Aaravos/History

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* Second Saga

## History

Aaravos was born on November 14th during the Era of the First Elves, dating back 5000 years before the birth of Azymondias. He is an ancient Startouch Elf Archmage who was well-respected and loved by humanity, elves, and dragons as one of the "Great Ones". Little is known about Aaravos's early life, but what is known is that he was able to master the magic of all six Primal Sources and dark magic, and he possessed the "Key of Aaravos", a magical cube that unlocks a great power inside Xadia. He also shares a past with the Orphan Queen, who came into possession of his key at some point. He was responsible for the death of the former Sunfire Queen Aditi and claims to have killed her by swallowing her.

Being approximately 5000 years old, Aaravos played a significant enough part in history to be mentioned in several history books. After the abandonment of the city of Elarion by other elves, Aaravos aided the city's inhabitants, saving them from extinction. In a poem found in the library of Katolis, it is revealed that he contributed to the rise of dark magic within the city and is glorified as its savior and benefactor, for he was the one who gifted Ziard the relic staff. He was also present when the elves exiled the human race from Xadia. However, at some point, he became so infamous that others attempted to erase any mention of him. It was eventually revealed that Aaravos was the mastermind of every great crisis in the world, and that he manipulated the choices of every great leader by whispering in their ears while promising to grant them their greatest desires such as offering access to the great mysteries of the universe. Aaravos's favorite instruments and pawns were mages with strong minds and strong hearts who also had an insatiable thirst and fascination with magic.

When Avizandum and his mate Zubeia became the new King and Queen of the Dragons and learned about Aaravos's treachery, thanks to the Orphan Queen, they collaborated with the Archdragons and elves of Xadia to imprison the Archmage in a secret magical prison located in the middle of the Sea of the Castout. Aaravos's crimes and imprisonment had prompted some Xadians to refer to him as "The Fallen Star". Avizandum was then given an enchanted looking glass to keep a vigilant watch on Aaravos. When no light reflects off the mirror's surface, it would appear like an ordinary, reflective mirror, which ensured that others could not look into the mirror and see or communicate with Aaravos. Avizandum and Zubeia kept the mirror in their lair within the Storm Spire, and it remained closer to where they slept than any of their other possessions. After Viren and Harrow killed Avizandum, Viren ransacked his lair and brought the mirror back to Katolis. Unaware of who Aaravos was or that the mirror trapped him, Viren and Claudia began casting numerous spells on the mirror in attempts to uncover its purpose, at first without success.

Despite Aaravos being trapped behind the mirror and erased from history books, he was never completely forgotten. At some point, the Key of Aaravos came into the possession of the royal family of Katolis, and Harrow knew that it was once owned by Aaravos. When Runaan saw the magic mirror, he appeared to immediately recognize its significance and expressed that Viren had indeed found a fate worse than death by discovering the artifact.

## First Saga

Aaravos was first discovered inside the magic mirror by Viren during a routine watch, though neither of them were yet able to perceive the other side of the magical prison. After meeting the conditions to see each other, Aaravos initiated a blood ritual that would allow his familiar, a caterpillar-like creature, to appear on Viren's side of the mirror and establish direct communication between the two. Despite never clarifying his goals or intentions, and directly stating that he could not be trusted, Aaravos became Viren's adviser. Over time, he assisted Viren with his magic and expertise, such as helping him fight against the soldiers of Katolis upon being accused of betrayal by empowering his spells, as well as to advice him on every move with his allies, especially Claudia, whom he deemed a useful asset for the future.

