Order of Arkhuls Light

"There is no Death , There is Arkhul" - Common Saying in the Order of Arkhul's light

## History

### Foundation

Emperor Sugozia Founded the Order of Arkhuls light in 383 , With the main focus on creating elite imperial forces to counter Elves in the Future. Emperor Sugozia did not live to see the Order at its height. They were led by 4 grandmasters who lived a long age as they were given Elf Elixer in order to Live longer.

* Awdrysta Pina : Tall , stoic and the Unofficial leader , Unemotional
* Biel Ductavis : Very Stealthy and experienced
* Zym : The Youngest of the Group , Recently Married.
* Fae Coven : Charismatic and energetic

The Order organized itself very Quickly into being a well reputed organization within the Empire , helping the Poor and maintaining strict Piety. The 4 Grandmasters quickly became quick friends and called each other "Brother" rather than the official title of "Grandmaster" The Grandmasters went to work training hundreds of trainees , getting more individuals within the organization and Building a temple in the mountain of caído. Awdrysta Pina said "The Temple was majestic , Large and eloquent , it expressed a strong impulse on Arkhuls part , almost impatiently to spread his word in Turinthia" In the words of Zym "It was one big fucking temple"

300 Feet tall Walls 5 meters thick reinforced with the strongest platinium as well as strong towers quadrupling through the Temple making it equal part order headquarters but also serving as a religious institution as the 11th book was contained within the walls of the temple

### Marcusian Rebellions

Pina: We shall now commence our occasional meeting. Zym how go the trainees

. Zym: Training is going as good as ever. We will be prepared for an Elf attack.

Coven: We were ordered to go to Sylvea in a few days so we can verify our suspicions then.

Zym: I'd really rather stay in the temple. Those elves aren't very good conversationalists.

Pina: Your opinion of them does not matter. We were told to investigate and we will.

Coven: Anyway, I don't see why we really have to investigate, we have sent many messengers and the elves have repeatedly denied involvement.

Zym: Well you know how human messengers are with elves, but I agree, this isn't something worth sending all four grandmasters.

Pina: Whether this is reasonable or not, it is not for us to discuss. We were given orders and we will carry them out

Pina: That is all, we will head to Sylvea in a few days. Prepare yourselves.

In 401 FY Massive rebellions were sparked across the Empire , The Order of Arkhuls Light was tasked with discovering if the Elves were arming these revolts or not.

The 4 Grandmasters were ordered to head towards the Town of SSLVEA , an Elf town in the border which was accused of sending yearly food shipments. The 4 arrived to the town cloaked intent on talking to the Chief of the Town , just as they arrived they ran into some difficulty

An Elf Soldier , who woke up late in the garrison spotted the 4 humans walking through the street , They had seen Humans before but most humans that come to the town go to trade and these 4 individuals seemed to have nothing with them. He sensed suspicion and started to stalk them. The 4 Grandmasters sensed it but did not dare to respond as it would bring more suspicion. They reached the Townhall , zym walked over to the Front door and was stopped by the Two Guards

"Any who enters must be invited"

Zym responded

"I come to deliver a great message of importance from the Emperor himself as it pertains to our relations"

the Guards looked at one another and let him in

He ascended the small stairs and saw the Chief , guarded by 4 Guards all of which looked tired

"I am Grandmaster Zym of the Order of Arkhuls light and on behalf of the Empire we wish for authorization for the empire to send inspectors to ensure that the Cargo from ships from this town do not go towards aiding the Marcusian Insurrection"

*The Chief crossed his arms*

*"*I know who you are and we have heard the Accusations , We have Time and Time again proved to you that we have not armed nor aided any Rebels in the Empire , Not me , not Saqa , Not any elf. Frankly we have things more important than aiding Humans tear apart other other Humans throats"

*Zym repeated*

"I must once again repeat this , The Empire wishes for Authorization to send inspectors in order to prove and validate your mere *words"*

The Chief laughed as he poured himself a drink

"The Empire will not be allowed inspectors into this town nor any other in Any Emeri village , town or city. We will not allow our sovereignty to be violated"

Zym: It would in fact help us much if we put terms aside and relaxed tensions , I think we have no reason to hold this Grudge against each other , We just want from you chief , a reasonable proposition to listened to and approved. I know our Leaders may do wrongs and irritate one another but we can simply put this anxiety away if you allowed inspectors , even for just a single ship.

