Ereshkigal Legend - Aion Codex

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Ereshkigal Legend

	NPC Lv.: 1 HP: 63 Aggression radius: 0m
Dialogs: - An Ancient Legend - The Legend of Dragon Lord Ereshkigal, Volume 5 - Foreword - Ancient Atreia held many things we cannot imagine today. The Aion Tower was the source of all these mysteries. All creatures have been created by Aion's light. They owe their existence to the tower. In this bright, beautiful light, their abilities were stronger than they are today. And it was no different for the Balaur. It was Aion's light which awakened the Drakan to become dragons. The incredible power of the Dragon Lord Ereshkigal, merciless ruler of justice and punishment, ultimately derived from Aion. And Ereshkigal also had Aion's providence to thank for her land Reshanta. - Ereshkigal's Birth One day, a Drakan mob discovered a huge, transparent, shiny egg in the hot desert. The Drakan touched the egg in awe. The egg on the hot sand was so cold that it steamed. Although it was so cold that they could hardly touch it, the Drakan carefully brought it to the village to hatch in a safe place. As soon as they set it down in a warm place, the shell began to tremble. A strange sensation swept through the Drakan who heard it. Without knowing why, they felt a deep veneration. From that day on, the life of Drakans revolved around the egg. Each morning, they would visit to listen to its vibrations, and each evening they would come to gaze upon the undulating pattern of the translucent shell. On the day Ereshkigal awakened, nobody said a word and yet the Drakan knew. Soon a hero would be born. From that morning on, all waited in awe-struck silence for the hero to arrive. A short while later there was a humming noise and a few cracks appeared in the eggshell. Gradually a huge Drakan awoke. 'I will bring you order.' These were Ereshkigal's first words. - Ereshkigal's Awakening Ereshkigal came into the world perfect. She possessed unsurpassed physical and mental abilities. And she could wield magic. The Drakan, recognising Ereshkigal's incredible power, bowed down to her. Shortly after her birth, she ruled the entire village. And not long after that, she had control of the surrounding regions. As proclaimed, she laid down rules and brought order. Evidence of her rational mind's influence on a land which before had known only how to bend to might. But although she had accomplished so much, Ereshkigal still felt there was something she lacked. Yet she knew not what it might be. Then one day she learned that Fregion had awakened. And finally, Ereshkigal understood what she had longed for her entire existence. Greater power, stronger abilities. She wanted to achieve more than any Drakan ever had. Ereshkigal sensed that she had to take her destiny into her own hands. She realised that she needed to summon the forces that lay dormant within her to achieve her goals. The Drakan tried to stop her, but Ereshkigal left them behind in order to further her development. She crawled into a deep cave and began to meditate with her eyes closed. Ereshkigal sat in the cold cave for so long that her body temperature started to drop. When her entire body was numb with cold and her heart was beginning to fail, Ereshkigal slowly opened her eyes. And as her eyes opened, her body was bathed in light. When the light dimmed, Ereshkigal's body was utterly transformed. She was reborn as a mighty dragon, revered by the Drakan. A remarkable creature that was capable of any action and could transform into anything. Ereshkigal left the cave and breathed deep. Then she exhaled sharply. Before her eyes, all living things turned to ice. And so it began. Although some Drakan managed to ascend, Ereshkigal's ascension through meditation was unique. It was an ascension that was appropriate for the ruthless torturer Ereshkigal. - The Search for the Source of Power After her awakening as a dragon, Ereshkigal relished her newfound abilities. She subjugated countless Drakan and dragons and ruled over Sapiens and humans like a god. As time passed, her territory grew and her subjects swelled in number. But Ereshkigal's heart grew increasingly empty. She had everything she desired, and yet still could not shake the sense that something was lacking. While the emptiness in her heart grew and grew, all else became meaningless. To fill the emptiness, Ereshkigal decided to reflect on herself once more. Finally, Ereshkigal came to a realisation. It was not merely superior abilities she desired. She yearned for something much more fundamental. She longed to fathom the source of her power. Finally, she knew what her heart had craved for so many years. And so Ereshkigal once more left everything behind and set forth to accomplish her goal. There are many tails of how Ereshkigal discovered the source of her power. Some say Ereshkigal spent one hundred days and nights in an eternal desert without food or water. After one hundred days she found enlightenment, arose and left the desert. They say that little shoots sprung up in Ereshkigal's footprints. Though the earth was barren and dry, flowers bloomed wherever Ereshkigal walked. The plants became a forest and turned the arid desert into fertile land. Another tale has Ereshkigal return to the cave in which she awakened. It is said she did nothing but gaze upon a rock during her time there. At first, nothing happened, but then the rock began to float. It started to vibrate and turned into a small block of ice. Then the block of ice became a blazing fireball. Finally, it grew wings and turned into a little bird. And that bird turned back into a rock. Ereshkigal smiled and on this day ascended from an extraordinary dragon to become an all-powerful Dragon Lord.

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