Konoràk

### Purpose

Granting access to the Darkness of the Shadows and becoming a Ghost through an ancient Suezian dark ritual.

### Description

* Loyalty to A'hllas
* Enhanced strength
* Enhanced senses
* Darkness of the shadows

## Historical information

### Notable practitioners

* Shadow King Asolas
* Gorgeth Bierack
* Evan Partrac
* Zeathia
* Teus
* Shadow Apprentice
* Red Knight (non-canon)

### Affiliation

* A'hllas
* Ghost Empire
* Ethron Supremacy
* Suezians

The **Shadow Ritual**, known as the **Konoràk** was an ancient dark magical art practised by Ghosts whom worshipped A'hllas, the Shadow God. It granted access to the Shadows. More advanced variants required a strong mental connection to the Darkness of the Shadows. The ritual started with a drop of blood, a specific Suezian chant and full submission to the Shadow God. The ritual was started by chanting a certain phrase and feeding the drop of blood into the Red Fire of the Shadow God.

Almost every being on Suezeus were exposed to the shadows and submitted to the Shadow God. They regularly performed the Konoràk. Individuals like Asolas, Gorgeth Bierack, the Shadow Apprentice and all the members of the Apex Brotherhood frequently performed the Konoràk.

## Description

"*More'et bek, more'et chrie. Yazuran haserin ti. Ke'renees bimanteus. More'et bek, more'et chrie! More'et borm! A'hllas bekome! A'hllas hijen! A'hllas mai!*"
―King Asolas, reciting the Suezian incantation in the Suezian tongue
To harness the darkness of the shadows, an ancient Suezian ritual was required. This involved the blood of the individual, and once the blood was drawn, it had to be compounded in the sacrificial Red Fire of the Shadow God. An old Suezian incantation was spoken in the Suezian language to complete the ritual. After the incantation, the individual would see a vision of A'hllas himself and will be spoken to by the god. They would also be susceptible to pain and suffering during the ritual. "Weak-minded" individuals can be killed by A'hllas during the ritual according to Asolas.

## Applications

The art of the Shadow Ritual was ancient, known only Suezians. The ritual required the participation of at least one individual to perform the actual ceremony. The individual(s) would stand in front of the A'hllas statue and the sacrificial Red Fire inside the Zhu'ral ritual chamber. The individual(s) would cut their left hand using the Shàzer so that their blood could be added to the fire in the Flames of the Shadow God. Once added, the fire would turn dark red and black shadows would appear around the fire.

The ceremony would then begin as the individual(s) started to recite an ancient Suezian incantation. After the incantation, the individual(s) would see visions and be spoken to by the Shadow God. If A'hllas thinks that the Suezian is worthy of the shadows, then he/she will become a Ghost of the shadows, if not, the individual is killed by the Flames.

## Users

"*What happened to them? They used to be humans?!*"
"*They were enslaved by A'hllas, the Shadow God. An evil god that spread the darkness of evil around the entire planet. It became cursed. The humans... changed... cursed by the shadows.*"
―Dr. Ryan Chan explaining to Tom Thompson about the effects of the shadows
The ritual was used with great effect by Ethrons during their reign. They performed so many rituals that the lands of Suezeus became cursed by the shadows of A'hllas. After the Ethrons brought humans to their planet for slavery, the humans were exposed to the shadows and fell to the powers of A'hllas, they therefore physically and mentally changed due to the curses. The cursed humans slowly changed into creatures known as Sathrons.