Curses and Madness
Daeren "The Mad" Longspear reveals the secret to channeling curses.
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Curses and Madness
By Daeren "The Mad" Longspear, Year 1170
Most people believe curses to be the work of evil spirits or the gods. They are nothing more than the manifestation of our own inner darkness given form. To curse another is to admit one's own weakness, and to be cursed is to be a victim of someone else's.
That is why I must warn you, dear reader, these instructions I am about to impart are not for the weak. There is a reason men everywhere terror at the thought of being cursed. To toy with one's inner darkness and grapple with the shadow self is to invite disaster. I learned this lesson the hard way, and though I would not dare curse another's belongings, I have found a way to use my affliction to my advantage.
It all started when I began to experiment with dark magicks. I was fascinated by the way they could twist and bend the very fabric of reality. I wanted to understand how they worked, how to harness their power.
It was during one of my experiments that I first discovered how to channel curses through my body. I was trying to create a curse that would cause whoever it touched to lose their minds. But instead of causing madness in others, the curse took hold of me.
At first, I was terrified, thinking I had done something irreparable. But then I realized that the darkness inside me was not as terrible as I had thought. As long as I did not resist, but instead faced it - looked at it - I could let the darkness enter and move within me without destroying me. In this way I discovered I could use the curse to my advantage, channeling it into my body to make myself stronger and faster.
There are risks, of course. The longer I use a curse, the more it takes over me. Even now I can feel it lurking in the back of my mind, waiting to consume me. But I am not afraid. I have found a way to control it, to use it as a weapon against my enemies.
If you must experiment with the dark arts, be warned that the power of curses should not be taken lightly. But if you can master them, you shall learn the truth: nothing in this world should be feared.
That is why I must warn you, dear reader, these instructions I am about to impart are not for the weak. There is a reason men everywhere terror at the thought of being cursed. To toy with one's inner darkness and grapple with the shadow self is to invite disaster. I learned this lesson the hard way, and though I would not dare curse another's belongings, I have found a way to use my affliction to my advantage.
It all started when I began to experiment with dark magicks. I was fascinated by the way they could twist and bend the very fabric of reality. I wanted to understand how they worked, how to harness their power.
It was during one of my experiments that I first discovered how to channel curses through my body. I was trying to create a curse that would cause whoever it touched to lose their minds. But instead of causing madness in others, the curse took hold of me.
At first, I was terrified, thinking I had done something irreparable. But then I realized that the darkness inside me was not as terrible as I had thought. As long as I did not resist, but instead faced it - looked at it - I could let the darkness enter and move within me without destroying me. In this way I discovered I could use the curse to my advantage, channeling it into my body to make myself stronger and faster.
There are risks, of course. The longer I use a curse, the more it takes over me. Even now I can feel it lurking in the back of my mind, waiting to consume me. But I am not afraid. I have found a way to control it, to use it as a weapon against my enemies.
If you must experiment with the dark arts, be warned that the power of curses should not be taken lightly. But if you can master them, you shall learn the truth: nothing in this world should be feared.