The Chief: You make a point , It really is a shame

*Guards pour in the Building as a Legion is seen from the windows of the house*

The Chief: Do not fret , You will not be executed , But you must kneel, tell me what it is like , As an Elf I simply do not know

Zym: I will indulge you , It feels Humiliating , and it angers me you make the situation so.

The Chief: It is not my doing , I am merely following orders , that is all.

Zym: You may be following orders , but I will have you know , The Order you have been ordered to Challenge will make you heed Arkhuls Orders you Elf heretic!

The Chief: Are you Displaying Emotion young one? Is that not somehow banned by your petty Order or something?

Zym: *(says nothing)*

*Meanwhile outside 2 Battalions of Elf Heavy troops confront the 3 grandmasters outside*

*Pina with the other 2 grandmasters fight off the battalions and are forced to Retreat back to the Border fighting for miles with their backs to the Town and Zym , Zym senses the Others retreat and is at first happy that the other have been saved successfully.*

The Chief: they have abandoned you

Zym: We serve the Empire , Not one another

The Chief: is that what you are telling yourself? To hide the fact they obviously just weren't courageous enough to push through and sacrifice for you?

Zym: Nonsense! Coven himself is my greatest friend for decades now , They simply understand that the empire... Comes first , no matter what

The Chief: Do you tire of listening to your own lies?

Zym: Sometimes

The Chief: You will be taken to our Security cell held by Agent Nicea , You are not to address her in any other way

Zym: Her?

The Chief: *Raises eyebrows arrogantly*

*Zym is taken to the Security cell , shackled from neck to toe , not able to move anything but his head and lips*

Zym: I can barely even think with this machine , I have difficulty breathing

Nicea: That is the Intention , Grandmaster

Zym: You can call me first name you know , Zym , heck maybe with you here it wont uh be so bad

Nicea: I call you grandmaster not out of respect but to mock how the leader of the Elite of the Empires finest is currently chained and held hostage

Zym: I am only one of 4 leaders and we ultimately serve the Emperor , It is true we are likely in a bad situation if **I** am a grandmaster , but how badly must you elves be to lose the war against us?

Nicea: You are Amusing , Humorous yet pathetic

Zym: You are Hot , Hot and also Hot

Nicea: Is that really all you can think of? You disappoint me

Zym: Pretty , Sexy , Beautiful , Is this enough to make you feel Uncomfortable?

Nicea: *Slaps Zym*

Zym: I would pay to see that hand in other places.

Nicea: Your rations are hereby cut in Half for your duration here

Zym: Guess I will have to eat something else then

Nicea: You totally and absolutely disgust me , Treat me with the Respect I am owed! I would expect Better from a "Grandmaster"

Zym: Fine , So will you free me now?

Nicea: Every Time you make a stupid statement ,I will Slap you and leave you one day less without any food

Zym: Your arms would get tired , I am not like the other Grandmasters , but I will uphold our values and codes should I need to

Nicea: You cant uphold anything in your current position literally , I will Break you of any shred of Identity you yet hold , any principle you may have , I will break , Not because I was ordered to do so but out of my own volition

Zym: Tell me Nicea , Do you dream of what life in the empire is like?

Nicea: I sometimes do in fact have nightmares in which I happen to be present in the Empires boundaries yes

Zym: Have you ever been curious how Mana feels

Nicea: I have not but without anything else to do I suppose I might very well ask

Zym: I cannot feel mana with this device upon me

Nicea: then I must ask , how does its absence feel like?

