If the divine beings consisted of ascendants who pushed past mortal limits... where did the Abyss fit into all of this? Was it another ascendant that went wrong? Was it a power from beyond the boundary?
The ultimate antagonist of The Hero Chronicles. The nightmare entity, whose awakening was destined to bring about the end of the world. A being so absurdly powerful that it took the combined sacrifice of multiple gods and heroes just to seal it away during the Great War.
If the gods weren't flawless divine beings, then the Abyss King wasn't some judgment sent to cleanse the world. I leaned forward, my hands gripping the edge of the table so tightly my knuckles turned white. I stared directly into the crimson eyes of the dead goddess sitting across from me.
"If you were once mortal..." I began, my voice trembling slightly despite my best efforts to keep it steady. "If the gods are just flawless lies built on ascended power... then what is the Abyss King? What is that thing?"
