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The tale of the traitorous Titans and the Gods is one that is well known. It is a story that any larvae can recall or tell. It is a perfect example to turn to when one wishes to see the price of conflict and separation. It goes to show the corrupting power of the Gods of Dawn, and their lies that can infect and grow like a sickness. A tale that shows how one's own creations can turn against them, and tear them down from their seats of power. And most importantly, it is a story that lets all of creation know the price that all traitors must pay. One simply has to look at Gempal to see that.

When the Titans believed that the Gods would betray them, and would execute them upon the completion of their tasks, they sought to overthrow the Heavens. The seven Titans knew that they would need to tear the Gods down if they were to survive, but there was a problem. Though blessed with great strength and healing, they were no match against the full pantheon. Ka'Ran'Koth and the other Gods could easily combine their strength and strike down the Titans. So the Titans needed to rise up when the Gods were at their weakest. They needed their foes to be divided.

Waiting for the right moment to strike, the Titans continued upon their tasks of extinction, lest the Gods become suspicious. They needed to keep their eyes on the actions of the Gods though, without alerting them to their spying. To do this, they enlisted the help of a Svlranix named Gempal, who served within the realm of Ka'Ran'Koth. They wooed the angelic being with promises of power and status. They spoke of how he would be the one Svlranix to survive the war and that he would be the one who would rule the great armies that were born from the ashes. Engorged upon greed and pride, Gempal chose to serve the Titans, and would spy upon the Gods. He would watch as the Gods bickered and quarreled over land, temples and followers, and he would leak these conflicts to the Titans. When the time finally came, when all Gods turned their backs on each other, Gempal urged the Titans to begin their siege.

Gempal's treacherous ways gave easy victory to the Titans, who were able to seize many continents and planets from the clutches of the Gods. With the Gods refusing to give or take aid from the others, their lands fell to the might of the Titans. Cities crumbled and followers perished by the thousands as the Titans violently claimed what they believed was rightfully theirs. Anytime a God wold descend to fight them, the seven Titans would strike them down and leave them to limp back to the Heavens. The Titans demanded that new temples be constructed for them, and that the mortals would erect statues and monuments that would generate faith for them to absorb. Gempal had his own effigies built, which in turn gave power to him. As the Titans took more and more, Gempal was convinced that he had made the right choice.

Up in the Heavens, though, things were changing. The Gods watched as their followers suffered underneath the rule of the Titans, and they realized their mistake. Seeing how their division allowed such treachery to bloom, they sloughed off their grudges and chose to fight at each others side. The Gods made peace with each other, faster then the Titans had thought they would. They knew that the Gods would someday band together, but they had hoped it would take longer. In that time they would smash the temples that gave the Gods strength, and create new ones to feed themselves with. By that time, the Titans would be strong enough to take the entire pantheon on, but it was not to be. The Gods shed their quarrels and differences, and descended to the mortal realm to end this era of treachery.

The battle that followed was legendary, as the Gods and Titans squared off. The Titans had grown strong with their new temples, and the Gods had weakened because of the loss of theirs. This weakness, however, did not bring the Gods down enough, as their rage over the betrayal fueled them even more. The Titans fought long and hard, but in the end, the Gods pummeled them into submission. Seeing the tides of battle swinging out of favor, Gempal hid within the Heavens in hopes of escaping the wrath of the Gods. His pride though, proved to be his undoing. The other Svlranix had seen the statues and monuments built to honor Gempal, so it was no mystery on who the traitor was. His flight to the Heavens did not save him, as his fellow brothers and sisters tore him from the realm and brought him before the Gods. The Gods finished the great battle by turning the Titans to stone and burying them beneath the earth. As the victorious Gods still stood upon the mortal plane, Gempal was held before them. Enraged by his betrayal, Ka'Ran'Koth seized him within his claw and stripped him of his holy powers. The bleeding, broken angel was then flung down into the deepest pits of the Underworld, where he would be prisoner to Ze'Rorick, God of Death and Rot. It was down there where he would forever remain, to suffer for all eternity.

Down within the Underworld, Gempal faces countless tortures in the filthy claws of Ze'Rorick. The holy gauntlet he once held had been melted down to slag, and his face had been broken and defiled. Large hooks and spines were thrust through his body, making escape impossible and every movement pure agony. For centuries, Gempal was forced to suffer as an eternal prisoner, much to the amusement of Ze'Rorick. After a while, though, Ze'Rorick decided to give Gempal a chance for freedom. He told the Svlranix that he simply had to walk out of the Underworld to escape his torment. The God would snap off the hooks that bound him, and would let him be free to make his escape. The tormented angel hastily agreed, wishing for an end to the suffering. Ze'Rorick broke off the spikes, but he did not pull them from the angel's body. Before Gempal could begin to flee, Ze'Rorick took his body and jammed it full of rigid bones and spurs. The angel had lived his whole existence in a body without restriction and impediment, and now the cruel god filled it with rigid structures and piercing spikes. Every movement was pure agony to the angel, as the bones pulled at his muscles, ripped his skin and ground against each other. Each step made his body creak and moan, and his brittle bones snapped with the slightest bit of force. Though Gempal was free from his shackles, he would never be able to leave the Underworld. The pain would be his ball and chain, forcing him to wallow in the dark pits, scared to even move a single limb.

