The world spins. \u00a0Nothing we do can stop it. \u00a0The tides ebb and flow. \u00a0Nothing we do can prevent it. \u00a0There are certain laws, certain rules, that must be followed. \u00a0These rules cannot be broken. \u00a0They cannot be changed. \u00a0The Balance must be kept.<\/p>\n
When Azoth decided to break the balance, he had moved far beyond the need for world domination. \u00a0He no longer wanted to rule a tiny world of darkness. \u00a0Somewhere, deep inside himself, he knew, he understood, the consequences of destroying that balance. \u00a0He hated the world, and the O\u2019orn, so deeply, that he had convinced himself it must all go away. \u00a0He had moved far beyond rational thought. \u00a0When he made his agreement with Fanquizar, there was no rational thought involved. \u00a0He was an empty man, filled with nothing but hatred and burning rage.<\/p>\n
When he took her as a sacrifice to Fanquizar, he wanted nothing but the destruction of her and all of her people. \u00a0When he finally possessed her and sensed her power, he was dumbstruck. \u00a0He suddenly wanted her power for himself, and his agreement with the dark god became as ashes blowing in the wind. \u00a0He thought he could possess her and her power, and keep it for himself. \u00a0There was no rational thought involved.<\/p>\n
Azoth was wrong, of course. \u00a0O\u2019orn, all O\u2019orn, must be completely destroyed. \u00a0He could not keep any part of it for himself. \u00a0When he finally realized this, he had finally crossed over from humanity. \u00a0He was no longer a man. \u00a0He was the darkness, and his only chance, his only hope of survival, was for the balance to be destroyed.<\/p>\n
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