The wrath of Salathiel.

[Raihex]

I still remember that day vividly...

The day I was forced to pick up the sword, and the day I realised the truth.

In order to save him, I gave up on that life as a mere passive observer. I picked up the sword, and I realised the power I held. The power I always knew I had, but never dared to go against the natural order.
The day I saw the light.

In this world, you either act, or stand by and watch others as they decide your destiny.
But it's not only determination for change that you need. You must be powerful.
Powerful enough to win against the opposition, to burn through any obstacle in your path.
To achieve your goals, you need to walk through the pile of bodies of those who stood in your path.

It's only through silencing your opposition that you achieve true victory.

That you realize your dream and make it a reality.

Had I not picked up the sword that day, my friend would have died in front of my eyes...
Had it not been for my actions, he would have lost his chance of claiming what is rightfully his.
A peaceful life, void of conflict, void of hatred.
Full of laughs.



And thus, the saint sins.
For every sin, he prays. He asks for forgiveness. With each sin marked upon his flesh, the priest constantly repents for his actions.

O Lord Athelios.
How far have we fallen...
Will this hardship ever end, and will we ever see the stars?

Doubt.

Through repeated failures, the people of Aphros have grown compliant. Greatness was an unachievable dream. The priest's heart yearned for someone to save him, but that man never arrived.

A decision was made.

It was only through embracing his sin that he would achieve his dream.

Not through lies, not through deception, but through bold actions would the priest aim to achieve his dream of a peaceful and happy world, even if it meant throwing those who were blind into disarray and chaos. Any means necessary, for it were those who fell into shadows that could bring about a change in favour of the light.



But by becoming the Light.
He only spawned more Shadows.

Those who would taint the good of humanity with their vile sins. Through inaction, they allowed their comrades to fall. Through weakness, they have failed yet and yet again to achieve a peaceful world.

You want to lead...
You want to lead so desperately...?

You desire the crown so desperately?

You have crushed my sole wish...

And you...

Those figures in the shadows...

You feel no shame at all?

I will never forgive you.
You inhuman monsters who have ruined the progress of humanity.

And so, the saint sins yet again.
His wrath the only thing that remains.
His Light failed to clear their vision...



Let my blood taint your dreams!
May the Crown be cursed!
May the rule it bestows bring about disaster!

And when you fall into the pits of Helheim...
Remember the wrath of Salathiel!




Ad ignis per aspera.
Through hardship to flames.
✝
AMÉM