When Viren was once again freed from Katolis's dungeons to claim the crown once more, following a deal Saleer and Prince Kasef had taken with King Ezran, Aaravos spun his eye in a web, allowing the elf to astral project his whole form for Viren to see. In this state, he accompanied Viren's and Prince Kasef's combined forces to Xadia, where he would explain that he had been imprisoned by Avizandum, though that he had no idea where his prison was located. Eventually arriving at Lux Aurea, the pride of the Sunfire Elves, he instructed Viren to carry his familiar into the city by pretending to surrender himself to its people's judgement. Once successfully infiltrating the city, Aaravos corrupted the Sun staff of Pharos and possessed his body, manifesting before the horrified bystanders, including the reigning Sunfire Queen, Khessa. After mocking the queen for her foolishness to let a human into her court like her great-grandmother Aditi had before her, he whispered what fate had befallen her great-grandmother into her ear, before disintegrating Khessa's body with a spell. He corrupted the Sunforge, the nexus of the Sun, and took the corrupted power of the Primal Source back to Viren and Claudia, who used the corrupted Sun staff to turn their forces into magma soldiers. As a result, the form of his familiar grew significantly.

When Viren's forces finally marched upon the Storm Spire's meadows known as "Thunderfall", Aaravos enlightened Viren that the Dragon Prince, Azymondias, could become useful ingredients for his dark magic if he were to make his power his own. Once Viren succeeded in sneaking inside the dragon's lair on top of the spire, following the use of a clone to deceive the allied forces into believing they had him cornered, Aaravos accompanied him to the pinnacle, where he watched Azymondias's essence being drained from his body. While he managed to block off an attack by Rayla the first time, Aaravos's familiar was eventually thrown of the spire's top together with Viren, who would die as a result.

## During the two Years

Following Viren's demise, Aaravos stayed with Claudia and instructed her on how to revive her father, which would require a lot of awful things to be done. Over two years later, and two days before Viren would be resurrected, Aaravos's familiar spun itself into a cocoon and entered metamorphosis, beginning to change. During this time, the magic mirror was discovered by Callum and moved into his new study upon acquiring the title of Katolis's High Mage.

## Second Saga

Aaravos's scheme to break out from his prison was discovered by Ibis, who sent a message about it to Zubeia before he succumbed to the wound inflicted on him by Terry. Zubeia created an artificial storm to look into the looking glass, allowing Aaravos to possess Callum and call out the flaws of Team Zym before declaring his inevitable return. Aaravos then proceeded to release Callum from his hold before shattering the looking glass.

Aaravos greeted Viren as Claudia searched for the prison in the Sea of the Castout. When Viren decided to turn his back on Aaravos, the Startouch Elf revealed to him that the Being was in fact their child and was the necessary sacrifice needed to make the dark mage's resurrection permanent. However, Viren refused to kill the Being and left, despite Aaravos warning him that he only had a few hours left to live before his life would reach its expiration. Later, the Startouch Elf declares to Viren that his life will end when the sun rises the next day.

Aaravos is mentioned in the history books of Katolis. However, upon attempting to read the collected information, the pages magically become distorted before anyone can read them.

## Midnight Star

Elarion, trembling seed,

lay down to earth in icy night,

and in the cold

her roots took hold

defying winter’s deathly bite.

Elarion, fading bloom,

afraid to wilt and dim and die,

she searched the dark

for but a spark

and caught the dragons’ hungry eye.

Elarion, frightened waif,

reached bone-white branches to the night,

the stars she asked

their light to cast

and stop the dragons’ fiery might.

Elarion, unworthy whelp,

Wept as the stars turned black the sky,

They donned their masks

They turned their backs,

And left Elarion to die.

Elarion, dying husk,

did wilt and whimper in the dark,

‘till the last star

Reached from afar

His touch: a blaze, a gift, a spark.

Elarion, searing white,

Embraced the great one’s night-black flame.

And when she bowed,

Her faith avowed,

He whispered, “Aaravos,” his name.

Elarion, black-eyed child,

her twisted roots spread deep and far,

The humans’ might

sparked by the light

of Aaravos, her midnight star.

