Darkspine

# Darkspine, Breath of the Betrayed

*"Fear arises not from the dark, but from the deep silence that shrouds the unseen"*

## Basic Information

### Affiliation

Kingdom of Blackwood (1505 BAE - 1482 BAE), The Silent King (1482 BAE -)

## The Tale of Blackwood

Long before the technological advancements of Abberant, once a renowned cavalrymen, and a commander of a royal kingdom, Kyron of Blackwood, served under his king, slaughtering anyone who opposed the royal highness. Despite his formiddable strength and competence, he never once thought of betraying his leader, his sheer loyalty outshining even his combat prowess.

However, the king feared Kyron, believing that Kyron would grow too strong and take over his position. The king decided he had to eliminate Kyron and sent him into the forest, telling him that he needed to defeat a beast which lurked in the woods.

Kyron ventured into the forest, not knowing what awaited him. As ordered by the king, Kyron was then ambushed by his own cavalrymen, one by one they attacked their leader, stabbing and slicing him over and over as Kyron struggled to defend himself. He refused to slaughter any of them as he saw them as his own people, instead deciding to retreat further into the trees. Though the blood trickled from the stab wounds which lay across his back.

He heard the clopping sounds of a horse from behind him as he turned around to see a Dullahan, it had come to feast on his soul, for death was approaching and his time had come. However, as the Dullahan approached Kyron, ready to take away his life, it saw in Kyron's eyes, the betrayal he felt in his soul, and realized that Kyron did not fear death.

Kyron wanted nothing but vengeance, that his own soul, could not allow itself to die before retribution. So instead of sending him into the depths of hell, realizing the power Kyron possessed in his sheer will, he spoke upon the words of the Silent King, and decapitated Kyron's head of his body, transforming the warrior into a Dullahan.

With his new found form, Kyron, infiltrated and hunted down the foolish king, now defenceless without his strongest warrior, he ripped the king's spine out of his head with so much speed and strength that the spine was engulfed in flames. Now with his king's charred black spine, Kyron, now known as Darkspine, roams the land of the living as a Dullahan, calling out the name of the damned, giving them the sweet release of death.

***I now serve a true king.***

## Pact of the Silent King

*In shadows cast by twilight's kiss,*

*A tale unfolds, a dark abyss.*

*A soul betrayed, a heart undone,*

*In shadows deep, the Dullahan comes.*

*Bravery worn like armor bright,*

*Yet coward's fear in silent night.*

*A loyal heart, now stained with scorn,*

*A tale of woe, a spirit torn.*

*"O valiant one, betrayed and bold,*

*Your story, dear, has now been told.*

*In shadows' grasp, your fate's entwined,*

*A purpose forged, your path defined.*

*Once shield and sword for those you loved,*

*Now cast aside, like stars above.*

*A darkened path, revenge shall pave,*

*In the realm beyond the grave.*

*The ones you shielded, once revered,*

*Shall be the ones you're bound to sheared.*

*No mercy shown, no tears to weep,*

*As shadows guard secrets that they keep.*

*Brave yet coward, now rise anew,*

*A purpose born, revenge in view.*

*To slay those once held high and near,*

*Their end draws close, your time is here.*

*A name echoes in the midnight air,*

*A destiny sealed, beyond despair.*

*Kyron, rise, embrace the night,*

*Unleash your fury, claim your right."*

*As moonlight weaves its silken thread,*

*The Dullahan's words, a solemn spread.*

*A purpose forged in shadows' game,*

*Kyron's fate, a twisted flame.*

## The Abberation Revolution

An integral part of the world of Abberant, many thought of the Dullahan to be a myth, but they were only partially wrong as they were one of the more peculiar fauna found on the land of the living. However, when the cataclysm known as the Abberation struck, the Dullahan found themselves blazing their paths through the materium, dragging and feasting on souls at a rate that they never thought possible.

The final words of the Silent King, echoed through the minds of the Dullahan. It was an order given tens of thousands of years before the abberation event and yet still, the Dullahan sludge through, cursing the land with their presence. Despite being one of the younger Dullahans, Darkspine surpassed his comrades. His proficiency in slaughtering countless foes from his human life, were further amplified in his new form. Banishing countless souls into the depths of hell itself.

Unfortunately, one of these souls who he ushered into the depths would intrigued him; the first of the dead that dared return.

Cadus Castellan, was a regular human who Darkspine had hunted down and sent to the depths. But Cadus did not allow the grasp of death to take over him, out of sheer will, he feasted upon the dead, dragging himself out of hell itself. Now a bitter rival yet respectable adversary, Darkspine, roams the land of the living, tormenting Cadus, yet proving to be instrumental in finding salvation for the race that he only seeks to consume. All this simply so that his adversary does not grow tired of it. He saw himself in Cadus, as one who wanted nothing but to live, allowing himself death only on his own terms.