When Aija emerged, Grod and Merab stood beside him. All eyes found him. Now, they would see. What did The Eternal One have in store for them?
When he spoke, all ears heard. "I know you all must be anxious to know what's going on and for the crew of the Equinox, why we are here on Draconis. The Lord Elithias has led you here, my King, because judgment is about to fall on the enemies of man. The Mithri that left their first habitation have been in existence for millennia under a curse from the Eternal One."
Everyone remained motionless. Mithri? What was going on? How could this all be happening? Facing the Baruk and the symbyte takeover of Castai-Rex-these were bad enough, but cursed Mithri? How could it get worse from here?
"The Agonotti that have been ravaging this world are in fact that host of rebels, cursed to half physical forms and allowed to prey upon man because of man's unwillingness to turn and believe on Elithias," the prophet said.
It was inconceivable-man being punished on this planet by the Agonotti. Kale was astonished. He could not grasp the fact he had been facing off with Mithrial beings.
"In their cursed state and partial dependence upon physical forms, the Eternal One has made these Mithri vulnerable to attack, and once killed their spirits are reserved for the final judgment," Aija continued. "Now, that the balance of power here has been disrupted, they have run amok and caused this destruction. Elithias will soon end it."
Murmuring filtered among the group now. The news of Elithias' intervention on man's behalf was so welcome to them after the pain they had all endured. They could barely contain shouts of joy.
"There is more, much more." Everyone stilled their excitement to listen. "My King, the takeover on Castai was not merely a symbiotic organism. This was the Wicked One himself, Lucin."
That name brought chills crawling up and down Kale's spine. Lucin's reputation as the enemy of Elithias and man had survived even with the loss of the Logostus to them.
Kale realized that he had been a pawn to the archenemy of the Eternal One.
"Lucin was cursed to exist among men in the form of the symbyte creature. He had been jealous of the creation of man and rebelled against Elithias. The Lord made him to bear existence from within a human host from that point on. Once again, Lucin's power among his hosts has tipped the balance point with his takeover of those on Castai. Elithias has put a hook in his mouth to draw him here and bring an end to his dominance…but not to him, not yet. my King, you must lead an army against the Agonotti."