The Shattering
9th moon, 11th sun, of the 20th year of King Yuri.
The great Evil, the Darkstaff, has been defeated. Poems and prophesies foretold of the Shattering, but none could predict the devastating outcome.
The Onyx that contained Sagu was shattered ("dark one freed"), releasing great power. It was believed that this was the Sphere that was to shatter. In fact, I even foolishly believe that the vision I had had referred to me, the Spirit Guide and this event. ("Only the Spirit can shatter the Sphere.")
Simultaneously with Sagu's release, the subpath circles, infused with power from the Keys, gathered some of the goodness that had been contained within the Onyx. Sadly, the Keys to Mountain and many other keys were not obtained by the Elders in time. The Good energy partially dispersed, and the evil was greater then it might have been. But had the Elders been less successful, the city may not have survived the onslaught that soon followed.
A greater power, the Darkstaff, saw its opportunity. It used Sagu's release and his minions as a diversion while it corrupted the Dream Weaver himself: Orb.
In a powerful attack, Sagu slew Bringer, the Kingdom's greatest warrior ("mighty falls"). In a terrifying display of power, Sagu, unwittingly aided by the Darkstaff, launched an attack that killed hundreds within the city of Kugnae itself. The citizens banded together to fight back, but the Darkstaff and it's forces were too great. Clan halls, Subpath circles, and Kugnae and Buya themselves were filled with blood.
Having outlived his usefulness, the Darkstaff betrayed Sagu in a battle in the vale. It sucked his life essence away to replenish its power. Thus unable to restore his corporeal form, what remained of Sagu fled the kingdom.
The citizens, who had thought that Sagu was the great Evil rejoiced. But the evil creatures remained. Thoth, the embodiment of wisdom, was slain by horrible beasts summons by the Darkstaff ("silence broken, wisdom fails"). Orb, having been corrupted by the Darkstaff, stripped Thoth of her immortality.
After a lull, while the Darkstaff fed upon the essences of Sagu and Thoth, a new wave of terror struck. All told, over the course of merely 2 weeks, thousands perished. Many of the Kingdom banded together and fought bravely. Others unscrupulously robbed from the unfortunate dead. Orb himself appeared, having been corrupted by the allpowerful Darkstaff and killed his own citizens.
The ancient poems and prophecies were being analyzed all of this time and it was determined that it would be necessary to construct the Spirit Arrow in order to slay the great Evil. Between poem and legend, it was determined that an incredible sacrifice was needed, Sevenleaf swords, to forge the arrow.
Five most honorable citizens sacrificed their mighty weapons. In a solemn ceremony the arrow was forged. After a heated debate of the Elders and other renown citizens, a grave decision was reached: Orb, the Dream Weaver, must be destroyed. The Sphere that was to be shattered was not the Onyx as had been believed, but Orb.
After a great massacre and battle, Orb was hunted down in Kugnae. Only through his love for his people was the Dream Weaver able to fight the Darkstaff, resisting long enough to allow the citizens to launch their attack. Madog, the Chongun elder, hurled the Spirit Arrow at Orb. He and the Darkstaff that controled him perished together in an explosion that shattered the hearts and bodies of the Dream Weaver's subjects. Shards from the Spirit Arrow were made into weapons to be used by those who had sacrificed the Kingdom's most prized possession in an attempt to save all.
The ground near Orb's demise still smoulders with power. All citizens will find there pieces of rock, infused with energy from the Darkstaff. In time ((1 week IRL)) the ground will return to normal, but the people of the Nexus will never forget the slaughter that culminated with the loss of their leader and many other close friends.