General Tao, Last Dragon Slayer Entry # 1
I have come a long way from White Kingdom to The Forest Of Gorgons. I have met interesting warriors and people on my adventure to find Dragon Bane. Though it raises many questions.
Why am I forced to stay with the living?
Why in a thousand years... was a ghost chosen to hold the weight of the world again?
How did these monsters come from?
Well at least one question has been answered. Monsters were imported from another realm. Though I cannot say which one. I guess Dragons weren't a big enough thrill... Seymor knows more on this, but I believe he knows a lot more then he lets on. He is an interesting character for sure. I'll give him that.
How is it that not many people know who I am? I guess 1000 years has been a long time since people last heard of me. I also notice that more and more people are performing criminal acts, even in White Kingdom. How is it that a whole cathedral is filled with assassins? Aren't they holy places? Still, times have changed, maybe now they are just... places where true peace can be held.
The Solar Phantom. It is a powerful foe indeed... but something tells me if I can defeat it in true one on one combat, that it would make for an even more powerful ally. It is said that it is a dragon, so just like any other of it's kind. It must be sentient. Or at least I hope it is. If it isn't... then it is one less Dragon in the world.
I met an Arch Druid just last night. We fought some sort of Collection of Wraiths. It was so powerful, that it took the combined efforts of Nature and My army to slay it. We finally slew it. Using it's own magic to defeat it.
I will miss my army. I was selfish to ever have to make them wait that long to earn my respect. I... I was angry when I was betrayed. I didn't let any of my men cross to the other side either. If any of them are watching above or below. I hope that they all forgive me for what I did to them. I hope... my family forgives me for what I have done. I hope they find peace and satisfaction to wherever they may have gone to.
I am so close to Dragon Bane... yet I feel that taking her into my own hands will bring more trouble than good. Though... something is pushing me to continue. Like some ancient force is yearning for me to know what lies ahead. I know what lies ahead. The after life. Though these fights continue to get more dangerous for me. I am fighting wraiths, and if I die to one of those. I can never cross over to my own after life. I can never meet my own family. For the first time in a long time, I am afraid...
(I left this message near Seymor's Tent... in Forest of Gorgons.)
