Adumrakhab

## The Enraged Paladin

### Birth, Death, and Lineage

Adumrakhab was born in 90 A.E and passed away in 150 A.E (aged 70) he was the son of Ruzharash the son of Amrahun the son of Zarushakhum, who was one of the builders of Asyhan. Adumrakhab was famous for his rage, and the people of Dayrush feared him for this.

### Cause of Rage

When he was 7, he did the Avestan ritual. It is said that a great storm raged over Asyhan which destroyed parts of the city, hundreds of lightning bolts were seen in the skies, and the sound of thunder was almost unbearable. The people were hiding in their homes whilst Ruzharash, his father, forced him to swim in the river and complete the ritual. Adumrakhab obeyed his command and as he swam, over 10 lightning bolts struck him. Adumrakhab was unconscious and his father rescued him on a rowboat.

### Healing, and Early Life.

He remained in this state for a few days and his condition did not seem to get better. Thus Ruzharash called upon the highest of clerics, upon examining him the cleric came to the conclusion that Adumrakhab (unlike the great Paladins) was too young to have had this many lightning bolts strike his body, and the enlightment in him could not find a way to contain them, so the lightning was uncontrollably moving around inside him, hence why his body trembled for days. The options the cleric gave was to either let the lightning out by restoring balance to the soul in the easiest way (i.e death), or to balance the lightning inside the vessel it is in (making the vessel (body) compatible with it). Ruzharash did not want his son to die and ordered that the lightning be balanced with the body. The cleric performed a ritual where the lightning was being pushed into the core of Adumrakhab's heart and soul, making it one with it. The shaking stopped and the boy woke up. All seemed normal and well until moments came when the boy became enraged. The lightning, which was now part of him, became apparent during these moments and affected his emotions greatly, increasing his raging to the extent that it was uncontrollable. Later on in life when he was asked about his rage, he commented about it, saying:

> "it is as if I'm holding lightning beams in my hand, I cannot make them a straight line of light. Lightning goes in all directions, and I am not capable of taming it"
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When he was 25, he was a well formed Paladin, known by the Higher Paladins for his rage and harsh punishment to those who go against the laws of Anum. He scoured the land of Darkness and Injustice, and just like many other Paladins, he developed a code of law which was based on the laws of Anum and the Paladins before him. It was called the Code of Adumrakhab and certain settlements implemented it. It was known for its extreme harshness against any act of criminality, making death common as a punishment. It was never adopted by Asyhan, and many Paladins talked to him to change some of the rulings as they found them too harsh, but Adumrakhab kept the code and since it was based off the laws of Anum, and made by a fellow Paladin, the other Paladins respected it and it was recognized as Paladinite/Anumic law.

### Mission of the Black nest and the Lich of Afraja

In the year 140 A.E, Adumrakhab and a group of 9 Paladins were asked to annihilate a great nest of black dragons and underdark creatures in the eastern mountains of Daera, and to close the gates by which they entered. It was a huge mission and Adumrakhab was leading it. They vowed to not return to the people until the issue was taken care of. 2 years into their mission, the Lich of Afraja was approaching Daera from the south, and the Paladins were preparing to defend it. Adumrakhab was still in the eastern mountains and knew nothing of this. It wasn't until 150 A.E, when he and his group of 5 victorious remaining Paladins descended from the mountains and made their way to Asyhan. Upon their arrival they heard the news of the great apocalyptic war that had been taking place, and the fact that hundreds of Paladin had died. Adumrakhab was 70 years old and the Paladins with him were Sharyamun (70), Anashzaham (70), Zashmahar (67), Usharmahur (66), and Khamuna (62). They were the last Paladins remaining together with 14 others who were defending the southern border.

