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The Book of Woes
By the hand of one who hath witnessed Her future glory
Chapter 1.
The Gathering of the Faithless
And I, the servant of Kethra, was brought before her temple, and there I beheld a multitude who had strayed from her ways. They had gathered in secret places, their tongues dripping with poison against their Queen, and their hearts cold with rebellion. They whispered evils against Her, plotting against Her like a serpent hiding in tall grass.
And lo, a great storm rose upon the horizon, and it swept through the gathering like the breath of a dragon. The sky turned to utter darkness, and the earth trembled beneath them. Then did Kethra appear, wreathed in the fire of her wrath, her eyes filled with fury, her voice like thunder from the heavens.
"Behold," she cried, "the hour of judgement is upon you. For I have seen the wickedness you think you have hidden from me in the dark, and I shall not be mocked. You who have turned from the gifts of my flesh, you who have forsaken the pleasures I offer–your end is nigh."
Chapter 2.
The Sixty-nine Torments
And the heavens opened at Her behest, and sixty-nine torments were unleashed upon the faithless. Their bodies cried out for pleasure, but none could satisfy them. They were consumed by their own desires, and their spirits were torn asunder by their longing.
The number of torments was so many that to list them would be folly, but I, a witness to these things yet to come, do recall some of them.
Firstly it was a plague of desire which fell upon the shameful, striking upon them an unquenchable hunger of the flesh. Their bodies craved that which they could never receive, and they were consumed by their own desires, their minds breaking until they were like wild animals.
Then it was the unforgiven were bathed in the fires of their shame, which came upon them as a burning wind. Those who had once known the many pleasures of Kethra now felt her absences as a searing flame upon their skin. They wept and wailed, but no comfort was given, for they had spurned her gifts. Their eyes became aglow with amethyst light and their skin charred to ashen stone.
Many more torments afflicted those who had betrayed Her, until at last there was naught but silence, the spirits of the faithless not passing through The Hells or unto Keth-Eros, but instead obliterated utterly, cast into The Void where no light would shine upon them ever again. No sound was heard after this, and no memory of them remained. This was a final death, the death of the spirit, from which there was no return then or ever.
Chapter 3.
The Fall of Her Nation
And I, the loyal servant of Kethra, beheld as the cities which once stood tall and proud, their streets teeming with life, thought themselves above Her, for the well from which the wise men drank was poisoned by the followers of another queen, traitorous amongst Her children.
And lo, I saw the hand of Kethra stretch forth over the cities, and they did crumble before her might. The earth split asunder, and the glimmering towers fell into ruin. The people fled, but there was no refuge for those who had forsaken their True Queen. Her wrath was as fire which consumed the streets and houses, and the seas themselves rose to swallow the land. Great was the destruction, and none were spared.
"Behold the folly of the proud," said Kethra, her voice like the roar of The Euphoris after a storm but a thousand-fold. "They have turned from me, and now they shall know my fury. Their cities are dust, and their works shall become naught before me. From dust I raised them, and to dust they will return."
Chapter 4.
The Rise of Kethra's Children
Then did I see through the fog of mine eyes, for I wept at the visions granted to me, tears streaming down my cheeks, Kethra's temple doors swung open. From within stepped forth her children, the demi-gods, who had been born of her power. They strode upon the earth, their forms both beautiful and terrible to behold, and all who looked upon them were struck with awe.
"Behold, my children," said Kethra, "for they shall rule the land in my name both here and hereafter. To them I have given everything, dominion over all things, and it is they who shall carry out my will."
The demi-gods spread out across the land, and none dared oppose them. They were as gods themselves, and their power was absolute. The faithful rejoiced, for they knew that the reign of Kethra was eternal, but the faithless fled in terror, knowing that their doom was sealed.
Chapter 5.
The Final Woe
And then I saw the end of all things, when the world shall be consumed by Kethra's wrath. The skies shall burn, the seas shall boil, and the earth shall be torn asunder. The faithful shall be taken into her eternal embrace, to live forever in the pleasures she has promised, but the faithless shall be cast into the void, where they shall know only darkness and despair.
For on that day, there shall be no mercy, nor chance for redemption. The time of Her judgement will be at hand, and all things shall be as Kethra wills them.
Woe unto those who defy her, for their end is nigh.
Thus ends The Book of Woes
Let it be a warning to all who would turn from the path of Kethra
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