Legath, the Shadowblight

Legath, the Shadowblight (He has adopted several titles over the years, including the very common Black Wings and Noxbrand.) is the God of Shadows and Curses (Formerly illusions, although he retains this sphere in several instances alongside or instead of Curses). Hosting the prestigious position of an elite of Traxis, Legath revels in his influence and has formed an alliance with yet another Traxian God, the Keeper of Monstrosities, one of the very few deities Legath places his trust with.

## History

Originally, Legath was anywhere from the eleventh to sixteenth God to grace Myth. Insurmountable power festered inside of him from the beginning of his existence, rivaling the deities Krom and Kinacha with his own serpentine self.

### **Cove Era:**

Early into the plot events occurring, Legath initiated his release of telepathic calls to beckon other Gods to assist his scheme of securing the Sanctuary of Wisdom, vital to Traxis and his plans, who placed Legath in charge of the attack and it's success. Briefly conversing with several of his cronies, he summoned an aperture, a portal to spew reinforcements and minions provided by Traxis or other Gods, and quickly engaged with Astalia after stealthily entering the threshold. However, he was immediately encountered with Embrax, whose fiery, destructive serpent currently razed the battlefield, resulting in brief interaction between the two. After being challenged by the beast, Legath declined, noting that his priorities were of far more significance than wasting his time.

He proceeded to enter combat with Astalia as Morbus came to his side, along with Maddalena to take care of Embrax's duty. Precisely what occurred beyond this was unknown, however it was confirmed that the Sanctuary was indeed successfully captured.

Sometime between this time and the second act of the war, he detected, tracked, and incapacitated Astalia, leaving the Wisdom Goddess at his unforgiving mercy.

He made an appearance during the second act of the war, approaching his adversaries during the fray between Alorn and Death, whose respective armies furiously battled with unceasing rage. Legath and the Elite of Ice, fueled by a hatred and hunger, began to engage the crystalline arachnid known by the name of Tol'Reth'Mus, having been revived by his present master and granted all three Astral spheres. As the two battled the ascension, the corruption army neared defeat. The arrival of the Inner Circle, however, alerted the corruption and instilled confidence as the two Elites broke from their current matters and assisted Death.

Attacking Lorea to initiate, Legath merely parried and went on an offensive spree in order to deal substantial damage, inflicting several major and minor wounds upon his opponents until his lack of an attention span allowed the Elite of Ice to be hitched onto by Argo, who slowly and gradually melted into lava as heat pressure began to rise rapidly. Legath was forced to temporarily flee, until once again he deceived his opponents until he was knocked back, unable to act until Death was destroyed.

Legath was later punished by Traxis himself, and was deployed to the museum of time's past, where he dueled with the Inner Circle once again, emerging triumphant and having killed Jarod, Keeper of the Dead during the chaos.

## Personality

Being a smug, snide, and slightly irritable or impatient God, Legath has a nearly identical personality to Vahi, the God of Time, consistently utilizing insults such as "maggot" or other derogatory terms when his impatience is invoked. He will remain smug and snide until someone fights back, where he will become defensive and possibly even very slightly aggressive, at least verbally. Despite this contradictory personality, he was formerly fiercely loyal to his King, Traxis, whom he joined as an Elite a year after the war had commenced, formerly an ally of Kinacha as his sole association. Not caring for assisting others to an extent, Legath enjoys spending time with torturous and insane Gods such as Mak'Ruth and Kinacha, and even sometimes the Reaper.

He is also nonchalant, and fairly unconcerned for the lives of enemies or former friends being wasted away. However, he does care for his allies, although he does not take his job as an elite particularly seriously.

## Appearance

Humanoid in stature and general appearance, several serpentine features and behaviors aside, Legath is portrayed as a pale skinned man donning ebony robes which are draped over his torso, as well as dark-silver tinted shoulder armor and a cloak which often conceals his features save for his mouth, often contorted into a thin smirk or scowl depending on his current nature. These robes are actually hardened darkness condensed into a malleable form, unbeknownst to all but the Shadow God himself and those who cursed him. The humanoid form is revealed to have been bound to him by a curse, dubbed the "Accursed Form", when his True Form, which he was able to manipulate and harness to an enormous extent, managed to get out of control.

**True Form:** Legath's True Form is generally a serpentine appearance, with obsidian scales which prove to be immensely rough in texture, and piercing neon-green eyes which are able to paralyze an enemy to some extent. Seeping with shadowy energy and naturally glistening with toxins and dark matter, his fangs which curve from his upper and lower jaw are enabled to physically manage feats such as ripping through metal as seen with Borealis. The form is extremely large normally, yet has a unique ability to enable enhanced adaptability in order to, well, adapt, to an opponent's fighting style. This ability allows Legath to manage and control the size of the serpent form, which is the reason it consistently differs. The body is constantly coursing with coils of pitch darkness which swarm and slowly run through the serpent.

After this transformation, he can undergo another semi-transformation into a more shark-like dinosaur creature, however his serpentine features and behavior still remains.

## Powers

An ability that Legath has never been forced to use is his overload mode. This occurs when Legath gathers a large quantity of shadows inside of him, compressed into a tiny darkened sphere, and after charging, suddenly unleashes it into his body. The dark energy courses through him, and causes his attacks to become at least twice as powerful. It is said that this is truly what allowed him to gain the status of Elite, and is known as the Omega State.

## Trivia

* In a non-canon story written by a member, called *The Brothers' Feud*, Legath was to battle Kiul, the Aldian God of Birds, before the fight was interrupted by Anok. Anok would have eaten both Legath and Kiul, ending the battle and killing one of Traxis' elites. It is unknown if Anok would have absorbed Legath's sphere.
	+ This would have made Legath the first or second God to have been eaten by another God.
	+ This was confirmed by the author, who when asked about Anok's method of killing, replied, "he eats them."