Fiction:Sorcerers of Rathan

"All that is material is power, and the only true power is to destroy. Flesh and existence is fleeting, death and destruction is eternal."

- Rathan Teachings

The Sorcerers of Rathan was a large Empire native to the Mirror Universe version of the, and were the last members of the before it's destruction at the hands of the Black Cancer. Their membership was not one of mutual respect, but rather, part of the ever-evolving plan of the Rathan Mystics. They believe destruction and annihilation the purist of goals, and pursue these zealously. Recognizing, however, the superior power of the Gigaquadrantic Hegemony, the Sorcerers swore their allegiance to it and its Emperor, and deployed their legions and Court-Vassal slaves to his battles and wars. Though a number of Supreme Warlock-Kings and Witch-Queens sought to undermine his rule, and put themselves ontop, the closest who came to this was Warlock-King Baharkur the Unseen. His plans included the securing of various technologies the Hegemony's Cyrannian central leadership hogged for themselves, while leading a small number of expeditions into the Prime Universe.

The arrival of the Xeranbha put an end to these plans. A schism came within the Sorcerers' ranks, most wanting to flee, but the rest wishing to stay and either fight, or even embrace the Xeranbha, as the apotheosis of their creed of destruction. Baharkur lead most of his people to flee, and tore their way into the Prime Universe, as his rivals, lead by Prophet Xoltep, attempted to fight the Xeranbha, and were assimilated or captured for horrific treatment. Baharkur would later be killed and turned to stone by his daughter, Kirata, who would become the Witch-Queen of the Sorcerers, as they sought to conquer their old galaxy, and, potentially, help the Gigaquadrantic Hegemony's remnants retake this Gigaquadrant.

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