## Aaravos

**Translated:**

 "Finally he told me his name. I had never heard a name like his. But I had also never imagined an elf like him. He is stronger, older, and wiser than any other magical creature in Xadia. Despite that, he is a friend to all humans. Where others look down on us, calls us inferior, he sees great potential in us. When we accept the gifts that Aaravos has promised us, they will pay for their conceitedness, they will be forced to see us as equals. And when we are equals, we can take our fate into our own hands and build our future.
I see it before me in my dreams, and grand, glorious city. The pride of all of humanity. A place where we are no longer forced to hide, pale and frostbitten, from the prejudices of elves and dragons. A place that can stand against any abuse/assault, and stand in the history of mankind for generations. It will not be easy, but with help from our benefactor..."

**Untranslated:**

"Endelig fortalte han mig sit navn. Jeg havde aldrig hørt et navn som hans.
Men jeg havde heller aldrig forestillet mig en elver som ham. Han er stærkere, ældre og visere end noget andet magisk væsen i Xadia.
Alligevel er han en ven for alle mennesker. Hvor andre ser ned på os, kalder os underlegen, ser han stort potentiale i os.
Når vi tager imod foræringerne Aaravos har lovet os, skal de betale for deres indbildskhed de vil være tvunget til at se os som ligeværdige.
Og når vi er ligeværdige kan vi tage vores skæbne i egne hænder og bygge vores fremtid.
Jeg ser det for mig i mine drømme, og storslået glorværdig---"

*Danish parts missing.*

## History Book

A history book page about Aaravos is featured inside The Art of The Dragon Prince.

 **Translated:**
Of all Primal Sources, the Stars are the most mysterious. No other creatures except Startouch Elves have understood the Star arcanum and, unlike other Primal Sources, human mages have exhausted themselves by just trying to express the concept in words. The study of the stars is made more difficult by the scarcity of magical creatures connected to the stars. The only known creatures connected to the stars are the mysterious Startouch Elves and the rare, fascinating unicorns.

Dark mages have tried to hunt the unicorns to better understand their power, but their stellar magic and their devious cunning make them almost impossible to hunt.

As for Startouch Elves, there is very little trace of their existence in Xadian literature. They seem evasive, inscrutable, distant from the rest of elvish society. No Startouch Elf has ever been seen by humans - except one.

Known by many names in ancient stories - "The Fallen Star", the last of the Great Ones, the bearer of gifts. But his real name was Aaravos.

Words mentioning his name have been truncated since the time of the great schism, although there are disagreements about his role in historical events. Some describe him as a beneficent figure, an ally of humanity, willing to share his great magical power with those who needed it the most. Other portray him as...

**Untranslated:**

"Delle sei Sorgenti Primitive, le stelle sono le più misteriose. Nessun'altra creatura al di fuori degli elfi Toccodistella ha compreso l'arcano delle stelle, e, a differenza delle altre sorgenti primitive, i maghi umani hanno faticato anche solo ad esprimerne il concetto a parole. Lo studio delle stelle è reso più difficile dalla scarsità di creature magiche collegate alle stelle. Le uniche creature delle stelle note sono i misteriosi elfi Toccodistella e i rari, affascinanti unicorni. I maghi oscuri hanno cercato di dare la caccia agli unicorni per capire meglio il loro potere, ma la loro magia stellare e la loro subola astuzia li rende quasi impossibili da cacciare. Per quanto riguarda gli elfi Toccodistella, è rimasta ben poca traccia della loro esistenza nella letteratura Xadian, sembrano evasivi, inscrutabili, distanti dal resto della società elfica. Nessun elfo Toccodistella è mai stato visto da esseri umani - eccetto uno.

Conosciuto con molti nomi nelle storie antiche - la stella caduta, l'ultimo dei grandi, il portatore di doni, ma il suo vero nome era **Aaravos**.

Testi che menzionano il suo nome sono stati trovati dai tempi del grande scisma, anche se i racconti sono in disaccordo riguardo il suo ruolo negli eventi storici. Alcuni lo dipingono come una figura benefica, un alleato dell'umanità disposto a condividere il suo grande potere magico con coloro che ne avevano bisogno, altri lo ritraggono come..."

## Book One - Moon

### Echoes of Thunder

Aaravos serves as the narrator of the story and appears in a flashback as the humans are exiled to the western half of the continent.