Description
The tale of the traitorous Titans and the Gods is one that is well known. It is a story that any larvae can recall or tell. It is a perfect example to turn to when one wishes to see the price of conflict and separation. It goes to show the corrupting power of the Gods of Dawn, and their lies that can infect and grow like a sickness. A tale that shows how one's own creations can turn against them, and tear them down from their seats of power. And most importantly, it is a story that lets all of creation know the price that all traitors must pay. One simply has to look at Gempal to see that.

When the Titans believed that the Gods would betray them, and would execute them upon the completion of their tasks, they sought to overthrow the Heavens. The seven Titans knew that they would need to tear the Gods down if they were to survive, but there was a problem. Though blessed with great strength and healing, they were no match against the full pantheon. Ka'Ran'Koth and the other Gods could easily combine their strength and strike down the Titans. So the Titans needed to rise up when the Gods were at their weakest. They needed their foes to be divided.

Waiting for the right moment to strike, the Titans continued upon their tasks of extinction, lest the Gods become suspicious. They needed to keep their eyes on the actions of the Gods though, without alerting them to their spying. To do this, they enlisted the help of a Svlranix named Gempal, who served within the realm of Ka'Ran'Koth. They wooed the angelic being with promises of power and status. They spoke of how he would be the one Svlranix to survive the war and that he would be the one who would rule the great armies that were born from the ashes. Engorged upon greed and pride, Gempal chose to serve the Titans, and would spy upon the Gods. He would watch as the Gods bickered and quarreled over land, temples and followers, and he would leak these conflicts to the Titans. When the time finally came, when all Gods turned their backs on each other, Gempal urged the Titans to begin their siege.

Gempal's treacherous ways gave easy victory to the Titans, who were able to seize many continents and planets from the clutches of the Gods. With the Gods refusing to give or take aid from the others, their lands fell to the might of the Titans. Cities crumbled and followers perished by the thousands as the Titans violently claimed what they believed was rightfully theirs. Anytime a God wold descend to fight them, the seven Titans would strike them down and leave them to limp back to the Heavens. The Titans demanded that new temples be constructed for them, and that the mortals would erect statues and monuments that would generate faith for them to absorb. Gempal had his own effigies built, which in turn gave power to him. As the Titans took more and more, Gempal was convinced that he had made the right choice.

Up in the Heavens, though, things were changing. The Gods watched as their followers suffered underneath the rule of the Titans, and they realized their mistake. Seeing how their division allowed such treachery to bloom, they sloughed off their grudges and chose to fight at each others side. The Gods made peace with each other, faster then the Titans had thought they would. They knew that the Gods would someday band together, but they had hoped it would take longer. In that time they would smash the temples that gave the Gods strength, and create new ones to feed themselves with. By that time, the Titans would be strong enough to take the entire pantheon on, but it was not to be. The Gods shed their quarrels and differences, and descended to the mortal realm to end this era of treachery.

The battle that followed was legendary, as the Gods and Titans squared off. The Titans had grown strong with their new temples, and the Gods had weakened because of the loss of theirs. This weakness, however, did not bring the Gods down enough, as their rage over the betrayal fueled them even more. The Titans fought long and hard, but in the end, the Gods pummeled them into submission. Seeing the tides of battle swinging out of favor, Gempal hid within the Heavens in hopes of escaping the wrath of the Gods. His pride though, proved to be his undoing. The other Svlranix had seen the statues and monuments built to honor Gempal, so it was no mystery on who the traitor was. His flight to the Heavens did not save him, as his fellow brothers and sisters tore him from the realm and brought him before the Gods. The Gods finished the great battle by turning the Titans to stone and burying them beneath the earth. As the victorious Gods still stood upon the mortal plane, Gempal was held before them. Enraged by his betrayal, Ka'Ran'Koth seized him within his claw and stripped him of his holy powers. The bleeding, broken angel was then flung down into the deepest pits of the Underworld, where he would be prisoner to Ze'Rorick, God of Death and Rot. It was down there where he would forever remain, to suffer for all eternity.

Down within the Underworld, Gempal faces countless tortures in the filthy claws of Ze'Rorick. The holy gauntlet he once held had been melted down to slag, and his face had been broken and defiled. Large hooks and spines were thrust through his body, making escape impossible and every movement pure agony. For centuries, Gempal was forced to suffer as an eternal prisoner, much to the amusement of Ze'Rorick. After a while, though, Ze'Rorick decided to give Gempal a chance for freedom. He told the Svlranix that he simply had to walk out of the Underworld to escape his torment. The God would snap off the hooks that bound him, and would let him be free to make his escape. The tormented angel hastily agreed, wishing for an end to the suffering. Ze'Rorick broke off the spikes, but he did not pull them from the angel's body. Before Gempal could begin to flee, Ze'Rorick took his body and jammed it full of rigid bones and spurs. The angel had lived his whole existence in a body without restriction and impediment, and now the cruel god filled it with rigid structures and piercing spikes. Every movement was pure agony to the angel, as the bones pulled at his muscles, ripped his skin and ground against each other. Each step made his body creak and moan, and his brittle bones snapped with the slightest bit of force. Though Gempal was free from his shackles, he would never be able to leave the Underworld. The pain would be his ball and chain, forcing him to wallow in the dark pits, scared to even move a single limb.