Zym: It is standing atop the summit of a great mountain , the winds tearing about you and finding yourself buried alive , helpless and alone.

It is knowing what you want to say and never finding the words

It is a chorus replaced by silence

Hearing teachings without meaning

It is like having the energy of youth , then feeling the cloak of years fall upon you and knowing you are weak , fragile and a thing easily discarded.

It is like a beloved pupil to whom you have shared everything , Sacrificed everything , And then having him turn from you , and forget all you were.

Could you please release part of my shackles so I may feel it once again?

Nicea: *Releases him from his chains*

Nicea: Now I must ask , what does mana feel like?

Zym: It is like a cloud , a mist that drifts creature to creature , set in motion by currents

It is the eye of a storm , the passions of all living things turn into energy

To a chorus

It is the rising swell at the end of life , the promise of new territories and new blood

The Call of new mysteries in the Dark

Nicea: *nods silently* , Very illuminating Zym.

*It was then that the Building rumbled as the pillars collapsed , the iron bars separating Zym and Nicea were destroyed , and a large Iron beam fell unto Nicea slamming her into the floor not being able to move. An Quake had hit the Area which was convenient for Zym. Nicea screamed of terror and screamed for help*

*Zym proceeds to remove the Pillar that had fallen on top of Nicea , saving her life. They escape together back to imperial territtory where she gives direct evidence of Elf involvement to help the rebels , officially betraying her High King and choosing the Emperor.*

### Skirmishes with Elves

For 4 years engagements such as small skirmishes with the elves became common. In this Era Nicea and Zym were married however their marriage soon turned very very sour

In an engagement Nicea was poisoned by an arrow , Zym wept but as he did Hope remained , An Antidote could be found thousands of miles away to the North , coven who was best friends with zym took it upon himself to search for the antidote while zym who was similiarly injured although not fatally injured as Nicea was. Fae coven spent months finding it , spending all his treasured fortunes and even selling his very own beloved sword he had fought with so many years to afford the antidote , He was left with nothing as he sacrificed everything to save the wife of his best friend. When returning The Emperor sent an order , he had been informed of the antidotes existence and its supposed abilities to lengthen life , He commanded Coven to hand *him* the antidote , Coven protested as it would let nicea die but follow orders he did as was his command. Zym never forgave the Emperor , nor coven for assenting to his demands.

Coven: Do not worry , there is no death , there is only arkhul

Zym: I do not feel him right now

Coven: He is here regardless.

### Destruction of Orsinium

*When I was born , we thought the rest of turinthia to be a mystery and legend , We had total control of 100 provinces , then the order drove us to the farthest fringe of the Continent.I still remember the feeling of sunlight on my skin... the sense of favorite foods , smell , touch , the color of my first loves eyes - Unknown Orc*

*This is why you don't form emotions and attachments , desire unbalances you - Pina*

*'You misunderstand **EVERYTHING ,** To Experience those simple pleasures again , Would be worth... **Anything*** -Unknown Orc

Orsinium used to be a strong civilization of elves who were discarded from the Emeri confederacy for putting Technology ahead of Religion. As the Empire expanded it found itself taking a hostile population to the Orcs. Emperor Denarian Thus declared that the Empire was to subjuctate the Orcs and Destroy the Grand City of Orsinium. The Orcs were reputed for being unreligious and generally apathetic to crushing the "slithis cults" in their territory causing the Order to call this a GRAND CRUSADE.