## Book Two - Sky

### Smoke and Mirrors

Viren, having discovered that the mirror's secrets can be revealed in the darkness, places himself in front of the mirror and waits for something to occur. When he later falls asleep, Aaravos lights a fire in the fireplace. Viren wakes to see this and the Startouch Elf returns to the room. Aaravos briefly searches for a book on his bookshelf, then retreats to the unknown outside. After a while, he returns again and approaches the mirror on his side. Viren raises a hand, and so does the elf, but only to fix his cloak. This allows Viren to deduce that the mirror acts like a normal one for Aaravos. Eventually, Aaravos is shown reading out of a large and heavy book. Afterward, he uses Sun magic to extinguish the candles, and turns to the mirror, prompting Viren to stand up. When he puts out the fire with sun magic as well, the mirror allows him to see its other side. Aaravos then places a hand on the glass, which alerts Viren to his awareness of him.

### Voyage of the Ruthless

Aaravos, having seen Viren through the mirror, prepares a mystic ritual. He places a desk near the mirror and sets a box on it, then takes out its contents to show Viren - a goblet, a cloth, some thread, a rock, a bowl and pestle, and a fine dagger. He waves his hand over them, indicating he wants Viren to find them. When he does so, Aaravos begins sewing a strange rune onto the cloth, and Viren imitates the motion, saying he has never seen it before. Then, using some kind of telekinesis, the Startouch Elf allows it to float in the air, while he paints the rune, allowing him to create some sort of purple magic on his side of the mirror. Next, he takes the rock and breaks it in two while covering it with the rune cloth, while Viren matches the action with the pestle. Next, the two grind up the amethyst-like gems inside and pour them in the goblet to make a potion. Aaravos raises it as if to make a toast, then drinks. After Viren reluctantly does so, Aaravos holds his hand over the goblet and touches the knife to his palm. However, Viren, unsure if the elf is trustworthy, hesitates to do the same, and leaves the room to think. When the human mage later returns, instead of performing the ritual with Aaravos, he covers the mirror with a blanket.

### Fire and Fury

When Aaravos re-enters his study, he finds Viren waiting on the other side of the mirror, ready to finish the ritual. They both cut their palms and let their drops of blood fall into their respective pots before Aaravos releases a caterpillar-like creature from his mouth and drops it in the pot, transporting it to Viren's side. The caterpillar then crawls up to Viren's ear, and Aaravos's voice issues from it, requesting the human speak so he might hear him. Startled, Viren asks for Aaravos's name. Ignoring his question, Aaravos expresses his relief at finally hearing another voice and asks how he might serve him.

### The Book of Destiny

Now able to converse, Viren asks for Aaravos's name, but the Startouch Elf insists it to be irrelevant. Viren subsequently inquires as to Aaravos's current location, which he claims not to know. The human assumes Aaravos to be lying, which he denies. As he bandages his hand, Viren states to have found the mirror in the lair of the Dragon King and Queen, speculating that the mirror and Aaravos were of importance to them. Aaravos admits it was a possibility and asks what Viren needs of him, finally telling his name when pressed. Aaravos's caterpillar is then placed into a jar.

Viren eventually returns to the mirror, demanding to know why every book with Aaravos's name distorted as soon as he looked at it, but the Startouch Elf gestures that he can not hear him without the caterpillar. Once he releases the creature, Viren demands a reason to trust Aaravos, to which the Startouch Elf replies that he should not trust him...yet.

### Breathe

Viren threatens to destroy the mirror, throw it in a river, and cut Aaravos off forever. Unfazed, the elf promises he will not, suspecting that Viren is too curious and hungry for knowledge and powers that he can provide. Aaravos offers to earn his trust, suspecting that Viren desires something very badly, yet he is faced with opposition. Viren confesses that he feels ignored by the rulers of the other Human Kingdoms who fail to hear the importance of his warnings, so Aaravos suggests they get their attention.

