He wanted to cleanse what was left of our world. He bound the ancient magics to our bodies and locked them deep in the earth. Then he saturated his own body with magic and cast a spell far beyond his vast capacity, incinerating himself and beginning a storm of unchecked magic that scoured the face of the world.
In time we would rise from our old slumber to find our home desolated. His cleansing had left only a more polluted wreck and the final inhabitants were afraid and alone.
It was only inevitable we would all become tyrants.
Paddy Dobson
26th June 2022