The Second Carpenter

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White and gold were the theme colors of Orxihaad's dominant architecture, the former used as the main color and the latter as ornament. The Island, which was located on the norther pole of the planet, was surrounded by a circular protection spell of fire that let only the trusted pass. The holy palace of Orxihaad was built at the base of the pillars that the Ancients had built to climb to the Arx. The Pillars followed a directrix that started vertically and curved toword the horizon at a height of about seven hundred meters, reaching the Arx at infinite.

While on the island, one saw not the burning spell. Eyes saw as far as they did; and as far as it was, it was water. But that was not all the water before her eyes.

Arsholen Haadagorr was standing upon the roof garden that was commonly used for knighting. Being built at the location of the pillars, the centeral body of the palace housed the lower parts of the pillars until they emerged from it from the roof garden, where at the base of each pillar, a stature of the supposedly respective ancient was located upon a pedestal with a portrait and an inscription.

The one in the center was that of a female, dressed highly modestly, her white hair covered by her cape, her arms outstretched, as though to welcome spirits to paradise.

Ayezos, The Virgin Mother, she who oversees soul, time, space, gives life and death, mother to the gods and to all that is created, with her lies all the wisdom that is.

Another was a black-haired male, beneath a destroyed pillar.

Bartan, the cunning God of power, He who oversees Fire and Shadow.

A red-haired female.

Hymireyana, the Goddess of Femininity, lust, jealousy, fertility.

A bald male.

Makorouth, the God of masculinity, sexual power, greed, fertility.

A blue haired male.

Soyuz, the God of the Sea.

A white-haired female.

Athis, the Goddess of wind, swiftness, and travel.

A golden-haired male

Kyrus, the God of Thunder and light

A green-haired female by another destroyed pillar, whose inscription seemed somewhat different than the others.

Sathraminiks, the Goddess of murder, defiance, disturbance, recklessness, insolence, filth.

There was a singular large tablet on which another inscription was found, set in place of a nonexistent ninth God so that the Virgin Mother could have been in the center.

The son had gone mightier than ever. The Virgin Mother asked the God of Power to use his strength to serve the Aulothans and have them serve him. Yet the son's pride had caused his greed. He desired to possess beyond his territory, demanding his mother and his brethren to do so as well. The mother first kindly warned his son of the unhallowed decision he was about to make. The son rejected the mercy, threatening his family to Oblivion, disrespecting the high dignity of the Virgin Mother. The God of Power insisted on his strayed claim. Pride, lust of power, greed and wrath. This blasphemy was not to be tolerated by the Virgin Mother. For his defiance, the God of Power was rewarded by disposal, being dispossessed of his dignity by the holy hands of his mother. He fell from the Arx as the mother's voice of mercy let him know that there shall always be forgiveness to ask for. He shared his evil goals with the Aulothans. But they rejected him and he begun to regret his pride. He eventually kneeled before the virgin mother and begged for mercy. It was shown for the mother was kind.