Fiction:Tenet/History/22

=fear not=

Fear not.

Empress Chaivestra. You call me, and I come. As long as hope exists, I will never abandon you.

No, I don't blame you. My form is strange and my warnings outlandish. How could you have trusted me?

But now you've faced the enemy and appraised their strength. You know the danger they represent. You know the powers they possess. Will you heed me now?

The Xanidactae are the most powerful empire of this continent. But the Kingdom of Tenet is powerful too and puppeted by powerful forces besides. Believe me when I say you fight for the very souls of your species.

My offer still stands, Empress Chaivestra. You have iron, and gunpowder, and guns, but the enemy fights with witchcraft. And iron and gunpowder and guns are killing weapons, but there is only one way to fight sorcery, and that is with sorcery of your own.

Will you accept my aid, my empress? Will you hear my teachings? It will take a great effort to defeat the Tenet, the greatest in your history, but it can be done, and it will only be done if you let me help you.

Will you listen to me?