Adumrakhab made his way to the south to reinforce the remaining 14 Paladins. The moment he arrived he charged at the enemies and a great battle ensued between the Lich and the last Paladins. 6 of them had died due to the fact that the lich practically had an unlimited army of Undead Knights who were battling against the Paladins for 10 years now. 700 Paladins were alive before the war, and they fought against armies over tens of thousands strong. Adumrakhab kept on advancing forward on his own, the lich being unable to stop him. The other Paladins moved up behind him and the charge was intense for the army of the lich. Adumrakhab was in an uncontrollable rage and even posed a danger to the Paladins behind him due to his sudden and wide movements. The lich was seen retreating and the Paladins gained more and more ground, all the while Adumrakhab kept on advancing towards the lich. It is said that he came face to face with the lich and without hesitation the Paladins managed to hurt him badly with the power of light. The lich made a cry of retreat and tried running away with extreme difficulty, all the while summoning new forces to secure his retreat, he was not able to turn around and run due to the fact that the paladins were too fast with killing the summoned forces and were leaping towards him. Adumrakhab, blinded by the taste of victory and his rage, did not see that the tip of a mountain next to them was falling right towards him. The tip crushed him and Adumrakhab was dead. The lich upon seeing this gained morale and stopped his retreat.

### The Quake of Anum

Upon Adumrakhab's arrival in Anum, he ignored the pleasant sights and the great luxury that awaited him and instead lunged towards the first Paladin he saw, and yelled: "Bring me to our King!" The Paladins tried welcoming him but soon became fearful and stepped back. Adumrakhab destroyed everything in his path and screamed roars of thunder which alerted the entirety of Anum. Upon arrival at Avzaya, he shouted at him to return him back to finish off what only he was capable of doing. The Paladins were in shock that a man was speaking to Avzaya in this way, and they watched in silence as Adumrakhab moved uncontrollably and shook Anum by his rage. After a short discussion with the Paladins and Avzaya himself, they concluded that he was a source of chaos in Anum, they excused him for this since his rage was not intentional, rather it was caused by the lightning inside him, and it was a good rage. For the only way to quench it was by granting him the Justice he wished to achieve. And so Avzaya made an order to send him back to Earth, so that he may bring about Justice which shall calm his soul.

### The First Paladin to be brought back from the Dead

Before he was sent back, he saw 2 Paladins enter Anum which he had just fought side by side with. This enraged him even more and he let out a loud thunderous roar which made the Paladins of Anum cover their ears, and the place trembled. Whilst in this state, he was lunged back to Earth. The Paladins fighting the lich saw a crackling beam of lightning paired with Thunder descend from Anum with a rapid speed. It went straight to the body of Adumrakhab, which was still under the mountain tip. Both the lich, his army, and the remaining Paladins stopped fighting and watched as they heard a thunderous roar coming from underneath, and slowly the tip moved up, and indeed from under it emerged Adumrakhab, with his eyes glowing with white light. He pushed the mountain tip away, and instantly charged at the lich. This was the last straw for the lich, it dropped its weapons and magical Items and fled, all the while saying:

> "Oh Roh, how do you expect me to fight the forces of light when they have gained immortality! Oh Roh, how am I to fight he who has the strength to single-handedly lift part of a mountain, whilst I need tens of thousands of Knights to kill only one of them! Oh Roh, I have not betrayed you, rather you have sent an unworthy one to take out the Immortals of Avzaya!"
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The Lich was out of sight and Daera was rid of the apocalypse that had hit them. Adumrakhab, still enraged, kept leaping. It was in this state that he was taken back to Anum, and his body dropped dead on the ground. Upon entering Anum, he was still in a fury and claimed that Justice was not served, and that he wants his beard to be coated with the blood of the Lich. The Paladins of Anum feared that he would cause great chaos. And just in time, his father Ruzharash, put his hand on his shoulder from behind, and Adumrakhab turned around in a rage, but when he saw his father he became silent. Azraban came and stood behind his father, and the other great leaders among the Paladins gathered around him and uttered words of calmness and congratulated him. They showed him respect and all of them kissed his bracelets. When it was his father's turn. Adumrakhab denied that his father be made to respect him, instead he went and kissed his father's bracelets.

The Enraged Paladin had served Justice, and his thirst for it was quenched. It was then that he took time to look around him and witness the beauty of Anum, and for the first time in years, Adumrakhab simply smiled.