The Orcs knowing the state of their natural disadvantage scoured the lands and found something called

**The Heart of Slithis** , it contained massive amounts of power and strength , They Planned to Use the Heart of slithis to empower themselves with such power as to Destroy the Order. The Order set out directly to orsinium with hundreds of cadets , thousands of imperials soldiers , and 4 Imperial Legions , They arrived to Orsinium and clashed in the Great Battle of Orsinium , The Empire found itself victorious. The Heart of Slithis was thus activated by the orcs , Pina and the other grandmasters launched themselves towards the Orcs holding the stone , Upon taking it , Pina (having great expertise in magic) used it to Burn every single Orc in the world , He did succeed in Burning every orc but an large amount did not die. Instead they lived , Deformed , Burned , crisped and earned the nickname *the cursed race*

This earned great scorn from the General population towards the Order and even Zym questioned the Decision

Zym: We call ourselves good yet we cause all this death and destruction? Could we ever reconcile with our fate sir?

Pina: There is no Death , there is only Arkhul , Always remember that. As long as his will is carried ,the right thing has been done.

#### THE QUEEN

The Queen of the Emeri Confederacy was visiting an elf city in the border to orsinium , something Pina detected. Pina who had felt emboldened by the Victory in Orsinium decided to move towards the town , Kidnapping the Emeri queen , The original Plan was to merely interrogate her and release her for a ransom , However she would not let herself be the cause for further emeri decline , For the greatness of the Emeri confederacy , She committed Suicide and said to Pina

*"I have unleashed hell upon you , and I do not Regret it'*

The High King was alerted to the disappearance of his wife and was told the Order Killed her.

### *The 27th moon Festival*

*"There are three defining moments in history , The Foundation of the Empire , Arkhuls 11th Book and the 27th moon festival of 512 FY"*

-Prelate Sigorio when asked about the History about the Empire

In Imperial tradition every time a moon is followed with another full moon consecutively , there must be a celebration , this is rare but occasionally streaks happen in which tens of moons consecutively appear consecutively without being interrupted. This was the Celebration before the 27th moon festival , for 27 moons to consecutively appear was a sign of arkhuls will , The Moon for the first time since the battle of Lusiya flashed pure **red** , Unmistakable red , the Order believed this was a sign of Arkhuls favoritism to Humans

***they were wrong***

The 4 grandmasters were performing The Exaltment of the 11th book (which is the act of raising the 11th book which was in the temple) and reading a single page of the Book.

*Suddenly the 300 feet walls , which were 5 meters thick , shake , as they began to crack.*

*Millenius saqa enters the temple , cracking the massive walls and walking in to the temple with hundreds of Warriors inside and the 4 grandmasters.*

Millenius saqa - The Circle closes , the end begins. Everyone except pina **leave.**

*the room was silent and began to laugh in huge cascades.*

Pina: You may be able to take down a mere wall , but your arrogance is your undoing , You cant defeat a grandmaster , and you certainly cannot Destroy the entire Order

Millenius takes a step forward

Millenius saqa - When this temple turns to red , and you **Choke On torrents of blood ,** Remember , this was your chance to flee , **A Chance I GAVE.**

Saqa then strikes down the Trainees close to him as he fights a few masters , Grandmaster Biel and Fae Coven face him head on

Coven- Your Defeat , Brought it Early have you not?

Saqa- ***You are a Blind insect , Let your death be the same***

*Saqa forsakes his own defenses receiving many unchallenged blows as he wields his arms directly to Coven , grabbing his sword mid air and Breaking it , He proceeds to grab him by the Neck and Plant his face upon the Floor with full strength.*

The Nearby traineed and Masters find themselves killed one by one as saqa unleashes total rage upon them , He is attacked with Fire mana spell but they appear to do nothing.

Saqa- My Life spans millenia , Legions have risen to test me , The Smell of death has nourished me , This temple shall not *stand.*

Saqa proceeds to attack the Pillars of the temple however Biel arrives and stops him with a powerful Mana filled attack.

Biel - You will face Justice for the Killing of a Grandmaster!

Saqa : There is no Justice , There is only Revenge.

