Journal of Hadriax el Fex
Alessandros’ grief and rage over the Empire’s
abandonment of us has caused him to declare the New Lands his
Empire. The Empire of Morhavonia. Though we who are loyal to
Arcosia find this blasphemous and even interpretable as treason, we
have no option but to accept it. We are trapped here, and
Alessandros leads us. Besides, he was to succeed Arcos V. Who
better to be our new Emperor?
Slaves from Kmaern and Deyer Clan have nearly
completed his new palace in the old Elt stronghold. Always fed by
his grief and anger at Arcos’ abandonment, he works on his
experiments. I have recently witnessed the fruits of his labor. He
used his transformative powers to change the laws of nature. He has
transformed ordinary creatures into abominations. To a rat he gave
snake skin, and he changed a gentle deer into a snarling,
aggressive beast with fangs.
I told Alessandros that I feared this went
against God, but he only chuckled and reassured me that, as
Emperor, he was the earthly son of God, and therefore it was
perfectly acceptable for him to use his God-given abilities thus.
The priests who have spoken in outrage against these acts have been
made examples of.
I try to spend time away from Alessandros and
this madness when I can, but it is too treacherous to ride into the
countryside, and he always wants me by his side. He tells me I am
his only true friend. He fears others conspire against him, and
regularly these “traitors” are rounded up by his personal guards
and put to the stake.
I must be careful.