded by the massacred remains of her personal guard. The slaughter, having fed into the Blade for the entire duration of the war, finally proved powerful enough to free the possessing spirit within the sword; [[Ruin|a Demon identifying itself as Ruin]]. Upon gorging on one poor unfortunate before delivering Their benediction upon those watching and bequeathing the Blade itself to mortal hands, the Demon departed the warped chamber of glass, leaving laughter in its wake. | ||
The fighting was immediately vicious and bloody, with the Chairwoman of Spinesreach, Moirean, seizing the Blade and becoming tainted by its maddening whispers. In the end, even [[Damariel]] was grievously injured, and only the quick work of a Cabal agent allowed the Demon Blade to be secured and sealed [[Cabalists|deep beneath the Spirean catacombs]]. | The fighting was immediately vicious and bloody, with the Chairwoman of Spinesreach, Moirean, seizing the Blade and becoming tainted by its maddening whispers. In the end, even [[Damariel]] was grievously injured, and only the quick work of a Cabal agent allowed the Demon Blade to be secured and sealed [[Cabalists|deep beneath the Spirean catacombs]]. | ||