As night falls, Viren is preparing a ritual to create smoke minions from the ashes of the fallen elven assassins to terrorize the other Human Kingdoms, as Aaravos tells him that his attempt to win over the Pentarchy with loyalty and friendship had failed and thus his only resort is to use fear.

As Viren returns to his quarters, Aaravos warns him that the Crownguard is coming to arrest him and orders the mage to follow his instructions to the letter. Aaravos then channels his magic through Viren against the Crownguard, killing several, before the mage is hit in the leg with an arrow. As Opeli readies her archers, Aaravos orders Viren to stand down, despite his ally's insistence that he could win. Suddenly, Aaravos vanishes from the mirror and his power is cut off, resulting in Viren being captured. Viren accuses Aaravos of betrayal, but the elf assures him he will stay with him as his caterpillar crawls within the human's ear.

## Book Three - Sun

### Sol Regem

As Viren broods in his imprisonment, Aaravos assures him to not despair and to be patient, for the former High Mage's time will come and that he has put things in motion.

### Ghost

Aaravos whispers into Viren's ear to get up, seeing as he has visitors approaching. To change his appearance from his true form to a healthy look, Aaravos sends a Sunray Monarch to Viren, which changes his appearance. After Claudia and Soren arrive in the cell and Claudia confronts Viren about his intention to have his son kill Callum and Ezran, Aaravos warns him not to tell the truth and possibly lose her, as he will need his daughter later on.

### The Midnight Desert

Inside Viren's prison cell, Aaravos forces his eye open in his caterpillar form, claiming that he is preparing the mage for greatness, and instructs him to be still while he forms a web over the open eye. Once finished, Aaravos's elf form is visible to Viren, allowing him to better serve him. They then leave the cell as Ezran and Viren switch places.

### Heroes and Masterminds

Aaravos quietly watches a conversation between Claudia and Viren after the latter seized the crown, where Viren regains the trust of his daughter, then praises him for a job well done, as she is a useful "asset" for their plans. After Viren corrected Aaravos that Claudia is his daughter and not an asset, the Startouch Elf smirks.

### Thunderfall

Aaravos talks to Viren before being interrupted by Soren, who asks if he should squish the elf's caterpillar form. After being informed that Viren considers it a pet, Aaravos is dubbed a "little bug-pal" by Soren. Aaravos overhears the conversation and mockingly asks his partner in crime if their relationship had grown to the level of becoming pals, without much response from Viren. When the Archmage sits to rest on his illusionary horse, he wishes to learn how a simple human managed to bring down the Dragon King, seeing as he was known as the most powerful creature in the world. When Viren tells him how Avizandum had been slain, Aaravos listens observantly.

Aaravos is delighted about the outcome of the story and tells him that Avizandum is the reason why he has been imprisoned for centuries, though he doesn't know where his prison resides. Viren believes the prison to be rather odd, but the Startouch Elf guarantees him that being locked away into the mirror is anything but pleasant. When Claudia comes up with a solution to cross the Border, Aaravos is visibly delighted. Aaravos bows to Viren after the latter has created a safe path into Xadia.

### Hearts of Cinder

Viren inquiries with Aaravos what their next plans are, to which the Startouch Elf replies that he only serves to fulfill Viren's dreams. These dreams turn out to be the flourishing of humanity and its bright future, rather than the wish to become Xadia's conqueror. However, Aaravos informs Viren that inevitably, conquering the nation cannot be avoided and that their aim focuses on killing Zubeia, as well as capturing Azymondias, as his essence may serve as an incomparable source of power. Before they can slay their enemies, however, they have business inside Lux Aurea, the capital of the Sunfire Elves. Since Viren can not fathom how they could defeat the stronghold without sacrificing an abundance of men, Aaravos reassures him that only one life has to be risked: Viren's.

