>>6024839The God-Rose trembles, opens, and withers away. The being within steps out, flowers blooming in his wake as he wraps himself in a cloak of bloodstained petals. He stands. The world trembles as his wings unfurl and with one flap, the air <span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-i">cracks</span></span> like thunder and he rockets into the sky. You could see his path through the skies upon the ground, for grass grew in sand, trees split bare stone, and fields came to full bloom in but a moment.
At the entrance of the greatest temple in Hinnom, the faithful are treated to a sight they'll tell their children of and their grandchildren of; the sight of their god descending as if from the heavens, wreathed in celestial light. He did not merely land upon the ground; the stones of the temple rose to meet his feet, giving him a raised podium. The faithful weep at the sight, many crying tears of blood.
<span class="mu-r"><span class="mu-s">"Rejoice, my children. Thy grandfather has awoken from his slumber."</span></span>
<span class="mu-s">Grandfather Amazarak, Master of Fertility, Prince of Arcane Mysteries, Opener of Ways, Lord of The Celestial Bodies, has awoken.</span>
<span class="mu-r"><span class="mu-s">"Now, let us see how you have handled thy kingdom..."</span></span> he says, beatific smile on his face.
He stretches his view out far and wide, pleased in some measures and disappointed in others.
<span class="mu-r"><span class="mu-s">"Hmmm... You have expanded far, but you have not spread your gifts. Few beyond Gomorrah know of our glory, only of your strength. You would do well to spread the word that I return."</span></span>
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