*they clash with their swords , Biel having with him an upper hand as trainees continue to attack him , Saqa falls to the ground almost defeated and exhausted*

Biel: You have no chance , Why did you even come here , I imagine its because of... *her*

**Saqa : GAAAAAAH**

Saqa gives out a powerful excruciating scream or Rage , he grabs 14 trainees around him and decapitates them with his sword , He engages with Biel and strikes his sword with uncontrollable strength and rage

Biel receives a life-ending blow to the Stomach , He falls to his knees and Dies

Saqa: I do not *end.*

The Rampage continues as Hundreds of the trainees are killed , others fleed , All the masters make their own individual sacrifice , their own stand but it is not sufficient , Saqa continues upon arriving to the altar , He looks at the 11th book , Heretical , Human made and an affront to the traditional *real* arkhulism in his view , The 10 books are unbreakable for they were made by arkhul , But this one he thinks *is not*. He Moves to take the 11th book when suddenly

Grandmaster Pina ATTACKS him

Pina: Defeating the Others could be done , But to destroy the Leader of the Order is impossible *Your highness.*

The Lightning and Regular Mana drain attacks are highly successful as Saqa falls back and Stumbles. Saqa Counterattacks with devastating Dark Powers

Saqa: You presume limits to my power , There are None.

Saqa gains the Upper hand as he strikes his sword heavily , Cracking it with its repeated blows

Saqa: You should have the wisdom to Surrender , You fight , Beleiving you have a chance , It offends me

Pina: A Grandmaster does not Surrender , Arkhul will see us to victory

Saqa **STRIKES** him once more with the sword , Shattering the Sword of the Grandmaster , Strong as it was , it wasnt strong enough to sustain Millenius saqas repeated heavy attacks.

Saqa: Reckless pride , Limned by Self Rightousness , You are **Master** **of** **NOTHING.**

*Saqa attacks again with his sword but Pina Evades*

Pina slides back and grabs a sword from a fallen member , He jumps behind Saqa

Pina Delves his sword deep into Saqas Backside as Saqa gives a hollow scream , Saqa turns to fight but not quickly enough

Pina: Your arrogance is your downfall Millenius Saqa , Arkhuls will shall **not** be Denied , say goodbye to your Family.

*Saqa who is in the floor crawls towards his shield but Pina pushes it away , Saqa looks him in the eye and smiles.*

Saqa: **A God Has No Family**

*Pina moves to Give his Final strike but as he does so his hand holding his sword is **CUT*** by none other than

*Grandmaster Zym*

Zym: I- I didnt want it to be like this Grandmaster, I tried to resist , I really did , But with saqa , It is useless to Resist

**Saqa still on the floor laughs**.

Saqa: Do Not worry Pina , I will let you *live.*

Pina: You come and Kill my freinds , I get betrayed by my brothers and you let me live?

Saqa: This has Nothing to do with your freinds , this is between you and I

Saqa: You broke what I held most dear , so I do the same with you

*He takes the 11th book*

Saqa: Should this book be Divine , It shall not Break upon falling to the floor

*He lets the Book fall , it shatters on the ground completely , Saqa takes the pieces of the book and disperses it. The Iconic Book , the Main icon of Imperial Arkhulism is thus destroyed*

Saqa: (to Pina) *When I am finished here , I want you to be Alive , to know that I succeeded , Goodbye*

Saqa descends the Steps of the Temple , the temple while burning engulfes 3 towers in flames , the 4th tower merely falls.

Pina: Saqa , You , You will face your end soon enough

Saqa: There is no Death , there is only **me.**

**Thus the Order of Arkhuls Light is Destroyed**

## Core Tenants

* Stoicism
* Endurance

* Discpline
* Wisdom
* Caution
* Patience
* Good

The Order of Arkhuls Light strongly believed in the Triumph of Good over evil , In Arkhul and they believe Emotions ought to be crushed in order to prevent insurrection to the Empire.

They were extremely Loyal to the Empire and have 4 Grandmasters , 16 Masters , 525 Gunchers (early trainees)