Aaravos has Viren pretend to know about the fate of Aditi, the great-grandmother of Khessa, the current Sunfire Queen, which grants them entrance to the city. While Viren is exposed to the Sunforge to rid him of any dark magic traces, Aaravos's caterpillar emerges from the mage's throat and leaps onto Pharos, biting him in the neck. The bite corrupts not only Pharos's Sun staff, but the Sunforge as well and allows Aaravos to take over the body of the Sunfire High Priest. Now visible to the rest of the elves, Aaravos easily repels the guards and mocks Khessa's arrogance and foolishness, which resembles the mistakes of her great-grandmother, who had lead him to the source of power once before after trusting his vessel. Aaravos steps closer to Khessa before he whispers Aditi's fate into her ear, leaving the Sunfire Queen shocked. Aaravos then disintegrates Khessa with a flick of his finger.

Aaravos hands the staff over to Viren and returns to their camp with him, where he witnesses Viren's army adapt to the newly obtained power.

### Dragonguard

Aaravos's caterpillar, now the size of a snake, travels to the Storm Spire on Viren's shoulder, while his spectral form rides by the mage's side.

### The Final Battle

While passing the petrified body of Avizandum and approaching the Storm Spire, Aaravos prepares Viren for his intention to teach him how to harness Azymondias's essence, which would allow Viren to transcend beyond the capabilities of his human form.

During the great battle against the allied forces, Aaravos remains on Viren's shoulder, where he witnesses the events unfold. Eventually, he sneaks inside the dragon lair together with the dark mage, where Azymondias is eventually chased and cornered on the Storm Spire's pinnacle. Through a dark magic spell, Aaravos enables Viren to harness the desired essence and proves almost successful even when Rayla ambushes them. Aaravos manages to react just in time before the assassin can attack Viren, and blocks her by using Viren's body to disarm the elf with a spell. However, he fails to predict Rayla's decision to tackle Viren off the edge of the pinnacle and is thrown off with the mage's body, where he is eventually separated from Viren mid-air.

After Claudia had revived her father and had hidden him away inside a cave, Aaravos is shown to have entered metamorphosis inside a cocoon, which is described by Claudia to be changing.

## Patience

Aaravos recalls the time when the humans of Elarion reached out to the stars for help due to their inability to perform magic, and how their resilience was rewarded when the Startouch Elves heard and answered their pleas. Aaravos then goes on that humans taught themselves to be patient and that the Startouch Elves are arrogant beings who shun humans before revealing the patience he has gained during his centuries of his imprisonment, promising to exact revenge.

## Ripples

Aaravos recalls the time when humans were starting to use fire for warmth and protection, which in turn caused the Startouch Elves to respond by sending a star plummeting towards the earth to create a new sea that would act like a mirror for them to view their divine reflections. Aaravos is fascinated by the concept of how one simple action can change everything, and he longs for the moment when a human will humiliate the Startouch Elves like ripples that will distort reflections on the surface of water.

## Book Four - Earth

### Rebirthday

Shortly after Claudia found Viren's body and his caterpillar familiar, Aaravos revealed himself to Claudia and told her to act fast if she wished to revive her father. Following Aaravos's orders, Claudia brought Viren to a cave deep beneath the Storm Spire while Aaravos's caterpillar spun a magical cocoon around Viren to preserve his body. Aaravos then instructed Claudia to go on a quest to retrieve the Xadian ingredients that were required to temporarily resurrect Viren for 30 days. Aaravos also told Claudia about his magical imprisonment and that if he is freed, he can find a way to keep Viren alive permanently. After two years, Claudia succeeded in gathering everything she needed and Aaravos gave Claudia the final instructions before his caterpillar entered metamorphosis and informed her that "the being that emerges from the chrysalis will guide you to one who has answers".

### Through the Looking Glass

As Zubeia and Team Zym travel to the Storm Spire, the Dragon Queen reveals how the Archdragons and the elves of Xadia imprisoned Aaravos after a young human girl uncovered his treachery. Once they are inside the Storm Spire, Team Zym uses the enchanted looking glass to meet Aaravos for the first time. Aaravos uses the opportunity to cast a dark magic spell that allows him to possess Callum before mocking Team Zym for their flaws: Zubeia for imprisoning him and losing her beloved Avizandum, Ezran for being a whining child king who knows that he is in over his head, Rayla for being an assassin who is not capable of killing, Soren for being a failed son whose father wished he had never been born, and Callum for being a human mage who is already tainted by darkness and destined to play right into his hands. Aaravos then proudly proclaims how his return is inevitable before he releases Callum and shatters the looking glass with a blown kiss.

### Beneath the Surface

Aaravos appears in a flashback when he told Viren about how Claudia could become a valuable asset.

## Book Five - Ocean

### Old Wounds

Aaravos briefly appears in a flashback inside Viren's dark magic-induced fever dream.

### Nightmares & Revelations

Aaravos appears in a flashback on the day when he killed Khessa at the Sunforge. The memory causes to Janai to abruptly wake up from her nightmare.

### Infantis Sanguine

Aaravos's spectral form greets Viren as they wait for Claudia to return from the Sea of the Castout. Viren chooses to turn his back on Aaravos before the Startouch Elf orders him to stop. Aaravos then temporarily borrows Viren's consciousness to bring him inside the magical prison. Aaravos boasts about tasting his impending freedom and that Claudia is too powerful for Team Zym to defeat. Aaravos compliments Viren for arriving at the Sea of the Castout on the day the resurrection spell expires. He explains that he can make the resurrection permanent using "Infantis Sanguine", an ancient spell that requires the blood of Viren's child. The horrified Viren refuses to sacrifice either Claudia or Soren, but Aaravos reveals that the child he is referring to is actually the Being. Aaravos returns Viren to the beach and commands him to kill the Being with Claudia's knife before the day ends so that the resurrection can become permanent. However, Viren realizes that dark magic had taken him and Claudia down a treacherous path and rejects Aaravos for good before he walks to a nearby forest to die in peace. Dissatisfied by Viren's decision, Aaravos's spectral form disappears, with the Being sensing his departure.

Aaravos appears in Janai's nightmare where he confronts her instead of Khessa at the Sunforge. The Startouch Elf disintegrates Janai with a flick of his finger after he whispered that he swallowed Aditi.

Later that night, as Viren awaits his forthcoming death, Aaravos reappears to him. The Startouch Elf disappointingly declares that although the sun will rise the next day, the same cannot be said for Viren. When the resurrection spell starts to expire, Aaravos vanishes from Viren's eyes.

## References

1. ↑ Book One: Moon (Novel)
2. ↑ The Dragon Prince Season 2 Ending Explained (IGN)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Book Four, Chapter 4: "Through the Looking Glass"
4. ↑ IGN Live At San Diego Comic Con 2022
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Book Three, Chapter 7: "Hearts of Cinder"
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Book Five, Chapter 9: "Infantis Sanguine"
7. ↑ Midnight Star Poem
8. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 7: "Beneath the Surface"
9. ↑ Book One, Chapter 1: "Echoes of Thunder"
10. ↑ Hypable Article
11. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 8: "The Book of Destiny" (History book becomes unreadable when Viren reads about Aaravos)
12. ↑ Creator Q&A (17.12.2019)
13. ↑ Book Five, Chapter 5: "Archmage Akiyu"
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Book One, Chapter 6: "Through the Ice"
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Book Three, Chapter 6: "Thunderfall"
16. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 6: "Heart of a Titan"
17. ↑ Book One, Chapter 8: "Cursed Caldera"
18. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 3: "Smoke and Mirrors"
19. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 7: "Fire and Fury"
20. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 8: "The Book of Destiny"
21. ↑ Book Two, Chapter 9: "Breathe"
22. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 3: "Ghost"
23. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 4: "The Midnight Desert"
24. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 5: "Heroes and Masterminds"
25. ↑ Book Three, Chapter 8: "Dragonguard"
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Book Three, Chapter 9: "The Final Battle"
27. ↑ Book Four, Chapter 1: "Rebirthday"
28. ↑ Inheritance
29. ↑ The Dragon Prince Official Website - Midnight Star
30. ↑ Translation by Zubeia
31. ↑ Raw text by ValekLost